Fast building was part of the aim of this plan! Also to keep the expense down. Rick surprised me - I was thinking it would take a couple of weekends. A very simple plywood canoe from three sheets while keeping some of the qualities of a good paddling canoe - in particular the ability to track.
Convert a canoe into a sailboat. Many Canoes, Kayaks and Small dinghies. Drop in rig removes in seconds. It supports mast and a leeboard for upwind sailing.
Convert a canoe into a sailboat. Many Canoes, Kayaks and Small dinghies. Drop in rig removes in seconds. It supports mast and a leeboard for upwind sailing.
Convert a canoe into a sailboat. Many Canoes, Kayaks and Small dinghies. Drop in rig removes in seconds. It supports mast and a leeboard for upwind sailing.
Joost and Koos used three of our sails in the Lauwersmeer RAID event in the Netherlands. The 50 square foot mylar sleeve luff canoe sail on the Viola and Artemis canoes and the 105 sq ft balance lug on Joost and Viola's Goat Island Skiff "GISwerk".
Length overall 17’ 9” (5400mm) Hull width 18 ½” (470mm) Overall width 6' 7" (2000mm) Draft 8” (200mm) @ 400 Lb (182 Kg) Displacement Hull weight 64 Lb (29 Kg) Weight fully rigged 122 Lb (55 Kg) Sailing rig type Tacking only Sail area 65 Sq Ft (6.0 Sq M) Construction method Strip planked composite The Ulua design broadly resembles the classic Hawaiian canoe with some differences. The round bottom, which is important in the surf, performs poorly when sailed to windward. I've added a pivoting leeboard for lateral resistance, that can be retracted when paddling or landing in surf. A steering oar or rudder can be used instead of the traditional paddle for steering. The Ulua hull has a little more vee in the hull than a traditional Hawaiian model, and this improves it’s speed and windward sailing ability. Watertight bulkheads in each end of the hull provide reserve buoyancy in the event of damage or capsize. Additional reserve buoyancy can be built in under the two seats in the form of foam blocks or hollow storage compartments. The hull is constructed with the strip composite method. The ama can be either solid foam covered with fiberglass, or hollow and strip planked, with foam or plastic bottles inside for emergency floatation. The large ama is of sufficient size to support cargo stored on the iakos along with a crew member on the hiking seat. The sailing rig shown is of a modern Hawaiian type. The availability of fiberglass windsurfer masts allows for a very simple lightweight plug-in rig which can be lowered entirely while at sea and stowed on the iakos. A brailing line folds the boom and sail up against the mast for quick furling, and avoids dumping the sail onto the crew. The Ulua can be paddled, sailed, surfed or powered by a two horsepower outboard motor. It can be configured as a single or double outrigger. This canoe is capable of extended coastal expeditions, and can be car-topped to your favorite launching spot, or carried on its side on a trailer with the ama up in the air. The hull can be stretched to a greater length by increasing the spacing between the molds before the planking begins. You can safely increase the hull length by 150% without any changes to the structure. http://outriggersailingcanoes.blogspot.com/search/label/Ulua Gunnar Jentzsch 27'er Martijn Nugteren's 7.2 Meter [23' 8"] Ulua built with Corecell foam and fiberglass Michael Litter's Ulua stretched to 24 ft. Buy the book for plans from Amazon Ted Fiberglass production model
My Favorite Sailing Rigs and Why, by Iain Oughtred Do I have a favorite rig? Well, it depends what kind of a boat are we talking about, where it’s sailed, what the prevailing weather is, how experienced the skipper and crew are, and what the mooring and/or launching situation is. In the following, I will be thinking mostly […]
How to rig a western version of the Chinese Junk Rig the basic lines and controls.
Sailing Rig for a Fiberglass Canoe: After paddling my son's shiny new Ocean Kayak, my old, often-repaired Indian River canoe felt like paddling a waterlogged door. So in the interest of chasing fish along the Florida Gulf Coast's oysters and islands, I decided to add a sail.&n…
My Favorite Sailing Rigs and Why, by Iain Oughtred Do I have a favorite rig? Well, it depends what kind of a boat are we talking about, where it’s sailed, what the prevailing weather is, how experienced the skipper and crew are, and what the mooring and/or launching situation is. In the following, I will be thinking mostly […]
Joost and Koos used three of our sails in the Lauwersmeer RAID event in the Netherlands. The 50 square foot mylar sleeve luff canoe sail on the Viola and Artemis canoes and the 105 sq ft balance lug on Joost and Viola's Goat Island Skiff "GISwerk".
Does anyone know if there was a standard set, or recomendation for rigging the lines on an Old town sailer?
My Favorite Sailing Rigs and Why, by Iain Oughtred Do I have a favorite rig? Well, it depends what kind of a boat are we talking about, where it’s sailed, what the prevailing weather is, how experienced the skipper and crew are, and what the mooring and/or launching situation is. In the following, I will be thinking mostly […]
Andy Wong's Tamanu with custom amas ready to go.
Quick canoe is a 16ft wooden canoe plan in three panels that can be built very fast - It looks like a classic canoe. A plywood canoe good stability with excellent weight carrying. It also paddles pretty well for a box. The first one took 4.5 hours to build - but thats a Canadian woodworker. I took two weekends.
The 2019 Laser Standard Rig World Championship attracted a 159 entries from 57 countries for the 12 race series on July 4-9 in Sakaiminato City, Japan.
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Joost's family have been using the Viola 14 Sailing Canoe for the last two years camping, sailing (both he and his wife) - a light ply boat 3 canoe rigs
Sailing Canoe Chapter X: Maiden Voyage: The canoe sails great! I put it in the ocean at Kalama Park in Kihei, Maui, by Wailea Canoe Club. The canoe is light, fast, and easy to steer. Here's my report on sailing it.I'll post the remaining chapters of building the canoe soon.Continues from …
