My Sailing Canoe Rigging

I turned one of our canoes into a sailing canoe a few years back, but it would not sail to windward. So, I decided to move the leeboard nearly 3 feet forward, and that did the trick. Now, I can sail to windward like the best of them, feeling plenty secure in winds under 10 mph. With this rig I can convert our canoe into a capable daysailer, and easily remove the rigging to revert back to a regular canoe.

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