spotted these pics recently


glad to see my predictions finally happening

another AirTrack mini - www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=4801603281543&set=o.222072016457&type=1&theater

May as well have a class 5 if you go to all that trouble. Only extra cost would be the bigger rear wheels and 3 feet of ally tube. These mini yachts are bloody horrible to sail compared to a class5. Just my opinion after building and sailing one. Get back into class5 guys!

So far comes to races inside a car, unlike most Class5s that come on a trailer. Front end forward of the mast tube pops out and folds back on the steering tube inside the body. Axles pop out. Takes up less room than my LLF mini. I know as Martyn is part of the York club and I've helped him load it up a couple of times - Chris Wright has also sailed it with great success as well.

Clemco - it went out with the class 5s, for one race. It was slower, but a damn sight more stable going through the turning marks - one Class 5 bailed because it was too dangerous but that one kept going. Keeping in mind that we had gusts up to 37mph, the Class 3s didn't sail, several Standarts ended up in the sea, and that sailed through the lot (with the rest of the minis). Martyn is an ex Class 5 pilot and I don't see him going back. No problem building either, body from a class 5 mould, flat 'Y' chassis. Because of the easy transport and space restrictions we have in the UK I can see us having no separate Class5 by next year - already 3 of the top 6 pilots have swapped.

Cheers Col

Don't get me wrong, I think minis are great for introducing new people into the sport.
Also ideal for kids and OLD class5 pilots it seems.

Clemco said...
Don't get me wrong, I think minis are great for introducing new people into the sport.
Also ideal for kids and OLD class5 pilots it seems.

I think what we are seeing is a rationalization that the design and wheel wars have really hurt class 5.
here we have something that packs up small, uses commonly available wheels, and by using the design lessons that we gained from class 5 , we can keep it within budget.
i havent done anything with my mini this year, except sail it, not even a new sail.
Im hoping Barry AUS4 will start beating me as well as he did at walyungup, then Ill have an excuse to tinker again.the project in the shed is simply rationalizing the class 5 yachts I have
(anybody wants a cheap OTTchassis W/WOUT wheels, just get in touch)
only mini on the go is lil stigs new baby
sold off anklebiter, and green arrow on the market due to josephine doing TEE

This is slightly off topic but is about my newer mini. Given up trying to find or spend up big on wide tyres for soft beach or grassed areas so am buying another two Fallshaw wheels in a few days. The idea is to make a second set of removable rear axles to fit dual 8x400 tyres on the rear. I think that will give me the large surface foot I need.

Am pulling out of Denham Wed morn, no wind of any sort to use my yacht and I have run out of puff working on the house, notice the forecast is for high winds Wed - just my luck, at least it is a northerly to blow me south! The continual string of brilliant red sunsets is almost getting boring and I've forgotten what rain is like...W

Point taken Paul but I think for my use the zero camber on softish sand or grass will tolerate it.

Would you believe that after making the decision to pack up here and go home that a gale blew up this afternoon and it has rained bucket loads. The rainfall in Shark Bay totalled 2mm over the last 9 months, now the locals are so confused to see that water is actually falling out of the sky that they are running excitedly around like chooks with their heads cut off! Not you Chook2, I could'nt imagine you getting that excited at rain.