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Purpose:
To enjoy the camaraderie of others through the building
and sailing of radio control model sailboats
AMYA Membership: The CCMSC is Club #62 of the
American Model Yachting Association. Club members are
encouraged to join the AMYA ($32.00), which includes
their excellent quarterly magazine, ModelYachting.
Membership in AMYA is a requirement to register a
sanctioned class boat (such as the Victoria) and obtain
a sail number. The AMYA website is http://www.amya.net
Club Boat: The boat our club has chosen is
the Victoria One Design by Thunder Tiger.
It is a “one design” boat. This means that all
Victorias are basically alike and when raced, it is the
skill of the skipper, not the better boat that decides
the winner.
Where do you get a Victoria and for how much?
It is available through most major hobby catalogs (and
on line from towerhobbies.com or majorhobby.com)
for approximately $110 Most sailors do not use the
sails that come with the kit, but buy professionally
made sails or make new sails from available kits. A
set of sails cost about a $100. Also needed is a
two channel radio (approximately $90.00) and preferably
a sail servo (a powerful servo used to control the
sails) –at about $50.
How
can I find out more about the Victoria? A tremendous
amount of information on the Victoria is available on
the Internet. The “Victoria” One Design web
site is amya.net/Victoria.html. Also try intellisys.net/VRC/
(The Victoria Resource Center.)
Sailing Location: We usually sail at
Hamblin Pond, Barnstable. Currently we do not have
a set schedule for sailing, but notify club members of
the next sail by email.
Directions for Hamblin Pond:
From Rt. 6 take Exit 5
Go south on Rt. 149 for 2.3 miles
Make sure you take the right fork 0.1 mi. down (to
followRt. 149)
Go past the airport and straight at the rotary
Again, take right fork to stay on 149
Take unnamed road on right (second dirt road past
“Curved Road” sign
There is a mailbox post at the edge of this road marked
#661 on the south side.
From Rt. 28 take Rt. 149 north for approx. 1.2 miles
–left at mailbox post #661
Meetings: Currently meetings are being held
on an ad hoc basis.
Member Experience: Members’ experience in
model building and sailing range from “None” to
“Experienced.” We encourage membership
regardless of experience. Plenty of help is
available from other club members and the Internet.
Additional Information: Contact Ed Walton
at 508-430-0455 or at e-mail pawalton@comcast.net
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