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A simple life designing boats and sails, selling plans and sails and supporting our customers around the world www.storerboatplans.com www.reallysimplesails.com #storerboatplans #reallysimplesails
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 2d
We sent a set of sails to South Australia for a Cherry 16 owned by Geoff Worsley

The Cherry designed by Pelin is a small light dinghy style trailer Sailer with a cabin. Sit well forward when sailing! Mainsail was fitted with slugs for easy raising, reefing and lowering.

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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 3d
Basics of sailing upwind well - Free Online Sailing Lesson
#SailingSpeed #LugSailing #SailingTechnique #DinghySailingTips #UpwindSailing
Basics of sailing upwind well - Free Online Sailing Lesson
Tutorial on sailing upwind without all the fuss and terminology of normal sailing books. it can be much easier than most books suggest. Even better this will show you how to sail fast and efficiently in moderate winds.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 4d
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞
How to improve a cheap mass produced paddle
Save money by reshaping or tuning cheaper paddles to remove weight and improve in water handling, Improve cost vs effectiveness.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 5d
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟏𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
The bit that many forget is just as important as setting sails correctly.
#SailingSpeed #LugSailing #SailingTechnique #DinghySailingTips #UpwindSailing
Cheap Hack for 10 percent more upwind Sailboat Performance
Cheap Hack - improve Sailboat Upwind Performance by 10% - improve the centreboard or leeboard for speed and much easier and safer handling.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 5d
Setting up leg of mutton with sprit boom rig for OzRacer Dinghy
Setting up leg of mutton with sprit boom rig for OzRacer Dinghy
Slideshow of Rigging details for Original Oz Racers with Sprit boom leg of mutton rig - step by step photos for rigging sprit boom sailboat
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 9d
WIKI setup and tuning Lug Rigs, Spar bends and weights, Sail controls and More
WIKI setup and tuning Lug Rigs, Spar bends and weights, Sail controls and More
Spar weights and stiffnesses for the Goat Island Skiff. Spar Diameter, wood type and density. Weights for hulls using paulownia or cedar.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 10d
Videos Handling Waves in Strong wind upwind Oz Goose and depowering lug rigs.
Videos Handling Waves in Strong wind upwind Oz Goose and depowering lug rigs.
Videos of trying to find the right speed and trim for best speed upwind in the Oz Goose - also a graphic example of depowering a lug by reducing the downhaul tension and what that looks like.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 10d
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐃𝟒𝟏 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: Where features to make the boat more safe ... made it less so.

#BoatSafety #SailingLessons #CapsizeRecovery #BoatDesign #MarineSafety

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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 11d
Detailed Lug Rig setup and rigging method for Viola 14 Sailing Canoe.
Detailed Lug Rig setup and rigging method for Viola 14 Sailing Canoe.
Joost Engelen has provided another useful file for setting up the lug rig on the Viola 14 canoe. Setting up the spars, sails and fittings.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 12d
Setting up a recovery line to right a leeboard OzRacer or OzGoose sailboat
Setting up a recovery line to right a leeboard OzRacer or OzGoose sailboat
A problem with a single leeboard is after a capsize there is a 50% chance of it being out of reach. Here is a method of setting up a rope to help right PDRacers and OzRacers when the leeboard is out of reach. The nice thing about the OZ series is that ...
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 16d
𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝟏𝟒 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞; 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
 Jenő found the Viola 14 a portable, high-performing, and responsive sailing canoe.

#Viola14 #SailingCanoe #Hungary #Boatbuilding #Canoeing
Review of Viola 14 Canoe from Hungary
Experience and review of the Viola 14 sailing canoe homebuilt in plywood - the second and the third boats were built in Hungary.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 16d
Building a Light Performance Sailing Canoe isn't Difficult
Building a Light Performance Sailing Canoe isn't Difficult
Assembly of the beautiful BETH Sailing Canoe. Photos of all the major stages.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 17d
Tacking, Turning Around - Free Online Sailing Lesson
#SailingSpeed #LugSailing #SailingTechnique #DinghySailingTips #UpwindSailing
Tacking, Turning Around - Free Online Sailing Lesson
Tacking and Gybing can be simplified by prioritising the right parts. Delay swapping hands until the boat is going again for smooth boat handling
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 17d
How We Modernized a Fenwick Williams Catboat
We partnered with Duck Flat Wooden Boats to update a classic catboat. Instead of traditional ribs, we used a simpler, stronger cedar strip planking method. This creates a monocoque hull that's great for trailering and storage.
#BoatBuilding #WoodenBoat
How we Strip Planked a Fenwick Williams Catboat
A Fenwick Williams catboat carefully reinterpreted in Cedar Strip. Includes cleaner structure, optimised foils and a tabernacle rig that allows raising of the mast by one person. Built by David Wilson at Duck Flat Wooden Boats in Adelaide.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 18d
Electric Trolling Motor Enhances Light Cargo Canoe Design

Build a lightweight (65lbs) cargo canoe designed for electric trolling motors! Achieve 5-7 mph with great battery range. Plans available now.
#ElectricCanoe #DIYBoatBuilding #Storerboatplans #PlywoodCanoe #BoatPlans
Quick Canoe Electric Plan, Light, power canoe for trolling motor
Quick Canoe electric is a plywood cargo canoe specifically for an electric trolling motor. 5 to 6mph from a 34lb thrust Minn Kota. This is a purpose designed low power electric canoe for daytrips and fishing. The plans are $30 and many will be able to ...
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 18d
TC35 Lightweight Liveaboard Riverboat Canal Boat
TC35 Lightweight Liveaboard Riverboat Canal Boat
Simple potential live aboard boat for lakes and rivers. Plywood from plan using prefabrication method. Covers ground fast and quietly with modest 15 - 30hp.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 19d
Another Viola 14 Sailing Canoe Build
Another Viola 14 Sailing Canoe Build
There are at least two Viola 14 sailing canoes on the way, here are some update photos before the plywood decks go on Steve's boat.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 19d
𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬: 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧t

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Two Really Simple Lugsails Finish a Difficult Texas 200 2023
This year's (2023) Texas 200 was a tough event with half the fleet pulling out. Two outrigger canoes finished the event using our sails. The post Two Really Simple Lugsails Finish a Difficult Texas 200 2023 appeared first on Really Simple Sails.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 23d
Build a Triple Canoe Storage Boat Rack for Kayaks and SUPs
Build a Triple Canoe Storage Boat Rack for Kayaks and SUPs
I make a triple canoe rack for my garage - see how. Canoe Storage is always a problem so I designed and built a boat rack against the wall saving space.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 23d
𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐮𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐒𝐒 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.
#sailmaker #saildesign #lug #gaff #laminate #worldwide
Video of Selway Fisher Stornoway with a well set Lugsail by RSS Sailmakers
Video - What's not to like! Owner builds a lovely boat and does the maiden sail with a well set Lugsail made by us at RSS sailmaking The post Video of Selway Fisher Stornoway with a well set Lugsail by RSS Sailmakers appeared first on Really Simple Sails.
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 24d
𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐆𝐲𝐛𝐞: 𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩-𝐛𝐲-𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬-𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

#𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 #𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐠𝐲𝐛𝐞 #𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐠𝐲𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 
Safe Gybes and Fast Gybes, Online Sailing Lesson
Gybes are more difficult than they need to be for many dinghy sailors. Here are two styles particularly suitable for unstayed rigs, but will also assist more conventional rigged boats
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 24d
𝐋𝐨𝐰-𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬

#SailingPhilippines #AffordableBoating #OzGoose #StorerBoatPlans #YouthSailing www.storerboatplans.com/eve...
Sailing in Crisis? Is it dying out? Are basic boats too expensive?
Sailing participation Crisis in Australia - participation crumbles, clubs struggle - but low cost boats grow participation in the Philippines
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 25d
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐇𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬

#𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐟𝐟 #𝐃𝐈𝐘𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 #𝐄𝐩𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 #𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐆𝐥𝐮𝐞
Finally - building photos for the Goat
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · 28d
𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞, 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧
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#SmallBoatInnovation #DIYBoatBuilding #OzGoose #SailingAdventure #MichaelStorerDesign
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans @boatmik.bsky.social · Sep 25
𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬

Make your downwind sailing easier and faster. Basic/Intermediate level.

#SailingTips #BoatHandling #DinghySailing #Reaching #Sailboat
Speed and stability reaching, Confidence in stronger winds with speed - Free Online Sailing Lesson
Free Online Sailing Lessons - rather than fighting the wind on a reach - go with the flow to make it easy and with unlimited speed potential.
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