Hobie i9/i12/i14 Sail Kit
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Price: $349.95
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| Add the Hobie Kayak Sail to the Hobie Mirage i9, i12 or i14 inflatable kayaks to make an amazing little inflatable sailboat. You steer with your fingertips, control the mainsheet with the other hand and pedal with your feet. The fins of the MirageDrive provide lateral resistance. | ||||||
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This is a one of a kind. Only the Hobie Mirage Kayaks can take these sails and let me tell you, they will take you sailing! These little sails will sail upwind or downwind and now with the inflatable kayaks they have a sail that will work so you can have portability and sailability, all in one.
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| Reviewer: | Roger D. Smith | Rating: | 2 | Date: | 11/12/2009 |
| Review: | Having read Martin Miller's review, I heartily agree that under heavy wind it is difficult, if not impossible to maintain steerage. I thought the problem was that I have the I9 which, because it is so short, might have been the problem. I was not very pleased when I was peddling to shore, into the wind with the sail lufting that it kept slapping me on the head. It was very frustrating to say the least. There is also not a very good way to cinch down the mast support lines. Since the I9 is an inflatable, it flexes when the wind fills the sail and the support line on the downwind side goes slack. While under sail, there was no way to correct the problem. When beached, the condition could not be simulated in order to put proper tension on the line that went slack, or to even the tension between the side lines so the mast would stand straight up. All in all, I am not happy with the cost to result ratio. The sail was not the ony cost since I also ordered the larger rudder which was still not able to control steerage. | ||||
| Reviewer: | martin miller | Rating: | 4 | Date: | 05/06/2009 |
| Review: | The sail for the i12 works well over all. On certain points of sail in heavy wind it is difficult to maintain steerage. I don't know if it is sail adjustment or the wind pressure on the sail pulling the rudder too high. Your tip of peddling while under sail is a good one. Plan on everyone on the water stopping you to comment about your sail on a kayak, cool! | ||||
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