Goat Island Skiff Videos – at speed carrying weight – GIS planing freely

The Goat Island Skiff is well known for high average speeds compared to similar boats.  Here are some examples from the extensive range of videos on the Channel on Youtube.  Plans info here

But rather than looking through the long list, here are some notable videos from the Goat Island Skiff Channel arranged into different subjects – I’ve set them up in headings below.

• Goat Island Skiff Planing
• Goat Island Skiff Sailing and Manoeuvring
• Goat Island Skiff Sailing Cruises and at events

So on to the Goat Island Skiff planing videos!

This is the original one taken of Boat Number 2 at Mooloolaba Australia. At this time the boat was 12 years old with no maintenance. Not bad. But wind is very patchy as I am waiting for gusts to swoop down from above the mangrove trees to windward.

The best Video producer for the Goat has been John Goodman. He uses telescoping sticks and waterproof cameras. You can see what the camera has to put up with!

The event was the 2011 Texas 200 event – 200 miles up the Texas Coast. The boat is creaming along. I guess John is about 200 lbs, I’m 165 in fat mode, we have 30lbs of water, and the big bag just behind the mid seat with food and stuff has to be unloaded as it is too heavy for one person to lift easily – 60lbs? And light camping gear and clothes – maybe another 40 lbs Total payload must be a bit under 500lbs on a 16ft boat. But it planes and planes.

Compilation of Goat Island Skiff planing at speed in different wind and sea conditions

This video is also from John Goodman and me in the Texas 200 – John has compiled shots of the boat sailing in different sea and wind conditions on different days with different levels of reefing. During the event we often hit 12 mph and seldom much lower than 8.

Video showing layout of the gear for the five day Texas 200 event – lots of weight and still easy speed and easy helm

This is a longer one in not quite so much wind … you can see all the gear in the boat. Most of the water is under the middle seat and front and rear buoyancy tanks have clothes and some of the camping gear inside. Wind is 12 to 15 and rising (we didn’t really notice it at this point) but boat is just planing away.

Video showing Goat Island Skiff is not a slouch upwind either.

Gary Blankeship’s video of Olivier Chamel’s Goat almost on an upwind course. Moving on out.

Video of many Goat Island Skiffs around the world.

And an overall view of Goats in different countries – see the Goat Map here.

Goat Island Skiff Plans Information

Goat Island Skiff Races Lasers in real time around a normal club race course

How to Sail a Dinghy in Strong winds and high speed Downwind – Control

How to Sail a Dinghy in Strong winds and high speed Downwind – Control and speed