Radio Controlled Racing Yachts [Import] [Paperback]

Chris Jackson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 90 pages
• Publisher: Traplet Publications Ltd (1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1900371154
• ISBN-13: 978-1900371155
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well put together, a good resource book, January 17, 2000

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This review is from: Radio Controlled Racing Yachts (Paperback)

Lots of clear pictures, well organized book. From history, choosing a class to fine tuning of hulls and rigs. Tips on building your own boat from scratch. Even racing strategy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Schizoid, July 26, 2001

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tertius3 (MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Radio Controlled Racing Yachts (Paperback)

Radio ControllED Racing Yachts is a decent introductory book to the hobby and sport. It is the most recent and only one of the 5 I was able to acquire fast.

Mr. Jackson provides a suitable framework to building and sailing a wind-powered sloop-rigged model boat. The first half of the book seems to me much too advanced for the beginner, unless he OR she (the sport depends on smarts not strength) already has some modeling skills and ambition to build from scratch. After all, these boats have to actually work, not just look good like a static model. The discussion of picking a boat is wholly inadequate, incomplete and overlooking that the size and seaworthyness of the classes of boat vary with cost (from about $200 for a complete kit and radio, upwards). I suggest you first visit ...for an overview of what's available in the USA and for all sorts of advice. (Americans will need it for supplies to substitute for the English ones in the book.) Find out what class other people in your area are sailing and buy that if you want fair and fun competition. Skipping to the second half of the book, Mr. Jackson's friendly advice on setting up, trimming, sailing, and racing your completed boat is really helpful for organizing what you need to do step by step, whether you've bought a ready-built, or built from a kit or scratch.

The book is well illustrated throughout with B/W photos and a few diagrams on large pages. Mr. Jackson writes in British English, uses undefined specialist terms, and is not well proofed, but is very aware of international variations in boats and classes.