No Wind Solution
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No Wind Solution
This did not last long and was extremely tiring. Might work better with a windsurfer, much lighter sailing rig.
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I dunno, Nanmoo, a windsurfer in no wind wouldn't pull either!
Gives an appreciation for Lynn and Larry Pardy, Pender Island, who in the 70s and 80s circumnavigated the globe twice in a boat not much larger (but a lot heavier!) than yours with no engine except a sculling oar for harbours and tight spots. Mind you, they got an engine when they went for a larger boat for the 3rd and subsequent circumnavs.
Gives an appreciation for Lynn and Larry Pardy, Pender Island, who in the 70s and 80s circumnavigated the globe twice in a boat not much larger (but a lot heavier!) than yours with no engine except a sculling oar for harbours and tight spots. Mind you, they got an engine when they went for a larger boat for the 3rd and subsequent circumnavs.
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Even with smilies, the sarcasm of intentional misunderstanding are lost to many on the net 
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Kus is correct, I meant pulling a windsurfer vs. a sailboat; much lighter.more force 4 wrote:I dunno, Nanmoo, a windsurfer in no wind wouldn't pull either!
I think the tide was pretty slack at the time, I was making 0.5-1 knot with the jib goosewinged out using the spinnaker pole.
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