Hobie Outback Sailing in strong Winds and Choppy Water
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2023
- We demonstrate the capabilities of the Hobie Outback and its Sail kit in demanding conditions. Although not seen in camera, I have a PFD stowed under the Aft bungee in the Aft tankwell
If you're new to sailing a good basic text will be very useful , as well as attending a basic sailing course in your area
see Links below for a couple of Book recommendations:
www.amazon.com/Colgates-Basic...
www.amazon.com/Sailing-Made-E...
Thank you
I'm getting my sail this weekend. I can't wait to try it on my proangler 14
It should work great. have fun!
I have the Hobie sail for my PA-14. The Pro Anglers are a large kayak and the Hobie sail is a bit underwhelming… Definitely works better on a smaller kayak.
Thanks for the input. I kind of suspected that might be the case. I planned on testing that on my PA12, but have not got around to sailing it, I hope to have a video on that in the near future.
@@saltwaterdawgoutdoors2190 I saw another company making sails for Hobie kayaks that were larger and would probably work better for a Pro Angler. The Hobie sail just isn’t big enough for a kayak as large as a Pro Angler. Also, the furling mechanism sold by Hobie sucks and is another source of frustration. All in all, a Pro Angler is best suited for fishing and not sailing.
Yes, if you can, please share source for larger sail. Another concern with sailing Pro Angler is if you were to capsize it would be much harder to upright.
Very cool video! Sounds like you know what you're doing. I bought an Outback recently to fish from, but I would really like to try sailing it. I don't have much experience except for sailing their catamaran's way back in the day.
Give it a try, your catamaran experience should transfer over well. Start with the sail kit and either a DIY furler or the one Hobie sells. Go out on moderate wind days and use the mirage drive to help tacking and if all else fails let the sail luff while you peddle back to shore. Mostly go out have fun the kayak sails a lot like a catamaran.
Thank you for the instruction, recently acquired 2 outbacks, for me and my wife, first kayaks, the sail kits are on backorder. Hope to practice sailing this fall.
Hey, that"s great!!!
Enjoy your Hobies, the Outbacks are a lot of fun and the hull performs well under all modes of propulsion.Consider a furler kit either Hobies or a DIY Furler.
Rick I have added a couple of links in the description above for a couple of good text books on basic sailing terms, techniques and concepts, studying either one along with a basic sailing course will get you off to a good start
Your tell tail should be flying about 15 degrees above horizontal, sails in too tight for wind angle
@@LiamEarly1 Excellent point, the main point that I had hoped to make was "don"t over trim" and you caught me.
@@saltwaterdawgoutdoors2190is that when the sail is flailing when you are going into the wind?
At 7:57 you say whoa…did the wind almost collapse the sail?
Hit by a Gust, sheeted out to control the boat, then back to adjusting heading and trim. Probably overreacted but demonstrating " self rescue" wasn't in the script
I want a sail for my outback for when I go offshore but then again I don’t want to fish with a giant pole infront of me. Is it possible to stow the sail when not being used and reset back up when I need it ?
Using a sail offshore you would want to build a DIY furler so you could confidently furl the sail around the mast when fishing. I don't think it would be easy to unstep the mast and stow it when offshore in open water. Checkout this video from nasko films he has used a sail to fish offshore . Ask him the same question? ua-cam.com/video/3mE_GGtdlCk/v-deo.html
what happens if you roll it? How do you right the kayak with a sail?
Excellent question.
I haven't had to rite the kayak, but have had to do this on daysailers and sunfish in years past. So if needed I would approach the problem in a similar matter.
In most cases the boat would be on it's side with the sail on the water, in this case you would use body weight to flip it back up. ( daysailers have an advantage that you can use the center board or dagger board for leverage). With the kayak I have my paddle on a leash and would wrap the leash over the hull use my feet on the paddle to leverage it up. If this doesn't work or the boat turned "turtle" (upside down with sail and mast under water} it may be harder. Either way it's important to not tire yourself out stay with the boat ( it floats } and await rescue. Hopefully we're wearing our PFD.
Thanks for the quick answer. I found myself upside down with the mask on in the water. I had two things going for me, number one. I was wearing a lifevest and number two, I had a friend in another kayak with me. We were able to rite it, but the sail came off in the water, which was actually a good thing because it was acting as a sea anchor. All in all it was a good exercise and getting back into the kayak and continuing on, All be it without the mast and sail. Thanks again for the reply.
How did your kayak not come with kick up fins? Mine is a 2009 and has them. Original fins
Hobie didn’t introduce kick-up fins until 2020… Kick-up fins are the ones that collapse upon impact with hard objects so they don’t get damaged.