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I have Tomboy, the Bolger Jesse Cooper design on the cover of Boats with an Open Mind. A Bolger boat is a joy.

Too slow. 5 mph ?

Cool little demonstration! Goes to show you with good hull forms, you can get great fuel efficiency. Both of these boats would work great with small battery electric outboards! I am especially impressed with the fleet. 21 mph with only 10 hp? That’s smoking hot fast with a small light boat like this. And it’s got a good riding hull to boot.

This video is certainly a powerful argument for the lug sail, although it looks to me that they are not pointing higher than a close reach, still quite a way from being close hauled

Great day on the water Paul

balanced lug may be a good sail for relaxed day-sailing. but a high-peak gaff rig costs the same, and goes faster.

everyone loves a balanced lug on the good tack.

I've used a balanced lug for years. When I want to increase upwind performance, I pull the boom back to the mast to tilt the sail "forward" thus making it a standing lug with a boom.

That's a great day right there!

Priceless teaching of humanity he will treasure such self confidence forever

I think this video had a Lyle Lovett song on it. Why would anyone care about that? Its actually promoting the song. But anyway, it was a pretty silly song, "if had a boat, and if I had a pony, I take that pony on that boat, and we go on out to sea." Or something like that. Anyway, its still a good vid. The natural Australian landscape, and the Michalak Scram Pram with the slushy sea sounds. Very Zen, to use an over used phrase.

I've watched this video several tmes. It almost seems he has a hard time going upwind, or maybe he's just going back and forth for the camera.

Smokin along, looking very good indeed.

Thanks for your videos. They helped persuade me to buy a lug sail day boat designed by Paul Gartside. See it at ua-cam.com/video/3XNgZrok3fQ/v-deo.html

What's not to like?

Hi All, at the conclusion of the video, it gives dimensions. Beam overall max of 5'11", which seems to a good bit beamier than the current iteration. Has this beam dimension been changed over the years....if yes, is the beamier version still available as a plan set. I agree also that the gaff sloop rig looks phenom! Is that a carbon mast and alum boom? All best, David PS.....I have some concerns over the sub 5' beam on the current plan set, thus explaining why I pose the question.

Very talented designer is Jim michalak .... And an equally talented builder is Ross Lillistone. Great job !

That seems easy and possible. Have you had any experience removing epoxy fill from the ignition coil pack? Thanks.

Im guessing the second downhaul attachment on the boom is for sailing with a jib and the main becomes more like a standing lug?

how long is your canoe?

Could the main sheet be attached directly to a travelor on the stern. Rather than have the lines in the boat's cockpit?

Cheers, brother! Very helpful

When I was 17 my friend Craig Walker and I built an 8 foot Sabot. We got aluminium cleaning poles for the mast and boom. We used them as the length they were and my Mom sewed out unbleached muslin sail. Our mast was 17 feet tall and we had 78 Sq feet of sail. Needless to say we got to hike out a lot and had a really fast sabot :)

Building my first boat this Winter. I'm outfitting with a lug sail. Such a wonderful way to move & enjoy the day without having to move all over the boat making adjustments. Very nice boat & video.

Thank you Ross, you saved me much frustration!!!

What a great little boat⛵️⛵️⛵️ Can I have one please !! 5:25 10.04

A lovely little boat - I hope it gets many hours of use. Thanks for sharing Ross.

Fantastic, Ross! She seems to behave exactly as intended, and the spritsail fits like a glove. Congratulations to designer, builder/skipper and crew!

It's always great to see one of your designs being put through its paces.

Super video -> a rare gem! Thanks for the knowledge.

Fantastic looking and sailing watercraft!

What a fantastic fun video-love your sailing watercraft!

not a lot of freeboard on that rascal

Will this work on JB weld also..!?

Greetings from Indonesia

Very exillerating ride for a coastal cruiser. I'm looking at bother the Periwinkle or a smaller Penobscot 14 for my next build after my Skerry.

So use a heat gun and scrapers, (explained in 10 minutes)

A real beauty… brings back a LOT of memories. Thanks 😊

Beautiful boats. Where do you sail from Ross? S

Is there some kind of rule on where/how the boom is positioned on the sail when using a standing-lug sail?

Good video Ross! What size outboard and propeller combo do you think would be appropriate for planing my scaled up First Mate with a passenger? So far I've tried using a 12000 Watt electric motor with what feels like a too-small propeller (7 1/2") . That Wattage should have meant a 16 HP equivalent, but I wasn't planing. I felt the boat try to plane but we didn't get up. I saw a big wake behind but I don't think our speed over water was much higher than my lower wattage tests.

Need a vang and pull that sail in. Nice boat.

What a delightful thing to watch!

Nicely balanced. What fun. Thanks Ross

Great video Ross. I sent you an email a few weeks back to touch base, but maybe you didnt get it. Steve Stone, Arizona

Omg! You are a genius life saviour! This absolutely worked soo well..

Great idea 💡

Does anyone know how to attach the halyard to the yard? I am trying to stop a Longshore 16.

YTB FTW! 🔥

Lots of fun, really nice looking boats Ross. From your previous video how do I PM you in regards to my Rogue?