Nicholson Model Sailing Club (inc) 2005
The NMSC is a club of very active members whose aims are to promote the hobby of constructing and the sport of racing radio controlled yachts. We sail in the Nicholson River at NICHOLSON in (East Gippsland) Victoria. AUSTRALIA (at the car park) on the 2nd and the 4th Saturdays of the month starting at 11:30 am and the 3rd Thursday of the month at 12:30 pm .
New members will be made most welcome and any member of the public who would like to try this great sport can come and have a sail with us at any time
All classes of yachts are most welcome, and most club racing is "Mixed Fleet Handicap Racing" The most popular classes sailed at the NMSC are The International One Metre (IOM) which is the most popular class in the world and the locally designed "One Point Five" class (1.5m). The waterline of the yacht is 1.5m long, has a draft of .5m, carries 1sq metre of sail.. This is a big powerful yacht that carries its "A rig" sail of 1 m2 in up to 20 kts of wind and a "B rig" of .77m2 for heavy weather (See picture below)
A recent addition to the club is the locally designed "BUDGIE" class. This yacht is 1.3 metres long at the waterline and uses the same rig and sails as the I.O.M. class so the rigs and sails are readily available and the hulls are produced locally
1.5m & "Budgie" hulls can be purchased in Bairnsdale from the builder MANAROO DESIGN" (see for sale page)
Applicants for membership are invited to come along and join in our activites for at least 3 sailing days so they can be introduced to and made welcome by our members
A joining fee of $50. of is requested along with a $35. annual subscription and all sailing members are requested to pay $2.ea per sailing day
1.5 Class Yachts at the start line
Further Information Re The NMSC can be obtained from
COMMODORE.
Alan Hurst
Vice COMMODORE.
Ray McKay. (Equipment )
SECRETARY.
Anne Bedford
TREASURER.
Jim Robinson
(Electronics help and Frequency Controller)
COMMITTEE
Ewan Fotheringham (Racing Officer)
Ewan.fotheringham@pigpond.com
COMMITTEE
Bob Moore.
(website & PR)
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For I.5 Yacht Information
bravenet.com