Borders Model Boat Club
Season Summary Report for 2009
We had a good sailing season with new models featuring as the season progressed. In May we gave a display at the Kelso Vintage Show where we had aprox 50 models on show.
We had out Fun Day and Competition Day together on Sunday 21st June and had good weather to set off a great days sailing competition and good food, all at the pond side.
We also had a Club Social Evening where we gathered at a local hotel for a meal, drink and chat.
In Sept we had our Club Regatta and although it started to rain we sheltered under our gazebos and listened to one of our junior members play his accordion till the rain relented, and at the same time Jimmy Kinloch from Edinburgh arrived with his much regarded Boat the Duchess which carried on the theme of scottish music for the rest of the afternoon, so a most enjoyable time was had by all.
We gave a sailing Demonstration at a pond set up for us at the Selkirk Rally on 20th Sept and that turned out to be a triumph as the public were most enthusiastic and kids enjoyed the fun of handling the models and sailing them.
We all look forward now to the Pint and Natter nights to plan the next model to build and pass the winter months waiting for the spring and start of the season again.
Submitted by: Bill Murnin (Sec) 26th Sept. 2009
EDINBURGH MODEL BOAT CLUB
TUG TOWING EVENT -
We, like everyone else I suspect, had been watching the weather forecasts for the
last few days with some trepidation and the cancellation of road works on the Forth
Road Bridge at the week-
As a consequence the start was delayed by around an hour with the wind moderating the whole time and we finally got underway at around 1.15, with several masterly displays of barge handling by messrs Noon and Mason who really showed how bow thrusters should be used!!
Three courses were run for Single Tows, one of which was an apparently simple berthing exercise and the others were somewhat tortuous with just enough in the way of dog legs to catch out even the experienced skippers particularly given the gusty wind.
We had 7 entrants with M. Loney & William Noon scratching on the first round.
This left 5 to complete the remaining two courses.
Bill Noon and Norry Mason looked like being clear winners, albeit with only one point separating them but, as luck would have it, the wind died completely just as the last competitor, Nigel Coates, got about half way round and he managed to just pip them to the post, again by only one point.
Results were Nigel Coates, aggregate score 4, Bill Non aggregate score 5 and Norry
Mason aggregate score 6. So Nigel came first, Bill Noon second and Norry third.
Award certificates were presented for 1st and 2nd -
There was just enough time to have a play with a twin tug tow. A bit of an eye opener
for the home team !! Clearly we need more practice -
All in all it was a thoroughly enjoyable day and it was a pleasure to welcome our
visitors -
Bill and William Noon, Jim Gordon, M. Loney (all from Glasgow Richmond) and Norry Mason (Largs MBC)
Sincere thanks must go to the visitors for their welcome assistance in erecting (and
dismantling) gazebos etc. Had it not been for this the home team could have been
struggling a bit -
Nigel Coates, once again, leapt in and out of the pond repairing gates destroyed by the competitors and changing the course set up for the three rounds. Many thanks Nigel.
Iain Moffatt -
The Edinburgh Model Boat Club -
This was the first formal event of the 2007 season and, as the pessimists predicted,
the weather was a real mixed bag with gusting gale force winds, very heavy rain showers
and, just to put the icing on the cake, a hail storm! So did we all survive -
Mind you there were a couple of sour faces as boats flipped upside down and played
at submarines. We’ll post a report shortly and try to get the movie up as well.
In the meantime -
Borders Model Boat Club -
Club report on a visit to the Tyneside Model Boat Club.
Submitted by Ian Greig of BMBC (1/10/2006)
To view (or download) Tynemouth outing.pdf
Edinburgh Model Boat Club -
Club report on the Close of Season event at Inverleith Pond on 1st October 2006.
Submitted by Iain Moffatt of EMBC (3/10/2006)
To view (or download) Close of Season 2006.pdf
CLUB EVENT REPORTS
Edinburgh Model Boat Club
Submarine Day 2009 -
Published by Andrew Gray Pictures in Gallery 20
Edinburgh Model Boat Club
Sub Fest 24th June 2007
Event Report submitted by Andrew Gray, Club Treasurer. Pictures in Gallery 10
MODEL EXTRAVAGANZA -
5th September 2010
This was a very successful day with many good reports from those who attended.
The venue was excellent as were the facilities provided.
Most importantly there was a very good turn out of Clubs covering boats, tanks, aircraft (including helicopters), dolls houses and model railways.
Sailing was available on the canal basin and canal sections although there was a goodly crop of weed that hindered things a bit. Sadly for the less agile, there was also a fair lift getting boats into and out of the water although fortunately many folk had brought lifting straps.
Clubs attending were:
Glasgow Richmond MBC; Scottish Model Warship Association; Knightswood MBC; Rosyth Model Ship Club; Ayr MBC; Glasgow South Ship Modellers; East Kilbride MBC; Irvine MBC; Greenock MPB&YC; Hamilton Radio Modelling Club (planes & helicopters); East Kilbride Model Railway Club; Clyde Model Railway Club (Hamilton); East Kilbride Miniature Houses Club.
Three Trader Stands were also present -
The RNLI also had a well stocked stand and appeared to be doing good business.
Coatbridge Fire Brigade brought along a beautiful Fire Tender which excited the younger visitors especially!!.
There was also a well stocked Bring & Buy stand which I believe was cleared out before the end of the show!!
There was an excellent public turn out which meant that parking was a bit of a problem close to the event although, given the very good weather, the 5 or 10 minute stroll was no great hardship.
The Museum has an excellent cafe and I sampled some of their offerings!! Delicious!!
For those wedded to burgers and the like, there was also an outside catering wagon
that smelled pretty good!! (Missed out on this -
Sadly I was unable to stay very long and missed the opportunity to chat with the folk from the various clubs but never the less I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoons outing!! Fortunately Eddie Haig and Neil McCarron took a lot of great pictures which can be seen at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/haig.kashin/SummerleeSept2010#
I did however manage to get some pikkies which can be seen on Gallery 21.
All in all it was a wonderful day and congratulations must go to both Hugh Gavin for organising it all and especially to those clubs who put on a great show.
Well done all ............... lets hope it will be the first of many !!
The Museum has loads of space both at ground level and on the gallery level so there are great opportunities for an even better attendance of Clubs at the next show.
Iain Moffatt