Goat Island Skiff Kits in Australia
Australia now has brilliant kits for the Goat Island Skiff from O’Connor Boatworks.
OZ Racer – 8ft family sailing boat
Modification to Tow an Ozracer behind a larger boat
Method of reinforcing the hull of an OzRacer or any plywood pram dinghy to take towing loads by distributing the loads to the edges of a panl
The Sexiest OzRacer (formerly Oz PDRacer)? Do I have to race against that thing!?!
A new local (Adelaide) OzRacer has been on its way for a few months now – and has made a beautiful box. People pay money for a beautiful box!
Gyula Launches his OzRacer (formerly Oz PDRacer) in Romania
Gyula Ferencz has launched the second OZ Racer with the lug sail. He built his boat in Romania
Cheap and effective Non Skid Paint or Varnish for Boats using household items
Any paint or varnish can be turned into a non skid paint without buying anything more than some coarse grain sugar. The texture provides good footing and has no sharpness that will hurt your feet.
Oz Racer sailboat – first optional lug rig launched
Dan Taylor in Washington State, USA emailed me to provide pics of the lug rig alternative for the Oz Racer. The sail looks very nice indeed and the light wind and a perfect sunny day were the other necessary ingredients.
An alternative solid mast for the OzRacer and PDRacer
I have drawn up a solid mast that will have the same bending characteristics as the OZracer Mk2 so will suit the sailshape that comes with the plans
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.
OzRAcer (formerly Oz PDRacer) Sailing Video.- reaching running tacking gybing
OzRacer showing its manoeuvrability.
OzGoose and OzRacer Sailboat Capsize Recovery Video
Capsize recovery for home built boats. Particularly the popular Oz Goose and Oz Racer sailboats. The tips and tricks to righting a sailboat
A day sailing three Oz Racers and a Goat Island Skiff. Duckworks Chuck in OZ
We are sailing and boating in Mooloolaba, Queenslandand visited by boatbuilder and writer Chuck Leinweber and his wife and manager Sandra!
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
