rudders and skegs
– Last Updated: Aug-04-14 9:44 PM EST –
My first boat had a rudder that I rarely used but as indicated by others can be handy in a quartering breeze My second boat had a skeg which I used occasionally when going down wind. My current boat has neither a rudder or a skeg
I was leery at first, but have never had a problem in wind. I could add either a skeg or rudder. Don't want a rudder for aesthetic reasons (they look like hell) and don't want a skeg because it takes up too much space in the rear hatch--the boat is an 18 foot Greenland style and is not spacious below deck--it turned out I don't need either