If anyone is interested, I've decided not to build a sailboat at this time. After sitting on the fence about starting a new boat, I went and bought some lumber yesterday. But...I'm going to try to build a canvas-skin kayak, which I have some nice plans for. One big factor - is I'm tired of the epoxy/fibreglas routine, so this will avoid that problem. I want to see if it's faster/cheaper to build one of these rather than another plywood one. There are some problems with the build - like I will have to learn how to scarf-joint small furring strip-sized lumber.
I owned a Folbot kayak (
Folbot Folding Kayaks) many years ago, which was not only canvas (actually, rubberized canvas) covered, but the frame folded up. You could carry the whole thing in two bags, and put it together on the beach. It worked really well. Klepper makes them too, and they are very popular in Europe.