Introduction
Hollowell Radio Sailing Club is affiliated to Hollowell Sailing Club and sails on the Hollowell Reservoir within their remit and with the permission of Anglian Water Authority, occasionally we also use the Bassett Lowke model boating lake within Abington Park, a small and intimate facillity which compliments the suberb facillities that being associated with Hollowell Sailng Club affords us to enjoy.
The Club is administered by racing model yacht enthusiasts and currently meets on a weekly basis on Tuesdays at Hollowell. |
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Abington Park boating lake is most suitable for smaller yachts and we currently run racing series for two of these types, namely the Footy and Wee Nips. If you participate in one of these race meetings expect to pay a small entry fee to cover the cost of prizes at the end of the season. On the infrequent weekends when we don't have the class race series and on the first Sunday of the month we run a mixed fleet handicap race meeting which is very suitable for beginners to model yacht racing, as the name suggests it doesn't matter what type of radio model yacht you bring to the mixed fleet races, however please be aware that the boating lake in Abington Park can only cater for models with a keel no longer than 11" (270mm).
Anyone interested in participating in this form of modelling is most welcome to come along whether they currently have a model yacht or not.
What we sail
DF95 - a commercially produced racing yacht it comes ARTR with the addition of batteries and Radio gear, which means with little effort it is easy to get on the water and start sailing.
Wee Nip - a great way to get started in the sport of model yacht racing the Wee Nip is an easily built, easy to sail one design class aimed specifically at people just starting out. More details at the Wee Nip website.
Footy - a small development class yacht for the budding designer/builder participants in the club have a wealth of knowledge they will happily pass on to anyone who wants to try competing in this series. More information can be found at www.sailfootyuk.com
Other types - We also host a couple of other type of event, a "sail what U brung" whichallows you to bring along any class or non class model sailing yacht with the intention of providing handicap type racing for a wide range of yachts and allowing us to sail some of the larger types we might own. We also of the 500-700 Class competition for yachts with an overall dimensions 50cm to 70cm again a handicap competition with the handicap gradually levelling out the disparity with yacht length and skipper abiltity.
Micro540 - introduced in 2014, a development class with the easy to follow box rule and a template to keep the sail sizes similiar, we will running the class within the Martin Dale Cup competition. The rules should allow those of you with Micro Magics to sail a standard boat within the competition. More details at the Micro540 website.
RG65 - a 65cm long development class with a long history outside of the UK it started to become more popular over here from 2011 with the publication of plans for the JIf65 in Marine Modelling International.
To see what is currently happening in the club and amongst the clubs skippers why not visit our latest news page.
If you would like more information about the club please contact Peter Shepherd by email at [email protected]
Anyone interested in participating in this form of modelling is most welcome to come along whether they currently have a model yacht or not.
What we sail
DF95 - a commercially produced racing yacht it comes ARTR with the addition of batteries and Radio gear, which means with little effort it is easy to get on the water and start sailing.
Wee Nip - a great way to get started in the sport of model yacht racing the Wee Nip is an easily built, easy to sail one design class aimed specifically at people just starting out. More details at the Wee Nip website.
Footy - a small development class yacht for the budding designer/builder participants in the club have a wealth of knowledge they will happily pass on to anyone who wants to try competing in this series. More information can be found at www.sailfootyuk.com
Other types - We also host a couple of other type of event, a "sail what U brung" whichallows you to bring along any class or non class model sailing yacht with the intention of providing handicap type racing for a wide range of yachts and allowing us to sail some of the larger types we might own. We also of the 500-700 Class competition for yachts with an overall dimensions 50cm to 70cm again a handicap competition with the handicap gradually levelling out the disparity with yacht length and skipper abiltity.
Micro540 - introduced in 2014, a development class with the easy to follow box rule and a template to keep the sail sizes similiar, we will running the class within the Martin Dale Cup competition. The rules should allow those of you with Micro Magics to sail a standard boat within the competition. More details at the Micro540 website.
RG65 - a 65cm long development class with a long history outside of the UK it started to become more popular over here from 2011 with the publication of plans for the JIf65 in Marine Modelling International.
To see what is currently happening in the club and amongst the clubs skippers why not visit our latest news page.
If you would like more information about the club please contact Peter Shepherd by email at [email protected]
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