Peter,
You're probably going to hear this from a lot of people... You are not going
to want to sail this boat anywhere that's shallower than the height of the mast
or in any water where you might potentially make contact with underwater
objects. It's just too much of an investment to risk, not to mention that
you'd probably hurt yourself pretty good if the boat stopped abrubtly while
you're out on the wire. I've hit barely submerged logs while windsurfing the
Columbia river at speeds around 25 mph... the board stops and the body
continues to fly at 25mph. Luckily there's not much rigging to hit on a
sailboard. The Swift Solo would be a different story.
Greg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Patel-Schneider [SMTP:pfps@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 2:35 PM
> To: swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: study plans available?
>
>
> Hi:
>
> I'm thinking of building the thing, but I'm a bit leery of jumping right
> in. Is there a single-page plan that describes the basics of the boat?
> (I've built stripper canoes and kayaks, so I'm not so worried about
> that part, more about the part to do with it being a sailboat.)
>
> I'm also interested whether a pivoting centerboard is allowed, as I sail
> in very rocky waters (30,000 Islands in Georgian Bay) and hitting
> something with the centerboard is a constant danger.
>
> Peter F. Patel-Schneider
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