Sailing Canoe Project

For centuries people have sailed in boats. One day, maybe it was an indian,
noticed that the wind moved their canoe pretty darn good. Still later, a
more modern ancestor thought that paddling was too hard. He may have
used his girlfriend's skirt to first put a sail up a pole, and try to avoid
paddling. (isn't history fun!) After she ran the pole up our ancestor, he
went to the local hardware store and bought a 'real' mast. As you can see,
canoe sailing has come a long way. The late 1800's and early 1900's saw a
big increase in the 'sport' and actual contest were held, called ...regattas.
Only the more affluent in our society were invited to a regatta, I suppose
they didn't want guys there with sailingcanoes built from parts bought at a
local hardware store.....guys like me!