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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
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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>
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. |
The Blue Ribband Sail
Race eventually went ahead on Sunday 15th June, there
were 12 entries.
The Presidents Cup
went ahead on Sunday 22nd June there were 11 entries.
The winner of both
the above events was Doug Potter full results in the
Lakeside Results and photos available of
Doug
receiving his trophies.
Doncaster Show went
well this year,
<click here> to see what the club stand
looked like.
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
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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> |
