The 36/600
is one of the largest classes certified by
AMYA, with nearly 1,500
boats registered since its introduction in 1971.
Some of the contributing factors for the
36/600's national popularity is that they are
economical to build, easily transported, and a
genuine pleasure to sail.
The 36/600
is a developmental class, so there are very few
restrictions beyond the thirty-six inch hull length
and six hundred square inches of sail area.
The class specifications are so worded to encourage the designers and builders to fully utilize their imaginations. Design diversity for 36/600 hulls is quite broad. For example, beams range from a narrow five inches to over eight inches. Sail aspects range from forty-five inch luffs to over sixty inch luffs. The weight of a 36/600 can vary from under five pounds to over eight pounds. Though there is usually a commonality of boats sailed by a club, it isn't unusual to have most of the boats quite different in design. This gives a skipper the option of exercising their judgment of which design is best for the the prevailing conditions at their sailing venue.
The sailing characteristics of the 36/600 are well suited for both the experienced skippers and the beginner. For a novice skipper, the 36/600's size and simplicity makes understanding the boat and what makes it go quite easy. For the veteran skipper, the quick response and "on the edge" speed makes the 36/600 an ideal choice for competitive sailing.
The class specifications are so worded to encourage the designers and builders to fully utilize their imaginations. Design diversity for 36/600 hulls is quite broad. For example, beams range from a narrow five inches to over eight inches. Sail aspects range from forty-five inch luffs to over sixty inch luffs. The weight of a 36/600 can vary from under five pounds to over eight pounds. Though there is usually a commonality of boats sailed by a club, it isn't unusual to have most of the boats quite different in design. This gives a skipper the option of exercising their judgment of which design is best for the the prevailing conditions at their sailing venue.
The sailing characteristics of the 36/600 are well suited for both the experienced skippers and the beginner. For a novice skipper, the 36/600's size and simplicity makes understanding the boat and what makes it go quite easy. For the veteran skipper, the quick response and "on the edge" speed makes the 36/600 an ideal choice for competitive sailing.
The M or
Marblehead Class, sometimes called the 50/800, is a
medium size high performance development class.
It's original concept in the 1930's was to produce
the largest model that would conveniently fit in
the standard American car of the time.
The class
is a development class with the main restrictions
being a hull length of 50 inches and a sail area of
800 square inches. The class has been highly
developed over the years to produce a high
performance model that can be sailed in a wide
range of conditions, assuming the owner has the
appropriate rigs. Today's M weighs around ten
pounds and carries an 85 inch rig in most
conditions. The hull and rigs tend to use advanced
materials and techniques. Boats are available from
several suppliers who can provide them from basic
kit form to fully assembled. There is also an
active used boat market at the local level.
The M Class has a large base, with over four hundred competitive models in existence. It is sailed in most areas of the country. Competition is available from club level to national level, and even international level. As an international class with the same rule as the rest of the world (except the measurements for AMYA are in inches and pounds), AMYA members can attend regattas abroad. They can also take advantage of several excellent foreign suppliers.
The M Class has a large base, with over four hundred competitive models in existence. It is sailed in most areas of the country. Competition is available from club level to national level, and even international level. As an international class with the same rule as the rest of the world (except the measurements for AMYA are in inches and pounds), AMYA members can attend regattas abroad. They can also take advantage of several excellent foreign suppliers.
The Soling
One-Meter is a low-cost, kit-based one-design class
targeted toward getting new skippers involved in
model yachting. The philosophy behind the Soling
One-Meter class is that a first-time skipper should
be able to get into model yacht racing with a boat
that has essentially no performance differences
between a boat built by an expert. All aspects
related to performance are intended to be
restricted to what can be achieved by building the
kit straight from the manufacturers plans.
Other
aspects not affecting performance are not as
strictly controlled.
The Soling One-Meter class was introduced to the AMYA in 1993. Since that time, it has zoomed to become one of the largest classes in the organization, with 650 boats registered by the summer of 1998. The Soling One-Meter also fits within the open design One Meter class.
Solings must be built from a kit available from a single manufacturer, Victor Model Products of Downey, CA. The hull and deck are vacu-formed styrene plastic, the spars are wood, and the sails are flat and unpanelled. Despite these limitations, the boat sails well, satisfying even veteran skippers with its balance and handling.
The Soling One-Meter class was introduced to the AMYA in 1993. Since that time, it has zoomed to become one of the largest classes in the organization, with 650 boats registered by the summer of 1998. The Soling One-Meter also fits within the open design One Meter class.
Solings must be built from a kit available from a single manufacturer, Victor Model Products of Downey, CA. The hull and deck are vacu-formed styrene plastic, the spars are wood, and the sails are flat and unpanelled. Despite these limitations, the boat sails well, satisfying even veteran skippers with its balance and handling.
'Vintage'
primarily means any older model sailboats no longer
sailed (or never raced) in serious competition.
These encompass free-sailing model yachts, older
designs converted to R/C and pre-1970s R/C sailing
models. This includes class racing yachts,
non-class sailing models and commercially-built
toys of the past. There are also replica models
built to the older designs and new designs
recreating older sailboat styles.
