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A Winch is a Winch…??

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I have both Stinger and RMG Winches here. The mounts are interchangeable, I believe. When you are starting out with radio sailing, it seems to naive me that a winch is a winch. Not so!! It’s not easy for the learner to understand what the finer points are about!! I didn’t even realise that there were 5 models of RMG for example. The differing drum sizes merit thinking about.

Then I found this RMG webpage via the SailboatRC website. Take a look at the things that one has to think about !!

https://www.rmgsailwinch.com.au/rmg/pages/Features.html#dru

Really, if you need any specific information about the Stinger, we have a huge centre of competence on Stingers at Datchet (k7yachts ltd) who can easily help with sales, specification, service etc on Stinger winches. You can get in touch with them via the contact-us page of this website.Here are some page entries about the Stinger (note Class specific options and a wide range of drum sizes)

https://sailrc.com.au/home/45-stinger-winch.html

At the time of writing (March 2025), the Red Ant News page has some good information, including drum size consideration…

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Our Trial Sail Program – and The New F6 Marblehead !!

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If you are thinking of taking up any new sport, new pastime, new hobby … well, you need to try it first, don’t you agree?! It can sometimes be a little tricky to arrange in radio sailing.

For quite a while, Datchet has had a very smart International One Metre Class loan boat available for newcomers to try.

Today we are making a huge leap with our Trial Sail program. We are adding a 2023 F6 demonstrator Marblehead to the program, supplied by the UK builder K7Yachts!! As I write, well… it’s brand new! Our demo boat is finished in smart blue and looks fantastic. It’s the same hull shape as the 2023 UK Champion.

Why are we adding a Marblehead? To start with, the Marblehead is beautifully suited to our 475 acre lake and our ‘wave’ conditions. They are very fast on these waters and our fleet is extremely active. We race them every alternate Sunday through our 10 month formal season, plus Open Meetings etc.

It’s an interesting time in Radio Sailing. Builder lead times for One Metres is extremely long and measured usually in years. You can get a Marblehead from K7 in months not years. Here is the thing that surprised me – contrary to popular belief, a new Marblehead fitted up for at least Club Racing comes in at a substantially lower cost than the bill for my new One Metre.

Interested ?? See the “Trial Sail” tab on the main menu bar of this website – just below the website banner photo. Contact us by email at the email address shown on our Contact page.

And really, you ought to try one – racing with them is amazing!!