Paradox on Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand

If you want to see a Paradox sailing from a third party's perspective then this is the video for you! Almost all of it has been taken by a sailing companion, Graeme Kenyon. We shared our footage and his take on our trip can be found at • A Junk and a Paradox
You learn something when you get to see your sailing boat from another perspective. I never realised my Paradox sat so low in the water. She's a sailing submarine! I also had no idea that the bow wave went so high up the bow when she's getting along.

[@creditscorenz]

I could point slightly higher, but the split junk rig was a better performer overall on a much larger boat 17ft vs 14ft. Apparently when I got it right (and sometimes I got it horribly wrong!), I was very difficult to catch. Graeme's one word summation of a Paradox... heroic!

[@wayfarerchris.4116]

Great video, thanks for sharing 👍.

[@infomax2008]

Thank you very much for sharing. I keep asking myself if I can add 400 w solar panel to the paradox and make it to run trolling motor on the river. Lead deep cycle battery is cheap and works great as weight too.

[@fabmanly1070]

Fantastic

[@cornishhh]

Great stuff.
Anyone who still believes that Matt Leyden's designs don't go to windward should definitely watch the sailing in this video!
The split junk on the other boat is an interesting idea.
How did the two boats compare in terms of performance?

[@knpstrr]

Seems like when these boats heel, the bow really gets low in the water.

[@creditscorenz]

The bow dips a little bit I agree, but a Paradox has virtually no shear and has a stem close to vertical. It's stem entry is not a fine entry either (80mm at the water-line), so if you're getting along the bow wave rises right up it, which makes it look as though it's dipping more than it is, I think. Certainly, in the rough stuff, you regularly get water over the front deck and it would be no fun without the cabin.

[@itsmePassportBro]

Just needs an engine for up wind... 45degees off ...

[@creditscorenz]

Doing away with the engine was the best thing I ever did! It makes you a much better sailor. You learn the art of being patient, you learn to read weather forecasts properly, you learn how to sail your boat properly, you do away with the stench and filthiness of an outboard motor on a boat that was never designed to carry one AND your activity on the water isn't wrecking the planet. 45 degrees off is being generous. In fact it's more like 55 degrees ( see th-cam.com/video/X01qRwut1eo/w-d-xo.html ). I have found the lighter the air the higher you point.