Sailing the Revolutions with amas

Hi all,

Finally back on the water after a long stretch of medical issues. Was a year ago this month I was sailing with jcanracer and he capsized.
Since that time he got the amas and has been happy with the performance. I used the sidekicks but recently got the Spring Creek amas for my birthday. A test run on the lake behind my house I was impressed with the functionality and stability they offer.

I know some of you feel amas are not needed but I am not one to go over unless I want to. I sail for fun and not to have to worry if I might turtle. I find the revolutions will easily turtle in more than 10-15 mph winds. A good wave or big gust and splash. Jcanracer suffered that fate in the Revolution 11 and ended up with a bent mast and so ended that day of fun.

I use a cam cleat and can go hands free to take pictures, grab a drink with no worries of going in the drink. I have yet to try fishing and sailing together. We fished for a few hours then changed over to sailing rigs and sailed a few hours more.

The wind was a steady 15mph with gusts to 20mph. Even with amas a couple hikes were unnerving but stayed upright. Without them would have definitely gone in.

Anyway it was a tremendous amount of fun and I was so happy to be back out on the water.

Video of the day sailing with jcanracer in the mango revolution 11 and i have a 2010 revolution 13. Sorry bout the shakiness but was holding my Olympus waterproof camera. Next time need a mount. best viewed at 1080p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdEyYtg ... e=youtu.be

Our rigs:




Love the Hobie Kayaks!

Revo

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I would rather be kayaking and think about work than to be at work thinking about kayaking.
A Thrill Ride is being dragged around in your kayak for 40 minutes by an extremely large fish.

That was an excellent day for sailing (good thing too because it was crap for fishing ).
The amas really gave me the confidence I lost after I capsized last year. When sailing a revolution, a sudden gust of wind or an uncertain gibe can have you unsteady (or unseated) in the blink of an eye; the amas give you the time to adjust yourself to the sudden change in sailing conditions.

Thanks for showing me the ropes Revo!

PS: I really should have brought my GPS to see how fast we were going, I'm pretty sure we exceeded 4mph a few times, maybe 5mph avg when we were transitioning from Beam Reach to Broad Reach?

Next time we will have to plan an excursion and a float plan. Do some exploring. Would like to head down Viscaya way sometime. We can do that off Hobie Beach. Bring some short rods and a light tackle box and sail to some good spots to fish. The bite was on fire there Sunday.

Shame all the grass flats in NBB were covered in sand/sediment from the dredging. Not the first good fishing spot ruined by dredging and won't be the last.

I was thinking I should have opened my iNavx app on my phone and clocked it with the GPS. Can do on the next trip.

Revo

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I would rather be kayaking and think about work than to be at work thinking about kayaking.
A Thrill Ride is being dragged around in your kayak for 40 minutes by an extremely large fish.

Where did you get the Papaya Amas for the Revolution 11? I would love to have some like that for my Outback.

Here you go!
http://store.springcreek.com/Spring-Creek-Stabilizer-Floats-Hydrodynamic-HD-Complete-Package-for-Canoe-p1580.html

i have one that i'm really not using if you're interested...