Hi,
over the summer time my wife Heidi and I were busy building a sailboat for her. It's a design from 1947 by Jac Iversen. I adapted it to mour 1:5 scale and made some cad drawings and CNC-milled frames. Heidi made all the woodworks. I was engaged to make a rigg amd sails and to paint the boat. Two weeks ago was the maiden. Today we were able to sail with a bit more wind. She runs nice and is much stronger against wind than my skerrycruisers. A perfect boat for a beginner.
Here are some pics of today:
picture hosting together with Sonja, my small 15 sqm Skerrycruiser
upload pics The boat is 1,35 m by 38 cm. The weight is about 10 kg. Please watch the video of the maiden on Youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSMMa6itD3M&list=UL I hope You enjoy our "Ylva" as Heidi named this little Yacht.
Best Regards
Lothar