It is now official. The 2008 National Championship Regatta will be hosted by Detroit MYC as part of a Race week that will include US1M and EC12. Solings will...
Is there a point at which temperature starts to affect batteries. More specifically NiMH. I store my RC toys in the garage which is not insulated so it gets ...
took soling out for test run today as finally finished it.Sailed very well and loved the strong wind.Had no probs at all with it,all went very well.very...
... I agree. I love sailing this boat in rough waters. I've sailed it in about 1-2 foot waves and it just cut right through them with ease. I was going to...
How does one Increase Rotation of Hitec 715 Sail Winch? I went to the files section and didn't find anything. I did a search of messages, and found this by Mr....
The rules say 3 oz Dacron sail cloth, but Victor uses cloth about half that weight. Does that mean ALL the S1M sails they make are outside the rules and...
I thought the rules state that Victor sails are the only sails permitted in Soling one design racing. ************************************** See what's new at...
Rob, Correct me if I am wrong but it appears that you are weighing the sails. 3 ounce Dacron means 3oz per sailmaker's yard, not the weight of the sails...
You are correct, it is supposed to be 3 oz per yard. 3 oz Dacron is twice as thick ( and heavy) as the material they're presently using R ... From: kahle67 ...
Aha! This topic rears its ugly head again! I believe that I have all the FACTS that will solve the problem. I think the problem has two aspects that need...
Walt ,did you net out the grommets weight in your calculations and the hem on the luff ? I thought that Victor was the only approved source per the rules? I...
Rob, I agree with you that the Soling 1M should be a one design class. I think the only way to do this is to use Victor sails only, and take all the junk about...
One design......I love it....I love the fact that as long as I build a good boat within the rules, I don't have to worry about someone with deep pockets and...
Yep, I ntetted out the grommets and the stiching and included the extra area of the folded cloth in the measurement/calculation. However, I would REALLY like...
I agree with both you and John. The rules need to be tightened up. THAT part of the rules (not some development issues) needs to slogged out in an amendment....
... ........... Yes, I want the Soling to be a strict One-Design too, as most people on this forum. But at this point a question has to be posed, and I'm ...
I agree, differences in the Victor kit should be documented and rules to deal with that, be discussed and agreed on. So, I ask that you start by measuring your...
My S1m must be the only one that is of the correct size, weight, correct sails and correctly built and the rest of you must be illegal. Now there is no way...
Start sailing - stop bitching. Must be an early winter. John - S1M 1739 ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com [Non-text...
... I might do that, time permitting, but once I know the weight, then what? And even if you document all the variations in he existing Solings(because there...
Thanks Ed for your interest and response. I agree with some of what you say, buy find what I think are some conflicting statements. 1." Maybe the best answer...
Gio: I agree with all that you said. Especially the quote below. I believe the key to that quote is ONE-DESIGN, perfect or imperfect. The whole concept you...
It makes no sense to specify sail Rules as "approximately 3 oz.". And it only makes sense to specify "Victor-labeled sails" if Victor has reasonable (a)...
Too many words. At the top of this page, well over HALF the sails are ILLEGAL. LOOK, it's obviously going on!! Question is, how do we standardize and move...
Mike I think you're 100% right on. john Otherwise- let's race toys, and not worry about it. My recommendation: if its built from a kit it's legal. Victor sails...
Walt: I agree with a lot of what you say and find the various later replies interesting. You seem to have carefully thought out the problem and included the...
Good catch, George! I went back to the quadrill paper drawing of my sail. I totaled the squares wrong. I NOW get 473 square inches. The calculation works out...
Very well thought our response, Mike. It seems that Paul Fixx is reading these message and has a plan on how to approach the problems. By now you may have...
Thanks to everyone for your comments on S1M sails. I'd like to add my comments and some real data to the discussion. First, I have asked the Class Advisory...
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