Have you booked you place for the Ulsters Champs for the 15/16th November ???
26th - Gortin IOM racing in Northern Ireland.
15th - Deadline to enter the EU championships in Italy (Lake Garda) is 27th June - We have 2 places - Let's hope that at least one of us can go. Let me know ASAP.
10th - UK Woodies Champs were on this weekend - we have 2 entries with Brian and Neill - We wish you the best ! Show us proud !
10th - some further minor improvements in links and designs.
20th - Gilbert Louis, Neil Suitor and Brian O'Nieill will be competing at Paisley Open in Scotland on the 22nd of March - We wish them good results.
2nd - Happy New Year to all Irish IOM sailors !
18th - Report, video and results of Howth YC Regatta now available.
22nd - IOM Ireland association now on facebook !
PLEASE BOOK THE FIRST WEEKEND OF NOVEMBER !
Brian is putting the final touches on what promises to be a fantastic event in Lough Money on the 2nd & 3rd of November - More to come on this very soon but we need a good turnout as we'll face the scottish sailors there which promise to give us great racing.
Most of us in the Dublin area are busy racing bigger boat as part of the Howth YC Autumn League which finishes on the 19th - Planning a training session in HYC as soon as possible.
Not much happening on the water apart from some training session in Howth YC. More was done in the background to organise some of the up coming events.
1st - Evening sailing in HYC. Despite a forecast of 25-35 knots of wind we barely got the 25 knots (maybe in the gusts) so we ended up a little bit under powered with the B rig but it was interesting tuning session indeed.
28th - It was a great day that awaited us in Lough money today and despite this a few skippers didn't came. Yet we had what was probably the best sailing day yet. Read it all in the full report here.
25th - Des and I met in HYC for testing one of his new top rig with a spinnaker cloth jib and main which looked a bit like a Craig Smith design but of unknown origin. It looked promising as we tested it in very light wind condition.
21st - Roundwood flying club kindly invited us for a first sail on their pond. Jeff and Des make the trip up and they were joined there by a few of the local sailors. I couldn't make it but I hear they all had a fantastic time there and we will no doubt join them again over the next month or so.
18th - evening training in HYC and it was a much better experience then our previous attempt as the weather was for top rig and much warmer. Tony Noonan from Roundwood joined us and we had a great evening sailng.
23rd - We sailed this evening in HYC - though not for too long as the cold wind, rain and increasing wind felt more like winter than spring, never mind summer. Yet we went out in our B rig in what was probably 28 knots of wind and it was fun as the waves started to build up. Next time hopefully it will be warmer !
14th - Results, pictures and videos of the recent French National Championships - Well done Olivier ! Have a look at the videos they're very instructive.
28th - I am in talk with a few clubs re championships regattas at the moment.
25th - Spring series coming at an end soon - time for the championship regattas coming up - keep checking as we will post training days few days in advance.
- Brian O'Neill and others sailed in EDYC yesterday to try new keels and tuning.
26th - Gallery updated with new photos of the Early Bird Regatta.
18th - IOM makes the news in afloat and Yachts & Yachting thanks to Brian.
31st - Wishing all our IOM sailors a windy and happy new year 2013.
29th - Outing in HYC from the Dublin fleet. B rig condition in fluky shifty winds despite 40-53 knots forecasted. Nonetheless it was good fun. A bit of tuning and we went for few races and all the boats were pretty matched despite some pointing higher while others were slightly faster. Gilbert with his V6 had a slight edge winning most races but never by a long shot. Fergal and Des won a few races too. This was followed by a nice warm soup and sandwich to warm us up after a nice day sailing.
16th - Trip to NI went well. Sailing was good but I had better. The rake on my new A rig was wrong and the boat was not balanced, one spreader broke so I went down to B rig. At a disadvantage first this was no so after the break. And what a break - nice homemade bolognese - Thanks to our cook Brian ;-) On the B rig it was different as I enjoyed the big waves and stronger wind which was truly enjoyable downwind with some phenomenal surfs.
15th - I'll be travelling up to NI tomorrow to sail with our friends there - will keep you posted.
28th - Great sailing today with 3 of us sailing for a few hours in 17-25 knots of wind. In these shifty conditions Jeff managed to pull away from Fergal and Gilbert who battle closely for 2nd place. Though Jeff didn't have that much of a speed advantage clear wind, good setting and perfect boat handling made the difference. A great sailing day.
26th - We are sailing this Sunday in HYC any takers ? Jeff, Fergal and Gilbert confirmed so far. Let me know by email.
13th - Brian is representing Ireland at the Ayr Bay Model Yacht Club in Scotland today - we wish him bon vent.
27th - Talks about a Celtic Trophy between Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland have started. Any ideas, suggestions welcome to make this Challenge a great one.
24th - Brilliant results for Jeff on the Saturday finishing 6th / 28 overall with 3 former World Champions ahead of him.
18th - Jeff is going to the Eastbourne IOM Ranking event in the UK this weekend and we wish him Bon vent.
16th - To all of you who have an IOM boat but are not using it. Why not advertise it on the site as we have people who are interested in a start up boat or to upgrade theirs.
14th - During the first weekend of September we had our first Ulsters championships with few skippers coming over from the UK. Full race report and a few photos on the dedicated page here. Thanks to Brian and others who participated to make it a fantastic first event. Well done.
29th - Site of the European Championships can be found here. Entries to be submitted by 17th August.
Jeff is awaiting his new Britpop - I'm finishing to build a new top rig, reverting back to the old trusty stick 12.7mm groovy and Des is making more progress with his Reggae and may surprise us with a new SKA from Brad G.
7th - sailing in HYC. Pics to come soon. Wind was light 5-8 knots but it was dry so can't complain. I managed to up the performance of my V6 to match Jeff's speed whilst Des was trying out new sails.
19th - Small sample of pictures (over 500) of the recent Tricastin Cup in France here. Great close up on some of the new designs.
4th - 2013 IOM Worlds awarded to the Israel IOM NCA.
3rd - Report and Pictures of Brian and Don at their first regatta, the Paisley Open Regatta here.
2nd - update of various IOM NCA website links from our links page.
25th - Don & Brian from our Northen fleet will be racing at the Paisley Open in the UK - this is their first regatta in IOM so we wish them the best - report & pictures to follow.
11th - the usual suspects of the Dublin fleet met again and once again Jeff was unbeatable, winning all the races we did. With Gilbert collecting all the seconds and Des thirds. Fergal had the pace but didn't managed to finish any race due to electrical issues, loosing control intermittently through the afternoon, frustrating !
25th - 4 of us turned up for a great sailing session. Jeff's new Obsession is showing his fast pace, dominating the whole afternoon, well prepared, well tuned and well sailed too. Great to see Jeff back on top !
Next sailing session due this Saturday 25th in HYC at 13:00 - anyone welcome.
Sailing sessions are starting again. Des, Fergal and Jeff went out last Sunday afternoon.
Sailing today 29th is cancelled to due bad weather !!!
A few training sessions have taken place in HYC for our Dublin fleet.
Wishing all each and all of you RC sailor a Merry Christmas and a great new year. Thanks to all the visitors to our site and keep visiting our site as new update will come in the new year.
I am working on creating the calendar for the winter series - I'll publish the date soon.
The First Reggae is in the hands of Des who's been working on improving the hull and rigs with the bulb now at the right angle it should go even faster then her maiden voyage.
Reggae No 2 is almost finish and will be with Des in a few days.
The Reggae is a Brad Gibson design that didn't go to production but our aim is to have an affordable boat that is competitive for people who want to start who will be able to on a budget. Hence why we want to test 2 in competitions to assess their true performance.
Work started on the build of 2 more Reggae with different fibre cloth and some modification to the deck layout based on the learning from the test boat.
18th - Results and report from the 2011 Southcoast Championships now available here.
3rd - training in Howth YC with the first trial of the new Reggae designed by Brad Gibson and built by Gerry. More to do but great promises. Des was lucky to have his Disco still floating when he discovered a bit crack on his keelbox after trying a different keel. And Gilbert got frustrated with his slim mast.
27th - Leinster's championships in MYC. Result and pics to follow soon. Low water made it a bit difficult to launch and retrieve but with wind from 15-27 knots the decision of B or C rig was not easy resulting in most people starting in B rig with Fergal in C which worked for him but then he changed down as the wind calmed down.
13th - Great news ! A certain red Isis2 has finally been recovered from the abyss with only minor damage to the rig thanks to an ingenious rig made for specifically to find the Isis.
6th - Training day in Malahide. Thank you to Martin & Malahide Yacht Club for welcoming us today. With wind ranging from 37 to 43 knots it was extreme sailing today. No racing as a result of the extreme conditions but we did sail on this day which was definitely our toughest conditions yet. And it was fantastic !!!
21st - Training day in HYC successful. It was B rig condition - perfect conditions for Gilbert, testing his new B rig with Spindrift sails, Des also tested a new keel with longer bulb which seemed to work better in the chop.
29th - Brad Gibson wins the US national.
28th - The Championships are well on their way and Andrew is climbing in the ranking now up to 23rd place - John is having more problems with broken gears and a bad encounter with a bad skipper who took him out of a race he was leading.
5th - PL Puthod from Italy won the Tricastin Cup in Pierrelatte (FRA) where the 2010 EU Champs will be held later this year. Olivier Cohen (first French) and 3 other French skippers made up the top 5 skippers.
3rd - Invitations to the Tricastin Cup in France have been sent and places are still available. The Tristan Cup is an international Open event organised each year at Pierrelatte. This year it will be on the 3rd to 5th of April. Pierrelatte is the location of the 2010 European Championships and so it is a great opportunity to get knowledge and experience of the place before the European. Contact me if you are interested to attend.
14th - Training in howth was good despite the cold and we got a good opportunity to train on top of the no1 rig.
7th - 33rd America's cup kickoff is on Monday at 9am - so will it be Alinghi's Cat or Oracle's Tri ???
24th - IOM racing in Cork - John wins the day by a mer 1 point ahead of Andrew.
17th - local racing took place in Iniscara Co. Cork in light wind.
11th - Photo gallery updated with the pictures of the Southcoast championships - click here to access it.
6th - Afloat forum thread on John and Andrew at the Worlds exceeds 1,840 visits. Excellent !!!
2nd - 8th August : a number of practice sailing sessions have taken place in Dublin and Cork for tuning and testing new rigs as well as gaining more on the water practice.
20th - Andrew 's Azetone made her maiden voyage today in Cork. Though the weight distribution is different - and this is not a bad thing - the boat is still under weight and the first tests showed some good potential - more to come.
International One Metre is one of the classes of the International Model Boat Association.
It is the biggest model boat class in the World with fleets in a lot of countries in Europe, Australia, the US and other continents.
It is so successful because of it's class rules, ensuring close racing despite numerous boat designs, attracting top competitors across the world resulting in the toughest racing.
Yet it attracts other people too who enjoy more the design and building aspects of the class. All with one common objective to have a great time and enjoy the same passion.
Other attracting factors are the size which is small enough to transport easily and big enough to sail in most wind and sea conditions. The budget needed to campaign a IOM is low as exotic composites like carbon, texalium, Kevlar are not allowed in the building of the boat or rigs.
The rules also limits the number of rigs to 3 to allow sailing from light to just over 30 knots of wind, yet limiting cost.