My sailing canoe and its features 

I'm afraid you have been visually deceived by the video - the board is a lot longer than you seem to think at about 4 feet (see 2.30-2.50). Sitting up on the gunwale/side benches is perfectly normal sailing these and many other small boats and I have toe straps to minimise the chance of falling in. I've been sailing all sorts of boats for over 40 years and it's never happened to me yet!

this is the F1 of canoeing because one gust of wind will have you trying to pull a sunken canoe from the lake bottom

The benefit is too insignificant to make it worth it. And every time you tack there is more to do dropping one and raising the other. Just keep the canoe flat so the board is in the water the same amount on both tacks.

I've seen sailing canoes all over the web. But this one is the best by far. With all the sail power you have, the only sugestion I can make is to add outriggers and then you can really fly. Good sailing

Very nice rig.

How fast have you sailed with this nice "ship"?

Nicely done!!

I assume you placed the leeboard thwart to correspond with the center of your sail area. Does that correspond with the balance point of your hull, allowing you to actually use that custom thwart to portage the canoe?

10..4 thanks for info

That thing is classy, very nice work.

Excellent detail. This is the most sophisticated sailing canoe I have ever seen. It's nice for people to see the options. Some may want something simpler. Thanks,

Thanks! I also enjoyed yours about how your canoe works. Very nice woodwork, especially the wooden blocks and pulleys! Greetings from England.

Wow. Amazing quality and details. Proper sailing.... Fabulous. Much to learn here. Thank you!!!

Fantastic. Congratulations.

Very nice. You have saved me some time by posting. Looks very fast & very fun. Congrats.

Fantastic job! I'm considering to make a skin on frame canoe with sail. Your video has helped with some design elements. Thanks.

It's bolted in when I go sailing, both to the gunwhale and centre thwart, but I often take it off as it makes it easier to load onto my vehicle, as I slide it up from the front on its gunwhales.

Yes, the hull is royalex and the sidebag straps are fastened with some D rings, glued in down in the bilges. The centre thwart is actually not factory but one I had made by Solway Dory to my specifications ie a bit thicker to cope with the extra strain of the leeboard thwart, which I made myself from the same sort of ash, stuck together with epoxy and stainless screws.

wow, this thing is amazing. It's not just a conversion, it's a real and full blown dinghy

Inspiring video ! I was thinking of rigging a mast and sail from an Optimist to turn my Old Town Discovery 158 into a sail boat so when my project is more advanced I might be asking for some advice !