Yanie ) writes:
Thanks for all the comments. If the talk ever comes to anything I'll
have some confidence in trying it out.

Should mention something else. You can pull in the windward side of a
square sail until the wind splits, part going in front and part in back,
to get vacuum on the front of the sail and pressure on the back. More
power that way. Lotta people think a square sail only works with the wind
blowing directly on the backside. Not so. Pull the windward side in until
the edge is starts to curl back, then let it out just until the edge stops
curling.

Also, you look up at the sail a lot when sailing a canoe so a hat with a
brim and sunglasses are good to have, especially when the sun is sitting
just off to the side of the sail.

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