If you are looking at rear steering- it has been tried, and it was found that the rear wheel loses traction easily under the side forces during turns.
The "layover" type steering in common use was a huge leap forewards in handling in comparison to other types when it was adopted.
Front steering could be built similar to a conventional racing go-kart, but is more complex and heavier.
If you wanted to go for something really different- kart style front steering + rear wheel that leans with the turn (cables from pedals to a horizontal fore/aft pivot connected to the rear wheel?) I dont know if thats been tried yet

With the mast so far foreward, it has an effect on the sailing of a landyacht- things like "centre of effort" and a few other factors come into play- which I am not too good at explaining

Try and keep it as light as you can, it makes a big difference!

Where abouts are you planning on sailing- and what type of surface?

There will be other seabreezers along soon enough to help with tech. details.

We encourage experimentation- and it would help if you have a regular lefroy mini, or another landyacht of similar size to use as a benchmark when testing.

All the best,

stephen.

i wont try and discourage you from building this absolutely beautiful machine , but can i suggest you build a little cardboard zukamini sit it in the yacht and do some model capsizes.
you will discover that little zuki's head will be the second thing that hits the ground, straight after his little arm is dragged into the ground.
unlike a "traditional" mini ,this will happen well before the mast hits the ground
so build the model , with check shirt and lumberjack boots and lets see so photos as a next step in the build
cheers Paul

So Paul,
It looks pretty much to me that our Zukamini has built as a model??

Zuk's, Paul has a very valid point here, I didn't think of it my self, I guess I'd best go 'ave me 'ead read. Seems to me you are a pretty astute sort of chap, with the models so make a paper figure to fit this little beast and check out the senarios that paul has suggested.. We love to see new membership and really hate losing them.. Funerals aren't cheap and you live too far away for us to attend... It is for the best to bust a paper figure than bustin' yersel'..
RON

Sorry Sabydent, did not mean to overlook your question. Cresent beach in White rock has a very long beach at low tide. it is mostly hard packed wet sand with a few streams flowing out to the sea to cool you off. quite a few kite buggies there and blowing all the time. a little more inland is the abbotsford airport, the tradex parking lot is always empty during the week.

Just do it! A f up is not an F up till it cant be unf'd

As I drooled over the plans for the LLF mini , my mind kept going back to original concept model and it's possible conception. there would be some drawbacks to this design as Landyacht has pointed out, but when has that stopped anyone for example the first guy to strap a kite to his butt and jump off the side of a mountain . If the CG is kept low and simple roll bar protected driver from contact with ground. so I have modified a rc model for a proof of concept model that can fully tested in various wind condictions. mast angle & location, center of effort, caster/camber angles,and stability can all be experimented .

for that effort alone , I think the board of govenors at the Lake Lefroy International University of Landsailing with pretty much issue a degree with distinction