Mentioned in dispatches

Mentioned in dispatches.

Seen in the International Model Lifeboat Magazine this month, an article on our Haydock Park Show stand!.

Another feather in our club's cap.

This article is due to the excellent models on show by Member, Ken Pheasey, and the members who rally round and help in the setting up and manning of our stand at the various shows during the year.

Another good year for the club I'm sure you will agree!.

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After seeing Mich Streets Drone in the previous post, I thought this was appropriate.

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Sunny October 2014.

Sunny October 2014.

Considering the weather forecast was a bit rough, it was nice to see the forecasters had got it wrong again and it turned out to be quite nice, though not a lot of wind for the yachtsmen.

the morning went well with a good selection of models though my favourite on the day was Robb Gibb's lifeboat which he had brought to give it a trial with the new car battery he had bought, he was quite pleased with the result and as you will see on the following video, the boat sat well in the water after a bit of positioning of the battery and marking for restrains to be added at home. 

The video

                          

After a spot of lunch in the Cafe or a packed home lunch for some, it was back to the sailing to get some more in before the speedy chaps (the boats not the chaps really) started at !500hrs with the Club 500 racing, it's too dark in the evenings these days!.

I myself left at that time as I don't like to see grown men crying as their boats come to grief round one or the other of the buoys!.

Some of them just got to the landing stage in time for the racing as the car park by that time was manic, I was thinking of auctioning my parking spot to the highest bidder by then, could have made a few bob for the club funds. Perhaps we could save a few spots and sell them as the day get's busy hey!.

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Next events 

1100hrs  19th October     Sunday          Steering Comp     Landing stage

2000hrs  22^rd October    Wednesday   (Quiz and Hot Pot)    Clubhouse

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The Blackpool Model Boat Show
 25th & 26th October. 

Sponsored by A Model World

The Norcalympia Hall at the Norbreck Castle Hotel

Queens Promenade

Blackpool

FY2 9AA

Contact for further details: 01606 891999

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Fathers Day on Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday 30th March 2014.

It was a nice sunny day at the lake and there were quite a few fathers sailing on the day, there was even a light wind to please the yachtsmen later in the day, hope the members remembered what day is was or there would be trouble when they got home.
The video was taken about 11-00am and the first one was Rob Gibb's new lifeboat and there was the champers ready to launch  her on her first sail to the new owner, though he hadn't used Tank type steering before Rob was taking it a bit easy on the speed, but it still looked impressive on the water.
Then it was the turn of Mr Secretary, Andy with his Model Slipway, Kawkab Class Fast patrol boat, he was telling me that the figure on the boat was one he found that used to belong to his son, who has now grown up and is serving in the Army himself and done two tours in Afghanistan, where does the time go and don't they soon grow up and have families of their own.
Last but not least a nice little fishing boat, ideal for the older member who finds it hard to lift the bigger heavier boats in and out of the water, we would all like to have bigger and better boats!, but there again its best to be prudent isn't it and know your limitations.
Here is the video!.

Another nice day in the beautiful setting of our club's venue, I don't think some people realise how lucky we are to have such a nice location to sail in and have a ready made audience to admire your efforts.

Thats all for now, see you down at the lake again.

  

Fiesta Racing October 2013

We are getting towards the end of the Fiesta racing season now, not that it will stop the fiesta owners sailing on, but it's getting to the end of the yearly competition for the Fiesta Trophy so I thought I would do a short video to show the idea to people who have just joined or who just view this website.

 An article Bob the Abell brought to my notice!.

 Did you know that there is a chap in Australia who is having a Titanic 2 built, not there but in China, isn't that where everything is happening now?.
About £400 Million give or take a couple of million!.

Click here for the Titanic 2 review.

As you can see it's going to be some ship with the class system just as the old one, needless to say it's going to have more lifeboats!.

Now just for a laugh!.

That's all for now, Fiesta results for this month will be added as soon as I get them.

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2000hrs  9^th October      Wednesday  Auction Night       Clubhouse

(membership badges must be worn)

1500hrs  13^th October      Sunday          Club 500 Racing   Landing stage

1100hrs  20th October     Sunday          Steering Comp     Landing stage

2000hrs  23^rd October    Wednesday   (Quiz and Hot Pot)    Clubhouse

Colwyn Bay regatta, News at Ten, Duckie!.

What a wonderful day it turned out to be for the Colwyn Bay Mayors regatta!.

After setting off from home early in cloudy weather, it soon brightened up as we got into Cheshire and beyond. 

On arrival (after stopping at McDonalds on the way) we were met by old friend of our's and our club, Ray Benson who guided us to a nice parking spot, there was a Pop festival on at the park and they were trying to get £5 out of people to park!.

I'm glad to report that there were quite a few of our club members there with their wives as well enjoying the weather and the good company, Alan, Colin and Pam, Bob and Joyce, Charlie, Kean to mention a few as well as some of our newer members!.

Our Vice.

Ray did introduce me to a chap who had visited our Etherow venue that had had a non too nice experience whilst visiting, he said no one out of (four sailors)  was interested in speaking to him when he wanted to know about starting up in the hobby and perhaps joining the club, that was soon rectified as I made sure everyone of our members there introduced themselves to him and his family, bet he wished he'd never mentioned it, still can't let that kind of thing be passed round, gives the club a bad name doesn't it.

 I think every club has a few grumpy's don't they, and unfortunately this chap met all ours on the same day!.

On to the boats.

Still setting up

Colwyn Bay stand

Someone with my own taste in boats Narra Boat and Coaster 

Some new types of signage coming onto the scene, showing boats of their club members.

Can be used like this or indoors at shows.

Hoylake For sale section

The unusual.

Thai boat and Mine layer

Rigor Mortis

elegant.

The highlight of the day for me was this sinking ship 

Finished up just the bows sticking up out of the water!, then popped up again, no doubt some type of submarine mechanism inside!.

But there again, I tell a lie that was the second highlight of the day, the main highlight was dinner at

"Le Campa Restaurant"

where Bob, Joyce, Charlie, Pepe and myself had a nice cooked meal and at a very reasonabell price, having to listen to each other nattering on and putting the world to rights!.

Nice one Joyce!.

Well thats all for now, hope you enjoyed yourself as much as we did if you went and if you didn't manage to get there this might give you an idea of what you missed.

Can't wait for next year.

Nearly forgot here is another DO you might like to attend and take your good ladies to, its by the seaside again!.

Could be a another good DO!.

That's all folks.

Ken's Lifeboats

Had these pictures for a while waiting for a lull on the site and to-day thought it would be the right time to show them to you!.
First there is the Tamar Class

 The Trent Class

And last but not least the Waveney Class

 
I'm personally not very well up on the different types of lifeboats, but can recognise nice workmanship when I see it!, well done Ken and thanks for sharing your pictures with us all.
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Another Eureka Moment from Bob the Abell

I thought this idea up many years ago when building a 1/4 scale Piper Cub and was rewarded with an MFA motor set from one of the model aircraft magazines for suggesting it!

When you can`t get an elastic bound round something, like a giant Piper Cub fuz, I came up with the "S hook" idea........See photo........and an added bonus, is that you can add as many bands as you like for more clamping power!

Photo shows the "S hook" in action on the Great Eastern build

What`s the other idea, Bob?............Oh yes

You can get the bands for free!

The Postman drops them on the pavement, outside your front door!

Bob

This is part of a new series of Eureka Moments that can be found 

on the tab up at the top, or by clicking Here

That's all for now folks!.