NW R/C Shipmodeleres Regatta [Archive]

keith S

Apr 16, 2008, 05:16 PM

The NW R/C Shipmodelers annual regatta will be held on Saturday, June 7th at Downtown Park in Bellevue, Wa ( just east of Seattle). This event is well attended with modelers from all over the Pacific NW and Canada. This is a all boats regatta that will feature scale judging and on the water navigation. Awards will be given in different classes for all disciplines in the event. there will also be a raffel and lunch. Good time to be had by all as this event is well repersented with many different models and skills. for more information go to www.shipmodelers.com . Hope to see you there! :D

Umi_Ryuzuki

Apr 16, 2008, 11:52 PM

Well this is a nice self updating image for the current weather in the
Seattle Bellevue area...

KING TV http://www.king5.com/live/weather_images/5day_120.jpg (http://www.king5.com/weather/5daypopup.html) ... KOMO TVhttp://bimedia.ftp.clickability.com/fishwebftp/KOMO/4_7day_small_new.jpg (http://www.komotv.com/weather/planner)

Click on it for a full size window.. :)
I know the KING image updates... not sure about the KOMO...

keith S

Apr 17, 2008, 12:12 PM

Chance of snow mixed with cold rain. Ain't Spring great in the PNW! ;)

Aerominded

Apr 18, 2008, 12:20 AM

Sure, sure it is... every time I have been to the PNW, it has been beautiful! ;)

Rain stories a conspiracy to keep us away? :p :)

This looks like it will be a fun event!

Tugboat Andy

Apr 18, 2008, 01:07 AM

I'd have to agree with Keith on this one. The weekend looks NASTY :eek:

Reckless

Apr 18, 2008, 09:32 PM

hmmmmm... we'll see how much of the tax return I can keep set aside.. I might just make it across from Van Isle to come visit! ...

keith S

May 30, 2008, 03:09 PM

Hey I thought I would remind all those in the PNW that this years regatta is only a week a way on Saturday, June 7th. This show is always a great way to get the summer boating season off and running. Many boats of various styles and types from all over the PNW, Canada, and west coat in general. Besides lots of boats, there will be lunch, a raffel, new nav courese( viewable on line), and as always--great commeraderie with fellow modelers. :) For more information or need directions, go to www.shipmodelers.com . For those with a signifigant other that likes to shop--Bellvue Square is just across the street while the model goodies are in the park. Hope to see you all there.
BTW how about a show of hands on who is comming from this group. ;)

W.L Upshaw

May 30, 2008, 08:57 PM

I will be starting my drive on Thursday Morning and plan on being at my house up there on Friday afternoon, then I can unload the van and reload it with the stuff for the regatta folks.

Olscuzbut

May 30, 2008, 10:47 PM

Will be travelling down from Kamloops BC to take in the boating festivities. Looking forward to it.

Mule One

May 31, 2008, 12:02 AM

I plan on going... but, it's really doubtful that my Sea Mule Springer will be ready for the water. :(

There will be plenty of others to see! (Boats and people)

Richard (It's only 6 miles for me. :D )

keith S

Jun 05, 2008, 03:00 PM

Just a reminder that the show is in a couple of days. Be prepared anything with the weather. Mostly cloudy predicted. Of course, what would we expect from Seattle anyways. :rolleyes: ;)

patmat2350

Jun 05, 2008, 03:15 PM

Mostly cloudy predicted. Of course, what would we expect from Seattle anyways. :rolleyes: ;)

Har! I know that's just what you say to keep the Californians away.
Here in Motown, we have about the same number of cloudy (and precipitating) days as Seattle... and it's colder too!

Funny thing, we don't have to try very hard to keep people away... :o

Umi_Ryuzuki

Jun 05, 2008, 07:40 PM

We had to install a volcano to try to keep people away...
Scary weather...wet rainy wet,... scary volcano... :o

Everyone click on the sunshine in the weather windows above, and
drag the sunshine over to saturday... :p

I should be in town tomorrow, and make an effort to get to the pond
bright and early Saturday. Planning on bringing four boats and
possibly a larger table this year... I'll bring a box-o'-fenders and
some LED lamps if anyone has need.

:cool:

Click on the sunny icon.... :o

ropanach

Jun 05, 2008, 10:16 PM

I'll be there with a new member of our club, he realy would like to see how it all works, he got a Mr. Darby from some one and does'nt have a clue as he puts it, so every one cheer hem on.

Aerominded

Jun 05, 2008, 10:24 PM

Don't forget pictures, everybody!!! :D

mike_victoriaBC

Jun 06, 2008, 02:16 AM

Lots of photos please!
I've been banned from boating here by clients with little patience with those who have a live other than work!! Bad timing this year and have had to abandon plans to attend. Good luck with the weather and happy boating!!
Hopefully can sneak down there in August.

ropanach

Jun 06, 2008, 10:11 AM

Thanks Aerominded:
I've had the van packed up for two days now, and I forgot the thingy that you take pictures with.
Now where did I put thouse batterys?

Umi_Ryuzuki

Jun 06, 2008, 01:04 PM

We are going to try video this year...

Plus a special on Crabbing tugs.. crabbing... is that what its called? :confused:

:p

keith S

Jun 06, 2008, 03:01 PM

Crabbing--sounds like something to do out on a boat for food or to go to a doctor and have curred.
Will have still camera and try and take lots of good photos for all those that can't make it or are afrid of PNW sunshine. Be there early and late. Going to be fun!!

Reckless

Jun 06, 2008, 10:40 PM

I won't be making it.. but me the wifey and kiddo are planning on being in Burnaby for BAMM's annual thing in Aug

Polar Sailor

Jun 07, 2008, 01:20 AM

Ok, I'm going to try and be there. I'll bring my springer, but she's only the second model I've every built, so I'm almost embarrassed to show her. It will be fun to put her in the water with other boats for her maiden voyage (with a superstructure) though. I'm also really looking forward to seeing how you experts do things and hoping I can glean some tips :D The only model boats I've seen in real life are those in the hobby shop display case :o

knightsy

Jun 07, 2008, 03:06 AM

Hi Umi
I think the more accurate term used in the industry is sidestepping.

Regards Trevor

Polar Sailor

Jun 07, 2008, 08:49 PM

Well that was fun!

Reckless

Jun 07, 2008, 08:51 PM

pictures!!!!!!

Mule One

Jun 07, 2008, 09:59 PM

Here's some of the pictures I got at the Bellevue Pond.
Richard

mike_victoriaBC

Jun 07, 2008, 10:05 PM

Looks like a good day!! Sorry I missed the fun - new boats there?

Mule One

Jun 07, 2008, 10:10 PM

More pictures...

Mule One

Jun 07, 2008, 10:13 PM

Mike ~

I couldn't tell the new ones...

They were ALL new to me! It was a COOL day... good food, good people and just a lot of beautiful boats and ships. :D

Richard

smart_racer

Jun 07, 2008, 10:58 PM

great pic's...thanks for sharing

Aerominded

Jun 08, 2008, 12:45 AM

Looks like a great day at the pond! I notice a few people standing in the pond in a few of those shots... is that normal in the PNW? :p ;) We usually try to stay on shore here in the 'south' ;) :D

Looks like a super turnout of boats! thanks for sharing the pictures! :)

Mule One

Jun 08, 2008, 12:58 AM

Aerominded~

Since it rains here so rarely, it's the first time these guys have seen water deep enough to wade in. So we always reserve the first 2 hours for standing and wading. :) :D :D And, After the "flood rain" we also wade around just to get warmed up. Then the NWRC Club sets up the lines; bouys; barges; docks; mountains and bridges for the Navigation challenge. That also usually happens before we see the sun. :eek: You might have noticed that the sun did not show up today.

I'm a rookie at this so some of the pictures are even under-exposed (I think I imagined that the sun actually came up this morning!).

Bring your boots if you come up in any month other than August (first two weeks only). :o

Maybe a member of NWRC Ship Builders can 'splain what they were really doin'. ;)

Richard the Rookie :p

Aerominded

Jun 08, 2008, 01:00 AM

Hee hee! :)

patmat2350

Jun 08, 2008, 07:32 AM

Looks like a nice enough event, and well documented too, that SOMEONE should write a story and send it to a magazine... ahem...

Tugboat Andy

Jun 08, 2008, 12:01 PM

A beautiful PNW day!

Sorry I wasn't able to attend. I hate it when something more important than boats gets in the way. Especially, when I know its way more important! :o That's life...

Great pictures. I'm sure that someone has more to share? I need to get my boat fix. There's a long dry spell between now and FOSS Cup in August.;)

Polar Sailor

Jun 08, 2008, 12:28 PM

One trend that I noticed was that there were far fewer warships than I expected. I don't know if it was just a wrong assumption on my part to think they were more popular, or if it's a NW thing to have other tastes (maybe we see enough gray). Tugs were by far the most common, and I saw lots of cruisers and work boats.

tugs

Jun 08, 2008, 03:22 PM

Looks like a great day at the pond! I notice a few people standing in the pond in a few of those shots... is that normal in the PNW? :p ;) We usually try to stay on shore here in the 'south'

Aero,
I attended the 1st Foss Cup (1995, last century!) and saw the layout and some of the setup.
The pond is no more than 2 ft deep and all concrete, with excellent visibility.
During that event boats were rescued by designated waders.
Wading is easier than Spreckels Lake which ranges from 2.5 to 14 ft by some estimates with a muddy bottom and no visibility in the last 10 years. [I have seen the bottom at lakeside in S.F., a long time ago.]

Back to Bellevue (sic?). Set up is a lot easier. You could even set up and take pictures from a barstool (no beer!) in the middle of the pond, if the harbor master could be persuaded. No dinghy necessary. Or sit on one of Ron Burchett's barges. See 3rd picture: http://www.tugboats.com/foss.htm

Glad this show went so well. Hope you enjoy the Foss cup this year.

Aerominded

Jun 08, 2008, 03:46 PM

Hee hee, yeah, I figured that is what they were up to... (setting up the course, etc.) I like Spreckels but, clear water @2' deep has some significant benefits... (I doubt there are many boats sitting on the bottom in Bellevue!) :)

keith S

Jun 08, 2008, 10:02 PM

Well we had a regatta and the rain stayed away!!! There was a good turnout considering the weather. Cold enough to snow in the passes this time of year is just wrong. :eek: We saw a few new boats this year and several others that have been around for a while. Contestants and visitors came from as far away as southern California and northern BC, Canda. The youngest was a little girl that ran a Northhampton tug (with dad as navigator) nd was only about 6 years old!! :) Have to say, there were more photos taken of her running the boat than any other person all day. There were about 50 entries and several more on display. As noted by Polar Sailor, there are more tugs and work boats than warships. Just tough to get people that model them to come out and play. Of the new models this year, most notable were the Dolphin Class tug, large scale military vessel like the "Visby" class, a Grand Banks cruiser, an American Enterprise crew boat, Roapanachs Tiger Sun, and a hand full of Springers. We had a new and interesting nav course that challenge ones ability to manuver and dock their vessel(s). As with any event that we do, we had an excellent picnic style lunch ( chicken, beans, salads, chips, fruit, strawberry shortcake, beverages) provided for all the contestants/guest so that no one went hungry. At the end of the day we waited for awards by doing the raffel with lots of great goodies to be won, including several boats, hulls, parts, hobby gift certificates, and nautical related items. Ran late, but it was saturday and we didn't need to be in a big hurry.
Also like to thank all the members from R/C Groups that came to the regatta. I think the count that Umi had going was around 7-8 of us.
The pond is great that it is cement and shallow enough to set nav course failey quickley because of it. We usally just wear short and walk around in the water when it is warm out. I was kind of afraid of hitting an iceburg out there as we moved things out and helped with putting boats in/out of the water. Besides, like a sponge, it is easier to stay hydrated standing in the water. :p

Olscuzbut

Jun 08, 2008, 11:42 PM

Will try not to include some of the pics that Mule one already posted. As a first time visitor, it was quite an eye opener for me. Sure hope to take more of these events in. ( and maybe bring a boat or two of my own) Great event NW boaters. A heads up performance.

Aerominded

Jun 08, 2008, 11:56 PM

Nice pictures! :)

Umi_Ryuzuki

Jun 09, 2008, 12:00 AM

An absolutely great time, Especially the weather. On the way in, it was
Pouring down rain to the North, in Woodenville, and South in Tacoma, but
just a grey overcast and sprinkles in Bellevue all day.

The course was challenging, especially all the landings. I think the only thing
that could have happened a bit better would have been hearing who won
what catagory before everyone left for the day. I know I got third place(again)
running the Washington State Ferry Kaleetan. I blame Ben for that,...
He keeps taking first. One of these days, I'll get a score good enough for
second place, then he better watch out. :o

The pond was busy all day, meeting and greeting and setting up boats.
Seems like everytime I started to do something someone or something would
come up and I'd come back and have to try to figure out what was originally
doing.

Great to meet a lot of RC group members.
The usuall suspects, Ropanach, KeithS, Tachikaze, Dain,
And some of the newer members here
Mule One, and Polar Sailor... Both building springers.
Olscuzbut came all the way from Kamloops BC. :cool:

I put my springer into the pond at one point, and Mule One was there
taking pictures and chatting, so I handed him my controls... He ran it for
a bit, and then tried to hand me back the controls, I told him to play with
it a bit, At which point someone came by and dragged me off for this or
that reason... About 15 minutes later Mule one came walking back with my
boat and transmitter. :o Poor guy, probably felt bad that I left him running my boat... :p

A few images that I managed to take... :o

Kmot

Jun 09, 2008, 12:04 AM

You guys have an awesome club and a fantastic turnout. Thanks everyone, for all your pictures. :)

green-boat

Jun 09, 2008, 12:07 AM

How come everybody elses ponds look better?

Tugboat Andy

Jun 09, 2008, 12:45 AM

How come everybody elses ponds look better?

Well, that pond is in Bellevue.... :p

Umi_Ryuzuki

Jun 09, 2008, 12:47 AM

How come everybody elses ponds look better?

We try not to feed the ducks... :D

The only video I took of a boat on the course... :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrHbuH1pGQg

Mule One

Jun 09, 2008, 01:03 AM

....
I put my springer into the pond at one point, and Mule One was there
taking pictures and chatting, so I handed him my controls... He ran it for
a bit, and then tried to hand me back the controls, I told him to play with
it a bit, At which point someone came by and dragged me off for this or
that reason... About 15 minutes later Mule one came walking back with my
boat and transmitter. :o Poor guy, probably felt bad that I left him running my boat... :p
Umi ~
Are you kidding! That was cool. I got to play with your springer for at least a half an hour.
Also I got to learn a bit about the controls and handling of an RC boat. It was great; don't feel sorry for me.
I really enjoyed it and can hardly wait to get my ol'Mule in the water.

But, the Mule has to go on "Hold" while I re-deck the back yard patio before the 4th of July.

Thanks again to the NWRC Boat Modelers group for putting on a very enjoyable and great event.

Umi_Ryuzuki

Jun 09, 2008, 03:56 PM

Okay, I felt bad leaving you running a model boat... :p :D

Glad you had a good time. Northwest RC Shipmodelers is a group of great and
active modelers. RC sailing, in the Pacific Northwest, would be a duller activity with out their club.

Thank you NWRCS :cool:

keith S

Jun 10, 2008, 12:58 AM

Here we go with a batch from the show.

Aerominded

Jun 10, 2008, 12:22 PM

Oh... there's Jenaette again! :o ;)

green-boat

Jun 10, 2008, 01:51 PM

Does anybody have a closeup of those marker bouys or any other info on them?

Our Regatta is coming up and I'm thinking again. :eek:

Mule One

Jun 10, 2008, 04:08 PM

Green Boat~
This is the closest pic that I have.

I did see them being packed and as I "recall"... just below what you see in the picture is a "round shape" that must provide the floatation/bouyancy.
Then there is a similar shape as the top (inverted) which is attached to a chain (?) and then a disk shaped brick about 2" thick which anchors it.

I'm sure Keith could describe the material or get you in touch with the individual who built them.

Richard

Olscuzbut

Jun 10, 2008, 05:51 PM

Not hard to tell who was wearing the hip waders on some of those last pics. Heh Kieth?

herrmill

Jun 11, 2008, 02:43 AM

Who's M Class sub is that?

I've always liked the eccentric British designs.. huge cannon, aircraft carriers & the K Class twin funnel steamer subs. All colossal & costly failures.

Chuck

Umi_Ryuzuki

Jun 11, 2008, 03:53 AM

That's Tachikaze's M-class.
It was built up by Cliff Shaw.
Tachi says that he is still trying to find out if the original gun for the model is still around.

keith S

Jun 11, 2008, 02:48 PM

Not hard to tell who was wearing the hip waders on some of those last pics. Heh Kieth?

I had sore feet from them--but they were dry!! Nice to meet you there Olscuzbut!!!!

Will try and post more this evening.

keith S

Jun 11, 2008, 03:00 PM

Does anybody have a closeup of those marker bouys or any other info on them?

Our Regatta is coming up and I'm thinking again. :eek:

Some of the bouys are PVC pipe and ends ith Sintra/plasti/wood frames on top. Have a small eyelet on the bottom for main weight and a counter weight so that they can hang at the correct depth.
Some of the larger bouys are made of styrofoam disk with the same kind of tops added to them.

Tachikaze

Jun 12, 2008, 05:42 PM

Here are a few more pictures. This is a very well run event people, I highly recommend it. I can safely say that of all the boats displayed there, mine were in the worse condition. Some very impressive work. Note the picture of the bridge of one of the models, very very jealous :mad:

Tachikaze

Jun 12, 2008, 05:45 PM

The M-1 was acquired from Cliff Shaw, he originally built this for combat, I am not sure where the gun is. He got tired of playing with it as it is still not running right, but I did get my best run with it to date during this event. I had to bribe Cliff with a bottle of Paddy Irish Whiskey to bring it down to me.

herrmill

Jun 12, 2008, 06:35 PM

Tachi,

Nice pics & thanks for the info on your M1. Have always thought the M or K class would make for an interesting sub project one day; from what I've seen over at SP, there are several builds underway.

Chuck

arrow5

Jun 13, 2008, 04:41 AM

Who's M Class sub is that?

I've always liked the eccentric British designs.. huge cannon, aircraft carriers & the K Class twin funnel steamer subs. All colossal & costly failures.

Chuck
Herrmill, I now know you have spies in Scotland...but it isnt going to be a submarine(no comment Toes!) This is going to be my stretched Springer. Complete with 12" span biplane to be catapulted off. El Cheapo build using wheelhouse from Dickie Tug and girders from toy crane. 2 540 motors, standard Springer fittings X2. Dont like flattened plastic funnels might just go for single in metal so I can use pyro smoke. "...colossal and cheap failure " from a German werft....never!