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Step 3Sprit
The long diagonal stick that holds up the high corner of the sail is called "The Sprit".
Hence the sail's name, "Sprit Sail".
My sprit is a cypress pole from a Florida swamp.
I cut it from a standing dead cypress sapling to use as a push pole.
You don't need a push pole if you're sailing and vice versa, so it's nice to use it for both jobs.
This pole is very light wood but it's springy. It's about 2" thick at the thick end and just over 1/2" thick at the tip. Mine is about 10 feet long.
At the thick end I attached a fin Seminole style to steer the boat at the end of the push stroke, and to paddle in spots of deeper water.
Hence the sail's name, "Sprit Sail".
My sprit is a cypress pole from a Florida swamp.
I cut it from a standing dead cypress sapling to use as a push pole.
You don't need a push pole if you're sailing and vice versa, so it's nice to use it for both jobs.
This pole is very light wood but it's springy. It's about 2" thick at the thick end and just over 1/2" thick at the tip. Mine is about 10 feet long.
At the thick end I attached a fin Seminole style to steer the boat at the end of the push stroke, and to paddle in spots of deeper water.
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Oct 29, 2010. 7:36 PMmatt09
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hahahaha foot
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