Great Eastern at Etherow

Not being abell to attend the club regatta yesterday I have seen the results of Bob Abell's  Great Eastern cable laying tests on Model Boat's magazine on-line thread,  he seems to have a new No 1 in Glyn Wyche who is doing a good job by the looks of it .

I will be relegated  to No 2 if I don't get back in the saddle soon, but as Bob says " family comes first".

check here for the pictures

Good in'it

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Every boat can be a minesweeper ONCE.

That's all folks

Velda in Hospital

If you went to the club meeting this week you will have heard that secretary Velda is in hospital, so just to put you in the picture, she was taken in on a 999 call Tuesday  morning and since then has been under going tests and scans, with more scans this morning including a camera down the throat  ( have asked her to get a copy for the blog video's , Only kidding )  and then perhaps they can start the road to recovery. 

Still they have to decide what the trouble is first don't they. At the moment its a toss up between appendicitis and /or gall bladder, she is always going for the two for one option at the supermarket or pub grub, but I think she could have given that a miss in this case.

Will keep you informed.

Though I won't be able to attend the weekend events in the circumstances I hope the weather is kind to you if your going, got to be better that Glastonbury !!

Check the "For Sale " section you new members some good bargains on there!

Yes over the past few weeks we have had a few more members join the club and I know you will welcome them and help the first time builders with your expertise and advise.

Must go and get the vacuum  out and the washing done, can't let standards drop or I will be getting my legs slapped when she comes home!

Steering/Club 500/Regatta

Hope the steering comp weather was a bit kinder to you steering guys as I heard the Club 500 comp on the Wednesday was a bit wet with my ace reporter Bob saying it was throwing it down.

Its club night this Wednesday (22nd)  don't forget and Phil the guy from Hyde models will be there again with his selection of modelling bits and pieces.

I'm sure Chris will have all the details ready for you about the coming weekend as well.

Club Regatta  25th June 

RNLI Day  26th June.

There will be Club members sailing on both days on our lake and the lifeboats on the big lake on the 26th , so bring your boats even if they aren't life boats.

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"How long have you been wearing that corset Fred"

Ever since the wife found it in the car ," he replied.

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Lesley Harling

Received an e-mail today from Graham's wife Lesley and she wished to thank the club for their donations.

Quote.

"If you could thank the Club members so much for their most generous donation
and to tell them how much coming down to the pool meant to Graham especially
when he became so ill at Christmas, but he recovered, ( Kirsty called them
our bonus months) and the first place he wanted to be was  to spend more
happy hours at the pool.  It was the one place that he could chat to other
chaps about  the things that  interested him (modeling and sailing) and
share ideas and get inspiration.."

Thank you for that Lesley, the club has lost an excellent craftsman and gentleman.

Colin's holiday snaps

To-day I thought I would share an E-mail I got from Pam, Colin's good lady , and what a good lady allowing him to pack his yacht instead of a few more frocks! Glad to see you have your priorities right Colin

Dear Peter & Velda

A few pictures of Colin sailing his boat on the big marina lake at Weston Super Mare! not a duck in sight!!!!             Pam

Colin on Holiday

Not a duck in sight!

Weston Super Mare Marina

No wonder you like it there so much you two.

See you back at Etherow with the scoops and brushes, enjoy yourselves.

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Fred described the bump on his head as a glancing blow.

"The wife caught me glancing at a blonde" he said.

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Fred was hammering away at some woodwork in his back yard when his mate Charlie looked over the fence.

"Aren't you coming to work to-day?" he asked.

"No said Fred". He had to stay home and mind his wife who was sick with a sore throat and the flu.

Hearing a strange gurgling noise coming from the house Charlie asked; " Is that her coughing?"

"Don't be stupid", said Fred , "she'd never fit into this. she's 15 stone. This is a kennel for the dog"!

 That's all folks 

Sale of warship

Alan Breese is selling one of his fabulous big warships! 

K.G.V. class HMS HOWE. this is a fleetscale model @ a scale of 1;128 it is 70 ins long and 10 ins at the beam.

To learn more of this excellent model go to the "For sale " section under "Pages" on the left of this blog.

With the September regatta being a warship themed day you could be the star attraction on the day with this!.

Now 2 Semi kits been added too!

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As you can see its a crowded Landing stage, but with the awful weather lately these guys are the only ones happy with it

Summer evening visit by Bob Abell, nearly got mugged or should I say Goosed!

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"Mr Minister!" boomed the back bencher, "What are you doing about the Abortion Bill?"
"Shhh, not so loud," said the Minister, "I'm paying it tomorrow".
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There is nothing like horse riding to make a person feel better off.
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He who laughs last doesn't get the joke.
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That's all folks!

Graham's funeral arrangements

Please find here the arrangement details for Graham Harling's funeral.

Wednesday 15th June 2011 at 12 noon.

Crewe Crematorium

Badger Avenue

CW1 3JQ

There was a request for no flowers, but any donations to St Luke's Hospice, Winsford.

http://www.stlukes-hospice.co.uk/

The club will be sending a donation.

Steering results for 15th May 2011

Geoff reported that the weather conditions were a bit wet , but didn't stop the competition

The results were as follows

1st Geoff Fitzsimmons, Equal 2nd Alan Higham and Trevor Redford, 3rd Donald Beswick, 4th Terry Miles.

Good on you guys for braving the elements and keeping the flag flying.

And speaking of flags here is the new club flag unfurled at the committee meeting last night

Nice hey and its got the name Stockport on it, been missing for a long time I think?.

 It all folds down into its own carrying bag, no doubt it will be on show tomorrow night at the club meeting, yes!! its that time again , club meeting to-morrow with Terry Miles giving a talk on Paint technology, which I for one could be learning something

  

Fiesta Report 5th June 2011

Fiesta Report 5/6/2011

Hi to all, from David Lee.

WE had a good turn out, weather good with a little wind, but could have been better.

Seven in all raced and no one dropped out, we had some new face’s winning i.e. Keith and John.

Results.

Trevor Redford 1^st, Terry Miles 2^nd, John Muncey 3^rd, Keith Scammell 4^th, David Lee 5^th,

 Bob Dunkerley 6^th, Frank Laxton 7^th.

Thanks to all that raced for a good day, see you all next month.

David.

Sad Loss

Its with sadness that I have to inform you that Graham Harling passed away yesterday (Saturday 4th June 2011)

As many of you know he was a great builder and I'm sure will be sadly missed.

For his workmanship click here

I will keep you up-dated regarding the funeral arrangements 

This month,Fiesta's and meetings

Don't forget its Fiesta racing to-morrow 5th June !

As the first Wednesday fell on the 1st June this month, it means that the Club meeting will also fall in this weeks calender 8th June.I know the 2nd and 4th Wednesday's confuse some members, but there you go the dates to remember for club meeting this month.

8th June talk by Terry Miles talk on Paint Technology, something most of us stumble on

22nd June social evening, 

 Phil from Hyde models will be there again, as he seemed to be a hit last time he came, if you need something specific why not check out his number in the shops section and ask him to bring it, he has said he will do this any time, so save yourself a trip to the shop and let your fingers do the walking as the old advert used to say!. 

Have you been following Bob Abell's project on Model Boats Magazine on the Great Eastern cable laying , If not why not take a look now at

http://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=50815

This has caused quite a stir on this thread with over 3,000 views so far, quite a lot since he only started recently.

I'm sure he will be bringing it to the regatta this month, Yes its regatta time again soon comes round doesn't it and the next day its the RNLI day with people coming from everywhere for that!

For Sale Section

Check  out the "For sale " section (down on the left hand side) as there is a Billings boat just put on there from a person who isn't a member but used to be I'm told. Its a Billings BANCKERT Dutch Tug Boat

 90% finished but not completed due to ill health. 

Though not a member now, still put on the blog to help this old member and perhaps be of use to one of you looking for a tugboat. (Picture there as well).