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At what point does it become too windy for those canoes? With no keel, and the relatively narrow hull, I’d guess the are for light winds only.
I was out in a blow with my wife and a friend we had as the saying goes “a bone in our teeth” and the mast broke. Didn’t end up in the water and didn’t even take a drop. With a lee board down they become quite stable.
Jim
Jim
I restored this Chestnut Bobs, it’s a fine paddling 15’ lightweight wood canvas canoe, not sure how much wind it can handle.
I don't know. Most canoe sailors are just out for an afternoon of fun, so avoid conditions that aren't pleasant. The leeboards or centerboard perform the same function as a deep keel on a sailboat. Whitecaps are usually the indicator of a 'rocket ride' opportunity if you want one. The black canoe out in whitecaps from my previous message was made in 1927 as shown below and has a 16 pound bronze centerboard. This could probably handle much more severe wind conditions than most people would ever want to endure. The person is much more of a limiting factor than the equipment, like many things.
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My main style of sailing a canoe is to lash two boats together or with lines and have 2 bow people hold up a bed sheet.
We have made rooster tails running before the wind with such a configuration. Exhilarating and not really risky.
Reaching in a stiff wind seems like a huge challenge in a canoe.
Adding ballast is the key. They have no keel only lee boards.
We have made rooster tails running before the wind with such a configuration. Exhilarating and not really risky.
Reaching in a stiff wind seems like a huge challenge in a canoe.
Adding ballast is the key. They have no keel only lee boards.
Bill Mason demonstrated this at the end of his Song of the Paddle video. See the segment starting at 38:36 with the link below.
Benson
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I'm trying to practice locally in my new Savage River Illusion to get more comfortable with its initial stability before going on a trip this weekend, but it's been too windy for my deteriorating semicircular canals. I did figure out how to set up my CCS tarp with five poles by myself in the wind, never having used only poles before. I'll post a picture in the tarp thread tomorrow.
The Illusion is on my want list. I'd be curious as to what other hull you would best compare it to from a performance perspective.
