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We anchored several hundred yards from the beach because the water was shallow. Someone ashore made this sailboat and set it to sail straight to our boat. Jerry just walked down our swim steps and picked it up as it arrived. The sticks are palm frond centers. The can lid is the rudder. What a simple, cheap and effective design!