Nationals 2018 – Oz Goose Championship on Taal Lake
Gallery of my favourite images from the 2018 Oz Goose Nationals on Taal Lake with 25 boats participating.
Club Racing
2019 Philippines National Championship 30/31 March, Taal Lake
The Third Oz Goose Nationals are being held March 30 and 31 2019 at Taal Lake Yacht Club. More Information Facebook. Notice of Race (NOR) with contact details etc) We have moved the event from November because competitive sailors’ schedules are very full at that time of year and we are keen to attract a …
Effects of offset mast or leeboard – Lee helm and weather helm.
Centreboard and leeboard position on small sailing boats. Looking at design factors and how they lead to factors to be considered when sailing. How a lee helm feeling might not actually be lee helm as a truly balanced boat behaves a bit differently.
Learning from racing and coaching in an inexpensive boat
Ok, what are the main lessons we have learned about boat trim and boat speed from racing geese for three years? How to find speed, how to point the boat in the right direction, how to sail in big waves. This is a summary of our boatspeed “secrets”.
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.
Videos – Capsize and recovery with the Oz Goose Sailing Dinghy
Capsize and recovery should be a routine part of small boat sailing. It should be practiced until you are confident. This means you can go sailing by yourself any time.
Sailing in Waves with the OZ Goose Dinghy
Sailing in Waves with the Oz Goose. The wide bow causes concern, but here are some photos and videos of what we have found about sailing in serious waves and chop.
Oz Goose on Prime time TV in the Philippines.
On TV – Oz Geese and our super cheap group builds. Taal Lake Yacht Club Commodore (and winner of the recent nationals) shows host of ABS-CBN “On the Money” running through the costs and trying sailing for the first time.
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.
2 Videos Rigging a Lug Rig – Oz Goose Sailboat or any Dinghy
A nice video on step by step rigging from our 10 boat build in Cebu last year. It applies to many small boat lug and lateen rigs.
Oz Goose Nationals Slideshow – 17 boats.
The Oz Goose Nationals had 45 participants over the 2 days and 8 races. The most experience sailors came in first and second, but a relative newcomer to sailing slotted into third place.
Round the Volcano Regatta and Oz Goose Training
Two consecutive weekends of sailing saw a big jump in the boat handling of the Philippines Oz Goose fleet. A huge amount of help from the Taal Lake Yacht Club. We were also joined by members of the National Paralympic Sailing Team.