Q&A for How to Fold an Origami Sail Boat

Get a couple of simple books. They teach you the basic folds, valley folds, mountain folds, working on your hand coordination skills, and being precise. Take your time and try to be as accurate as possible with the instructions. It does require a certain precision, an artistic touch, and a lot of practice.

Sure. Take a small piece of paper (the size of half of a sticky note); cut a toothpick in half; roll the paper into a tube; poke the toothpick through; add two round circles of paper (about 1 cm in diameter); poke them through the two ends of the toothpick; then trim anything to your preference. Add the cannons to the boat.

Somewhat, yes.

You shouldn't need to, but if you find it necessary, then yes, a little bit of tape to help hold it together should be fine.

No, it cannot. Without the wax paper, the water will soak into the paper and sink/ruin your boat.

If you used sturdy paper, then it likely could float on water. You also may have to adjust the sailboat so it floats.

The result might not necessarily look like a real sailboat so try a different pattern although it may be more complex. If the sides are too deep, you are going to want to fold less of the paper up in steps 6 and 8 and that should make them smaller. Or, you could possibly use a different sized paper. The issue with the floating might be a result of the kind of paper you used, you may want to use something thinner, like printer paper if you used construction paper. Just keep practicing and over time the result will get better.