Hi All,

With the help of my father and other friends I built a landsailer when I was in my early twenties (some ~10 years ago now). It is predominantly built from aluminium scafolding tube, with a 5 meter aluminium mast (with zero rake). It's roughly 1.8 meters wide and 2.5 meters long.

When I had it going I used a recut windsurfing sail, which I've still got (and would probably still be servicable) but it has seen better days and I'd like a replacement.

So, down to the questions!

Why dont people get sails made specifically for landsailing?
Given that they're almost flat, why don't people make the sails themselves?
With a non-curved mast like mine, would a recut windsurf sail ever perform well?
Has anyone tried creating a hybrid foil with a aluminium frame like an ultra light and sail material?

Any advice as to which way to go with this would be greatly received.

Cheers

Adam.