A Few Radio Yachts

[RAJAH235]

Hi all, thought you might like to see what I do on Sat. afternoons. L.

[ballaratdragons]

Cool Laurie,

Can it be done on those lousy nights for astronomy as well?

[RAJAH235]

Tuning the yachts. George & his yellow 1 mtr. Andrew's black Marblehead and his *A* class.

[RAJAH235]

And finally, the way we usually do it!

[RAJAH235]

Ken, No. We normally sail from around 12.00 noon till about 4.30/5.00. every Sat. at Dunmore Lake. L.
They are strictly wind powered, and we sail to the *Olympic Rules*.

[ballaratdragons]

Then How do you get to Rugby League matches if you do that all Saturday afternoons?

A man's gotta get to the games!

[RAJAH235]

Not into League, but Union, on TV. L.

[iceman]

Nice Laurie, they're actually bigger than they seem!

[Striker]

Rajah235........I use to race yachts at the Manly club here in Brisbane.......Its a fantastic Hobby I loved heaps...I use to race in the 1meter class...what class is that....looks like "M" class or is it all in fun day.....with many different models....


It was by far the best R/C hobby I have had....lot better then petrol cars.....

Yeah my 1 meter yacht had 3 sets of sails.....the number 1 set was about 5 1/2 ft tall going down to 3 ft for number 3 rig...

[rumples riot]

I think I would rather be in a yacht racing, I love going out with a friend who has a 40 footer. Still learning how to sail, but I can trim the sails and use the tiller at the same time now. Still it looks marginally interesting. Thanks for sharing with us Laurie.

[acropolite]

Nice Yachts, I've always had a bug for an RC Yacht. Pic attached is not quite a Yacht but may be of interest. Hasn't flown, been too busy the last few years finishing my house. Maybe we should start a thread... "Boys and their toys"

[Astroman]

I love RC stuff, I used to fly Radio Controlled Aircraft, mainly fixed wing power. http://onkaparinga.tripod.com/ <---website of the club I used to be in. A bit too expensive now for me, the insurance is a killer.

Now I just stick to Astronomy, Storm Chasing, Amature Radio, Geocaching, Lightining photography, photography in general, and sitting on here talking you you fine bunch :)

[Striker]

Thats about the only major R/C hobby I havn't done .....flying Planes....too scard if something went wrong "Bang into the ground"

I went to the annual flyfest here at Tinglapa just up the road from me.....OMG the size of the planes.....are HUGE.

Check these out...
http://www.users.on.net/~striker/Huge1.jpg
http://www.users.on.net/~striker/huge3.jpg
http://www.users.on.net/~striker/Lawn1.jpg
http://www.users.on.net/~striker/heli1.jpg

[iceman]

Speak to ving, he does that.. whatever that is :)

[Astroman]

Geocaching is like a treasure hunt with a GPS. Takes you to places you never knew existed in your own backyard. see www.geocaching.com for details.

A bit away from the topic. Sorry guys...

[RAJAH235]

Hi guys. The main classes that are sailed today are, International One Metre, IOM,(1metre O/A, and very restricted), Marblehead (50" O/A, sort of like the F1 class of Radio Yachting. lotsa mods allowed), Soling,(again 50" O/A, but diff. restricted hull shape), 10 rater,(bit complicated to explain), A class, (bigger again but can weigh as much as 15/25 kgm/30/45lbs). Then there are the Catamarans & Trimarans. Diff. classes in these as well.
I only run a Marblehead, as they can be rather expensive to buy or make up.
Luckily with the insurance, we have a $10meg Aust. wide coverage,with member to member as well. Also the individual clubs do not have to be Inc'd. just affiliated to the state Inc'd Society, which in turn is covered by the A.R.Y.A.Inc.
It's very similar to what we, as AA's now have, don't you think? Wonder why????? I Thank You. ;)
The main link is to the A.R.Y.A. (www.radiosailing.org.au), with links to lots of other stuff world wide.
BTW, The IOM, (1mtr), World Cup will be held at Kawana Waters in Qld. on the 15 to 26th Sept. 2005 if anyone is interested. You will see what International Comp.sailing is all about!

[beren]

Is there a rubber dinghy on hand for salvage operations if a boat flips over ?

[ballaratdragons]

I SAW a yacht once!

[Striker]

Yeah we always had a tiny on standby but rarely was ever used.......more for radio gear problems when you lose control of the Yacht...but like I said...was rare...

[RAJAH235]

Beren, depending on class, each has between 2.2kg (1 mtr boats), and 20kg (A class boats),of lead, as ballast in/on the carbon fibre keel which can be around 600mm long. Unless the keel falls off, the boat can never*fall down*. As the wind strength increases, the boat heels more and inso doing spills air from the sails. We have had some sink tho.(Req'd a diver to retrieve), when the hatch cover comes off. NO foam for bouyancy, adds weight!
My Marblehead keel and bulb come in at 3.4 kg(7.5lbs). All up boat at 11.5 lbs. with No.1 rig (A set), for winds up to 10/15 kph. Change to smaller rig when wind increases. :thumbsup::D L.
We do have a rescue boat tho.

[Comet Hunter]

Looks like a great way to spend an arvo! I saw a story on tv once about these guys that build replica RC Battleships with live canons - using ball bearings - they'd go out re-enact battles etc and make swiss cheese of each other - last boat floating type thing, was amasing the amount of detail and effort they went to then to turnaround and try and blast each other outta the water!

[cometcatcher]

I have some friends trying to get me into R/C yachts, but they don't fly too well. :P

Not all R/C planes are big. I have one that flies around at 6kph not much more than walking speed. But I do have one or two large sailplanes.

No one better comment on me legs. :P :D

[cometcatcher]

They work well for aerial photography.

[acropolite]

Nice toy Kevin, is that fuel or electric powered or bungee launched??

[Astroman]

WOW kevin, you could do some major aerial photography there. nice coast.

[cometcatcher]

I fly electric only now days. Haven't flown a slimer for about 12 years.

[Striker]

OMG...when your finished with it sell it to Qantas.....thats huge.