Damián Baños from the Mar Menor area in Spain, on the shores of the Mediterranean sends us photos of his first Footy. Looks like a very nice boat to me, with rigging that looks like a full-size sailboat!

More photos are under the Photos tab.

Herbert Klein in Vienna sends us some photos of his new Footy. More photos are in the Photos tab but I wanted to highlight the details of his rigging scheme. It's more like a full size boat than most Footys! The boat is made of both plywood and "carbon dragon" material.

Andrea Buralli has sent me photos of an interesting new Footy design, "Ladra Di Vento". It's a catamaran made of carbon fiber from a homemade mould. Even the electronics tray is carbon fiber. Let me know if you'd like to know more and I will reach out to Andrea. I think he has a trimaran in the works.

The last two images are clickable to see more detail.

Brando is the second yacht of the Flavio Falocci project in our calendar. There is a reason - it is one of the most beautiful yachts that sail in this class. Professional design, wood and classic style, and a perfect finish - no wonder that every heart of the fan yachts is touches.

Plans are available at the WoodenBoat Store in the USA.

With the end of the 2018 calendar I thank you again and I wish all those who read this that the new year will bring only good winds - not only in our small yachts - and to enjoy health, nature, proven friends and a good life!

Pawel Dejnak

The November yacht called Moonshadow is a design from the unforgettable Angus "Ogr" Richardson of Colwyn Bay (GBR) and controlled by Keven Jackson. This photo was taken during the 2nd Euro Footy Cup 2009 in Liverpool (this was the first international regatta in which the Polish national team participated - invited and largely sponsored by Angus). In the strong wind on the first day and the average wind on the second day of the regatta, Moonshadow was second to none - he won by a big advantage over the other yachts (one of the races even under our skipper Karolina POL 02).

The October card of the FOOTY 2018 Calendar presents the yacht called "Buta" (in Czech it means "a shoe"), designed by our Czech colleague Dalibor Sebera. The study includes experience from the operation of the "Esterel" yacht series, built in the same model shipyard. It is currently one of the leading boats in this part of Europe.

The theme of this month is Breithorn - currently the fastest yacht in Central Europe (and the original in the FOOTY Euro Cup). This perfect copy is built by Vladimir Synek from Prague (based on the project by Marcus Wahlin from Switzerland ). In the last FOOTY Polish Open Championships 2018 this boat even won from Opalek Racing. The hull cover of this boat is made of thin balsa strips on a balsa skeleton. McRig rigging with a set of seven sails, perfect performance and a great sailing experience (real and in few of model scales) make Vladymir still ahead of its competitors. It is a quite pity that the Marcus website (ALPyachts.ch) is already in other hands and it is not possible to buy there the plans from the author.

Pawel Dejnak's August calendar page Elf is one of two FOOTY yachts produced in Poland and the only one available in the almost ready for swimming version. The designer and manufacturer of these models is Marek Brokowski although as he admits, the inspiration for the Elf was Bill Hagerup's Razor. Elf has a hull made in vacuform technology and McRig equipment. These Elves, despite their considerable weight (650-700g), do well in the national regattas. An article describing its construction was published in the Polish national monthly for youth "Młody Technik" ("Young Technician") in the December 2015 issue.

Presto is an extraordinary beauty representative semi-scale one-foot yachts. All made of wood, made of balsa blocks. Its designer and contractor is Flavio Faloci from Genoa - the first Italian class registrar and the professional designer of large yachts. How to build Presto Flavio wrote a book: How to Build the Footy Model Presto You can also find plans and a kit on the Wooden Boat website.

Pawel Dejnak's June calendar page. This one features one of Pawel's own designs (with Rafat Kowalczyk), the Opatek 1.8.