RowCruiser - The Ultimate Sailing Canoe

[@screaminglegs]

I've been wondering how a rower has been doing so well in R2AK. Now I know. That's such a cool boat. It's the best fusion of kayak-canoe-skull-sailboat I've seen. Very nice. And congrats on your continuing success as you head...North to Alaska!

[@MoneyPitBoating]

Yeah, it seems like cheating because these boats are so cool and functional!

[@jcfrazier5853]

Beautiful lines, simple clean steering and rigging system, open ocean ability, but best of all the sleeping compartment! At ONLY 180 lbs??!! I've looked at 100's of different designs and I always keep coming back to this one. Now maybe incorporate this design for coastal fishing?

[@merds77]

Open ocean may be asking a lot.

[@puttsky7]

brilliant design! if there's such a thing as the perfect small craft, this has to be it.

[@AamirAli-jn4he]

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[@Antipodean33]

Oh no, now I'll have to build another boat. I really like this concept, it is perfect for me down here in South Australia. Perfect for the Coorong where it gets shallow and I reckon it would be great cruising down the coast as well. I'll have to look into a kit if I can get one here in Oz

[@Reciprocity_Soils]

That is one fantabulous boat. Cruising right along there. So cool!

[@stevewhite791]

Super Cool design!

[@adamnorton748]

So excellent! I couldn't believe when you said there are kits :-) hopefully that's still the case

[@peregrinegrace8570]

Well done for following your dreams and actually arriving at the place you wanted to see.

[@davehayes8812]

Beautiful designs work. Very well done. All the best with this boat.

[@carmelpule6954]

Very nice arrangement, incorporating many issues. I love the shape of the hull and to me it seems like a perfect sine curve, truncated a little at the transom, which enables a good balance considering the rower sits a little behind the centre of the boat. Elegant in many ways. Sometimes I wonder if in heavy seas one could incorporate some water ballast to ease the quick action which tires a person in a quick jolting boat. One of the best compromise boats I have seen and the different aspects are of high standards . Congratulations.

[@willburgess2514]

how well does it point? you didn't mention a centre board.

[@lordllewellynofdarkdelight2613]

It looks like a Scandinavian Faering! You made a very handsome boat!

[@peterjohnstaples]

Plenty of these have been made in Australia out of surf club rowing boats, trimarans and proas. The first one I saw was over thirty years ago which had sailed 600 miles to the destination where I was at on my yacht. It was very sparsely fitted out and the guy lived on it.

[@FlatlandMando]

Its really like a VW Westphalia rowboat! Very nice & I really like the look of the rig under sail.

[@chefgiovanni]

Better than any VW

[@alanaldpal950]

@@chefgiovanni HaHa. Not if you need to travel on land

[@barking.dog.productions1777]

You did good! Both on the boat design and on the video... Bravo! All that it needs is a way to remove that rudder and easily hook on a trolling motor (they make the controls wireless to be located anywhere on some models), and you will have created the perfect one man tiny ocean cruiser. It won't be long before some brave (or foolish) soul circumnavigates the world in this doggone thing. lol

[@joaquinmisajr.1215]

Definite improvement on the Philippine vinta/banca !

[@jimwortham8634]

Got into kayaking about 10 years ago previously sail Hobie Cat catamarans most fun I ever had

[@JoeOsChannel]

Now that is a pretty cool set up my friend. Good job Colin!

[@Devo491]

Brilliant concept, and would scale up well, I expect. Windsurf sails should be a good alternative. No mention of a keel or centerboard. How close to the wind does she sail in various conditions? What sort of leeway?

[@AntiVaganza]

It has a dagger board case in the cabin: angusrowboats.com/blogs/news/about-our-sailing-rowcruiser

[@바람의향기-f3n]

Wow! That's totally awesome!I've been so touched by your built-in shipI want to build the same boat as you!

[@spaceship2024]

I love this boat! Almost as much as the 18' Windrose Ocean Rower! I wonder what became of that boat. I'm planning on recreating it for my first ever boat.

[@markkubiak8296]

Wonderful design! How about that hatchway? That is a big opening you'd want sealed in rough going.

[@vipermadman]

Yes it is a big opening. I just finished building the rowcruiser, there is a water tight lid on the hatch. Works very well.

[@KBHLION]

Love this boat. Been studying small boat design for years and this just kills!! Absolutely outstanding

[@alfonsosoriano171]

I love it. It's my dream boat.

[@leemelbourne3297]

Such a cool boat. For sailing, where is the centreboard (or any mechanism) to stop side motion when sailing a reach?

[@flysubcompact]

Neat little rig.

[@honeybadgerisme]

Looks SO fun!!

[@ilyafaden1789]

Ha ha ! I love it. Seems we have the same idea some what. Short amas . great! I see that you put them up forward to account for the upwind center of force.nice! The steering is beautiful! I have some what of the same cable tipe . only mine is forward cantaleever and two rudders. Some may say too complicated, but I haven't had any problems with mine. Simple is all right too , but it is also nice not to have a long tiller in the way

[@AntiVaganza]

The amas are probably forward to make rowing unimpeded

[@repentuklondonwatchman1373]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

[@Rustycarr59]

Problem with this design over monohull ,is that there is not advantage. The outriggers needed to compensate for the narrow hull cause a lot of drag. The narrow hull has now less room for camping etc. set up time is a lot longer at a busy boat ramp. It doesn't look fast either. And if you want to put a small motor on, to get you from the boat ramp out to the sailing ground , then it where do you put it conveniently? Transom is the optimal place.

[@justintaylor375]

The perfect Race to Alaska boat!

[@russellmoore1533]

I'm sure at least one has done a R2AK.

[@autonomous_collective]

Great boat design.

[@westwindsailer]

A very nice balance slot of thought here.

[@howardbrooks8810]

Be great to go coastal fishing , put a flexible solar panel or two on deck with a lithium battery pack and a electric trolling outboard mounted to one of the outrigger arms and Bob's your uncle for when you're feeling lazy and there's no wind . Brilliant . 😊

[@JohnTurner313]

Wow! What a neat boat! Thank you, youtube algorithm.

[@m4rt3rz]

uauuuu, impresionante, con eso podrías dar la vuelta al mundo.

[@simeon3always]

Nice! Thanks Colin and Josh!

[@sdcofer52]

A Laser hull alone is 130lbs, it’s a bit more when you add the mast sections, boom and blades.

[@joerover]

Ha ! a nice mix-up sailing and kayak boat ! bigger one with room for long journey very very good !

[@Joeopaddlesports]

Awesome stuff Colin, that looks amazing!

[@craigissod6027]

It would be very nice if such a boat would be available already built!

[@elsuperpollo2273]

I wouldn't mind having one but with a VHF marine transceiver and HF radio mobile transceiver with navigation systems.

[@vipermadman]

I’m going to build this! Holy cow, this is a great!!! Thanks for providing the kit!

[@Givemeliberty30]

That would make for a nice beach cruiser.

[@LowQualityAlastor]

Remind me of Guired Soudée, a French sailor who departed from Africa and got to America in a row boat

[@sdcofer52]

Looks great. How do you steer when you are row/sailing? Also, do you use a mirror to avoid other craft and obstacles? I like it. The sail looks like the one I have rigged on my sea kayak. Needs very little attention when tacking ang gibing.

[@alphasxsignal]

Wish they were sold as a complete boat all ready put together.

[@robertchamberlin1424]

That is cool,well done.

[@ronblume3071]

Great little boat.love the ease of use & safety 👏👏

[@Sail2spear]

How big a sea could these boats handle ... I live on the east coast of Australia and really love your design:) I also have a spearfishing channel which I’d love to use your boat in my adventures ☺️

[@cleytonfreitas1461]

Very nice idea

[@willburgess3733]

Looks much like the rowing boat used to cross the Atlantic and then row from Scotland to Syria by a Canadian and his wife. Could you be the same couple?

[@eanaridoean1149]

Wow very nice boat....

[@zeppafloyd]

That looks like a lot of fun.

[@badreddine3465]

Great boat. i love it. ❤👍

[@EdsPlace]

Could this be made with kevlar or something to make lighter?

[@dmitriydogot6753]

Very smart boat

[@betopandiani]

incredible, nice to cross the Atlantic

[@Calatriste54]

Can't imagine.. will stay on the rocky coasts, thank you..

[@edgar215]

It would be even more amazing if you could drop in a Hobie Mirage Drive to supplement it when sailing, or when you're in narrow passages, or even fishing! Either way beautiful vessel, wish I could own one for myself one day.

[@alejandromartinezcarvajal3409]

Did You had sailed to Open sea, Big waves ?

[@michaeloneal10]

How close can you sail upwind? I don't see any board or keel for lateral resistance.

[@Aaron.deRuiter]

I think the boat has a leeboard, like my outrigger canoe... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGe3p3d9pMSirdk

[@skiporbit]

That looks like loads of fun, did you have a marine or ham radio with you?

[@jamesison623]

Can a kit be sent to the Philippines? It seems almost perfect for a country with 7,000 islands! The native fishing boats are very similar, but they've gone away from sails in favor of outboard motors.

[@yinshah3303]

How do you prevent rope slippage on that wheel other than applying tension? The rudder-handle relative positioning will change with each slippage. Question from a guy with no sailing experience. Please indulge me.

[@russelljcole]

Nice boat. I have had several sailing catamarans, and have one now, as well as half-a-dozen other sailboats from 8 to 33 feet. I also have canoeing merit badge (I really do). No, that is not a row boat, exclusively. That is a boat that can be sailed, or rowed. It is both a rowboat and a sailboat. So get over it and admit that you are a sailor and a rower and a boater. I'd love to sail/row one someday, as I also have the disability of mind that causes otherwise perfectly normal people to sit around dreaming up the perfect boat for, well, you know, messing about in boats. That boat looks pretty sweet. Russ

[@antoniescargo1529]

The problem starts when you have to visit the toilet in the middle of the night. What are pounds?

[@tomharrell1954]

Where did you get the aluminum out riggers?

[@dominicbarbas4183]

Hi Angus firstly love the design. place to sleep very impressed would love you guys to add a electric motor as a option hard wire cables to solo panels and have the panels charge lights for sleeping area and recharge batteries for the electric motor. please send pricing for your kits. like to make and sell them in south Africa.

[@usmankadir4834]

nice boat looking

[@danielfrias6722]

Qué simpático un ketch.

[@mariofreaza7231]

I ve GOT a rowing boat, can i get the bars and the floaters?

[@wilsonjosesilva8751]

Great boat. How are the trip in the result in Race to Alaska 2016 in this boat? Hugs from Brazil

[@JimmyMcCaw]

incredible

[@catherinesecula5287]

how do you empty the water who come into the cockpit while sailing in chopy seas?

[@jansveen]

Really nice. Thanx

[@svenradovic5820]

Iam 6'6 and want to know if this one fits to me?????

[@kris2435]

very nice, well done

[@johnbell7235]

Im in love.

[@SH1974]

Why having one mast with a sail area You can barely handle when You can have 2 masts with 2 handy sails on it? I'm not a sailing expert, but this solution seems to be simple and effective.

[@AWildBard]

I love this thing

[@courcheval]

Never achieved before?? Maud Fontenoy crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans on a row kayak...15 years ago!

[@craigglewis]

Who built one? I'm looking at for others to share info

[@roamingrino]

maybe a stupid question, but is it possible to put a small (roughly 30 lb) outboard on it?

[@UguysRnuts]

A Torqeedo™ electric outboard would be ideal.

[@abbasammad8669]

Amazing idea..

[@eduard_42]

Hello. Tell me, do you receive plans for a boat and sails by e-mail or to the address of your residence?Can I buy and download the plans, or do they send printed ones ?

[@ruckuss12000]

i want to see a recovery from a knock down or capsize

[@stediasse]

can those situations still occur with the amas/outriggers? And if it did happen, would it have damaged the boat do you think?

[@jkugler1776]

I need one!

[@sarahhauser9278]

Sweet! So are you going to R2AK 2016?

[@rodolfopescaesobrevivencia94]

olá amigo, sou do Brasil, e estou projetando um caiaque tipo canoa, gostei muito dá sua embarcação, poderia me passar as medidas e peso, parabéns e obrigado pela atenção.

[@TheRenegade2424]

Awesome 🤙🏽

[@robertschweppie5256]

at what price.

[@dominicbarbas4183]

please have electric flexy solo panels so they can be attached by epoxy where the red paint is.

[@hectordelgado8214]

,Waaao, is very cool boat

[@alphasxsignal]

You should see the Sea Pearl 21

[@TheLarkite]

How many have you made?

[@rafaelestor2298]

That's awesome......just try in a rough Sea's... How about if you try to put a machine....(eg.yamaha500hp or mercury500hp)....

[@cattaraugustonawanda4426]

Trimaran !

[@z4u68]

does it have a keel? Thanks in advance

[@anton56789]

woah

[@anton56789]

what was your average cruising speed sailing vs rowing (with sails and without)?

[@Sail2spear]

Are there any of these boats in Australia?

[@Tylerdesignanddigitalfab]

Hey Sail 2 Spear - I live on east coast too and am considering building one

[@Sail2spear]

Tyler White I would be very keen to know how you go with the project ... what part of the coast are you on and have you purchased the plans yet? Also what’s your plans with it?

[@Tylerdesignanddigitalfab]

@@Sail2spear No haven't purchased plans yet, Northern end of sunshine coast, outside of Noosa. Plans would be to introduce my son to boating on the local rivers and then do a few coastal solo missions. Where abouts are you based?

[@Sail2spear]

Tyler White up the coast in the witsunday region bout 10 hrs north... love the Noosa area mate top spot down there .... you looking at building it yourself or have a some one put it together ?

[@Tylerdesignanddigitalfab]

@@Sail2spear Thanks Mate, yes noosa is pretty special but busy as. I would love to see the Witsundays some day. I'm thinking i would build it. I have worked as a boatbuilder and fibreglasser in the past so feel prett confident that i could do it

[@medicnardRN]

sold... I want one..