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I am not a naval architect nor am I professional seaman, so take my words
with a grain of salt. I have noticed that you find this design in spades,
wherever there are unpredictable currents, wind and weather. I certainly
noticed a preponderance of canoe stern boats when I visited the Orkneys in
2001. I asked around about the sea conditions and indeed I was told that
the seas in that area are rough and unpredictable.

Canoe sterns are a good design for areas that tend to have confused seas;
where the waves and currents can come from any and all directions. A canoe
stern handles a following sea better than the regular stern design,
because they present little or no resistance to a following sea so they
are less likely to ship water.

I am sure that there are some drawbacks to this design, although I have no
idea what they are; perhaps speed, perhaps efficiency. What I do know is
that they tend to handle quite well in rough water. Apparently, they are
also handy in ice-infested waters where there is a possibility of their
being beset in pack ice.

Having said this, I would prefer to let the more informed members of this
list comment on the canoe stern design in greater detail.

cheers,

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: Rodney Myrvaagnes 
To: 
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 12:37 AM
Subject: Re: GPS and uncloaking


> On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 20:46:31 -0500, Robert Eno wrote:
>
> > I have to say I was
> >really impressed with the boat designs. I wandered around the dock area
one
> >day and noticed a lot of small fishing vessels have adopted the canoe
stern
> >design. That says a lot about the local conditions.
> >
> I guess that means you like canoe sterns. For the rest of us, how does
> that relate to the conditions in the Orkneys?
>
>
>
>
> Rodney Myrvaagnes         NYC                       J36 Gjo/a
>
> "WooWooism lives"  Anon grafitto on the base of the Cuttyhunk breakwater
light
>
>

   

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