Balanced Lug Sail, rig setup and test with 20kts gusts and full sail on my Goat Island Skiff 

I've heard people say that the balanced lug rig is old fashioned and only useful for pottering around inland waters: next time someone says that to me that I'll tell them to watch this video! Awesome!

Grandpa taught me a good one, weather picked up, downwind, he dragged all the extra sheets/lines.. Drags the stern for control & actually helps flatten out the sea coming on your arse!

"if you can, build a boat. It's awesome!" Okay!

The best sailing video I've ever seen. Someone thinks there is life. Excellent!

Awesome video buddy , I’m seriously thinking of building a dinghy sailor , I have built a canoe and a 13 ft skiff run about , and now I’m getting itchy fingers to start building another boat , I sailed hobbies and laser sailers in my teenage years and love sailing , I like the clinker style boats but is a lot more work with ribs and planking etc , I really want to learn the skill of planking and steaming ribs etc , it’s the craftsman ship I’m looking for and a personal challenge for me , my skiff was a stitch and glue method and fibreglassed inside and out , your boat is a little ripper and gets along fast who knows I may build one like this in the future as well. 👍

your images are being a great help to transform a small boat into a sailboat, thank you very much

20 knots and full sail? ... holy crips, dude is going to surf that thing !!! i would like to see someone with a sailboat, small and light enough to surf, do a before and after review of that Speedcoat-49 bottom paint. i don't know if that will fit into your budget, schedule, or circumstance ..but keep it in mind, and i will catch up now and again, ( maybe not on your skiff though, that hull finish is too nice as is )

Man I love this!

Thanks again for a great lesson on tuning up your rig. 👍👍👍

I like the way you wing it an make use of whatever you have available. I live quite off-grid in my narrowboat and hardware stores are often far away. So I use mostly what I have :-)

You got style, FREE STYLE..... Top video, keep sharing. The force is with you, Balkan Shipyards.

Great fun and a beautiful boat. Job well done. 👍🏼

Beautiful boat!!! Look's like very much fun!

Brilliant. Really ingenious modifications.

Very instructive mate. You clearly know what you're talking about. Best of luck!

Man you look like your having one hell of a lot of fun there Teo. If I didn't have a screwed up back I'd build a Goat Island Skiff without even thinking about it. Look's like one hell of a way to enjoy yourself that's for sure. You look as though your clipping along really well there Teo. ..awesome.

Your videos and Forager make me smile :) and inspire me. Especially when you say so joyously to build a boat! I restore dinghies, but it’s the same - it’s flipping awesome!

Another great video! Thank you Teo!

Great boat, well handled

Great. Thank you

Thank you for the great video ,keep up the good work thanks !

AWESOME Video Bro !! Cheers 😎

So nice! Thx for sharing :)

The Goat-Pro mount is really neat.

Freaking awesome 👍

Bloody awesome man. I'm building one. Then you have to teach me to sail it. 😊

A great video! 👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

You really are awesome dude.

Thanks for the tour, and the sailing looked like fun. I agree with the lazy jacks. I had the exact same problem, the jacks solved that.

Bravo Theo , ça donne vraiment envie !

That was great fun to watch, thanks for the link to the rig, I'm busy building my first boat a Proa and looking at what type of rig to use, a crab claw or lateen but lots to learn so appreciate the details you shared.

It was great! Thank you!

Wow ! this is such a beautiful boat .

Really enjoying your videos just bought a Caledonian yawl haven't got a clew how to rig it or even sail I'm retired looking at your time on the water fills me with determination to get out there.Thanks .Garry Ireland

Nice job on the rigging.

Awesome!!!

Just subscribed, great videos man, congrats

Very clever gopro mounts!

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Hi, just found you and your project. So nice looking and fast boat it seems! Great job!

It planes so smoothly

Really liked this one, I’ll definitely going to add an adjustable outhaul on my goat, I am struggling a bit to get a nice shape on the sail while reefed. And the lazy jacks looked much more useful than I envisioned it would, might have a go at that as well..

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Descobri o canal só agora. Muito bom vídeo. Vou ver desde o princípio!

Wow🙏🙏🙏

Good to try (I can see your experimental approach more clearly now - cool) .. when depowering go really hard on the downhaul as first resort. Crazy tight. That will flatten out the top of the sail which is more effective at reducing heel (and drag - pointing angle always relates to drag from flapping or overfull sails) than flattening out the bottom ... of course the time comes when have to flatten out the bottom as well! I'm still not convinced about the halyard cleat. Glad you have the lazyjack cleat on the side of the mast that can be a halyard secondary if ever needed. Was it a pure spectra halyard (no outer) or one with a polyester outer. When I rigged 420s they used a metal Clamcleat CL217mk2 for their halyards they can handle really substantial loads and can take the halyard right out to release. The plastic ones wear out with much load. Combined with a fairlead behind can pull the halyard through the cleat from any point on the boat - as you have done with the outhaul. Great applications of a fixed loop for reefing. The original idea was to allow to change to a shorter footed sail ... but that is brilliant. But not as brilliant as the custom GoPro mounts for the GIS. Really really brilliant. Maybe a show and tell on those .. there are quite a few boats with spacered gunwales!

Awesome 😎👍

Very nice video!! A lot of ideas and reflections on GIS set up. Personally I prefer to avoid lazy Jack as if the wind picks up strong and I need to reef, I prefer to have all the sail inside the hull (no windage). And I really like the camera mount!

How about a series for new balanced lug sailors how to adjust sails for different conditions? Sail shapes.

This is like sailing porn. Please post more of those perfect shots you got during the sail!!

So if I understand correctly, the lazy jacks tighten up as the sail drops, negating the need for a topping lift. Nice. For beaching, you might want to have a boom crutch with optional positioning; port quarter, starboard and center. You'll be able to drop sail and keep the boom from swinging in on people. Just a thought.

If you can build a boat. Best comment ever.

Muito legais os seus vídeos. Eu construí um Tirrik do Iain Oughtred que demorou anos aqui no Brasil. Estou terminando este mês. Parabéns.

Teo great stuff. You are a very competent sailor! When did you even have time to tighten the outhaul in that wind!? During the tack?...ah I see it now! during the tack with the block. You use the Clamcleats from UK? The CF boom seems key...my Spruce boom would be a banana! Also I love the strap seats. I have a large fender for rolling the boat on the beach that I use, but it is only on one side of cockpit.

Is the single lazy jack line that runs to the mast secured there as opposed to being on a block running down the mast to raise and lower the boom?

Excelente video! Mesmo não tendo experiência de vela percebi o que estavas a explicar. O encaixe para a GoPro ficou o máximo! Aos 15:50 a imagem saí da câmara já assim estabilizada ou foi depois editada?

Really great! Where are you? France?

Nice video! What are you using for sound?

using 'normal' rope instead of spectra....I don't use spectra anywhere on my dinghy. Too slippery and its strength is not needed - and if you have tiny lines you can't get a grip on them. Love your videos...thanks

Nice, I couldn't see the whole sail shape and not familiar with the lug rig, so wondering whether the luff laying off with the leech prevents the peak from twisting off in response to gusts, spilling pressure? That would be a good thing in moderate wind, but not good when overpowered in strong wind gusts. This is of course an important mechanism for modern racing skiffs & the point of their square topped mainsails, just curious how this works with the lug rig.

ola amigo... I may be in Lisbon this summer... what is the best way to get on the Tejo for a sail? I would love a sail on a small skiff like yours....or a traditional Portuguese boat... are there places where I can pay for a sail?

А на планшири слабо кулачковые стопора поставить и сделать балее жёстким сочленение удлинителя румпеля ?

Do you want flat sails in stronger wind? Do you want more curved, loose, sails in light wind?

Hello. What is the maximum number of people that can comfortably fit on the boat?

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How fast do you think you were going there?

Malta?

Great tips thanks, she has WHIZZ😹

I'm surprised that it planes. She sails like a witch

Sorry dude you are a badass sailor. And I mean no disrespect . But that looks like a brand new wood boat. I have seen so many wood boats just ride away. We so need the old technology. In bad way. It's called kiss keep it simple stupid. Is there a chance we can make a boat. Using some sort of composite materials that don't rot. Think about it same beautiful craftsmanship made out of milk jugs water bottles and whatever. Something that don't rot