tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874886716507971266.post2754595799938243613..comments2024-01-30T03:27:36.323-05:00Comments on ... Thin Water Annie: Becky Thatcher (the first)Curthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08968817338049706387noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874886716507971266.post-30861724559227663832015-06-17T14:53:40.863-04:002015-06-17T14:53:40.863-04:00John,
I have, through practice, gotten quite comfo...John,<br />I have, through practice, gotten quite comfortable with the rudder and sculling oar. It took a while but is not hard. I do encourage you to sail the Longboat Cruiser and go through the drill a couple times. It will inform you quickly. The take away for me is that the more I sail Annie, the happier I am! If you want more advice or specific info... just let me know.Curthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968817338049706387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4874886716507971266.post-87590135923260598482015-06-14T17:53:36.441-04:002015-06-14T17:53:36.441-04:00Hi Curt. Been following your blog for some time no...Hi Curt. Been following your blog for some time now and briefly traded comments with ya a couple of years back. I've recently located a Longboat Cruiser that I have the opportunity to buy. I'm hoping to gunk hole the rivers of the Chesapeake and inshore North Carolina during my upcoming retirement. I realize these boats have limitation, or shall I say "peculiarities" with their rudders in shallow waters (I think you had once referred to as "it's a Drascombe thing"). I have read of rudder travails on the Drascombe UK site. Steerage with a sculling oar seems to be the solution for thin water sailing. I was wondering if you would share your feelings on the use of these boats in these conditions by a novice sailor. Regards, John M in WS, NCjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073036164561122733noreply@blogger.com