Joost Engelen and Viola Spek have been practicing with their Viola 14 sailing canoe, recording videos in stronger winds and gusts on the river.
First of two Videos showing medium gust performance of Viola 14 Sailing Canoe
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Practicing for the RAID extreme
Viola (the person) is practicing for sailing in the RAID Extreme. She sailed up to her teens but has spent well over a decade away from sailing.
She wants to get back into it. Joost will be sailing their larger Goat Island Skiff in the same event.
The Viola 14 Sailing Canoe has been performing extremely well with Joost with some very high placings in the large fleet distance races this year.
Video 2 of Viola Sailing Canoe responding quickly to Gusts
You can also see Joost standing up in this one. The relatively wide beam of Viola allows him to raise and lower the mast while on the water.
A necessity for distance events in the Netherlands – there is never a lack of bridges.
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