A UK Agent for Michael Storer Wooden Boat Plans

I would like to Welcome Philip Plowright of Seawing boats to be a new provider of my plans range in the UK and Europe.

This is a link to the Seawing boats online store.

I am particularly happy because Philip is a person with lots of experience in building light and beautiful boats so will be able to help customers with not only plans and advice but a good range of quality boat building materials.

It has been a great few months for Storer Design in the UK. We were able to introduce English readers to the Goat Island Skiff through the pages of Watercraft Magazine in the August/September Issue. Now we have an agent to provide on-the-ground support to those wanting to purchase plans and build modern lightweight boats.

Best wishes
Michael

PD Racers Marching Around the World

PDRacers abuilding.

Well - winter is coming to an end and also it is some time since the Mk2 OZ PDR plan was launched.

So quite a few OZ PDRs are appearing around the world. At least as far as registered boats. The fleet in Australia is now a dozen. Not all OZ PDRs but almost so.

I do know of another 3 OZ in my hometown of Adelaide whose builders have not got round to registering - or just aren't too worried about that side of things. So the registered numbers are less than those being built

The latest OZ PDR to be registered is Gyula Ferenzc's in Romania, but they are appearing in strange and wonderful places.

To find out more about the OZ PDRacer - the best sailing version of the international class see the website.

AUSTRALIA (not the complete list - this is an update)
Peter Sutherland unnamed #129
Steve Clutterbuck "Arfa" #141 (see article)
Nick Foreman "I'm Quackers" #144
James Elcock "J2" #159
Dakota Jones "Passing Wind" #188 (see article)


ONTARIO
Kelly Trafford - "Hammerhead" #183


ROMANIA
Gyula Ferencz - "Rut Kiskacka" #184


SENEGAL
Caleb Bornman - no name $170


WEST AFRICA
Isiah Bornman - no name #164


RUSSIA
Well it is not a full sized boat but a great thread discussing the virtues of the PDRacer - and photos of a bunch of models.

The Discussion is on the website of the main Russian boating magazine

The questions are the same in russian right down to being harrassed by the usual suspects - skiff sailors and catamaran sailors - about...

"Why would you build a boat like THAT?"

Only to have someone on the forum point out that

"It's the same cost as the jib on your catamaran, mate".