I will play with different camera positions soon. BTW, what is your drone recommendation? I tacked because I was too scared to gybe next to the big ships and wind picking up.....

@SamuelLanghorn Dji Mini3 I would recommend. I use my Mini2 whenI fly from my boat. If I drop it not the end of the world. The newest Mini4 or Air3 is not worth the extra money. All mini is sub 250g and you are good to go!

yeah, what a relief, not howling at Bft 6 for a change 🙂 Next time I will sail unreefed when the conditions are like that. when is Silver Rudder coming up?

Thanks for your encouraging comments. There are only a few sharing this experience 🙂 my poor rudder has been exposed to a lot of stress, this is only the latest challenge. Previously I had issues with the downhaul. I was surprised how much more force only a few degrees make.

you have to press and turn. I assume when you remove it you don't care if sth breaks, the plastic "pipe" is held by three prongs that get released when you turn it by around 20 deg.

@@SamuelLanghornthank you! The replacement part wasnt available near me, so seeing it in your video was key. Didnt realize all it was is a three prong plastic attachment. Again, great video, helped a lot!!

the wind started much later than usual in the day.... at 5pm it was going up to 20+ knots. I made some mistake with the rudder downhaul line. it had slipped through the clamp as I am using a 3mm dynema/polyester covered line... as a result the rudder was angled at around 10deg, putting a lot of pressure on the rudder.... anyways still some learning here.

@SamuelLanghorn I see. But looks great. Did the centerbord turn out great?

originally I wanted to build a nice light centerboard, but as the build took so long I got impatient and used the plywood pieces I had as a mock up..... hmmm. yeah, I just got my saw ready 🙂

@@SamuelLanghorn I get happy each time I see it sailing.

yeah, I still have to fix a few things before. Where in the Bay are you based?

thanks Chris. We could only do a few tacks and gybes before we had to run away from the incoming high winds. Excited to explore how she performs.

thank you for the flowers. But true beauty only shows on the water....

Die Deutschen haben schon Sinn fuer Humor, das gefaellt mir. Meistens bin ich damit schon gesegelt. Nur zweimal war kein Wind, da musste gepaddelt werden.

@@SamuelLanghorn No Comprende Amigo 🤔

@@alanaldpal950 I had to paddle out of the boat launch site but mostly I used the sail

Looks like you are in the US. I got the trampoline material from Sailrite and sewed some reinforcement around the perimeter. For my new trimaran I am using dyneema netting. Tacking: yes, it has a leeboard, I guess the main issue is the inefficient sail that does not let you go close enough to the wind. As the unpowered path takes so long you loose all the momentum and get stuck in the waves before you turn to the other side. I had added a jib later which helped quite a bit.

@@SamuelLanghorn Thanks for the response! I really appreciate it. Yes, im on the central coast. I’m about to start building a sailing canoe and have a lot to learn.

@@chrispalmer1255 Central coast? I.e. SF Bay? which sailing canoe are you planning to build?

@@SamuelLanghorn Morro Bay… I’m going to build Gary Dierking’s “Wa’apa”. I have all my plywood and hopefully within a week I will have all the wood for my chines, gunwales, and bulkhead perimeters.

@@chrispalmer1255 you will have a lot of fun. Gary is also very helpful and responds right away when you have questions.

thanks. I need to do another round of painting and I am about to order the outboard motor. Fortunately the sailing season is practically 12 months a year here 🙂

That did not work for me

Are you building a W20?

Not building anything at the moment. Thinking about doing a new center hull for my current trimaran

the cassette rudder was not officially in the plans, but Gary Dierking had some reference in another design. It actually took me some "learning" to get it properly done, i.e. the rudder box broke twice. The forces are substantial, I had to wrap a sufficient amount of carbon (glass should work too) around the critical corners.... eventually it worked quite well.

many things broke, but never the iakos :-)

Hi PA, I ripped Western red cedar strips (around 1/8" thick), made a sandwich 3 cedar strips and 2 layers of uni directional carbon, it easily bends into the shape you want to have. Once I had defined the top portion of the shape, i.e. glued together, I added the bottom portion using some spacers (just some blocks of wood). The final step is to seal front and back with 1/4" plywood, I did not even add an external layer of fiberglass. It is a solid construction. I got the dimensions from Gary Dierking's Va'a desing. Enjoy your build. Sam

Iakos: top and bottom are cedar strip alternating with uni carbon (300g/m2 I guess), the cedar strips were around 2-3 mm so I can bend them over stations to get the shape. Occasionally there is a small wooden block to maintain the proper spacing. In the end I covered front and back with 6mm marine plywood. It definitely felt rock solid 🙂sorry no video about the iako building process.

She's a beauty.