I have thought a lot about sails, too, and after reading many links for commercial sails and websites for how to make your own, I decided I could buy another boat by the time I bought all the sailing stuff. What concerns me now is the prospect of paddling against a strong wind. I had my first experience with that last weekend, in the bay behind Grand Isle, the barrier island from which Larry and Arthur launched. 5 of us in the paddling club decided to do a short (mile or so one way) against a 10-12 MPH wind. It was very difficult. It felt like it took an hour, but I imagine it was more like 30 minutes. The ride back took a fraction of that time. I have concluded that I need some kind of emergency anchor system in case the wind ever changes on me when I am out, because the few times I stopped to rest I was pushed backwards by the wind. It was fun, though, because I saw my first porpoises and when we met the entrance to Barataria Pass (where Jean Lafitte hung out) we got into some big waves and that was fun. Marsanne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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