a family vacation is but weeks away. i plan on sailing lake amistad on the texas/mexico border. my question/s is what experience has anybody had with carrying gear for a week worth of camping. i looked at the specs for a hobie16 and it says 800lbs capacity. crew weight is 450 (4 people) and 200 lbs of gear max. i want to keep the tramp open as possible. i know this will make for some slow sailing but hey ive got a week to get where i want to go. i have made a rack that goes from the dolphin striker to the bow/forestay attatchment point. the rack is off the water and ive got two coolers at the mast. the dry bags are in front of the coolers and go up to the forestay/bridle junction. the jib clears all of this. i tried sailing with this rig today in very heavy air and it seemed ok. seemed to want to stuff the front end a little more but most of that was due to the very big wave action. anybody got any tips on what to take or not take? as far as camp stuff goes, im packing like we are backpacking. very minimalist. thanks for the replies.
