Sheldon ) writes:

the only thing is the canoe being long was slow to come about.

Long narrow St Lauwrence skiffs were rigged with lateen sails and raced
without rudders. shifitng weight forward sinks the bow and helps round up
and tack. I find on my narrow boats which I sail without rudders that
jamming a paddle under the lee bow (bow pry) is good for tacking in waves.
I use a daggerboard which I raise to help tack. On one boat (Dogskiff)
when the daggerboard is raised 3/4 it will round up and tack on it's own
when there are no waves to pound through. The same would probably be true
of leeboards.


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