Tua-Tua, spring projects I don’t have that much time to spend on a blog post right now but figured I’d give a...
Exhilaration! Note: Still tagging this as the “Wing Sail build 2015” as it’s basically a step towards it. Converting this...
The build has officially started! The noses will be laminated together out of three 12 mm pieces like this. With 10 noses that means...
Nose design, initial sketches How to construct this part of the project has been somewhat unclear to me since I started, even if...
Sail plan for the soft wing sail, initial sketch Just started putting more focus on the actual sail plan. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far. There...
Hinge design Instead of just endlessly editing the post on wingsails, I thought I’d write up separate posts to document my...
Soft wing sails, an evolutionary leap towards sailing bliss – Part II To continue the last article from a few weeks back, soft wing sails are a natural step forward from...
My custom NIS 31/35 Here are some thoughts and ideas I have for customizing my future Norwalk Island Sharpie, which will either be...
Soft wing sails, an evolutionary leap towards sailing bliss – Part I The sad fact is that internet forums tend to fill up with so called experts who have strong opinions...
Norwalk Island Sharpies NIS 31 This is a boat that I would like to build. The NIS 31 (designed by Bruce Kirby of Laser...