Sad news indeed, Philip Conolly one of the all time greats of the model boating world, no longer with us.
A fellow Leicester Model Boat Club member in the 60's/70's and a force to be reckoned with in the i.c. boat racing world,
he moved onto the early days of fast electric racing boats, a sport he later dominated.
I have vivid memories of an important National model boat racing championships held at Leicester club's water Market Bosworth
around 1971 (me watching the racing, when I should have been revising for my O Levels).
Philip's record breaking electric boats screaming around the Naviga triangle course, to everyones amazement faster than i.c. models,
followed by standing ovations from fellow competitors - ground breaking sights to behold from a legend in modelling.