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CAPE COD MODEL SAILING CLUB (CCMSC)

 
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 ($25.00), which includes their excellent quarterly magazine, Model Yachting.  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 $100.00.  Most sailors do not use the sails that come with the kit, but buy professionally made sails or make new sails.   A set of sails cost between $40 and $95.  Also needed are a two channel radio (approximately $50.00) and preferably a sail servo (a powerful servo used to control the sails) – about $65).  (The boat can be sailed with the sails from the kit and using only the servos, which come with the radio for a total of approximately $150; but it will not be competitive.)
  
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 try to sail on Wednesday and Saturday from 10:00 PM to 2:30 PM, but also notify members and those interested by email to confirm each sail.  We try to sail into early November.
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 follow Rt. 149)
            Go past the airport and straight at the rotary
            Again, take right fork to stay on 149
            Take unnamed dirt road on right (second dirt road past “Curved Road” sign
             From Rt. 28 take Rt. 149 north for approx. 1.2 miles –left at dirt road.

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 John Morse at 508-833-9270 or email at jmorse3550@aol.com


 




 

 

 

 

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