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Previously we talked about the two engines that we have on our boats: sail the boat engine.

Our boat, however, in addition to a motion, must also decide in which direction to go. This is due at the helm.

The rudder is the steering wheel of our boat and consists of several components including:

- Pala : part immersed in water, which acts on the water pressure;

- axis: frame on which the paddle wheel ;

- head: the final part of the Axis, which triggers on the bar,

- Bar : rod attached directly to the head of the axis that allows you to operate the rudder;

- Wheel : wheel connected to the head of the rudder by reference.

On our boat there or the bar or the wheel.

bar are on the boats smaller, as the drifts. The bar is much more sensitive wheel and allows us to feel better about the boat, but obviously necessary to make a greater effort to maneuver. The drift, in addition to a bar, have an extension of that which is called stick. This element is essential, because it works as an extension of our helm and gives us a greater sensitivity. The derivation is usually not ever sit in the cockpit (aft part of the inner vessel), but we sit on the gunwale (the outermost edge of the hull). This is to help us make greater leverage with our weight, to keep the boat flat and avoid Scuffi. By such movement could not operate and use the rudder using only the best bar for a practical matter: the bar should be longer than normal, and therefore be more cumbersome with the stick will do the trick.

For large boats, of course we need the wheel, the gear ratio strength, and then make less effort to maneuver, but at the same time I will get a lower sensitivity compared to the bar. Also depends on the wheel mechanism. Precisely for this reason we need to board a tiller for any damage.

The motion of the wheel can be transmitted in three ways: gear system, hydraulic, boats of a certain size, and steering cables, steel cables. The latter is the most used.

The movement of the two rudders is different. The wheel works just like our flying, if I want to go straight, right turn, if I want to go left, turn left.

The bar does work otherwise. If I want to have to bring the bar to the luff of the sail, if I want to rest instead of the bar away from the sails. In this case I will not remove the bar or near the helm, because it depends on where the pilot is sitting, if it is upwind, the rule mentioned above will apply, otherwise not.

would seem more intuitive to use the steering wheel. For me it was not, in fact I had some difficulties to operate with the traditional wheel. I should have thought a little bit before taking action, I went to starboard, when I had to go to the left ... but I driving in the car, in short, when I have to go right know which way to turn the steering wheel of the car! Seriously it does not ease was due to the fact that I have learned to steer with the bar, and the movements are different, and then to luff and place, I acted with the wheel as I should have done if I had a rudder in the bar!

The wheel is much more intuitive as the bar moves, but being friendly is not the prerogative of all !!^_^

Fair winds to all!