Before I opened up that sail bag and tried to rig a sail on a kayak for the first time, I would at least RTFM so I rigged it correctly. There is little chance that you can rig it right by intuition. If you know nothing about sailing, you will at least need to read a slim book on dinghy sailing. Otherwise, you won't get going or, if you do, you won't be able to stop. The best preparation is a one-day course in dinghy sailing or to go out with a friend on his sailing dinghy. If you nevertheless want to try it blind, pick a warm day with winds of less than 10 mph with the water over 60 degrees and stay close to shore. Ken Cooperstein *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Dec 09 1999 - 03:46:04 PST
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