Date: 11/2/1999, 6:16 am
I have a 12foot platic kayak called a Tuffy Odyssey. I want to rig up a sail, possibly something like a jib, so that I can sail my kayak. I saw some sailing kayaks on Lake Alexandrina in South Australia several years ago but couldn't get to speak to the drivers coz they zoomed away too fast for me to catch up.
I have an idea that the sail might be housed in a rigid plastic tube lying along the foredeck that I can raise and rehouse at the tug of a string - perhaps this will also need stays to hold it vertical. Perhaps it will also need a boom that I can sheet in or out as required to get some into-wind pointing ability. Maybe there is a simpler solution??
Is there anyone who has already done this. Perhaps there is a kit available? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Messages In This Thread
- Setting up a sailing kayak
Tony Kiek -- 11/2/1999, 6:16 am- I hate them all!
mike allen -- 11/4/1999, 2:08 pm- Agree with photo
Hans Friedel -- 11/4/1999, 4:38 pm- But:
mike allen -- 11/4/1999, 5:55 pm- Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
Brian T. Cunningham -- 11/4/1999, 7:12 pm- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
mike allen -- 11/4/1999, 8:11 pm- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
Brian T. Cunningham -- 11/5/1999, 5:30 pm- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
mick -- 11/5/1999, 6:54 pm- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
Brian T. Cunningham -- 11/5/1999, 7:08 pm
- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
- Re: Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
- Bolt on that went from Portugal to Jamaca
- But:
- Re: Setting up a sailing kayak
Tig (and Tink) -- 11/4/1999, 1:55 am- The most innovative way to sail a kayak
Ed Valley -- 11/3/1999, 4:06 pm- Re: Setting up a sailing kayak
Kelly -- 11/3/1999, 9:51 am- Get on the mailing list
Brian T. Cunningham -- 11/2/1999, 3:31 pm- Re: Setting up a sailing kayak
Randy Ames -- 11/2/1999, 10:54 am - Agree with photo
- I hate them all!