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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.
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
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. 
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!
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
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!
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.
