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DIY Cartop Boat System
I received the following from small tri sailor Dutchy yesterday regarding how he cartops his boat. His method is different than others I’ve seen. He writes: I found some info about car topping on...
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Watermouse on Sail
Small tri sailor Hans Schipper send the following info about WATERMOUSE, the newest craft he built. Hans has been working on this one. Ulta short video included too :-) He writes: Here are some...
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Yellow Single-Seater Sailing Kayak
This yellow double outrigger kayak looks like a compact sailing package. I wonder how she sails? It’s another kayak sailer, following up on the previous post. Hien Ngo found this little craft on...
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Fishing Canoe with Two Small Floats
A compact package featuring 2 small side floats. They appear to offer (potentially, at least) a good utilitarian value when strategically mounted on a canoe like this. How often may a simple solution...
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One Sheet Canoe Outriggers?
Check out how one canoe-paddler created a canoe-sailer. He build a couple outriggers. Lots of sail on this boat too. And check out the mast base. Links for this boat can be found at:...
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Libertist 703 In Production
We first posted about Libertist trimarans here. One of our readers just emailed and said the Libertist 703 has now followed the larger 853 model into production. This boat appears to combine some...
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The Pasquale Trimaran Sea Adventure
Sailor Diogo Nunes sent me info about this model, called the Pasquale Trimaran. The main website is here. Diogo owns and sails one and says, “The guy who builds the boat is always sailing with us. He...
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Caiaque Trimaran à Vela Extreme Adventure
The Caiaque Trimaran is a sailing kayak with foldable beams/amas. It’s yet another find sent to us by sailor Hien Ngo. Is there a dedicated website for this little craft? I’m not sure, although there...
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Stand N Fish System
What is the Stand N Fish? According to their website, it’s a “system” that allows for stable stand-up fishing on most commercial kayaks. I’ve seen many fishing kayaks out on the water this summer....
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2 Trimaran Designs from Nimbus Boats
Thanks to one of our readers, who shared the following 2 small tri designs from naval architect and boat builder Malcolm Barnsley. The two are very different from each other. I assume both sailboats...
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Dialed-In Watermouse
Sailor Hans Schipper shares some updated pics, along with a short video, of his boat named WATERMUIS (Watermouse). It appears he has the boat really “dialed-in” at this point. I love that sailing...
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A Peek at the Triptyque Trimarans
Someone brought the Triptyque trimarans to my attention a long time ago, but I never followed up on them. But why not? Isn’t Internet translation of websites published in different languages now a...
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Astus 14.5 In Development
Sailor Pedro Ortiz sent me a link to the new Astus 14.5 trimaran. Pedro himself sails an Astus 20.1 trimaran in NW Spain. (Many thanks to him!) The new 14.5 will apparently be a bit different from...
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Woodmax Gets a Jib
Sailing friend Duchy has added a jib to his trimaran WOODMAX. Dutchy says, “I have made a jib, converting an old surfboard sail.” Pic and vid follow.
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HydroRunner – PWC DIY Build
Personal watercraft (PWC), are also known as “water scooters.” The Hydrorunner is advertised as being one a DIY person can build themselves from plans. The Hydrorunner features a small pair of...
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Simple Kayak Outriggers
I’ve seen a gazillion of these kayak fishing boats out on the water this summer. They’re all over the place. Specially rigged out for fishing… And I know while certain ones may not easily be tip-able,...
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One Version of an Open Water Bike
The OpenWaterBike website features small, pedal-powered craft. One of them is a slender thing with mini double outriggers called the V16-64. I’ve seen a couple videos online of similar craft that...
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Tin Canoes (Double Outriggers Too)
The following video is shared by our friend Stefano. Canoes from tin roofing :-) Can people build canoes made from materials used for tin roofs? Apparently so. Including a couple with double...
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Trimaran Sailing PDFs
Sailor David H. recently shared the following links. One can either open or download the PDF docs in their web browser, which contain some good info specifically related to sailing trimarans. Many of...
View ArticleNew Canoe with Canoe Outriggers
Below is a video of a very nice-looking canoe with double outriggers. (Thank you to blog reader Paul V. for sharing it with us)! The excitement one feels during launch day – after investing lots of...
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