This Footy is made from a Richard Webb design. The idea for a Footy Class was first devised in 2000 by Richard Webb because a foot long boat is about the smallest boat into which standard radio gear would fit.
The Una - rigged sails were made from plastic wrapping from the Florists
The boat hull is made from thin plastic.
The wind bargee is made from a Roger Stollery design idea
The on/off switch hatch is made from a milk bottle top
The boom etc is made from carbon rods
Painted white with contrasting Zebra striped keel
Whereas in Sydney, Australia, they had been racing twelve inch and even eight inch long `Balmain Bugs’ in years gone by, the Footy burst onto the scene just a few years ago in 2001, after Richard Webb had introduced his similar sized model yachts in UK.
A Richard Webb footy design
Starting with the famous 12" yachts for the Weymouth challenge racing, footys have become the smallest class of racing yachts in the world.
