Text-Only Instructions - copyright 2026 by Lindy van der Merwe
Credits and Resources:
This is a traditional model.
The instructions outlined below will result in a colored boat with white sails if double-sided paper is used.
It has been designated as Method 2 since there are more than one way to fold this specific sailboat, so a folder may learn one or more methods that can be used to fold the same model.
For the Origami Sailboat (Method 1), see
MDL0002 - ORIGAMI - SAILBOAT (METHOD 1)
Paper to be used: Square, any size; use large paper to practice with at first.
Folding level: Easy/Beginner
Steps: 8
Description: This is a simple sailboat with two raised sails. It should be able to stand upright on a flat surface while the bottom of the boat forms a pocket at the front and a flap folded towards the back, forms a stand for the boat.
Remarks:
Kids can decorate the boat, glue it onto a card or it can be secured in an upright position on top of a present.
It can also be used as place cards or name cards.
For a little gift, something small could be tucked into the bottom of the boat.
A large boat could serve as a stand for a photo.
For fun, have a race. Write a child's name on each boat and place the boats in an upright position. Move the boats across a flat surface by blowing.
If using two-sided origami paper, lay your paper with the patterned or colored side down before starting to fold.
This will result in a colored boat with white sails.
Step 1
Place a square piece of paper down on a hard, flat surface so that it forms a diamond shape.
Step 2
Fold the bottom point up to meet the top point to form a triangle. Crease and unfold.
Step 3
Fold the top and bottom points in to meet the horizontal center line you have created. Leave folded.
Step 4
Turn the model over from left to right.
Step 5
Fold the paper in half by bringing the bottom edge up to meet the top edge
You will have a long shape with the left and right sides slanting downwards and a single-layered triangular flap at the center of the model.
Step 6
Now bring the left and right points inward and upward, so they meet each other along the vertical center of the model.
The result will be a square or diamond shape made up of two triangles.
Step 7
Fold the bottom point of the square up to meet the center of the square. You will not have an exact mark to aim for here, but you can use the side points of the square to help you.
Press the newly formed small triangle flat and crease well along the bottom of the model since this last fold will create the stand for your sailboat.
Step 8
Turn your model over once again and you should have a sailboat with a fairly flat bottom, rounded sides, two sails on top and a piece of paper at the back of the boat that could serve as a stand for your model.
Making origami accessible through text-based instructions.to visually impaired crafters through text instructions.
For non-commercial use only.
Compiled by Lindy van der Merwe, July 2025
This text is copyright 2026 by and the author.
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