Here's an example of the advantages of the 360 drive. Suppose you are floating stationary in the water in a 180 Mirage Drive, with no wind or current. You want to move 20 feet left at right angles to your kayak. If you turn the rudder, nothing will happen, because you're stationary in the water. In order to engage your rudder, you have to pedal forward. If you turn left, by the time you get enough forward speed for your rudder to engage, you will have moved well past the point you wanted to reach, and will need to circle back to that point, and then use your 180 drive to stop your forward motion when you reach the point. In the same situation, if you're in a kayak with a 360 drive, you can rotate the drive 90 degrees to the left, pedal to pull your bow left until you are aiming at the point you want to reach, rotate the drive back to the forward position and move slowly forward to the point you want to reach, and then rotate the drive 180 degrees to stop your forward motion. You don't need to use your rudder at all when maneuvering with a 360 drive.
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