Some cracking sailing there around a very nice part of the world , love the sound of the wind .

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Great video Hugo. The SCAMP is no slouch! Thanks for sharing👍

Geeez there was more wind than I realised. These Scamps are not slow can easily see that reaching scalping those waves. Well handled by the look. We need to do some more of this bud.

You were flying! Great video.

A friend and me are thinking about building a dinghy like long steps for sail-camping. is it spacious enough for two people to sleep in (height approx. 5″9 and 6"1)? Thanks for the video.

Cannot wait to actually see it on the water!

Impressive looking vessel Longsteps in the video. Showing the seats and inner boat well. Excellent video Hugo. She really seems to hold onto the Welsford's beautiful curves in design but it really is quite different to all the other boats. Maybe Walkabout is the only one that could be similar.

Got some speed coming into Matiatia I see Hugo. Getting buffered around in that confused sea. Well done for taking on the challenge and successfully arriving without a capsize. I know those conditions were way worse than how the video depicts the situation.

Looks like a lovely day sailing :) Which sail rig is that?

Why are you wearing a helmet?

Why not just say New Zealand? Nobody knows where Rotorua Aotearoa is.

Very exciting down-wind run. Great boat. When do you wear the helmet vs. not wearing it?

Thanks for sharing Hugo. Beautiful country you get to sail in!

Surprised John doesn't use Sandforth type anchors, are they not as good as that plough design? The Sandforth stows flat, put them on edge and you could have one either side for balance?

Surprised John didn't use the hollow boomkin to run the mizzen sheet back through, the sheet can wrap around the end of the boomkin meaning you get into all sorts of trouble. There's potential for retracting the boomkin all the way in to the cockpit so you can grab the clew of the mizzen and fuel it at night too?

Some neat ideas I might just pinch off you John! I'd just about abandoned my Tragia and was resigned to an Origo knock off. Might persevere with the old girl now. The sliding seat /table was interesting, and you've made me ashamed I haven't used my bivy bag - just assumed I'd need a tent. That lazerette drain detail made me wonder about water harvesting potential, off the tent and into the bilge?

How long is that cockpit?

I watched both videos Hugo, it would be nice to have an idea of the finished dry weight of Long Steps with sail rig. It appears to be light. I'm wanting to compare it to the Core Sound 20 mark 3.

John Welsford’s boat designs are so well thought out.

Cool

I look forward to more in this series on Ling Steps.

Right now this is my dream boat for retirement!

My first thought was the steps on the rudder were to keep the boat level when dried out. But self rescue is getting back in from a swim looks better.

These videos are boat building gold😁😁😁

Looks so much fun.

mOar!

Wow. This boat is amazing. It fits the bill for the adventures I want to undertake.

Nice,was hoping for aScamp maybe 2 feet longer and a foot wider but now this thing has my interest!

This is the stuff I want to be see go do. Did u find the source of the Nile? Is Tamaki an estuary or a river? I just like looking at boats, so no need to cross oceans. More people should just mess about in boats as Ratty would say. Auckland can get a bit choppy, but if u go these backwaters should be okay. Building a 3 m motor cat, maybe sail auxiliary. Outdoor shelter keeps blowing down so getting a bit discouraged. Always looking at trade me, but too old and ill health for to buy. I'll be like Mole and spring forth in the Spring. Cheers, Jerry.

Functional and aesthetically beautiful

What a lovely looking boat which seems to be well thought out, which is no surprise as the designer has a good name in the small boat world. This boat so far as i've seen fits all the type of parameters i'd want in my own sail boat. I recently sold my little Cherry 16 and am looking for my next boat. I've built a couple of ply boats before but this design looks a bit more complicated, has anyone got a rough estimate on build time for one of these beauties? I'm going to have to find some clips of these sailing, if anyone has suggestions i'd love to hear from you. Good luck with the rest of your build, you are well on your way now

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Lovely! And a tour from the man himself 😊

Thanks for the close up of this boat. Very interesting.

great over view of this boat, thanks!

This was informative.

John is a clever bugger alright..

Thanks for going over these details.

Excellent! Helps me understand even more about the boat I'm going to be building. The cook stove hatch is an amazing idea. Wouldn't have thought of putting it there. Thank you for another LS video!

I enjoyed watching this and gained a whole load of new ideas for my Pathfinder. Cheers both of you.

Lovely to see the pictures and passion around this lovely boat.... Thank you for posting. Regards Michael

I have a Tread Lightly, 4.0 meters long, that I bought from her builder last summer, and it's amazing to see what JW has done in a hull that's less than two meters longer! I =love= this design. Thanks, Hugo, for making and sharing this video!