Oz Goose Sailboat Building Videos – Philippines Method
These are the step by step building videos that the Philippines group has made for building the Oz Goose from their prepared flat pack. It covers moving from 2D to a real 3D boat
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Oz Goose Sailing Dinghy Precut Plywood Kits
There are precut plywood boat kits for the Oz Goose along with timber, epoxy and fitting kits. Kits are available in North America, UK, Europe, Australia and South Africa.
Is Oz Goose crew weight sensitive for club racing? Big Small, Single or double handed
My friend and knowledgeable critic Tink on the Woodenboat forum asked if the Goose was crew weight sensitive in our racing. In other words whether light or heavy crews have an advantage in Oz Goose racing for getting the best speed. We now have two years of club racing experience to base our comments.
New Oz Goose Building Group USA – build a sailing dinghy in South East Virginia
The first USA Group building Oz Geese sailing Dinghies is underway in Portland South East Virginia. They received the materials a few weeks ago and got started. The eventual idea is to build a fleet. They are mostly experienced small boat sailors who are tired of the expense of racing conventional boats.
Oz Goose Sailboat, easy to Build. Excellent Family or Club Sailing Fun
The Oz Goose Sailboat is not the prettiest sailing dinghy in the universe but it works very very well on the water. Check the video below. Also it is very affordable. Build from local materials, sail very well in all conditions. And carries one to three adults or two adults and a couple of kids. …
Oz Goose vs Firebug Dinghy
Some people have asked me about the differences between the Goose and the John Spencer Firebug dinghy. Both are excellent boats but slightly different purposes – and one is much cheaper to get on the water.
Video – Oz Goose Nationals – Philippines 2017
A video of a great first ever National Championship event with 17 Oz Geese on the starting line and 45 sailing participants. Many of them had just started sailing in the previous year or two. That is exactly what we want to achieve with the Oz Goose.
1st National Championships for Oz Goose sponsor Hyde Sails International
The first National Championships anywhere for the Oz Goose Sailing Dinghy Class will be held this November in the Philippines. Hyde Sails International will be the major sponsor. We have 14 boats confirmed, but it is possible the fleet could reach 20. There will be crews coming from Central and Southern Philippines as well.
Useful drawings for builders – CAD model of Oz Goose
A set of wonderful Oz Goose construction images in CAD by Benjamin Shaw show just how easy it is to build.
They will be hugely useful to help builders understand the relationship of the different parts during building
Massive Nosedive Video, but all is fine sailing an Oz Goose – GPS shows 18 knots.
Racing was cancelled because of strong winds. But all the geese were out on the water. Some did speed runs including some massive nosedives and impressive GPS numbers, others just sailed around.
Oz Goose Plans, Agents and Details
The Oz Goose plans available. One plan with all the detail for every step in the boat building. Includes sailmaking if you want to make your own. Step by step detail instructions with plenty of diagrams and photos.
Oz Goose Plans available from Agents worldwide
I’ve finished drawing up the plans for the new all-in-one-document Oz Goose plans. Lots of work and sailing to optimise the boat. Available in the next few days.
Substituting aluminium spars on the Oz Goose sail boat
The plans for the various Goose versions show timber spars, butwhat about Aluminium tubing for spars. Here are sizings in Imperial and Metric below. Here is Brad Hickman practicing on Lake Eufala. Video below. I do like the timber spars because they look nice. But you can save a bit of weight on the yard …
Hello world! Goose Duck Goose. All rectangular sailboats welcome, er, EVERYBODY welcome
The Oz Goose is fast (measured to 13.8knots (15mph) but is a great family boat that sails well with two adults and a bunch of kids aboard. The Goose is a simple stable sailboat for one or more persons. It is also fast – here is Ian Henehan’s goose at 10 to 12 knots (20 …
Albay Yacht Club Legazpi City
The Albay Yacht Club was set up in 1907 but has been dormant for decades. But that has changed with setting up a club site and building 12 Oz Goose Sailboats. Albay Yacht Club is a great Sailing Destination. Sail with the Whale Sharks. In 2020 a group of enthusiasts decided to run a Family …