Re: [Paddlewise] kayak sails

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Barnard <dbarnard_at_virtualacreage.com>
To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] kayak sails


>
>Though putting a windsurfing rig (a full universal joint at the base of the
>mast) on a sit-on-top might be an interesting thing. You'd sail it standing
>up. Hmmm...
>>

I'd be willing to bet that Bruce Gibson, of Venture sports, could make a
custom surf ski with a base you could stand on---the seat area  would just
need to be   longer and stronger, with a way to prop your self up when you
want to sit and paddle. ....maybe a seat harness????, , and a good
attachment area for the windsurf mast joint.  The boat would need a slightly
different steering system, with a way to pull up  the rudder more easily
 they do now, but you need to get out of the boat and swim to the back to
pull the rudder up) and lock it, and the hull would need modifications, so
that it could hold an edge like a windsurfer, and turn better by leaning.
These are all things I believe he could do.
Dan Volker
WPB. Fl


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