had a great day today ,and after discussion with some like minded souls, weve decided to form a Bleriot society of Australia. AUS 230 (Vic has graciously agreed to be our Patron, and I have been appointed interim President and Secretary.
I say appointed as it wwas agrred that membership be allowed on completion of a Bleriot
Ive started the ball rolling by starting to build ,hopefully 2 bleriots one with pilot in front ,one with pilot at the back.
weve discovered all sorts of tasty information regarding these yachts and will endeavour to share it as the build progresses.
Having Vic build the first in Aus for us to sail has been a great revelation.and we have now accumulated enough that I can do my "Draw up plans as the build progresses" style of thread. the plan is put all the sheets into a PDF format at the end and make them availablevia seabreeze . the bleriot model " populaire would have to be one of the simplest designs Ive seen,and the first Ive built from Plans!
I suppose it all starts wwith some suitable wood. Im using Douglas Fir,also known as Oregon Pine, but would recommend Tassie Oak,Ash Kauri or red Pine, almost any Tasmanian pine.and would love to hear of any other world wide timbers that may be suitable. stuff with a long grain ,springy and lighta






always best to start these things with a piece of wood and a silly photo