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Widget IOM GBR2388 newly acquired
Widget IOM GBR2388 newly acquired. My friend Ray found this Widget (GBR 2388) for me and I have been sailing it today at Askern near Doncaster. I've been sailing for 2 years and it's a lot different than my usual Dragonforce or Ranger Footy. Just handling it off the water needs a lot of thought and care. She needs to spend some time in the ...
Widget IOM race yacht for sale
Widget IOM race yacht for sale. The Widget IOM is still a proven race winner. Brad Gibson sailed it to: This boat includes an RMG winch and a waterproof Hitec HS-5086WP rudder servo as well as hull and keel bags but no radio. It comes with a Mylar 'A' rig and and a new 'A' set of PX75 Carr Sails ready to hang.
Widgets for Sail
Model Yachting (178) IOM Building (56) IOM Design (28) IOM Events (57) IOM Worlds 2007 (10) MicroMagic (14) PIKANTO (40) Photo (47) Programming (27) Research (133) ... The Widget has won the 1996 European Championship, the British National championships in 1997 and 2007, and the 2007 World Championship, not bad for a boat that was designed 13 ...
IOM Widget- very fast
IOM Widget- very fast. For sale is a 2007 Widget IOM, Dave Creed built Hull #507. With Creed foils. It sports red and white trim and has a PowerSails A rig and a nice extra A suit (suit only no rig) of Vector Sails in PX.75. It includes Hull and Keel Bag, extra rudder (square type), rudder plug and RMG 280 winch recently went to RMG and had the ...
Class: IOM
Class: IOM. International One Meter - the most global class of all. Class Type: Box Rule. Designs Listed: 325. Class Website: IOM International Class Association. 1M ULY. 1MULY / IOM. Antonio Vadalá (BRA) 2 Dogs.
Rig Measurements for tuning a Widget
Graham Allen. Forum Member. 21. Posted August 6, 2014. Hi. Would anyone have any measurements I could pass on to a fellow club member to help him set up his Widget IOM, please? Ideally, the measurement from the top or second mast band to the stern would be ideal. Any other tips would be helpful. Regards.
IOM Boats
One Metre Class Boats. Since the IOM design was introduced in the late 1980s dozens of designs have been tried and tested throughout large and highly competitive fleets in Europe and Australasia. It's only recently that one or two designs have begun to dominate, although single design variety has really dominated. The answer lies in the quasi ...
Model Boats Website
Model Boats Website. Model Boats Website. Home. Forum. Build Blogs. Media Gallery. Boat Clubs & Lakes. Events. Boat Harbour. How-To Articles. Plans & Docs. Useful Links (Yacht) Widget IOM 1 Metre 2 Photos · 0 Likes · 0 Comments. Boat Length. 39" (99.06 cm) Battery Type. NiMH. 10 years ago by 🇬🇧 Rex3644. Flag. Built 1989 registered GBR ...
Widget for sale
Widget for sale. by Nigel » 18 Aug 2010, 16:23. I have a brand new unsailed Widget for sale. The details are: The boat is ready to sail excl. battery, radio and receiver. All up weight of the boat incl. No. 1 rig is 3.850g depending on receiver and battery used. Photos can be sent by email. The boat is located in North Germany.
Lester Gilbert's Radio Sailing
Lester Gilbert's Radio Sailing. Technical & theoretical aspects of RC yacht racing. Updated February 2024. I'm interested in radio-controlled racing yachts, in particular the International One Metre (IOM) class, where I campaign a Pikanto. When times permit, I'm also sailing in the 6M class with a fine wooden hulled Ravenna.
BG Sails & Design
Boats Made: 13 Results: 3rd NSW Championship 1998. 1999 IOM - SC4 ... IOM - Widget 2007-10 Designer: Chris Dicks Builder: David Creed/Brad Gibson. After completing a Widget kit for a customer in 2004 I was very impressed by the behavior of the design on the few times I saw it. Upon my arrival in the UK, mid 2006, I was fortunate enough to loan ...
Widget IOM MAST RAKE
John949. MYA Member. 158. Posted February 13, 2023. Never really understood the point of raking the mast. Back in the day there were a number of dinghy classes (like Enterprises) that had a fixed mast foot position, so the only way to balance the helm was to alter the mast rake, but for classes where you can move the foot, I would keep the mast ...
A Wooden "Alternative" IOM RC Sailboat
A Wooden "Alternative" IOM RC Sailboat. April 12, 2020. Being forced to stay home due to the Coronavirus quarantine has had a positive impact on my boat building. I still haven't been able to sail my newly completed Vickers V8 IOM, yet have just planked and glassed a wooden Alternative IOM. It only took me eight days.
IOM International One Metre Class Yacht plans from Cornwall Model Boats
The International One Metre boats are light, responsive and fun to sail. The class rule is 'closed' and many aspects of design, materials and construction are restricted in an attempt to promote close competition. However the rule is designed to allow the DIY enthusiast some freedom to construct an inexpensive and competitive boat. The important speed related criteria of length, draught ...
Model Yachting: IOM in Review: BritPop!
Brad Gibson (known as "BG" in radio sailing circles) is the Britpop! designer who needs no introduction to 98% of our readers. For the other 2% new to IOM radio sailing I'll briefly summarize that BG's results are at the very top of our game: BG's "sails" at recent IOM World Championships: 1st 2007; 1st & 2nd 2009, and 1st, 2nd ...
IOMICA
The IOMICA Technical Sub Committee is dedicated to maintaining the technical integrity of the International One Metre model yacht in the best interests of IOM class owners world-wide. Events. The IOMICA Events Sub Committee is a committed group of international IOM sailors, who are dedicated in bringing you the very best of IOM championships. ...
Tuning a One Metre Rig
The last two diagrams on that page show clearly what happens with the normal rig on a one metre. When healing, the normal rig causes the mast at the spreaders to be pushed to leeward and forcing the top of the mast to curve back into the wind. The effect of this is to increase the drive in the middle and top portions of the sail exactly what is ...
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He also has a IOM Widget boat up for sale - see the For Sale page. Welcome to the club Paul. 11/8/22 final IOM Weds night round moves to 24th Aug - the 7th and final round of the IOM yacht series will take place a week earlier than originally listed on Weds 24th Aug. This replaces the FE round which cannot take place due to the algae outbreak.
PDF BG Sails and Design IOM Sail and Rig Tuning Guide
time to concentrate on sailing the race course. Mast RakeA general starting point for a more modern design should have the mast set at 0 - 0.5 of degr. e aft rake combined with the below numbers with your A rig. Each. wer rig should rake aft 0.5 degrees from the one above it. Dependent on foil section/placement and other inherent design factors ...
Boat Builders
Boat builders Database of IOM and other model yacht designs. 3d Printed yachts How to design and 3D print rigid lightweight yachts to go racing . ZWERKZ CONCEPT Printable radio control racing yacht and accessories. UK. Robot Yachts IOM's Britpop/Robot and Electronica RG65
International One Metre (IOM)
International One Metre (IOM) Since its inception in the late 1980's the International One Metre (IOM) has become the most popular class in the UK. Sailed at most clubs on a regular basis it is now the class that creates the largest fleets, with regular fleets of 30 boats at district level and a maximum entry at most international events.
IOM National Championship at Fleetwood Model Yacht Club
The 2021 (30th) IOM National Championship were hosted by Fleetwood Model Yacht Club over the three day August Bank Holiday. After registering and measuring in all 76 boats, the seeding races commenced at 10am on the Saturday in a light Westerly wind. The winners of the seeding races were, Stephen Taylor (Venti), Chris Harris (Britpop), Brad ...
One Metre class
The International One Metre (IOM) class is a 1m long hull with 1.7m mast height and a minimum weight of 4kg. The class rules are very tight and limit yachts to 2-function control and 3 one-design rigs. Hull, ballast, draught and construction materials are also limited. There is sufficient freedom to allow different hull and fin/rudder shapes to ...
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Widget IOM GBR2388 newly acquired. My friend Ray found this Widget (GBR 2388) for me and I have been sailing it today at Askern near Doncaster. I've been sailing for 2 years and it's a lot different than my usual Dragonforce or Ranger Footy. Just handling it off the water needs a lot of thought and care. She needs to spend some time in the ...
Widget IOM race yacht for sale. The Widget IOM is still a proven race winner. Brad Gibson sailed it to: This boat includes an RMG winch and a waterproof Hitec HS-5086WP rudder servo as well as hull and keel bags but no radio. It comes with a Mylar 'A' rig and and a new 'A' set of PX75 Carr Sails ready to hang.
Model Yachting (178) IOM Building (56) IOM Design (28) IOM Events (57) IOM Worlds 2007 (10) MicroMagic (14) PIKANTO (40) Photo (47) Programming (27) Research (133) ... The Widget has won the 1996 European Championship, the British National championships in 1997 and 2007, and the 2007 World Championship, not bad for a boat that was designed 13 ...
IOM Widget- very fast. For sale is a 2007 Widget IOM, Dave Creed built Hull #507. With Creed foils. It sports red and white trim and has a PowerSails A rig and a nice extra A suit (suit only no rig) of Vector Sails in PX.75. It includes Hull and Keel Bag, extra rudder (square type), rudder plug and RMG 280 winch recently went to RMG and had the ...
Class: IOM. International One Meter - the most global class of all. Class Type: Box Rule. Designs Listed: 325. Class Website: IOM International Class Association. 1M ULY. 1MULY / IOM. Antonio Vadalá (BRA) 2 Dogs.
Graham Allen. Forum Member. 21. Posted August 6, 2014. Hi. Would anyone have any measurements I could pass on to a fellow club member to help him set up his Widget IOM, please? Ideally, the measurement from the top or second mast band to the stern would be ideal. Any other tips would be helpful. Regards.
One Metre Class Boats. Since the IOM design was introduced in the late 1980s dozens of designs have been tried and tested throughout large and highly competitive fleets in Europe and Australasia. It's only recently that one or two designs have begun to dominate, although single design variety has really dominated. The answer lies in the quasi ...
Model Boats Website. Model Boats Website. Home. Forum. Build Blogs. Media Gallery. Boat Clubs & Lakes. Events. Boat Harbour. How-To Articles. Plans & Docs. Useful Links (Yacht) Widget IOM 1 Metre 2 Photos · 0 Likes · 0 Comments. Boat Length. 39" (99.06 cm) Battery Type. NiMH. 10 years ago by 🇬🇧 Rex3644. Flag. Built 1989 registered GBR ...
Widget for sale. by Nigel » 18 Aug 2010, 16:23. I have a brand new unsailed Widget for sale. The details are: The boat is ready to sail excl. battery, radio and receiver. All up weight of the boat incl. No. 1 rig is 3.850g depending on receiver and battery used. Photos can be sent by email. The boat is located in North Germany.
Lester Gilbert's Radio Sailing. Technical & theoretical aspects of RC yacht racing. Updated February 2024. I'm interested in radio-controlled racing yachts, in particular the International One Metre (IOM) class, where I campaign a Pikanto. When times permit, I'm also sailing in the 6M class with a fine wooden hulled Ravenna.
Boats Made: 13 Results: 3rd NSW Championship 1998. 1999 IOM - SC4 ... IOM - Widget 2007-10 Designer: Chris Dicks Builder: David Creed/Brad Gibson. After completing a Widget kit for a customer in 2004 I was very impressed by the behavior of the design on the few times I saw it. Upon my arrival in the UK, mid 2006, I was fortunate enough to loan ...
John949. MYA Member. 158. Posted February 13, 2023. Never really understood the point of raking the mast. Back in the day there were a number of dinghy classes (like Enterprises) that had a fixed mast foot position, so the only way to balance the helm was to alter the mast rake, but for classes where you can move the foot, I would keep the mast ...
A Wooden "Alternative" IOM RC Sailboat. April 12, 2020. Being forced to stay home due to the Coronavirus quarantine has had a positive impact on my boat building. I still haven't been able to sail my newly completed Vickers V8 IOM, yet have just planked and glassed a wooden Alternative IOM. It only took me eight days.
The International One Metre boats are light, responsive and fun to sail. The class rule is 'closed' and many aspects of design, materials and construction are restricted in an attempt to promote close competition. However the rule is designed to allow the DIY enthusiast some freedom to construct an inexpensive and competitive boat. The important speed related criteria of length, draught ...
Brad Gibson (known as "BG" in radio sailing circles) is the Britpop! designer who needs no introduction to 98% of our readers. For the other 2% new to IOM radio sailing I'll briefly summarize that BG's results are at the very top of our game: BG's "sails" at recent IOM World Championships: 1st 2007; 1st & 2nd 2009, and 1st, 2nd ...
The IOMICA Technical Sub Committee is dedicated to maintaining the technical integrity of the International One Metre model yacht in the best interests of IOM class owners world-wide. Events. The IOMICA Events Sub Committee is a committed group of international IOM sailors, who are dedicated in bringing you the very best of IOM championships. ...
The last two diagrams on that page show clearly what happens with the normal rig on a one metre. When healing, the normal rig causes the mast at the spreaders to be pushed to leeward and forcing the top of the mast to curve back into the wind. The effect of this is to increase the drive in the middle and top portions of the sail exactly what is ...
He also has a IOM Widget boat up for sale - see the For Sale page. Welcome to the club Paul. 11/8/22 final IOM Weds night round moves to 24th Aug - the 7th and final round of the IOM yacht series will take place a week earlier than originally listed on Weds 24th Aug. This replaces the FE round which cannot take place due to the algae outbreak.
time to concentrate on sailing the race course. Mast RakeA general starting point for a more modern design should have the mast set at 0 - 0.5 of degr. e aft rake combined with the below numbers with your A rig. Each. wer rig should rake aft 0.5 degrees from the one above it. Dependent on foil section/placement and other inherent design factors ...
Boat builders Database of IOM and other model yacht designs. 3d Printed yachts How to design and 3D print rigid lightweight yachts to go racing . ZWERKZ CONCEPT Printable radio control racing yacht and accessories. UK. Robot Yachts IOM's Britpop/Robot and Electronica RG65
International One Metre (IOM) Since its inception in the late 1980's the International One Metre (IOM) has become the most popular class in the UK. Sailed at most clubs on a regular basis it is now the class that creates the largest fleets, with regular fleets of 30 boats at district level and a maximum entry at most international events.
The 2021 (30th) IOM National Championship were hosted by Fleetwood Model Yacht Club over the three day August Bank Holiday. After registering and measuring in all 76 boats, the seeding races commenced at 10am on the Saturday in a light Westerly wind. The winners of the seeding races were, Stephen Taylor (Venti), Chris Harris (Britpop), Brad ...
The International One Metre (IOM) class is a 1m long hull with 1.7m mast height and a minimum weight of 4kg. The class rules are very tight and limit yachts to 2-function control and 3 one-design rigs. Hull, ballast, draught and construction materials are also limited. There is sufficient freedom to allow different hull and fin/rudder shapes to ...