RowCruiser - The Ultimate Sailing Canoe

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • We've adapted our canoe-shaped rowboat into a performance sailing vessel. This is a very versatile boat that includes a full length sleeping chamber, seven sealed compartments (including the amas) for seaworthiness, and a sliding seat rowing system. The main hull can simply be rowed on it's own as a capable human-powered craft, or the amas and sails affixed for exciting performance. The craft is constructed from straightforward stitch and glue construction and plans and kits are at www.angusrowboats.com

Komentáře • 149

  • @puttsky7
    @puttsky7 Před 8 lety +27

    brilliant design! if there's such a thing as the perfect small craft, this has to be it.

  • @screaminglegs
    @screaminglegs Před 8 lety +16

    I've been wondering how a rower has been doing so well in R2AK. Now I know. That's such a cool boat. It's the best fusion of kayak-canoe-skull-sailboat I've seen. Very nice. And congrats on your continuing success as you head...North to Alaska!

    • @MoneyPitBoating
      @MoneyPitBoating Před rokem

      Yeah, it seems like cheating because these boats are so cool and functional!

  • @Reciprocity_Soils
    @Reciprocity_Soils Před 3 lety +1

    That is one fantabulous boat. Cruising right along there. So cool!

  • @Antipodean33
    @Antipodean33 Před 3 lety +2

    Oh no, now I'll have to build another boat. I really like this concept, it is perfect for me down here in South Australia. Perfect for the Coorong where it gets shallow and I reckon it would be great cruising down the coast as well. I'll have to look into a kit if I can get one here in Oz

  • @peregrinegrace8570
    @peregrinegrace8570 Před 4 lety +1

    Well done for following your dreams and actually arriving at the place you wanted to see.

  • @jcfrazier5853
    @jcfrazier5853 Před 4 lety +1

    Beautiful lines, simple clean steering and rigging system, open ocean ability, but best of all the sleeping compartment! At ONLY 180 lbs??!! I've looked at 100's of different designs and I always keep coming back to this one.
    Now maybe incorporate this design for coastal fishing?

    • @merds77
      @merds77 Před 4 lety

      Open ocean may be asking a lot.

  • @adamnorton748
    @adamnorton748 Před 3 lety +1

    So excellent! I couldn't believe when you said there are kits :-) hopefully that's still the case

  • @jimwortham8634
    @jimwortham8634 Před 4 lety +2

    Got into kayaking about 10 years ago previously sail Hobie Cat catamarans most fun I ever had

  • @peterjohnstaples
    @peterjohnstaples Před 4 lety +1

    Plenty of these have been made in Australia out of surf club rowing boats, trimarans and proas. The first one I saw was over thirty years ago which had sailed 600 miles to the destination where I was at on my yacht. It was very sparsely fitted out and the guy lived on it.

  • @FlatlandMando
    @FlatlandMando Před 7 lety +9

    Its really like a VW Westphalia rowboat! Very nice & I really like the look of the rig under sail.

    • @chefgiovanni
      @chefgiovanni Před 6 lety +1

      Better than any VW

    • @alanaldpal950
      @alanaldpal950 Před 7 měsíci

      @@chefgiovanni HaHa. Not if you need to travel on land

  • @howardbrooks8810
    @howardbrooks8810 Před 4 lety +1

    Be great to go coastal fishing , put a flexible solar panel or two on deck with a lithium battery pack and a electric trolling outboard mounted to one of the outrigger arms and Bob's your uncle for when you're feeling lazy and there's no wind .
    Brilliant . 😊

  • @davehayes8812
    @davehayes8812 Před 2 lety +1

    Beautiful designs work. Very well done. All the best with this boat.

  • @lordllewellynofdarkdelight2613

    It looks like a Scandinavian Faering! You made a very handsome boat!

  • @joaquinmisajr.1215
    @joaquinmisajr.1215 Před 4 lety +1

    Definite improvement on the Philippine vinta/banca !

  • @NPCFRII
    @NPCFRII Před 6 měsíci

    Remind me of Guired Soudée, a French sailor who departed from Africa and got to America in a row boat

  • @stevewhite791
    @stevewhite791 Před rokem +1

    Super Cool design!

  • @repentuklondonwatchman1373

    SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL

  • @carmelpule6954
    @carmelpule6954 Před 8 lety +2

    Very nice arrangement, incorporating many issues. I love the shape of the hull and to me it seems like a perfect sine curve, truncated a little at the transom, which enables a good balance considering the rower sits a little behind the centre of the boat.
    Elegant in many ways. Sometimes I wonder if in heavy seas one could incorporate some water ballast to ease the quick action which tires a person in a quick jolting boat.
    One of the best compromise boats I have seen and the different aspects are of high standards . Congratulations.

  • @flysubcompact
    @flysubcompact Před 4 lety +1

    Neat little rig.

  • @alfonsosoriano171
    @alfonsosoriano171 Před 3 lety +1

    I love it. It's my dream boat.

  • @justintaylor375
    @justintaylor375 Před 4 lety +1

    The perfect Race to Alaska boat!

  • @JohnTurner313
    @JohnTurner313 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow! What a neat boat! Thank you, youtube algorithm.

  • @autonomous_collective
    @autonomous_collective Před 4 lety +1

    Great boat design.

  • @KBHLION
    @KBHLION Před 5 lety +1

    Love this boat. Been studying small boat design for years and this just kills!! Absolutely outstanding

  • @Rustycarr59
    @Rustycarr59 Před 6 měsíci

    Problem with this design over monohull ,is that there is not advantage. The outriggers needed to compensate for the narrow hull cause a lot of drag. The narrow hull has now less room for camping etc. set up time is a lot longer at a busy boat ramp. It doesn't look fast either. And if you want to put a small motor on, to get you from the boat ramp out to the sailing ground , then it where do you put it conveniently? Transom is the optimal place.

  • @barking.dog.productions1777

    You did good! Both on the boat design and on the video... Bravo! All that it needs is a way to remove that rudder and easily hook on a trolling motor (they make the controls wireless to be located anywhere on some models), and you will have created the perfect one man tiny ocean cruiser. It won't be long before some brave (or foolish) soul circumnavigates the world in this doggone thing. lol

  • @hoperules8874
    @hoperules8874 Před 4 lety +1

    Looks SO fun!!

  • @simeon3always
    @simeon3always Před 9 lety +2

    Nice! Thanks Colin and Josh!

  • @ilyafaden1789
    @ilyafaden1789 Před 9 lety +3

    Ha ha ! I love it. Seems we have the same idea some what. Short amas . great! I see that you put them up forward to account for the upwind center of force.nice! The steering is beautiful! I have some what of the same cable tipe . only mine is forward cantaleever and two rudders. Some may say too complicated, but I haven't had any problems with mine. Simple is all right too , but it is also nice not to have a long tiller in the way

    • @AntiVaganza
      @AntiVaganza Před 4 lety

      The amas are probably forward to make rowing unimpeded

  • @user-kq1xp9mk2p
    @user-kq1xp9mk2p Před 5 lety +2

    Wow! That's totally awesome!I've been so touched by your built-in shipI want to build the same boat as you!

  • @JoeOsChannel
    @JoeOsChannel Před 9 lety +5

    Now that is a pretty cool set up my friend. Good job Colin!

  • @willburgess2514
    @willburgess2514 Před rokem +2

    how well does it point? you didn't mention a centre board.

  • @joerover
    @joerover Před 5 lety

    Ha ! a nice mix-up sailing and kayak boat ! bigger one with room for long journey very very good !

  • @westwindsailer
    @westwindsailer Před 7 lety

    A very nice balance slot of thought here.

  • @alphasxsignal
    @alphasxsignal Před 6 lety +1

    Wish they were sold as a complete boat all ready put together.

  • @elsuperpollo2273
    @elsuperpollo2273 Před 2 měsíci

    I wouldn't mind having one but with a VHF marine transceiver and HF radio mobile transceiver with navigation systems.

  • @ronblume3071
    @ronblume3071 Před 6 lety +1

    Great little boat.love the ease of use & safety 👏👏

  • @sdcofer52
    @sdcofer52 Před 4 lety +1

    A Laser hull alone is 130lbs, it’s a bit more when you add the mast sections, boom and blades.

  • @betopandiani
    @betopandiani Před 7 lety +14

    incredible, nice to cross the Atlantic

    • @Calatriste54
      @Calatriste54 Před 4 lety +1

      Can't imagine.. will stay on the rocky coasts, thank you..

  • @m4rt3rz
    @m4rt3rz Před 2 lety

    uauuuu, impresionante, con eso podrías dar la vuelta al mundo.

  • @vipermadman
    @vipermadman Před 6 lety

    I’m going to build this! Holy cow, this is a great!!! Thanks for providing the kit!

  • @JimmyMcCaw
    @JimmyMcCaw Před 2 měsíci

    incredible

  • @dmitriydogot6753
    @dmitriydogot6753 Před 5 měsíci

    Very smart boat

  • @zeppafloyd
    @zeppafloyd Před 4 lety

    That looks like a lot of fun.

  • @Devo491
    @Devo491 Před 4 lety +5

    Brilliant concept, and would scale up well, I expect. Windsurf sails should be a good alternative. No mention of a keel or centerboard. How close to the wind does she sail in various conditions? What sort of leeway?

    • @AntiVaganza
      @AntiVaganza Před 4 lety

      It has a dagger board case in the cabin: angusrowboats.com/blogs/news/about-our-sailing-rowcruiser

  • @Joeopaddlesports
    @Joeopaddlesports Před 9 lety +2

    Awesome stuff Colin, that looks amazing!

  • @craigissod6027
    @craigissod6027 Před 6 lety +1

    It would be very nice if such a boat would be available already built!

  • @robertchamberlin1424
    @robertchamberlin1424 Před 7 lety +1

    That is cool,well done.

  • @Givemeliberty30
    @Givemeliberty30 Před 5 lety

    That would make for a nice beach cruiser.

  • @cleytonfreitas1461
    @cleytonfreitas1461 Před 4 lety

    Very nice idea

  • @edgar215
    @edgar215 Před 8 lety +5

    It would be even more amazing if you could drop in a Hobie Mirage Drive to supplement it when sailing, or when you're in narrow passages, or even fishing! Either way beautiful vessel, wish I could own one for myself one day.

  • @badreddine3465
    @badreddine3465 Před 5 lety +1

    Great boat. i love it. ❤👍

  • @spaceship2024
    @spaceship2024 Před 9 lety +4

    I love this boat! Almost as much as the 18' Windrose Ocean Rower! I wonder what became of that boat. I'm planning on recreating it for my first ever boat.

  • @russelljcole
    @russelljcole Před 7 lety +2

    Nice boat. I have had several sailing catamarans, and have one now, as well as half-a-dozen other sailboats from 8 to 33 feet. I also have canoeing merit badge (I really do). No, that is not a row boat, exclusively. That is a boat that can be sailed, or rowed. It is both a rowboat and a sailboat. So get over it and admit that you are a sailor and a rower and a boater. I'd love to sail/row one someday, as I also have the disability of mind that causes otherwise perfectly normal people to sit around dreaming up the perfect boat for, well, you know, messing about in boats. That boat looks pretty sweet.
    Russ

  • @courcheval
    @courcheval Před 7 lety +1

    Never achieved before?? Maud Fontenoy crossed the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans on a row kayak...15 years ago!

  • @johnbell7235
    @johnbell7235 Před 9 měsíci

    Im in love.

  • @markkubiak8296
    @markkubiak8296 Před 3 lety +1

    Wonderful design! How about that hatchway? That is a big opening you'd want sealed in rough going.

    • @vipermadman
      @vipermadman Před 3 lety

      Yes it is a big opening. I just finished building the rowcruiser, there is a water tight lid on the hatch. Works very well.

  • @eanaridoean1149
    @eanaridoean1149 Před 5 lety

    Wow very nice boat....

  • @leemelbourne3297
    @leemelbourne3297 Před měsícem

    Such a cool boat. For sailing, where is the centreboard (or any mechanism) to stop side motion when sailing a reach?

  • @markjvairy
    @markjvairy Před 5 lety +1

    How big a sea could these boats handle ... I live on the east coast of Australia and really love your design:)
    I also have a spearfishing channel which I’d love to use your boat in my adventures ☺️

  • @jansveen
    @jansveen Před 4 lety

    Really nice. Thanx

  • @danielfrias6722
    @danielfrias6722 Před 4 lety

    Qué simpático un ketch.

  • @Rico-Suave_
    @Rico-Suave_ Před 5 lety

    very nice, great job

  • @gwrulzmylife
    @gwrulzmylife Před rokem

    nice

  • @usmankadir4834
    @usmankadir4834 Před 7 lety

    nice boat looking

  • @AWildBard
    @AWildBard Před 4 lety

    I love this thing

  • @cattaraugustonawanda4426

    Trimaran !

  • @kris2435
    @kris2435 Před 8 lety

    very nice, well done

  • @abbasammad8669
    @abbasammad8669 Před 5 lety

    Amazing idea..

  • @willburgess3733
    @willburgess3733 Před 4 lety +1

    Looks much like the rowing boat used to cross the Atlantic and then row from Scotland to Syria by a Canadian and his wife. Could you be the same couple?

  • @EdsPlace
    @EdsPlace Před 3 lety +1

    Could this be made with kevlar or something to make lighter?

  • @sdcofer52
    @sdcofer52 Před 4 lety +1

    Looks great. How do you steer when you are row/sailing? Also, do you use a mirror to avoid other craft and obstacles? I like it. The sail looks like the one I have rigged on my sea kayak. Needs very little attention when tacking ang gibing.

  • @antoniescargo1529
    @antoniescargo1529 Před měsícem

    The problem starts when you have to visit the toilet in the middle of the night. What are pounds?

  • @TheRenegade2424
    @TheRenegade2424 Před 3 lety

    Awesome 🤙🏽

  • @SH1974
    @SH1974 Před 4 lety +1

    Why having one mast with a sail area You can barely handle
    when You can have 2 masts with 2 handy sails on it?
    I'm not a sailing expert, but this solution seems to be simple and effective.

  • @jkugler1776
    @jkugler1776 Před 5 lety

    I need one!

  • @ruckuss12000
    @ruckuss12000 Před 6 lety +2

    i want to see a recovery from a knock down or capsize

    • @stediasse
      @stediasse Před 3 lety

      can those situations still occur with the amas/outriggers? And if it did happen, would it have damaged the boat do you think?

  • @alejandromartinezcarvajal3409

    Did You had sailed to Open sea, Big waves ?

  •  Před 7 lety

    Unfortunately, I believe that is uncomfortable just for a small guy. But wow... it's pretty....

  • @hectordelgado8214
    @hectordelgado8214 Před 6 lety

    ,Waaao, is very cool boat

  • @michaeloneal10
    @michaeloneal10 Před 5 lety +1

    How close can you sail upwind? I don't see any board or keel for lateral resistance.

    • @Aaron.deRuiter
      @Aaron.deRuiter Před 5 lety

      I think the boat has a leeboard, like my outrigger canoe... czcams.com/video/v6TvDGo_oww/video.html

  • @svenradovic5820
    @svenradovic5820 Před rokem

    Iam 6'6 and want to know if this one fits to me?????

  • @alphasxsignal
    @alphasxsignal Před 5 lety

    You should see the Sea Pearl 21

  • @skiporbit
    @skiporbit Před 4 lety +1

    That looks like loads of fun, did you have a marine or ham radio with you?

  • @brucebaldy
    @brucebaldy Před 4 lety

    cool

  • @rafaelestor2298
    @rafaelestor2298 Před 4 lety

    That's awesome......just try in a rough Sea's...
    How about if you try to put a machine....(eg.yamaha500hp or mercury500hp)....

  • @johnlayzell4748
    @johnlayzell4748 Před 4 lety

    I want one

  • @yinshah3303
    @yinshah3303 Před 4 lety

    How do you prevent rope slippage on that wheel other than applying tension? The rudder-handle relative positioning will change with each slippage. Question from a guy with no sailing experience. Please indulge me.

  • @quentswatszeup5260
    @quentswatszeup5260 Před 4 lety

    C'est un Aviron à voiles !!
    -
    Et surtout pas un kayak ni un canoë
    Mais plusse un aviron de mer !! 😉

  • @dominicbarbas4183
    @dominicbarbas4183 Před 7 lety

    Hi Angus firstly love the design. place to sleep very impressed would love you guys to add a electric motor as a option hard wire cables to solo panels and have the panels charge lights for sleeping area and recharge batteries for the electric motor. please send pricing for your kits. like to make and sell them in south Africa.

  • @sailyourkayak22
    @sailyourkayak22 Před 8 lety

    Awesome.

  • @elizabethwallace1639
    @elizabethwallace1639 Před rokem

    Could this boat be built from Devinicil foam?

  • @jamesison623
    @jamesison623 Před 6 lety

    Can a kit be sent to the Philippines? It seems almost perfect for a country with 7,000 islands! The native fishing boats are very similar, but they've gone away from sails in favor of outboard motors.

  • @rodolfopescaesobrevivencia94

    olá amigo, sou do Brasil, e estou projetando um caiaque tipo canoa, gostei muito dá sua embarcação, poderia me passar as medidas e peso, parabéns e obrigado pela atenção.

  • @mariofreaza7231
    @mariofreaza7231 Před 2 lety

    I ve GOT a rowing boat, can i get the bars and the floaters?

  • @dominicbarbas4183
    @dominicbarbas4183 Před 7 lety

    please have electric flexy solo panels so they can be attached by epoxy where the red paint is.

  • @Calatriste54
    @Calatriste54 Před 4 lety

    Very nice, innovative.. Check out: The Canoe Boys, by Alastair Dunnett (Husband of Author, Dorothy Dunnett) Epic Scottish Sea Journey by Sea Kayak 1930's

  • @radioboys8986
    @radioboys8986 Před 7 lety

    interesting but will stick with my old Wayfarer dinghy

  • @tomharrell1954
    @tomharrell1954 Před 7 lety +1

    Where did you get the aluminum out riggers?

  • @catherinesecula5287
    @catherinesecula5287 Před 4 lety

    how do you empty the water who come into the cockpit while sailing in chopy seas?