6ft Skiff

I think you're going the wrong way on hull shapes boys. I don't think you can afford to lose that much buoyancy in having a fine bow like that. At least some of the original 6 footers were really scows, but with a pseudo vertical bow cut in. Imagine a mirror, but with instead of a flat bow transom, the bow transom in two parts at an angle of thirty degrees or so. Kinda like this, but I haven't done any sums or anything for buoyancy. maybe you could get away with less rocker.



If I could be arsed I'd build one, I've got a 84 rules Cherub rig complete wth a decent pole kite.

Oh yes, are you going to have a minimum crew weight rule? I'd suggest something really silly like 30 stone so you can have two fat or three skinny crew. Underweight to be carried in bags of sand which can be tacked from side to side but must make it to the end of the race.



Edited by JimC

yeah frankly i reckon id be quicker round the course with a few of those foam floats (ya know..the ones they teach swimming with. only come in yellow and red for some reason) gaffer taped together and one of those little wind indicator flags stuffed thru in the middle somewhere. lo-fidelity sailin - bo.

Edited by Robochimp

Hmm, If I were doing it I would go for

A windserfer, or if that were banned


Using a T-foil will control the pitch at speed but will not help as the boat slows to tack. So you need to get the weight forward to avoid a back flip when you tack

I would go for a mast as far forward as possible with a single upwind sail. probably  about 10sqm
A relitivly small kite to a low hoist, you are V unstable during the hoist so I would want to keep the hoist time to a minimum.

Infact I would probably try and graft a Musto Skiff rig onto a 6 ft hull.

hull shape I think I would go for big flairs in a wedge shape so that I could get the most hull form stability

Now you've got the idea strawberry!!

I think you would need 2 tiller exts., with a bidge if you moved to the back of the racks the tiller ext would hit the mast/bridge.

I think worrying about letting go of the tiller would be the least of my worries if I were to consider sailing something as riduculous!  I just did a quick sketch just to show some ideas!

Edited by allanorton