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April 1983 70p (I.R. £1.04, U.S.A. $3.25) Action Mar Sub Plans LOGBOOK will be Vic Cooney, not Roger Stollery. There will, incidentally, be camping/caravan facilities at the waterside and the Guildford club are pulling out all the stops to make this a first-class meeting. Model Yachting Association News Spectators will be welcome and since the venue is reasonably accessible (on the outskirts of Aldershot) no doubt a lot of people will want to take the chance of seeing RAs in action: details of Wattle Farm Lakes (see New Zealand News) looking from the club house end across the yachting lake. Photo: Fred Marten. the exact location of the water will be given next time. Discussion took place on the method of selecting invitees Champions, for the Annual Race of but it was felt that the present system was still on balance the best. It was decided that conditions of entry to the Little Portugal Cup should be modified and in future entry will be barred only to past A Class National Championship winners. Sweden has confirmed the staging of a European RM Championship to be held Aug. 6-13 at a lake about 20km. north of Stockholm. Measuring will take place on the 6/7th, racing from 8-13 with a lay day on the 11th. Initially places are being allocated to eligible countries on the basis of |.M.Y.R.U. affiliation strength, so that there are eight offered to England, though possibly one or two additional vacancies may arise later. This brought up the matter of selection, and it was decided that for all European and World Championships, offers of places shall be based on the order of finishing at the nearest preceding National Championships. NCE again the reform to the Marblehead be served by inviting comment from those who tules took up a fair amount of time at the January M.Y.A. Council meeting. The only have never ever seen one of these yachts. positive ments of accounts in all cases from clubs hosting national championships on behalf of the Associ- step that emerged was to ask the I.M.Y.R.U. to circulate to countries a supplementary sheet to the questionnaire on the grounds that the French had proposed that no alteration be made to the rules without considerable further discussion, The questionnaire reply form did not include a box in which exact agreement with this sentiment could be recorded, only the question: “Do you consider this revision necessary?” However, this matter did not come up till halfway through the meeting. Apart from the usual mechanics of such meetings (passing minutes, matters arising, etc.) the items of greatest interest follow. First off there was a discussion regarding the motion passed at the A.G.M. allowing ‘free affiliation’ to club members under 17 and over 65. Are such members to receive the normal services of the Association and if so, how? As an example, now that fixture lists are sent out as one per affiliated member, how do the senders-out know how many to send? Then the Constitution apportions votes at the A.G.M. on the basis of number of affiliated members; club secs. will only state the number of members for whom they are paying, so what happens then? It is clear that many clubs do not agree with the motion, as several are still paying for all members irrespective of age and in other cases over-65s arejoining as individual members because they feel they should be paying their way. There is one club where possibly only one member is under 65: what happens to that club? The Council feel that the matter was not sufficiently thought out when the vote was taken, and will submit a motion rescinding the 1982 decision to the 1983 A.G.M. A draught revision of the 6m rule has been prepared and has been seen by all owners of currently registered boats in the class. Since the only other country apparently sailing 6ms is Scotland, their agreements to the draught is tobe sought and, for reasons of time and economy, formal agreement will be requested only from those M.Y.A. clubs sailing the class before a proposal is put to the I.M.Y.R.U. It is a fairly complex rule and it is felt that no purpose would 208 The Hon. Treasurer is still not receiving state- ation. This is a requirement which is clear before a club offers to stage the race and is the sort of feedback needed to ensure that future arrange- The Bolton clubis now disbanded and the North Liverpool club is also no longer operating. Anew affiliation isWoodbridge M.B.C. {Miss S. Banyard, Aarhuis, 11 Through Duncans, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4EA) anda possible future ‘affiliatee’ is Yate and Sodbury. Occurring just about publication time is the 36R Championship at Bournville (Mar. 26/27) which is the 50th Championship for the class and, ments meet developing needs. On the subject of almost to the day, the 50th anniversary of the Bournville lake. It was expected that the lake would have been emptied for several weeks prior to the race, for clearance and repairs, but big four banks. As it is a 36in. event, it has been suggested that a yard of ale would make an appropriate award, suitably engraved. months. Championships, there was some discussion of sponsorship from various sources; it is hoped that funds for a trophy for the new R36R Championship may arise from negotiations with one of the A suggestion for a radical change in member- ship was discussed and it was agreed that Graham Bantock, the author of the scheme should endeavour to condense the considerable amount of work he has put in into a brief outline with pros and cons which can be sent out toclubs, to be returned with comment and reaction by the end of April. In essence, the scheme envisages full membership of the M.Y.A. on an individual basis for those who wish to participate fully in Association activities, either through straight individual membership or in addition to membership of a club. Affiliated clubs would pay a flat subscription. A major factor would be a reduction in costs of running the Association by including minutes etc. in Model Yachting Newsletter, which would be included in the annual subscription. The sort of figure possible could be £7.50 p.a. all-in for individuals and £13 total for any club. Individual members would get direct mailings from the M.Y.A., have a vote at G.Ms. etc., and there would be a ‘family rate’. However, more detail will be available for club discussion by direct communication. The new I.M.Y.R.U. affiliation fees involve the M.Y.A. in an annual fee of around £75 (this year, with 610 internationally registered yachts, apparently the work has been postponed for some Hull News We hear that Oliver Lee is again turning out Trapper Mk.Vi hulls (for the RM class, for new readers!) but at the present time they are bare hulls only. ‘Bare’ means the hull finished to the customary high standard with rudder tube installed but no keel trunk (fitting the fin permanently saves weight!) and bow and stern transoms are also to be fitted by the builder. A re- bated radio hatch opening is provided. The hulls are finished in clear gel and weigh 32oz. Price, including g.a. drawing with fin and rudder shapes, mast position etc. is £68.85 plus Securicor delivery (in U.K.) from £10.92 depending on distance; export price ex-worksis £61.00. Address is Unit 11, Mildmay Industrial Estate, Foundry Lane, Burnham on Crouch, Essex CMO 8BN. Note that complete kits are not available, but masts, booms, sails and fittings, etc. can be obtained from G. Bantock, 35 The Paddocks, Witham, Essex CM8 2DR. Graham Bantock’s RM Heartbeat design which won at the 1982 Jubilee Regatta at Fleetwood is now available as hull, fin and rudder at £40 plus carriage from E. L. Jones, 8 Marline Avenue, Bromborough, Merseyside, who can also supply all other fittings including the lead. Plans only for £76.10). Other short points: the Mickey Finn Championship will be at Bournville on June 19 the design are available at £5 inc. post from M.Y.N., 5 Crofton Court, Cypress Road, South Sept. 3). The 0.0.D. at the RA Nationals at Ash Norwood, London, SE25. The E. L. Jones address is also the source of the EC12m one-design hull, a number of which have (entries by June 12) and the Model Maker Trophy will also be at Bournville, on Sept. 11 (entries by Model Boats miles North, then to Wellington, at the bottom of the North Island 500 miles south of Auckland. The been sold throughout U.K. The ‘honour’ of having the first one built and sailing goes to a member of the Hove club and the furthest customer so far was one’ in the Shetland Islands. A handbook final area to take up the radio challenge was Christchurch, in the South Isiand about 750 miles from Auckland. This was rather surprising, for giving the full class rules plus building hints is Christchurch had been the strongest vane sailing area in New Zealand and for many years the administration of New Zealand mode! yachting now supplied with each hull; for further details write to E. L. Jones. Recently on the market is a twin-drum version price is about £32 from World Electronics, 97 was handled by the officials of the New Zealand Model Yachting Association who were ali based in this South Island city. The majority of present N.Z.M.Y.A. executive are based in Wellington and are drawn from the membership of the Greater Tudor Avenue, Watford, Herts. The twin drums (or using odd-size drums) would enable a builder to use separate sheeting lines for jib and main on, say, an RM but perhaps the greatest area of interest would be among scale sailing enthusiasts where the availability of a second drum could be well, of the Talisman winch. It weighs approx. 5%,0z., has a body 2%in. square by 1%in. thick and an overall width over drums of 4in. We understand that three sizes of drums are supplied and the Wellington Model Marine Club which is probably the strongest club in the country at present. As Registrar, being 500 miles away from the rest of the executive committee is a bit of a disadvantage when queries arise, but generally things go quite very convenient. Now, if it had a switching or clutch mechanism so that either drum could be driven at will — h’m! Not sucha silly idea at first sight, since it should be possible to push one gear out of mesh at either end, althoughin suchacase the proportional aspect would get lost and in any event a further servo (and hence a minimum of three channels) would be needed to switch Graham Bantock’s RM Heartbeat, 1982 Jubilee Regatta winner is now available in semi-kit form from E. L. Jones, (see Hull News). drums, so you might as well use two separate single-drum winches. So another idea bites the dust.. .! chief activities. However the construction of a very good pool brought a great increase in model yachting. Vane control was used and quite a large 1983 Regattas The M.Y.A. fixture list should be in the hands of affiliated members before publication of this issue, but for other interested parties the fleet raced regularly. However after about three following so many model yacht clubs, weed. National Championship and or four years we began to experience that bane of other At approximately the same time radio control national regatta dates are confirmed: 36R Mar. 26/27 Bournville; A Team Apr. 23/24 Birmingham; M Apr. 30-May 2 Fleetwood; 10R May 21/22 Gosport; RM May 28-30 Fleetwood; R10R June 11/12 Birmingham; Little Portugal June 19 began to be possible with the advent of better R/C units. The weed on the pool made vane sailing very difficult, but the radio controlled boats were able to continue to use what open water that was Gosport; R36R July 3 Chelmsford; A July 31-Aug. 5 Fleetwood; RA Sept. 17/18 Guildford (Ash); M Team Sept. 24/25 Birmingham; Champions Cup Oct. 8/9 Leicester; 6m Oct. 22/23 Bournville — plus the two events at Bournville mentioned available, and when eventually that was lost, to still sail and hold races on sheltered waters on the harbours. (Auckland lies across a narrow isthmus between two harbours which abound with suitable bays). Vane sailing on open water is not really practical. This state of affairs resulted in the complete cessation of vane sailing in Auckland and, even when we were able to get the pool clear above. New Zealand News How the other half lives is always of interest, and a recent long and informative letter from Fred Marten of Auckland gave a very clear picture of of weed, it did not revive. R/C yachting has how- ever grown steadily and we now havea good fleet own boat in international competition. We had high hopes that this year, one Helmer Pedersen, would represent N.Z. at Dunkirk, but somewhere along the line things came unstuck. | enclose a photograph taken a week ago when! was out at the pool with a friend who was launching a new scale battleship. To keep him company | took my current M. The yachting pool is about 700ft. long and 300ft. wide with a depth of 3 to 4ft. The prevailing wind is S.W., and the December. days.’ scale ship modelling and power boating were the miles north, then to Wellington, at the bottom of He concludes with some information about his own activities from which we may be able to quote another time. BEAUTIFUL LOW VOLTAGE PRECISION TOOLS pa * 14 volt P.S.U. only £8.99 TOP! 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NEW SILTRO 21 rad etc., etc. MODEL RACING HULLS 29 STURDEE CLOSE, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX BS EAS Sar tol: 0323 23651 Also available r-CSPECIAL OFFER )— April 1983 either Auckland or Tauranga. Although we have had observers at several major events in the U.K. and on the Continent, we have not as yet had one of our skippers sail his the third Sunday of each month of the year except Competitive R/C yachting began in Auckland – and spread first to Tauranga, which is some 150 Fags mous < MiMiC RAFT > in Auckland and two in Tauranga. The growing strength of the Wellington fleet has led to the 1983 contest being scheduled in that city. This should encourage more entries from the South Island. It is a long and expensive trip for them to water which shows beyond the embankment isa larger pool which was used by the power enthusiasts. To the sou’east of the yachting pool there is a similar pool which is set aside for scale boats. Sadly, neither of these pools are much used these of 25 RMs registered in the club, with probably as many again who sail occasionally. The weather here allows us to sail all the year round and we take advantage of it to schedule a trophy eventon how things are in his country. Fred is secretary of the Northern Maritime Model Society, editor of their monthly newsletter and registrar for the New Zealand M.Y.A.; so busy a person taking time to write is appreciated. Fred writes ‘The N.M.M.S. was formed here in Auckland about 15 years ago and at that time THE At present N.Z. registrations run for one year from the date of application. This means that the number of boats currently registered is constantly changing. At this date it stands at about 60. This figure remains fairly consistent throughout the year, but the rate of renewal of existing registrations is only about 10%. The numbers are kept up by new registrations. What happens to the other 90% is somewhat a mystery. National Championships have been held for RM Class yachts each year since 1977. Because the greatest number of boats were registered in the North four of these six events have been held New boats for 83! Cherokee 21 or 40 at £25. Catalogue send SAE. Tel: 0323-23651 209
