Class 7 - Speedsail

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Clemco
Clemco
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430 posts
28 May 2009 2:20pm
Anyone interested in building a class7 Speedsail ?


I built this one last summer using golf cart wheels and a pair of skateboard trucks.
Could be a good highschool tech project. Total cost without mast and sail was NZ$200.oo. Half of that was for the wheels.
landyacht
landyacht
WA
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WA, 5921 posts
28 May 2009 3:42pm
Clemco that was last winters projects. there was a few of us built some.
I built 3 before getting one that was decently controlable
in lght winds it would keep up with a blowie. we got to the stage where speed became an issue, then spring happened and we all went sailing instead.
yours looks like a good one. hav a look in the landyacht register , there are some photos of some that we built
hills
hills
SA
1622 posts
SA, 1622 posts
28 May 2009 5:20pm
Haha, as I said when they built them last year - I like to keep a complete covering of skin over my body! They're a bit too dangerous for me.
kiwi307
kiwi307
488 posts
488 posts
28 May 2009 4:16pm
I sailed one of the original french ones "a fair few years" ago, heaps of fun, but very painful!
The Trans Sahara had a class for these, and some of them achieved astonishing speeds, well bundled up I suspect. From memory over 80 km/hr. Stuff that!
Kemosabi
Kemosabi
69 posts
69 posts
29 May 2009 3:52am
Looks like fun, but I don't have the skills to stay vertical. Nice wheels though.

What beach are you on? Looks like a great place to sail. Does tide come in and cover the beach part of the day?

-Nat
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
29 May 2009 6:12pm
mostcommon injury was bruising to the ankles from that rear axle, hence my final version had 1 rear wheel. the trick wih them was not to try and go slow or in a light wind. you needed to have a bit of sail area and wind and just go for it.
Oh and learn to roll!
Clemco
Clemco
430 posts
430 posts
1 Jun 2009 6:06pm
I must admit it was a bit scarry for me too, but a good project. The skatebord guys could be really good at this. Sure you might get hurt!


They will do less damage to themselves on a class 7 than in their cars.
landyacht
landyacht
WA
5921 posts
WA, 5921 posts
2 Jun 2009 3:05pm
how did you attach the new axle?
Clemco
Clemco
430 posts
430 posts
2 Jun 2009 5:22pm


I just used U bolts and a shaped plate for washers.
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