Alex wrote:- >low-aspect batwing sails in NSW (Australia) by >Norm Sanders and others - not commercial, but >quite popular there: http://www.nswseakayaker.asn.au/mag/36/osdgl.html . >The last one looks quite appealing, with a low >center of effort, easily raised, lowered and trimmed. >This particular one looks a little bit small - >I've calculated 0.6 sq.m (7 sq.ft) from the diagram. >With a "normal" kayak of 23"-25" beam anything over >1 sq.m (11 sq.ft) will be too much, anyway. G'Day Alex, I can vouch for the Norm Sanders design. I've been using it for several years and as you say it's very popular here. Your description of its performance is on the button. Last week I was using it in about 1.5m sea and 15knot winds and it was straightforward to raise and lower, which we had to do as we rounded points when we were facing up wind. Don't think I'ld be using a golf umbrella in those conditions! Its also easy to lower after capsizing for rolling up. Because the sail is set quite forward it overcomes the tendency of my boat to turn off larger waves in a following sea. My website gives a bit more detail on fitting the sail. http://home.iprimus.com.au/rebyl_kayak/ although I'm about to move the side stay deck attachments a bit further forward. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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 Apr 25 2005 - 04:31:49 PDT
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