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DWBrinkman
Rear Admiral
Edina Model Yacht Club Lighthouse Night
This is the first of 2 Lighthouse Night events this year 8-14-22
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DWBrinkman
Rear Admiral
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Pictures from the 2022 Edina Model Yacht Club "Parade of Boats" day event.
Our club has a "Parade of Boats" day every June. Club members bring boats to display, and there are scheduled events throughout the day. A lot of locals bring their lawn chairs and spend the day enjoying our boats. The two floating lighthouses are used during our two "Lighthouse Day" events, which go until dark so we can display our boat lighting.
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  • DWBrinkmanRear Admiral
    Trev,
    I'm not sure. The boat is HUGE, about 6' long. The boat is an older build. I do know the owner, I can ask him at our next club meeting.
  • DWBrinkmanRear Admiral
    Trev,
    When I originally said I knew who owned the boat, I was mistaken. However, since then I have found out who owns it. At our club's recent annual "Dry Dock" luncheon, I asked him about the power plant. He informed me it is an engine from an old Sears Craftsman chainsaw. No wonder you didn't recognize it!
    Dave B
philcaretaker
Commodore
3 "Robbe" Classic yachts
Just 3 "Robbe" Classic yachts here belonging to Buxton Model Boat member Barry Cook .
" Estelle " - " Windstar " & " Comtesse "
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  • AlannichollsPetty Officer 1st Class
    So lovely to see. I have a Comtesse that I bought 40 years ago, and still sail on the occasional weekends.👍
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  • AlannichollsPetty Officer 1st Class
    Just checked. I have the Robbe Skandia. Lovely sailing boat.
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philcaretaker
Commodore
Yachts out in force ! - April 3rd 2022
Just a selection of boats sailing on Sunday 3rd April 2022 with Members from the Buxton Model Boat Club.
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david41
Master Seaman
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bought as a project a long time ago
I bought this yacht as a kit in Auckland New Zealand 1973 as a project i was in the merchant navy working for the New Zealand Shipping co. on the M.V. Ruahine after we had dropped our passengers in wellington we would move around the coast picking up cargo it has taken me a long time to get the yacht like this a lot of alterations including the R/C
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  • Mike StoneyRear Admiral
    Hi David,
    is already OK! These are completely sufficient for me as an idea! Thank you and my condolences to your wife
    best regards
    Mike / Michel-Cl.
  • david41Master Seaman
    Hi Mike.
    glad that i could help i took the entire cabin off this evening as i had to fit a new sail servo and on turning the cabin section upside down spotted very small numbers on sections of the wood i then remembered all the years ago that the deck and cabin etc came all marked out so you just had to cut them out very easy the hull was very thin plastic type and was prone to cracking a few years ago i striped the lot down and pumped builders foam inside the hull manage to marsked of the servo and rudder section and it made the hull a lot firmer and was still light i plus i know that it won't sink

    Best Regards
    David
dave976
Captain
Crewe and District Model Boat Club
Nice calm day at Boundary Park to-day so no yachts but a nice large pleasure cruiser and a small skimmer with attached paraglider finally flying round the lake.
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  • ToraDogCommodore
    Excellent! It must be a challenge to launch the glider.
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  • dave976Captain
    ToraDog
    Harry uses a helper to launch the paraglider once the skimmer approaches sufficient speed. This was the first time a successful flight was achieved and the weather was just right with little or no wind. The drag from the paraglider is high and Harry intends to put a larger motor to increase the power. Whilst the wind a water level was low research indicates that the wind strength is strongest at about 6 - 10ft above water and that is where the paraglider is flying.
    Dave
philcaretaker
Commodore
"NAIAD" Windermere Yacht
"NAIAD" is a Windermere Yacht designed by Herbert Crossley.
This model yacht is a first "scratch" built RC yacht belonging to "full size" sailor Chris Gay.
Naiad is seen here undergoing her maiden voyage at the Pavilion Gardens Buxton in the company of Grahams - "ELLEN" the Bristol Cutter.

More photos here :- https://model-boats.com/places/60518#99293
Phil.
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  • NerysFleet Admiral
    'Naiad' is an interesting concept of a very traditional design. I like her lines and it's good to see a good old gaff rigged boat being built today.
    Likewise 'Emma', lovely old Bristol Pilot cutter, sailing well. You have some good boats at Buxton.

    Nerys
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jbkiwi
Fleet Admiral
HARTLEY FLARELINE, JET MODS
More changes, (not again you say😐) this time the original nozzle was re fitted, as I found that the very clever improvement I made, (a flasher, smaller, better fitting brass one), wasn't so clever after all (can't be brilliant all the time😁) and was restricting the flow. The performance was quite a bit better today (still not startling) and it seems obvious now that MORE POWER will be the next step (have a higher KV, 35 sized brushless coming on the sampan to try).

Had a chat with a long time expat UKer (ex British army) at the pond today, and he mentioned that he has an Aerokits fireboat 'kit' still in the box he hasn't started, (you might be able to hear the conversation) and that he was modelling in the 60s in the UK, running diesels in his boats. He was sailing a Kyosho Seawind today (as was the other guy),- and they look like a nice little yacht, and sail well.
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philcaretaker
Commodore
'Ellipsis' International One Metre Class yacht
Seen here at Buxton is - 'Ellipsis' an International One Metre Class yacht .
Built from lines drawings purchased from the designer Frank Russell.
Neville hand laminated the hull in epoxy glass, and the fin and rudder in epoxy carbon. Hull finished in cellulose paint.
Information provided by Neville Black.
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philcaretaker
Commodore
RC Sailing No 107
RC Sailing hopes to illustrate a selection of RC Models filmed from various locations.
RC Sailing No 107 includes a broad range of Buxton Model Boat Club members boats that include Yachts , Tugs , Rowing boat , Submarine and other power boats.
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