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Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
By:Mike Bielski
Date: 4/6/2012, 8:33 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :( (Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K)

: Well thanks.

: I sailed a sail boat for years, so I've known about the different
: rigs for kayaks and I know they won't work as well as a sail boat.

: I didn't want to state my ideas or prejudice but I wanted to see
: how many
: people on this BB had used a sail rig on their kayak and if they
: liked them
: or not, and if they still used them or not.

: Rob

I feel the same way about sailing. I kayak because I like the physical exertion, so kayak sailing's not for me, but I see more and more guys with them around here. If I bought one of those parachute/garbage bag things I think I'd throw it out rather than take the space to carry it home from the first paddle, but I see guys sailing into the wind on occasion with the Falcon Sails, so they do work pretty well. I've seen video of Roy Martin rolling his kayak with one flopping loose on deck, so the kayak functions pretty well as a kayak, even if for some reason it all came undone. I think it only takes one line to put it up, but I don't know. Sail rigging confuses me.

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Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/5/2012, 7:56 pm
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Dave Gentry -- 4/5/2012, 9:10 pm
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
ancient kayaker -- 4/7/2012, 11:17 pm
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Mike Bielski -- 4/5/2012, 9:48 pm
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/6/2012, 7:58 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Mike Bielski -- 4/6/2012, 8:33 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Roy Martin -- 4/6/2012, 9:11 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :( *PIC*
Patrick Forrester -- 4/6/2012, 8:46 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :( *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/6/2012, 9:47 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/6/2012, 11:07 am
Re: Sail Rig *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/6/2012, 6:52 pm
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Marc Upchurch -- 4/18/2012, 11:42 am
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lewishb -- 4/20/2012, 11:11 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Bill Hamm -- 4/22/2012, 1:56 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Marc Upchurch -- 4/22/2012, 7:56 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2012, 12:52 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Marc Upchurch -- 4/23/2012, 8:04 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Bill Hamm -- 4/24/2012, 1:03 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Marc Upchurch -- 4/24/2012, 8:01 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Bill Hamm -- 4/25/2012, 1:31 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Bill Hamm -- 4/23/2012, 12:55 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
Marc Upchurch -- 4/23/2012, 8:08 am
Re: Seeking: Sail Rig? :) or :(
yellowbelly -- 4/8/2012, 8:28 am