There are 3 ways to get into Mothing - buying new, buying used and building.

 (1)  If you are looking for a new boat there are various designs/builders you can look and the list is somewhat dynamic with new builders coming onto the scene, these are your current options though:

Fastacraft, Australia
Bladerider International, Aus/China.
Aardvark Technologies, UK

Assassin Moths, NZ

Mach 2 boats, Aus

Bladerider have a distributor and reseller channel in the US so if you are interested in getting a demo sail you can get all the information from the US Bladerider site:

 www.mothna.com

(2)  Used boats:  Due to the revival of the class in the States being relatively recent, there are not too many used boats in the country but we expect that situation to improve in the near future.

For a current list of used boats, click here:

US Used Moth List

(3)  Build your own.  While buying a boat certainly gets you sailing soonest, there's a long tradition in the moth class to build your own. With foilers the bar is raised higher than it was with low riders, but a number of folks have risen to the challenge and have produced credible boats.

    Home builders can easily produce competitive hulls, but with the configuration of today's boats, the rig, rack, and most importantly the foils are more critical that the hull. Consider the hull as the hub that ties together the rig, racks, and foils and you'll see what I mean. The hull needs to be rigid and strong and obviously lighter is better. There needs to be enough volume to provide flotation in low riding mode. Choices in hull design and construction include ply, ply-composite, or all composite.  Carbon skins over a foam or honeycomb core is the top of the line approach, but the most expensive. The design of the hull often dictates the construction method. For more information see the page on the Australian site about home building. http://www.moth.asn.au/moth/building-rego/

    Almost all home builders buy the rig from an established sailmaker/spar builder. The boom can easily be made from a suitable aluminum or carbon tube. 

    The rack tubes can be aluminum, fiberglass or carbon. Used windsurfer mast pieces can make credible racks. One decision that the home builder needs to make is how much the rack needs to be able to be taken apart. Shipping, storage, or even traveling often dictates a rack that can be broken down to straight tubes.

    The last decision, and perhaps the most important, is what to do about the foils. Home-built foils are challenging, but it is very satisfying to have your creation successfully lift you clear of the water. There are some production builders that have talked about supplying foil kits for home builders and that approach will remove a large degree of uncertainty from the project.

   One thing that any homebuilder should do is to contact others who have gone down the road. There's no sense in re-inventing the wheel!  Home build in the US is centered on the Atlantic coast, but with the internet help is but an e-mail away. Try contacting Bill, Gui, Joe, George, John, Sam, Bob, Richard or a general inquiry to the Yahoo! Group list.  Good luck!