Re: [Paddlewise] kayak sails

>A windsurfing sail is a pretty complicated thing.  It takes about 10
minutes (on
>shore) to rig it.  The mast is on the order of 17 feet long and is curved
by the
>downhaul.  How would you deploy the thing out on the water, and how would
you
>stow it?  A sail board the length of a surf ski would probably need a
fairly
>lengthy center board as well as a windsurfing skeg at the stern.
>
>Keith Kaste
>

OK........How about an outrigger that can store the sail when you prefer to
paddle???
Regards,
Dan


>Dan Volker wrote:
>
>> -----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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