Haydock Show, 2017.

For those of us that didn't make it to Haydock this year, here is a picture of our beautiful club stand!.

Everyone I've spoken too that went to the show said it was very large and took some getting round, that's because we have quite a few members that aren't as young as they were I suspect!.

The other thing some mentioned were that there wasn't as many trade stands as they would have liked!,  there again you can't please everyone can you. I'm surprised that there are any these days with the Internet and prices lower than the model shops can keep up to And free postage from China!!.

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Back on home waters this past week here are some of the boats and Members on view.

 

 

Camouflage working well?, my picture out of focus really but gives you the idea of the camouflage doesn't it?.

Look at the detail here

Another warship.

And One Metre's on the big Lake!.

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The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a flat tyre!.

A man walks into a butchers shop and says "Have you got a Sheep's head" 

The butcher replied "No, its just the way I brush my hair".

Beauty comes from within,

From within bottles,jars, tubes and compacts!.

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Fiesta Report, 6.8.2017.

HI TO ALL

 Weather sunny, wind good for a change. Only five  came to race, it being Holiday time, got in eleven races, doing the full course. Trevor had a bad day ending when his fiesta sank!

 Thanks to Bob for being the race. O.O.D.

Results

Terry Miles 1^st, David Lee 2^nd,  Trevor Redford 3^rd, Charlie 4^th, George 5^th.

Thank you, all for coming to sail.

See you all next month David Lee.

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A bit of the big stuff with Big Al Breese's warship, HMS Ramilles.

He doesn't do small does he!.

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My sex life isn't dead, but the buzzards are circling!.

It's been a bad day,

I put on a shirt and a button fell off,

I picked up my shopping bag and the handle fell off.

I'm afraid to go to the bathroom!,

If God had wanted us to go metric, wouldn't he have appointed ten apostles!.

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Yacht's on the big lake.

Today at the lake there were quite a few of the members there, the sunny weather must have brought them out, even though the forecast wasn't very good.

Sailing on the big lake today as there was a bit more wind available.

 

George meets a couple of old friends, no doubt telling them all the pleasures of modelling and sailing!

Meanwhile back on our lake a few of the members enjoying the sunshine!.

Even Rob was there home from his travels.

Al the Comms boat.

The video today.

And its not all sat on Bum's, the old notice board came down today!, must have been a good job in its day as it was quite a struggle to move it!.

New one on the way.

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You know when your getting old when:

The numbers in your little black book are all Doctors.

When the candles cost more than the cake.

Your ears are hairier than your head.

You sink your teeth into a steak and they stay there.

You have a party and the neighbours don't even realise.

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Sunday sailing, Dec 2015.

Sunday sailing, Dec 2015.

This past Sunday (20th) there were the usual regulars at the pond mainly the yachtsmen,

It was a nice sunny day but deceptive with a sharp cold wind, still that's what the yachtsmen want isn't it!, the wind not the cold though!.

One Metre racing.

 

There was a couple of motorised boats there,

 

Eddie's new modern Navy boat.

and Jeff's freighter.

Well, only one more Sunday outing for the club and that's the Frostbite Sail on the (27th) the day after Boxing Day, so hope to see a few boats on the water, as in the past few years don't think we will have to break the ice this year, must be something in this global warming hey!.

If you are at the lake over the Christmas/New Year period here is the opening times for the Lake Cafe, unless your better halves are still giving you leftover turkey sandwiches!.

  

After the council stating earlier in October that they wouldn't be putting any more money into the park, they seem to have changed their minds and the quiet of the park as been scattered this past week with the sound of chainsaws as they have been thinning out the bushes and undergrowth along the paths round the lakes, and though it looks a bit bald at the moment it will settle down I'm sure!.

Well that's it for now, hope to get a few more pictures on Frostbite day, if not I'm sure Mike's hot soup and mince pies will make up for it and I can always get some pictures indoors hey!.

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Next Event.

1100  27^th December  Sunday  “Frostbite Sail”     Landing Stage and Clubhouse

                                  Soup and Mince-pies after a frosty sail.

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Merry Christmas to all our readers from Duckie and Pepe!.

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Sunny October, 2015.

Sunny October, 2015.

1st October turned out to be better than most days this summer. 

Here is a video of some of the boats on the day.

Small river cruiser

Al the Com's Submarine

The close up

This beautiful Schooner was a museum exhibit, now motorised by one of our members 

Some boats from a previous sail.

Sausage buttie break.

That's all for now 

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Next Events

Sunday 4th October at Bugsworth Basin

1000     4^th   October            Sunday                       Fiesta Racing              Landing stage 

2000     14^th October       Wednesday                  Club night                   Clubhouse

                                  Auction Night      MEMBERSHIP BADGES MUST BE WORN

1500    11^th October           Sunday                        Club 500 Racing          Landing stage

1100    18^th  October          Sunday                        Steering Comp             Landing stage

1500    25^th October           Sunday                        Club 500 Racing          Landing Stage

2000   28^th October        Wednesday                 Club night                    Cluhouse  

                                                 Quiz and Hot Pot   

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7th November 2015.

Telford Model Show.

The details for the Telford trip are now finalised and are as follows:

Coach is £8 per person and Entry tickets have to be purchased at the Door on arrival as they do not do block bookings or purchases of tickets.   Prices for tickets are

£10   for normal Entry

£7  for Concession

Under 16 are Free

Coach pick-up times are 8 AM  at Morrisons Denton.

                                        8:15 AM at Wicks in Stockport

 Members who are interested Coach Money to Mike Hodgson.

Regards

Andy Glen, Secretary 

Coach trip.

Coach £8.00.

Entry fee, £7.00

See Mike Hodgson for further details.

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A day at the lake.

A day at the lake.

While at the lake the other day had a chat with Charlie, just a distraction as he is getting too good these days at sailing his Fiesta.

Glyn was also there with one of his cruisers.

Eric said he had bought this aerial top as it reminded him of someone in the club who wasn't sat a million miles away from him. Having said that Al the Comm was there too with his Atlantis WW2 freighter.

  

Alan had sent me an earlier email with his latest project and here it is.

What a whopper!.

Here is Abdul, with his wallet, just had his lunch in the Cafe.

While at the cafe I'd noticed something shining on the landing stage, so with the zoom on my camera saw that it was a steel ramp down into the water 

 On closer inspection and information found out that Mike (the fixer) had been out again with his tools and fitted the ramp to help getting the rescue boat in and out, it's been getting a bit knocked about lately and this will help to preserve it a bit longer, the price of a new one is quite a lot as you can imagine. 

Another nice job Mike!

  That's it for now Folks, off to the lake again to see if there's anyone there!.

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 Anyone into bird watching here are some of the baby Coots, away from the activity of the landing stage.

Cute hey!.

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