WPBCR SPL & Rigger Meeting
On Tuesday July 17th at 7pm The WBPCR Commodore will hold an SPL meeting for the Regatta. This meeting will cover arrival times, camp sites, Saturday morning wake-up and canoe race rules and will field SPL questions and concerns. Concurrent with the SPL meeting a voluntary Rigging meeting will be held for those that would like to learn more on canoe rigging and what will be needed for the event.
A couple of different canoes and rigging material will be present for the riggers meeting and attendees will get hands on training on rigging methods and tips and tricks for canoe sailing.
Rigging meeting attendees are invited to bring their canoes and rigging material if they want to do a test rigging for their canoes. The parts list should include:
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Mast (1 1x3 works fine, wooden staves have been used, generally masts run 6 to 9 feet) |
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Boom (again a 1x3 or stave these are often 4 to 6 feet often canoe and scout size is a factor here) |
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Sail ( This has a huge variety of material that has been successfully used. Sheets, Tivek, Blue Tarps and some of the things that have been used) |
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Lashing Material (This varies based on canoe; I would not be surprised to see 100 feet of 5/50 cord or cotton rope employed) |
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Base Board (This is a board that goes under the mast that helps keep it from sliding in the bottom of the canoe, often a piece of old carpet or clothing is used here too to prevent "skidding" |
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Rigging (this is often a few screw-eyes or lashing used to connect the sail to the mast. Some fancy riggings even raise and lower the sail) |
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Leeboard (This is optional, but can be very handy. Because canoes do not have large keels, the leeboard is used to fill that role. They can be single or double sided and usually use a 1x8x24-30 inch plank to go in the water and hangs off the gunwales. The board or boards and usually connected to a board that lays across the canoe and is then lashed to the canoe to help stabilize the canoes line in the water) |
