Are there any calm bays on the large lake? If so consider a mini boat.
Small boats are quicker and cheaper to make and can be outfitted to very exciting speeds with much cheaper equipment, which depending on your circumstances could be a huge bonus if you are funding several boats.
Smaller boats are ultimately slower (no less exciting IMO, as the water doesn't scale with them) and lighter, they carry less energy and are safer, and less prone to damage when accidents happen.
There are free plans for a couple of mini riggers and a bunch of bigger riggers that are all good on NE-stuff.net or have a look on here for threads by Dr.Jet he has a bunch of CAD designs for mini boats and neat ways to cheaply make your own hardware, as he designs on CAD but outsources his cutting, maybe you could come to a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Paul Upton-Taylor, Greased Weasel Racing.
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