The many different designs of IOM sailed at the WMRMYC
Our club members sail a number of different designs of International One Metre yachts. That mix is regularly changing, as some members search for a new or more competitive boat or maybe just grab the opportunity to pick up a good second-hand IOM.
Some can’t help themselves, and keep building, altering and designing new fibreglass and woody IOMs hoping to crack the ultimate design refinement. One of our more prolific builders tends to sell them off shortly after building to afford more materials for the next one and so not annoy their partner by cluttering up the house with prototypes. One or 2 are looking into 3D printing options, but more about that in another article one day….
Our handicap race days are essential with this mix of new and older boats as it gives everyone a crack at a win, but some of the older designs do well in scratch racing as well, which is a testament to their skippers. Here’s an interesting link to a 2019 NZ article on ‘Boat Design and Regatta Results’
Many of the older and home built designs come out to play on our Thursday’ “social sailing days”, but there’s still a good mix on regular race days. Some boats are immaculately presented, whilst others look like they had a very rough life indeed, but importantly they all still have fun and get amongst the action on social and race days.
Here’s a list and gallery of some members boats sailing at our venues over the last month (August 2024). There are quite a few more designs in the club. Many of the ‘home built’ boats are variations on existing designs, but I was unable to ascertain their design origins. Apologies for that lack of info where missing.
AKA 2023 (sail number 03) Purchased from Geoff Horsely – Skipper, Peter
Home built, 2018 (sail number 122) – Skipper, John P
SKA, Home Built Woody Balsa 1996 (sail number 76) – Skipper, John H
Home Built 2020 (196) – Skipper, John G
Vickers/V5, 2005, Purchased NZ (Sail number 40) - Skipper, John M
Malteser, 2024 (sail number 71) – Skipper, Ken
Malteser, 2024 (sail number 73) – Skipper, Will
Frank Russell Equinox, woody, cedar, home built 2021 (sail number 80) – Skipper, Jeremy
Fractal (V1 or 2), 2012? (No Sail number) Skipper, Tony
Home Built, 2000 (sail number 74) – Skipper, Paul
Frank Russell Ellipsis, 2018 (sail number 32) – Skipper, Mark
Frank Russell Ellipsis, 2023 (sail number 94) – Skipper, Marty
Home Built, 2017 (Sail number 196) – Skipper, Des
AKA, Year unknown (sail number 64) – Skipper, Trevor
Vicers/V12 2024 (sail number 85) – Skipper, Ian K
Rascal, Year unknown (sail number 02) – Skipper, Mick
Frank Russel, Ellipsis, Home built woody, cedar, 2018? (sail number X) - Skipper Rob H
Ian Vickers V8, woody, cedar, home built 2020 (sail number NN) – Skipper, Jeremy
Venti, 2020? (sail number 177) - Skipper, Andrew
Ian Vickers V10, 2015? (sail number 90) - Skipper, Peter K
Ian Vickers V10, 2015? (sail number 77) - Skipper, Lyn
Home Built? Year unknown (sail number 29) - Skipper Sel
I probably have a few boat facts wrong, so feel to let me know. There are lots more IOMs in the club. I’ll add them in the future and add the missing pics.
