Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 11:30:32 -0600
From: Snow <bacafe@earthlink.net>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [baidarka] Sailing baidarka
Thanks for all the info....
I'm a knifemaker these days so I don't have a lot of spare money for this sailing
project...which is why I chose the baidarka...
At the same time, it seems a light frame could be built to deminsions suitable to
a little lake sailer...say about 15 feet....and somewhat wider in beam than a
"standard" baidarka...., and then skinned with canvas....might have to fudge a
daggerboard...but it sounds like a fun project....and the technology used in the
baidarka is very appealing to me....
good luck to all...
Jim Shepard
Craig O'Donnell wrote:
> >Howdy,
> >My name's Jim, just found this list today...
> >I've been lookin to build a boat for lake sailing and I'll probably build a
> >bgaidarka first cause they are so cool...I'm wonderin if anybody has come up
> >with a sailing hybrid based on the baidarka...
>
> There have been several sailing skin boat setups, either described by
> explorers (ie, umiaks with sails), in Dyson's book "Baidarka", Nansen's
> "kayak catamaran" -- only good for sailng downwind -- or adapting a
> baidarka with a couple of outrigger floats (you can buy plans for same from
> Chesapeake Light Craft, for example).
>
> Speaking of which, it makes a lot of sense with a baidarka to have a couple
> outrigger floats which nest one-inside-the-other. Sure, one will be a
> little longer and wider. So what?
>
> A top cover could fit on with lacings, snaps, zippers, bungees, yak sinew --
>
> Craig O'Donnell
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