Sailing canoe

With summer ending I am starting to ponder the next project. I have been pulling a trailer around with a sailing skiff and carrying a plastic kayak on the roof rack. Now I am thinking that what I really want is the 50/50 style sail and paddle canoe. I bought Todd Bradshaw's book and have been looking at sailing canoes on the internet. It seems that people have put sails on just about any kind of hull, but I have to think that some hulls are better suited than others. I basically…

Here is a first view of this new design from John Welsford. She is 15'5" x 38", 60 sq ft, her forward and aft hatches lift to form either end of a sleeping tent for overnighting aboard. She is also set up for sliding thwart rowing with short folding outriggers. Built from 4mm ply with 5 planks per side. She will have approx 250 litres of buoyancy and will be stable enough to climb aboard when swamped. She has twin assymetric bilgeboards which pierce through the side decks to keep any water…

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