Haydock Park

Haydock Park Model Boat Convention

A big thank you to everybody who turned out to help at the Haydock Park Model Boat Convention over the weekend. As always, our stand looked impressive. Just a pity that there seemed to be very few members of the general public around to appreciate it.

The massed display of Noodle Tugs attracted a lot of interest, with quite a few members of other clubs saying that they were going to build some.

George Barrett won the trophy for the best Diorama, and also the 'Best on Stand' prize. Many congratulations to George.

Haydock Park Model Boat Show

Noodles at Haydock

Don't forget that it is Haydock Park Model Boat Convention this Saturday and Sunday [24 and 25 August].

The Club will have a stand there, as usual, and we would like to display as many as possible of the Noodle Tugs which were built for the Commodore's Challenge last week. So if you are going to the show, and have a noodle tug, please bring it along. We can arrange to get it back to you if you will not be there at closing time on Sunday.

Fiesta Racing Report

Fiesta Report for 11 August 2019

Supplied by David Lee

Weather a bit of rain, but the wind just about OK.

Had twelve races in all, all full course.

John Berry had to change his Fiesta 564 for 472.

Results:

•   1      Trevor Redford
•   2      Terry Miles
•   3      John Berry
•   4      David Lee
•   5      Ken Jones

Commodore's Challenge - 2

More Happy Snaps from the

Commodore's Challenge

Photos courtesy of Ken Jones

The assembled throng

Controlled Mayhem

The Comm. to the Rescue

 

Deep discussion

Prize giving

Commodore's Challenge

Commodore's Challenge and Summer Social

Wednesday 14 August

This year's Commodore's Challenge, to build and sail a Noodle Tug, attracted nine entries. After a [fairly chaotic] race around the buoys, and a close inspection by the Commodore of their artistic merit, John Berry declared that they were all of such high standard that he would declare a 9 way tie, and awarded prizes, chocolates, to all entrants.

Everybody enjoyed the experience and the bad weather held off long enough so that we managed to sail in the dry, although the heavens opened later on.

A feast of hot dogs in the Clubhouse afterwards finished off the evening, and thanks are due to Marion Lee and Pauline Barrett for superintending in the kitchen.

Intrepid Tug Builders

Purple [David Lee] and Pink [John Senior]

Dave Holland and his eye catching entry

Martin Sutcliffe's mini cruiser