Pictures from EventCity

Just in case people thought I was kidding when I said we had stands at two venue's on the same weekend at the beginning of the month, here are a few pictures from there.

I didn't receive a report from anyone so you will have to just have the pictures and my thoughts.

 Nice big stand for Etherow

Dave's Warship

A lot of lifeboats, Obviously people like taking pictures of Lifeboats more than anything else, hence more of them here .

I was told these pictures were taken just after the setting up of the stands and that after the doors opened, you would not have had space to take them, there was a reported 15,000 through the doors over the weekend and there are already moves ahead to increase the area of the stands for next year as the organisers were very pleased with the outcome of the weekend.

Chris said the event was well organised and that the boats had to be signed in and out so he was very impressed with that and told me the event next year would be better still as this was a first and as it had gone so well would be better still next year, about time we had some thing in this area!.

Its just a pity the organisers of both events couldn't get together and have separate weekends isn't it!

Some later additional pix's of the Event City |DO

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For sale, 9th March 2012

Check out the "For sale section" to-day.

  There are two nice sail boats on there

First fiesta results of 2012

Fiesta report for 4/3/2012

We had a good turnout even though it was raining hard; we had seven of us hardy soles ready for the first sail of the year.

Had ten races in all, wind a little light, but just OK, only had two drop out, with problems.

Trevor Redford 1^st, Terry Miles 2^nd, David Lee 3^rd, Richard Hemingway 4^th, John Munley 5^th, Bob Dunkerley, (573) 7^th.

Thanks to all that came to sail it’s a good turnout.

See you all next Month

Fiesta Sec David Lee.

Thanks for that Dave!

Club does two shows in the same weekend!

Ellesmere Show report, Reporter Ace Abell.

For some unfortuneate reason, this year, there are two model shows taking place in our area on the same weekend!

EventCity in Trafford Park and also one at Ellesmere Boat Museum!

The problem was......Which show do we go to, with Great Eastern?

No problem at all.......Ellesmere of course!......The home of model boat fanatix!

So Peter Teal and the writer sauntered down to Ellesmere Port in the jolly old campervan with little Pepe of course and GE and all the gear

Despite the show being fully booked at the time of asking, we were welcomed with open arms because of the BBC Coast and Model Boats Magazine involvement!

 We were met by two very helpful organisers, who guided us to the Show`s private car park and our nicely positioned stand in the Trade stand hall. You could be missed in one of the side buildings, but not us,right in the middle of the trade stands where everyone makes for. Couldn't ask for better and we were highly delighted!

Locked car park

Duckie explains

Ready for the crowds

Duckie the teacher

 middle of the trade stand hall.

We met lots of friends, all day, old and new and great interest was shown in the model and the BBC Coast connection

The event was well supported and the weather was lovely.

Well attended

We regretted afterwards that we didn't get set up for a sail, the weather being perfect, but we were rather short handed at the time and getting the gear up and down those stairs was not attractive!

There was plenty going on during the day......canal cruises, model docks and tugs etc, the RC lorries seem to be popular at the shows lately,

On the ferry with RC Trucks

 A large Destroyer was present. which in a few months time, will be making a Guiness Book of Records attempt.

HMS Daring 15ft long

Click here for destroyer website

The big stuff

It was amusing to see about a dozen tugboats waiting for the full size canal barge to come in, where they could assist in turning the barge around!......Which they did with great gusto!.....and then dashed off out of the way.

Helping out.

It was nice to be back again at the Ellesmere Model show after a few years of absence

Having a sit down for dinner in the camper cooked by Chef Abell 

The day passed very quickly and the organisers asked us to stay till Sunday, but due to other reasons, we could only manage the one day

Homeward bound, tired but happy.

Bob Abell

This is me, a great day out and hopefully someone who attended the other venue will send me a report and pix's on that, Can't be in two places at once, only had sketchy details from members who visited both shows when they came to Ellesmere.

Peter

That's all folks

Quiz Night over

Another Quiz Night and Hot pot supper been and gone!, can't wait for the next one in October!.

Last night saw a great turnout for the above event, as shown by the following pix's, are you on them.

Quiz Master Phil doing a good job, with a very varied selections of questions.

Nice to see a lot more ladies than usual! 

Are you sure John?

Concentration 

The prizes fought over with great gusto, and the wine wasn't bad either, thanks to Mike and Chris for another good event, I don't know how they do it for the money!

And last but not least a big thank you to the Dinner Ladies for the dishing out of Hot Pot, Dessert, Tea and Coffee.

Another great night and we are only just into February.

Quiz night & Hot Pot.

Don't forget to-morrow it's

Quiz Night and Hot Pot Supper

 22rd February 2012 at 8-00pm 

Wednesday Night in the Clubhouse

 Bring the family and join the fun

Mike's Hot Pot, Apple Pie and Cream 

An event not to be missed!

News Letter Feb 2012

                      ETHEROW  MODEL  BOAT  CLUB

                                    NEWS  LETTER

Date.  February 2012

Commodore:

Message from the Commodore

A happy New Year to all our members and partners.  I wish everyone good health and happiness this year and hope that despite the economic doom and gloom that surrounds us these days we can still enjoy our sailing and social events.

Perhaps the relatively warm, dry day enjoyed on the occasion of the December frostbite sail was a good omen for 2012.  There was a big attendance with a large number of boats on the water as well.  Thanks to Mike for organizing the catering – teas, coffees, hot soup and mince pies – in the clubhouse and to Glyn for the BBQ on the landing stage.  We have a number of events, including a new major exhibition at the beginning of March, which I hope will be similarly well supported.

Exhibitions take time to organise. Space needs to be planned. For this reason it is necessary for Chris Guttridge, our exhibition secretary, to ask members to commit themselves and/or their models well in advance of the exhibition date. For the Haydock Park event (formerly the Birchwood show) participating clubs are invited to address a particular theme.  Last year it was cargo vessels; this year it will be tugs.  If anyone has a tug hiding in their loft or workshop here is the moment to service it in readiness for the August Show. Other types of vessels can also be included in a club’s display.

Later this year we will be holding the annual commodore’s challenge; so to give ample time for preparations I will convey now the broad outlines of the task. It’s a straight runner project. Good luck and I hope there will be plenty of entries to make it a fun event.

The Commodore’s Challenge 2012 Build a straight running boat to the following specifications: ·                 length:   36 inches minimum to 60 inches maximum ·                 Beam: 4 inches minimum ·                 Motor: 540 ·                 Battery: 4v to 7.2v ·                 Single propeller The boat will be aimed at a target; the highest score will be the winner.

Chris Platford

Commodore

Social News:   

Coaches have now been booked for two club trips so far. They are Harrogate model engineering exhibition on Saturday 12th May, leaving Wickes, Stockport 8,15am & Morrisons Denton at 8.30am, leaving return time 3-00 to 4.00 pm. Closing date for booking this trip is Wednesday May 2^nd, members £16 – guests £18.

Warwick model boat show November 10^th, leaving Morrisons Denton 8.00 am, Wickes Stockport 8.15 am, leaving return time 3.00 to 4.00 pm, closing date for this trip Wednesday 31^st October, members £18 guests £20.

 For further details & booking, Contact Mike 0161- 3360306.

Hot-pot & QUIZ NIGHT Wednesday February 22^nd 8.00 pm, teams of four   

The questions: some nautical, some  general knowledge, some history, plus a little fun quiz

Windermere

Mike would like to know if club member and friends would be interested in a day trip to Windermere in July on a Sunday. Member and friends / guests £10, leaving about 9.00 – 9.30 am Stockport and denton..

Thats is all for now, see you about..

Mike Hodgson,  Social secretary.

Exhibitions news:

Manchester model and model engineering exhibition event city Trafford Park, across from the Trafford centre, off Barton  docks road, March 2-3-4, 10.00am to 5.00 pm. Trade and club stands, we will be having a EMBC club stand.

 There will be a RNLI stand and a pool for sailing boats on.                                                                                                                                        It is also the Ellesmere Port trade show on March 3- 4.

Lifeboat weekend in on June 23-24, 10.00 am to 5,00pm, free tea / coffee, we have guests coming from all over the country. For more details contact : Chris on 07411 636675.

 Grand Jubilee Raft Race Race will be on Bank holiday Monday June 4^th, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm in aid of HELP FOR HEROS and the ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, if you can help in any way contact: Andy 264 5215 or Mike 336 0306 or Chris 07411 636675

CLUB 500 news:

 Rules update for 500 racing: 1, All boats to be 500 mm in length and have a minimum of 4mm free board. 2, Boats to have a “soft” bow protectors. 3, 500 series closed cam  un-modified motor, rigid prop shaft connected directly to the motor (no flexy drive or gearboxes) and plastic props only allowed. 6 x sub-c cell 7.2v batteries. 4, No speed controls. 5, “AAA” or “AA” for Rx, on/off only. 6, Race course to be decided on the night. 7, Boats to be open for inspection before racing starts. 8, All boats to show skippers club membership number. NOTES  Any dispute to be settled before start of next race..   John. Race 500 Secretary

Sorry if you have receiced some for this news letter before, but some members did not receive anything so I decided to send the news letter full to all club members,

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