Land+Yachts

=__Land Yachts__= //Written by Wayne Holloway (Ashby PS, Geelong West, Victoria)//

A good way to reuse plastic bottles.
__Materials__ 2 straight-sided plastic bottles 2 wire coat-hangers Bamboo skewers Clear cell-o-tape Garbage bag (or any plastic shopping bag) Cane garden stakes

__Tools__ Pliers (used for bending and cutting of wire) Electric drill



Step 1 Drill small holes in centre of bottle base and cap

Step 2 Cut coat hanger and open out to a straight-sided U shape and thread wire through holes in bottle (The wire acts as the axle and the bottle the wheel)

Step 3 Overlap wire at each side and twist wire around until it is secure and bend end of wire upward (this creates 4 attachment points for the mast struts) (Note - Try to keep bottle as parallel as possible so the yacht will track straight)

Step 5 Attach the four cane garden stakes at each wire end and form a pyramid by attaching them together at the top (Note - the picture below show cell-o-tape but duct tape is far better for this part of the construction).



Step 6 Join a few Bamboo skewers together to make crossbars of a length of about 60 cm (make two of these lengths) Attach these centrally at the top and bottom of the pyramid mast.

Step 7 Cut out a plastic sail to fit the dimensions of the mast and crossbars. Use cell-o-tape to attach the sail to the bamboo (wrap tape from one side of sail around the skewer and onto the other side of the sail)

Step 8 Find some nice even asphalt on a windy day and go for a sail!