"BRITANNIA" SAILS AGAIN, CLASSIC RC YACHTS AT PUDDLEDUCK VINEYARD 22nd Dec 2020

RC model yachts, "Britannia K1" and "Albacore", a L. Francis Herreshoff 41ft ketch sailing at Puddleduck vineyard, Tasmania

[@user-hb9kw9bx2y]

Stunning boat- sails beautifully - well done !

[@txflyguy0076]

Beautiful boats. I'm hooked

[@Rhodeislander]

Herreshoff still has a facility in Rhode Island, USA. Stunning designs.

[@OwenMichaels]

Thank you for posting.

[@mariusregulus4059]

Maravilloso !!! Que bello se desplaza, elegante como un cisne...

[@ludwigvanzappa9548]

Sooo beautiful !

[@user-hb9kw9bx2y]

Fantastic

[@genekloszewski5484]

Great building job, & sails well...

[@gemfaceter]

Well done sir what a beautiful boat you should be very proud of it.

[@briansmythe3000]

Cool

[@grumpyken9151]

just lovely

[@emmanueledallavecchia8516]

Amazing

[@JoeOvercoat]

The vineyard cross braces & the top sprit echo each other. Gorgeous rig, all around.

[@heidiklessard8440]

She is stunning ✨

[@heidiklessard8440]

Britannia ❤️ Would love to know specific plans if willing to share? What an inspiration.

[@derekprice4621]

Plans were from Sailing,Seamanship and Yacht Construction by Uffa Fox

[@OwenMichaels]

Looks like a great model. That main boom is so long! I would love to see this model sailing with other similar gaff rigs.

[@derekprice4621]

Boom is 5ft long

[@alannewman85]

Beautiful! Would love to know about the plans it was built from and the build itself.

[@derekprice4621]

Built from plans in Uffa Fox book and lots of research from various sources.There is quite a lot of information about,why I chose this.Planked from balsa over frames and fibreglassed

[@brianhiles8164]

41 _inch_ ketch, you mean. _(*wink*)_ Interesting. All of the various scale RC sailboats are moving about the same speed...

[@tasrc]

Real boat is 41Ft, Model is 6'6" or 2 meters (not counting the bowsprit)

[@geoffreywightman7154]

Hi Derek, Thanks for that link for the sail cloth. I'll try place a KZbin link to a video I made for you.

[@androot69]

I wonder how you managed to deal with weather helm. I built a custom design gaff rigged yacht but it's almost unsailable even though the CoE is forward of centre of lat resistance She looks spectacular btw! Well done!

[@derekprice4621]

Thanks,there is no weather helm.With the jib topsail on it has a bit of Lee helm.

[@archiescriven6178]

How big is that Britannia? And does use a scale keel or a fin keel? Looking to possibly build one about 2.3 m long.

[@tasrc]

Britannia's hull is 2.1 Meters long and 2.75 Meters from bowsprit to the end of the boom. It uses a scale keel covered with around 900 pieces of copper shim. You can see more of her in this video taken on the same day, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZDWf5aEedKJfas

[@peterrobierto7435]

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[@JoeOvercoat]

@@tasrc 900!

[@geoffreywightman7154]

Nice build. I am building a Schooner Irene. Can I ask "What is the sail cloth?." Geoff N.Z.

[@derekprice4621]

Hi Geoff,material is japara from Spot light.However can,t seem to find it anymore

[@tasrc]

@@derekprice4621 www.spotlightstores.com/sewing-fabrics/furnishing-fabrics/general-purpose-fabrics/sheeting/japara-280-cm-cotton-sheeting/BP80531605-natural

[@brucerodbro7188]

What are the dimensions for this beauty?

[@tasrc]

Britannia's hull is 2.1 Meters long and 2.75 Meters from bowsprit to the end of the boom. It uses a scale keel covered with around 900 pieces of copper shim.

[@styre5249]

Hi, I have a sailboat I am going to restore , My grandmother can remember this boat from around 1940. Her grandfather was a boat builder in England and came to Australia around 1910. I would like to get an email address or some sort of contact to send pictures and get some advice. Its similar in shape to Britannia shown in this video. It was rebuilt in about 1975 after by my father but it needs another rebuild after years of neglect. I got it about 12 months ago and am a keen RC enthusiast . I would like to restore it and set it up with RC. Originally it was set up as a self tacker . Any assistance would be great

[@user-gw7vy9bg1y]

Как игрушечка.

[@alannewman85]

Hope you didn't get some cranky bitter angler telling you it was frightening the fish!

[@tasrc]

No, not a fishing spot