Our Enemy the Wind, is my friend - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

wiredantz · 04-21-2014, 11:05 AM

The vast open ocean and feeling its breeze in a solitary kayak can be a taste of heaven for some. Taking out that rod and reel and getting a nice solid bite makes you feel like your in Cloud Nine.
The breeze starts coming in and starts blowing you away and now your day is ruined and have to paddle back to land arriving exhausted.

All of us here has had the excruciating pain of dealing with paddling into the wind. Sometimes the wind picks up so bad that you have paddle/peddle so hard just to make head way.

For a few years, I was thinking about buying a motor, but only the Torqueedo would make sense to me. I did not want to deal with carrying a heavy battery so I decided on a sail.

I did my research, and I could not find a Sail that was adequate enough to go as close as possible to the wind. That is until I found a review on KayakSailor.

The website made bold claims about sailing as close to a headwind as possible, something that other kayak sailing company's did not have. (except for Falcon sails which do not have leeboards)

1st thing is first: Went to DMV got my kayak registered.
2nd thing ordered my 3" vinyl stickers CF number at : http://www.totalestickers.com/SIGNS/...lettering.html
3rd installed my 1.4m Kayak Sailor.

When I was out on Sunday at Marina Del Rey, I had many sailboat stop by and ask me about the sail.

I had many comments
" Man that is stupid, putting a sail on a kayak" " Dude, I love it" "way cool"
"Man, that is crazy, I love it."

The wind was not blowing hard on Sunday, until I made it out of the break water.

I felt the full potential of this sail. My sail was absorbed with Wind force, and I was traveling at a pretty high rate of speed. I have to counterbalance the force of the wind with my body.

At no time did I feel the I was going to tip over. The leeboard create water resistance in this case which helps not to roll over. AT one point I had to stick out my paddle and let it glide on the water because I was sailing pretty fast.

It was nice being on the kayak and not have to paddle too much.

I have had no Sailing experience Prior to the making of this video:

Deploying the sail and trying to figure out how it works:

part 2:

part 3:

Next Video: OFFSHORE FISHING

04-21-2014, 11:05 AM	#1
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	Our Enemy the Wind, is my friend The vast open ocean and feeling its breeze in a solitary kayak can be a taste of heaven for some. Taking out that rod and reel and getting a nice solid bite makes you feel like your in Cloud Nine. The breeze starts coming in and starts blowing you away and now your day is ruined and have to paddle back to land arriving exhausted. All of us here has had the excruciating pain of dealing with paddling into the wind. Sometimes the wind picks up so bad that you have paddle/peddle so hard just to make head way. For a few years, I was thinking about buying a motor, but only the Torqueedo would make sense to me. I did not want to deal with carrying a heavy battery so I decided on a sail. I did my research, and I could not find a Sail that was adequate enough to go as close as possible to the wind. That is until I found a review on KayakSailor. The website made bold claims about sailing as close to a headwind as possible, something that other kayak sailing company's did not have. (except for Falcon sails which do not have leeboards) 1st thing is first: Went to DMV got my kayak registered. 2nd thing ordered my 3" vinyl stickers CF number at : http://www.totalestickers.com/SIGNS/...lettering.html 3rd installed my 1.4m Kayak Sailor. When I was out on Sunday at Marina Del Rey, I had many sailboat stop by and ask me about the sail. I had many comments " Man that is stupid, putting a sail on a kayak" " Dude, I love it" "way cool" "Man, that is crazy, I love it." The wind was not blowing hard on Sunday, until I made it out of the break water. I felt the full potential of this sail. My sail was absorbed with Wind force, and I was traveling at a pretty high rate of speed. I have to counterbalance the force of the wind with my body. At no time did I feel the I was going to tip over. The leeboard create water resistance in this case which helps not to roll over. AT one point I had to stick out my paddle and let it glide on the water because I was sailing pretty fast. It was nice being on the kayak and not have to paddle too much. I have had no Sailing experience Prior to the making of this video: Deploying the sail and trying to figure out how it works: part 2: part 3: Next Video: OFFSHORE FISHING __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it Last edited by wiredantz; 04-21-2014 at 11:13 AM.