motivated me to start the Bufflehead sailing canoe project. Often when I was in the workshop, fretting
over small boat building problems, I just looked over these photos of Hugh and his boat
between wind and water and everything became simple and straightforward again.
Bill is an experienced canoe sailor and an artist with the camera,
capturing the relaxed attitude behind the beauty of canoe sailing, an attitude which is the essence of
recreation. I hope you can take this attitude into your daily life.
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BUFFLEHEAD Sailing Canoe Gallery
Here is a link to Hugh Horton´s Sailing Canoe Gallery!
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| In 2007, Bill Ling sailed together with Hugh Horton on the Lower Saranac Lake. Bill's
excellent BUFFLEHEAD sailing canoe photos
capture the atmosphere of both active and relaxed canoe sailing. Here is a
link to his gallery.
Many thanks to Bill for his permission to show his pictures here. This is Hugh Horton's original BUFFLEHEAD, under sail for the first time using Bill's gunter rig. |
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| Bill and Hugh pick up a little more air as they leave the leeward side of Eagle Island. The sail is fully reefed. | Now they have got something to work with. Full reef and still pointing nicely. (Hugh apologizes for the sloppy reef). |
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| One reef. Hugh starts planing, and the sun sun breaks through to back light the effort. | Here's the deal. Hugh believes this reach is faster than he's ever sailed his sailing canoe Walela. He's kicking up both roostertail and rudder! |
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| The smaller the boat, the bigger the fun. | Slightly more wind, and the full bow would rise easily when the hull starts planing. |
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| Now at 50' and 12'6", this rig drops in a flash if need be. | Just plain pretty. |
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| Red on Green. | Day two, one reef. The rig is now 34' with the yard raised to 10'1. |
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