Where to buy your ISO parts is a common question banded around. Quite rightly so as, one, we need bits so our boats and ourselves can function properly; and two, it isn't common knowledge where to source bits from! There are several sources of supply depending upon what you want and if you want it new or second hand. Obviously (or at least I hope this is obvious), the list below shows by default the source for buying new unless stated otherwise. If you want second hand, then the message board on this website has a "for sale" and "wanted" section on it:

Item(s)	Unique ISO Part?	Supplier (Click for Contact Info)	Comments
Hulls:
Bare Hull (No fittings or space frame)			The ISO Class is working with Vantage Sailing (who now own the ISO moulds and tooling) to have hulls available from 2013.
Complete fitted out hull			The ISO Class is working with Vantage Sailing (who now own the ISO moulds and tooling) to have hulls available from 2013.
Space Frame			These are held in stock by Vantage Sailing.
Mast Step			These are available from either supplier.
Wings			Vantage Sailing can make these to order within 4 weeks.
Foils & Steering Gear:
Lower Rudder stock (the bit that clamps around the rudder blade)			The Original ISO Lower Stock is available from Vantage Sailing in Black. HOWEVER, you can also use anything that fits or even make your own from ANY material, so long as you comply with ISO Class Rules Section 3 part (f) The Class technical committee are currently working with Rooster and other builders to come up with a standard carbon stock for the boat.
Top Rudder stock (bit that pivots and locks to lower rudder stock)			The Original ISO Top Stock is available from Vantage Sailing in Black. HOWEVER, you can use anything that fits or even make your own from ANY material, so long as you comply with ISO Class Rules Section 3 part (f) The Class technical committee are currently working with Rooster and other builders to come up with a standard carbon stock for the boat.
Rudder stock fittings			All items are available from Vantage Sailing. This includes cam, spring, grub screw, bolts, nylon washers etc....
Tiller Tube			The Original ISO Tiller Tube is available from Vantage Sailing in Black. HOWEVER, you can use anything that fits or even make your own from ANY material, so long as you comply with ISO Class Rules Section 3 part (f) The Class technical committee are currently working with Rooster and other builders to come up with a standard carbon stock for the boat.
Tiller Extension		Any Chandler / Supplier
Rudder Blade			These are held in stock by Vantage Sailing.
Daggerboard			These are held in stock by Vantage Sailing. Rooster Sailing have plenty of top quality Daggerboard bags to help protect the boards in transit.
Spars:
Booms			These are available from either supplier. You can either buy a bendy ali one, or a stiff Carbon one, both are legal. You can even obtain your own tube and dress it yourself, so long as you comply with the ISO Class Rules Section 4 Part (p) and the Boom Technical Drawing detailing the take off points for the mainsheet and kicker.
Masts			These are available from either supplier. Fully rigged, part rigged or bare tube, with or without spreaders, your choice.
Gennaker Pole			These are available from either supplier.
Nylon Gennaker Pole end caps			These are available from either supplier.
Kicker & Mainsheet Strops			These are available from either supplier.
Gennaker Socks			These are available from either supplier.
Sails:
Main / Jib / Kite (Hyde Sails)			These are held in stock by Vantage Sailing.
Main / Jib / Kite (Rooster Sails)			These are held in stock by Rooster Sailing.
Main / Jib / Kite (Sobstad)		Other ISO Sailors (second hand only nowadays)	Sobstad sails manufactured after 1st April 2007 are class illegal. (ISO Class Rule 4.3 Para 2.)
Miscellaneous:
Blocks		Any Chandler / Supplier
Cleats (& Wedges for)		Any Chandler / Supplier
Springs		Any Chandler / Supplier
Deck Eyes		Any Chandler / Supplier
Bobbles		Any Chandler / Supplier
Inspection hatches		Any Chandler / Supplier
Compasses		Any Chandler / Supplier
Ropes & Elastic (Any usage)		Any Chandler / Supplier	Suggested rope types & lengths are on this ISO website in the Help Guides / Rigging & Tuning section (Click Here...)
Top & Bottom Covers, Wing bags, foil bags.			These are available from either supplier plus others.
Launching Trolley & Road Base			These are available from either Supplier. Towing Accessories are also available from Vantage and Rooster.

It's now November with a terrific sunny day after a rather miserable October. The Y&Y December edition has just landed on the mat delightfully distracting away from the day job.

Turned through to the Racing Classes section, having admired the Oracle AC72 - if you've got to break something do it style !! Note the Spider Man pic on the last page too !!

The numbers table makes for some dim reading for sailing overall having declining numbers, with notable exceptions. So whilst our event attendance isn't what it was, we can at least be encouraged by the fact that so many other classes have reduced numbers too. The message - it isn't us and it isn't the boat. Even the RS200 has halved its numbers.

Reflecting on the sailing we've had this year, the wettest year for a very long time, our events have all been superb with good winds and no real rain to deter attendance. Even the light forecasts have turned out to produce some reasonable breezes with the only disappointment being the Inlands Day 2 being flat calm.

The highlight of the season was undoubtedly the Nationals at Highcliffe with strong breezes and those rollers just big enough to get some excellent surfing - and the grin factor to go with it.

Looking forward to some winter sailing and the 2013 season, which will hopefully produce more grin factor sailing.

Come and join us in 2013 - and some winter events.

Bob Ladell - Chairman

ISO 814

The ISOs gathered at Draycote Water for the Inland Championships, on a lovely sunny day but a light variable wind.  

The racing got off to slightly early start which made some of us have to get a move on, (must read the notice of race).

Race 1 got off to a good start with Bob Ladell and Gary Hill 814 showing their expertise at reservoir sailing, arriving first at the windward mark and leading downwind, but then getting in a muddle at the leeward end of course, not realising it was a gate and rounding the wrong way, (must read the sailing instructions).  This allowed John Gill and Juliet Daniels 1003 to get through to take the lead; this remained the order to the finish, with Colin Snook and Alison Revitt 558 to take third.

Race 2 saw Bob and Gary make no mistakes, leading from start to finish. John and Juliet having to fight it out with Colin and Alison, with John and Juliet slowly getting ahead to take second.

Race 3 saw a little more wind, this time it was John and Juliet who got away, Colin and Alison had a great last leg to make it an exciting photo finish with Bob and Gary just pipping them to the post arriving at speed on the opposite gybe.

Race 4 again saw Bob and Gary make the best of it, with John and Juliet chasing hard but never getting too close, with Colin and Alison third. Day 1 ended with Bob and Gary and John and Juliet on equal points for first and second place, Colin and Alison third, leaving it all to play for on Sunday.

That evening we held the class AGM, then joined the Buzz fleet for a very enjoyable meal at the Dun Cow.

Sunday started with fog and little wind, as the fog cleared so did the wind, Draycote Water looked like a mill pond.  Racing was postponed for a while, but the wind never did come in and the day’s racing cancelled, so congratulations to Bob and Gary, winning the last race and winning the Inlands 2012.

John Gill