Hello,

Long time reader. Not a sailor but love reading about the adventures on this forum.
I have a paddleboard and often go on cruises down river systems with tides and winds favourable so that I can reduce paddling as much as possible. I took a kids umbrella out one time in a strong southerly and surprisingly made some great downwind progress.
Anyway I wanted to replicate that with something a bit stronger but don't want to go all the way to a windsurfer sail. Just something a little larger that can give a little more push than the umbrella and be easy to set up, take down in case an oyster bed appears out of nowhere.
There are holes for a windsurfer sail in the middle of the board and holes up front where a GoPro mount is that can have stuff tied to it. Was thinking a triangle sail. Most of the use for this will be downwind stuff. Go with the wind. Do you guys have any recommendations for how to set it up that will help get more push and or anything else that might be missing? Thanks

I'm not taking the piss here. Like what type of sail setup would be best, a triangle one that connect to the GoPro mount and the under and top part of the paddle, or a t frame at the front of the board? Etc etc

Check out some of the downwind setups used on the modern kayaks and I think you'll be well on your way to a good design for your needs.

Wing foilers are using a small hand held kite that is about as big as a rolled up sock when stowed. I think it's called a parawing.

I see you have posted on the windsurfing forum also - a response suggests irig which seems perfect. See below a stayed rig I put on a kayak a while back when I was still able to manage it............included sailboard pivoting centreboard set up as leeboard and enlarged rudder. Minimal extra holes drilled in the hull - only for leeboard frame and mast step







Noe sure why you don't get an $80 windsurfer or a less $s one when they come up

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r13 said..
I see you have posted on the windsurfing forum also - a response suggests irig which seems perfect. See below a stayed rig I put on a kayak a while back when I was still able to manage it............included sailboard pivoting centreboard set up as leeboard and enlarged rudder. Minimal extra holes drilled in the hull - only for leeboard frame and mast step







Noe sure why you don't get an $80 windsurfer or a less $s one when they come up

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Is that a rudder in the second photo, that goes in the middle of the board?

You have two sails here. What's the one in the middle of the canoe providing for you? And the other onev lol. I have no idea how sails work but am very interested. This set up looks like the one I want to copy the most.

Look this may or may not involve a stop or two at a local watering hole staying under the legal limit

Is that a rudder in the second photo, that goes in the middle of the board?

No , A rudder steers the boat. On the old viking longships they were near the stern but hung off the side.
On the starboard side, which is from steerboard side.

What you see in the pic is a lee board.
This is to prevent the boat from drifting or being blown side ways or to leeward.

A Scandinavian sailing friend of mine assured me that the leeboard was also on the starboard/ steerboard so when coming along side at port on the "port side" the boards wouldn't be damaged.

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garymalmgren said..
Is that a rudder in the second photo, that goes in the middle of the board?

No , A rudder steers the boat. On the old viking longships they were near the stern but hung off the side.
On the starboard side, which is from steerboard side.

What you see in the pic is a lee board.
This is to prevent the boat from drifting or being blown side ways or to leeward.

So it's like a huge surfboard fin that goes in the water and lets you go upwind? How does it lock in and not come out under the pressure?
thanks I really have no understanding about boats and sailing hey. Give me anything and everything and stop at a glass hammer and a bucket of steam.

The go would be a parawing. We sell them for use in Downwind SUP foiling. There are several sizes and makes , all are a bit expensive for what you are trying to do, but having said that, they would be exactly the ticket. You could also add a set of "SUP Winder" keel fins so you can go crosswind and even upwind as well when combined with the Parawings.

You deploy the wing by throwing it in front of you with control bar in hand. WHen you want to stop, just slide hand up the bridles to bunch it up and stuff it in a Stash bag or under a shirt, inside a wetty top etc.

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DM