My friend Steve wanted to test out his new sail rig, so a few of us went out for a paddle today. Photos and write up at: http://www.sandmarks.net/SailDay.html Mark www.sandmarks.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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 *************************************************************************** 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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