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Rick Pond, Hampton Court Park
Rick Pond, Hampton Court Park
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Updated 22/10/20
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Click on the "Other website links" page, and check the 'other useful stuff!!' section for a website connection outlining the racing rules and setting out an enjoyable sailing quiz.
Unfortunately, because of the Covid 19 restrictions on meetings, it is not possible to hold the Club AGM as an actual meeting in the foreseeable future. In order to transact the business necessary for the running of the Club that is normally done at the AGM, the Club Secretary will be circulating to members by email the appropriate motions together with supporting documents and a voting form which will enable them to vote on each of the motions.
A great morning's sailing yesterday- there were no major weed problems and the new Covid-19 procedures worked well. We will be sailing Marbleheads and 10Raters on Wednesday (23/9) as we resume the 2020 sailing programme
Peter Wilkins
Good News! The weed has now cleared sufficiently to enable us to resume Club racing. We have tested all the classes and even though the Marbleheads and 10Rs picked up some weed, we should be able to race them. There does appear to be a small amount of new Canadian pond weed and we shall be keeping a watch on that.
Because of the new Government Covid guidelines, we are having to review our risk assessment and take into account the MYA guidance. However, sailing has been exonerated from the 6 person rule and both the RYA and the MYA advise that RC yachting, as an organised club race, is not restricted to a fleet of 6.
I will be sending members an email with the revised procedures and plan to pick up on our existing race programme on Sunday (20/9), starting with IOM's.
Peter Wilkins
Tel: 020 8979 3465
Mobile: 7788442329
FOR SALE
Rig Box suitable for IOM rigs, in very good order, price £30. Contact Dave Andrews on 020 8656 1197 or email daveandjanandrews@tiscali.co.uk
Breaking News!
Click on the "Other website links" page, and check the 'other useful stuff!!' section for a website connection outlining the racing rules and setting out an enjoyable sailing quiz.
Unfortunately, because of the Covid 19 restrictions on meetings, it is not possible to hold the Club AGM as an actual meeting in the foreseeable future. In order to transact the business necessary for the running of the Club that is normally done at the AGM, the Club Secretary will be circulating to members by email the appropriate motions together with supporting documents and a voting form which will enable them to vote on each of the motions.
A great morning's sailing yesterday- there were no major weed problems and the new Covid-19 procedures worked well. We will be sailing Marbleheads and 10Raters on Wednesday (23/9) as we resume the 2020 sailing programme
Peter Wilkins
Good News! The weed has now cleared sufficiently to enable us to resume Club racing. We have tested all the classes and even though the Marbleheads and 10Rs picked up some weed, we should be able to race them. There does appear to be a small amount of new Canadian pond weed and we shall be keeping a watch on that.
Because of the new Government Covid guidelines, we are having to review our risk assessment and take into account the MYA guidance. However, sailing has been exonerated from the 6 person rule and both the RYA and the MYA advise that RC yachting, as an organised club race, is not restricted to a fleet of 6.
I will be sending members an email with the revised procedures and plan to pick up on our existing race programme on Sunday (20/9), starting with IOM's.
Peter Wilkins
Tel: 020 8979 3465
Mobile: 7788442329
FOR SALE
Rig Box suitable for IOM rigs, in very good order, price £30. Contact Dave Andrews on 020 8656 1197 or email daveandjanandrews@tiscali.co.uk
M&S District IOM Championship (Round 2) held on 8/3/20
Hampton Court MYC hosted Round 2 of the Met & Southern District IOM Championship on the 8th March. 17 entries (reduced to 14 on the day) allowed the event to be run on a single fleet basis. The wind blew straight down the Rick Pond from the South West, the gusts left the skippers debating whether it was too windy to use top rig. The wind did moderate prior to the first race which led to a couple of skippers coming out in top rig. Unfortunately for them the wind soon reverted to it’s original strength leaving them very overpowered.
In the subsequent races the whole fleet sported their working rigs which remained the case for most of the day
Racing continued throughout the day at a reasonable pace stopping only for lunch and a couple of coffee breaks. By 4pm , the race cut off time 14 races had been completed and it was time to tot up the scores and apply the 2 discards.
Darin Ballington (Manor Park) put in a solid performance managing to win 7 races and took the event with 26 points. 33 points secured a 2nd place for Martin Graham (Chipstead) followed by Trevor Binks (Eastbourne) on 37 points.
Colin Trower RO
Hampton Court MYC hosted Round 2 of the Met & Southern District IOM Championship on the 8th March. 17 entries (reduced to 14 on the day) allowed the event to be run on a single fleet basis. The wind blew straight down the Rick Pond from the South West, the gusts left the skippers debating whether it was too windy to use top rig. The wind did moderate prior to the first race which led to a couple of skippers coming out in top rig. Unfortunately for them the wind soon reverted to it’s original strength leaving them very overpowered.
In the subsequent races the whole fleet sported their working rigs which remained the case for most of the day
Racing continued throughout the day at a reasonable pace stopping only for lunch and a couple of coffee breaks. By 4pm , the race cut off time 14 races had been completed and it was time to tot up the scores and apply the 2 discards.
Darin Ballington (Manor Park) put in a solid performance managing to win 7 races and took the event with 26 points. 33 points secured a 2nd place for Martin Graham (Chipstead) followed by Trevor Binks (Eastbourne) on 37 points.
Colin Trower RO
Click on "Trophy Winners, Autumn Season 2019" for details of the winners
The 2020 Club Sailing Programme is now published - click on "2020 Sailing Programme" for details.
The 2020 Club Sailing Programme is now published - click on "2020 Sailing Programme" for details.
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THEN AND NOW
Model yachting has taken place on the Rick Pond since 1897. Hampton Court Model Yacht Club is one of the largest and most active clubs in the UK. The Club has its own clubhouse and car park situated near to the Rick Pond. We host events at Local, District and National Levels and sail mainly radio controlled yachts but there is also a keen group sailing vane and vintage boats. We sail 5 different classes - the International One Metre (IOM), the Marblehead (M), the 10 Rater (10R) the A Class (A) and the Dragon Flite 95 (DF95). The Club has an enthusiastic membership and promotes friendly and competitive racing which takes place up to 3 times per week throughout the year. You can find us at the Rick Pond from about 10am on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.