Grace, CEO of Watershed
Special: Back by popular demand: Gracie’s digital plan set of the 100+ pages, (8.5″ x 11) sent via pdf for immediate gratification. $100 USD. That way you will not have to wait forever for snail mail and if your part of the world, plans packets tend to get stuck in customs. Available until the end of Jan. 2012!
We can send you a paypal invoice, that’s the easiest. Or you can use Western Union, and I will email you that address. The plans are all included with A1-A-6. So you can study them & decide which one you want to build. The hull shape is the same. It’s the cockpit width & deck that vary.The new plans also have both metric & inches on each page. They are much easier to read than the previous set, with very clear drawings & measurements.
When we receive payment, we will email the plans & hull license. It’s the same plans we mail out, regular size paper (pdf’s), You would need to print them out & be able to receive about 12+MB in your mailbox.
And of course, we need your assurances that you won’t pass along these plans to anyone not associated with your build.
Gracie gives an explanation of the six versions (graphics of which can now be seen on the About Page) and what current & forming classes accept etc., so you can specify A1 – A6 for your Tyveks or Kits.
(NA.org., i550class.org & Australia):
A1 Full Cabin with Narrow Cockpit. This is the original configuration typified by TTB. This model sails as a Trailer sailor in Australia. It is acceptable to all rule interpretations.
A2 Full Cabin with Wide Cockpit. This version widens the cockpit of A1 for more working room in the cockpit. The tradeoff is less room below. It is acceptable to all rule interpretations.
A3 Half Cabin with Narrow Cockpit. The original Half Cabin configuration. Cockpit is 14 inches longer fore and aft than A1. Illustrated nicely by Alchemy. It is acceptable to all current rule interpretations.
A4 Half Cabin with Wide Cockpit. Half Cabin with wider cockpit. The same cockpit width as A2 but the length of cockpit is extended 14 inches forward as per A3. It is acceptable to all rule interpretations.
A5 No Cabin with Narrow Cockpit. Rounded foredeck configuration. Cockpit length same as A3 and A4. Cockpit is the same as the A1 narrow version. Currently acceptable to the NACA (i550na.org,) but not allowed under the i550class.org interpretations.
A6 No Cabin with Wide Cockpit. Rounded foredeck configuration. Cockpit length same as A3 and A4. Cockpit is the same as the A2 and A4 versions. Currently acceptable to the NACA (i550na.org) but not allowed under the i550class.org interpretations.
The speed i550 build video has gone viral, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDs_BKdYjaQ, and we have seen it on car sites and even Russian sites! It’s the legendary Gougeon Bother’s technical division speedy build of “Hot Canary,” which finished third in their class at the insanely extreme Watertribe Event. Go to www.epoxyworks.com/ . There’s a really great article in this quarter’s Epoxyworks Magazine on Hot Canary: Building the i550 & the Everglades Challenge. Especially like the Tweety Bird & Cat photo.
Sailing Group Links:
www.sailingtexas.com
CHEERS AS USUAL!
Happy Sailing!
Tim Reiter & Susan James
i550watershed@yahoo.com
970-507-0428
Kit, ready to ship
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