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Sails on kayaks/canoes. Genius or pointless extra weight? I can't decide, especially after seeing how relatively little heeling force a crab claw sail adds. Maybe it has some merit?
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charity rereg posted:id say it really depends on the craft and conditions, but it seems like it would be way more worth it on a kayak. have you looked at these yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI1bBhN_nLc Yeah, that looks decent and very low on added complexity, which is brilliant, but doesn't seem viable on too many points of sail. I guess you're right that they make more sense for a kayak, with the daggerboard and all, and it's probably not going to be great when inland... But yeah. I was looking at something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9FjFzJ9dZ4 Though, yeah, the original boats using these did use outriggers. Probably for good reason.
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Jul 20, 2020 14:46
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That's my worry, yeah, though at a glance the sails they make seem fairly traditionally western, ie with a somewhat high centre of action, which is what I was hoping wouldn't plague the alternative designs quite so badly.
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