Sarasota Model Yacht Club

Sarasota Model Yacht Club Information: Our club sails the AMYA sanctioned one-design Soling One Meter R/C model yacht. The squadron meets three times per week for practice and racing at the MCA Center pond in the Meadows sub-division near the intersection of 17th Street and Longmeadow Drive in Sarasota, FL. This kit-based model is a pleasure to sail. As a one-design, it is an ideal introduction to model yachting, yet it provides close competition for the best of veterans as well.All skill levels are welcome, from neophytes to crusty old salts! If you have never sailed, or just own a simple inexpensive RC sailboat, you are more than welcome to come visit us. You will find that our members can be very helpful in getting you involved with this great hobby. Come on out to watch the hard fought races or join us for practice and racing.

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Waiting for the high winds to subside
Waiting for the high winds to subside

Racing on Tuesday and Saturday is fun racing and no scores are kept. Thursday is championship racing and all scores count towards the Fall and Winter series.  Championship racing starts at 1pm on Thursday and ends at 3pm with no race starting after 3pm.

The 2011 Championship Winter  series will run from 6 January through 17 March 2011.

If there are 8 or less boats racing, there will be one fleet.  If there are 9 or more boats racing, there will be 3 fleets. Scoring is based on a percentage basis.  If the series ends with 60 races, each skipper must count a minimum of half the races sailed, or in this case, 30 races.  He will then count 70% of all races he sails after the minimum and the other 30% become throwouts.

The Soling One Meter is a low-cost, kit-based one-design class targeted toward getting new skippers and hobbyists involved in model yachting. The Soling One Meter Class philosophy is to provide a low-cost one-design model suitable for introducing newcomers to the hobby, while offering enough performance to keep long-time model sailors interested. All aspects related to performance are intended to be restricted to what can be achieved by building the kit straight from the manufacturer’s 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 become the largest class in the organization, with just over 800 boats registered in late 2006. The Soling One Meter also qualifies in the open design US One Meter Class.

Solings must be built from a kit available from a single manufacturer, Victor Model Products of Downey, CA. This manufacturer and others also offer partially or fully assembled yachts. The hull and deck are vacuum formed styrene plastic, the spars are wood, and the sails are flat and unpaneled. Despite these limitations, the boat sails well, satisfying even veteran skippers with its balance and handling.  The Soling One Meter class is managed by the AMYA Soling One Meter Class Secretary and an appointed Class Advisory Committee. The Soling One Meter Class Rules page can be found on this site.

For more information, please contact Curt Kasten at (417) 380-2524 (or email: Curt108Kasten@hotmail.com )

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