Michael Daly wrote:
Marsh Jones wrote:

what is happening when the point at which the hull separates from the
water moves from up on the knuckle of the bow to a point several
inches (or more) behind the knuckle?

I don't know what you mean by knuckle. What kind of canoe/kayak are you
talking about?

Mike
Racing boats, in particular, since this whole thread started talking
about racing. Most racing canoes and kayaks have a very sharp break
between a fairly vertical bow and the 'keel line'. Look at the bow on
the Stratus for example
(http://www.wenonah.com/CDKayak/image...Stratus18.jpg). There is a
very well defined knuckle at the keel end of the bow. Many non-race
oriented boats will have a much softer turn to this point, which does
make it easier to turn _as a rule_ -assuming they have the rest of the
design sorted out.

That knuckle.

Marsh