RadioSailing Links
This page will only stay updated and current with YOUR help ! Please email me new/broken links: anders.wallin “at” helsinki.fi
Updates:
- 2008 Aug 23: Mirage Radio Yachts/Jeff Byerley is now at www.mirageradioyachts.com
- 2008 Aug 23: AMYA link corrected to www.modelyacht.org
- 2008 Jun 4: Peter Beliczay told me about two Hungarian sites: www.rcsailing.hu and www.tacktic.hu
- 2008 Apr 22: A Czech RC-Laser page: www.rclaser.cz
- 2008 Feb 3: Taylor Made Yachts seems to have dissppeared, so I’ve removed the link (taylormadeyachts.fatbanana.co.uk).
- 2007 Dec 13: Tiziano Dimastrogiovanni wrote to tell me about his site www.tdmodel.com, manufacturer of the AXEL IOM and many other boats.
- 2007 Dec 13: www.rclaser.org.uk, UK RC-laser association
- 2007 Nov 08: Brad Gibson’s site is now at members.optusnet.com.au./~bgrcyachts/
- 2007 Oct 04: the West Coast Radio Yacht Club is now at www.westcoastryc.com
- 2007 Sep 25: www.iom.aerofred.com is a new site with cool graphic design about building a wooden IOM. AeroFred’s also put up a new site for sharing RC-plans and drawings at plans.aerofred.com
- 2007 Sep 04: Rc-Yachts / Mike Hughes builds and sells the Kite, Trinity, and Tejas IOM designs.
- 2007 Aug 23: Miguel Angel Balbiani wrote to tell me about some Argentinian radio-sailing sites
- www.aaiom.com.ar the ARG IOM class association
- www.caym.com.ar Club Argentino De Yatemodelismo
- www.rg65-arg.com.ar rg65 is an argentine rc yachting class, which has now become international.
- www.yachtingrc.com.ar an argentine hull maker
- 2007 Jun 22: RC Sailing Singapore
- 2007 Jun 22: IOM Catalonia (www.iom.cat)
- 2007 Jun 08: Webmaster Kelvin Uren from West Australia wrote to tell me about the West Coast Radio Yacht Club
- 2007 Jun 07: Gerrit de Wilde is starting production of the TS-2 in the Netherlands under licence from Craig Smith and Gary Cameron: www.ts2-iom.eu
- 2007 May 15: Andy Stevenson’s radio sailing blog
- 2007 May 13: two new Italian sites: www.phigit.it (go WordPress!) is the Italian Phigit class association, and cvritalia.altervista.org is a site for promoting Phigit sailing in Italian schools.
- 2007 May 7: www.iomitaldesign.it is a new IOM manufacturer from Italy. Oscar Gioia is building a new design called Extreme.
- 2007Apr16: www.masterboats.nl is a new boat manufacturer/distributor from the Netherlands.
- 2007 Mar 18: www.onemeterfun.se is a new Swedish IOM manufacturer. Magnus Tornblad is building a new IOM designed by Peter Norlin (well known for his big-boat and Marblehead designs)
- 2007 Mar 05: New Finnish Micro Magic site: fin.micromagic.info
- 2007 Jan 16: At some point, I’ve lost track of Jens Amenda’s RC-Yachtwerft site, but today Ullrich S wrote to tell me that the site is at www.rc-jachtwerft.de
- Older updates
General
- International Sailing Federation
- ISAF-Radio Sailing Division
- IOM International Class Association
- The Racing Rules of Sailing 2005-2008
- RC-Sailing a public community. Has pictures, links, etc. etc.
- Racing Basics by Mark Johnson, an introduction to the sport of sailboat racing.
- Lee Valley Model Yacht Club’s (Brief) Introduction to Radio Controlled Yacht Racing
- Model Yachting Resource Center
Discussion Forums
- IOM-ICA Forum
- Wind Power
- www.rcsailing.net RC-Sailing discussion forum
- Usenet: rec.models.rc.water
- discussion group for the F5-E class
Sites organized by country, Local Clubs and Local general sites
To contact your local radiosailing authority, check either the ISAF-RSD site for a list of RSD Division Members or the IOMICA site for a list of IOM NCAs.
- ARG:
- www.aaiom.com.ar the ARG IOM class association
- www.caym.com.ar Club Argentino De Yatemodelismo
- www.rg65-arg.com.ar rg65 is an argentine rc yachting class, which has now become international.
- www.yachtingrc.com.ar an argentine hull maker
- AUS: Australian Radio Yachting Association (ARYA)
- AUT:
- BEL:
- www.aquaholic.tk a guide to building an ‘Open 60′ monohull rc-scale model
- Sails Brussels
- BRA: União Brasileira de Veleiros Rádio Controlados
- Vela RC, Radio sailing in Brazil and around the world by Fernando Campello
- CAN: Canadian Radio Yachting Association (CRYA)
- CRO: www.hjs.hr/ru
- fin.micromagic.info Micro Magic
- Olle Martonen: building and sailing FIN-32 and 37. Building FIN-41 (wooden TripleCrown)
- Radio Controlled 5.5mr yachts
- Timo Wallius: Projekti FIN 8
- Formula 48 Multihulls
- www.classe1metre.org
- VRC Passionnement
- Ciol-MV-II Software for model yacht design.
- CCM X 111 page describing IOM building project in France.
- www.rclaser.org.uk
- Andy Stevenson’s radio sailing blog
- www.sailuk.org the Micro Magic class.
- Clapham Model Yacht Club
- John Dowd’s website has schooner and racing pictures
- ‘Kidsboats’ featuring school projects/plans etc. for building small model yachts
- Triple Crown a new IOM design by C and M Dicks, drawings online !
- The Model Yacht Sailing Association (London)
- Lester Gilberts page
- Guildford Model Yacht Club
- Lee Valley Model Yacht Club
- Three Rivers Radio Yachting Club
- Cinque Ports Model Yacht Club
- Ryde Model Yacht Club
- www.rc-jachtwerft.de by Jens Amenda
- RG-65 Class
- www.iom-ger.de GER IOM NCA
- www.woodenstars.net, building wooden IOMs
- RC-Modellyachtsegeln, a site by Herbert Petersen
- Modelbau Rodenkirchen
- Modellyachtclub München. Includes Kite IOM building instructions and pictures.
- ALMYC: Alimos Model Yacht Club, R/C sailing in Greece
- cvritalia.altervista.org a site for promoting Phigit sailing in schools
- www.phigit.it Phigit class association
- www.velarc.it
- www.ita141.it
- Circolo Radiovela Abruzzo
- Circolo Radiovelisti Roma,
- International One Metre Class - Italia
- www.velarc.it, designing and building an rc model of Luna Rossa ITA-45
- WiSmErHeLl’s rc sailing and more, a japanese site with kysoho fairwind pictures and info.
- Sagami River Fleet
- Norwegian radiosailing portal, by Ole Peder Bjorsom.
- Portuguese RC-boat forum at www.ptnauticmodel.net/forum/index.php
- Yate Clube de Amarante
- sailboat.do.sapo.pt
- www.onemetre.co.za, IOM Sailing in RSA
- www.iom-suisse.ch Swiss IOM Sailors
- Daniel Sherman’s site
- Detroit Model Yacht Club
- Fairwind 900 site by Scott Boucher
- 3m multihulls
- USA IOM NCA
- http://www.ec12.com/ The East Coast 12 Meter Class
- Monadnock RC Yacht Club
- International One Metre Compendium lists what stuff you need to race an IOM and compares designs and prices.
RadioSailing Equipment Providers
- USA
- Rc-Yachts / Mike Hughes builds and sells the Kite, Trinity, and Tejas IOM designs.
- www.sailcases.com sail cases i.e. rig bags
- www.modelsailcars.com makes land yachts
- Worth Marine Pinter M
- George Ribeiro Products, Image IOM etc.
- Model Sailboat Racing, CR-914
- Ragged Symmetry Publications Information about the EC-12 class
- Great Basin Model Yachting. Sails Etc fittings. IOM rigs.
- Windjammin Inc. Sails
- Canada
- UK
- www.lintel-iom.com Lintel IOM
- www.smartwinchuk.co.uk RMG winches
- CM Yachts, Mike Clifton. Stealt, Cockatoo IOMs etc.
- Aquataur Model Racing Yachts Aquataur Racing Skiff and A600 RC-dinghies.
- Bow Wave Marine Models, Cap Maquettes fittings.
- Whirlwind winches winches and RC-Equipment.Production discontinued.
- K Bits RC-Equipment , Swallow, Mallard, Avant IOMs, IOM Rigs/Sails.
- Sails ETC. Italiko, Ikon and Tinto IOMs, Strad M etc. etc.
- Traplet Publications, publishes the Marine Modeling International magazine and sells plans for IOMs
etc.
- Housemartin sails/Martin Roberts, Gadget IOM, sails, fittings etc.
- STEALTH BOATS & SAILS by Trevor Bamforth. Stealth IOM.
- Australia
- Radio Yacht Supplies Australia plans, fittings, masts etc.
- carbonicboats.com, Marbleheads, IOMs
- RMG Sailwinch. Winches.
- www.mirageradioyachts.com by Jeff Byerley. MadMax, Xtreme, Cockatoo
- Craig Smith sells the TS-2 (download excellent rigging guide from here!)
- Blowfly Yachts, Blowfly IOM
- New Zealand:
- Black Magic Sails. Sails for 1m and Marbleheads.
- Highlander Yachts Predator, Highlander and Haka IOMs.
- V3tech, builds and sells the V3 IOM.
- Drumbeat Yachts, Drumbeat IOM.
- Power Sails, IOM sails by Jerry Power.
- AC15 Yachts. AC class yachts.
- Germany
- www.raceboatcompany.com Disco IOM
- F-Works, IOMs
- Schepp Modellbau, Yachts, Winches
- Walicki Boats Skalpel M
- http://www.rcsegel.de/, by Heinz Bohn. Sails ETC IOMs, Ms etc.
- Netherlands
- www.ts2-iom.eu TS-2 IOM
- www.masterboats.nl IOMs and equipment.
- www.chrissails.com Marlbehead boats, sails and fittings.
- Sweden
- www.onemeterfun.se Norlin IOM design.
- www.meterboat.com sells the Bagheera IOM.
- Sailcenter, Berlioz M
- www.onemeterfun.se Norlin IOM design.
- France
- PG Modelisme, MarGo M, Fefe II, Stella IOMs
- Portwind, America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race, Class Open 60′, Antarctica Cup class model yachts.
- Italy:
- www.tdmodel.com, AXEL IOM
- www.iomitaldesign.it EXTREME IOM design.
- www.tdmodel.com, AXEL IOM
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Electronics, Batteries, Radios
Other Equipment Providers
Besides a boat, rigs and a winch you need a radio transmitter and receiver, a rudder servo, rechargeable batteries and a charger…
Some places to buy these are:- USA:
- Tower Hobbies, Radios, kits accessories.
- UK:
- Al’s Hobbies
- Modelsport UK
- Fleet Control Systems. Digifleet radios.
- Finland:
- Hobby People
- Hobby Point
- Pro Hobby, Futaba-radios and accessories etc.
- JR-Hobby, Oulu
Boatbuilding
- www.iom.aerofred.com is a new site with cool graphic design about building a wooden IOM. AeroFred’s also put up a new site for sharing RC-plans and drawings at plans.aerofred.com
- International One Metre Compendium
- Triple Crown drawings, an IOM close to the successful Widget and Gadget designs.
- Sails ETC has some sailmaking notes available for download.
- Craig Smith’s page has a nice downloadable rigging guide.
- Berlingo Marblehead by Herbert Petersen, Germany
- Fredrik Billig from Sweden has put up a page about his Monarch Marblehead project
- Building a hard chine IOM, Kite IOM, Lion IOM, all from Modeljachclub Munchen
- Richards carbon fibre pages. Making carbon parts for motorcycles.
- www.netcomposites.com general info about composites.
- John R Sweet has info on Plugmaking, Moldmaking and Laminating
- composite.about.com general info and links to composite pages.
- Building a mast and Building a No.1 rig by Lester Gilbert.
- Duroplastic has lots of info: Hand Laminating, Mould Making, Pattern Making
- Intervew with IOM builders, from the International One Metre Compendium
- Carbon Fiber Composites. An airplane modellers experiences with carbon fibers.
- Make your own Vacuumbagging equipment. Guide for airplane modellers about vacuum bagging wings.
- Gougeon Brothers. Maker of PRO-SET laminating epoxies.
- SP Systems. Maker of SP Epoxies. Download their excellent 60-page “The SP Systems Guide to Composites”
- Free Boat Design Resources. For big boats, but contains useful stuff.
- Plans for Triple Crown IOM.
- Epoxies, glass/carbonfibers etc in Finland: Kevra or Corebros or Bang & Bonsomer
Ice and Land RC-Yachts
- International Radio Controlled Surface Sailing Association
- Windjammer Labs / RCSailCars
- Carri A Vela RC, an Italian land-sailing site
- Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- www.rclandsailing.com has a nice document on designing landsailers
- Cold Front Model Yachts 1/4 scale kits.
Regatta Pages
Note: Regatta pages are usually removed a few months after the event, so only the most recent links are likely to work. I’ll keep the old ones on this page, if only to remember where and when the events were held.
- 2007:
- IOM World Championships, Marseille, France, 13-20 October 2007
- 2005:
- 2004:
- 2004 IOM European Championships, Arcos, Spain, 7-16 October 2004
- 2003:
- 2003 IOM World Championships, Vancouver, Canada. 3-11.6.2003
- 2003 Australian Nationals, South of Perth Yacht Club, 2 - 14 January 2003, all
ISAF-RSD Classes.
- 2002:
- IOM Pre-Worlds, Vancouver, Canada, September 26 thru 29, 2002.
- European IOM Championships, Fleetwwod - Great Britain, 1-7 June 2002
- 2002Jun19: A report by Lester Gilbert from the IOM-EC.
- 2002 AUSTRALIAN R/C YACHT RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS
- 2001:
- 2000:
- UK IOM National Championships, Pools Brook, August 2000, results here, and report by Lester Gilbert here.
- One-metre European Sailing Championships 1-8.7.2000
- Report on 2000 IOM European Championships by Lester Gilbert.
- IOM CLASS 2000 ITALIAN NATIONAL (12-13-14 May - Castel di Sangro)
- 1999:
- UK IOM National Championship, Greenock, August 1999, Results
- 1999 US National Championship, International One Metre, Houston, Texas, Nov. 13-14 1999
- World One Metre Sailing Championships Malta, April 5 - 10, 1999, a report by Lester Gilbert can be found here.
- Older:
- International Marblehead
- Marblehead World Champinships, 14-22 September 2002, Porto Corsini - Ravenna - Italy
Pictures and Videos from the M world championships. - Marblehead World Championships, Spain September 22-30 2000.
- News and pictures from the regatta by Keith skipper
- Final Results
- New Zealand RM Nationals 2000. Results and Pictures.
- Marblehead World Championship july 11th - 19th 1998
- Marblehead World Champinships, 14-22 September 2002, Porto Corsini - Ravenna - Italy
- Other
Other Link Collections
- Alan’s RC Links, by Alan Tong. Mostly about RC Airplanes, but has useful links.
- Ultimate RC-Boat links
- Mark Bray’s link page
- USA: