The batwing design is from todd bradshaw s beautiful book on sailing canoes. A selection of the best sailmaking and marine canvas books. Some have seen mine mounted that way and said they were backwards, and that the. Canoe rig is the book which any book lover will recognize as a keeper. Sail repair and boat canvas books sailmakers supply. Todd bradshaws canoe rig is an inspiring place to start though biased more. September 23, 2016 having studied different lee board bracket designs in todd bradshaws book i decided on the morris style set up but with my own cabinet makers twist. I have started the process of fitting my cedar strip canoe to be used also under sail power. I recommend this book very highly and thanks to the person who recommended it to me. Apr 18, 20 the original grumman sail rig of the 1970s was a gunter sail with a 2piece aluminum mast, aluminum rudder assembly a leeboard bracket with two leeboards and rope steering. Agree with tommys comment canoe rig by todd bradshaw is a great place to start. My intentions are to make as few permanent changes to the boat by using clamp on equipment to include a mast thwart, leeboards and rudder system. Nov 30, 2000 canoe rig by todd bradshaw, 97807657524, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sailpower for antique and traditional canoes todd bradshaw.
Bradshaw also comments over on the wooden boat forum. Authorillustrator todd bradshaw has an obvious addiction to canoes, although you can easily apply the principles, concepts, and detailed sail plans to any hull. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Open this book, and be prepared to travel, sometimes for hours on end. She was rescued from oblivion, fully restored and then struck by lighten. For fun todd rebuilds old boats, and designs new ones. On a sailing canoe, leeboards take the place of the daggerboard you might see on a sailing dinghy. Technically, you dont need any such appendage to sail. He and his wife, marite, make their home in madison, wisconsin, where todd builds sails for a living under his shingle addiction sailmakers. Nov 30, 2000 canoe rig is the book which any book lover will recognize as a keeper. It will spark your desire to reexamine how the wind might best move your boat. The front part of the tip of the iceberg the old and the new canoe rig.
Have a read from these notes on the uk open canoe sailing group notes on rigging a sailing canoe. Much of the knowledge you need is in books so before you do anything else go and read. Authorillustrator todd bradshaw was born in waterloo, iowa. Sailrite sometimes do kits suitable for very small boats. And it will open your eyes to sail and rig configurations you may have never seen. Canoe rig the essence and the art by todd bradshaw path. As the title indicates, it is focused on sailing canoes, but i think youll find that a lot of the information would carry over to a guideboat. Addiction was the name of his wooden starclass sloop. That said, the first issue is certainly figuring out how viable it is to put a sail on. He tortures canvas and other fabrics at his business, addiction sailmakers, in madison, wi, when not. If you want to actually make a sailing rig i highly recommend todd bradshaw s book, canoe rig. At the time of writing, they do one for the 12 ft wee rob sailing canoe designed by iain oughtred. He has supplied a link to many of his canoe canoe sail rig illustrations.
Canoe rig by todd bradshaw contains just about all i needed to. A stepbystep manual for the construction of this very popular joel white design, for oar and sail. Canoe rig available for download and read online in other formats. Bradshaw has chapters on spars, leeboards, sails, mast support, and rigging, with an appendix featuring measured plans for sails and. Nov 25, 2008 it turns out that these sails were made by todd bradshaw of madison, wi, author of canoe rig. Todd bradshaw s canoe rig is an inspiring place to start though biased more towards the traditional than you might consider appropriate. Canoe rig the essence and the art by todd bradshaw. Yes, we could carry more sail, but we like to see under the boom, and 6 knots is fast enough.
Question for todd bradshaw from the uk if he is out there. Building the nutshell pram by maynard bray, paperback. I had the same issue when i built my canoe sailing rigi just didnt want to go. The illustrations have to be the clearest and nicest of any book i have seen on rigs. We rigged the boat ourselves with a sliding gunter rig described by todd bradshaw in his book canoe rig. Todd has written an article on the canoe sailing website which will give you an idea of what you will need to do. The essence and the art sailpower for antique and traditional canoes by todd bradshaw 2000, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. This 14 foot canoe is a hybrid design which i built in 1998.
I havent sailed my canoe yet but have been assembling a lot of information on how to do it and now have a sail rig about halfway built. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Canoe rig an amazing way to expand the possibilities of. There is a fairly extensive article on how to make your own sails also by todd, it can be used with tyvek to make proper initial set of sails for a canoe, ill find it if you want. This instruction book is beneficial for anyone who wishes to build the pram from scratch using woodenboats fullscale plans. I bought a copy of your canoe sail rig book and read it twice from end to end, with a view to fitting a balanced lug sail to our twoman plastic. Theres as many ways to rig a sailing canoe kayak as there are canoe kayak sailors. I contacted todd to inquire whether he would make a similar set for me, and how soon. A while ago i read todd bradshaws wonderful book canoe rig the essence and the art this is an absolutely stunning book and i recommend it to anyone with an interest in canoe sailing and as many of you who may have this book may have already guessed i have become insp.
Discussion in canoe sailing started by canoe9girl, nov 8, 2008. One reason is that batwing sails use tapered wooden battens for sail shape and the sail material can be cut flat i. Todd bradshaw will have a heart attack if you rig that lovely boat with a bed sheet. September 23, 2016 having studied different lee board bracket designs in todd bradshaw s book i decided on the morris style set up. Mar 19, 2008 wow, just picked up my canoe rig book by todd, what a great book. The essence and the art from wooden boat publications. Canoe rig an amazing way to expand the possibilities. Aug 02, 2017 we rigged the boat ourselves with a sliding gunter rig described by todd bradshaw in his book canoe rig. Authorillustrator todd bradshaw has an obvious addiction to canoes, although you can easily apply the principles, concepts, and detailed sail plans to any. Besides making leeboards, thwarts, a mast step and rudder, we also modified a set of sunfish spars to hold the 73ft2 reefable sail.
The essence and the art chapter one catch the wind the canoe as a sailboat about the illustrations a typical canoe sailing rig the lateen rig for canoe sailing estimated. Jun 23, 2011 todd often posts really helpful advice on the wooden boat forum when ever sail design or sail making questions arise. Sailpower for antique and traditional canoes, by todd bradshaw, is one of those books that stakes out a new piece of turf in your mind. Sailpower for antique and traditional canoes, 2001. I can also highly recommned not cutting slots in the bottom of your boat until youre absolutely sure of where to, and even if you need to. Its a world of that will spark your desire to reexamine how the wind might best move your boat. If the boat is set up properly you can sail out and. This new book is chock full of clear, colorful computer drawings of details of various sail rigs, written by a guy who obviously knows what hes talking about. On ahnkochees first pic and todd s second pic, you can clearly see the employment of a leeboard. By todd bradshawsailpower for antique and traditional canoes this book is packed with bold, intriguing illustrations and detailed, solid information. All the information needed to build sails, spars, leeboards, centerboards and. The essence and the art sailpower for antique and traditional canoes by todd bradshaw isbn.
In this case, that turf is the possibilities of adding spars and canvas to the traditional canoe. If you want to try making your own, theres a specialist book by todd bradshaw canoe rig. Sailpower for antique and traditional canoes by todd bradshawbuy. Todd bradshaws canoe sails designs song of the paddle forum. Skinny hull covers sailing canoes and kayaks, proas and similar style. Canoe rig by todd bradshaw, 9780937822579, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
It is a book for people interested in books, it is a book about communicating information, and, it is a book for people who love canoes. Todd bradshaw is a professional sailmaker and the authorillustrator of canoe rig. The essence and the artsailpower for antique and traditional canoes you are about to enter a unique worldone of bold, intriguing illustrations and detailed, solid information. I wish i had been able to get a hold of this book before making my first rig, but it seems my current plan is on the money as far as being generally well. Sailpower for antique and traditional canoes by bradshaw, todd isbn. Ill try and track down some web sources later busy now.
The batwing rig packages include a batwing sail, a mast, the canoe rig kit which includes a varnished hardwood leeboard, necessary rope and cleats, and a complete canoe rudder kit, plus instructions. For the oscs first sail rig, i decided to go with a batwing ketch rig. Todays tom sawyer virtual ships log from captain hammer cause i dont have enough to do already monday, february 28, 2011. Enjoy a world that comes from the mind and hand of a sailmaker with a gift for teaching by image as well as by word. In his book, canoe rig, todd bradshaw states that the rounded edge of leeboards should be forward, and the tapered edge to the rear. It looked like this only at the time, we had it on an old town 16 ojibwa canoe. Best book ever on the subject of converting a canoe into a sailing canoe. Wow, just picked up my canoe rig book by todd, what a great book. Sailpower for antique and traditional canoes hardcover average rating. The hull design is the puddle duck from the gilpatrick book. It turns out that these sails were made by todd bradshaw of madison, wi, author of canoe rig.
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