Bamboo,ply,string and polytarp.
Pro's;
fun
cheap
holds lot's of beer
Cons;
nowhere to put SUP
Jason
I love your work.
I have always wanted to build a outrigger for fishing and paddling/sailing.
Did you get a design from somewhere or is it your own.
Could you tell us how you build it.
XXL Hazza
going off jason
that could hold and sh1t load of beer and scotch
and a pie warmer
love the shot of you sailing it in zero wind
rock on
i saw all these crazy pensioners kayaking up the creek and then half of them came back later with these little sails hoisted
one of them looked like mac
Hey Jason,
Merimbula Classic SUP mobile down wind party island with optional mooring at Bar Beach?
It does look a little HR Puffnstuff if you squint the right way, is there a golden flute on board?
Phill
I've always been amazed when at sea in asia or the pacific when some guy sails past. The boat is usually a canoe with a sail made from chaff sacks or polytarp.The guy is always layed back with all the time in the world.The fact that he is miles out into the ocean doesn't matter,he has all he needs right there.
Last trip to bali I decided I wanted some of THAT.I had no idea what THAT was or if I was just full of mid life crisis bintang.I have always gravitated to third world mariners and fisho's as I have a back ground in western comercial fishing and sailing.Westerners don't generally work the ocean with the same outlook or attitude.So I figured when I got home I would see if I could make a sailing boat using a low tech rig sounded interesting.
I searched the interweb and found this guy http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/garyd/
A set of plans were purchased and away I went.
No one seemed to use the sprit rig that I'm playing with so I just made it up from pics and from memory.Astonishingly this 6x4 rectangular piece of polytarp sails to windward as well as other western boats I have sailed.
Learning that an outrigger canoe is just a canoe with an outrigger and not a catermaran was learned during testing on the farm dam.Wet wet wet.
So now I use the boat to sail down to the river mouth towing a SUP and put her up on the sand,have a surf then sail home.If the wind is on the nose or non exsistant I do what the islanders do.Start paddling.
I've worked out what THAT is after this project. It's time.
Time to get home when the water gets you there or when your paddling efforts get you there.There really is something timeless about it.
Check this for inspirational downwinding
Geat Video,
Love the safety boots with the chainsaw.
How long did the construction take?
The out rigger looks quite small in comparison to the hull it must take quites some skill to keep it on an even keel?
Phill
An outrigger provides a little bouyancy and a little counter weight. Definately no catermaran.This is only mk1 to learn how to sail it .A new improved steering is first up.A fixed sweep like the clubbie surfboat will be an improvement over a nexxt paddle lashed with bungee cord. Double outrigger like the Balinese or single outrigger like the polynesians is the next step.Then a trip to the sailmaker is in order.
I'm learning heaps and really enjoying playing on the water a bit more.
I don't have a trailer to bring it down sorry Rich!
Nice jack mack, is that gary's three piece canoe?
I built his strip plank 18' ulua few years ago, always had the idea of putting a sail on her but never got around to it. Great fun to build.
