Thread: Is that a 12' GIS I see hull down on your horizon

I'm almost done.

Looking very good .

Alex.

The view from the stern (with no decks) does look like its mother was an OzRacer RV and its father was a GIS. Great work Rick!

Thanks for the teaser pics.

Side decks look wide!

Much looking forward to see her finished and sailing.

Joost

Is that a hole for a spinnaker chute i see?

looking good.

Tim

Untrimmed unglued deck but ...

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Something like where the fast and efficient OZ and NZ racing dinghies might have been if they had stuck with plywood.

It is going to be the fraction of the cost of a laser.

MIK

Originally Posted by davlafont

The view from the stern (with no decks) does look like its mother was an OzRacer RV and its father was a GIS. Great work Rick!

I think of it as a Goat derived racing dinghy with an OzRacer RV hiding inside.

MIK

I must say, this boat is growing on me. It looks great; there was never any doubt about that. But I was never warm to the design brief generally. Now that it's taking shape, I can envision building one with my son rather than building an Oz RV like I might have. It doesn't seem much more difficult a build. The rig will be more challenging than the entry-level rig(s) of the box boat, but I'm no longer a novice boat builder (!). The boy is entering those teen years where the aesthetics of the hull might make a big difference. All I have to do is keep up his sailing momentum to where a performance boat like this is appealing.

Hmmm... and I thought my next build would be something with a cuddy.

It has changed a litte from my drawing.

One was Rick widening the wings - I was initially a bit timorous about it - but seeing them in place ... might work OK - certainly does aesthetically. Hope I have enough sail to make the skipper have to use them!!!

The other thing is a weird glitch .. in my marine design program the boat had quite a strong reverse bow. It has turned plumb for some reason.

Looking at the panel expansions it is like it decided that the plumb bow is better.

It might be right (as Rick also appears to be!

MIK

Originally Posted by Boatmik

It has changed a litte from my drawing.

One was Rick widening the wings - I was initially a bit timorous about it - but seeing them in place ... might work OK - certainly does aesthetically. Hope I have enough sail to make the skipper have to use them!!!

The other thing is a weird glitch .. in my marine design program the boat had quite a strong reverse bow. It has turned plumb for some reason.

Looking at the panel expansions it is like it decided that the plumb bow is better.

It might be right (as Rick also appears to be!

MIK

I was wondering about the bow and just presumed it was a design change. The plumb bow is still very nice. Has the waterline changed at all?

About the only thing niggling me is the width of the deck which may hamper hiking. On the plus side, the wide deck may promote straight leg hiking which is preferable, but it will depend on the placement of the hiking straps. Straight leg hiking is better for the back, but it is harder on the legs and needs some degree of fitness. By way of demonstration, here is a demo pic, showing Ash Brunning's hiking style. He can hold this position for long periods because he's supremely fit. Righting moment is maximised while still allowing back and forwards kinetics for driving over waves while keeping his bum out of the water. I'm trying to picture where the straps will be placed in the BL. Maybe need two sets, one either side perhaps?

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If anyone is interested in straight leg vs bent leg hiking, have a look at Steve Cockerill's article here: Rooster Sailing Australia - Hiking

I'm sure that Tony would agree that she does have sex appeal...

Believe it or not, I've been re-reading this thread from the beginning just to see where we've been. I found this gem waaaaay back in the early pages (post #94 on page 7). It seems Joost knew all along...

Originally Posted by Joost

I have been (re)checking the OZ racer site and I can imagine that the hull maybe a sort of GIS meets OZ racer. Just wondering of course since I believe that MIK has the concept and ideas for this boat more or less thougt out.

Joost

The reverse bow mysteriously snuck in by the rear door when Rick trimmed the decks.

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Rick will hate me for saying so, but this one is varnished for the promotional aspect - ie something modern in timber at composite weights at a fraction of the cost of a Laser.

Second one might be fun to do in carbon black hull or maybe Wally Yachts silver/grey with fake laid decks.

Here is a wally yacht ...

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Here is the Duck Flat fake laid deck - painted pin stripes before varnish. They use thin mahogany planks or direct on plywood ... but the pinstriping in paint weighs nothing

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Originally Posted by Boatmik

Hope I have enough sail to make the skipper have to use them!!!

Looking good. Cannot wait to see it up!

Balls Laser sail delived to Rick | Flickr - Photo Sharing!



And with a reef I notice.

Hi Joost

Yes .. it was a clever idea from Brian Pearson - originally for the OzRacer RV - that the "4.7" sq metre sized sail is a familiar step down from standard area. Here we have standard and 4.7 sq metre sail in one - a significant cost saving.

MIK