6ft Skiff

Have you guys been in touch with Paul N. in Sydney? He's built a couple of modern 6s and 8s. Last time I spoke to him/saw the boats they hadn't been out for years.

Hopefully I'll drag Balmain Bug (Hysterical 6) out in one of the last twilights of the year down here. Apparently the owner is happy to let the boat go out, it just means dragging some guys off the Mumm and persuading them to get wet instead of getting another bottle of booze for winning the yachts, and that may not be too easy.

PS - what's to stop a modified Formula board coming into the class? It would ruin it so maybe the Moth rule against freestanding rigs should be adopted.



Edited by Chris 249

Originally posted by Bumble I love it..... a great answer to the 'new development' class question. Simple, cheap and offering a real alternative to the current designs.

Thanks... youve pretty much summed it up.

The best way to make something cheep is not to have much of it.. add that to the fact that short boats are going to be lighter, more twitchy, bouncy and generaly more grin-worthy and it starts to get interesting..

And the minimum number of crew will be? If more than one, a windsurfer would be in trouble!

No limits on crew numbers... the historic skiffs used to have 3 people on board

Quick sketch on previous post, racks extend back with rudder gantry with T foil rudder, single crew tacks & gibes between mast & jib slot (has to let go of tiller ext.)  Hull is a "sawn-off" cherub!