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Looks like a quick boat 👍 nice work
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Alton Radio Controlled Sailing Club yesterday held an informal day with the forecast of 40mph wind gusts. Most members chose "B" rigs with a couple deciding to hang onto "A's" until the wind arrived. The wind and rain eventually did come, but much later in the day after were long gone and tucked with a large G&T (well I was!). As it was an informal day, a blind eye was turned to A LOT of minor rule infringements, like line jumping and buoy clipping which added to the fun of keeping the fleet close together with many individual duels going on. Loads of laughter and micky taking made for a great day with a great wind and flat water. Please come and say hello on our Facebook page and even come and have a sail with us if you can. As a club we fully adhere to the MYA guidelines and have all Covid measures in place to keep our members and guests as safe as it is possible. More photos and media of our members are on our page. Stay safe folks!
Glad you sail to HRYC rules 😂😂😂
Seems this DF racing is getting popular, we had thirteen skippers out today 😏
Photos from RC Model Yacht Sailing For Fun's post
Where from and how much, is it just hull and is there any rig details. Thanks.
Photos from David Potter-Solutions's post
To prevent that nose diving how about a pair of small horizontal winglets ?
Lockdown Mk 2
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Lots to get through this time, firstly here in Wales we have been put into another full on lockdown for the next 17 days. No matter, I can’t work from home so I’ll be in the workshop fulfilling or...Hoping that one of you recognises this design.
A bit of a restoration project, bought for next to nothing on eBay. Unfortunately there is no registration number on it, obviously an early design, glass fibre( chopped strand mat ) and flat deck. The forward swept fin and short chine at the stern should give a clue, as I know there were a couple of Chris Dicks with a similar fin layout.
247?
Not s Chris dicks design. Looks like a John Taylor design
Looks like a Parasite by John Taylor
Paracite by John Taylor.
Thanks chaps, certainly looks right to me, just a bit different. Only really bought it as I needed a cheap winch, hey, the lead is worth more than I paid for it!
We had many happy raced with our Parasites here at Fleetwood. We had 2 in the to p 10 in the 1994 National s😊
I really enjoy the knowledge shared by members. Keep smiling and stay safe.
Looks a bit like a gadget widget from memory
My 1.5m Sailing in very little wind today, beautiful boat to sail...
Nice to see another one on the water. Lovely boats.
Nice
Well done Pepe
I've just asked Pepe what the order book looks like - I'd guess 18 months at least. Lovely boat
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24th October 2020 A revised Marblehead Certification Control Form/Certificate has been posted on the IRSA website. This form replaces previous versions and should be used for all future certification. It can be found at the following link: Please delete any version of previous forms that you may have in your files. If you need to discuss this please call either: Roy Stevens on 01642 724 211 or Graham Bantock on 01376 570 583 Thanks, Graham Bantock Technical Officer, MYA.
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Technical Note – Revised Marblehead Certification Control Form/Certificate – October 2020
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24th October 2020 A revised Ma...24th October 2020 It was found that the Marblehead Certification Control Form/Certificate permitted the input of data for rigs with the height of the upper limit mark exceeding the maximum permitted by the class rules, 2160 mm. A revised form has been released that corrects this. Roy Stevens, Marblehead Registrar for the MYA, has checked the register and identified a few boats that are affected by this. [ 217 more words ]
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Revised Marblehead Certification Control Form/Certificate – October 2020
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24th October 2020 It was found...To all MYA Midland club secretaries and members, as you will be aware the Government introduced a new Covid Tier system in England and Wales and this may have an impact on your travelling and attendance at the club. See the latest regulations here: Covid Update England & Wales 25 October 2020 V0 You can check your Tier level here on the UK Government website: Please review these regulations and make any appropiate edits to your club risk assessments as required.
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COVID-19 UPDATE FOR ENGLAND & WALES 25 October 2020 1. Introduction of the Tier System in England On the 12th October 2020, the UK Government announced the Introduction of a Covid Alert Tier system for all areas in England. There were 3 Tiers: Tier 1 - Medium Tier 2 - High Tier 3 - Very High Organised Sport can continue all areas in the Tier system and for MYA Clubs this means following the Guidance issued on 18th September and available on the MYA website. [ 386 more words ]
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Radio and Free Sailing – Covid-19 Update – 25th October 2020
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COVID-19 UPDATE FOR ENGLAND & ...We are pleased to announce that MYA Regulations 6 (Honorary Officers) is now complete and can be found in our knowledgebase Here
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We have received a few enquiries about how the 2020 AGM will be run. A post was made a few weeks ago and emails sent directly to members however we have added a bit more information to the original post which can be found Here
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The MYA Regulations 1 to 5 have been updated to bring in line with the New Constitution, and can now be viewed here:
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Malcolm Appleton I am excited and happy to announce that I have the taken over the reins of Class Captain from Gavin Watson. Most of you will never have heard of me so here’s a brief intro. My name is Malcolm Appleton and I ‘discovered’ radio sailing while walking around the Emsworth Slipper Pond one Thursday morning while waiting to meet my sister for lunch. [ 470 more words ]
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Well done taking up the baton from Gavin and good luck in the post.
The 2020 MYA Scottish District IOM Wooden Hull Championship was held on Wednesday the 7th October 2020 hosted by Tayside Radio Sailing Club at Forfar Loch, the home of Forfar Sailing Club. The event had been postponed from the previous Saturday due to an amber weather warning for extremely heavy rain (a month's rain in 2 days), bad road conditions with flooding and a very light (almost non-existent) northerly wind. [ 465 more words ]
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2020 MYA Scottish District IOM Wooden Hull Championship
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The 2020 MYA Scottish District...Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, Lincoln Radio Sailing Club have to announce the cancellation of the final MYA Marblehead ranking event which was scheduled for the 1st Nov 2020. This event will not be re scheduled.
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