Let the Shopping begin

Putting the shopping list together now for the stuff we need to buy pre-build. I have to say that Guy from SP Gurit in Sydney has been absolutely awesome, as has Scott from ATL Composites, and Tim Wilson from Tim Wilson Yacht Design. Geoff at MECHAR gets the major kudos though, as he's put all this stuff together into a design/build program.

Rig wise I will be ordering a C-Tech mast from New Zealand and setting it up as to how I have AUS26 currently set up (GNAV vang and lowers). I will probably be using Irwin sails again, but we are still investigating whether to go with a self tacking jib.

Next post should have the pictures of the delivered Mould - ready for us to assemble, as well as hopefully a positve update from the IC Nationals (where AUS26 goes to her new home).

The Flatpack

After several months of design reviews and dicussion, I have finally ordered the mould so that I can begin construction of my new Flatpack IC (developed by MECHAR Pty Ltd). The Flatpack International Canoe is an IC built to the current rules, with the goal of allowing easy construction of a high performance IC. The mould, frames, mast step, foils/cassettes are all pre-fabricated at MECHAR Pty Ltd and are purchased as a kit with build instructions.
I will be building the first of these Flatpack boats (actually we will be building 2 or possibly 3 initially in Adelaide), with the build commencing in October 2008 - our build is the beta for the Flatpack IC before it is available to everyone. We will be regularly posting pictures and articles as the build progresses.