Wind Paddle ???

Anybody try a "Wind Paddle"; or know anything about it? One of my CSFC buddies told me he saw it at the Oakland boat show...

Here's the link to there wdbsite, they got some vids on youtube also:
http://www.windpaddle.co.uk/products.htm

Try their US site for prices in dollars ( http://www.windpaddle.com/ ).     They are based out of Hood River, Oregon.  The owner, Nick, showed up on NWKA to answer a few questions.  I'll see if he will pop in here.

-Allen

Time to bust out my son's Nemo Kite and tie it to the kayak.. woot!

I saw a guy using something very similar recently.  As long as he was traveling the same direction as the wind was blowing, it worked OK, but not so much if you want to travel up wind or even cross wind.

Martin

Martin brings up a good point.  It looks like you can maneuver it to a certain degree but there's a larger dead area compared to the hobie sail.  I have the regular sail if you wanted to test it out on a calm day (it might be scary w/out amas).

yeah... it only looks good for a down wind ride.... think I will just stick to getting the Hobie Sail; but it sure does look quick and convenient....

I just ordered a parasail from Ebay for 12$ and going to see how that works for pulling my kayak    I could definitely see this being fun at places like Del Valle where the wind always seems to blow in one direction in the afternoon, back twards the launch ramp.   

Or, get a Leepin@  umbrella

I tried an umbrella and it works great so long as you want to go the direction the wind is blowing, but the thing kept turning inside out every time there was a strong gust.

I tried an umbrella and it works great so long as you want to go the direction the wind is blowing, but the thing kept turning inside out every time there was a strong gust.

Try one of these "unbreakable" umbrella:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1281525/The-unbreakable-umbrella-intelligent-plant-pot-designs-future.html

Or, get a Leepin@  umbrella

just make sure you upgrade the mounting unit