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Brief Summary of the Club

• FreeSail Model Yachts - no braine or vane gear steering (normally), direction is controlled by sail setting
• Unique Rules - 2 classes, 4ft and 5ft
• Location - natural loch approx 3/4 mile in length with a rocky shoreline
• Race Duration - typically 25minutes per race
• Meetings - Saturday afternoons at 2, from February to June

OverView of the club

The Wick Model Yacht Club has been running in its current form since 1926. We have 2 classes of yachts 4ft and 5ft of which the rules are specific to our club.
The 4ft class is similar to the marblehead class but our rules are less stringent. The yachts are typically around 17lb and we have no restriction on sail area, draught is limited to 20".
The 5ft class has diversified over the past decades having the original 5ft6" restriction on deck length change to 84" deck length, 69" waterline and 20" draught, again no restriction on sail area. A handicap system is now in place as the yachts vary from blown up marbleheads to A class styles. 

Most of the yachts sailed have a fixed skeg, i.e. no steering control, no vane or braine gear.
The yachts are adjusted by the sails only.
Vane gear is not discouraged but the benefit it provides is small compared to the hassle to adjust them.

Racing is held on Sarclet loch, nearby Wick, which is a natural loch and is approximately 3/4 miles long.
Each Saturday in spring we sail 2 races a day, each a single run, which is from the top of the loch (north) to the bottom (south) and back, covering roughly 1.5miles.
Typically this takes 25mins dependent on wind conditions of course.
Our sailing season starts mid February and ends in June.