More from Scotland,

Iv just lifted this from Douglas Willcoxes Blog, Im shore he wont mined , its from a report on a long term test on the P&H Delphin, sumthing Im looking forword to trying out !

Pleas note , the sail on it is one of the old range, the new CZ 80 is an equivlant sail to the the one on the test Delphin  , I personaly wold consider the CZ 70 as a good sail for it as well

Fun though paddling the Delphin was, with those water shedding rails up front, I could’t wait until I fitted a sail…

…and then it shot off downwind, averaging 11km/hr and shooting up to 15.8km/hr, surfing through the waves in front.

 

Within minutes, Phil was left as a dot on the horizon. So I let him catch up and pass me…

…before catching a small wave…

…and blasting past him again!

I have only been out three times in the Delphin but I have already been persuaded that this is probably the most versatile kayak I have ever paddled. Yes, it clearly excels at “Play the Sea” but it is capable of much more than that. It keeps up with conventional kayaks at normal cruising speed, it will take you a weekend camping trip and I also think it would be ideal for beginners.

Looking at the new flat earth sails

Hears a clip of the new sails , theirs going to be more about them in the next cupal of weeks.

The kits are now available, and Flat Earth can custom make any  sails for you as well. The new CZ100 is proving popular , and the 80 i being yoused by expoditioners all up and down the coast . and on my low volume sea kayak im finding the new CZ 70 a real good rough condition sailer .

there avalabel as full kits or as septate parts .

CZ 70 sail kit  $370AUD

CZ 80 sail kit $390AUD

CZ 100 sail kit to water tribe speck $$440AUD

Sail only ,  $170AUD, $190AUD and $240AUD

mast kit (everything to rig the mast onto your kayak) $197.74AUD

mast only $132.60AUD

fixing kit ( all the deck fitings to mount a mast and sail to a second boat ) $65.14AUD

our email is kayaksails@bigpond.com

kayak fit out part two, the flat earth sail

this is a short video on haw I have the flat earth kayak sail set up, its not the only way it can be set up , but is the method Iv found best for on most Kayaks .In resent months I have modified this for the newer crop of Low Volume kayaks which I will endevor to get a post up about shortly . The quality of the clip isent brilant , I think I may have upset the quality on the camera before I shot it .