Thanks Kurt. I have lots of other footage stored away from privious trips in past couple years...alas, editing is not one of my passions :-) but I'll get to it. Cheers.
Hey thanks. It is a rig from Balogh Sail Designs called the Twins and is a 40sq foot downwind kite sail. Balogh makes great, high end, canoe and kayak sail designs but this is not one of those :-) I do not think they made many of these before being discontinuing. It is a lot rigging to lug around for a specific downwind sail. I brought it along just for fun but will probably never use it on a trip again. During 30 days on the water it came in handy maybe 3 times. And, on a narrow boat a 12 foot mast and 40sq foot sail can get a bit too unruly when the wind does pick up.
@@MadRiverReggie Thanks for the reply. I’m thinking of getting a sail for my Klepper Aerius, so I’m interested to see what others use, or have used. From your comments this would be a bit too much sail I think, even if it were still made 🤔.
No problem. Your Klepper would be a great boat to add a small sail to. My old Pouch RZ 85 folding kayak (a Klepper cousin) has its' original small gaff rigged sail and jib, they seem like the pefect size, and great for my style of paddle-sailing. The Klepper rigs are very similar. Sail power alone may be a bit under whelming is most cases but combined with paddling it works very well indeed, and feels safer. These folding kayaks make awesome tripping boats on big water. Oh, I also have a video of my Pouch on this channel if you want to see it in action. Cheers, Jason.
@@MadRiverReggie Thanks again. I have seen the video of your Pouch - in fact I think I’ve seen all of your videos 🙂! I do like Sea Winds, Monarchs, and Loons, but I don’t think there are any in the UK.
Always look forward to your videos!
Thanks Kurt. I have lots of other footage stored away from privious trips in past couple years...alas, editing is not one of my passions :-) but I'll get to it. Cheers.
Another interesting video featuring Reggie! May I ask what sail you’re using?
Hey thanks. It is a rig from Balogh Sail Designs called the Twins and is a 40sq foot downwind kite sail. Balogh makes great, high end, canoe and kayak sail designs but this is not one of those :-) I do not think they made many of these before being discontinuing. It is a lot rigging to lug around for a specific downwind sail. I brought it along just for fun but will probably never use it on a trip again. During 30 days on the water it came in handy maybe 3 times. And, on a narrow boat a 12 foot mast and 40sq foot sail can get a bit too unruly when the wind does pick up.
@@MadRiverReggie Thanks for the reply. I’m thinking of getting a sail for my Klepper Aerius, so I’m interested to see what others use, or have used. From your comments this would be a bit too much sail I think, even if it were still made 🤔.
No problem. Your Klepper would be a great boat to add a small sail to. My old Pouch RZ 85 folding kayak (a Klepper cousin) has its' original small gaff rigged sail and jib, they seem like the pefect size, and great for my style of paddle-sailing. The Klepper rigs are very similar. Sail power alone may be a bit under whelming is most cases but combined with paddling it works very well indeed, and feels safer. These folding kayaks make awesome tripping boats on big water. Oh, I also have a video of my Pouch on this channel if you want to see it in action. Cheers, Jason.
@@MadRiverReggie Thanks again. I have seen the video of your Pouch - in fact I think I’ve seen all of your videos 🙂! I do like Sea Winds, Monarchs, and Loons, but I don’t think there are any in the UK.