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Tua-Tua, spring projects

Tua-Tua wingsail design 2020
I don’t have that much time to spend on a blog post right now but figured I’d give a...
Tua-Tua, Wing Sail Build 2020

Introducing Tua-Tua, a Laurin 28

Safely arrived in Finland
First of all let me apologize for not updating this site in a very long time, it’s actually been...
General, Tua-Tua

Sail building process, step by step (almost)

And the sail is up for the first time!
All right. The dust has settled. Time to put up some pictures! I started out the build in my...
Wing Sail build 2015

Exhilaration!

First sea trials
Note: Still tagging this as the “Wing Sail build 2015” as it’s basically a step towards it. Converting this...
Wing Sail build 2015

Nose design, initial sketches

Nose part
How to construct this part of the project has been somewhat unclear to me since I started, even if...
Wing Sail build 2015

Sail plan for the soft wing sail, initial sketch

Further tweaked
Just started putting more focus on the actual sail plan. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far. There...
Wing Sail build 2015

Soft wing sails, an evolutionary leap towards sailing bliss – Part II

Wing Sail design version 1
To continue the last article from a few weeks back, soft wing sails are a natural step forward from...
General

Soft wing sails, an evolutionary leap towards sailing bliss – Part I

David Tyler's soft wing sail ketch
The sad fact is that internet forums tend to fill up with so called experts who have strong opinions...
General

Norwalk Island Sharpies NIS 31

NIS31 Mudlark
This is a boat that I would like to build. The NIS 31 (designed by Bruce Kirby of Laser...
General
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