The boats to be built are OZ Racers, Australian boat designer Michael Storer's take on the Puddle Duck Racer, itself a take on the Phil Bolger Brick.
The OZ Racer. Picture from the Storer Boat Plans Flickr Gallery |
- OZ Racers can be built at home with readily available tools from readily available materials.
- The plans are cheap, downloadable and very detailed.
- The build process involves many techniques used in modern boatbuilding, and includes making foils, spars and sails.
- They are easily transported in the bed of a truck or on the roof of a car.
- They are the perfect size for the small lacks and tricky harbors we each have access to.