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Wee Nips Coming to the Park

The plans have now been finalised and the current number of Wee Nips either completed or under construction is 43, more than we ever envisaged, we have to admit the hull form is a bit of an "Ugly Duckling" but as it starts to come together and look more like a yacht it does seem to grow on you. Once on the water all of the hulls produced so far have sailed away right off the bank with only some minor trimming, it does appear to be a very forgiving yacht easy to sail without the submarine tendencies of some of the other smaller classes.The one size Bermuda Rig is designed to keep costs down and as the class is intended to have standard boats to one design with a generous minimum weight the performance difference between each boat should be minor. All this means that the racing will hopefully be exciting and close, and more experienced skippers will also find it challenging, hopefully they will be able to use their ability to shine in the class. If you would like further information please feel free to contact us by email peter.shepherd62@gmail.com.
When making your Wee Nip we would advise you to follow the build log here online and if there is any element you are unsure of please feel free to ask, we would rather clarify any questions you may have at build stage, than tell you your boat is not to standard at the lakeside.
Instead of the usual hull registration by numbers we are naming our boats, and a list of Scottish Whisky names has been chosen a suitable starting point, this has given rise to quite a lot of original graphic designs on sails which can been seen in the pictures below.
As the class has grown quite rapidly and beyond our expectations, we contacted Graham Bantock, of Sailsetc the Wee Nip hull designer, who has been most helpful and we have now put together some formal class rules for publication.

Wee Nips

Class Rules
Build Details
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Approved Hull Names
The concept for this class is that the performance of all the yachts is the same, the Wee Nip is a very simple construction and most suitable for beginners to Model Yacht building. With a standard sail set on each boat it should produce some close and exciting racing for the more experienced skippers and allow the skipper new to model yacht racing to learn the necessary skills at a low entry level cost.

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