5m Goat Island Skiff Segeln mit Gennaker.

[@kaedrik5064]

The quality of this GIS is crazy. And thats such a well implemented bowspirit modification. Good work dude.

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

Thanks!

[@realhalle]

Wow! Beautiful video! Would love to see a comparison of speed in numbers with and without gennaker

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

Thank you Ibrahim, i am waiting for the circumstance of wind AND time for more sailing... but thats a good Idea. A problem would be that we have almost very gusty conditions here where I can't measure the true wind, that makes it difficult to have a scientific comparison... but what I can tell by feeling: it's a huge difference.

[@robhosailor]

She looks fast and great indeed ❗

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

Thank you Robert, today i've time to sail, yesterday the forecast tells something about 4-7kn wind --- and today? Nothing... fine weather over 20°C an absolutely no wind - nothing... 😟.

[@nicholasbell9017]

You'll be fitting trapeze wires next! The 25 knot Goat!

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

Hmm, the hiking board is working good but building it was a lot work. Next Time I would build it more simple. Sailing at higher windspeed accelerate the boat a lot. Under conditions with short hard gusts hiking is hard work. but it's always that way I think...

[@Apollux]

Very interesting... other than the extending boom, did you make other modifications to the hull? And most important: How fast have you been able to go with the Gennaker?

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

I didn't know exactly, at more then 2.5 Bft. it's gliding I guess. With one crew it's more save but needs about 3 bft breeze. The total sail area with gennaker is about 21m². In the moment the enlarged spars are very heavy, so stepping in the bow is a bit dangerous, also jibing at more wind. Next steps are replacing the wooden spars with carbon tubes. But first I have to spare some money for this step...

[@eduardoml1024]

Awesome and quite beautiful modification. Did you have to reinforce anything to be able to add the bowsprit?

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

yes a bit. Reinforced the bow area with a second layer 6mm ply outside. Thats all.

[@eduardoml1024]

Interesting, thanks.

[@HerveMendell]

Now it looks like a Narwhaal! I'm wondering if it throws off the balance, i.e. center of effort vs. center of gravity.

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

you're right, on one hand its a easy way to add a lot uprightening moment on the other hand you have to move youre body fast inwards when gusts stops suddenly to avoid capsizing to windward, it's a lot more sporty. I did it for about 6 hours in very gusty conditions between bft 3 to 5 Bft. Thats hard work... (but without capsizing!). For cruising I would leave the board on the trailer and reef earlier.

[@dongyoungjung8208]

It's great sailing I want to make one too

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

Do so it's fun to build and fun to sail!

[@rodrigosenra2693]

Hi! This is awesome, but that cleat knot is not good, there´s a easiest, safer and quicker way to do it :)

[@aw-marinebootsbau3224]

You have to introduce me!

[@TakodaWarner-t5y]

@@aw-marinebootsbau3224 here is a link where you can see a more secure way, by doing that kind of 'half turn' so that the loose end becomes trapped under a secure turn, running parallel the previous wrap, you get a very secure connection that won't slip