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Pitching

Diagram showing pitching of a waka in a swell.

If a waka is facing SE with a swell coming from the SE, the waka can be headed directly into the swell – the swell lifting the stern of the waka and pitching the waka forward.

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Published: 13 November 2014Size: 136.76 KB
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