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Soling One Meter racing for the 2009 is finished for the season.

The results are summarized below:

2009 Season Soling
1st Ted Smith
2nd Bob Fritze 3rd Dean Perry

2009 Season Match Racing
1st Peter Meixner
2nd Dean Perry
3rd Ed Sanders

Alec Brown Regatta
1st Steve Zucchino
2nd Dean Perry
3rd Marcel Zucchino

We will continue to sail informally on Tuesdays as long as the weather is good.

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Members List:

Commodore:
Ted Smith
Vice Commodore:
Peter Meixner
Soling Fleet Captain:
Bob Fritze
Web Master:
Hank Bickel
Members:
Mark Ackerly
Fred Cullen
Al Deresienski
Manny Domingos
Dave Garwood
Spike Kunz
Bill Morris
Dean Perry
Ed Sanders
Lee Zimmer
Marcel Zucchino
Steve Zucchino

Links Section

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VICTOR MODEL PRODUCTS

THE CROSSINGS OF COLONIE

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ANIMATED RACING RULES

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Simple Tuning Tricks
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MAST POSITION

    1. Eyeball from tip to base of mast. Correct backward bend with jumper stays. Try to have the mast straight.
    2. Lay boat on one side and measure from tip of the mast to the floor. Put boat on the other side and measure. By tightening or loosening side stays – make the measurements equal. The mast will be centrally located from side to side.
    3. Set mast straight or slightly aft rake. Set this by using the jib headstay bowsie and backstay bowsie. At 45-3/4 inches above deck on the mast, a line to the bow would be approximately 49 inches long
    4. Tighten back stay – snug but not tight.
SAILS
(Tip boat in its cradle to about 30 degrees)

    A. MAIN
    1. Down haul - Tighten just enough to get rid of any wrinkles.
    2. Out haul – about 1” curve (from boom.)
    3. Trim main sheet until boom the points to the corner of the intersection where the transom and side meet.
    4. Use boom vang to adjust “twist”. Stand 2 boat lengths behind the cradle. Line up the back stay with the mast. You should see Leeward side of sail at the lower batten. The two middle battens are parallel to the long axis of the boat. You see the Windward side of the upper batten. In heavy air you may want more twist (loosen the vang) with a flatter sail (tighten the out haul). You should also see the clew of the jib (about ˝”).
    B. JIB
    1. Down haul - with just enough tension to take wrinkles out.
    2. Out haul - about 1-1/2” curve (from boom.)
    3. Trim in so tip of boom points to the side stay.
    4. Check the slot between jib and main, it should be open. Don’t let the jib back wind the main. You really have no control over jib twist. (Unfortunately).
Remember the rudder acts like a brake. Use it gently. Move sails in and out slowly. Jerky motion interrupts the flow of air over the sails (your motor). Check your mast and sails at home before you go to the lake. Make your fine adjustments at the lake depending on conditions.

Adapted from The Villages R/C Model Boat Club

 
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