Tina wrote: > > I've had great success sailing with a parafoil kite. On the lower Columbia > River, I've used a kite to pull 4 boats at once upriver! OK, the summer > onshore flow winds there can get pretty bad, but I much prefer bringing a > small kite to bringing the mast, leeboards, daggerboard, and lateen sail > for the Folbot. Once all that stuff is attached to the kayak, it's > impossible to paddle, say, if the wind were to die suddenly in the shadow > of a freighter. > > I've also used the parafoil in long crossings, with winds coming from > straight abeam, which is one advantage of having a rudder, (rubber, to you > Californians?). Oh dear, stirring up to many "issues". Time to sign off! > > Tina > Portland, OR USA Tina, I am glad that you are one of the people that has had some luck with parafoils. I am curious though what it is the prevents you from paddling with your Folbot lateen rig in place. Also in a similar line of thought, what would you do in a strong wind with your kite fully extented if you found yourself crossing the path of a freighter? Thanks for your insight into this. Mark *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Dec 06 1999 - 04:56:59 PST
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