Secondary Stability - My Goat Island Skiff 

Hi! Thank you for your kind words! If you ever come over please contact me and we'll try to find a day where tide and wind are favorable for a sailing session! 😉

Thanks! The GIS is a very dry boat in most conditions. Self-bailers have the tendency to leak...😅

Thanks JimboRides! 😁

@@TheBoatRambler bote a ESCOTA no seu PÉ .

Glad it helped! Get them sailing! 😁

Hanging by the heels is fun but not that effective! 🤣

Wow, thank you! Roger Barnes is a legend, maybe one day I can achieve half of his knowledge. 😉

Nu îl cunoșteam . Mulțumesc pentru indicație.

Indeed! it's an amazing feeling right? 😉

Thanks for watching! 😉

Thanks David!

I do love sailing... and most sea related activities tbh! 😁

It only takes a few hours to learn the basics of sailing, but the learning never ends. I learn something every time I sail, which is part of the fascination.

Thanks Leo! Just make sure everything is attached to the boat or you'll have to swim after stuff!! 😅

@@TheBoatRambler Ahh! The protip.

Glad you enjoyed it Kevin!

Thanks so much! And yes, it was really good fun!! 😁

Thank you! 😁

Still need to capsize her in heavy chop and do a full turtle! 😁

Glad you liked it Kevin! 😉

Thanks 👍

The boat is overcanvassed by design, so that's where the tippy reputation comes from.

Th GIS has more or less the same sail area as a Vaurien or a Topper 14. It's a lot more versatile due to the 3 reef lines. You never need to sail overcanvassed. 😉

Thank you! 🙂

You and me both! 🥶 I don't even like the sea water temp here in Portugal in the west coast!! luckily I sail mainly the estuary and the water is a nice 24C most times! 😎

Thanks Gary

And it was!! 😁

She certainly his!! 😁

Thank you very much!

Thank you! The GIS is an awesome design and simple to build, and she does perform like a racing dinghy if you want! 😁

Hi Ben! Welcome aboard! 😉

Thank you very much Ross!

Hi Paul! I found that bringing her up slowly leaves a LOT less water in the boat to bail out. Also when I tried holding the mainsheet like you said, the sail/boom wasn't allowed to swing and the weight of the water on top of the sail actually made it harder. 🤔

@@TheBoatRambler Ah - I hadn't considered the issue with water on the sail. It was a technique which worked well when I used to sail Larks many years ago. Seems like you have worked out the best approach for your circumstances! Your videos about your Goat Island Skiff are great - I think I maybe should consider building one...!

Thanks! 😁

And it is!! 😁

Thank you! 😃

Well said! The smaller the boat, the bigger the adventure!! 😁

Hi Pedro! Bailers have a tendency to not stay 100% watertight... most times the GIS is a very dry boat. With the side tanks/seats there's hardly any water on the aft foot well. The water on the forward foot well actually keeps the bow in the water preventing the skiff from slamming in the chop and I can actually sail it after a capsize without a problem like this.😉 And tbh I have never capsized my skiff unintentionally ....yet! 😁

E é...até virar! 😂 Abraço.

Hi Michael! Yes the GIS is fast but I don't race her. I do the regattas on a 32ft traditional sailing boat, lateen rig. You can find some videos of the regattas on my channel! 😉

Hi! I have no idea! that is what we use to row to the mooring buoy! I'll ask Bruno, maybe he knows! 🤔

Hi! No I don't! The bow mount is a custom made piece of wood which fits in between the inwalle spacers! 😁 to that I attach a 1.2m insta selfie stick and an Insta360 X2 camera and the insta studio removes the stick later while editing! 😉

I hope i can really fail at it often! 😁

Thanks! 😁

Thanks Axel! I have never capsized the GIS by accident although I was close to doing it a few times!! 😅 Good luck with the bags, and let us know how it goes! 😉

Obrigado Marcelo!😉

Extra buoyancy compartments. Prevents the boat from swamping, a clever addition to the original design.

Hi Pete! No the GIS doesn't have self-bailers as the original project didn't call for them... neither could I sail the GIS before fast enough for them to work.

Hi Bill! I have no idea. I didn't ease the mainsheet, actually I over sheeted, and with 10sqm of sail you don't need more than 7kn to capsize like that... 😅

Hi Christopher! I use an Insta 360 X2 camera mounted on a 1.2m insta selfiestick. The software removes it! 😉

@@TheBoatRambler Thanks,,

Thank you! I use an ista360 X2 camera. 😉

Hold my beer.... 😁

@@TheBoatRambler That was pretty much the offer ;)

My beer is with the VR.

@@TheBoatRambler My beer is on the way to me right now, also popcorn. 😁

Hi Paul. It might but not that much. The extra weight added to a GIS for being made of birch, spread over the hole boat compared to the hundreds of liters in buoyancy might not be that significant. Ofc the extra weight of the birch ply + the extra amount of ply and wood for the mods could make a difference.

Ora viva! Não não é relacionado com o livro. 🙂 O barco é um Goat Island Skiff e pode comprar os planos através do site do projetista: www.storerboatplans.com/boatplans/goat-island-skiff-simple-sailing-boat-excellent-performance-lightweight/

@@TheBoatRambler OBRIGADO ! ( do outro lado do Atlântico)

Have a look here, it explains how I get all my shots 😉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-69wcWKoj_M4.html

Thank you! Yes I did build her. I have all 30 weeks on my channel, but if you want a quick look at the full build here is the compilation video 😉: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MUakkRGjx5I.html

😁 unfortunately the lack of shrouds on the mast might make it hard to implement...maybe...😜

Hiking bench perhaps? Would need to be very angled to stay out of the water like a moth.

Hi Grant! I have no idea, I didn't have any electronics aboard! 😅

Hi Vince, You should arrange a controlled capsize so you can see how it behaves. You don't want to be caught off guard if it happens for real. Ask a friend to help you with it. Do it close to shore even if it's shallow. Just be careful not to break the mast on the bottom.

Hi Charlie! I'm afraid I sold my Laser after building my GIS!😉

Hi Marc-Bernard, I dont stand on the very tip of the daggerboard, more like in the middle. I weigh around 74kg atm. For lighter ppl or teens they can always stand closer to the tip. Also my GIS is heavier (almost double) than a lightweigh GIS.

@@TheBoatRambler why is your boat so heavy? One of the things I like about the GIS is it's very light weight. Do you think the extra weight affects sailing performance much. Useful video btw.

Hi Barry! I built my GIS during confinement, so the only plywood I could get was Birch plywood which is 30% heavier at least. I also added watertight mid and side seats as well as extra struts for the hatches which are also heavier than the same area of plywood. The lightness of the GIS was not an important factor as I don't really race her nor cartop her. 😉 As for performance I'm sure it won't accelerate or plane as readily, but to be honest...can't really notice it.

@@TheBoatRambler thanks. I like your side benches and centre mods. But I didn't think that could account for all the extra weight. Looks to sail well in your videos. Happy sailing.

If I could choose..."Fun" would be my middle name!! 😁

Hi! I did capsize sitting on the leeward rail a few times on the previous video! here:ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ro_w_ZR0PsA.html This time around I wanted to capsize it while trying not to! 😉

I know!!right?!! 😂

Hi buddy! Thanks for your input and support! let’s clarify a few points first. -I am oversheeting to “simulate more wind” to intentionally make it take in water. -White caps wouldn't form on the leeward side of the island so close to shore as there’s no chop/crests there. -most GIS don’t have extra floatation and ppl capsize them and recover from it all the time. (although I never capsized unintentionally) I do agree that the lack of built in floatation in the original design could be a problem if capsized in rough conditions as the boat would stay low in the water and higher chop/waves might make it very difficult to bail it out. But can you recover an Illur? Most cruising dinghies have poor or insufficient built in floatation. Now my take on this… My GIS isn’t as tender as a 420 or a Vaurien although it has as much sail area.(no spinnaker). It has a very high freeboard and when that hard chine goes well underwater it does give it a good secondary stability. The GIS has 10 sqm of sail and weighs less that 150lbs,(mine weighs 250lbs) that puts it in the racing/performance dinghy category. Reduce that sail, one reef for example, and it still sails faster than most dinghies I come across and it becomes a much easier boat to handle. It can also sail with 3 aboard and camping gear without any problem whatsoever, and if needed it can take four adults. Although not easy to sail with 4 aboard. I didn’t find any boat that light and that fast and so versatile in years of searching for “my perfect boat” I chose the GIS for all the reasons above plus the fact that the build method is so straight forward and minimalist that it’s almost a blank canvas for me to add mods! 😁 Making the side benches/tanks was the most important mod on my GIS. The mid seat is just as important but not for floatation, it is awesome to store all the gear I carry aboard. And I needed a fast boat since we have only 4 hours to sail each day around here due to the tides, if I had a slow boat I wouldn’t reach the places I do with the GIS. And the fun factor too..If you know of any cruising boat that can reach 16Kts with two reefs on let me know! I might be building another skiff next winter tho…. 😉 Cheers Teo

Hi Fab, the what? 🤔

@@TheBoatRambler Rigid Inflatable Boat. Your inflatable

Hi Brett! It probably would but then I wouldn't be able to lift it while sailing and it would be almost impossible to wheel the skiff up the ramp when I get to the club. Small light boats don't usually have weighted dagger boards.

@@TheBoatRambler makes sense thks

Hi Douglas, Because that's what I would do in in a real case scenario. I wanted it to flip due to the wind action, not by me forcing it.

@@TheBoatRambler I see. Very nice boat, looks like a good sailer.