More Kombi canoe sailing

Further testing of the boat.

[@chickenosm]

How long did it take you to make?

[@joostengelen8487]

It took a bit over two years from the start of building the boat. But the build was hampered by an injury preventing me to work on the boat for almost one year and the cold in winters (too cold here in the Netherlands to do any epoxy coating and glassing). I was building the prototype which also slows things down a bit. There are also a fair bit of things to make next to the hull (rudder, lee board, spars, etc.). I really have no clue. Maybe 160 hours including painting/varnishing?

[@FlatlandMando]

which is the more stable single- hander sailor...the Kombi or the Viola?

[@joostengelen8487]

The Viola is more stable and the better sailboat. The Viola was 100% designed as a sailing very lightweight sailing dinghy. Paddling was not a consideration at all. For the Kombi the starting point was different: it had to sail well enough but should be nice to paddle (the last will impact stability as the boat is less wide and has a different hull shape facilitating paddling).

[@richardduvall6512]

Do you have any videos explaining what he is doing and how to do it for beginners

[@joostengelen8487]

Well, it is actually a "she" sailing the boat. 🙂 I do not have any instruction videos on how to sail. The principles are the same for a sailing canoe as for other small sailboats. There are plenty of instruction videos to be found on KZbin. If a complete beginner, best to take some sailing lessons.

[@richardduvall6512]

@@joostengelen8487 I have a very basic knolage just not on sailing into the wind

[@barrydavies2977]

@@richardduvall6512 without being unkind, you can regard your knowledge as virtually zero. To start, read a good instruction book. Then watch some KZbin videos. Then get someone to take you out and give you the basics. You could also join a sailing club. Many have training programs. Or go on a course. You could do trial and error, but that can result in quite a lot of error including risk of drowning. Hope that helps.

[@richardduvall6512]

@@barrydavies2977 thank you I knew I didn't know much I have been on a sail boat and helped tie off lines but that's about it thanks again I'll look for a local club

[@alexwolf8044]

Tot en met hoeveel bft kun je zeilen met deze kano?

[@joostengelen8487]

Dat is moeilijk aan te geven. Veel hangt af van het vaarwater (hoogte van de golven), of de wind vlagerig is of niet, vaarkunnen, etc. Bft. 5 zou voor een geoefende zeiler geen probleem moeten zijn, mits je 1 of 2 reven gestoken hebt. Vorig zeilseizoen heb ik helaas de kano niet bij meer wind kunnen testen (een dikke Bft. 3 max). Eenzelfde kano in Australie heeft regelmatig met een dikke Bft. 5 gezeild met een volledige kampeeruitrusting aan boord. Er zitten 2 reven in, dus het zeil kan een heel stuk kleiner gemaakt worden (volledig zeiloppervlak 5.04 m2, eerste rif 4.09 m2, tweede rif 2.95 m2). Het leuke aan deze boot is dat het een mix is van een peddelkano en een zeilkano. Peddelend met 1 of 2 personen gaat het behoorlijk vooruit (7 km/uur solo in een uur peddelen). Zeilend is het zeker geen langzame boot (de romp heeft weinig weerstand en er staat best veel zeil op).