After I graduated from Santa Monica High School I wanted to do something exciting but couldn’t quite choose what to do. I did construction and my boss just gave me his old Malibu 18’ Outrigger because it had a rotten main hull. This was when people built their own boats from lumberyard materials a

Hi, Outriggers, from my experience, affect mostly paddling performance, rather than sailing - making paddling less comfortable and much slower. They also reduce sailing performance in light winds - lower speed and wider upwind angle. They don't reduce neither upwind, nor downwind sailing performa

Hi, I recently bought my dream Revolution 11. I kayak on Lake Lanier outside Atlanta. I have used the boat almost daily since I bought it! Love it! I found a sailkit on Craigslist and picked it up for half the price of a new one the other day. I feel I need Outriggers or Amas since I have no sailin

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On Water Designs is working on a new Outrigger sail, power boat (actually old proven design) but made from durable Polyethylene like the kayaks are made from. Originally they were built from wood by the owners back in the 1950's and 1960's. It is a great boat that goes 4 times further than kayaks

I love outriggers and down here they still know how to sail them without compasses. I met master navigator Mau on his home island of Satawal which only has about 100 inhabitants. They sail the Proa outriggers there that switch directions when they tack. It is perhaps the only place that has top