Paperjet 14 skiff

Hello, my names John Hathaway and I'm from the Isle Wight

I'm currently building a 14ft skiff called a Paperjet 14 currently the first to built in the UK! 
I'm 18 and building this by myself in my spare time in between studying a-levels.

I'm in great need of support! 

I'm looking to see if anyone has any broken carbon spars, so I can fix them up, approximation 20.5 ft

I have written to a lot of companies asking for some sort of sponsorship as I have no money for rigging or sails,  I've only had a handful of replies, can anyone help? any tips on getting sponsorship?

Here's the continuing blog of the build.
http://uk-paperjet14-iow.tumblr.com/ 

Thanks 

John Hathaway

Hey max 

Thanks for the swift reply

I have a rig list thats mainly made up of Ronstan fittings, I've been sponsored by Harken, something like 40% of the rigging, I sent them a rig list in the summer to convert but they haven't got back to me. 

I agree some of the sails people have used are pretty unimpressive, some people have used 470 rigs and 470 sails but it really doesn't look right, in the plans there are designs for a hollow wooden mast with external halyards. 

A few months ago the first production set of sails were released by I-sails in france, after many months of prototyping. Here is a couple of links 
http://www.enuk.i-sails.com/oursailspaperjet.htm
http://www.enuk.i-sails.com/storepaperjet.htm

I've been given an Rs400 spinnaker and jib, the spinnaker is pretty much the right size (I hope) and the jib will have to be cut down as a training sail. 

Thanks

John Hathaway  

Edited by hathjohn07 - 25 Jan 12 at 11:10pm

Its a single trapeze, I haven't really looked at it in that much detail, I'm still just trying to get the hull finished and painted. My aim is to be able to race it in Gurnard dinghy week just before Cowes week in the summer.

Thanks 

John

Thank you! :D

Hi Max
I have a tired rs400 main you can have.
it needs a new bolt rope.
Good luck with the project.