Ep. 5 - ULTIMATE Micro Cruising Dinghy: The Welsford Sherpa, a mini SCAMP 

A oerfect mini cruise, thanks for posting that Matt, great story.

Love your work Matt! David from Triabunna!

I think the Sherpa looks a lot simpler and easier build than the Scamp, you've got yourself a winner there, thanks for sharing.

Great video, great little boat 👍.

Just a beautiful country. I often fantasise about moving over! Watching from NZ.

What a gem of a boat. You have her well set up too by the looks of it....

great sailing and vid ,thanks !!

Fantastic Micro Cruiser, she's got everything you need, with a ton of volume. Tassie looks great for adventures

Man your living the life! Eff materialism, the rat race, golddiggers, and conspicuous consumption! The waterway systems will never go away; if anything they'll increase! And all free, no traffic, no internal composition pollution, no control grid, you are free!

Another great Video Matt, love the Sherpa, may build one after I finish my Pathfinder, hey but don't tell the wife, Ha ha.

That looks like a great little boat to sail in that area. Thanks for the share!

A good video mate - nice boat and cruise, and a GREAT history lesson about the families on the Iron Pot..😮 Tough back then..😂

Thanks for showing us the boat in such a great video. The weather is key isn’t it?!

Thanks for sharing that with us. Enjoyed every minute.

That's a beauty! Building a pathfinder in New Brunswick now, jealous of your coming summer!

Great video Mat, inspirational! "Sea Pup" looks terrific! Bravo!!

Lovely wee boat; great wee film 👍

Cracking video, thanks

Lovely video

Well done Mat, a most enjoyable watch, thanks for taking us along..

Great video thanks. Reinforces that I could camp cruise my 10 footer. Cheers

The Lightkeepers house must have been something, shame they tore it down. Interesting bit of history, thanks for sharing.

so great

glad you ate the crab! can't subscribe twice otherwise I would have!

It took waaay to long to step the mast and setup in the morning. I suggest you check your procedure with Captain Monkey and all will be well. Cheers

No bugs/sand fleas in Taz? Great video and super nice boat!

G’day mate, looks like a great little boat, however from the shot of the boat upturned, there seems to be no scope for hat dagger board to “give” if it grounds. Is the case designed to take shocks like that? I’m just thinking back to my childhood sabot days where an extended case allowed the dagger board to tilt backwards and absorb some impact energy 🤔

Looks good, BUT, in the Caribbean the bugs -- noseeums, mosquitos, etc, would eat you alive before morning. But a cheap mosquito net would drape right over the top or hang down from the seats... either way.

Have you sailed Michael Storer's OZ Goose? How does it compare to the Sherpa? I'm guessing the Goose is faster but less forgiving and can't be rowed. Would you take it microcruising?

Thx for the video, what is she like to right after a capsize ?

You seem to cope OK with the limited internal space. Are you pleased with her handling at sea?

do you think the sherpa is big enough as a tender to carry 3 people? i'm looking at it as a downsize from the massive tinny i've currently been using, but if it's gonna work it has to be able to carry three people. any thoughts?

Hello, I really like the Sherpa design and for years I have never been able to like inflatable tenders and could never fit them next to a classic sailboat. Recently, I have been seriously interested in making a composite (due to lightness) tender, Is it possible to use it as a motorized tender by making a change to the Sherpa design and Would it be a wise choice to undertake such a task?

Lovely boat. I am looking at a similar build. It would be very interesting to see a capsize drill. I don’t know what your experience is with capsize drill in similar boats but these ‘little’ guys can hold a lot of water.. A controlled capsize with people around to help would enable you to think about recovery. Can you pull the dagger board from outside of the boat to use as a step ? Do you have sufficient bailing bucket ? Are your lockers sufficiently secured ! Do you need extra rope or hand holds to aid righting/getting aboard. Also you seem to have a lot of loose gear - which I know if unavoidable in a small dinghy but maybe this would give you some ideas for secure stowage Please don’t take my comment as criticism, that not how it’s intended, just food for thought, also not many RU-vid videos about this so maybe it could be good for views. Enjoy your sailing 👍

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