Folding canoe with sailing rig. Any good?
 

Hello all,

We have an Old Town Camper 160 which has been fine until we bought a
motorhome. Now it's a bit silly trying to get it on the roof at 10ft
high!! so we are thinking of a solid, stable folding canoe or even an
inflatable for the same kind of usage as an Old Town Camper. Just
cruising quiet waters/estuaries/coastal.

I imagine I would use it solo quite often but need at least a two man
though I like the space a three would give so 16ft is fine though I
never got to try the OTC solo!

I also like the idea of the sailing kit attachments but it sounds like
a bridge too far in reality. Do they work for the novice?

What do you guys recommend looking for and what to avoid. I don't like
the idea of inflatable's as I don't trust them but I actually know
nothing about them so my mistrust may be unfair.

Price not really an issue as much as quality and reliability. I only
want one in a lifetime. Though no point in paying £2k if a £1k one
will do the same.

UK based but I'm sure we can buy most kit these days.


Thank you in advance.

Folding canoe with sailing rig. Any good?
 

On Sep 26, 3:29*am, Colin wrote:
Hello all,

We have an Old Town Camper 160 which has been fine until we bought a
motorhome. Now it's a bit silly trying to get it on the roof at 10ft
high!! so we are thinking of a solid, stable folding canoe or even an
inflatable for the same kind of usage as an Old Town Camper. Just
cruising quiet waters/estuaries/coastal.

I imagine I would use it solo quite often but need at least a two man
though I like the space a three would give so 16ft is fine though I
never got to try the OTC solo!

I also like the idea of the sailing kit attachments but it sounds like
a bridge too far in reality. Do they work for the novice?

What do you guys recommend looking for and what to avoid. I don't like
the idea of inflatable's as I don't trust them but I actually know
nothing about them so my mistrust may be unfair.

Price not really an issue as much as quality and reliability. I only
want one in a lifetime. Though no point in paying £2k if a £1k one
will do the same.

UK based but I'm sure we can buy most kit these days.

Thank you in advance.

There's a major folding kayaks website (http://foldingkayaks.org) and
a primary folding kayaks book ("The Complete Folding Kayaker," by R.
Diaz). There are quite a few sail rig options out there for these
boats. It's a fun and highly-evolved field of paddlesport! --JP
outyourbackdoor.com