Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Sail Day

From: Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:57:56 -0700
I'm pretty impressed with the sail rig, although we really didn't have 
much wind to test it out. Steve wants to get another to turn his kayak 
into a ketch rig, but that may be reaching a bit too far!

Mark


On 10/14/2012 7:48 PM, Bill O'Brien wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I use that sail, too .  I used it to paddle/sail from Winter Harbour, 
> BC to Neah Bay, WA this summer.  One highlight of this trip was a 
> bodacious sail off the southern tip of Brook's Peninsula twenty miles 
> south - straight out into open water, miles offshore.  We had 6ft. 
> wind waves with spilling crests and sailed until the sun was on the 
> horizon.  We covered 35 miles that day thanks to sail assist.
>
>
> Bill O'Brien
> Corvallis, Oregon
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