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R/C Sailing News
Volume 2, Edition 02
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January 22, 2009
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Pour Party 2009
This Saturday, January 24th, we'll be having the annual lead ballast pouring party. Click here for more detail.
There will be a streaming webcam for our friends that can't make it. The camera may carry all of the excitement of watching paint dry. It will go live that morning.
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WOODS HOLE MODEL
BOAT SHOW
TO BE HELD APRIL 18TH and 19TH
Join us for the Seventh
Biennial Woods Hole Model Boat Show, sponsored by the Woods Hole Historical
Museum.Some 125 models - both static and RC -- will be on display
the weekend of April 18th and 19th throughout the village,
and races of radio controlled model boats will take place both days on Eel
Pond.The exhibits will feature historic and modern models,
workboats and pleasure craft.At last year's show, exhibiters came
not only from the East Coast but from as far away as New Mexico.
If you'd like to include your
model boats in our exhibit, check out our website at www.woodsholemuseum.org to register.The deadline
is March 15th.
Workshops, demonstrations and
talks will also be given on both Saturday and Sunday.Watch how
artisans create ships in bottles. A boat appraiser will be available to evaluate
visitors' maritime items.Commercial exhibiters will sell completed
models, kits and equipment for building models, and on Saturday morning Nobska
Lighthouse and the Woods Hole aquarium will be open to visitors.
Children will be able to
build, paint and sail a model boat from a kit ($10), and to play with
radio-controlled boats, as well.
The show is a friend maker
and fundraiser for the Woods Hole Historical Museum.Tickets are
$12 for adults and $5 for children over six -- or $25 for families.
See our website
for more information on the show and for photos of the previous years, and
please feel free to give us a call at (508) 548-7270.
WEB:www.woodsholemuseum.org
EMAIL:woods_hole_historical@hotmail.com
TEL #:(508)548-7270
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Region 1 vs. Region 2 Team Racing Challenge Regatta
UPDATE: The date has been set for the first weekend in May. This team racing event will be hosted by Mid-Atlantic MYC and will take place at Laurel Acres Park in Mount Laurel, NJ. Though we are sailing CR914's supplied by Chesapeake Performance Models, we would like to see skippers from other classes join in. To express interest in participating, contact Chuck Luscomb for Region 1 or David Brawner for Region 2.
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Quick Congratulations...
Florida Footy Festival II Regatta Results Tanglewood MYC, Sebring, FL 1 Bob Fritze
21
2 Charlie Mann
25
3 John Egizi
28
4 Bill Neilson
29
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Jim Child
Complete results2009 Victoria Frostbite RegattaPasadena, TX 1
CHRIS MACALUSO
65
TOMBALL, TX
2
HEW HAMILTON
565
MANDEVILLE, LA
3
AL ROSS
53
MANDEVILLE, LA
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GEOFF BECKER
101
ARNOLD, MD
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GILBERT MACLACHLAN
709
HARAHAN, LA Complete resultsPlease make sure that your regatta are listed in the AMYA schedule and to submit your regatta report to the Regatta Coordinator. The Model Yachting Editor encourages the use of the summary report.
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Region 7?
Tom Phillips has asked about the idea of splitting Florida off into a separate region. Please see the forum where you can post your questions and comments. |
Other Cool Sites...
Vintage Model Yacht Group
Just plain Wow! Check out what these guys are up to. If you get a chance, also check out their publication Model Yacht.
CHILDREN AND MODEL BOATS
Dave Thibodeau's pictorial (19th and 20th CENTURIES)
Seaworthy Boat's
Bob Jones pond yacht site
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Bulletin Page
All past issues of the Bulletin, no matter which name it had on it, are available here.
Submissions are accepted. Do you have something quick you want to get to a bunch of people? Sure send it in. However, anything more than a paragraph really belongs in the AMYA magazine, Model Yachting.
As always, thanks for reading.
David Brawner
AMYA Region 2 Director
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