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2021 Sail Boat Calendar by the Goat Island Skiff Group
Every year a beautiful Calendar based on the best 12 photos of Goat Island Skiffs taken during the year in many countries and locations. Italy, France, USA, Canada, Austria and more.
Vote for the Best Goat Island Skiff Photos of the Year – Calendar 2021
Vote for your choice of the best Goat Island Skiff photos from the last year. The best 12 to 14 are used to make next year’s 2021 Calendar.
Fittings List for Lug Rigs based on Goat Island Skiff
Fittings list for the Goat Island Skiff and other Lug rigged sailboats. Two suppliers who can ship full package.
Does the Flat Bottom Goat Island Skiff pound in waves? Long term Users Review
Discussion from long term Goat Island Skiff owners about sailing upwind in rough water and how the GIS handles it with Video evidence. They share some tips for sailing fast in rough conditions and reducing slap to next to nothing.
Videos Week by Week – boatbuilding videos for a Goat Island Skiff plywood sail boat
Teo’s Weekly Video series building a plywood sailing dinghy – the performance oriented Goat Island Skiff. Domonstration of building methods. He is currently up to week 18 (March 2020)
Using a windsurfer mast for a lug rig yard on a Goat Island Skiff
Replace yard on a lug mainsail with a carbon windsurf mast. Replacing a standard wooden yard for the top of the balance lug sail on The Goat Island Skiff with a piece cut from a windsurfer mast.
Vote! Best Goat Island Skiff photos of this year!
They get put in our 2020 Calendar for the GIS facebook group – just click “Like” or “Star” for the photos you like most.
Article Le Chasse-Marée – Goat Island Skiff article
Editorial and Article praising the simplicity and performance of the Goat Island Skiff in “Le Chasse-Marée” magazine this month – France’s premier traditional and wooden boat magazine.
Denmark to Norway 90 miles in Open water – Goat Island Skiff
Sweden to Norway 90 miles in Open water – Goat Island Skiff. My dream sailing my Goat Island Skiff 90 nm open ocean stretch from Skagen Denmark to Færder Norway finally came true.
Record 5 Goat Island Skiffs at the Small Reach Regatta Maine
Photos! 5 Goat Island Skiffs at Small Reach Regatta break record. I was surprised – record for Goat Island Skiffs in one place was 4 – and at this regatta, 5 GISs. We could get three more next year?!
Why the Goat Island Skiff is fast.
Why explained. My most popular design is the Goat Island Skiff a light plywood planing sailing dinghy that is devastatingly fast in most conditions – not so surprising when you realise a lot of the development was because of racing dinghy advances but intended to avoid the skyrocketing costs of sailing participation.
Another Goat Island Skiff Launch and Review – Wisconsin
Greg and Leigh Kremer have been building the family Goat Island Skiff for a few months and finally it is launched so herewith a few photos and a launching day video along with comments from our very active and helpful Group on FACEBOOK.
Video Goat Island Skiff Cruising – Day 3 Sestri Levante – Camogli
Video of Third cruising day of the “Liguria Project”, with the intent to sail from East to West along the coast of Liguria, from Bocca di Magra to Bordighera, on MIRA, a homemade dinghy, class Goat Island Skiff.
Goat Island Skiff Dinghy Cruising Liguria – Day 2 (Levanto – Sestri Levante)
Video Dinghy Cruising 2nd day of the “Liguria Project”, East to West along the coast. Bocca di Magra to Bordighera on a homemade Goat Island Skiff
Goat Island Skiff Cruising Liguria – Day 1 (Bocca di Magra-Levanto)
First day dinghy cruising with Enrico Franconi’s “Liguria Project”, with the intent to sail from East to West along the coast of Liguria, from Bocca di Magra to Bordighera, on MIRA, a homemade dinghy, class Goat Island Skiff.
Available – 2019 Goat Island Skiff sail boat Calendar
Our yearly Sail Boat Calendar is out! Every year a new Calendar based on the best 12 photos of Goat Island Skiffs taken during the year.
Talking to your Local Sailmaker – Goat Island skiff sails
What your sailmaker needs to know about making Goat Island Skiff sails. Our stock sails and a lightweight boom design.
How to tow a dinghy behind a yacht – Goat Island Skiff case study.
What is the best way to tow a tender behind a larger yacht or motorboat? And how does the Goat Island Skiff go as a towed tender?
What is the the Goat Island Skiff’s carry capacity? VIDEOS
How much weight can a light homebuilt boat carry? It turns out … quite a bit if designed the right way. And without becoming a slug to sail