Sorry Toshiro, my memory fades along with the color of my hair;-)

Bill


--- In FootyUSA@yahoogroups.com, <songokuu@...> wrote:
>
> Bill,
> I think there's some missunderstanding here. My Footy was indeed legal from
the very beginning. It was the other guy's boat with dual rudders which made
all the fuss in the world couple of years ago.
> Lets hope my article, when becomes print, will boost interest in this builder
modeler's class in my country.
> Toshiro
>
>
> ---- Bill Hagerup <billhagerup@...> wrote:
> > Congratulations, Toshiro. Your boat is beautiful and I'm very pleased the
rule change makes it legal as well. It was very disappointing to have to
declare the boat illegal when you built it. One of the not-so-nice things about
being on the Tech Committee is having to rule based on what is written,
regardless of personal feelings.
> >
> > All the best....Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In FootyUSA@yahoogroups.com, "Toshiro Saruwatari" <songokuu@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Fellow Footy skippers,
> > > It took a lot of time, I will admit, but have finally started writing my
> > > Footy articl for R/C Technique magazine. Although my Footy hit the pages
of
> > > this mag in 2007 in the modelers show case pages, this one will be a full
> > > construction article. The about to become famous in Japan footy can be
found
> > > here.
> > > http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=681887
> > > and printed article info here.
> > >
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=724929&highlight=footy+japanese
> > >
> > > I guess the elapsed time had its own virtue. An excuse for slow writing?
> > > Because there was a major change in the official Footy rules during that
> > > time. It will be incorporated. I guess now that controvercial at the time
> > > multiple rudders are allowed.
> > > Now, I want to put together a list of Footy manufacturers as an appendix
to
> > > my article. So, company presidents, CEOs and PR officers, if you want
your
> > > company to be listed, send me an e-mail with company name URL and kit
info.
> > > Deadline will be midnight, Sunday, July 5 JST. I appreicate your help in
> > > advance.
> > > Anything else I should add in my article? Footy home page and Yahoo
forum
> > > will be included.
> > > Toshiro Saruwatari
> > > Tokyo, Japan
> > >
> >
> >
>