IOMICA Forum

Greetings all

I have been made aware that the IOM class reaches its 21st birthday this year. I’d be interesting in peoples thought on how best to celebrate such a milestone?

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Hi Tony why have these useful bits been ditched? As I understand it the diagram wasn’t included in the re-write of the class rules because the leech points could have been misleading. The diagram shows them at even intervals along the leech measurement(C in the matrix) where, of course, they’re ...

Vinnie Zammit has advised that MMBA will be running the 2009 Malta Open National Championships over the 4 days Saturday 28th March to Tuesday 31st March 2009.

I joined Vinnie and the MMBA last year and would thoroughly recommend attending.

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I've uploaded a .pdf version to the IOMICA website:
http://www.iomclass.org/measurement/Sail_Matrix.pdf

There's also a link from the measurement page
http://www.iomclass.org/7-measurement/

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Hi Alfonso

More than one month to know the results

Quite right, my apologies. The minutes are now available from the AGM web page:
http://www.iomclass.org/2008-iomica-agm/

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Yes, I'm a little behind.

The minutes are done, they're with the Exec for approval.

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Hi Tony

The oldest version of the rules that I’ve got is 2003 and I can’t find a sail measurement diagram. Do you have a copy of the version you’re referring to that you could email to me?

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Hi Olivier

When will you publish the results?

I'm working on the minutes over this weekend, they should be published mid next week.

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I’ve sent an email to each member of the WC with a voting return form to send back. If you haven’t got yours you can download one from:
http://www.iomclass.org/exec/2008AGM/vo ... rn2008.xls

Failing that please let me know and I’ll send you one.

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Hi Robert Thank you for some very interesting feedback. Clear evidence that event measurement is a very important aspect of running a regatta! It’s also clear that the workload imposed on those responsible for equipment checks at large regattas would be significantly eased if the boats presented f...

Hi Steve.

Do you think it will be possible to write it up to allow either membership

IOMICA requires that an NCA be recognised by a DM, or MNA in the absence of a DM. I’m not sure how an either / or situation would work.

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Hi Steve

IOMICA sees AMYA as our DM

IOMICA Constitution 7.1.1 wrote:[...]recognised by their DM (or MNA if no DM exists)[...]

If the AMYA no longer feel the need to act as the ISAF-RSD DM, I see no reason why the NCA for USA can’t seek recognition from the ISAF MNA (US Sailing).

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Hi Don, There are others out there. Those that spring to mind immediately: Vanquish http://www.dans-hobbies.com/2007/11/15/vanquish-iom-plans/ Laerke http://www.anderswallin.net/2004/11/laerke-iom-by-s%C3%B8ren-andresen/ Noux http://www.anderswallin.net/2005/10/noux-lines-plan/ Sliver http://www.and...

Hi Steve

CR 2.4(a)(4) wrote:Battery cells assembled in one or more packs.

I read this to mean your packs can only contain battery cells.

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Hi Paulo [...]these voltage indicators do not go against the rules I suspect they do, they’re not listed in CR D.2.4 as permitted radio control equipment. Whether they should be legal or not is another matter entirely and one that has, as yet, not found sufficient momentum for an NCA to propose a ...

Sorry folks, my mistake, error now corrected.

Please make sure you are using version 2 of the agenda.

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The agenda has now been published to the website: http://www.iomclass.org/2008-iomica-agm/ Please note that both registered owner & certificated owner votes will be required. You will need to arrange owner ballots. Please submit voting strengths to VCInfocomms or myself no later than 27 October. Che...

Hi Barry Good to hear from you. What happens if you say nothing about receivers at all. With closed class rules, as the IOM class rules are, not specifying receivers means you can't have one. Clearly not what we're aiming for. technically we aren't allowed transmitters Quite right, your boat would m...

Hi Lester I can see where Fred is coming from :) I would counter with something like: Me: Just because the black box doesn’t work on its own, doesn’t necessarily discount it from actually being a receiver. As I understand it the thing does receive signals from the transmitter, pretty much defini...

Hi Lester, That’s an interesting point, however I think the conversation might continue to a satisfactory conclusion: [...]Me: Ok, the receiver does work without the black box attached, but that doesn’t discount it from being a receiver. I’m lead to believe that it is, in fact, a second receiv...

Hi Don

Welcome aboard. Do keep us posted with your conversion efforts.

You seem to have to go to two or more places to get the information you need about one thing

That’s an interesting observation. Could you expand a little? What did you struggle to find?

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All the proposals I have received are now on the website: http://www.iomclass.org/2008-iomica-agm/

If you have submitted a proposal & you don’t see it on that page please forward a copy directly to me: chairman@iomclass.org

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The 2008 IOMICA AGM has been announced on the website: http://www.iomclass.org/2008/08/18/67/

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My Personal opinion. I’m not unhappy with the measurement process as it is. Yes, there are loop holes, as Lester points out. And Marko’s suggestion that rigs shouldn’t be measured isn’t new. I think we need to maintain a balance between equipment control and the time taken to carry it out. T...

Hi Rob, [...]IOMICA AGM that I was really interested in[...] The minutes of the AGM are still a work in progress I’m afraid. My fault I have to admit. I had hoped to pass the job off to our incoming Secretary, but he’s not in post yet. I’ll get them done soon, I promise :). but I take it the S...

Hi Ralph, Sorry to differ Blimey! Don’t be sorry, the whole point of a conversation is to offer differing opinions, yours are most welcome. I do not read A.11.3 to be restrictive as to the number of rigs that is needed to get a certification Neither do I, as Roy has pointed out, the Certificate do...

Hi Roy, I’ll make sure VC Tech & VC Measurement are listening... Having thought about it, I see it like this: A new boat is issued a Certificate on submission of at least the Boat MF. For that boat to be a great deal of use a Rig MF with at least one rig measured will need to accompany, or follow ...

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Hi Roy, This is just my personal opinion, and I’m not 100% sure but... Upon receipt of a satisfactorily completed measurement form(s)[...] The boat MF has facility for 3 rigs only, one of each. It would be feasible to complete a boat MF with less than the normal 3 rigs (Interpretation 2005-IOM-1),...

Welcome! Just a few thoughts.

Making sails, any easy way?

There was a fantastic discussion of sail making on the RC Sailing Net forum: http://www.rcsailing.net/forum1/showthread.php?t=3110

I’m still not sure “easyâ€