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D.2.4(a)(1) Replace: One receiver With: One or more receivers The proposal from the Technical Sub-Committee to change the rule about the number of receivers, as above, may not quite do the complete job required. Many owners (and those technically knowledgeable) think that the Spektrum AR7000 system...

Bruce has posted this message in a forum where I am unable to reply. I've left him a private message, but have not heard back. So, a couple of his points need public correction. When IOMICA was first set up and was seeking recognition from RSD, it simply adopted all RSD regulations dealing with cham...

Hi John and Roy

I guess you'd need something like this:

F.2.5 MATERIALS
Materials for rig fittings shall be unrestricted except where specified.

Hi Bruce A curious place to post your message into the "WC Resolutions" forum -- no one outside of the WC can reply there. On the assumption you would like some comment, Although fittings with flat surfaces may not add performance advantage, the size and area of rig fittings may need to be regulated...

If anything, I'd be in favour of dispensing with rigs section of the hull certificate and replacing it with, well, nothing... Hi Marko I would agree with you, if only folks didn't come up with bright new ideas (smile). But because they do, I think rig measurement (somewhere, somehow) needs to be re...

Also, Ralph, at present measurement forms are sent in and a single certificate is held by the national authority for the boat, sails and rig. Hi Roy Might you be confusing 'measurement form' with 'boat certificate'? The forms are retained by the Certification Authority, but the certificate is sent ...

There has been some talk about revising the IOM rules so that (1) there will be separate certificates for the hull and the rigs Hi Roy What is the problem to which this is the solution? One of the difficulties of certifying a rig is the problem of giving it a unique identification number. How would...

While we are talking about the class rules, here is another little gem that was e-mailed to me some time ago and which I've only just spotted (sorry Graham E!). In common with a number of owners, I've fitted Rob Guyatt's little battery voltage flashing display thingy on my pot lid ( http://www.oneme...

Much depends on the meaning we might give to the notes on the Boat Certificate. Measured rigs and its sails [Check boxes] 1 2 3 NB - Certification Authority: Cross out number and box of un-measured rigs and its sails - tick box for measured rigs and its sails. NB - Crew: Only rigs and its sails show...

I am trying to understand the purpose of mast pre-bend. I believe it is to allow one to maintain a straighter mast when the rig has significant head and back stay tension. Hi Morgan The end result that is desired is greater jibstay tension, so the jib luff doesn't sag (and then oscillate or pant) e...

I can't post into the thread "WC Meeting 2007" in the "WC Next formal meeting" section, so give some information here instead. Some NCA Representatives and others might think that the IOMICA Exec is failing to follow IOMICA Regulations by seeming to change a World Council Resolution after the cut-of...

As ever, I guess the choice of Hitec vs RMG is a compromise, a balance of pros and cons. With a suitable arm or large-radius drum, the Hitec is blindingly fast to sheet in or out. I've won a fist-full of races by being able to flick-gybe while the opposition was laboriously first sheeting in ... and...

IYRU rules Hi Roy Might be where you are going wrong. The IYRU no longer exists, having become the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) in 1996. But perhaps you meant to write about the International Model Yacht Racing Union (IMYRU), the model yachting organisation which affiliated to IYRU in 19...

you will be less vituperative Hi Bruce Sorry to see you feel the need to resort to name-calling. Just for the record, the definition of 'vituperative' is something like: 'containing or characterized by verbal abuse'. May I suggest you re-read my post? It contained nothing of this nature. I asked so...

I notice that Resolution 2.1 from the IOMICA Events Sub-Committee bundles together and presents as one item, to be voted upon as all or nothing, what are in fact two quite different issues. I also seem to have missed any public introduction, explanation, justification, or discussion of either of the...

An interpretation has largely addressed this issue. Not the easiest of reads, but in essence a filler is considered an adhesive, and is permitted. Interpretations requested by the MYA, GBR as follows: 1. HULL D.2.1 MATERIALS: Is it permitted to use fillers that contain micro balloons? 2. HULL D.2.1 ...

Hi Greg A statesmanlike farewell. Balanced, considered, and fair. We have sometimes disagreed in the past, continue to, and will probably do so in the future (smile), but this is not the place to review any of that. You told everyone what it was you wanted to do, and you did it, straight. It is clea...

Hi Greg Your input is welcome! Seeing this is my thread Ah, no, it is Roy's thread, he started it, although it does have your name in the title. Your thread is the one next to it. Mind you I have not always agree with Lester either, which lead to a mutual agreement that we never pm each other. Gosh,...

Roy: You either have proof, or you do not. Please provide proper evidence, or withdraw your claim, since this otherwise could seem to be slanderous.

John never called you dumb [...] But I find it hard to believe that I have to explain the difference to you (?) I sincerely apologise to anyone who may have been offended by my use of the word ‘dumb’. [...] Smart people can do 'dumb' things Hi John and Marko Marko is correct to straighten me ou...

To the extent that that message was lost or that I offended people I apologize Hi Roy Thanks. As they say in the comic books, "'nuff said".... Erm, no, not quite. There is one thing you said which is not a matter of opinion or point of view, and for which an apology is, unfortunately, not sufficien...

I thought a brief look back at where we were three years ago and an appreciation of how far forward we have moved under Greg Willis is in order. Hi Roy I've largely kept out of this thread until now, but have decided that your version of a history which suits your agenda needs a reality check, in c...

A few days ago my wife said to me (after I frittered away another weekend sailing IOMs): "This radio-sailing is dumb!" Hi Marko The meaning of words, and the interpretations we give to them, are heavily dependent on context, and what we think others are trying to say. My wife tells me I am a ratbag...

Hi John I entirely agree 98%. You are spot-on in your description of what an ordinary owner does when they go and install some new radio gear. But there are two 1%'s where I need to disagree. The first is quite straightforward: To read any more into it than that is just plain dumb! Now why do you ha...

Hi Barry In another forum, you seem to say, "[Lester's approach is] let's make what is now a common thing to use illegal". I'm scratching my head trying to understand what you might actually be saying. We are both agreed that the Spectrum system is a good one and in common use and poses no harm or t...

Roy: Please listen to what others are saying. The "discussion" you have given us is hurting the IOM Class.

We disagree. For the good of the class, let's be clear on who thinks what so the owners and NCAs can vote in an informed way.

I would add, the problem of attaching an elastic to the end of the boom to his list. I think there is a clear relationship between these "problems", i.e., rule issues that had no impact on performance and the folks involved Hi Ralph The problem of attaching an elastic to the end of the boom was due...

If elected to the job of VC Technical Lester Gilbert will take the position that the "two box" Spektrum receiver is illegal for use in IOMs? Hi Roy Not at all. As I made quite clear in my post, my position is that there is a prima facie case to ask for an Interpretation. I can't wait to see how tha...

It seems Roy is unaware of the official position of the IOMICA Technical Committee. Where the IOMICA TSC becomes aware of a discussion about the class rules that, in its view, should be the subject of an interpretation, the TSC may make an official request on behalf of the class. It is of course ent...

Hi Rob Good of you to join in. Lester once again appears quite interested in applying his management skills to craft the IOM class Ah, not quite. If I wanted to apply what passes for my management skills, I'd be running for IOMICA Chairman, and I've had enough of that to last me the rest of my life,...