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Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
By:Dan St. Gean
Date: 9/21/2001, 4:17 pm
In Response To: Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks (LeeG)

: I'm fairly ignorant about sailing but my gut tells me that a displacement
: hull kayak and a sailing hull that can go to and past hull speeds requires
: a different shape more than just a big rig or configuration of outriggers.

True...planing dingies have wide flat runs aft to better facilitate planing. I'm not looking for a monster rig. I'm looking for a rig that can be variable in size through reefing from fairly large to next to nothing. Seamanship is important here as is prudence. Kruger kayaks makes exactly what I'm talking about building, so i'm really not out in left field--90,000 miles of paddling is a good teacher. I'm looking for rig ideas from particular boats that people know might be adaptable. Anyone out there have opinions on the matter?

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Sailing rigs for kayaks
Dan St. Gean -- 9/20/2001, 2:25 pm
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
Porter -- 9/28/2001, 11:06 am
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
Dan St. Gean -- 9/28/2001, 12:08 pm
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
Dan St. Gean -- 9/21/2001, 9:03 am
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
LeeG -- 9/21/2001, 2:18 pm
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
Dan St. Gean -- 9/21/2001, 4:17 pm
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
risto -- 9/22/2001, 8:25 am
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks *Pic*
Brian T. Cunningham -- 9/24/2001, 2:45 pm
Re: Sailing rigs for kayaks
Chip Sandresky -- 9/20/2001, 4:49 pm