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kiwi307

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kiwi307

488 posts

28 Apr 2009 11:38am

Years ago I built a sailing bike. Just got an old push bike and made a small rig which mounted to a tube welded behind the front fork downtube. The rig was about 2 square metres and you just hung onto the boom, and sort of hung side saddle.
Later I extended the handle bars to a bit more like a 20's Indian to make it a bit easier.
Tacking was fun, just think about it! It had no form of downhaul so you could just lift the boom over your head. Gybing was, let's say, exciting!
How about a few more "dumb sailing ideas"?

landyacht

5921 posts

landyacht

WA, 5921 posts

28 Apr 2009 5:54pm

built a micro yacht called "chicken wing" that was too small and light to gybe and so had a massive turning circle. after each gybe the you would shoot off at speed and the front wheel would lift. By sliding your weight forward the whole yacht would lift and fly about 5-10 m before landing.(or not)