Video that shows on-the-water performance of a 12-ft sit-on-top kayak converted to a sailing craft. I'm a canoe sailing hobbyist who designed and built this concept sailboat in my home workshop.
Kudos!!! I LOVE IT!! The perfect marriage of kayak and sail with headroom and the leeboard assisting as tiller. I get it. Beautiful design and seems very stable.
Clever, ignore the construction materials and seating position those can all be fixed later, the concept removes the rudder and thus removes some drag, and extra length and weight from your sailing kayak, this idea could easily be developed to be faster, lighter and less cumbersome than the rudder rigs you have to fit to inflatable kayaks. It may never have as tight a turning circle as a rudder system but it seems to hold glide speed well through the turn on light breeze tacks. Impressive
It seems like an ungainly design put together with scrap wood and random pvc. Very makeshift. Also the fact that the sailor needs to kneel all the time is just uncomfortable - even to watch. I know you think you developed some fantastic new sailing kayak concept, but theres actually a lot out there and has been for a while. Kits are sold that can be modified to any kayak. And you get to sit down when you sail. Seeing the kayak getting outraced by a conventional sailboat said it all.
Kudos!!! I LOVE IT!! The perfect marriage of kayak and sail with headroom and the leeboard assisting as tiller. I get it. Beautiful design and seems very stable.
MrJoeyBoombotz 6 months ago
Looks more like a canoe than a kayak,i thought kayaks were alot slimmer than this. this is almost a small dinghy
SouthernCross33 6 months ago
Clever, ignore the construction materials and seating position those can all be fixed later, the concept removes the rudder and thus removes some drag, and extra length and weight from your sailing kayak, this idea could easily be developed to be faster, lighter and less cumbersome than the rudder rigs you have to fit to inflatable kayaks. It may never have as tight a turning circle as a rudder system but it seems to hold glide speed well through the turn on light breeze tacks. Impressive
leightonroadcwb 8 months ago
lee board are ok, but a rudder is surely much better,,,Rethink ,methinks.Don't be down hearted , good effort thus far.
sodowoodo1 1 year ago
@Petewp but he's having fun all rigth....
eox555 1 year ago
@jjacquay712
clcboats.com look up there sailrig
Petewp 1 year ago
It seems like an ungainly design put together with scrap wood and random pvc. Very makeshift. Also the fact that the sailor needs to kneel all the time is just uncomfortable - even to watch. I know you think you developed some fantastic new sailing kayak concept, but theres actually a lot out there and has been for a while. Kits are sold that can be modified to any kayak. And you get to sit down when you sail. Seeing the kayak getting outraced by a conventional sailboat said it all.
Petewp 1 year ago
nice vid
is building at
kayakamaran.pbworks c o m
tonyboysax 1 year ago
Great video!
sanjuanx 2 years ago
I'm interested in converting a two person kayak into a sailboat. Are there kits you can buy to so this?
jjacquay712 2 years ago