Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak sails

At 08:51 PM 4/2/98 -0500, John Winters wrote:
>Oh well, what the hell.
>I don't think it is wrong to feel as Doug does and I don';t think his
>opinions are wrong. They might not be right for some but they sure are
>right for me. I don't think anyone should be provoked. There is no right
>and wrong in opinion - just opinions that differ. After all, personal
>experience and preferences are not a science.
>
>Cheers,
>John Winters
>Redwing Designs
>Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft
>http://home.ican.net/~735769/
>



Gee Whiz John,
 Don't you want your cake and eat it too? My opinion which only matters to
my self some times and other times I don't even want to hear it ,is A kayak
ain't a sailboat and visa versa. I do not look for the ultimate sailing rig
in a kayak , it is just another method to get under way if everything works
out. I do paddle a sail boat some times, well really row, a Sea Pearl 21
and it ain't no fun but with no motor it is the best way.
I sailed umbrellas, garbage bags, and kites( Sutton Flow Form Parafoil
Kite) with a gadget I made that holds a balloon inside two of the chambers
so if it hits the water it don't sink. I wish it would take off from the
water but it don't.Most of these expensive kites are BIG (18-20 ft.)and not
some thing on the spur of the moment to pull out of a hatch and launch.I
have umbrella raced in canoes, not the ultimate but fun. If I really want
to only sail then a sailboat is it .But try it you will like it if you do
it for fun and not form and function.

Dana 

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