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[Sandy]

Glasgow Richmond Model Boat Club - 30th Anniversary Year

Hello everyone, my name is Sandy Mercer and since the AGM in late November, I have been the secretary of the Glasgow Richmond Model Boat Club.

As you may know, the GRMBC is one of the largest and enthusiastic model boat clubs in Scotland, based at Richmond Park near Shawfield Stadium, right beside the River Clyde and less than a mile from the M74 motorway Junction 1A exit.

2014 is the 30th anniversary of the club and the committee is working away at trying to make it an exciting and memorable year for both members and visitors.

Our website address is here:-

http://www.glasgowrichmondmbc.co.uk/

and a list of our forthcoming club events and their dates is here:-

http://www.glasgowrichmondmbc.co.uk/Events.html

As you can see, in July, the GRMBC is very pleased to be hosting the National Warship Weekend on behalf of the Scottish Model Warship Association for the third year in a row. Any warship enthusiasts are very welcome to come along for both or either of the two days. There is plenty of opportunity to sail, show, eat, drink and chat 'things warship' over the weekend. In 2013 we were delighted to see visitors from Belgium who brought a marvellous display of 100th scale WW2 warships, mostly based on their passion for the D-Day landings period.

Also, we are planning the Glasgow Richmond Tug Towing Competition in early June. There seem to be an awful lot of tugs on the stocks, or more accurately work tables, in the clubhouse at the moment and the club has plans for a large delegation to attend the Ellesmere Port show in early March with the aim of polishing up our skills prior to our event. More details will follow from our event co-ordinator as the date draws closer.

As well as these main events and to help celebrate our 30th anniversary, GRMBC will be holding club event sailing days on Sundays throughout the year and already many members have put their names down for taking part in:- Club 500 racing, Wee Nip racing, fast electric racing , scale and semi-scale racing, warship manoeuvres, tug towing and steering and docking. We would be delighted to see anyone come along see us in action. We can guarantee some excitement in the demolition derby, sorry, Club 500 racing and I am told the competitive hackles rise during the Wee Nip racing. It should all be fun.

Just to remind you the club is open:-

Wednesdays from 11:00 to 16:00

Sundays from 11:00 to 16:00

Thursday evenings from 18:00 till 22:00

If anyone is in the area or visiting Scotland it would be great to see you. Just pop along. You don't have to be the Prime Minister either.

All the best
Sandy

[Shipmate60]

I can guarantee a warm welcome.
I was a member 20 yrs ago and still keep in contact with some members.
All the best for your celebrations.


Bob

[Neil]

I always seem to miss the does you have at Richmond when we come up for our hols last week july/1st week august, but do you have weekly sunday sailings that none members can come along to and plonk their boats in.

neil.

[gingyer]

Neil,
Anyone is welcome to pop along when their in the area 




Colin

[Neil]

cheers mate...........will bring a boat with me next summer then. neil.

[Sandy]

Hello everyone,

Just to let you know that our website has been revamped for our anniversary year:-

http://www.glasgowrichmondmbc.co.uk/index.html

and now includes a Picture of the Week:-

http://www.glasgowrichmondmbc.co.uk/Pictureoftheweek.html

As mentioned in the first post we are planning some club events and these are starting at our Start of Season Sail on the 4th of May.

So, if your interest would be in the Fast, Furious and Frantic (otherwise known as Club500, Fast Electric and semi-scale racing and yachts to sane folk) or Cool, Calm and Collected (that would be Wee Nips, tug towing, steering and docking and warship manoeuvres to the young un's) pop along and see how it should/shouldn't/should never be done.

The competitive spirit seems alive and well as, in addition to the ten or so Club 500's that club members already have, another batch are about to be ordered and by the time of the Start of Season sail there may be as many as twenty ready for the fray. Sensibly, along with complete boats, considerable and various spare parts are also being acquired because "racing is racing".

And, in similar vein, there has been a rush to build some more Wee Nips in the club with a couple of new members taking the Wee Nip plunge. The Wednesday afternoon meeting seems to be the hive of yacht manufacture with plenty of advice from experienced Nippers and video (okay, DVD) sessions on the big screen.

Best wishes to everyone
Sandy Mercer
GRMBC secretary

[wicker]

Sandy I have PM,d  you

[wicker]

Thanks for passing on the message so quickly-Charlie

[Sandy]

Hello everyone,

Just an update on our club.

The nine new Club 500's have arrived and a start has been made on some of them already. For a while the clubhouse was a blaze of colour as efforts were made to ensure that the all the Club 500's were different colours. This has resulted in some, shall we say, spectacular combinations of coloured hulls and upper works.

Our Start of Season sail on the 4th of May sees the commencement of the series of club racing events for these boats.

Wee Nip construction continues also with nice and steady progress being made, as befits the yachters, and they are all looking splendid. Hopefully we will see some of them on the water soon.

Several committee and club members attended the AGM of the Scottish Federation of Model Boat Clubs today and we were all very proud to be wearing our new enamel 30th Anniversary badges. Not only that but we persuaded several members from other clubs to purchase some too.

We have a large contingent travelling down next weekend, 1st and 2nd March, to attend the Ellesmere Port show so look out for us there. Most club members will be taking tugs and hoping to give the tug towing a good go. Please say hello, prepare to be handed a GRMBC 2014 leaflet and be dazzled by the shininess of our anniversary badges.

Best wishes and happy modelling
Sandy

[hmsantrim]

Hello Sandy,

I was wondering if you had a Founder Members Badge as I was a founder member of Richmond MBC, as Its the 31st Anniversary of Richmond Parks foundation this year! 

[Sandy]

Hello Frank,

Not as far as I know, but we will happily sell you a 30th Anniversary badge 

All the best
Sandy

[hmsantrim]

Hello Sandy,

 I might have to get my own ones made for the founder members  saying the 31st 

[Sandy]

Drones over Richmond

Some video footage (bottom gallery) from last Sunday, 9th March. It may be a first on Mayhem.

http://www.glasgowrichmondmbc.co.uk/Vgal8.html

Many thanks to Eric for visiting with his home built quadcopter with built in camera and real time video feedback to a head-up display. Very manoeuvrable and speedy, some folk likened it to a UFO, one minute hovering, the next zipping off around the trees.

And, luckily, fast enough and controllable enough to keep up with Fast Robert's Fast Electric.

A beautiful sunny day on Wednesday 12th March in Glasgow saw the senior members of the club out in force, enjoying the sunshine and getting some sailing in. Everything from a Wee Nip to the Jeanie Deans. I popped in en route between jobs and it was great to see the sun, the members and the boats.

All the best
Sandy

[captain ron]

Sandy,
That's cool.
Must have been happening before I arrived.
Pity I missed it.
captain ron

[Sandy]

Hello everyone,
 
Just a further update on our club.
 
We were very pleased to see the nice write up about us in the latest issue of Model Boats magazine. I think it caught the spirit of the club very well, and, amazingly, showed just how great the weather in Glasgow always is .... sometimes. It was great fun identifying club members in the heading photo, so thanks to MB for the article.
 
Our Start of Season show is on Sunday 4th May from 1100 to 1600. Preparations are in hand, and we welcome anyone in the area to come down and say hello, or bring a boat and join in.
 
Our anniversary racing series kick off on that day also, and we are looking forward to the racing. Strange contradiction, we need a good breeze for the Wee Nips, but relative calm for the FE's and Club 500's, but it should make the day exciting no matter what we end up with.
 
Some tightening of council regulations, and possibly greater scrutiny (most likely due to this summer's Commonwealth Games) of events have caused us to check and implement some worthwhile policies for the club, and some extra days have been put in by members to tidy up the clubhouse and bring things up to scratch. We are very fortunate to have such a splendid building at our disposal and we do put it to full use.
 
Here's a photo of the park, pond and clubhouse taken in 1936:-
 

 
Many changes have taken place with almost all the tenament buildings in the background long gone and replaced with the new and exciting Oatlands development just behind the park. However, that is the river Clyde flowing alongside the park, and yes, that is where the water for the pond comes from. Nice to think our model boats are sailing on the same waters of the river that has built so many ships that have sailed the world.
 
Hopefully see some of you on the 4th.
 
All the best
Sandy

[gingyer]

That's a cracking picture sandy, full of history
You can see the old rose gardens that the park was famous for,
The old cricket pitch and pavilion.


The old tenement slums are long gone.
For anyone who has heard of the Glasgow slums and the gorbals in particular,
That is them in the top of the picture.


Well looking forward to the open days this year

[Sandy]

Another day of Fast and Furious racing on Sunday.

Attrition was high but the weather was good and great fun was had by all.

Thanks to Tofan for this excellent video from his eye in the sky.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zor7gmgPnQ&feature=youtu.be