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Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/6/2011, 1:49 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info *PIC* (Kudzu/Jeff Horton)

: No, but that is VERY interesting. Something similar to what I have
: ultimately have in the back of my mind. What size sail is that?

: For now I am thinking of retrofitting an existing boat and learning
: from it. Than I might work on something else. This really got my
: attention.

Seems really strange that you'd build outriggers (amas) that clean then dirty the bottoms up with fixed long shallow skegs (keels) that have no efficiency and aren't the ideal location for them anyway, should be on the main hull. Handling can get really strange having the center of resistance that far from the main hull with the rudder, possibly even dangerous.
(big gust of wind, main hull lifts clear of the water taking the rudder with it, skeg still causing lateral resistance, so boat accelerates with reduced resistance of the main hull not in the water anymore, with no rudder control, really bad idea)

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
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Kudzu/Jeff Horton -- 9/5/2011, 5:42 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
peterchech -- 9/8/2011, 11:03 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Bill Hamm -- 9/9/2011, 8:27 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
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
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Bill Hamm -- 9/26/2011, 1:17 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Douglas Lee -- 9/26/2011, 2:03 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
ancient kayaker -- 9/27/2011, 4:19 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Jeff Horton -- 9/27/2011, 6:13 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Mike Bielski -- 9/27/2011, 7:37 pm
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Bill Hamm -- 9/28/2011, 1:58 am
Re: Seeking: Kayak sailing info
Jeff Horton -- 9/28/2011, 8:51 am