Folks,
I started prototying a boat like this a while back and even have two half built hulls.
I have been drawn off the project helping to get the Blade F16 and F18 into production in Australia.

Since then I have come up with further simplifications that will keep the craft very simple and straight forward.
Currently I'm working on a new building method that I hope will make building such a boat easier for the handyman than both tortured ply and chined construction and allow a boat to be built from either ply or foam. So when I get back to it I will start fresh using this method.

The idea is to car top the craft so the all up rigged weight has to be under 50kg. It's a rope and stick boat.
They are the only controls. The mainsheet also applies tension to the luff of the sail. Other than mainsheet there is a tiller. That's it. The boat will be easier to rig than a Laser.
The boat is 12ft long and crew weight limited to around 60kg.

If needed it should be able to be sailed in water the kids can stand up in. As it has a free standing rig and with so few fittings and moving parts the cost of construction private or commercial should be quite cheap.

Getting something like this on the water and working is the easy part. Convincing people to build or buy and sail is the challenge.

I believe we should be growing our own crop of sailors instead of leaving it up to the mono guys.

I will be getting back to the project as soon as I have the time to do the prototyping.

Regards,
Phill