- Strictly Sail – By Rod Carr
- AMYA Update
ae Nice place to go sail a boat! The Newport Harbor Yach t Club, New port Beach, Ca. R/C yachts are the West Coas t 12, a large boat displacing about 40 to 50 pounds. Photo was taken from the outside cocktail and dining deck! ROD CARR @!n October ot each calendar year, American Nt Model Yachting Association Released by AMYA President Don Prough this month was a partial listing membership renewals may be sent in. New memberships are still tallied until December 31, but since we are so close are to the end of the year a quick look at the class statistics for this rapidly grow- hull ing organization is in order. The AMYA Secretary’s report of 12/2/72 indicates a total vessel registration of 526!!! These registrations tioned are classes spread and 3 over 9 sanc- others working toward the 20 vessel minimum. In capsule form: Santa Barbara One-Design 50/800 (Marblehead) East Coast 12-Meter 36/600 of items which will be up for grabs at the annual AMYA raffle. Donated so far aSOLING Kit by VORTEX MODEL ENGINEERING; a FLYING EAGLE by CARR’S BOATYARD; and a complete EC/12 kit made up of HARTMAN hull and accessory fittings, CARR’S BOATYARD sails, and JOHNSON ENGINEERING sail control unit. All of these items will be on view at the 124* AMYA booth during the Toledo Show. Drop by and say hello to the pirates from the Chicago Area Flotilla who will 119 be 91* 50 manning the booth. They’re not dangerous . . . just look a little rough!!! From my vantage point as a mid- 10-Rater 45 West Coast 12-Meter 22* Regatta One-Design Atlantic PR man for AMYA, I’m often the fellow approached by those who 22* want Dumas Star ‘’45” Ze Open Class sailing group and p)| assistance in organizing a local applying for AMYA International A Class American X Class i Sanctioned Club status, with the concomitant liability insurance which ac- Half Meter 3 companies 1 ling groups make their presence known lll try to remember to bring them to *—Indicates a one-design class. A quick look at the relative numbers indicates a couple of leading one-designs and the popular 50/800 holding down over 60 percent of all vessels registered. Both of the one-designs are available as kits and new vessels have now started to appear in that form for the 50/800 class also. such clubs. As such fledg- your attention, as well as any individuals who contact me with a plea for help in establishing a group. This week was a bumper crop for such activities. First, we heard from Dick Jansson of Wellsley, Mass. He informed us that an organizational meeting was scheduled and a new club was expected for the Greater Bos- a2 MODEL BVIL PE /XevoxPaga 7 — MARCH 14 73 ton Area which was being pushed by both AMYA and MYRAA skippers. The hope was to apply for AMYA sanction, and bring R/C yachting to the excellent facility existing at Storrow Lagoon. Following Dick, we established com- munication with Mr. Harold Belknap of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He armed us with a list of potential skippers from the general area, and we’ve been assisting him as much as possible from this distance to establish a group. Since Harold is already skippering an EAST COAST 12 hull, we expect that class to be the probable choice. Since everything comes in threes (or so my Mrs. says) | held my breath, and sure enough, the Greater Hartford Model Boat Club has taken itself by the scruff of the neck and is establishing a sail division. A conversation with Bill Zebb turned up a couple of vessels already in the area, and we convinced him to take this year’s CH. BLACK TROPHY SERIES winner (12US300, MAHALO Il) off our hands. I’m awaiting later information from the group who were to undergo their early planning discussions in mid-December. We’ve finally heard from the CENTRAL PARK MODEL YACHT CLUB. Mr. L.V. Goodrich was kind enough to contact us, after we had tried unsuccess- fully for a year to obtain a response Continued on page 53 The MODEL BUILDER + from their Secretary. Though initially a vane club, they will be going into R/C 50/800 activity next year, with interest also being expressed in the AMERICAN X class. We’ve urged with AMYA and them to affiliate are looking forward to seeing them added to the competition schedule. Should you be on your way to ‘fun city,” drop me a postcard for additional details. Notable individual looking for potential fleet members is Jim Foote of Hopkins, Minnesota. Jim has an interest in 10-Rater or Santa Barbara activity, but I’m sure he would sail just about anything to see some active racing start in the Land vide you with your neighbor’s names when he sends your Constitution and registration packet. The Central Illinois Flotilla has members who live no closer than 50 miles to one another, yet they obtain were able to pull together, AMYA sanctioned club status, and hold one of the most enjoyable regattas I’ve ever attended. You can do it too. Don’t sit and wring your hands, winter Is a wonderful time for the administrative baloney it takes to start a club. Do it now and don’t waste sunny, breezy days next summer. Questions on any phase of R/C MODEL SAIL YACHTING? Drop mea line, Rod Carr, 2713 Blain Drive, Chevy Chase, Md. 20015.@ f AMYA and ask the Secretary to pro- PH o QL>L Are you a lone wolf looking for somebody to match race? The best way to identify nearby skippers is to join ULAR ANP o’Lakes.
