The Greenville Model Yacht Club had a great sailing afternoon at what appears to have become our new home lake this past Saturday. Seven Seawinds, one Nirvana, and one US 1 meter showed up at roughly 11 am and we got in 6 or 7 races (I lost count!). Though we certainly will next time, we weren’t keeping a formal score this weekend. However, the lead was usually tightly contested by all – but through shear will, Jim (Anderson, SC) and Tim (Greenville, SC) found themselves at the front in nearly every race. Dan W. had some radio problems leaving him rudderless at one point and the dingy was called into action to safely retrieve him. Dan just let us know that he ordered one of the newly discovered “Hobby King” 2.4Ghz radios that can be had for $29 WITH a receiver (www.hobbyking.com)! Shipping charges are reportedly a little high, but it still comes out to less than the price of a typical receiver alone. We’ll keep you posted on Dan’s progress with the new radio. Also of interest Ted Bogardus (Greenville, SC) sailed a borrowed Seawind and had such a great time that he ordered a Seawind kit as soon as he got home! We hope to get Ted on the water with his new boat in short order.
The new lake showed promise for good breeze and although the wind wasn’t from a more typical (and usually more consistent) direction, we did have a generous 8 to 10 knots that would typically shift through about 10 degrees. We’re all pretty excited about the momentum that is building in Greenville and we’re working to schedule our next event and establish a regular outing period. We hope all of you can join us soon to experience our new lake – we’ll keep you posted
Best Regards,
Jake Kohl
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