Goat island skiff Articles
This is the list of articles about the Goat Island Skiff.
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And much more
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.
Great New Website 1 – Goat Island Skiff building and sailing – Simple, Fast Plywood Sailboat
Peter Hyndman’s original pages on the Goat Island Skiff.
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.
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!
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
Slideshows of the GIS Sailing Nicely
Some slideshows of Peter’s 13 year old Goat Island Skiff in medium and strong winds – some really nice photos here – showing how low maintenance epoxy timber boats are
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.
Review and Launching – Stephen’s Goat Island Skiff
Customer Review of the Goat Island Skiff: The maiden sail was fantastic, this skiff was far better than I had ever imagined and the lightest boat I have ever sailed, just glides through the water with very little effort.
GIS – Traditional good looks excellent sailing performance
I’m staying with Peter and Jo Hyndman – Peter built the first Goat Island Skiff to my plans about 12 years ago and we have been firm friends since.
Their boat is now 12 or 13 years old and has not been repainted or revarnished. Properly done with premium products and still looks great.
