"William R. Watt" wrote in message
...

there is a rig in Bill Mason's "Song of the Paddle" film available on VHS
from the National Film Board of Canada or borrow from some public
libraries, of two canoes lashed together with poles, and a A-frame mast
also made of fresh cut green poles, using a spinnaker sail. A spinnaker is
light weight nylon suitable for packing on a trip. I looked on the
Internet
within the past year and saw them second hand for about $200 US.

These days I don't know how practical it is to count on being allowed to
cut
poles to use for the mast and the beams connecting the boats together.
One of the challenges is designing a rig with short light weight spars you
can carry with you. I've played with the idea of using the tent poles
because you'd never be sailing and sleeping at the same time.

One word: Setting Poles.

(Okay, that's two words, but still...)


--riverman