Artemis sailing canoe: How it works

[@kurzhaarguy]

I’m crowding 65 and sailed once, in the Mediterranean, 40-years ago. This is my bucket list and a tiny craft such as this is how I want it. Thanks so much for the inspiration. Well done!

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks, yes the feeling of being close to the water, easy of handling and simplicity is great!

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I was most surprised at the ease of your reefing the lug rig. I love the simplicity practicality and looks of your boat.

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks, yes the lugsail is so easy... making it easy to reef was important, it's took some tries and copying others. Now here's another example to copy ;)

[@bobsmoot2392]

You have done your homework, sir. You are a good and patient teacher. I share your passion. Thank you.

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks!

[@tomedom5107]

Great summary Koos; thanks. Dimensions for old Brits and any Americans are LOA=15'11", B=30.3". Weight empty and ready to sail=66lb. With cruising gear=154lb. SA=64Sqft.

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks Tom!

[@johnbehling1142]

What a beautiful, and well thought out craft! I can't wait to see her with your new outriggers- those should be a nice improvement, no doubt.

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks! Indeed the new outriggers are working well, and look better

[@Patataf]

I love your rig. Simply well tought, sleek and elegant. I haven't sailed on the waters for decades. I landsail on the beaches in a Blokart whenever winds and low tides meet. Sailing is so addictive. May Aeolus smile be on you.😊

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks, land sailing should be fun too!

[@davelawrence6777]

You have much to be proud of well thought out and well designed not to mention the care you've given her. Fair winds and following seas my friend

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks! I got many questions about my setup, so here goes

[@sailingoksi]

Well done. I’m currently waiting on my SDM 430 cm mast to come in. Going to reinforce the bottom half with ABS schedule 40 pipe. Light and reasonable stuff. My main is only 28 sq ft. But the jib is 35 sq ft. Love the pool noodle idea!

[@Canoesailor]

Sounds good!

[@wayfarerchris.4116]

Hi Koos Great walk through of your Artemis canoe. And after all your hard work tweaking it, I hope you don't mind us copying it when we build ours 👍. Ps, missed your accent though 🤣

[@Canoesailor]

Hehe, another vote against AI ;) Yes it's meant to be copied, then improved ;)

[@dancarter482]

@@Canoesailor _WONDERFUL._ I dreamed of canoeing through all the canals of Europe years ago with something I could camp inside but portage easily. Still dreaming!

[@Canoesailor]

@@dancarter482 great, just build it ;) I have slept in the canoe, but a small tent on shore is much more comfy

[@cruisingcanoeman]

Koos, I like your videos with your voice as narration. Just as authentic canoe sailors don't need a gas/electric motor, authentic humans don't need a robot.😜👍✌️

[@Canoesailor]

Grin, thanks for the feedback! I hate hearing myself back, as many do, I think I may use the ai voice for narrative, but keep live voice as myself

[@cruisingcanoeman]

@@Canoesailor The thing about the AI voices (where the tech is currently at, anyway) they kinda drone on as if listening to a school lecture one is bored by. I for one usually immediately tune-out when presented with them in videos of say political/historical docu-subject matter. Much more compelling (to me, anyway)to hear an individual's personalized first hand account. But I can understand and respect your differentiating between the two. Keep up the good work!

[@Canoesailor]

@@cruisingcanoeman I like playing with AI too much... But considering nobody preferred the AI voice so far... I think I'll buy a good microphone, and do voiceover myself

[@robhosailor]

Great presentation!

[@davepat76]

Great video! Lots of ingenuity and thought gone into that boat! As for your issues with with the outriggers, I wonder if you have considered building out of closed-cel foam with fibreglass? They can be made very narrow, if needed. I am currently working on a couple of them for the Polynesian sailing canoe I am building. (Sorry, unable to post photo here).

[@Canoesailor]

Yes, I looked into that, Gary Dierking has a great description of how to build them, but... I wanted to be able to take them away easy, therefore inflatables. But I'll change to fixed ones now

[@michaelnelson9140]

I rigged up a sail on a conventional canoe years ago. That thing would fly downwind! But any other direction, it was useless. Inspiring me to get a real sailboat. But I do like the concept.

[@Canoesailor]

I took care to have a good leeboard and rudder, balance the boat. With the lugsail in ideal conditions it sails at 45 degrees to the wind, including leeway. With my mylar rig it gets to 40. But, it quickly diminishes with waves. I have great pleasure in racing (and beating) keelboats ;)

[@leemelbourne3297]

Hi Koos. Very interesting video. Thank you. I have my own sailing canoe which I am constantly modifying to make it more suitable. I am interested in where & how you stow the lug sail when paddling. I find this is a major problem for me. Do you have a video showing this, or could you make one?

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks, first I used to stow it in the boat, but now I put it on deck, there are two short ends of rope to tie it down for that as the sail and mast tend to glide away. Here is a pic, the aft rope is where the green flag is, the forward rope is near the mast base. photos.app.goo.gl/Kvd2pgo1eK6DTA1y7

[@ilyafaden1789]

Having bigger amas is cumbersome but at sea your boat feels bigger and is more stable.

[@Canoesailor]

These are big enough for me, even bigger will lose me much more speed, I'll not enjoy that

[@aarondavenport3143]

so awesome man kudos

[@tarkangurler5317]

Koos--I own several hdpe sea kayaks and during covid lockdown built Rowcruiser with friends(they built peapod-rowc-goat island skiff variety of boats to ease boredom)I came across a pedal drive recently which convinced me to turn to pedal drive small car topable trimaran ideas like Drifter 14*--Trika 540* for sail capability mobility and storage.Any ideas to pick which one from you?Bnb mini trimaran** seems like long way to come into market for plans but I also saw them evolving from Sponge Bob trimaran into Bnb tm in years making.

[@Canoesailor]

Fun project! There's a proa for sale on marktplaats in Netherlands ;) There's so many aspects involved in picking a design: sailing, rowing, beauty, cartopping, weight, load capacity, performance. Could not judge on that ...

[@tarkangurler5317]

@@Canoesailor Istanbul is along way to cover for 2nd hand shunting proa from NL :) I admire proas

[@ChristopherPepe]

that's a great design. I appreciate your detailed explanation video. I'm working on my own design and after several iterations I now sail pretty high upwind. Does yours sail upwind? If it does then that challenges some of what I thought I understood about boat design and I have to figure out what I am missing. Thanks.

[@Canoesailor]

Thanks, yes it goes great upwind, with this sail between 100 and 120 degrees tacking angle, mostly depends on how much waves there are. On lakes, mostly faster than keelboats. Good luck eith your design.

[@michaelnelson9140]

How close to the wind, will it sail?

[@Canoesailor]

See my answer to your other question

[@mourlyvold64]

So did you get the new outriggers, Koos? Any pictures? Groeten uit Brabant.

[@Canoesailor]

Not yet, I ordered the plans, but they need to be built, i guess by me. First change my rudder

[@mourlyvold64]

@@Canoesailor 👍Good luck with that. Make sure to share a video when they're done.

[@KKOBII]

How do you find portaging with this setup? Would it be feasible to take this on typical canoe portaging routes through the forest? Looks like it would be a nightmare from your East Sweden photo.

[@Canoesailor]

You need a path to portage, tarmac. With the trolley it's no bother to roll, but going uphill is killing ;) Yes the Sweden portage was hard, but the road wasn't good, uphill, and I didn't know where to get back into the water.

[@Canoesailor]

What is a typical canoe portage route?

[@hugoschuitemaker5835]

Hoi Koos! Ik volg je al sinds je je Artemis gebouwd hebt. Ik heb nu eindelijk mijn MTW kolibri 3 kunnen gebruiken als zeil/tour reiskayak met een vaste vloer er in en een veel beter tuig/mast. Ik heb er mee over de randmeren gezeild en 4 nachten ook zelf in kunnen slapen. Wil je plaatjes zien? Ik heb best veel van je geleerd. Dank je wel.

[@Canoesailor]

Wat gaaf! Dankjewel, ben benieuwd wat je gebouwd hebt

[@monostripeexplosiveexplora2374]

nice boat

[@JohnHuffYT]

What is your plank made out of?

[@Canoesailor]

Carbon, foam, and wood on the side. Two strips of wood on the side, foam in the middle,. Ud carbon, the biaxial on top

[@MikStorer]

Ahhh ... miss your voice, my friend. Laryngitis? Computer generated voice gives a very ubiquitous feel.

[@MikStorer]

Need to deepfake your own voice. There are services and maybe apps now. From what I've seen it is convincing enough. There are apps you can download as well so you don't need to pay for a service.

[@Canoesailor]

Grin. Nice to hear the feedback, my own voice wins ;) Have deepfaked my voice: not good enough. It starts to sound American!

[@Canoesailor]

I think I'll use the AI as a voiceover friend but keep my voice for live action

[@LadiaBlaha]

@@Canoesailor if I could vote, I vote for Koos, AI is not bad but Koos is way better :-)

[@Canoesailor]

@@LadiaBlaha hahahaha thanks

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

What happened to your voice?

[@LadiaBlaha]

AI trick?

[@Canoesailor]

I got an ai friend, curious what you think about it...

[@sailoutofagarage6212]

For me it sounds less authentic but I guess it's practical.

[@Canoesailor]

@@sailoutofagarage6212 yes it is very practical, no more repeat recording, but most people still seem to like my voice better...

[@geoffburrill9850]

I really like the Artemis but like you dislike the floats as they look ugly.

[@Canoesailor]

Totally ugly indeed ;)

[@antoniescargo1529]

Je ne comprends pas l'anglais.

[@Canoesailor]

Je ne comprends pas le Français:😂