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CAPE COD MODEL SAILING CLUB (CCMSC)

 


P
urpose:  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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