That looks great, Just what I need with 2 sons!

How about calling it "Lunar Sea"

Any pics?

Thanks Phil, looks like fun

sailed and testedthis weekend. It diddnt have any bad habits. with one person sailing you needed to add 30 kg ballast at the mast for better steering. with 2 people it sailed just nice . 3 people was best and fastest.
when sailing with 3 it would keep pace with a class 5 . only lifted a wheel once.
later in the day during a hard tack one of the rear wheelsripped off straight over the bearings. Couple of theories as to why so we will rebuild it with the same bearings first before we have to consider a redesign

Past racing records show that Im usually second best. Recently I was Best man at a wedding and despite the years improving my good looks imeasurably i can safely say that I was still only second best. Perhaps I should change my name to THE LANDYACHT. next year will be my 30th year of landsailing and I'm learning new things everyday. There are others out there who have been around as long or longerand know all there is to know. so by definition I can only be second best. Yachts with Part or all of my designs and ideas have appeared in 4 continents and a sub-continent usually without the owner being aware of its noble origins.. So maybe in some cases the "internationally renown" label may need the other people to be educated.
Its always good to keep people guessing
( Head explodes)

landyacht said...

we just rolled out a new design here at the centre of the universe. a little 3 seaterthat should scare the living @#$! out of its passengers. Itswheelbase is3110mmx2840mm. overall length 4120mm. sail will be a recycled powerdrive 9.0 returning at 8.6m2. old sail number is KA 102. anybody know the original owner of the sail?. total weight is 97kg so its too light to race as a class 3!.
we hope to sail test it before christmas.
suggested name at the moment is LOVE,PEACEand STUPIDITY. any other suggestions?

just looked at this siteand as you are the 2nd best sailor and of international repute,i find it hard to under stand the above measurements {wheel base 3110mmx2840mm ol 4120mm } which wheel base measurement is it

hills said...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I suspect the seat extends beyond the rear wheels so the OL is greater than the wheel base, therefore its length x width of the wheels then length of the front wheel to the end of the seat.

overall length is 4120mm assuming that is total .wheelbase is the distance from centre of front axle to centre of rear axle . my question is which one is correct
as no overall measurement is given,so lets hear from the guru himself he is the gun designer.......

you should know all this heccles, being a builder of some note, always willing to let me know how to improve my yacht. glad to see you got rid of that lump of a front end this year

exactly right you old puddin.therefore the wheelbase is as I said and the overall length is longer

landyacht said...

landyacht said...
[. Itswheelbase is3110mmx2840mm. overall length 4120mm.

one states wheelbase lengthxwidth.then OL . That as far as Im aware is the standard
the pilots knees are over the back axle creating the longer than wheelbase length.
having the yacht wider than length creates a horrendous pitchpoling tendency.
(guru now ends lesson)

If the waves are big enough on Lake Lefroy for pitchpoling, I thought it would be too wet for Land Yacht Sailing?

Welcome aboard YOTT