Pics of historic Finn sailing
This Finn is owned by OZ wooden Boatbuilder and Designer Ross Lillistone. who restored it.
Boat Design Articles
Boat Design Articles for boats: Sailing, Hydrofoils, Power, Canoeing, Low Resistance and predictable handling
List of Boat Design Articles Below
Articles discussing my thoughts on sources for boat design information for performance, structures or boat handling – with a bias towards repeatable information.
It could be from competitive sailing or through interpretation of careful testing by others including my design peers. It all ends up applying to my boat plans
In the end … if it doesn’t appear on the racecourse somewhere … it probably doesn’t work.
This may be an overstatement, I have a soft spot for those who work through several versions of an idea over time.
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Interviews, Podcasts with Boat Designer Michael Storer at furledsails.com
Interview/Podcast with Michael Storer on why Australian boats are different, why traditional rigs have some distinct advantages.
Videos of GIS sailing at speed – planing on the Mooloola River
We have been learning how to edit videos.
So here are some shots of Peter Hyndman’s GIS “Gruff” at speed with me at the helm.
They were taken last year at Mooloolaba, Queensland.
The wind was a little strong for one person, but it did allow for good speed on a reach.
Article in Small Craft Advisor about the GIS
The article talks about how and why Australia and NZ stayed with wooden class racing boats considerably longer than most of the rest of the world and how our wooden boat tradition has been strongly informed by those years of extra development.
Q&A Fibreglassing method 1 – small areas on boats.
This is the normal method for fibreglassing small areas for home boatbuilders – typically using fibreglass tape to hull seams, very common on stitch and glue and plywood boats
GIS – Goat Island Skiff planing.
Just wanted to share this pic of Peter Hyndman’s GIS “Gruff” going reasonably quickly. We spent a couple of days trying to get some good action shots.
Kirribilli – historic 5.5 metre yacht starts restoration.
Duckflat have started work on Kirribilli – the historic Australian 5.5 metre class yacht for a consortium of owners.
Another Eureka Canoe Launched
Another Eureka canoe has been launched – this one by Peter McKenzie – He is quite happy about the way the boat goes both light and loaded.