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  1. maacodale

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    #3 maacodale, Nov 26, 2011
    Racing sailboats? Isn't that an oxymoron? :)
     
  2. goaljnky

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    #4 goaljnky, Nov 26, 2011
    Cool. LMK when you move on to the ship-in-a-bottle building. I'll keep you in steady supply of working medium. :wink:
     
  3. Justa Jim

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    #11 Justa Jim, Nov 27, 2011
    It has been my experience, that RC airplanes tend to sink, rather then sail, when they come in contact with water, Rae. :lol:

    Jim
     
  4. CHKMINI

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    #12 CHKMINI, Nov 27, 2011
    Raced RC Off -Shore boats for several years....7 cell class....a small hole in the water that accepts large amounts of money!!!
     
  5. ScottinBend

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    #13 ScottinBend, Nov 27, 2011
    It does fit in fact!

    Very easy to learn.....VERY hard to win races.
     
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    #2 beaner, Nov 26, 2011
    Onasled races RC sailboats too. Looks like fun.
     
  7. ScottinBend

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    #5 ScottinBend, Nov 26, 2011
    It's been a lot of fun. For me it is a very nice way to take a couple of clicks out of the stress-o-meter on the weekends.
     
  8. Rixter

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    #6 Rixter, Nov 27, 2011
    How much does one of those things run?
     
  9. ScottinBend

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    #7 ScottinBend, Nov 27, 2011
    The smaller boats are around $100 w/o a radio ($30 and up). The larger Vela's are around $300 inc. a radio.

    The smaller on comes as a almost ready to sail kit. Takes about 3-4 hours to put together. Most of that time is involved with the rigging and sails. The Vela comes about 95% complete, only have to do a little rigging attaching and keel work.
     
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    #8 Rixter, Nov 27, 2011
    Very nice!
     
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    #9 jcauseyfd, Nov 27, 2011
    Cool. When I go over to Elon U. with my girls to see soccer games, attend camps, etc., I've seen folks having regattas on a small pond there on campus with these boats.
     
  12. Rae

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    #10 Rae, Nov 27, 2011
    Well at least it's a small boat, so it's only a small hole in the water to throw money into :biggrin5:
    As a bonus, it's probably the only boat you can fit in your MINI too! Are they as hard to sail as RC airplanes?
     
  13. Onasled Racing

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    #14 Onasled Racing, Nov 28, 2011
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    I've been racing RC sail for about 14 years now. I was on the BOD of the AMYA as region 1 director for several years. Raced everything from the Soling 1M to the Wheeler and have held regional and National championships in a few classes. Down to 9 boats now from quite a few more. The higher end boats are amazing to sail and completion can be very intense in the championships as people will travel from around the world to compete.

    A few pics... :)

    Some of my International 1Ms
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    Winning the region 1 champs in this Wheeler
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    Racing IOMs
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    Racing my J boat at Mystic. 80" long!
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    Racing Stars (45") at Mystic. Sometimes full size boats get caught in traffic.
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    Setting sail
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  14. BlimeyCabrio

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    #15 BlimeyCabrio, Nov 28, 2011
    Really cool. Just what I need... something else to distract me from everything that has already distracted me.
     
  15. ScottinBend

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    #16 ScottinBend, Nov 28, 2011
    Very cool Greg. This is really turning into a very fun and satisfying hobby. Not sure I will get to the point of traveling around to different regattas, but do enjoy getting together with the other local sailors.
     
  16. agranger

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    #17 agranger, Nov 28, 2011
    Wrong questions!

    The only valid question is: Will it explode when you put a (insert tuner name here) brand tune on it or mount a Sprintex supercharger?
     
  17. ScottinBend

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    #18 ScottinBend, Nov 28, 2011
    :lol:
     
  18. Justa Jim

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    #19 Justa Jim, Nov 28, 2011
    I know with RC planes, the loss/damage rate was fairly high. How about the sail boats, as in sinking and such?

    Jim
     
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    #20 ScottinBend, Nov 28, 2011
    Hopefully no sinking as the boats are either wood, ABS, or fiberglass. And they are pretty water tight on the deck fittings. So far the boats I have seen are really stout and can take a fair bit of rough handling. But as the speeds are fairly low and they are very maneuverable, collisions so far haven't been a problem.......:fingerscrossed:
     
  20. Onasled Racing

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    #21 Onasled Racing, Nov 28, 2011
    Sinking happens, but it's kinda rare. The boats are pretty quick when the wind is good so if they do collide they can definitely get damaged.
    Here is a video of an international champ IOM race. You can see how quick they go on a run (downwind). The biggest question I always get is what kind of motor does it have. No motors! Just wind power the only things you control are the sails and rudder. Fine tuning is a must.
    These boats are so well designed that many full size race boats take the designs for themselves, as do the Americas Cup boats.

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx-GrhEvaL8&feature=related]INTERNATIONAL ONE METRE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 - A Fleet - Race 23 - YouTube[/ame]
     
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