Wow Sharpii2, that's a lot of food for thought - thank you! I will digest your words for a while and get back to you here a bit later. Thanks heaps.
TinyTurnip, I understand what you are saying. However as explained further up in this comment, we have reasons not to want more than one mast and...
Rumars, thank you for the links, they have led us to a lot more information! I accept your challenge to find out whether our PVC rudder design is...
philSweet, I understand, however due to how we use our kayak, we are limited to one mast, in the location the mast foot is now. I would also not...
gggGuest, "everything depends on everything else", so true. It is an iterative process very much to arrive at a good combination of all parts of...
Hi gggGuest, thanks heaps for your thoughts, some very good food for thought, I really appreciate it! I will definitely explore the Decked Canoe...
Would a junk rig with a cambered sail make any significant difference to this?
Hm, this doesn't sound promising for a junk rig for a kayak: "The junk rig is not renowned for its upwind performance. The rig described here...
Given the space that we have available for the sail - which is basically limited to aft of the mast, and limited to some extent by the position of...
Hi everyone, first post, I'll jump right in, hope that is ok - if I should be using these forums differently in any way, please don't hesitate to...
