Where does one start about the Goat Island Skiff? I became attracted to the GIS because of its simplicity and focus on performance. I wanted to know more about designing and building lightweight craft and I wanted something fairly quick to build. I wanted to go sailing! I prototyped the GIS kit in 2010 and still sail and row my Goat today. There is a wide GIS community on the web and enough resources about the boat to help anyone complete their project. My GIS focus has been to develop the kit and test a new yawl rig. I just about never sail without the mizzen. This arrangement makes her into a small sail-&-oar boat, more friendly for singlehanding, maneuvering and reefing underway, and switching from sailing to rowing mode, and back again. Mostly I sail, but the skiff rows okay given her light weight. The interior offers a lot of space for a small boat because of the boxy skiff construction. Freeboard is ample on the boat and helps to create some security. That said, the GIS will present the new sailor a good learning curve and will continue to delight as your experience grows. This has been my experience.
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A Fast Boat for Sail & Oar Beach Cruising, The Goat Island Skiff
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Hi Clint, That is such a great video you have made, it really shows the qualitys of the GIS, iv been sailing mine now for about two years and you are rite, it keeps getting better, You can see mine on this site map. Go to Brisbane Australia.
Hi Clint, That is such a great video you have made, it really shows the qualitys of the GIS, iv been sailing mine now for about two years and you are rite, it keeps getting better, You can see mine on this site map. Go to Brisbane Australia.
Great Pics. Does it really only weights 145 lbs?