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Our Sailing Rig
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Our Vermont Fishing Dory under sail on Puget Sound |
| Whether it was the Polynesians in their ocean-going proas, the Chinese in their sampans or the Spanish Armada trying to sink the British navy, as long as humans have been taking to the water we have been capturing the wind to do our bidding. Sailing in canoes has a long and colorful history. In the history of Adirondack guideboating, however, sailing has been most rare. Hallie Bond, the curator of boats at the Adirondack Museum, is fascinated by a very old sailing Adirondack guideboat Steve personally owns. Steve bought the boat for a song and Hallie would love to have it as a part of the Museum's collection. |
| We came upon the idea of putting sails on our boats in conversations with customers and folks at shows. Over and over we heard the same request, "Do you make a sailing rig?" |
| For the longest time the answer was, "No." |
| Now it is, "Yes." |
| The rig Steve designed is called a "high-aspect balanced lug." To adapt it to our boats he opted for leeboards rather than a dagger board. A rigger deck clamps to the gunwales in 4 locations. Probably it takes an hour to set the boat up for the first time....likely 20 minutes after that. |
| Part of Steve's intention in designing our sailing rig was to make it adaptable to other boats....be they canoes, Whitehalls, St Lawrence Skiffs, dinghies or other row boats. As variable as these applications may be, we can't be very specific....but if the rig sparks something in your imagination, contact us and we'll see what we can work out. |
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The sailing rig on our 15ft Kevlar guideboat. |
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The sailing rig on a 12ft Vermont Packboat.. |
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The rigger-deck clamps to the gunwales in four locations. |
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The leeboards, mast-step, mast and rigging lines all attach to the rigger deck. |
| It will fit any of our boats molded boats probably it works best on the dory. Two adults can go in either the guideboat or dory....a smaller sailing rig fits onto the packboat...strictly a solo affair. |
The rig includes
It sells for $2,000 complete and can be adapted to our existing boats. If we modify the existing boat the charge will be $100....or you or a shop local to you can do the work yourselves. To view information on rigging your boat, click HERE. |
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If you would like to order one of these rigs, please call us at 802.425.3926 . . .or, to e-mail us, click here. We accept personal checks....and also Visa/ MC/AMEX/Disc. |
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