RC Yachting in Romania

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What is RC yachting?

As you probably know, in RC-yachting the skipper of the boats stands on the shore and steers his boat with remote control equipment. Depending on the class the boats are between 1,0 and 1,5 meters long, weigh about 4 to 6 kilograms and have a sail area of approximately 0,5 to 1m². Model yachts do not contain any type of motor or engine, like "real" boats they are propelled only by the wind. It is possible to sail model yachts in almost all wind conditions by changing the rig to a smaller one.

Here in Romania we sail by the rules of NAVIGA (World Organisation for Modelshipbuilding and Modelshipsport)

The NAVIGA sailboat classes are:

F5 E one meter boats
F5 M "Marblhead"
F5 10 "10 Rater"

The NAVIGA class rules ( F5 E F5 M F5 10) are similar to the ISAF-RSD class rules. The most important differences are between the IOM and F5E one meter boats. NAVIGA permits masts and booms made of any material and the weight of the boat is free. This means that an IOM boat can participate at a NAVIGA event.

Usually we have four major regattas in a year. On most of the NAVIGA events there are races in all three classes. First the one meters, then the Marbleheads and last the 10R class. The most numerous is the one meter class.

The calendar for 2007 is:

1-st regatta: Galati...............May 17-20, Rezults , Pictures
12-nd regatta: Miercurea Ciuc......June 28-30,
3-rd regatta: Ramnicu Valcea.......July 26-29
4-th regatta: Navodari.............September 6-9

This was in 2006:

1-st regatta: Targu Mures...............May 18-21, Rezults , Pictures
2-nd regatta: Iasi ..........June 16 - 18 Rezults , Pictures
3-rd regatta: Galati lake Brates.......July 7-9 Rezults , Pictures
4-th regatta: Navodari..............September 8-10

In 2007 the 14-th Naviga World Championship will be in Senec, Slovakia
The 13. World Championship was held again in Poland, this time in Gdynia. Rezults and pictures
In 2003 the 12.NAVIGA World Championship was in Austria near Linz at the Pichlingersee. Here are the results F 5 E , F 5 M , F 5 10 and a few Pictures
In 2001 the 11. World Championship was held in Wagrowiec,Poland

an approximative comparison between the three classes:

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