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Dan Crowley wrote: I've got a great package

This is not that kind of a forum Dan...

Marko

Nigel - Don't assume the module is the same across the pistol grip radios and the stick radios. I know on the JR radios it is not, there is a firmware change. sounds like we could do with Horizon publishing a table showing compatibility between modules & Tx's as they start shipping these. Hi Mark, ...

take a look at http://www.spektrumrc.com/ It's a system that will(once it's available, currently they promise 2005 Q1) eliminate the need for crystals which I think is great. If I was buing a new radio I would get one that can be fitted with this module in the future. Anders, I fired off an e-mail ...

Wow! It must be nice to discard 3rd & 4th in a 26 boat fleet. Very impressive! Congrats Torvald.

Marko

Hi Ron, Most of the "vacation" geared airlines up here in Canada (by that I mean JetsGo, AirTransat, Tango...) will make allowance for "sports/recreation equipment" and not charge you oversize luggage fees. 99.9% of what comes through in that category are, of course, golf clubs - but model sailboat ...

From looking at the number I have labeled "C. shroud attachment height in % of leech length" you can see that Bantock recommends a constant Not having seen your document (yet) I find it strange that you would provide shroud attachment height in terms of a leech length ratio... Surely you mean - luf...

...but for me a lump of attached lead is not performing any "control equipment" kind of function, so the "pack" as a whole can't count as "control equipment", and can't be moved, shipped, or replaced as though it was. Lester, Observing your conversation it seems perfectly obvious to me that the lum...

I think you got something there Dan... "Hang-up" would surely sell a bundle of boats...

Marko

Hi Nigel, I suppose it boils down to when you consider the boats are about to round the mark. IMHO it is allways a boats intention to pass the mark as required by the race course. Sure... On a free leg of the course entering the zone is a good "rule of thumb" that you're about to round. I say a rule...

Hi Nigel, Hmmm... My interpretation of the meaning of rule 18 is (again) somewhat different. :lol: In my mind "the zone" has little to do with when the boats are "about to round" (unless specifically invoked by the rule itself). That is to say - if two boats are approaching the windward mark on stb ...

Lester: I presume you're talking about: (b) while the boats are on opposite tacks, either on a beat to windward or when the proper course for one of them, but not both, to round or pass the mark or obstruction is to tack. My interpretation of the above passage is completely different. The "either on...

Not having had the experience of a digital arm-winch (yet) I'm not sure if I can contribute any "facts", however (that never stopped me in the past :lol: ), my experience from the younger days and dinghy classes was that pumping was an extremely effective technique in light airs (of course, only use...

Hi everyone, Just to re-cap the proceedings :D - in our eagerness to "get the ball rolling" we have jumped the gun a little (and perhaps confused some people). Our appologies! The NOR as it is on the website is correct with regards to the entry deadline. It was (and remains) July 7th - please get yo...

The rule specifies that metal as well as glass fibres are allowed. It does not specify how you are allowed to apply them together. Actually, Steve, I don't think that's quite true. :) I think the rule is very specific about the use of glass fibres - that is, glass fibres themselves are not AFAICS a...

Marko, thanks for posting. It is nice to know that committee members are involved. We're watching you, never fear... :lol: You must base the interpretation on the rule that is in place right now. It does not matter if it is "something else". The materials are allowed, and there is no restriction as...

Hi Steve, When making this decision, I think it would be simple; Materials: metal and fiberglass. Are they permitted? YES. I don't know if it would be that simple... I'm not an expert on composites and moulding (as you well know :D) but it seems to me that the rules (as presently written) allow (amo...

Hi Rob, No, Marko it was indeed submitted to whom I thought was the steward of the IOM class. You've been part of the organizational bodies of radio sailing for far longer than myself so I know that you know the following far better than myself, but here it is for the benefit of others: ISAF-RSD Reg...

Hi Steve, Now that it's official, do you think we can get an answer on the request for interpretation that we (USA) sent in 4 months ago? If USA put forward an RFI 4 months ago then it was doubtless submitted by AMYA (in it's function as a DM) directly to RSD. As such, we (IOMICA) have had little to...

Hi Greg, My experience coincides with Rainer's - a (balsa-planked, one-off) hull, approximately at the finish-level of the Rainer's Arrow (as shown), should weigh in around 400g. If it is more (at that stage) - you have to start worrying. However, you have a lot of latitude still - the most critical...

I also agree with Steve and Roy (hmmm, writing that last sentence seemed somehow strange :lol:)... To get down to the point - it wouldn't really solve anything. Those wishing to cheat would find something else to put in there. Anyone wishing to cheat by switching batteries only uses batteries (as op...

Well, they look really nice! Our previous experience with inflatable buoys around here was that (even when weighed down) they tend to "skip across the surface" (move around a lot) because they don't sink very deep... But that mark looks well "entrenched"... Thanks for the offer Roy... I'll check our...

Hi Jorge, Off the topic, but I love that mark pictured on the website (where POR 56 is close reaching towards it). Looks to be the perfect size, with stripes to know when you spun it, a flag on top - really nice! Are they inflatable (it looks like it is but it's hard to tell from the picture? Can on...