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Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/6/2011, 1:44 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info (Etiennemuller Muller Ireland)

: Hi Jeff
: You have probably seen this but just in case..

: http://www.etiennemuller.com/trimaranrigged/index.html

: Et

Paying attention to Craigslist should let you find a windsurfer cheap, the old ones often have decent sails and masts, easy way to get a rig, though you'll definately need outriggers (amas) with that much sail area and mast height (mine is 14' tall).

I like ET's "rig" design, the rigid shrouds look to me like the ideal set up for a windsurfer mast.

You'll definately need an oversized rudder to make this work, you'd very quickly overpower the average kayak size rudder then round up, would make it much less fun.

A dagger board is probably the easiest way, if the water you'll be sailing on is deep enough without lots of shallows it's far easier to engineer. If tyou do have shallows a centerboard or leeboard (bilgeboard?) is probably best. Only real trick is getting the rig balanced.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 9/5/2011, 4:15 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info *PIC*
Dave Gentry -- 9/5/2011, 5:06 pm
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Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 9/5/2011, 5:42 pm
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peterchech -- 9/8/2011, 11:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2011, 8:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2011, 8:31 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 9/5/2011, 5:28 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info *PIC*
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 9/5/2011, 6:00 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2011, 1:49 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 9/6/2011, 4:56 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Jeff Horton -- 9/6/2011, 9:30 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2011, 1:34 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2011, 1:25 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2011, 1:44 am
Sunfish lateen rig
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 9/6/2011, 11:37 am
Re: Sunfish lateen rig
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2011, 1:40 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Mike Bielski -- 9/6/2011, 5:34 pm
SORRY! Here's the link:
Mike Bielski -- 9/6/2011, 5:36 pm
Re: SORRY! Here's the link: *PIC*
Paul Montgomery -- 9/6/2011, 8:57 pm
Re: SORRY! Here's the link:
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2011, 1:42 am
Re: SORRY! Here's the link:
Jeff Horton -- 9/7/2011, 8:11 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Tim Abbott -- 9/25/2011, 10:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/26/2011, 1:17 am
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Douglas Lee -- 9/26/2011, 2:03 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 9/27/2011, 4:19 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 9/27/2011, 6:13 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 9/27/2011, 7:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/28/2011, 1:58 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Jeff Horton -- 9/28/2011, 8:51 am