Oz Goose

Length: 3.66m (12ft)
Beam: 1.02m (40in)
Hull Weight: approximately 57kg (125lbs)
Draft: ? board down; ? board up
Sail Area: 8.3sqm (89sf)

The Oz Goose was almost overlooked until Texan Ian Henehan started to put videos of what it could do on YouTube.

He showed:

Lots of speed – up to 12.9 knots on a tide free lake. 10 knots is very easy to achieve.
Family sailing – with two adults and three kids aboard, the boat will still move along very well and give good feedback, accelerating freely with even small gusts.
No handling vices – helm remains balanced at any heel angle, at any windspeed. The boat has enormous stability making it forgiving of handling errors that would capsize other boats.
Training boat – underlying the plans is a very sophisticated boat, but you don’t have to worry about that. Follow the plans and the boat will GO! This means that student sailors get instant feedback when they do things right.
Easy righting from capsize and no water aboard.
Light to handle on shore.
Quick rigging – less than 5 minutes.
Simple building – a good prospect for a group build project – we built 10 in the Philippines with a week of kit prep for a volunteer team. Then beginner sailors and family and corporate groups assembled the boats in 3 days.

Michael Storer
Designer
2016

Our kit includes the following:

Plywood – All 4mm plywood parts are included and are precision-cut from 4 1/2 sheets of BS 1088 Lloyd’s Register Okoume marine plywood using a CNC router. All parts are numbered and keyed to a drawing for reference. Parts may have little tabs (shaker tabs) along the perimeter remaining from the cutting process that you’ll be able to quickly and easily remove with a sanding block. Other than that, they will be ready for epoxy coating and assembly.

Not included in the kit are 1 1/2 sheets of 6mm Okoume marine plywood for the bottom of the boat as these require no cutting. I can add these to the kit for an additional cost if you like.

Timber Foils (Daggerboard and Rudder) – A daggerboard and rudder precision-cut from a blank (essentially a breadboard) made of Western Red Cedar staves for lightness and a hardwood trailing edge for durability. Both are given a precise NACA profile as specified by the designer using a CNC router. This profile is key to the boat’s performance. The surface finish will be uniform, but a little rough. You can give each a light sanding if you like, but I’ve never found this necessary. All you will need to do to each is round the bottom edge, shape the top edge, and add holes for a rope handle per the plans, and they will be ready for fiberglass and epoxy coating.

Not included are all other timber parts as these are all rectangular sections easily cut on a table saw. They are made of Western Red Cedar or Douglas Fir per the plans. Again, I can add these to the kit for an additional cost if you like.

The Plywood Kit and Timber Foils Kit can also be purchased separately.

Please note that, in addition to what I describe above, you will need other specialty items to undertake and complete your boat build such as epoxy resin, fiberglass cloth and tape, rigging, and sails. All of these items can be purchased online through Duckworks Boat Builder’s Supply (duckworksbbs.com). This is also where you purchase the plans, which grants you a license to build one boat. The tools and other supplies you will need are readily available at your nearest home improvement store.

Please email me with any questions you may have. The Oz Goose is fun to build and to sail and I’m happy to make it even easier!

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