man i was worried about my us yauct 18 being able to handle 2-3 ft waves at 6 sec intervals. then I see you do this and think I can actually do it! thank you for posting this video I enjoyed it
ive watched this video 3 years ago when i was in highschool and it inspired me to do that adventure someday ... that day never came but i have never been so sure like now that it would be very soon.
Hey Igor - what an excellent adventure!!! Very very cool :D I love how you say every sailing day was a joy! Wishing you many great adventures and great health always :D
Igor respekt.ich bin 2oo2 von trget nach thailand gesegelt mein boot war 33 foot ich brauchte 2monat.aber das was du gemacht hast ist etwas auergewoenliches bravo meine bewunderung.adam
I’ve got to give this guy credit. 2.3meter (6 1/2ft) boat...... I can feel my back and knees ready to explode just thinking about it. But I really wish I could still do things like that. Good job my man!
I do love watching your videos started with your learning to sail and was excellent . So much I went and got a little yacht and spend my free days keeping the tell tails happy thank you. ! Could I ask where to get your hat from this trip it’s so different it’s cool.
RUS: шкипер из Хорватии Игор Стропник прошел за 9 дней 400 километров вдоль побережья своей страны на крошечном динги длиной всего 2,3 метра. По его собственным словам, получил огромное удовольствие - благо погода в течение всего путешествия была отличная.
Well done Igor, I´m planning summer 2018 crossing the mediterrain sea from Otranto, Italy to the coast of albania, then down to greece as far as my folding canue ( MTW Kolibri III) brings me :D . I have 2 of them, so I´m still deciding if i just take one with a rig or take 2 as a catamaran, Like the Genua you have made with the trimming in front... good work !
too bad sir...i love more small sail boat under 10feet sailling a long cross it look impressive compare to typical 20plus feet sail yatch...love seeing more of your video sir
I liked it. and I was very interested by the details shown in the video. Is she a home made dinghy? I am actually trying to build a small boat (2,60 m) which is able to use rowing and saling. The bottom is a surfboard which failed the paddle test so I am putting a hull on with a round bow inspired by the scow boats vith an optimist dagger board when used at sailing.
Hi Igor. I have bought YOUR Portland Pudgy from a Young German Student. Could you tell me, what year of Production the Pudgy is? As I learned, they have had Problems on the bottom structures and they stiffenend the bottom part. Your reply is highly appreciated. By the way, we LOVE your Videos.
@@IgorStropnik Thanks Igor, but maybe I'm just ignorant. I was under the impression there was no ring or method of attachment to the mast for a spin pole. I think it was that question that was in my head when I commented. So my question really was, how did you attach the spin pole to the mast?
@@jeremyrainman I put ring on the mast with rivets. Just as any sailboat has for spinnaker pole. Than I bought small end for spinnaker pole and put it on alu pole. For attaching ropes I used screw with ring and put it through alu pole and than washer and nut. I would send you pictures but I sold the boat yeras ago.
I have had it for 10 years and is still in good shape. When you put it on had it feels like being in shade as inside is 5mm of foam and it works like insulation. And there is net on your had so you have the best air circulation.
I love this. We are saving up to buy a Pudgy this winter. I would love to know more about your sail rig, as it is clearly MUCH higher performance than what is offered by the manufacturer. Any chance of a video walk-through of your rig? Thanks!!!
Original rig is too small for sailing with winds under 20kn. This is custom rig with 8,5m2 made at home. Pudgy is good boat, well built but it will never be a good sailing dinghy. Shape of the hull is not designed for fast sailing and the boat is imposible to plane. In 20kn winds and 2m waves I could not plain it. The boat starts to go over bow with so much power in sail. It is very seaworthly boat until waves start braking into the cockpit. Than you have a lot of work that will bring you to fatigue. Good upwind sailing is impossible. If you want to enjoy sailing buy other boat. If you want it for offshore safety dinghy I think few modifications must be done. If you want it for costal or lake weekend rowing or fishing it is very good boat but for that price you get many biger boats...
SMARNAGORA Thanks for the quick reply! Yes, I understand the limitations. We are primarily buying it as a bulletproof tender for a 45ft sailboat. (I'm tired of maintenance on inflatable hulls.) Yet, there are times when we are at anchor (or dock) for extended periods of time and I just want to go "play" around for a few hours by raising a sail in a bay, etc... I've got a few 8m-10m windsurfing sails that I might try to modify for my pudgy before resorting to their standard rig. (Modified to use an uphaul instead of downhaul). Great bowsprit - I'm impressed by your ideas! Cheers!
SMARNAGORA What would you recommend instead that can sail, motor and row? I've also looked into the Walker Bay 8s and 10s, owners have complained about the same thing - they don't plane.
I was really hoping for a better reply to this request. It's difficult to see the rig layout and I'm so impressed by it that I'd really appreciate a walk through. The bowsprit especially.
One time I tried to sail an Optimist in the sound and it made me nervous because there wasn't much freeboard left with my weight. The Portland Pudgy looks like it has more freeboard than an Optimist.
Congratulations bro, you realised my dream! I would like to do the same than you but not with sailing instead with an inflatable boat. I just got an intex mariner 4 inflatable boat with a parson 5hp outboard motor. I'm amator, I know😅 However I would like to see a more long video more from you! All the best for you!
Thank you for your reply. Is there any chance you would make a video of how you have set up the rigging? Including how you attached the hardware, pole for jib (front sail) it looks like your hardware is a real improvement.
It is all here. www.portlandpudgy.com/ I added my mast, sails, rudder and boards. I have sold the boat few years ago so I dont remmember exact numbers.
Brilliant! The smaller the boat, the greater the sport!
Thanks 🍻
Love it. People tell me that a sunfish doesn't work for camping, but I've done it and your boat is even smaller.
It is not about the boat 😊
Thanks for documenting this, Igor. Looked like a fun little trip. I watch this regularly to keep me inspired.
Thanks Asher!
That is certified badassery right there!
What a colorful video. Looked like paradise.
Just beautiful, the music was fabulous too.
Thanks 🙏🙌
Love this!
man i was worried about my us yauct 18 being able to handle 2-3 ft waves at 6 sec intervals. then I see you do this and think I can actually do it! thank you for posting this video I enjoyed it
Thanks 🙏
Igor is a warrior seas impressed!
Every time I click on an Igor video he's in a smaller boat.
And I am bigger (fatter) ... :)
🤣 😂 He's a madman 😂he use his balls as the displacement for the boats. That boat is way too small for me.
That's called sailing life financing.
Work smarter, not harder
What a cute little boat!
Amazing. I am utterly impressed beyond words. Such strength and bravery.
Thanks 🙂
We meet again…well sort of. Thank you for the clip!
Especially extreme with no deep keel wow!
With an orza is normql for a dinghy
You rock Igor....friggin love your adventurous spirit!!
Cool adventure great little Portland Pudgy
Igor in a wonderful way, you are nuts, keep sailing
ive watched this video 3 years ago when i was in highschool and it inspired me to do that adventure someday ... that day never came but i have never been so sure like now that it would be very soon.
Easy Aces You can do it!
Hey Igor - what an excellent adventure!!! Very very cool :D
I love how you say every sailing day was a joy! Wishing you many great adventures and great health always :D
Thanks :-)
you are the man! its about any way you can!
thank you Igor!
😊
Cool! Such a little fun boat!
Thanks 😊
Nice rig on your Portland Pudgie. Sitting on floor sure makes them stable enough.
Great music and excellent hat!
😄👍🍻
May I know what is the music track played?
I think it sounds like "Amélie Soundtrack - La Valse d'Amelie" by
Yann Tiersen.Pls correct me if I am wrong.
Respect from Indonesia.!! 😎👍
😊
Mantap
Petit bateau grands plaisirs. Enjoy!
Thanks! When you can touch the water with hands than the boat is the right size :)
Igor respekt.ich bin 2oo2 von trget nach thailand gesegelt mein boot war 33 foot ich brauchte 2monat.aber das was du gemacht hast ist etwas auergewoenliches bravo meine bewunderung.adam
Thanks Adam 🙌
That is brilliant and a gennaker, I think you even have a bit of induced aeration under your hull!
:-)
Amazing. Looks like a Portland Pudgy, a very fine little boat. Great video. thanks for posting.
Portland pudgy yes.
Fantastic! Thanks!
🙌👍🍻
Great trip. I'd like you to go again in a little smaller boat!
That is the smallest I fit in and not sink it 😊
Outstanding! Greetings from the Chesapeake Bay
Thanks 🍻
Awesome video, love the scenery, great job.
Thanks!
Looks like a Portland Pudgy. Those are Awesome. I always wondered what it would be like to do a long distance sail in one of those.
I was thinking the same. Unless their us a European boat of similar design.
Brilliant!
I'm jealous.....you had me at cruising dingy.....nice video my brudda...
You can do it!
cool little boat.
🍻
I’ve got to give this guy credit. 2.3meter (6 1/2ft) boat...... I can feel my back and knees ready to explode just thinking about it. But I really wish I could still do things like that. Good job my man!
Thanks 😊
What a great boat, better than a Sabot.
:)
Kakav Video, svaka cast 👍
Hvala
I'm years late to the party, but that is an awesome little boat!
👍🍻
Чудеса в решет!))
aazing! you are the real deal! (just gave me ideas what to do next summer :) )
Very luxurious... A great video!
A great video! Thanks!
Thanks!
Now I think I can say that I have seen it all. Incredible. 🇦🇺👍
Thanks 😊
Whow sailing pure...
👍🍻
I do love watching your videos started with your learning to sail and was excellent . So much I went and got a little yacht and spend my free days keeping the tell tails happy thank you. ! Could I ask where to get your hat from this trip it’s so different it’s cool.
Thanks 🙏 kavu.com/products/chillba
Simply Amazing! You are my Hero. Those Dagger boards...lol
:)
RUS: шкипер из Хорватии Игор Стропник прошел за 9 дней 400 километров вдоль побережья своей страны на крошечном динги длиной всего 2,3 метра. По его собственным словам, получил огромное удовольствие - благо погода в течение всего путешествия была отличная.
this video is relaxing.
i love it ❤️
Thanks :) Sailing is relaxing.
Super !
Thanks😊
Awesome boat for the R2AK
I will not win but will get to the end of race no matter what :)
Very good, thank you.
Thanks!
What is that forestay made out of or even how did you make it?
Dynema rope. It is easy. The sail has also dynema integrated.
@@IgorStropnik thanks, i plan on buying one of these :)
What are the materials for the forestay? If you can’t remember thats fine
@@botston Dynema line. And alu pole.
Безумству храбрых поём мы песни!!!!!!))))
Привет из Санкт-Петербурга!!!!!
Bravo bro! Go on...
Thanks 😊
Daggerboards! A real performance dinghy.
😉
Que bien !!! Que buen video !!!
Thanks!
beautiful !
🙏🙌🍻
Thank you! Splendidly!
:)
hey bud love your old videos of solo sailing i do solo boating my self ,waiting for your future voyage.
take care.
Niceeeee. so relaxing
Will you list your dingy and what you did to out fit it video? Very well 👍
Unfortunately sold the boat years ago.
Well done Igor,
I´m planning summer 2018 crossing the mediterrain sea from Otranto, Italy to the coast of albania, then down to greece as far as my folding canue ( MTW Kolibri III) brings me :D . I have 2 of them, so I´m still deciding if i just take one with a rig or take 2 as a catamaran, Like the Genua you have made with the trimming in front... good work !
Thomas Wohlfeld cool! Film it!
ok, gracias, igor
Wonderful video. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks :)
Great video 👏
🙌🍻
i hope there is more video of you sailing with these boat sir
Unfortunately I sold the boat.
too bad sir...i love more small sail boat under 10feet sailling a long cross it look impressive compare to typical 20plus feet sail yatch...love seeing more of your video sir
Awesome! Should be called THINGY as it seems not yet to be a dinghy. Respect.
I liked it. and I was very interested by the details shown in the video.
Is she a home made dinghy?
I am actually trying to build a small boat (2,60 m) which is able to use rowing and saling. The bottom is a surfboard which failed the paddle test so I am putting a hull on with a round bow inspired by the scow boats vith an optimist dagger board when used at sailing.
It’s Portland pudgy.
Great Video!!! Hello from California...
fantastic vid mate
Hi Igor. I have bought YOUR Portland Pudgy from a Young German Student. Could you tell me, what year of Production the Pudgy is? As I learned, they have had Problems on the bottom structures and they stiffenend the bottom part. Your reply is highly appreciated. By the way, we LOVE your Videos.
It is 2013. Thanks :)
@@IgorStropnik Ha I was about to comment and ask if you still had it. Why did you sell it?
Devin Holland I needed different boat for new adventure. I bought Fam18 and went to Norway. There is video on my channel.
That was a bit warmer than Norway LOL
Cool from another sailor
:)
Somho meu ..parabéns 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏👏
Thanks 🙏
U need to do a video answering some questions dude
How do you poop, what safety equipment, what do you do in a storm
Etc
Good idea! Should do it once 😊
Génial!!👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks 😊
Is there a DIY website showing how he rigged up the spin pole? Great job on the adventure/video.
It is easy. One rope pulling down and two ropes for left and right adjustment.
I'd lso love a bit more detail too igor. Thanks. As I'm planning to. Buy a portland pudgy also.
Connect pole to the mast as spinnaker pole. Put 2 ropes from the pole through eyes on the bow and back on deck.
@@IgorStropnik
Thanks Igor, but maybe I'm just ignorant. I was under the impression there was no ring or method of attachment to the mast for a spin pole. I think it was that question that was in my head when I commented. So my question really was, how did you attach the spin pole to the mast?
@@jeremyrainman I put ring on the mast with rivets. Just as any sailboat has for spinnaker pole. Than I bought small end for spinnaker pole and put it on alu pole. For attaching ropes I used screw with ring and put it through alu pole and than washer and nut. I would send you pictures but I sold the boat yeras ago.
красссавчик! для яхт релакса не надо много метров! :)
If you can't touch the water while sailing than the boat is to big :)
COOL !! ...peace out
Thanks :-)
Nice adventure, and very clever boat. Your hat for the sun is quite funny. Where did you find it?
It is the best hat for sun. It is from KAVU.
Thanks Igo! Do you have a link?
I found it. Thanks!
I have had it for 10 years and is still in good shape. When you put it on had it feels like being in shade as inside is 5mm of foam and it works like insulation. And there is net on your had so you have the best air circulation.
wow amazing beautiful thanks
Thanks 😊
Nice rig. What are the sails made of?
Main is dacron and genova something special.
Great video - Go for it! :)
Thanks :)
very nice sailboat captain.
I love this. We are saving up to buy a Pudgy this winter. I would love to know more about your sail rig, as it is clearly MUCH higher performance than what is offered by the manufacturer. Any chance of a video walk-through of your rig? Thanks!!!
Original rig is too small for sailing with winds under 20kn. This is custom rig with 8,5m2 made at home. Pudgy is good boat, well built but it will never be a good sailing dinghy. Shape of the hull is not designed for fast sailing and the boat is imposible to plane. In 20kn winds and 2m waves I could not plain it. The boat starts to go over bow with so much power in sail. It is very seaworthly boat until waves start braking into the cockpit. Than you have a lot of work that will bring you to fatigue. Good upwind sailing is impossible. If you want to enjoy sailing buy other boat. If you want it for offshore safety dinghy I think few modifications must be done. If you want it for costal or lake weekend rowing or fishing it is very good boat but for that price you get many biger boats...
SMARNAGORA
Thanks for the quick reply! Yes, I understand the limitations. We are primarily buying it as a bulletproof tender for a 45ft sailboat. (I'm tired of maintenance on inflatable hulls.) Yet, there are times when we are at anchor (or dock) for extended periods of time and I just want to go "play" around for a few hours by raising a sail in a bay, etc... I've got a few 8m-10m windsurfing sails that I might try to modify for my pudgy before resorting to their standard rig. (Modified to use an uphaul instead of downhaul).
Great bowsprit - I'm impressed by your ideas! Cheers!
SMARNAGORA
What would you recommend instead that can sail, motor and row?
I've also looked into the Walker Bay 8s and 10s, owners have complained about the same thing - they don't plane.
Vince Alton Maybe something from Topper or Laser range. But they are bigger.
I was really hoping for a better reply to this request. It's difficult to see the rig layout and I'm so impressed by it that I'd really appreciate a walk through. The bowsprit especially.
One time I tried to sail an Optimist in the sound and it made me nervous because there wasn't much freeboard left with my weight. The Portland Pudgy looks like it has more freeboard than an Optimist.
Yes. It can carry 2 people easily but it is very slow boat for sailing.
Portland Pudgy ? Looks similar.
Yes 👍
Congratulations bro, you realised my dream! I would like to do the same than you but not with sailing instead with an inflatable boat. I just got an intex mariner 4 inflatable boat with a parson 5hp outboard motor. I'm amator, I know😅
However I would like to see a more long video more from you! All the best for you!
That would be a nice adventure. Send me film if you do it.
What brand boat is this? I love the jib and spinaker.
Portland pudgy. Rig is home built.
Thank you for your reply. Is there any chance you would make a video of how you have set up the rigging? Including how you attached the hardware, pole for jib (front sail) it looks like your hardware is a real improvement.
@@rigemortis I have sold the boat 5years ago. It is easy. A little improvisation. You can do it. 😊
Can you give us more details on the boat. Mastheight, keel, weight, ballast...?
It is all here. www.portlandpudgy.com/
I added my mast, sails, rudder and boards. I have sold the boat few years ago so I dont remmember exact numbers.
j'adore..... La vie en liberté....
Is that a Portland Pudgy?
Yes
Imagine surfing down a big wave on one of these PP's!
I think the big wave would not make it 😂
were the blue plastic jugs water tight or did they leak?
If submerged they would leak just a little. Have to make better seals.
Si, ya sabemos que vienes de UPDT
UPDT is the best :)
Can you (or any person who sees this) recommend a simular boat for tours like this ,that would fit two people?
You have to try them to see what u like.
Is it a Portland Podgey that have? They are very popular on sail cruising boats as both a tender and as a life raft.
Igor, did you buy the Pudgy directly from USA
producer, or any dealer in Europe?
From USA.
Before you buy....it is not much of sailing boat...bad sailing...but interesting and well built