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Is that a custom head sail? Doesn’t look like the Hobie spinnaker.

Looks wet...and like a lot of fun.

Love the dodger! Have to get one for my AI!

Thanks for watching the display on screen is in the GoPro Quik app they are called stickers that one shows speed in mph or kilometres but no knots the arrow is the direction of the boat not wind speed Regards Mark

Nice video Mark, and nice job showcasing the Tandem Island capabilities. What app were you using to capture apparent wind direction and boat speed? Love how you were able to super-impose that info on the video.

That spinnaker pulls well 👍 Sailing fast puts a lot of water over the boat. Take much water into the hull?

Looking good. Keep the Island videos coming!

Ok at 6 minutes in you've complicated the heck out of a simple set up kayak. Don't get me wrong you've got some great mods but it's a lot to take in.

Nice sailing Mark. You were scooting right along once you turned downwind. Thanks for sharing.

Looks like a fun day!

Looking good! Keep the TI videos coming! ⛵⛵⛵

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Hi Mark, is the dodger you're using designed for the TI or is it a modified Adventure Island dodger? Do you find it worthwhile to have as it looks like it did stop a couple of good splashes? And thanks for the nice video, you have a very interesting setup.

Love Tandem Island content!

Thanks James

Looking great! Keep the TI videos coming!

Nice sail

Hi, great setup where can I buy a boat I am from South Africa

Hi Thomas the flex mast is a big problem with jibs but because spinnaker are used down wind the flex in the mast doesn’t matter. My brother has got a jib on his Ti he filled the mast with foam to stop the flex but we haven’t tried it out yet . Mark

Mark, I've tried a furling jib twice now, once with the Hobie mast spinnaker top and the second time a pipe cross where the forward pipe attached to the jib and the sides attached to shrouds that went to the ama's. The problem that I kept having was the flexibility of the mast and the aka's. In light winds the jib worked fine In heavy winds the jib would just shake like crazy because I couldn't get the forestay tight enough and it would actually slow the boat down. Do you experience this?

i love it‼️

Wet ride. Motor looks great. Keep the TI videos coming!⛵⛵⛵

Hey Mark great video looks like you are really moving !! cheers

Looking good! Keep the TI videos coming!⛵⛵⛵

A few years ago, I did something similar with the spinnaker on my Hobie AI: ruclips.net/video/7I6PNaX_ze0/видео.html However, I've since found it much more useful to fly a furling jib, rather than the spinnaker. I find that downwind, the jib is almost as effective as the spinnaker, and at every other point of sail, the jib wins, hands down. Here is a video of my jib setup (this video shows an aluminum mast for the jib, which I've since replaced with carbon fiber): ruclips.net/video/rwNUI6AXudo/видео.html IMHO, there are a few keys to making a jib work on an AI or TI: 1) An aluminum or carbon fiber mast is necessary for the jib. A lot of people try using a wire or flexible mast (e.g., PVC pipe), and in my experience, those give very poor results, as they cannot hold the required sail shape 2) A custom bowsprit is needed. This is used to put the jib at enough of an angle to generate some lift; otherwise the jib will tend to push the nose down, and you will not gain much speed, while putting a lot of extra strain in the boat 3) I'd strongly recommend getting a quality continuous furler (Ronstan makes a good small one that is not too outrageously expensive) 4) A custom mast topper is absolutely essential (mine is made from PVC pipe, so it does not need to be anything expensive)

I have an older Hobie AI, and I've added a furling jib (and have also experimented with a furling spinnaker, like yours). Under optimal conditions, I can do a steady 8 mph and max out at about 10 mph, but it's a white knuckle experience at those speeds. Anyways, great video!

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Hey Mark, just seeing what thrust is on your electric motor and if it works well with it. I’ve got an older ai single seat and was looking for something similar?

looked like a perfect day for sailing, good wind and no waves. how much would you say the Spinnaker helped speed wise?

are those the wind or travel speed shown? 16 km/h in light winds is not bad, was probably from a strong bit of wind.

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Hi Mark, Thankyou for sharing this as this is a brilliant setup. I hope you can answer a couple of questions for me please. 1. Are your Top and Bottom Furlers Harken or Ronstan units?? 2. Whereabouts in Brisbane did you get your Torsion Rope built and too what length?? Once again many Thanks for this setup, Cheers, Richard.

Good on ya Mark keep the videos coming

Hey James thank you I have a video on RUclips explaining the spinnaker the spinnaker in the video is a standard hobie ti spinnaker Thanks Mark

Well done. Had a spinnaker for my TI but sold it with the boat. Now without a spinnaker with my new TI. Always found the batten was getting messed up with the back stay. Hobie now has an extension for the mast topper but figure it still would interfere. I see what you did by cutting the battan. Did the cut in the batten impact sailing performance? Would appreciate links to the torsion rope and continuous reefer parts. Thanks.

Looking good. Keep the videos coming! Please explain the roller reefing set up for your fore sail (standard Hobie Spinnaker?).

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Those screecher’s have a very narrow window of operation. Sometimes there a waste of time.

Really like the way you’ve rigged that spinnaker.

I tried a Tandem Island once, sat in the rear seat like you, found that the hull vibrated and flexed with every wave, did you put weight in the front seat?

Good stuff! Keep the videos coming

Mark, Awesome video and set up. If you don’t mind me asking, how did you do the course and speed overlay? Regards

Absolute brilliant ❤. The best setup I have seen 👌. Well done mate. Very well done in deed. Questions.... What electric motor you use there? Where did you buy all the jib hardware? Any advice very much appreciated 👍. Greetings from Spain 🇪🇸

The back stay has always been problematic....needing to furrel the sail on each tack.... I cut the tip down on my earlier TI to make tacking easier. Ended up moving away from the spinnaker and back stay all together to keep it simple.

Looks like a blast!!!!

Great sailing.

Sorry I just asked you how it all attaches up top but this explains it all. Would it all work on a 2014 single seat Adventure Island. Also would it be ok with a small jib up wind.....or would I need to add shrouds. Having a sail up front makes the boat looks so good. Thanks Mark.

Just wanted to ask....you are not using the Hobie system with a bag on the trampoline but instead a roller furler on the bow. Does this attach to the Hobie mast head swivel and if so is there another swivel at the top. I think this looks like a really good and much less complex system. Also would you dare to use this system upwind or would it put too much strain on the foot of the mast etc. I see you are using it downwind ....is this to be on the safe side and to not stress the mast.

What equipment are you using to get your speed and heading on the video?

Nice setup, do you have any links to the parts used?