Columbia River Cruise on a Crab Claw Sail Hobie
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Uploaded by mozzerelli on Jul 25, 2009
Cruising with a Crab Claw Rigged Hobie on the Columbia River.
Puffy winds mostly ~5-10 knots
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Hi there mozzerelli, very nice and innovative design looks like you put allot of thought and effort into this. I can see a big advantage to this set up in that the COE is much lower on the rig so would experience less heeling... if you don't mind me asking do you see any difference in speed? also what about tacking? those H16 are notorious for being difficult to tack often requiring to backwind the jib... hows that work with the crab claw ? thanks and again well done!
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Very nice! It looks like you are making good speed considering there is not much wind, and 3 people on the boat. Is the sail reefed in this video, or just badly set? The A frame mast is very clever.
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Nice indeed, and not everyday I hear a soundtrack from Iona, either! Great song from a great album about those sea faring ancient Irish saints.
jasaeld 7 months ago
@jasaeld Thanks jasaeld! I wonder if St Brennan ever really made it to America?
Fair winds & God Bless!
mozzerelli 6 months ago
Hi Jollymonmon, thanks for the encouraging words. The center of effort is a little bit lower than a standard rig, which I like. I am a newer transplant from the monohull community, and I never really enjoyed heeling that much. I am still learning how to get the most out of the rig, but it is not quite as fast as a std rig on most points of sail. It is especially powerful on a broad reach, though, and it really accelerates well. Tacks like a uni-rig unfortunately, and I have to backwind a lot.
mozzerelli 1 year ago
Best looking Hobie ever!
philami1 1 year ago
@philami1 Why thank you! My inspiration for the design was the Polynesian crab claw, which I find really beautiful. As a people the Polynesians were probably the most incredible sailors to have ever put to sea, crossing hundreds, even thousands of miles of open ocean without modern navigation aids. So no surprise they developed a nice rig.
mozzerelli 1 year ago