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Welcome to Kirklees Model Boat Club,
The club was first registered in the
magazine, Model Boats in February
1978 as having twenty members. This
year we are celebrating '30 years'
of model boating.
The
first chairman and founder member
was Joe Strand, the club at this
time was called, Kirklees Model
Club, as club members also ran model
cars, boats, tanks and round the
pole flying. In the years that
followed the activities were refined
down to model boat building and
sailing, the club name changed along
with adopting the Swan logo.
Please
visit our History page for more
in-depth sight into our club.
And of course don't forget to leave
your thoughts/comments in our guest
book.
May your Batteries never fail!
John
Webmaster
The Club Christmas Lunch
booking form will be
attached to the next
Newsletter. Please book
early to avoid
disappointment.
Click
here to see
the menu and booking form.
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'Pessimist complains about
the wind,
the Optimist expects it to
change, and,
the Realist adjusts his
sails.'
Vic's verse for 2009. 
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Model
Boat Convention
Birchwood |
At this years
convention at Birchwood, KMBC came up trumps again
winning prizes.
Donald Shaw came 2nd
in kit class with Slipway Aziz. Chris Behan came 1st
in semi-scratch with his Russian Typhoon Submarine
and Kirklees won Best Stand for the second year
running.
A
digital proportional radio-control receiver is a
clever little gizmo. It can receive a series of
signals from the transmitter; decode and amplify
them and convert them into a series of corresponding
pulses of +ve charge.
It
sends these pulses down the white or yellow wires to
decoders and amplifiers which turn the pulses into
controls for electric motors. OK - so that's a
very simple overview, but if you wanted a full
technical description of a modern radio system then
you wouldn't be reading this website.......<more>
The Wednesday Sailing
consists of KMBC members who
have the great good fortune
not to be working and can
therefore enjoy sailing on
Wednesday afternoons..<more>
Click here
for the latest report
and league table. |
'S' Class
race took place on Sunday 19th October, this was the
last race of the year and the proud winner was Raymond
Binns.
After
careful counting the final year end results of first and
second were joint, full results on the lakeside results
page.
See the
delighted winners with their respect trophies....<click
here>
This
year at the National Lifeboat Rally at Southport
Donald Shaw won second place in the kit class and
also best Tug with his Aziz.
Chris
Behan won the three shields for first place in semi
scratch and best warship with his Russian Typhoon
Class submarine and also first place in kit class
with his Type XX1 Submarine U-2540
.....<click here>
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Ever
wondered what those early pioneers of the club looked
like in the late seventies and early eighties, look no
further. Some early members may be embarrassed, alas
some are not with us anymore, curious........<click
here if you dare>
Open Day 2008 was an excellent day out, the weather
was perfect, 20 visiting clubs were on display to
music provided by Gawthorpe Junior Brass Band.
<click here for picture highlights> |
