Stan Goodwin waits between heats next to his winning "Warrior." This is the design that we use to mark the end of the Vintage Era at 1970, when Al Hubbard won both the free sailing and radio championships with it.

Another view of "Warrior."

Joe Frasier of the Duke City (Albuquerque) Club skippered my boat in the radio races. (This is Hull 6, which can be switched quickly between free sail and radio.) Joe is one of our best radio sailors, and won several starts, but the lack of maneuverability of a fixed-skeg boat overcame all his skill. This is why Hull 7 has a removable skeg.

Action at the windward mark. Note how close the boats are after two lengths of the pond, even though there are 35 years of evolution between the oldest and the newest designs.  Radio is evidently a great equalizer, allowing tactical skill to compensate for differences in boat speed. It's been our experience that it takes at least 400 feet between marks betore the greater speed of the later boats starts making a difference.