Anyone Familiar With “Free-Yachting”

[Briareos ManionParticipant @briareosmanion20439]

Totally Lost

[Briareos ManionParticipant @briareosmanion20439]

I know this used to be popular in Central Park NY. But have yet to see it anywhere else anymore.   It seems RC has taken over!

 

It is my understanding one builds a yacht with the proper riggings and whatnot and presets and predicts some variances and puts the boat in the water and lets the wind do the rest?  Am I right with this assumption?

 

Where in the world can I find information on this!  I can’t seem to find it anywhere!  Just a few aforementioned black and white photo’s here are there.

 

Any links/forums/books/clubs that dally in this sort of thing would be of great service.  I have a feeling that only a few people left in the world have any knowledge of this…Such a shame, seems like such a natural thing to do.  Just let the wind do it’s thing.

 

Thanks!

 

EDIT:  I forgot to mention, I have a couple “Bosun Boats”, typical wooden floating metal keel boats with some rigging and proper sails but looks more like a toy.  One of them is quite larger and was curious if it needed a fixed or free rudder for “free-yacht” and how one goes about deciding how he’ll set his boat up?

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Bri

 

I think we still sail free running yachts on the Round Pond in Kensington, London.

 

Look up, on the net, Vintage Organisation etc and I think it is run by Russell Potts

 

You`ll find it…………….all the best….Bob

[Briareos ManionParticipant @briareosmanion20439]

Sigh, I didn’t find it.

 

The info you gave me is a bit vague and I wasn’t sure exactly what to use when searching.

 

Anyone else care to chime up?

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

OK…..I`ll have a look myself

 

Stand by..

 

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Well, that took all of two minutes!

 

Here`s a starter………….http://www.mysa.org.uk/vintage.htm

 

Bob

[Briareos ManionParticipant @briareosmanion20439]

I didn’t mean to imply I had searched at all, it’s just that I don’t know the vernacular of/or the subject enough to properly use search engines.

 

A big fat hug to whoever finds me Bosun Boats main website, if they have one, or at least a browsable online catalog…etc.

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

TRY THIS……http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/model-boats-model-sailboat-bosun

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Where`s me big fat hug then?

 

Bob

[Dr John BoothParticipant @drjohnbooth43899]

I believe that he is in hospital Bob but I am sure that he will grant your wish when he returns

 

John

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