: my $.02 is to research a particular design well given the time and expense
: involved in the construction. Start with the folks at watertribe.com or
: http://www.baloghsaildesigns.com/ for feedback on designs that have been
: developed from rigorous use. My recollection of the CLC outriggers is that
: they are kind of a highly rockered Pax20 hull shape,,very sharp entry with
: little volume. I don't know if that's an ideal outrigger shape or not,
: maybe it provides some lateral resistance. My gut sense is that it makes
: for herky/jerky motion in waves the one time I used it on a Chesapeak 17.
: The position of the arms pretty much commits the mast in one position.
: Again I don't know if that's a problem or not but I wonder if mast
: placement is something of a experimentation process for ideal balance.

: Whatever sailrig you get you need a real rudder, not a kayak rudder. If the
: sail is 50sqft. you need 1.5% of that area in a rudder..so that's .75sqft.
: IN THE WATER. Imagine a 9"x12" rudder below the waterline. The
: average double sea kayak rudder will be about less than a third of that.

I think CLC's primary idea was to make the ama's easy to build rather than be the ideal shape. They are a very simple design.

Bill H.