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| photograph by Chris Turner, 9th Benoni |
During the recent Jamboree on the Air/ Jamboree on the Internet, the Scouts from my
home troop built this catamaran using two open canoes that we own. Although we're not a Sea Scout troop, we are lucky enough to have a hall and a campsite situated on a lake.
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| Photograph by Koen Broumels |
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| Photograph by Koen Broumels, Phoenix Rover Crew |
The two canoes are lashed together using 2m staves, round lashed on to the thwarts, with a cargo pallet 'deck' between the two hulls. After testing out the catamaran with paddles, we rigged up a
square-rigged sail. Without a keel or centreboard, we were only able to sail with the wind behind us, but the Scouts had fun figuring out how to get things working
Nice!
ReplyDeleteI would recommend to use longer staves so they push down the outer edge of the canoe, releasing the thwarts from this amount of strain.
That's a good idea, thanks!
ReplyDeleteNeat idea!
ReplyDeleteI've suggested this to our troop's scoutmaster (preliminary approval) and will suggest it to the senior patrol leader (chief scout leader). They're doing a small boat sailing trip on a local lake in May and this is something the scouts who can't fit onto the small sailboats (there are a limited number) can try.
Have to think about a keel or leeboard, though.