FOOTY Class R/C Sailboat
Official Class Association of IFCA



AMYA's Model Yachting issue #174 is
features the Footy Class (November 2013)
The Footy is...

... a very small radio-control sailboat whose length is a mere 12 inches (30.5 cm). The hull can be made from a fiberglass mold or simply with thin sheets of plywood fitted together. Two servos are used, one to control the sail and one for the rudder. Some plans are availble for sale, some for free. Links may be found on the Plans page.

To keep competition keen, the Footy designers have proposed a set of rules to keep all the boats similar to a certain degree. Visit the Rules page for details.

There is an active and growing community of Footy sailors in New Zealand, the U.K., Germany and the USA. In the USA it is now an official AMYA class. Read the IFCA Charter here.

We hope that this website will help focus these efforts both in the USA and abroad. Please contact the webmaster (see below) if you have any material you'd like to contribute to the site!

Damián Baños sends photos of his first Footy

Damián Baños from the Mar Menor area in Spain, on the shores of the Mediterranean sends us photos of his first Footy. Looks like a very nice boat to me, with rigging that looks like a full-size sailboat!

More photos are under the Photos tab.

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Last updated February 06, 2024