I did the Milk River Ridge Reservoir. I didn't get there till noon - so sort of a late start. I went about 10 km in 3 hours against a head wind. Had I quit at 10 km it would have been perfect distance but I thought I would have a tail wind coming back. However, then the wind quit and gradually came out of the southeast - yes you guessed it as a cross wind and eventually as a head wind coming back. A bit much for a first outing but it felt good at the end.
I found the skeg depth was the key to paddling a straight line into the wind or with a cross wind - this was achieved by subtle adjusts till just the right amount of skeg kept the line. I found that if the ship was weather cocking then a bit more skeg was needed. Without the skeg it would be very difficult to hold a straight line.
I found the skeg depth was the key to paddling a straight line into the wind or with a cross wind - this was achieved by subtle adjusts till just the right amount of skeg kept the line. I found that if the ship was weather cocking then a bit more skeg was needed. Without the skeg it would be very difficult to hold a straight line.