Honestly, Teo, Your presentation style is really good. The way you look at and talk to the camera is so natural. Your videos are a pleasure to watch, no matter what the topic is. Thanks from Japan. gary
really enjoyed your presentation Teo. Such a simple designed sailing dinghy. I like all of what you've done to set it up for sailing - would all work well for solo sailing. Excellent!
For anyone who was trying to figure out some of the details of how to rig this sail plan, there's a really detailed video on the "Storer Boat Plans" TH-cam channel. I built a Puddle Duck Racer last year (basically an 8-foot long Oz Goose) and I've been working on transitioning from a Leg-o-mutton sail to a balanced lug rig.
I'm glad you are such an optimist. Seriously, I don't have nor the time, nor the place, nor the tools, nor the patience for such a project. In 25 years I'll retire. Then the project would be possible, but I would prefer not to wait 25 years to sail a Goose. In any case, your videos are great.
Regarding travel - i use transportation tie down straps (some of them ratcheted) to tie everything down on my trailered boat. Wide straps, good buckles, as if they were meant for it :) They will stay in the car afterwards and not go sailing.
Teo, as usual a very informative video, I am with you 100% on the lazy jacks. I had my best day sailing ever today, conditions were very light to start with so I ran the halyard closer to the front of the yard to get the whole sail up higher. This got me away from the reef very fast, even though I had "the bad crease" in the sail and I could not get it out with downhaul tension. Even so, I held my own against a Laser sailing together out in the bay. After about an hour, the wind came up so dropped the sail in the lazy jacks and sat in the front of the boat while I routed the halyard through the normal position on the yard. This was super easy, and it felt very safe at all times. With the sail looking good again I matched the Laser for upwind performance and left him for dead downwind. I got back to the club super stoked with a lot of respect for the Goose. I love the rope handles that I put on both sides of the Goose, they give me total control when launching and landing in chest high water on our rocky slipway.
If this man didn't exist, the money I pay for wifi would be a waste, I absolutely love sailing and want to build my own boat someday. His Goat Island skiff actually made me choose that as the boat I want to go dinghy cruising in, such a beautiful boat, and this new build looks so cool. I can't wait to see her in the water, much love to you, I wish winds in your sails.
Edit : While it would be an honor to meet a wonderful sailor, and have the privilege of sailing on his boat, I meant that in the sense that I want to BUILD MY OWN, Goat island skiff. I just caught that mistake, don't want any confusion, myb.
Wonderfull. I’ve seen nearly all your videos now and I just love your style of presentation as much as the boat itself. I think you may need a covercloth and an Elvstrom selfdrainer cause this design will catch rainwater easily and you’ll always step in water on the floor. I’d like to know the overall weight and the size of the sail.
Great Video. I want to configure lazy jack on a Mirror Dinghy. I would need to rewatch this section of your video a few times to learn how to do so. Thanks for showing.
Lovely boat there, Teo! Ready to sail. I don't much like that traveller though, it looks like it will cause wear on the tiller. Be curious to see how it goes.
The knot is called "alpine butterfly" and can be loaded in all directions. It can also be used to isolate a damaged section of rope (put the damage in the loop)
Hi I've been trying to find videos on your cruiser yacht. The last one I saw was ages ago and I think you were finishing off some hatch covers . Are there any newer videos ? Looking forward to seeing the Oz goose sailing . 👍👍
Is it not easier to reef the main by rolling it around the boom ? Make downhaul eyes in the sail instead of on the boom wich is anyway better for control of the flatness of the sail. And mainsheet to the end wich is anyway better for your hair ! 49-er skiffs and french Vaurien.
Olá, seus vídeos são incríveis parabéns!!! Sobre o nó que você deu para proteger a retranca e o mastro(o nó de várias voltas) como você fez o acabamento dele?
Teo, I notice that you rig the yard with the halyard loop much further forward than recommended by Michael. This gets the whole rig higher. I tried this once on my Goose but although the sail worked well, I had "the bad crease" and the sail shape did not look good when sailing. Now that you have sailed a few times, do you still rig the yard halyard loop at the same place (looks like between sail attachment points 3 and 4 - not 5 and 6 - as recommended).
Hi Michael, I rigged the sail similar to what I had on The GIS, I like it with as little sail ahead of the mast as possible to minimize the useless sail area on the "bad tack". I have only sailed the Goose 3 times, but tbh I think it should be even further down the yard as I still have leehelm when soloing. since I can't racke the mast for now and the second position for the mast isn't cut open I will leave it as is...
@@TheBoatRambler Hi, thanks for the reply. I have sailed my Goose maybe 10 times recently. Up to now I have been concentrating on getting a good start off our slipway to avoid the reefs (not always successfully) but now I am looking at improving the sail shape and performance to help me get a clean start. Your sail shape looked great on the first two videos. Looking at photos and other videos of people sailing, I have seen that the amount of sail in front of the mast is quite inconsistent. I will try again with the halyard further down the yard. Cheers.
Teo, I notice that at 25:50 your boom clears the top of your dagger board by quite a lot. Is the board sitting on your trolley or is lowered down a bit. Also, what is the height of your boom above the deck at the mast ? It looks higher than mine. My mast is non-standard (carbon fibre) but I can increase the length easily if I have too, but I am fairly certain that I matched the design length when building. Boom hitting the board when fully retracted is a minor problem that I need to fix on my boat.
Hi Michael, the daggerboard is all the way to the "weedpatch", which is about 30cm lower than the bottom of the boat. On the GIS the daggerboard also sits higher than the boom when fully retracted, you get used to it. On the Goose, since it doesn't have skids, I might actually leave the daggerboard down a bit when beaching so that I don't ruin the bottom. I rather sacrifice the foil which I can repair easily. Just need a small carbon strip reinforcement inside the centercase near the bottom where the foil's trailing edge hits it. The boom is around 40cm from the deck near the mast. the downhaul guarantees that distance every time.
@@TheBoatRambler Thanks, that explains the clearance. On my Goose I put a thin hardwood strip down the centreline on the bottom of the boat. It covers the daggerboard slot with enough room either side to allow me to inlay a rubber strip once I have the "proper" daggerboard finished. This should save the daggerboard edges and prevent some water pumping up the case into the boat (it happens a little on my boat at the moment). I also put thin rubbing strips down each side of the hull where it gets dragged up and down onto the trolley every launch and recovery. I am willing to take any performance hit rather than spend loads of time repairing damaged bottoms. I will gradually remove as much hardwood material as possible prom the strips once I see the points that don't rub - at the end of the season.
@@perequintana the plans are easy to follow and you can watch my build videos, and there is a very helpful FB group . I am sure almost anyone can build this. 😉
Great work, Teo. The sail rig is beautiful. As someone who has never sailed, I am always a bit shocked to see a boom at/below head level just because it seems like it would be such a hassle to avoid it (or such a risk to be hit by it). Is it reasonable for me to limit my list of potential sailboats to those without booms that could knock me out and would make me duck frequently? It must not be as big a risk/inconvenience as it seems. Only a problem when tacking, I guess.
Most of the time the boom is a couple of meters away from you on the opposite tack. You only need to duck when tacking. The most worrying is when running because it can jibe and sweep the crew but you don't need to be hiking when running so you can sit on the bottom and the boom will swing above crew's head.
It takes an awareness from experience to avoid booms that are at head level. Nothing wrong with finding a boat that doesn't have one! Sprit booms are often seen on small sailboats, no danger there. On larger boats, the wishbone boom of the Nonsuch leaves lots of clearance. Once the boat gets quite big, even a typical boom is not a problem as long as you're in the cockpit and not standing on the seat or on deck.
Honestly, Teo, Your presentation style is really good.
The way you look at and talk to the camera is so natural.
Your videos are a pleasure to watch, no matter what the topic is.
Thanks from Japan.
gary
Thank you Gary!! 😃
tambem tenho uma mini rebarbadora do lidl igual a essa😀
really enjoyed your presentation Teo. Such a simple designed sailing dinghy. I like all of what you've done to set it up for sailing - would all work well for solo sailing. Excellent!
Glad you enjoyed it Max
For anyone who was trying to figure out some of the details of how to rig this sail plan, there's a really detailed video on the "Storer Boat Plans" TH-cam channel. I built a Puddle Duck Racer last year (basically an 8-foot long Oz Goose) and I've been working on transitioning from a Leg-o-mutton sail to a balanced lug rig.
I'm glad you are such an optimist. Seriously, I don't have nor the time, nor the place, nor the tools, nor the patience for such a project. In 25 years I'll retire. Then the project would be possible, but I would prefer not to wait 25 years to sail a Goose. In any case, your videos are great.
Fantástic job Teo. I learn a lot in every video.
This boat is "so simple", even the rig system. It's amazing.
Glad you like it!
Regarding travel - i use transportation tie down straps (some of them ratcheted) to tie everything down on my trailered boat. Wide straps, good buckles, as if they were meant for it :) They will stay in the car afterwards and not go sailing.
I need to modify my car's roof rack to carry the hull, the mas and a bog with boom , yard and sail. somehow...🤔
Teo, as usual a very informative video, I am with you 100% on the lazy jacks. I had my best day sailing ever today, conditions were very light to start with so I ran the halyard closer to the front of the yard to get the whole sail up higher. This got me away from the reef very fast, even though I had "the bad crease" in the sail and I could not get it out with downhaul tension. Even so, I held my own against a Laser sailing together out in the bay. After about an hour, the wind came up so dropped the sail in the lazy jacks and sat in the front of the boat while I routed the halyard through the normal position on the yard. This was super easy, and it felt very safe at all times. With the sail looking good again I matched the Laser for upwind performance and left him for dead downwind. I got back to the club super stoked with a lot of respect for the Goose. I love the rope handles that I put on both sides of the Goose, they give me total control when launching and landing in chest high water on our rocky slipway.
The lazy jacks come only second to my GIS side seats as gamechangers for my style of sailing!
It will be interesting to see how you like sailing the Oz vs sailing the GIS. I always enjoy seeing your videos. Good luck with the weather.
Fingers crossed! 😁
If this man didn't exist, the money I pay for wifi would be a waste, I absolutely love sailing and want to build my own boat someday. His Goat Island skiff actually made me choose that as the boat I want to go dinghy cruising in, such a beautiful boat, and this new build looks so cool. I can't wait to see her in the water, much love to you, I wish winds in your sails.
Edit : While it would be an honor to meet a wonderful sailor, and have the privilege of sailing on his boat, I meant that in the sense that I want to BUILD MY OWN, Goat island skiff. I just caught that mistake, don't want any confusion, myb.
Thanks for your kind words Dusty! 😉
I like the unnamed knot. The only knot I know that is similar is the alpine butterfly. Great job on the rigging!
I have used this knot for over 30 years to make quick fishing rigs... still have no clue what is called!
Wonderfull. I’ve seen nearly all your videos now and I just love your style of presentation as much as the boat itself. I think you may need a covercloth and an Elvstrom selfdrainer cause this design will catch rainwater easily and you’ll always step in water on the floor. I’d like to know the overall weight and the size of the sail.
Hi Alfred, thanks for watching!
The sail is about 8sqm and weighs approx 5kg if I remember correctly.
I will make a boat tent eventually, but the self drainers tend to leak after a while and then it would be impossible to sleep aboard.
Great Video. I want to configure lazy jack on a Mirror Dinghy. I would need to rewatch this section of your video a few times to learn how to do so. Thanks for showing.
Go for it! It was a gamechanger on my GIS.
OMG.... Flying drawer 🤣
Ugliest boat ever 😂
Great video. Excited to see your first sail and thoughts on the finished boat 🙂
Thanks! 👍
Lovely boat there, Teo! Ready to sail. I don't much like that traveller though, it looks like it will cause wear on the tiller. Be curious to see how it goes.
You and me both Kirsty! 😁
Quick summary of all the rigging points starts at 21:30.
Fingers crossed for fair weather soon.
🤞
can't wait to see it in the water
Another excellent video,
Can't wait to see this boat sailing.
Very soon!
Very nicely done! I will be using some of your tips for my Puddle Duck Racer build.
Have fun! 😉
This thing is going to be a rocket. I'm looking forward to the car top rigging solutions and obviously the sailing adventures.
Hi Isaac,
It should be fast but I don't expect it to match my GIS for speed, that's a pocket rocket! 😁
The knot is called "alpine butterfly" and can be loaded in all directions. It can also be used to isolate a damaged section of rope (put the damage in the loop)
Thank you for the video. Great sailing content as usual!
Hi I've been trying to find videos on your cruiser yacht. The last one I saw was ages ago and I think you were finishing off some hatch covers . Are there any newer videos ? Looking forward to seeing the Oz goose sailing . 👍👍
Hi Peter,
The cruiser as been on standby while I build the Gooze. I'll get back to her in a few weeks! 😉
Its a nice and useful boat. The only downside is that is not the prettiest shape, sadly. But sometimes the best stuff is not the prettiest.
Fair enough! 😁
It looks vey pretty when viewed from behind !!! Which is where most other sailors will view it on the water
@@MichaelAppleby_art True!!! And don't get me wrong. I still really like the boat!
almost time to push off !!!
Muy bien ❤, estaba esperando este momento desde República Dominicana
Thank you!
mais uma etapa completa...👏💪👏💪👏
Hello. Is it possible to transport this boat in a top from a mini cooper ? What is the width and size of it?
Hi,
the boat is 1,25m wide and 3,6m long.
@@TheBoatRambler
Thank you so much, I will look at the dimensions of the mini cooper and I'ii see what the law allows.
A simple boattrailer is so much easy in all the handling, launching, storage everything
Is it not easier to reef the main by rolling it around the boom ? Make downhaul eyes in the sail instead of on the boom wich is anyway better for control of the flatness of the sail. And mainsheet to the end wich is anyway better for your hair ! 49-er skiffs and french Vaurien.
Well done Teo.. It looks beautiful... When are you going to sail it? Cant wait...
Very soon! 😁
AMAZINGNES!!!
Olá, seus vídeos são incríveis parabéns!!! Sobre o nó que você deu para proteger a retranca e o mastro(o nó de várias voltas) como você fez o acabamento dele?
Oi,
o nó é uma falcaça simples, depois dei uma volta de fiel com a ponta que sobrou. para rematar quiemie a ponta.
Adorei esse barco, como posso construir um aqui no Brasil, você disponibiliza o projeto?
oi Antonio, o link para os projetos está na descrição do video. 😉
Now to put her in the water!!!!
Next week 😁
Teo, I notice that you rig the yard with the halyard loop much further forward than recommended by Michael. This gets the whole rig higher. I tried this once on my Goose but although the sail worked well, I had "the bad crease" and the sail shape did not look good when sailing. Now that you have sailed a few times, do you still rig the yard halyard loop at the same place (looks like between sail attachment points 3 and 4 - not 5 and 6 - as recommended).
Hi Michael,
I rigged the sail similar to what I had on The GIS, I like it with as little sail ahead of the mast as possible to minimize the useless sail area on the "bad tack". I have only sailed the Goose 3 times, but tbh I think it should be even further down the yard as I still have leehelm when soloing. since I can't racke the mast for now and the second position for the mast isn't cut open I will leave it as is...
@@TheBoatRambler Hi, thanks for the reply. I have sailed my Goose maybe 10 times recently. Up to now I have been concentrating on getting a good start off our slipway to avoid the reefs (not always successfully) but now I am looking at improving the sail shape and performance to help me get a clean start. Your sail shape looked great on the first two videos. Looking at photos and other videos of people sailing, I have seen that the amount of sail in front of the mast is quite inconsistent. I will try again with the halyard further down the yard. Cheers.
Teo, I notice that at 25:50 your boom clears the top of your dagger board by quite a lot. Is the board sitting on your trolley or is lowered down a bit. Also, what is the height of your boom above the deck at the mast ? It looks higher than mine. My mast is non-standard (carbon fibre) but I can increase the length easily if I have too, but I am fairly certain that I matched the design length when building. Boom hitting the board when fully retracted is a minor problem that I need to fix on my boat.
Hi Michael,
the daggerboard is all the way to the "weedpatch", which is about 30cm lower than the bottom of the boat.
On the GIS the daggerboard also sits higher than the boom when fully retracted, you get used to it.
On the Goose, since it doesn't have skids, I might actually leave the daggerboard down a bit when beaching so that I don't ruin the bottom. I rather sacrifice the foil which I can repair easily. Just need a small carbon strip reinforcement inside the centercase near the bottom where the foil's trailing edge hits it.
The boom is around 40cm from the deck near the mast. the downhaul guarantees that distance every time.
@@TheBoatRambler Thanks, that explains the clearance. On my Goose I put a thin hardwood strip down the centreline on the bottom of the boat. It covers the daggerboard slot with enough room either side to allow me to inlay a rubber strip once I have the "proper" daggerboard finished. This should save the daggerboard edges and prevent some water pumping up the case into the boat (it happens a little on my boat at the moment). I also put thin rubbing strips down each side of the hull where it gets dragged up and down onto the trolley every launch and recovery. I am willing to take any performance hit rather than spend loads of time repairing damaged bottoms. I will gradually remove as much hardwood material as possible prom the strips once I see the points that don't rub - at the end of the season.
The link for buying plans doesn't work for me 😐
I have just tried it and it takes me to the list of plans on the Storerboatplans site.
Looks great! Now I feel like I need a small boat until I finish refitting my Maxi :D How is your Kingfisher?
My Kingfgisher is waiting for me to finish the Goose so I can start rewiring the electrical installation and go sailing! 😅
Fantastic. Do you plan selling new Oz Gooses? I would not be able to build one, but I would sail one very well!
@@perequintana hi, the link to the plans is in the description under the video. 😉
@@TheBoatRambler to be honest, the only thing I'll be able o build with the plans is a paper boat. ;-)
@@perequintana the plans are easy to follow and you can watch my build videos, and there is a very helpful FB group . I am sure almost anyone can build this. 😉
Great work, Teo. The sail rig is beautiful.
As someone who has never sailed, I am always a bit shocked to see a boom at/below head level just because it seems like it would be such a hassle to avoid it (or such a risk to be hit by it). Is it reasonable for me to limit my list of potential sailboats to those without booms that could knock me out and would make me duck frequently? It must not be as big a risk/inconvenience as it seems. Only a problem when tacking, I guess.
Most of the time the boom is a couple of meters away from you on the opposite tack. You only need to duck when tacking.
The most worrying is when running because it can jibe and sweep the crew but you don't need to be hiking when running so you can sit on the bottom and the boom will swing above crew's head.
It takes an awareness from experience to avoid booms that are at head level. Nothing wrong with finding a boat that doesn't have one! Sprit booms are often seen on small sailboats, no danger there. On larger boats, the wishbone boom of the Nonsuch leaves lots of clearance. Once the boat gets quite big, even a typical boom is not a problem as long as you're in the cockpit and not standing on the seat or on deck.
What knot are you using to make the loops that go around the boom and the yard?
Hi Sylvain,
I used the double fisherman's knot to make the loops.
now lets get back to the real bigger boat lol
Soon! 😅
You should marry your girlfriend.
😁😅