RCSailing Footy Forum 
RCGroups Sailboat Forum 
Yahoo Footy Group 

Links

AMYA Footy Class Page

• http://www.theamya.org/boats/footy/

Other national pages

• Italian website, also a Facebook group "Italian Footy tribe"
• German language Footy pages
• Czech and Polish website
• Footy Brasil blog
• French Footy website (with forum)

Blogs

• Andy Stone's blog - A youth group's radio control yacht building and racing project.
• le blog footy-fr (in French)

Mailing List

• The Yahoo Group FOOTY SAILBOATS USA mailing list is very active, and includes files and links to other Footy resources.

Kit Sources

Flavio Faloci has two of his designs available at the WoodenBoat store (search for 'Brando' and 'Presto'). Presto is available in kit, plan, or book form!

Marcus Wahlin hopes to offer plans for his Breithorn soon, but plans for the sail rig are available now at ALP Yachts for five Swiss francs (about $5). (Nov. 2011 update)

Peter Henderson in the UK is making vacuform sheets molded in the shape of a Footy he calls a "1299". See Footy button on his website, or take a look at a copy of his excellent instructions. Peter says: "The price to cover costs for a 'set' of vacuum hull forms is £35. and post is about £2.50 if needed. A phone call/chat to:- 0121 354 6615 or email me." (July 2011)

Mike Mayhew in the UK has started making vacu-formed components for Footy Chinese Junks. He has drawings and instructions made up and can also supply electronic components. Email Mike at waverley.models@virgin.net for details. Click the photo at the right to see more in the Photos section.

As of Dec. 2007 Andrew Cook's "Footy 507" is in full production. It features a molded hull with built in servo mountings, carbon fiber rig, kevlar/carbon fibre matrix sails, servo arms and waterproof switch. See his website at www.gospectre.com/footy yacht.htm or see pictures here.

Victor Models is offering their V-12 Footy kit for $65. The boat looks nice and the kit sounds like it's quite complete.

Barrett Sparkman offers Footy hulls, plans, etc. at his website - Sparkman Micro Marine.

For information on Nigel Heron's "LAJABLESS", watch his photo gallery at www.freewebs.com/heroncomposites or email him at nigelpheron@hotmail.com. His old website at www.heroncomposites.com is no longer active (June 2007).

Dennis Desprois is offering fiberglass hulls, decks and even completed boats at his RC Boats & Walrus Sails website.

Graham McAllister's scalesailing.com offers:

• Full kits for the Kittiwake and Pintail.
• Free download plans for the new Harpy
• A Harpy Foam Hull Core for even easier construction.
• Kittiwake style Sails, Lead Bulbs, Mini Bowsies and more
• ScaleSailing now has a supplier of our kits in England.
• Full details on the ScaleSailing Product Range page.

ScaleSailing is pleased to announce that we now have a supplier of our kits in England. All UK sales enquiries should be addressed to Keith, contact details are at the web page.

Forums

Here are links to discussion forums related to RC sailing, and Footys in particular:

• RC Sailing - Footy Class (developing), The only forum devoted solely to Footy's. See button at the top of this page.
  
• RC Groups - Sailboat forum, a very active RC sailboat forum. See button at the top of this page.
  
• RC Universe - RC Sailboats, not very active, but RC Universe is the home of lots and radio and CAD experts.
  
• MYA Forum: News, from the UK, the Model Yachting Association's Interactive Forums.

  Note: All of these sites will require a free registration process to be completed before you
  can post new questions and responses.

Organizations

Here are the major organizations governing model yachting. These usually serve as the rule-making body for their country and designate standard classes. The Footy is not yet recognized as a class by some of these organizations YET!

• AMYA - American Model Yachting Assoc., for the USA.
  
• Model Yachting Association, for Great Britain.
  
• Kiwi Radio Yachting, for New Zealand.
  
• Australian Radio Yachting Association, Inc.
  

Other sites

• Footy Seniors, "a resource for seniors seeking a low threshold intro to RC"
• Latitude 24 Designs ICARUS carbon fiber Footy
• Jason Pilgrim's website has some nice photos of his assembly of a Brett McCormack kit.
• The Wicksteed Park MBC Sailing Page has some nice Footy pictures (scroll to the bottom of the page).
• Swing rig blocks suitable for use with BUG are available from P.J. Sails, Poole, United Kingdom. Their (new) web address is www.pjsails.co.uk and they do take PayPal.