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GMBC 2025 IOM Club Championship - Round 7 - 06 July
There were ten boats on the water with many close dices.
Congratulations to Bruce, Brent and Gerhard who mastered the shifty
winds. Thanks Owen for the scores.
Get full race
results here
GMBC 2025 IOM Club Championship - Round 6 - 01 June
As usual there were some great dices and close finishes.
Was great to see Grant and Owen on the water again.
Thanks to Robin for scoring, and Owen for the tally.
Get full race
results here
GMBC 2025 SeaWind Club Championship - Round 4 - 18 May
A warm sunny day with light breeze, but luckily Easterly (onshore
for our corner) meaning not too many 180� windshifts. Great to see
Bernie on the podium, and James with a podium finish (his best ever
?) Well sailed. Thanks to all the sailors who made it funn.
Get full race
results here
List of Suppliers
Neil has compiled a very comprehesive list of suppliers of goods and
services related to RC model boats. See the
list here.
IOM One-metre RC sailing yacht for sale
IOM. Complete - ready to sail. Includes Radio. RX and TX
batteries, Second sail rig - certified C-rig (sails,booms,rigging)
and stand. This yacht is fitted with an RMG Sail Winch. R5700.
See this and
many other model boats for sale here.
See GMBC on TV
DStv's Kwela programme on Kyknet featured
the Gauteng Model Boat Club in February 2022.
See the programme here.
Some Great Videos
Check out some very good videos of scale models and RC racing
yachts on our Gallery
page.
Model Boats for Sale
Here is your chance to get into the fun world of
model boating. We have a wide selection of scale boats and yachts
for sale. Model boats for sale.
Video clip shot from a drone
Visit our gallery page to see video of sailboat
racing shot from a drone.
Photo
gallery.
Photo Gallery
Have a look at some great pictures taken at our September meeting. Photo
gallery.
A Simple Smoke Generator
Here is a simple design for a
smoke generator that you could build from parts you probably already
have, or can easily source. Get
the details here.
Basic Rules of Yacht Racing
No games are played without rules, and knowing the basic ones
will keep everybody happy on the water. Get the basic
rules here...
A
History of Emmarentia Dam
Emmarentia Dam is one of the recreation
hot spots of greater Johannesburg. Thousands of people relax there
every weekend but how many know its history? We certainly didn't
until we stumbled across the following description compiled by the
Johannesburg 100 committee in the archives... Get the
full report here...
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