Dartmoor Model Boat Club

6 Metres on Dartmoor On Saturday the 2nd of June Dartmoor Model Boat Club hosted the inaugural SW District Championship(reclassified) event for the 6 Metre Class. Ten boats assembled for the event on what was a somewhat uncharacteristic day at Shaugh lake as the sun shone, there was no rain and Number 1 rigs were used throughout the day. Racing got underway on time in a light veering Southerly wind over an Olympic type course. The Dolphin designed 981 was the first casualty of the day missing the first race start as the rudder system failed causing the rudder to[…]

` What was to be a new `Trial `venture on our race calendar with the already well established Dragon Force fleet in abundance ,the concept of  two classes namely the aforementioned and the Dragon Flites combining in various  forms that could be viable ,had not taken place due to some lack of support . So I will leave any direct comments off this page until we have gone over the experiment with the actual DFlite helms themselves while they engage with the Committee and specifically Jerry Lock and I who will no doubt have a meaningful conversation or two . The weather on the day was[…]

Results of the first 6M summer series event. Well done to Steve for continuing his winning ways from the winter! `  The opening Saturday for the 6,s made for a good day,s sailing judging by the lucky weather for all concerned ,We had not been too blessed with much good weather over the past Winter as most of you had experienced too. Hopefully we can get a a good turn out in the class. This we did in fact . This we did on the day . The wind was more or less on the top end for a A rig but[…]

Results of Sundays IOM District event. Report from PRO Richard Wills to follow.

Thanks to Terry and John Endicott for these.

` The day was somewhat challenging yet again .An understatement no less .The last vestiges of the awful  weather had decided not to leave us for our efforts whatsoever leaving us to cope with some torrential rain and low viz that gave the course setting many problems .  The wind started of ideal for a `B`rig  set up but not entirely  ideal as it was angled across the lake making the windward mark a tough call to see and make .With the added rain which most certainly having a heavy influence on the track everyone soldiered on regardless.  Dartmoor can ,as we all know through[…]

DF65 Race Report for Saturday 17th:- After a foggy drive to the lake for most skippers, they gradually arrived in “flocks” just like the landing of a “squadron on geese” onto our lake! Steve W (RO) with Dave M had made ready all the necessary kit to get the races underway, unfortunately the Dartmoor wind/weather (like a computer) said “No”. So we waited for the predicted light winds to arrive from the NNW to N direction, eventually it decided to arrive! So with a simple windward, leeward triangular course set & the control zone on the East bank, the racing[…]