Faster Reefing System for Cruising Dinghies
Goat Island Skiff group has developed a faster reefing system for cruising dinghies. No special fittings are needed so quick cheap and simple
Oz Goose – simple 12ft family sailboat
This is a list of articles about the 12ft Oz Goose Sailboat.
The Plan Information for the 12ft Oz Goose sailboat is here
Videos Handling Waves in Strong wind upwind Oz Goose and depowering lug rigs.
Videos of best speed upwind in the Oz Goose to handle large waves – a video of depowering a lug by reducing the downhaul tension slightly.
Talking to your Local Sailmaker – GIS sails and other lugsails
Some of the decisions that have to be made before ordering Goat Island Skiff or other lugsails.
Freestanding Mast, stopping it from falling out in a capsize.
Question was how to stop a freestanding mast from falling out on a small sailboat? A few simple fittings and a neat solution
Controlling Sail Twist on Balance and other lug rigs.
Controlling sail twist on any boat is critical for performance. Here we describe two methods for getting more performance all round and safer handling downwind.
TV News on 20 boat build by College Students in Butuan.
The last day of the 20 boat Oz Goose sailboat build brought out the cameras of the TV News as well as the student’s own view of introducing collegiate sailing into the Philippines for around the price of importing two Laser dinghies.
Two Weeks and College Students Build 10 Oz Geese.
Just back from Butuan, Mindanao, Philippines where the PHBYC group I belong to has helped college students build 10 Oz Goose sailboats to initiate collegiate sailing at the fraction of the cost of commercially available boats.
50 + 20 = 70 Oz Geese. 20 sailboat Collegiate Build
College build 20 boats – The PHBYC yearly boatbuilding program is 20 Oz Goose sailboats to start a sailing curriculum for the Cadet training. These are young engineers.
Surprising speed difference 12ft Oz Goose vs 8ft OzRacer
Crazy speed difference between 8ft and 12ft version of same boat. A resizing that worked beyond all expectations and taught us something about the limitations of conventional thinking about hullforms and performance
Epoxy Fillet an Oz Goose Sailboat – Advantages
First Photos epoxy fillet OZ Goose plywood sailing dinghy. Why choose fillets rather than timber? Explained.
Photos – Oz Goose Nationals Philippines 2019 – 21 boats sailed in event
Great images from the 2019 Oz Goose Nationals held on Taal Lake with 21 sailboats and over 40 participants in competition in tricky conditions
Inexpensive Centrecase Padding Reduces Rudder Centreboard Maintenance
Centrecase Padding reduces centreboard maintenance by protecting the sliding surfaces of rudderbox or Leeboard case on sailing dinghies. We look at low cost ways for padding the centrecase to reduce foil wear and tear.
Oz Goose National Titles Philippines 2017 – Video
17 boats and over 40 sailors attended the Championships for the Oz Goose class was held at Taal Lake Yacht Club south of Manila late November 2017. Series sponsor was Hyde Sails International, sailors from all main regions of the Philippines attended.
20 ways to boost Lug rig and lug sail performance! Rigging and Tuning.
All our lug rig information on one page. We have seen the change from the balance lug being almost forgotten to becoming the predominant rig for small self built wooden boat. This was the situation a hundred years ago. We can still use the cheapness and effectiveness of this rig to create boats with very quick and pleasant sailing characteristic.
Rigging guide for Goat Island Skiff – Efficient lug sails
How do you rig your Goat Island Skiff or other balance lug rigged boat? This page will be useful for everyone, but specifically assist Goat owners in selection of rope, rope lengths and show all the rigging details. We have also found a number of cheaper ways of doing things from our experience in the Philippines. Halyard, downhaul, outhaul, lashings, rope fittings, rudders, centreboard.
Finding downwind speed – Planing in OzRacers and OzGeese.
Planing and downwind speed is a practiced skill. But the 8ft OzRacer and the 12ft OzGoose have strikingly different behavour. Goose planes easily in light wind. OzRacer needs a lot more wind and jumps up and down in speed.
Choose between Swinging Centreboard and Daggerboard
A discussion about basic pros and cons for swinging centreboards. And dagger centreboards. Centre Board means the board is in the centre. Which is different from a Lee board which is too the side.
Ensuring Hull strength and stiffness vs low weight. Oilcanning, twisting and torsion boxes
Making a boat light may make the hull distort more thus losing some of the advantage. But is is possible to build light without distortion. The answer is YES.
Sailing in Crisis? Is it dying out? Are basic boats too expensive?
How introductory boats that were intended to be cheap have become crazy expensive. And forced sailing to contract. Hundreds of sailing clubs have disappeared in Australia alone. Sailing is now semi professional and elitist again.
Achieve best Cost/Performance with Traditional Sailing Rigs – Balance, standing lugs and sprit rig sails
A guide for choosing cheaper alternative rigs. Balance Lug, Standing Lug, Sprit, Lateen and more. These rigs typically save a lot of money over conventional sailplans and set up right offer much the same performance. They respond to the same principles. Are boomless sails OK?