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Originally Posted by cat man do  Mast height 43 ft, so about 47 ft off the water and the bottom of the kite would drag the water in light air.
We had a fixed prodder out the front, but could pull the tack from there across to each bow or inbetween as required.
Had to stand off the side of the boat with a harness and drive with a tiller extension to see, but gee, did it power up. Actually built seats up on the sheer for this purpose.
Certainly not for the faint hearted, and "usualy" dowsed at 20 knots.
With a squeezer sock, we cruised many thousands of miles, short and single handed with it.
No main, just kite, much cheaper sail to use than the main.
Oh, and it was a symetrical, not an asy
Dave |
hey Dave,
Very interested in your powercat design.
I think a nice light powercat with a huge kite for downwind crossings would be awesome. How far from ddw can you get with a free flying kite with a daggerboard boat.......I mean a No mast setup.