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Could someone suggest a small sailboat that I could also row? (startrek.website)

submitted 6 days ago by bunkyprewster@startrek.website to c/sailing@lemmy.ml

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If it was small enough to pull in a trailer behind an ebike, that would be a plus.

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[–] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Most dinghy’s you’d be able to. A wooden one will probably be best like a sabot or tenderly. https://clcboats.com/products/tenderly-10-foot-dinghy

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's beautiful. Not sure if I'd be handy enough to build it from the kit, but would be tempting to try.

I couldn't figure out how heavy it was when built.

[–] MML@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

It says 130 for hull weight, so I guess that doesn't include mast and sail?

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

A sunfish or laser is a good option. The laser is hard to row but 100% possible with the sail down

[–] whatiswrongwithyou@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sunfish

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sunfish is the only boat I have any real experience with and I love it.

But can you row a Sunfish?

[–] whatiswrongwithyou@lemmy.ml 0 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I do it whenever I’m becalmed.

If you have the inspection hole cutout you can use that as paddle stowage.

The stroke is either an alternating one or a canoe “J” stroke.

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sitting on the prow? I was kind of hoping for oar locks

[–] whatiswrongwithyou@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

I’ve done it kinda kneeling in the footwell, sitting aft of the footwell with my feet in it and what was most comfortable, kneeling on the aft portion with the rudder up.

That last one worked best because it’s how you handle a canoe solo to avoid going in a circle.

That’s all moot though because I didn’t realize you were looking for locks. Good luck!

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've seen people fitting small sails on canoes and kayaks.

That's not so much 'a sailboat that you can also row', but a row (paddling) boat that you can also sail, though. With no keel to speak of, they don't have enough stability to take advantage of much side wind, so you basically paddle around most of the time, but if the wind happens to be blowing in the direction you want to go, you can put the sail up and save yourself a lot of paddling effort.

Maybe you could also add an outrigger or two, and that would make it stable enough to really take advantage of the sail better? At that point, you've basically got a very small catamaran.

On the plus side, though, setups like that would definitely be light enough to trailer behind an ebike.