I'm really conflicted about whether to use rudder. I had a heck of a
time when I was rounding two small islands on the course. ALso, it was
difficult if not impossible to stay in the wake of boats ahead of me
that i was drafting off of.
Michael Daly wrote:
Marsh Jones wrote:

Actually, yeah, it did. I recall from his previous thread that he hired
a CD Solstice GT for a race, so I assumed he chose not to use it.

The Solstice doesn't need a rudder - it tracks quite well. A rudder can be
useful on the Solstice in worst-case wind or current conditions, but most of the
time it is completely superfluous. I paddled one for five years and never used
the rudder once.

Unless he was dealing with a particularly bad crosswind or current, the rudder
would have just slowed him down.

Mike