[PCW] kite assisted power cat

[gram rupert]

I have read that the Highland 35 was not very thirsty. Would it be  
worth it?
r.g.


On 26 May 2008, at 10:51, Alexander Veis wrote:

> Dear friends
> Nowadays watching the diesel price climbing higher and higher, I  
> was thinking
> to use of a kite assisted sail for my power cat as an alternative  
> under
> certain conditions of course.
> Does anybody have any experience in using a kite mounted on a power  
> cat?
> Which is the minimun boat size/weigth to accept a kite?
> Does it work only in theory?
> My boat is a F-P Highland 35 trawler cat. Would it be usefull for  
> this boat?
> Is it safe? How much is the outcome in speed?
>
> Regards
> Alex Veis
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