The fleet Grows During Pandemic
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Construcción, Destacado on 21 July 2020
Since the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020, at least two builders have been dedicated to manufacturing Footy sailboats. There are already at least 5 ships built, all waiting for the end of the confinement in order to be baptized. We are already 10 captains in total, who are participating in a group on WhatsApp to share ideas and the desire to sail our small sailboats.
If you are interested in joining the fleet and/or participating in the group on WhatsApp, do not hesitate to tell us using our Contact Form.
New Footy in Chile
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Bautizos, Construcción, Destacado on 4 September 2014
“Piter” Footy
Juan Alberto Achondo has informed us that he owns a Footy. We welcome him tot the class and expect to see him in future events..
Juan Alberto’s Footy was built by Pedro Solis, who designed this model and builds it on request.
Footy.cl in English
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Anuncio, Destacado, Otros on 19 February 2014
Visits by Language
Some days ago I was looking at the site’s visit statistics, and as expected, more than half of the visits are from spanish speaking people: 56% of them. However, 26% of the visitors are english speaking. So, I decided to translate a great part of the website to english, to help these visitors.
From now on you can switch language at the left side. I hope this is to the liking of our visitors from other parts of the world.
I will be entering dual-language content from now on, so that everything will be readable both in spanish and in english. The language switching should work ok in every page (thanks to qTranslate plugin for WordPress!). If someone detects any problem or error, please advice us via our contact form.
Footy Chile is now part of IFCA
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Anuncio, Destacado on 29 November 2013
Footy Rules Summary
Our german Footy class friends have contacted us to invite us to be part of the International Footy Class Association (IFCA), who are dedicated to internationally promote the Footy class, and is managed byFooty enthusiast all over the world. Of course I accepted the invite!
The IFCA defines itself as an open and independent organization. This way, there is no formal requirement to be part of the ISAF or other similar organization, making the IFCA a very easy access organization. More details to be found in the IFCA Charter.
Being part of the ITCA will allow us to be known globally, be informed about activities and events in other countries, and make good use of the contact network to get all the information and help we may need. You can take a look at the countries that take part of the IFCA on our resources page.
First Chile Footy Encounter Results
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Destacado, Eventos on 24 November 2013
Attending Captains
The first Chile Footy Encounter took place yesterday afternoon, with 75% of the current national fleet participating, this is, 3 Footy’s and corresponding captains. Given the little experience the kids have, we set up a short windward-leeward track, and defined to do only two legs on each regatta.
The attending captains were enthusiastic about the idea of doing a regatta, so once the buoys were set we started a quick 1-minute countdown. Regrettably, the wind was not in tune with the captains abillity to handle the boats: it was too strong, and they struggled to keep the boats in track, both when tacking and running. In fact, everyone had the experience of diving more than once. It took a while, but everyone managed to finish the regatta, some with the help of their parents, thou.
After this experience the kids lost their enthusiasm, dads took the helm and we did another quick regatta in the same format. And then— “lets go to the playground!!!” Yeah, we cannot expect the kids, being less than 10 years old, make a big effort to face difficult climate…
In summary, the result of the First Chile Footy Encounter was good. The kids liked participating in a regatta, it was a nice first experience, and they were happy with their new Footy hats. More pictures in the gallery.
Anuncio: Primer Encuentro Footy (23-nov, 17:00)
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Anuncio, Destacado, Eventos on 5 November 2013
La Flota en el Bicentenario
Primera vez existe sólo una, y en el caso de regatas Footy en Chile, ocurrirá el sábado 23 de Noviembre próximo en la laguna del Parque Bicentenario en Vitacura, desde las 17:00 horas, el Primer Encuentro Footy en Chile.
La idea es reunir a los niños que ya tienen su Footy terminado, para que compartan un rato agradable todos juntos. Además vamos a organizar un par de regatas para que comiencen a conocer cómo se compite en esta disciplina.
Si tienes tu Footy (o tu hijo/a lo tiene), ¡¡entonces no faltes!! Y si no tienes te esperamos a tí y tus niños igualmente, para que conozcan este hobby, vean lo entretenido que es, y compartan con nosotros un rato. Mientras tanto, dale una mirada al resto de nuestro sitio www.footy.cl
Avance en Construcción de Papaya III
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Destacado on 25 October 2013
Papaya III – Oscar Castro
Oscar Castro (Pillan en el foro Cach) sigue avanzando en la construcción de Footy’s para sus hijos y sobrino. Acá nos muestra el progreso en la construcción, siguiendo el modelo Papaya III. Oscar nos cuenta que ya tiene timón, quilla y velas cortadas.
¡¡¡Le enviamos un empujón amigable para que no pierda el entusiasmo!!!
Se ofrecen cascos Footy en Chile
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Destacado on 21 October 2013
Footy Halfpint Too
Dado que se ha producido algo de demanda, se ofrecen cascos Footy Halfpint Too puestos en Chile. Estos cascos son fabricados por www.breakingwindboats.com, en plástico moldeado al vacío, de los cuales ya existen 3 navegando en Chile. Es una oportunidad de contar con la base para fabricar un Footy a precio accesible.
La oferta es esta: por cl$ 20.000 se obtiene un casco y una cubierta para construir un Footy Halfpint Too.
Además, si requieren ayuda para construir, el equipo de www.footy.cl está dispuesto a apoyarlos con todo lo necesario, desde indicación y datos, hasta la misma fabricación de partes y piezas más complejas, como el bulbo y las velas.
Interesados contactarnos a través del Formulario de Contacto
(Nota: la foto muestra un Footy terminado)
Tres nuevos Footy’s en construcción
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Construcción, Destacado on 6 August 2013
Papaya III – Oscar Castro
Oscar Castro (Pillan en el foro Cach) nos ha contado que quiere construir tres nuevos Footy’s, para sus hijos y sobrino. Acá nos muestra el progreso en la construcción del primero, siguiendo el modelo Papaya III. Su idea, al igual que el resto de nosotros, es entusiasmar a los niños con este gran pasatiempo.
Esperamos con ganas que Oscar avance rápidamente en la construcción, de modo que las regatas de este verano cuenten con un buen grupo de nuevos y jóvenes capitanes.
Footy compite en Regata Abierta
Posted by Thomas Armstrong in Destacado, Eventos, Otros on 6 August 2013
Footy #05 en Regata
El sábado pasado el Footy #05, capitaneado por Ian Armstrong, participó de la regata abierta en la laguna del Parque Bicentenario. El timonel demostró gran entusiasmo, completando 2 regatas completas y 3 regatas acortadas (a pedido de los más rápidos Victoria y RG65).
Sin embargo, mostró control y conocimiento de su embarcación, aprendiendo a sortear el movimiento del resto de la flota participante, y respetando las reglas básicas de paso en el proceso.
Video a continuación….
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