Covid 19

Change to Landing Stage Access Rules

From Monday 14 September, a maximum of six people will now be permitted on the landing stage at any one time.

The Model Yachting Association have recently published guidance regarding competitive sailing. Any Club member intending to engage in any competitive sailing on Etherow Lake is asked to study this document, and observe all recommendations within it.

This document MYA-Covid-Guidance, in .PDF format, can be downloaded from here.

Please note that restrictions on the use of the Clubhouse and Sailing Club Compound remain in place.

If essential access to either is required, please arrange with our Commodore, John Berry.

 Commodore's Challenge

Judgement Day

Because of the recent lockdowns, the original scheduled judging day in August had to go by the board.

However, as things now seem to be quieting down a bit, the Commodore has decided it is now safe to go ahead with judging of the entries, albeit only on the landing stage, as the Clubhouse is still out of bounds.

He has announced that judging will now take place on:

Wednesday 30 September at 11 a.m. on the landing stage.

Any who are intending to enter, but who can not make that date, please try and arrange a deputy to bring your boat instead. If that proves impossible, contact Geoff Garside, who will be happy to take your boat along, as well as his own entry.

All members are invited to attend the judging and offer support. We hope to see you then.

John Glynn

John Glynn

We have just heard, via John Davies, that John Glynn, a well known member of the club, has suffered a stroke, and is now in Tameside Hospital.

Mrs. Glynn has asked that we let other members of the Club know, and we are sure that you will all join with us in wishing him a speedy recovery.

At present, because of the Covid crisis, visitors to the hospital are not permitted.

Memories of the Past

Does Anybody Remember This ?

Ian Buckley, who was a member of the Club, with his father, in the 1970s has sent a photo of an old Club membership badge, which he has recently
re-discovered.

Does anybody remember this badge ?    I don't, it well predates me.

Finished Ferret

                        Now Finished

Harry Twist has sent a pic of his finished entry for the Commodore's Challenge. It looks like the Commodore is going to have his work cut out choosing the winner !!

Harry says:

Here's a shot of my finished Ferret. Colour is polar grey overall, Matt black up to the lower chine and a couple of coats of water based varnish over the lower hull. All the electronics are fitted and she floats well in my bath! I'm pretty much calling her finished, but wouldn't mind adding a couple of 1/48th scale crew if I could find some!

Turbinia on a Shoe-string

Turbinia

John Murphy has sent a photo of his latest creation - still in build.

He says:

In true Murphy 'shoe-string' style the hull is made from venetian blind slats - the keel being  a venetian blind laminate! Plating is lithoplate. The forward cabin is the same.

The conning tower is a yoghurt pot with lithoplate jacket. The funnel is a plastic bird-feeder with lithoplate covering. 

The rear cabin again, Venetian blind, lithoplate and just for a change, window frames made from coffee stirrers!

The portholes are eyelets, with 'google eyes' glazing. Cabins and funnel have been painted with undercoat.

The deck, incidentally, is a piece of birch ply from Canada, date stamped 1941, which was intended to make Mosquitos.

The hull below the waterline will be green, the funnel yellow (!) and cabins white.

It should be a striking looking vessel when completed - Wonder if it will have a steam turbine ?

Ferret Number 5

Yet Another Ferret

Harry Twist has sent a photo of his entry for the Commodore's Challenge. Still in primer, but already looking good.

Harry says ..

The torpedo tubes and depth charges are from cheap old felt pens with the centres removed. The rear turret is a piece of plastic conduit pipe. Rear floor pips are cupboard screw covers. Various scrap box balsa bits make up the guns etc. All good fun.

It's amazing what a bit of lateral thinking can come up with !