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[David Shaw]

Challenges like this sort of crossing are always interesting, good luck to who ever try's it.
Later this year in July some members of BMPRS are going to be attempting a Channel crossing. With electric on the outward crossing then I.C. on the way back.
Cheers
David

[Arrow5]

...and of course we have some Mayhemers attempting the length of Loch Ness this year, in aid of the RLNI.

[triumphjon]

to those of you interested in crossing from portsmouth to isle of wight with deep vee type vessels , ive a contact with the powerboat club thats organising  a full sized event in the summer , maybe we could make a crossing to coincide with that event ?

[nhp651]

...and of course we have some Mayhemers attempting the length of Loch Ness this year, in aid of the RLNI.

and it takes a lot more planning than just a whim and a prayer, duncan, i can tell you all.
neil.

ps, did you get the email the other night, matey

[The long Build]

Challenges like this sort of crossing are always interesting, good luck to who ever try's it.
Later this year in July some members of BMPRS are going to be attempting a Channel crossing. With electric on the outward crossing then I.C. on the way back.
Cheers
David

Lets see if you can beat the Record for a Solo Swim  England To France   6 hours 57 minutes and 50 seconds..

[Arrow5]

and it takes a lot more planning than just a whim and a prayer, duncan, i can tell you all.
neil.

ps, did you get the email the other night, matey

   Yep got it Neil , I must contact  a few other maties to see what we can do.  At least you wont have the traffic of the Solent, just the odd tourist boat and of course our resident milch cow...oh I forgot , you have her image already.

[John W E]

hi all

Got me thinking - with today's technology of GPS + computers + cameras etc - has anyone built a model boat where you can programme a course into the system; then the model to steer that course and if the model is blown off course it corrects itself & soforth.  Plus it is totally under its own command, where we only have input in case of an emergency via radio control.  This surely would be the next step because crossing the channel & other places have already been achieved using radio control.   Surely the next step is to achieve this using a model controlled by GPS.   

Come on PMK - the wom and others - get the thinking caps on

See if Mayhem can be the first to assemble the electronics - I will build the hull if needs be

aye
john

[triumphjon]

as oposed to has a model crossed the solent ,  IS ANYBODY INTERESTED  in making a crossing ? 

[offshore1987]

i would be

n are you on about class 3 2lt?

[john s 2]

John asks a question on the future of electronics. We already have the militrey using drones. so the technology is avalible now. Sadly the electronics are beyond my skills. Ive no doubt the chinese will market
something sooner or later at an affordable  price. John.

[Arrow5]

The model aircraft community do have the technology.  Some of the aircraft fit inside a one foot square box others, bigger, have range of 15 or 20 miles. The balloon guys are the tops with camera flights to over 90,000 ft showing earth`s  curvature and black sky of space. Parachute descent tracked to landing.

[ben hall]

...and of course we have some Mayhemers attempting the length of Loch Ness this year, in aid of the RLNI.

what is the date of the lochness thing

[triumphjon]

offshore ive today been in contact with the organising commitee from the cowes classic , with an idea of coinciding a crossing finishing in cowes when all of the full sized power boats who  will be there in august ! interested parties please contact me . jon

[offshore1987]

i duno if i my mums helpin run that event or not, will ask her when i see her later

but yeah id be upfor it, i wouldnt mind doing it with the 1.4m class one boat lol but probs best to use something safer  wonderin if my spearfish 2 would make the distance hmm

[Arrow5]

what is the date of the lochness thing

  July 2nd it says on the poster in post #28 above and on every post on  it`s own dedicated thread. You must have noticed ? ?

[triumphjon]

i was thinking of my huntsman 31 , as its got enough room to fit a 12v gel  in the space between the motors ! . there will be a floatilla of faireys leaving gunwharf quays on the sat morning .ill see what we could arrange ? jon

[offshore1987]

sounds a plan  not sure if the 12v would make it though? thats a rather long wayon a single batt

[ben hall]

as oposed to has a model crossed the solent ,  IS ANYBODY INTERESTED  in making a crossing ? 

actual any one is welcome if they help in the prganizing and they bring a boat the idea mite of changed to taking a sit in battle ship along the beach but not to iow but would still like to do cross solent but maby not this summer we will see if the other member has built the corvette we are thinking about using

[ben hall]

offshore ive today been in contact with the organising commitee from the cowes classic , with an idea of coinciding a crossing finishing in cowes when all of the full sized power boats who  will be there in august ! interested parties please contact me . jon

if you are planing on making your own model boat crossing its kinda steeling my thunder

plus i have my hover pass wich works and weekends so if we get to the other side and something goes wrong i can run back on hover and come back and forth

again any one intrested contact me thinking about it the bigger the numbers the safest it will be and if its big enough we could do it for a charity this could turn into a big thing if enough people are intrested but theres the problem mentioned it needs a lot of planing but pm me if intrested

[offshore1987]

actual any one is welcome if they help in the prganizing and they bring a boat the idea mite of changed to taking a sit in battle ship along the beach but not to iow but would still like to do cross solent but maby not this summer we will see if the other member has built the corvette we are thinking about using

im sorry im gettin lost, do you want to sit in a model boat?

[triumphjon]

i think kk would like to make the crossing in a manned battleship , although haveing spoken to a member of the local display team that owns them they arent keen on this idea !

[Colin Bishop]

i think kk would like to make the crossing in a manned battleship , although haveing spoken to a member of the local display team that owns them they arent keen on this idea !

No, it would be a death trap!

Colin

[Arrow5]

I think the Portsmouth Display Team boats are more "pond models" than capable of off-shore passages.  However some manned models are moderately seaworthy. I think the post on the other thread may open a few eyes as to just what is required of a boater when going to sea.  Weather tides, permissions,shipping lanes, other vessels, curious Naval helicopters etc, it is not a matter of putting your model in the water and heading out .

[ben hall]

triumphjon i have spoken to the owner recently and it is in his mind they have just got a bit more work to do on them first but it could work and its not going across but along the seafront

as to them not being suitable RC boats there is a big lot of life boats and some ginourmes SEA worthy corvettes this was just an idea and needs a lot of planing and prep and i was just wondering if it had been done before as this could help in planing


the problems about going to the sub museum is you have navy ships merchant ships iow ferry's, fast cat and big ferry

[unbuiltnautilus]

I think the Portsmouth Display Team boats are more "pond models" than capable of off-shore passages.  However some manned models are moderately seaworthy. I think the post on the other thread may open a few eyes as to just what is required of a boater when going to sea.  Weather tides, permissions,shipping lanes, other vessels, curious Naval helicopters etc, it is not a matter of putting your model in the water and heading out .

'Pond Boats' If you were not so right I would be offended
We have sailed on the upper reaches of the Thames, outside Beale Park, and we have pootled about in Portsmouth Dockyards No3 Basin. However, drowning in the Solent is not my idea of a hobby
Not forgetting a four mile trip up and back down Chichester Canal.
I have cycled the potential trip along Southsea seafront, but there are many obstacles ( including actual anti-invasion defences!) to my plan. So, for the time being it can stay as just a plan.
Good luck with any Solent crossing