RC Sailboat & Model Sailing Guide

Known for their amazing speed, these Marshallese Outrigger (called rewuits by the locals) rewuits can cross a 5 mile lagoon in just 15-20 minutes! And with an amazing ability to stay on course as they don’t use any remote control or other self control.

Marshallese Outrigger in full speed

Majuro, capital of the Republic of Marshall Island, rests on the tip of a 10,000 feet tall limestone spire of a reef caused by some volcanic eruption thousands of years ago. In one of its windward bays is home to famous sailing competitions for model Marshallese Outriggers or what locals refer to as “rewuits”. Annual races are held for these model sailboats that are fashioned after the traditional Marshallese Outrigger.

Their unique architecture includes an asymmetrical hull that allows the sailboat to sail right into the direction of the wind. It outrigger is a shock absorption system which improves the boat’s glide and efficiency and at the same time, maximizes the strength that can be taken from a gust of wind. On an ideal day for sailing when the tide is high and winds are stronger, locals and even government leaders enjoy an afternoon of sailing with their rewuits by the bay. When properly set up, these rewuits sail on a straight line relative to the wind. It is self steering in a sense that when waves hit or knock it, it instantly corrects course. No matter the enormous speeds that these rewuits display, they still stay on the course as provided by the hull and outrigger innovation that balances the sailboat no matter the direction of the wind.

This impressive sailboat design was fashioned by early Marshall Islanders for easy and fast navigation in the atoll thousands of years ago. They were made in such precision that a small canoe seating a maximum of two people requires communal effort for 8 months.

Here is a site on the background of the Marshallese Outrigger and on the bottom a link to the free model sailboat plans with detailed description on the parts of the Winner of the ‘Marshall Islands Independence Day Race 2000’

Marshallese Outrigger Model Sailboat Plan

RC Laser Training – One Design Class Model Sailboats at Schulenburger Südsee in Hannover (Germany) http://www.freenet-homepage.de/master-mm/index.html

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This is probably one of the biggest RC Mulithull Sailboats you can find for sale. And the best – it is all Ready to Sail and a fantastic offer if you want something fast and very stable to “play with the big boys”.

Gerald and his 2meter Trimaran for Sale

The builder Gerald is a fan of big RC Sailboats because: “I just like the challenge of building boats, and I have gotten away from small toy r/c boats to amazingly large boats. They are fun to sail also. Every time I sail the big boats a crowd gathers, to ask questions.”

He is selling this 2meter (6’6” hull / 6’wide  and 10’ mast ) to finance his next  boat project a AC Class boat.

RTS Trimaran in Action

The yellow 2 meter Trimaran comes with everything ready to sail:

• Very fast and stable 2 Meter Multihull (because it is a multihull it needs a less deep keel, allowing shallower water and less drag = more speed)
• Ready for immediate fun: Radio Control, extra large rudder servo, sail winch, etc.
• Good to transport for its size: Completely breaks down and can travel in a minivan or station wagon

Check out the video’s on his eBay offer. Very nice.
Click here for the eBay RC Trimaran Offer

I keep here a list of the latest eBay Offers, if a 2meter boat is a little bit to much for your pond

Being always interested in more RC Sailboat Plans I recently tested this offer on eBay.

Model Boat Plans DVD

This Model Boat DVD Compilation has all together over 600 plans + a number of how to documents. It definitely could use a little bit better organizatio of all the pictures and plans provided.

But all in all it was worth it’s money, especially when you consider how much easier it is to browse through a DVD than dozends of different websites for days to find even half the plans you can find on this DVD. For anybody looking for plans I can recommed to check it out. Click here