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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
I've
still got the peg, can they see me!! |
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>
Blue
Ribband sail race was cancelled on the day due to
bad weather. The event is to be re-arranged.
The
Retired
Old Farts
Wednesday Afternoon
Club
consists of KMBC members who
have the great good fortune
not to be working and can
therefore enjoy sailing on
Wednesday afternoons..<more>
April Result just in
<click here> |
The
Christmas Lunch is a time to celebrate the end of the
modelling year but in 2007 it was also a time to
celebrate 30 years of modelling, as in previous years a
cake was modelled, although in the form of the club
badge in every respect, it was not made by the 'smurfs'.
Also the end of the year trophies
are presented by the Chairman Vic Robson.
Well done to all who received a
trophy throughout 2007.<more>
Calling all members of Kirklees
Model Boat Club, if you have any photographs of your
model and wish them to be included in the gallery,
please send them to me
webmaster@kirkleesmodelboatclub.org.uk
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> |
