Excellent rig! Did you consider outriggers and decide against them, or were you just aiming at a ‘hike out’ system for your boat? Thanks.

Superb! What sort of sail are you using there bro?

Very nice video which shows what to do sailing canoe in gusty weather. Interesting for me was that the canoe has only one (sterboard) dagger board from one side. W i t h o u t the external float devices the shown manouvre (crossing the wind line) while a sudden wind guest and decreasing canoe speed in rotation without loosing sail , it could make canoe capsize. May be it would be better not to tack but to increase ballasting, slightly going to guest line, alternatively ease the sheet .

Fantastic. Congratulations. I'm aiming at the same sort of thing but coming from the dinghy sailing side rather than the canoing side.

Lots of wind there!

Great video! Thanks ❗

The best demonstration video yet.

Exciting stuff!

Canoe sailors seem to go out on days when most other sailors stay indoors!!

Looks lovely. Hope a good time was had by all!

Beautiful sailing and great event indeed ❗❤️🌟

Useful comments included for one like me who is considering adapting my canoe like this. Thanks.

this is the F1 of canoeing because one gust of wind will have you trying to pull a sunken canoe from the lake bottom

Very nice and inspiring canoe sailing reportage. Bravo for you all !!!

Looks like you had a great time. Especially good sailing in the lee of the island and the final sail to keyhaven.

Beautiful wooden handcraft! How did you protect the wood? Epoxy or oils? If you may want to share, what's the best way to maintain the light wooden surface texture and at the same time protect it well for years to come? I use birch tree (layer board) but still haven't figured out a good way to maintain it's beautiful surface with hardest possible protection.

Thanks for posting. Well-filmed-/no wind noise---and edited-/subtitles that are easy to read and left up long enough to read.

Great video Keith! Did you inform the coastguard that you were sailing round the IOW?

Epic!

Smart setup, me likes yes.

Can you give me advise were to place the mast? The total length of my canou is 5 meters.

I wouldn’t of thought the shallow banks would of made much difference to a canoe. Great video though. Thank you for up loading. I’m thinking of semi converting my canoe to sail now

wow, this thing is amazing. It's not just a conversion, it's a real and full blown dinghy

tip for people who are intimidated by all the rigging: if you use a simple sprit sail, you can have only one haliard to worry about and a very easy setup. You loose a bit of performance but its a lot less trouble ;)

Fantastic sailing. I can't believe how many big sailboats are moored on that lake, must get busy in the warm weather.

Superb! I really like how you’ve integrated proper dinghy components to create a much more durable and professional set-up. I’m amazed that you are able to sail with a spinnaker/gennaker up without needing outriggers for stability! Do you have to limit the wind range you deploy the spinnaker in, or is it for purely deep downwind sailing, where stability is less of an issue (but oscillation then comes into play)? I also noticed your sailing number on the sail - is registration a legal requirement on inland UK waters?

Great sailing! Beautiful video!

Great motivating vid. I'm still dreaming about getting the 44 sq foot (4.1 square metres) SD Bermudan Rig with all the bits and pieces.

What better place to canoe than in Lake District 🛶

Great video! Clearly you’re getting excellent sailing performance from your rig; the speed over the water in this video is very impressive! I am currently thinking about investing in a Solway Dory Bermudan rig, to fit to my Old Town Appalachian 16. Is this rig of yours a standard Solway Dory set-up? The bridle system you are using for your mainsheet, with the A-frame yoke, looks like it works very well. If you have any details elsewhere on how you set your rig up (and what components you used) I’d be very interested to hear about them!

Great video, Keith. There is something about seeing a canoe sail which always warms my heart.

Good trip and video. You looked like you were getting about pretty good. What size of sail do you have?

Hi from Japan. Just fitting out my Old Town 169 for summer sailing. Appreciate seeing how you rigged your leeboard, but am wondering how you attached your rudder... I am loath to put any screws into the hull. Thank you!

That was really enjoyable! I am working on my second canoe rig.

Did you make the outriggers yourselves? Could you tell us about its dimensions. Thanks.

Nicely done.

I thought I'd come up with the best way to rig a spraydeck utilizing the full length lacing I'd already installed, but your system offers solutions to problems I was encountering, especially in regards to the edging. I improvised a polythene tonneau during a rainy trip and improved upon it by leaving tongues of plastic to tuck under the lacing every 6 inches. I rolled a 4" length of 1/4" pvc pipe into each tongue as a kind of button to secure each behind it's corresponding lacing. Simple and effective, I planned on reproducing it in some yellow nylon reinforced PVC fabric I had laying around but wasn't happy with leaving the irregularly shaped sides unfinished. Your straight sides eliminate the problem. Wonder if the snaps protruding presents an issue along the gunwales?

Certainly you know this but can't help mentioning that the near-jibe/capsize at approx 5:30 is not from some random gust. You're going around that tall rock of a headland and there is always a venturi effect accelerating the wind past such features. No doubt you've all experienced it 'in the seat of your pants' in spots like that.

Inspiring video ! I was thinking of rigging a mast and sail from an Optimist to turn my Old Town Discovery 158 into a sail boat so when my project is more advanced I might be asking for some advice !

Very useful re the leash. Thanks

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Thanks for posting this great video!!!

Talk about Zen.

How is your sail when partially reefed prevented from further unrolling from mast please. Thank you

Hi what is your full sail area and the length of your canoe please. Pleas ignore my ignorance but how did you reef your sail please. Thank you

This is really really really really nice. i know odds are you will never see this vid but i want to copy this setup if i can find all the parts and pieces. i dont have much wind and i do have strong rivers so i think the only way im gong to be able to get into canoe sailing is if i have an optimized sail canoe and i keep my gear light.

More of a paddling sailboat really . . . I dig it.

Beautiful video!

Good job!

10/10 - excellent job on this craft. no wonder it cuts through water like razor! best Ive seen so far. congratulations on the well thought out design.