Just a great day, effortlessly slicing the element...

Rig driving well, I hope it gets bigger, though lots to consider b4 changing anything, lots to learn too....

Keep Junking 

And Shunting 

Balkan Shipyards 

https://youtu.be/LxdKzZdNiuo?si=hNdMWYhA-Czk9AJg

Anonymous wrote:

Nice work Rael.

Do you have a video of a shunt at sea? 

Thanks Mark, I will shoot one soon and add it in.

Patrick also asked for one, so I'll have to get on it...

Good boat though, and great rig...

Keep Junking 

Balkan Shipyards 

As a beautiful day gets ugly, our junk shows it's true colours....

Finally tested! The video says it all, nothing to add...

Keep Junking.

Proa Crystal Clear,https://youtu.be/c1H8IV9O4vA?si=iw-4bXBZm9-NdxW3

Balkan Shipyards 

Anonymous wrote:

Hi Rael, very happy to see you sailing! I watched most of your building series and greatly enjoyed it. In addition to being well suited to your vessel, the junk rig is well suited to a free spirit such as yourself! I'm looking forward to more sailing and cruising videos.

Thank you very much Maxime, I love my rig, I wish it was bigger, it was planned to be 20 square meters, but I got alarmed by how difficult it was to shunt when I raised the mast, so I cut off 90 cm, bringing me down to 18...

At sea Shunting is easy, now I'm sorry and a little slow, yet I still have to sail down wind where I believe she will fly away. Also the lumpy Black Sea shakes the wind out of her junk, a big problem for all sailors here.

I'm happy for now, it's been a long road, still testing... Time will tell.

Keep Junking, Balkan Shipyards 

https://youtu.be/nTygnzKQ16Y?si=Vo3V9-mDbUBSq8Qk

A few details of her rig, and a great sail. This is a cruising boat self steering 

A junk rigged proa with ants in it's pants.....

Keep Junking, Balkan Shipyards 

https://youtu.be/LqTxx0DWTAE?si=wdotwO7wRt7VyHP8