A finished Sailboat in 3D, drawn by the folding engine

How to fold a Sailboat

Difficulty
Easy
Steps
10 steps
Paper
One square sheet

Fold a triangle, bring the side corners up, turn it over and fold the top corner down: a colored hull and a white sail appear. Fold the left side of the sail slimmer to finish.

Steps to fold a Sailboat (10 steps)

  1. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 1

    Step 1Start with the colored side up and turn the paper so a corner points toward you.

  2. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 2

    Step 2Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner to make a triangle.

  3. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 3

    Step 3Fold the left corner to the right corner and unfold, to make a center crease.

  4. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 4

    Step 4Fold only the front layer of the top corner down to the middle of the bottom edge.

  5. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 5

    Step 5Fold the left corner up to the top corner.

  6. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 6

    Step 6Fold the right corner up to the top corner too.

  7. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 7

    Step 7Turn the paper over.

  8. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 8

    Step 8Fold the top corner down to the bottom corner. The colored triangle is the hull and the white triangle is the sail.

  9. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 9

    Step 9Mountain-fold the bottom point of the hull behind to flatten it.

  10. How to fold a Sailboat: diagram for step 10

    Step 10Mountain-fold the left side of the sail behind at a slant from the top to make the sail slimmer. The left end of the hull folds with it and becomes the bow. The sailboat is finished.

  11. Diagram of the finished Sailboat

    Finished