Everyone is trying to built the next olympic boat but what we really need is something very simple. Almost a toy that kids could sail. It does not need to be fast, if it is slow it could be sailed on small ponds found all around towns.
The 12 foot boat will be great for middle school and early HS kids but if you want to get the really young ones into it....Build something 8 feet long and made of plastic. There would be very little stress on everything so it could be built very cheaply. Also it would not have to perform amazingly, just enough so that a kid could experience the feeling that sailing provides. Granted it would look and feel like a toy but that is something that every kid could get into!!
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