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Cross Bush Fire Appeal 12 February 2009: I have never before promoted any particular charity or help organisation either publicly or privately, as I've always considered that to be a personal issue. But the devastation and the cruel loss of life in all forms, that has happened since the 7th February 2009 in this State of Victoria, has been so horrific, it has moved me to the point where I can only encourage contributions to bona fide organisations such as the Red Cross Bush Fire Appeal. My reasons may be found in the Editorial Comment on the News Page of this site. 03 November 2008:
EC12 Important Notification
I'm not sure what
information is required, but as far as I know, all EC12 hulls came with a manufacturer's label
including serial number attached to the interior of the hull. e.g.
An EC12 I acquired had the following information on its label.
RACE REPORT
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Another update: Latest
Update from the US
-----Original Message----- Gents, please forward to your association and class. Thanks, Rick March 20, 2008
International Invitation to the 2009 Worlds Regatta
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is my pleasure to present this invitation on behalf of the US East Coast 12 Meter Class to host the second Worlds Regatta event in the United States. The event is scheduled for the first week of November 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina. This invitation by email is being sent individually to each of these countries: Australia, Canada, France, Sweden, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. Please present this information to your members and groups.
The Notice of Race and other information is posted on the US EC12 Class website in the Regatta menu. The NOR is presented now with consideration for individual planning needed for international travel that would surely include more than toy boat racing. Details of the event will follow in time.
As the head of the Class, I will be your host and available to whatever assistance you need. I look forward to the event and visiting with all of you.
Kind Regards, Rick West Class
Secretary US EC12 Class What is this site about? This site has has
been set up as a result of a passion developed by me over the last 7 or so years
for the 12 metre class of radio yachts. That comes after sailing and
having been exposed to most of the classes sanctioned by the ARYA and also a
great variety of "other" sailboats. I did not start out addicted to
the "12's". That situation just evolved. And I need to thank
the small group of folks I sail with for that opportunity. This
group of people sailed, and still do, a wide variety of boats. They have
no prejudices about sailing this boat or that, and newcomers are warmly welcomed. That group by the way unofficially call themselves the "Southern Model Radio Yacht Sailors".
There are links to this group in the Links page, (via Magpie Yachts -
Cherry Lake), of this site. It was here, sailing with this band of merry men,
(and in many cases, they were accompanied by their ever tolerant, and ever
patient, partners who could never understand what their own partners saw in the
attraction of sailing toy boats, but still and nevertheless provided full
support), that I sailed a number of
different boats, including A Class, 10-Rater, EC12, Victor products Australia II
and America3, an IOM, a Magpie90 and various other craft, and finally decided that the 12-metre was the way to go for me. No wonder I am
so smitten! All the ingredients of a suspense thriller are there.
Reality check!
Reality check! Reality check! Reality check! This site has no ties
or commitments with any particular manufacturer
or supplier of goods in goods, service, or in kind. However, where I have
had good service, I have made comments to this effect throughout the site as
appropriate. All in all, I hope
this site will be of benefit to both experienced radio yacht sailors and those just
starting out in this fantastic hobby and sport of Radio-Controlled Model Yachting
............. If you would like to actively participate in promoting this hobby, or even if you have only a vague interest, don't know where to go, how to do it, just click on the following link which will then take you to the forum pages of this site, where you can then ask questions and make constructive comments and maybe even on the odd occasion even get answers to your questions.......
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