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FOOTY Class R/C Sailboat
The Footy is...
... a very small radio-control sailboat whose length is a mere 12 inches (30.5 cm). The hull can be made from a fiberglass mold or simply with thin sheets of plywood fitted together. Two servos are used, one to control the sail and one for the rudder. Some plans are availble for sale, some for free. Links may be found on the Plans page.
To keep competition keen, the Footy designers have proposed a set of rules to keep all the boats similar to a certain degree. Visit the Rules page for details.
There is an active and growing community of Footy sailors in New Zealand, the U.K. and the USA, where it has just been added as the newest official AMYA class.
We hope that this website will help focus these efforts both in the USA and abroad. Please contact the webmaster (see below) if you have any material you'd like to contribute to the site!
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Registered Footy skippers should be getting email from their national registrars concerning proposed changes to rules defining the Footy class. A seven page PDF file describes the various proposals in detail. Skippers should reply to their registrar's email with a simple text message with the ballot item numbers and a "yes"/"no" vote beside each. Responses must be received by Dec. 7th, so if you don't hear from your registrar soon, go ahead and email him with your votes anyway. The email addresses of the registrars are on the Register page of this website.
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Last updated
November 14, 2008