WindPaddle Sails - Rigging and On-The-Water sailing instructions.

Thank you so much ❤

Omg my wife has brought me one for my kayak and paddleboard can not wait to try it out. Its gonna be so much fun.
Brilliant video and review of it.
You just made it more exciting for me when I get out on the water.
I'm from cornwall uk. I started kayaking a year ago when me and the wife moved here and this will be Brilliant on windy days

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I bought one of these once and I have to say it was a waste of money. Holding the rope up with your hand is the only way it will work when you’re sailing. It gets tiring very quickly and is not worth it. The chance of a capsize is greatly increased when you’re not holding a paddle. Please don’t waste your money buying this.

I wonder if I could get up river without paddling against the current with this

Are you moving forward here it's hard to tell

Used my Windpaddle on a 1254 mile, 66 day trip across Ukraine in 2018. Most days were headwind, especially from Kyiv to Dnipro. Dnipro to the Danube Delta I deployed the Windpaddle most days, often for much of the day. It also made a handy cockpit shelter during rain squalls. I used it today launching off Ao Yon Beach and around Koh Lon at the south end of Phuket Island. Had a great downwind run to the west end of the island and then a long slog back against wind and tide on the south side. Able to reach back to the launch point once I turned the corner at the east end of the island. I use a sling that goes over my shoulder and under one arm with a carabiner to hook the sheet to. Hands free allows use of the paddle for faster speed or bracing. A paddle leash is a wise investment. I set it up with a grommet on one edge as a rain water catchment to replenish my freshwater supply on the Black Sea. In heavier showers it collects a surprising amount of water in a short time. It makes a handy shelter for your gear as you set up camp in the rain..... It's a good thing to have around.

can i use it for bestway voyager 500 boat?

Great demonstration. Gives me confidence in deploy and use but a completely inaccurate when talking about beam reach! Insane without rudder and dagger board. The guy can't have ever sailed boats of any kind! Down wind or cheat a broad reach with extreme side slip is fine. But beam reach is complete bullshit. Teaching people this could get someone killed.
Why can I say this: I've been sailing dinghy since I was 6.

Dude . Buy a sailboat

A superb video! Great "on water" demonstration with explanation and showing the techniques used. Thank you for posting.

Where do you place the keel? Taking into account that the sail is located so far forward (spinnaker) do you place the keel in the center of the kayak or more forward, three quarters of the length, bringing it closer to the bow?

Omg that’s awesome!

How fast does it go

Very smart,simple and effective made me smile.

Correction on speed. 5-6 knots is 5.8-6.9 mph, knots X 1.15=mph.

I used one once with a row boat. The wind wasn't this convenient constant thing; it kept stopping, which causes the sail to continually fall down. When THE SAIL FALLS IN THE WATER it scoops up enormous amounts of water in it, so when you pull it out of the water it naturally pours all that water into the boat. DISASTER. NEVER AGAIN!

That Spinnaker sail is awesome.

I need one of these for my recumbent tadpole trike. LOL

Can’t we use an umbrella? Wouldn’t that be easier to steer and fold

Today I learned where the word "tell tail" came from. Thank you.

Do you think it can work on my rudderless sea kayak? Using the paddle as a rudder perhaps? I am a good sailor, skipper and laser owner for 30 years

I'd like to put one on the front of my aluminum fishing boat. Could use it for trolling.

Can the sail be attached to the back of the kayak for heading directly into the wind?

Looks like the gorge and highway 14. And bridge of the gods!

Excellent Demo!

if it is that windy you should not be in a kayak?   also the green tails show you nothing in the position they are in... false wind in front of the sail...if anything they should be in front of the bubble like in an airplane...   just look at the waves dude. that will tell you wind direction...

This is a stretch on the word "sail". it's more like a collapsible spinnaker. a sail/sheet produces forward movement by design. perpendicular to the travel of the vessel. (like an air plane wing, but vertical not horizontal. would a mast and collapsible sail be more efficient? I do like the sail clear view deal though.

I got one but have yet to use it. After watching this I think I can do it.

We should do with our fishing umbrellas

Wondering if ill work on a bicycle🤔

The most stupid thing i'v ever seen

Garbage

Very noisy

I guess it’s good for weaklings who don’t like to row😂just kidding. It looks like fun.

Such a shame you can't tack upwind

This is really cool guys! One of the main things our kayak anglers use our app for is looking at our wind forecasts as they map their trips before recording them. What a cool tool you guys have created to make use of the wind!

you are using essentially a spinnaker to sail correct? I'm new to sailing but, a rounded cup maybe I should watch the rest of the video when you explain going up wind, where as a kayaker is more important. Paddling back to your vehicle is much more important, this seems like one-way transportation at high speed. why?

use a surf kite,

Genius

Can't you find a textile that is quiet? That rustling is annoying!

Haha tacking and luft why you using these terms. I sail on a real sail boat and when someone uses terms like that I say shut up this is not the fucking ocean

Just curious where this video was filmed? Looks like a nice place, kinda like Canada.

I think this is fantastic.

I have a body board wider then that i must attach it to it and see what happens

Can this sail be used on a sit-on-top kayak too?

its too small