IOMICA Forum

OK, next question, Is your IOM (if you have one) registered already in LUX? If so I think you may ask the JAP NCA to let you sail 'temporarily' with your LUX sail number - you may not be eligible for some JAP events or if eligibe to compete, may not be eligible to win prizes etc (that's what I belie...

I might be able to help, one because I am a British national, officially resident in Spain, and 2 because I am VC Measurements which sort of includes the boat registration process. You would normally register your IOM in the country where you regularly sail, which is 'normally' where you live and wh...

One option that I think needs a second look is the possibility of allowing skippers not on the water to be allowed as witnesses. All too often you will have numerous witnesses that saw an incident perfectly clear, but cannot get involved because they are not "on the water". They are, however racing...

Something else I have noticed is that umpires are very reluctant to react to a call for room or even a proper 'protest' say from a leeward boat who feels that the windward boat isn't giving him enough room -(define room - depends on the wind and water conditions etc..---). In this case the umpire ne...

I'll assume your hull core material is balsa I think Paul says it's Lime (Tilia specias) which is very unusual but possible. It isn't anywhere as near as soft as balsa..but never having used it myself I don't know how resistant it would be to the bump and barge of an IOM fleet race. In any case, as...

Can I ask a silly question. Why do you glass the wood outside? Is it for added resistance to damage? What wood are we talking about, balsa, cedar? I have built a number of wooden hulls (Cedar and or Obechi) and they always come out lighter and just as stong and almost as resistent with 2 good coats ...

It is not unusual in some parts to use this type of foam core as a male mould from which to take a hull. It's a bit like how they hand make surf boards but you will remove the foam 'core' after moulding the hull outside it (opposite to a normal mould). By preparing the hull carefully, (normally remo...

Or even better;

http://www.modelsejlklubben.dk/Sejlads/ ... 5Entry.htm
for the entry form and;


http://www.modelsejlklubben.dk/Sejlads/ ... Notice.htm

for the notice of race.

Hi Soeren,
the links don't seem to work or take me anywhere with the correct info??

and I expect that we over the coming years will see more standardisation and for example the possibility to verify official measurers at MNA web sites. Yes Jan, this is something that I think is important and possible for the future. With today's technology it is not at all difficult to have availa...

Or e.g. for a race committee anywhere in the world to verify that a certification mark on a sail was actually placed there by a genuine official measurer. How could this be achieved? As far as I know, there is absolutely no way that a race committee in one country can know if the marks on the sail ...

Hi FRA32 and FRA94 (Fred and Pierre).

Please send me more info regarding why you think you have to modify your designs, to my personal mailbox including the details mentioned in my earlier post.

Thankyou.

May a measurer from Brobdignag (BRO) certify a boat registered in Lilliput (LIL), providing that this measurer is "appointed or recognised" by Lilliput's NCA? Basically, NO, the measurer would not be following the rules. I think we need to clarify a couple of points here. First, if you intend to sa...

What happens if the total hull lenght is less than 960mm Hii Fred, If it 'falls through' the gauge then it won't touch the supports and will touch the limit bar, so it will effectively be illegal. Where can I send the draw or the pictures? Hi Jens, send me your e-mail via a personal message and we ...

HI Ralph, Thankyou for your comments, all very valid. The concept does not check for the minimum draft This would be very easy to check with another similar longitudinal gauge with a minimum limit bar or with a minimum limit bar offered up below the hull when on the cuurent gauge - if we want to kee...

For some time now the IOMICA Measurements and Technical Sub Committees have been working on the idea of water free measurements to replace the current Measurements floatation tank seen at major events. A document with details of this project is available at the IOMICA web site at: http://www.iomclas...

Thanks for all the info, helps us all make some decisions.
Cheers.

Great pics, and looks like a great place too, lets hope the weather is the same in September - that'll be 'winter' down there, no?
Where can we get reliable weather/climate stats for your part of the world?
And what design is AUS 91 (Assassin) please?

Thankyou Richard, I am sure that this is the best way forward.

Richard, After reading the GBR IOM NCA document, I strongly suggest you first amend the date (it has afterall not been officially submited to anyone, it has only been allowed to be accesed on the open forum) and submit it directly and officially to VCTech / IOMICA for review and clarification since ...

OK Richard, understood I will download and reread carefully the relevant documents from your (NCA) website. I believe that Charles (VCTech) is away travelling so I will get assistance from other Exec members where necessary. However, I would be very grateful if you could alssend me the documents by ...

if I should turn my blackouts into advertisments mmm.....interesting, I really don't know of the top of my head. I guess it's possible if they are adverts and don't interfere in any way with the recognition of the sail numbers etc - problem is that that is a bit subjective no? And what product or s...

Hi Richard, I would be glad to receive any request for clarification. Do you simply wish for further clarification by the TSC/MSC or do you wish to discuss this with the class owners first? If you wish for clarification may I suggest that you contact us directly as suggested in the proceedures expla...

IMHO it is good for owners to be able to download a copy of the measurement forms. They can then go through them a their leisure and get to grips with the requirements of registering a boat and our job as measurers I absolutely agree Ian, with the condition that they realise that there are more rul...

If items of compliance are checked, but not recorded, for any and all yachts measured....... Charles, As you can see on the measurement form there is a note for measurers, and is explicitly stated that the hull/rig should comply with ALL the relevant rules whether they are mentioned on the form or ...

Hi Ian, Can I ask if you are an IOM measurer? If so, your NCA/DM/MNA should also be able to provide you with measurement forms as well as keeping you up to date on the changes in rules, decisions and interpretations etc. And if your not an IOM measurer when you get your IOM hull/rigs measured, the m...

Checking the sail numbers is the responsibility of the owner and event measuring Yes, your right, but there can't be many people who have illegal sails or numbers or boat when not competing and then make them legal only for events, no? As we have already said, they're not the easiest thing to chang...

Generally advertising isn't a problem on our sails or boats - they are Category C as far as IOM Class Rules and ISAF are concerned and although your MNA may have some rules about it, the restrictions are minimum. But your blackouts aren't advertising are they. That said, I don't think your 'blackout...

Since the loops are not slides, then the 10%max of luff rule isn't relevant I think. What is important is the rule that says luff fittings can't be more than 10mm (G3.3). Your loops at 15mm are probably illegal - thats my COMPLETELY UNOFFICIAL opinion.

Hold your horses Steve....Ian Vickers is here in Spain working (Valencia) and the Valencian IOM guys are rumored to have already started work on the V6 mould (with input from Ian???? ...).....They say it's even better than the V5.... I will see if I can get details. The construction is normally flaw...