Svenska IF-båtförbundets forum

Hi Everyone,

Glad to see that there is still a following for the ifboat on this blue planet. I'm looking forward to the postings and discussions.

I am currently still searching for an International Folkboat on the east coast of Australia and hope to find a great example before they become rare.

Can someone please direct me to where I can obtain the current Class Rules. I know that there are many variations introduced to the locally made boats - I would like to ensure that my prospective boat complies to the Class Rules as well as to determine how much work I need to do - in order to comply.

To give you an example I have come across a boat configured with a masthead rig. This is pretty obvious to me that it is not in compliance but what I am worried about is the not so obvious.

Looking forward to your advice.

The latest English translation of IF-boat Class Rules you may find on http://www.ifboat.com/teknik/IFRULE2001.PDF . You will also find all relevant drawings on http://www.ifboat.com/teknik/IFREGRIT.HTM .

Even if there are later Swedish issues of the Class Rules since 2001, the IF-boat has not been changed, so I suppose this will be enough for your purpose.

The IF-boat shall be equipped with a partial 7/8 rig with aluminium mast. Anything else is not compliant with the rules.

Hello Maja,

Thank you very much for the links. This makes things much easier for me.

I'm sure I have many more questions as I inspect more boats this weekend. It's been very disheartening to come across unloved and neglected boats that require a lot of TLC to get back into order.

I hope I can post some pics of my prospects.