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Flat earth sails, welcome abord

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  • Started 9 years ago by Feks
  • Latest reply from maddave440

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  1. Feks
    Member

    Good morning,

    Just a quick post to welcom Dalphin Gal abord as our latest Rep, We are hapy to sponsor her for the coming year of Races , and wish her a frutful year of achevments .

    Dolphin Gal will also have the new Flat Earth Kayak Sail's Water Tribe 1mtr Rig avalabel to, Im sending over stock early this week .

    Iv also been serfing sume of the Utube of the previous avents, I realy whish we had sumthing as positive as this over hear in Australia.

    Abuve all Id also Like to whish everyone a safe race

    best regards Mick MacRobb ,  Flat Earth Kayak Sails Australia

    Posted 9 years ago #
  2. Feks
    Member

    

    Just a quick update, flat earth coad zero 100 water tribe spec sails are now in the country , Dolphin Gal has reseaved a bundel of them

    Posted 9 years ago #
  3. slow2run
    Member

    Do you have pictures of Dolphin Gal under sail, or Kruger Sea Wind under sail with your sail?

    Posted 8 years ago #
  4. Scareman
    Member

    

    I should have video of DolphinGals FEKS from this year's EC, but have not gotten through that part of my videos yet.

    However, there are amazing FEKS expedition videos online.  Search by google and youTube.

    Posted 8 years ago #
  5. whitecaps
    Member

    I have watched the FEKS sail in action on DolpinGals boat. Looks pretty neat. I will be trying it out soon on a Kruger.

    I live in my own world with my equipiment and have my own wants. I use a 1 meter PA instead of a 1.5 just because it is easier to stow and works better in real strong winds for me. I get to try out a lot of neat stuff and also run a Kruger against another Kruger when doing this. Hope to give the FEKS a good work out on a fun trip.

    Yep I am still in love with my BSD for my primary sail. Have a 32 and a 38 May go to a 36 two reef next. Now if Mad Dave would build me a roller reefing rig-------? 

    As Nate says back to the UFC!  Go UFC Boys and Girls!

    toby      

    Posted 8 years ago #
  6. maddave440
    Member

    

    Hi Whitecaps,

     A 36 HP Sport! Will feel sorry for your competitors! I have some new ideas for racing. Contact me with an email at davev@baloghsaildesigns.com. A 36 is the way to go. The 36 has a lower center of effort and is a powerful sail. The FL. wind conditions are too servere for the larger sails.

     

     A roller reef sail is convenient but the same size  sail versus a BSD. BSD will always win.

     

                  Maddave

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Posted 8 years ago #
  7. maddave440
    Member

    http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1910684463477 

     

      Jon Sairs sailing a 1 meter.

     

                                      Maddave

    Posted 8 years ago #
  8. Feks
    Member

    slow2run wrote:

    Do you have pictures of Dolphin Gal under sail, or Kruger Sea Wind under sail with your sail?

     

    Good morning, 

    Sory for the delay in replying, Iv only just stumbeld onto your post.

    If you look at my Water Tribe blog thers a hole heeep of vidio, one of which is a Kruger, not fermiliar with the Kruger as we dont have them down hear , but I surmise that thay wold all perform much the same with one of my sails fited . as I understand a Kruger is elagabel for C1, if your interested in eny other class the FEKS may not be the way to go, the CZ100 is the largest sail I make, and as yet I havent been convinced I need to get into the market for larger rigs . larger rigs mean more gear, more gear means your not as flexabel in how you travel, lite whate rools supreem in my whay of thinking , my expodition boat , whick wold be good in Clas 1 fully kited out is only 25kg.(without camping kit food and water )

    Posted 8 years ago #
  9. maddave440
    Member

     http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=X3fgXgIKtFM 

    Posted 8 years ago #
  10. spidennis
    Member

    For those looking for more info on the FEKS sails 
    I've provided the links below to both the blog and website.

    Mick, you should get a link to the blog from your website,
    I didn't know you had a blog, and that's where all the new and recent info is at.

    FEKS blog:  http://watertribe.org/feks/

    FEKS website:  http://www.flatearthkayaksails.com/

    .... and I was wondering if BSD could start a thread as well.
    It would be nice to have all this info stored in the right places.
    When it's time to search for gear it would be much easier to track down this way.
    ..... and who am I to be suggesting such bold ideas? 
     ....... just a potential customer out shopping ....

    Posted 8 years ago #
  11. maddave440
    Member

    Hi Spidennis,

     

    Thank you for your suggestion. I agree with you and I wll start a Blog. We have so much to offer the Watertribe. 

                                     Maddave

    Posted 8 years ago #
  12. Feks
    Member

    spidennis wrote:

    For those looking for more info on the FEKS sails 
    I've provided the links below to both the blog and website.

    Mick, you should get a link to the blog from your website,
    I didn't know you had a blog, and that's where all the new and recent info is at.

    FEKS blog:  http://watertribe.org/feks/

    FEKS website:  http://www.flatearthkayaksails.com/

    .... and I was wondering if BSD could start a thread as well.
    It would be nice to have all this info stored in the right places.
    When it's time to search for gear it would be much easier to track down this way.
    ..... and who am I to be suggesting such bold ideas? 
     ....... just a potential customer out shopping ....

    My web site is a sore point with me at present, my web designer has falen of the planet , I dont have acses to it and cant starth filling it up with all the nesasery info and extra idears that peopal are sugesting, as a suferer from dislexia im finding the blog site a heap more frendlier to operate , next week I hope to have sume more vidio up , I realy apresiate all the input and im always open to new idears , if im not producing what sume of you wont thers no youse in me siting in my sail loft making lite wait expodition sails ! at the end of this munth Lyn Tilly and I are going up the coast for a long weekends brake with sume good frends , good food, good whine and sume realy good paddling places , Im looking forword to triying sume more vidio whilst out and about . 

    Play safe 

    Mick MacRobb

    Posted 8 years ago #
  13. maddave440
    Member

    

    Hi Spidennis,

      I want you to know where you can find information on BSD before I set up my Blog. http://www.baloghsaildesigns.com.  If you have any questions, feel free to email.

     

                             Maddave

    Posted 8 years ago #

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