[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (including headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] I can't imagine that the authorities would seriously consider that a brolly makes a kayak a sailing craft. We don't have to licence our kayaks here, unless you are running a motor greater than 9.9 HP or you exceed a certain tonnage - Doug should be getting close soon. I'm not out to create a sailboat, I already have one of those. I remember coming into Fair Harbour last year with 20 knots of wind at my back and having to work to catch a couple in a double who had quite cunningly erected their tent fly in the form of a spinnaker. The guy in the back was relaxing drinking a beer. I thought at the time that I was missing out on something. With out going to the effort and modification of installing a homemade or aftermarket sailrig I think that the brolly is the way to go. I just have to figure a way to fly it and still paddle (I'm rudderless). Perhaps it's as simple a sliding the hook under the bungies? Steve - off to practice umbrella rolls Victoria BC David Walker <scb01447_at_mail.wvnet.edu> wrote: Well , what i have is more a question than a thought . Where I live one does not have to register their boat as long as it is propelled by paddle , oar , or any manual mode . But - add a sail and you have to register the boat . Something I prefer to avoid , if possible . Assuming some other areas may have similar rules - have you found you get a pass using an umbrella as a sail or do you get the thicket and some stern talk about the virtues of obeying the law ? David At 09:46 8/5/04 -0700, Steve Davis wrote: >... I have heard of rumours of people using a golf umbrella as a downwind sail - ..It sounds simple and inexpensive.... Any thoughts? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 09 2004 - 06:11:50 PDT
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