>BTY, just noticed Scotty's going to be bringing out kayak stabilizers. Hmmmm.....betcha could put up a lotta sail...http://www.scottypaddlesports.com/pages/stabilizer.html Okay, this is where many would note that with such a contraption this it is no longer a kayaking. I tried upwind sail rigs with outriggers and 32 sf sail, and came to conclusion that for local South BC waters some small downwind sail is the best option, and gives maximum freedom of movement. Outrigger slows you down significantly, even when you have enough room for paddle strokes (the guy on the photo doesn't). Dismantling a proper upwind outrigger, sail and mast on the water isn't easy, not to mention stowing it on the deck.There are some people out there that like sailing their canoes with outriggers, but kayak isn't a canoe, and paddling with that stuff becomes compromised, and I like to paddle as well. About this outrigger by Scotty - I think, they meant it to be a stabilizer for fishing, snorkeling etc, - not really for sailing. The crossbar appears to be made of 2 separate pieces without a middle section. This is less reliable then with a single crossbar fixed both at the boards and in the middle. The sponsons are suspended from the crossbar on the webbing, and probably sway laterally and vertically, not to mention that they should have more hydrodynamic shape and proper angle of attack, pointing few degrees up, and just slightly "kiss" the water when the boat is not leaning (on the photo they look like pressed into the water, which would be a terrible thing both to paddle and sail). The length from each board to the sponson should be about 4 ft, to provide enough balance for a 30 sf sail or larger (and with smaller sail upwind sailing doesn't make much sense). *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Dec 26 2006 - 00:12:26 PST
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