Stress Less Refit

While Markla is well underway with boat handling and getting up to speed in his boat, I still don't have a boat of my own. I've been umming and aarring about the viable options; buy second-hand or rebuild an old boat with second-hand gear (already have access to a very narrow shell lying around). Ultimately I would love to buy a new boat and not worry about getting sticky fingers, but I just can't see the value in them for a relative newbie.

Decisions, decisions...

The bare hull shell that was stress less is sitting at Markla's parents place gathering dust and snakes. As part of determining whether it is feasible to rebuild it, I present an early rendering. Current thinking is to move towards socketed beams rather than what's shown. Maybe something similar to whisper but without the freestanding rig, a stump stepped mast perhaps. The stress less hull is very narrow but relatively light so I see no reason it can't be converted to a foiler. It will need some carbon reinforcing from mast to cb case though. The biggest problem is finding a place to do the refit.


Foils are also an issue. Markla has been investigating the design for a home-built set and we've got heaps of ideas for building them relatively easily. More on that later though.

Lots to think about...