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Radio Waves V17e3 Radio Waves INSIDE Club Profile— Mawson Lakes MYC Sail Trim for Radio Control Yachts Alternative Penalties Onboard Camera Pictures Official newsletter of the AUSTRALIAN RADIO YACHTING ASSOCIATION (Inc) www.radiosailing.org.au Volume 17 Issue 3 Nov—Feb 2012 Radio Waves Official Newsletter of the Australian Radio Yachting Association (Inc) PRESIDENT CLASS COORDINATORS Hub Bell Unit 47, 6 Tighe Street, Jolimont, WA, 6014 International One Metre email: [email protected] Lindsay Walker Tel: (08) 9387 3726 Mob: 0407 301 037 Richmond Hill Rd, Lismore, NSW, 2480 email: [email protected] VICE-PRESIDENT Tel: (02) 6624 1154 Denis McLoughlin 206 Harrington Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000 International A Class email: [email protected] Garry Bromley Mob: 0418 348 927 10 Field Street, Kanahooka, NSW, 2530 email: [email protected] SECRETARY Mob: 0424 828 574 Ken Dobbie 26 Winbourne Road, West Moonah, TAS, 7009 International Marblehead email: [email protected] Cassie Midgley Tel: (03) 6272 6916 Fax: (03) 6272 6963 206 Harrington Street, Hobart, TAS, 7000 email: [email protected] TREASURER Tel: (03) 6234 2486 Michael Bell 23 Messina Ave, Stirling, WA, 6021 International 10 Rater email: [email protected] Frank Russell Tel: (08) 9440 1996 Mob: 0417 054 611 PO Box 25, Woy Woy, NSW, 2256 email: [email protected] TECHNICAL OFFICER Tel: (02) 4341 4060 Mob: 0417 456 929 Robert Hales 25 Fiona Road, Beecroft, NSW, 2119 National EC12 email: [email protected] Tel: (02) 9875 4615 Vacant REGISTRAR Daniel Weizman 14 Paine Street, Maroubra, NSW, 2035 RC Laser email: [email protected] Paul Martin Tel: (02) 9314 0296 Mob: 0414 654 677 2/2 Pellion Street, Blaxland, NSW, 2774 PUBLICITY OFFICER/EDITOR email: [email protected] Alan Stuart Tel: (02) 4739 0494 15 Rushbrook Way, Thornlie, WA, 6108 LIFE MEMBERS email: [email protected] Tel: (08) 9493 3854 Mob: 0400 816 834 Ron Dunster, ACT (dec) Max Griggs, TAS (dec) PUBLIC OFFICER George Manders, QLD (dec) Trevor Jeffree (SA) Bob Shedden, NSW (dec) 22 Eaton Common, Ingle Farm, SA, 5098 Hub Bell, WA email: [email protected] Ken Dobbie, TAS Tel: (08) 7070 4159 David Black, QLD WEBMASTER If calling, be mindful of the time at location calling. Eduard Cowell Allow for time zone differences and Daylight email: [email protected] Saving, and call at a reasonable hour. Page 2 Nov-Feb 2012 hank you aged to write similar article and submit to all the them for publication. contribu- tors for This will be the final edition of the maga- Tthis months maga- zine prior to the 2012 Nationals & Annu- zine. Especially al General Meeting. thankful for all the photos sent in. Several of the Executive members are Unfortunately, not standing for re-election. Nomina- only one picture tions have been called for all positions of can make it to the the ARYA Committee. cover. However, I As per the ARYA constitution: have included some of the other pictures throughout the magazine. 8 (e) A candidate for election as an Officer of the Association must be Once again, I have tried to keep the nominated by a State Council. magazine varied in its content, with in- formative, instructional and entertaining Nominations to be with ARYA Secretary content. It is good to see that various by 4th November, 2011 clubs are sending in details about their history & activities. All clubs are encour- Alan Stuart DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE IS FEBRUARY 12, 2012 Nov-Feb 2012 Page 3 AFFILIATES Australian Capital Territory Dr Graham Brown Radio Yachting Association Secretary PO Box 5171, Kingston, ACT, 2604 email: [email protected] Tel: (02) 6241 3070 New South Wales Radio Owen Jarvis Yachting Association Secretary 11/122-130 Clareville Ave, Sandringham, NSW, 2219 http://www.rcyachts.net/nsw/ email: [email protected] Tel: (02) 9583 1097 Mob: 0418 650 755 Queensland Radio Yachting David Black Association Secretary 28 Huon Pl, Forest Lake, QLD, 4078 http://www.radiosailing.org.au/ email: [email protected] state/qld.htm Tel: (07) 3879 6220 South Australian Radio Ian Dowsett Yacht Association (Inc) Secretary 13 Coppins Tce, Fulham Gardens, SA, 5024 http://www.saradioyachting.org.au/ email: [email protected] Tel: (08) 8235 9142 Tasmanian Radio Yachting Ken Dobbie Council Secretary 26 Winbourne Rd, West Moonah, TAS, 7009 email: [email protected] Tel: (03) 6272 6916 Fax: (03) 6272 6963 Victoria Radio Yachting David Thomas Association (Inc) Secretary 44 Bindowan Dve, Hoppers Crossing, VIC, 3029 email: [email protected] Tel (03) 9748 0641 Radio Sailing Association Ross Bennett Of Western Australia (Inc) Secretary 4 View St, Maylands, WA, 6051 http://www.rsawa.asn.au email: [email protected] Tel: (08) 9479 1658 Page 4 Nov-Feb 2012 CONTENTS ADVERTISING ARYA Contacts 2 Paid advertising in Radio Waves is accepted up to the copy deadline as displayed on page 3. Editorial 3 Advertising Rates: (per issue) State Affiliates 4 Full Page $70 On Another Tack… 5 Half Page: $40 President Report 7 Quarter Page $25 Club Profile—Mawson Lakes MYC 7 A discount of 15% applies to advertising in 3 con- secutive issues with full payment in advance. Calendar of Major Events 12 2012 Nats preliminary info 12 Sail trim for RC Yachts 14 SUBSCRIPTIONS Onboard Camera Pictures 20 Radio Waves is supplied to affiliated members of Handy Web Sites 21 the ARYA and distributed through Member State Councils and Clubs. WARNING—ARYA Boats for Sale 21 Non members may subscribe to the newsletter for Alternate Penalties 22 an annual subscription (3 issues) including postage Offset mark set at windward mark 26 for: International AUD$18, New Zealand AUD$15, Class Corner Australia AUD$7.50 A Class 27 Forward all requests to the editor Marblehead 29 Cover: A Class racing at Dunmore, NSW Micro Magic 30 Photo: Garry Bromley On Another tack… A woman was having a medical problem - her husband was snoring very loudly and every night ! So she called the doc- tor one morning, and asked him if there was anything he could do to relieve her "suffering." "Well, there is one operation I can per- form that will cure your husband" said the doctor, "but it is really rather ex- pensive. It will cost you $10,000 down, and payments of $1000 for 36 months, plus payments for extras of course. "My goodness!" the woman exclaimed, "that sounds like I'm buying a yacht!" "Humm," the doctor murmured, "too Picture: Steve Jones dual rated Marblehead obvious, huh?" Photo by: Graham Brown Nov-Feb 2012 Page 5 Shift Radio Yachts will be turning 1 soon, to celebrate this any order placed with us till 25th of November 2011 will receive a free set of Bowsies. New IOM Rapid from $1250.00 See our website for more details. www.shiftradioyachts.com Page 6 Nov-Feb 2012 to both rules and by-laws, was to be President Report reviewed. A sub-committee was as- s this is my final report for sembled to take on this task but was Radio Waves I would firstly put on hold when ISAF took steps to like to pass on my thanks to remove recognition of the Radio Sail- all of my fellow Radio Sail- ing Division (R.S.D.) and after some Aors who have taken the time and effort considerable time re-instated an Inter- to participate and contribute to the national Radio Sailing Association management of ARYA over many years. (I.S.R.A.) as a replacement. I take full responsibility of no further action of this review, as in this third year in office, due to the ageing process and more pressing personal commit- ments my interest and personal com- mitment is not as strong as it previous- ly was. The incoming executive may well in- fuse active management for all matters pertaining to the interests of all radio Many and varied matters have arisen sailors for the coming years. I wish over my tenure, with the majority be- them well. ing resolved in the best interest of Ra- In the near future I will be able to go dio Sailors. However, there are two lakeside and enjoy competitive racing items that have yet to be resolved to and social sailing, without the burden the satisfaction of certain groups. of office, as many others do. Firstly the National Championship format, which was as a result of a sur- Hub Bell vey (not overly well contributed to by as many as was thought), concluded that NO change would be made as no Club Profile one alternative option offered an ac- Mawson Lakes Model Yacht Club ceptable format, as deemed by the ex- he Mawson Lakes Model ecutive. Yacht Club is located at Secondly, the ARYA Constitution, Mawson Lakes which is which has served well since circa 1964 about 15 Kilometres North- along with the occasional amendment T West of the Adelaide CBD. Nov-Feb 2012 Page 7 The mission of the Mawson Lakes gust 2008 with 10 members and now Model Yacht Club is to: has an active membership of 51 mem- bers. It is significant that, of the mem- Encourage and foster model yachting at Mawson Lakes and bers who have joined the club, and other waters in every respect there have been 71 have joined since incorporation, 18 had sailed model Optimise the use of facilities of yachts before joining. The club is right- the Club for the benefit of mem- bers providing infrastructure ly proud to have introduced a signifi- for construction, training, social cant number of people to the hobby activities and discussion and The club have recently completed a Provide and promote our facili- project to build a new class of yacht ties for cruising and good na- that is particularly suited to Mawson tured competition Lakes.
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