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• Tug towing at Balne moor: April 07, 2013

[poll]

 
 Hi Guy's
 There is a Tug Towing event at Balne moor mbc. Sunday April 7th  10.30 ish Start. There will be Refreshments
 on. Come along and have a go, we can fit you up with a team mate if you come alone.
 
 Regards
 
 John

[portside II]

Should be there friday bud  to drop off Nick's winch or sat .
daz

[poll]

 
  Ok Daz  Thanks.
 
  John

[adamD98]

I'll be there 

[poll]

 
  On behalf of Balne Moor mbc I would like to thank all that came to the towing day, also thanks for the
  coments on how you enjoyed your selves. Here is a few photos of the day.
 
  John

[poll]

 
  More photos
 
  John

[portside II]

Looks like you guys had a cracking day John , shame i missed it but it was nice to have a chat with Steve and a cuppa.
daz

[poll]

 
  Daz.  Sorry I missed you, will catch up with you next time.  Some more photos folks.
 
  John

[poll]

 
  More photos.
 
  John

[freshfrenchbread1964]

Great  pictures John ! was a great day at the pond , would like to say a big thank for your help in getting the grey beast up to scratch for towing , she works great now after lots of chopping and rewiring (smiling) . would also like to thank all the club members who knuckled down and got everything ready for the day , as the  recent bad  weather had made things a little tight.  Also a big thank you to Olive and her daughters who ran the café and made some lovely cakes . All in all it was a great day and everyone who made comments about how well the pond looked and how they enjoyed it thank you . was also very nice to see some new faces , hope we all made you feel welcome and hope to see you again. It was nice that everyone got to sale even though we were running tug towing and scale event side by side which was a bit of a challenge , and managed to fit in free sailing too despite this and everyone went home with a smile . hope to see you all at our next event , please check Balne moor website for details .
cheers
Nick

[freshfrenchbread1964]

Hi Daz
thanks for dropping off the winch ! sorry I missed you . If you let me know how to get some cash to you would be good , lost all my info from my phone so not got your number , if you could give me a call we can sort something out .
Cheers
Nick

[tugnut]

Great pictures John, looks like it was a good day.

[ministeve]

i too want to thank all the lads from the club and lasses for a great weekend wish i could get there more got to be the best place for anyone interested in model boats tugs in the main or steering which was a great change for me not that i was any good i can only sail with a boat tied to the back of my tug to slow me down lol
thanks all

[derekwarner]

Yes John....they are very impressive images  .... & a good turnout of many vessels  ......but why the big list  on the RED hulled vessel with a load of large scale NB pipes on the deck as cargo?.........in one image she is listing to PORT & this image to STDB  ...........could this indicate a too high metacentric point of balance?  .......
So we hope those pipes aren't destined for somewhere the North Sea  ...........
All of the green covered float dock modules also add a tremendous visual impact to make it appear to be a true working port........ Derek
 

[poll]

 
    Hi  Derek well spotted, This is a idea that we at Balne Moor mbc came up with, we try to encourage people with tugs to come and have a go, but also try to advise that the model do’s not need masses of power and you don't have to tow at 100 mph  , this helps them to get the message, tow slow then you will have the Ship under control. Hope this helps. I know other guy’s have other ideas, if so give us some input, thanks  .
Regards

John

[freshfrenchbread1964]

Hi folks would just like to add a little bit to poll's comments with regard to Derek's observations with regard to the tow listing, I have noticed that over the last few years competition sailing with regard to tug towing and scale sailing as seen a little decline . one of the reasons for this is the distance between the pros and the new sailors just joining the hobby (sport). It is our intention this year at Balne moor MBC to encourage new people to join in , but the only way to do this is to let the new sailors have a go without making them feel like they have made a mess of it all. You can only learn the art of sailing (scale ) & tug towing by having ago . The fact that you may make a mess on your first tow or sale is nothing to worry about , all the pro tuggers had to learn somewhere. The pictures posted by poll illustrate what happens when you are a bit throttle happy( My son in charge of the grey tug at the bow ) people ask do you need big motors ? do you need a big heavy tug to enable you to pull the tow ? No no   is the answer , people as Poll mentioned think its all 100mph where the truth is, the slower an more time you take will in most cases produce better results , yesterday we had a little session where people who had not tried it could have a go without people saying behind their hand (he made a right pigs ear of that) even though they might have. Derek's observations were correct the tow shouldn't be Looking like she going to shed her load of pipes in the North sea, but the tow does behave like this if pulled too hard or too fast  , She is infact very stable in the right hands lol. so just to finish I would like to say come have ago it don't matter what happens at least you were brave enough to have ago when too many people just stand back and watch . Three cheers for the newbies of the sport I say!!! lets show these pro's were here to have a go & learn from them. were here for the fun of it and just to enjoy our hobby and have a great day with a great bunch of friends .
regards
Nick