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Model Yacht Clubs
Find a club near you to enjoy model yachts with friends
Model Yacht Clubs:
- Annapolis
The Great Schooner Model Society A distinctive R/C model
sailing society on the Chesapeake Bay dedicated to the building
and operation of multi-masted sailboats. Most of our members
have built historic sailing vessels and we meet regularly
to sail together at various places throughout the Chesapeake
Bay area. The Society is always looking for new members
who enjoy building and racing multi-masted ships, as well
as new places to present our models. We encourage the active
participation of children of all ages at all of our events.
- California
San Francisco Model Yacht Club Our club is devoted to
the building and sailing of model yachts, both power and
sail. Whether you are a builder, sailor, or just plain interested
in this interesting and beautiful hobby, all are welcome.
We are located in San Francisco’s historic Golden
Gate Park at the 36th Avenue and Fulton Street entrance.
There we have a clubhouse and a lake, both of which are
devoted to model yachting. Membership is open to anyone
with an interest in model yachting and power boating. You
do not need to reside in the San Francisco Bay area to be
a member, we have members from across the United States.
Join the San Francisco Model Yacht Club.
- California
South Bay Model Shipwrights The South Bay Model Shipwrights
was founded in September, 1982, by Jean Eckert. The clubs
focus is static scale ship models but all forms of ship
modelling are of interest. Wood is the primary medium, but
many materials such as plastic, paper, card stock, and resin
have been used in our models. Scratch and kit builders are
welcome.
- California
Ship Modelers Association The Ship Modelers Association
(SMA) is the largest ship modeling club in California, and
one of the largest in the nation. We seek to foster research
and interest in our Nautical Heritage by researching and
building scale ship models. To achieve these ends, specific
activities of the club include:
* A monthly club meeting featuring presentations for
work in progress by members
* Seminars on model making topics
* Participation in model ship exhibits
* Sponsorship of the Western Ship Model Conference and
Exhibit held on-board the RMS Queen Mary
* A monthly newsletter for members
* A home page on the World Wide Web
* Social events such as dinners, cruises, and picnics
- Canada
Canadian Radio Yachting Association The Canadian Radio
Yachting Association (C.R.Y.A.) allows you representation
on a National and International level for racing, but we’re
not just about racing. We support local groups that just
wish to sail and have fun or who wish to build boats, sails,
etc. We have a system of representatives whose mandate is
to promote RC sailing activities in their regions. These
representatives, Regional Directors, have access to lists
of C.R.Y.A. sailors and clubs in their regions and work
to promote the association and it’s activities in
their region. Each C.R.Y.A. sanctioned, active class of
boat has a Class Secretary, available for support and technical
advice or direction if needed.
- Canada
Victoria Model Shipbuilding Society The Victoria Model
Shipbuilding Society was incorporated in 1978 by a group
of ship modellers who wanted to share ideas and experiences
and enjoy the company of others in the hobby. It has grown
to between 50 to 80 modellers who still value the original
aims of the society. The type of ships modelled have changed
as many members like to operate their models by radio control.
- Colorado
Rocky Mountain Shipwrights ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHIPWRIGHTS
is dedicated to promoting, developing, and furthering scale
model shipbuilding.
- Detroit
Detroit Model Yacht Club If you are interested in radio/controlled
model sailboats, this is the place to visit. This website
will tell you when and where we sail. Look in the Regatta
page and Calendar section for sailing information. The Links
Section will give you more information about sailing in
general and sailing model sailboats. We sail five different
models locally, the Victoria, US1M, Soling One Meter, IOM,
and ODR Marblehead. Information about the four different
classes of model sailboats can be found by clicking on each
class page.
- England
Darlington & District Model Boat Club The club was
formed in late 1982 when the Teesside Model Boat Club split
up over a choice of sailing water. The new club continued
to use their original water which was Number 2 reservoir
in Middleton water park, a former reservoir in the village
of Middleton St George. The lake we use is 85 by 88 metres
and 1.5 to 2 metres deep. There is an ideal launching and
landing stage about four metres long. The club also has
a brick built building which contains a club room, 2 toilets
(one with disabled facilities), a shower, a storage and
building area. Models can also be safely stored in the building.
- England
Model Yacht Sailing Association The Round Pond in Kensington
Gardens, overlooked by Kensington Palace, is the home of
the oldest model yacht club in the country - the Model Yacht
Sailing Association (Est. 1876) and the London Model Yacht
Club (Est. 1884). The club focuses on the racing of radio
controlled 10-Rater & Laser model yachts, and we would
like to encourage new members to join the MYSA and come
sailing with us. Our club is enjoying a steady increase
in membership and we now have one of the most modern 10-Rater
fleets in the country. We also have a colection of vintage
and classic yachts, some radio controlled and some vane
system.
- Florida
Port Orange Ship Model Club The Port Orange Ship Model
Club is a society aimed at the ship model hobbyist. Our
members range from beginners to experts and attend the meetings
from many communities in Florida’s Volusia and Flagler
Counties. Proud sponsor of the area’s only Annual
Ship Model Show AND The area’s only Annual R/C Ship
Model Regatta.
- Hartford
The Greater Hartford Model Yacht Club You can find us
sailing here just about every Saturday, Spring through Fall.
Event Schedule Though we concentrate mostly on the International
1M (IOM) , we do sail several other boats, such as USOM,
Soling 1 Meters, Star 45's and others. We encourage all
skippers to come join us and welcome you to join in any
of our ’series points’ regattas, though unless
you are a member, your points will not count. Membership
is a nominal $5.00 per year.
- Indianapolis
The Admirals You don't need prior knowledge of R/C
modeling to join our club. The Admirals welcomes anyone
with an interest in nautical subjects and model boat and
ship building. We invite you to visit one of our regular
monthly meetings to see and learn about our club....no obligations.
Membership is open to all. We have senior memberships for
those 17 years old and older and junior memberships for
those less than 17 years old. We especially encourage younger
members so that we may share our knowledge.
- Maryland
Solomon's Island Model Boat Club
- Michigan
Michigan Scale Model Boat Club Welcome to the Michigan
Scale Model Boat Club website. We are dedicated to the advancement
of the hobby of RC scale model boat building, and the sharing
of our "know-how" with one another and all who
are interested. Our creed is to have fun at all of our outings
and our position is that the only model boat that looks
bad is the one that hasn't been built.
We meet at pond sites around the Detroit and Kalamazoo area
from April until October and we meet indoors from November
thru March. If you would like to join us we would love to
have you, because there's nothing worse than sailing alone!
Contact one of our officers listed in our member column
either by phone or e-mail for an application or check out
our calendar and show up at an event. You'll always be welcome!
- Minnesota
Edina Model Yacht Club Sail boats were the initial thrust
in forming the club in 1991. With an active group meeting
for a variety of regattas including handicap racing there
is something for every sailor here. A Sail Boat guide is
available on the articles page. The 2008 season has started!
Use the forums for more info or direct questions.
- Netherlands
The Hague Model Boat Club The Hague Modelboat Club was
founded in July 1969 and is one of the first local modelboatclubs
in the Netherlands. The aims are: * The promotion of making
models as a hobby. * Sharing knowledge, experience and skills
to the benefit of all. * Promoting and stimulating contacts
with other model ship builders. At the moment we have about
90 members, who meet regularly in the clubroom or at the
pondside.
- New Jersey
The Ship Model Society of New Jersey The Ship Model
Society of Northern New Jersey, with more than 80 members,
is the only association in the Garden State dedicated to
historically accurate, scale ship modeling. Our members
include both professional and non-professional builders,
naval artists, authors, and maritime historians. Our interests
cover the entire spectrum of maritime subjects, from Viking
longboats to nuclear submarines. The club members primarily
build static display, but also some radio control steam,
electric and sail.
- New Jersey
South Orange Seaport Society The South Orange Seaport
Society is a group of RC boat modelers interested in electric,
steam and wind powered vessels of all types. We are sponsored
by the Village of South Orange Department of Recreation
& Cultural Affairs and are grateful for their support
of our interests.
- North America
Scale Ship Modeler's Association of North America The
Scale Ship Modelers Association of North America, Inc.,
(SSMA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1988. Our
purpose is to promote the hobby of radio control and static
ship modeling. We encourage all types of model boating in
electric, sail, and steam power as well as the building
of plastic and wooden static models. SSMA is comprised of
clubs and individuals throughout North America and acts
as a clearing house for information concerning the modeling
industry. SSMA works with the modeling industry to address
the needs of the modeling community.
- Ohio
Maumee Valley Model Boat Club The Maumee Valley Model
Boat Club would like to invite you, to join us, for a fun
run or a meeting. We build radio controlled and static scale
boats but are open to anyone interested in modeling watercraft
of any kind, plastic, wood, static display, ships-in-bottle,any
scale, sail or powered.
- Oregon
Oregon Model Yacht Club The purpose of the Oregon Model
Yacht Club is to get together and enjoy sailing our boats.
OMYC members own many types of boats — Victorias,
various one-meter boats, Marbleheads, and scale sailboats
to name a few. Click the Our Boats link for descriptions
of some of the classes of boats we sail. The Victoria fleet
is the most active part of our club. The Victoria is a good
looking, inexpensive entry-level boat. It sails easily and
well and generates a lot of excitement. These factors have
been attracting new members and new sailors. We race our
Victorias every other week for most of the year, beginning
in early spring and extending into October. Fun, friendly
competition, and improving sailing skills are our goals.
- Ontario
Barrie Model Yacht Club The Barrie Model Yacht club
is a relaxed atmosphere with full size boating rules being
the guide for our fun sail racing. Our pond is suitable
for sail, electric & steam. There is little wave action
yet good breezes. No internal combustion engines are allowed.
We have a purpose-built dock installed. This dock is designed
for safe launching and recovery of delicate scale models
and also very large boats. Our group is active at fun sailing
but we also have a variety of craft from warships to submarines
to steam powered tugs and launches.
- Toronto
Metro Marine Modellers of Toronto The evolution of Metro
Marine Modellers is unique in that the club, unlike most
clubs nowadays, welcomed all kinds and types of ships, boats
and craft. So that today there are four distinct divisions
within the club – Sail, Scale, Display Models (Galleons,
period ships etc.), and Fast Electric (speed boats). All
with the one purpose of promoting model sailing and boating;
radio controlled or otherwise. However, to retrace the history
of the club, we must go back to a small group of individuals
who operated free sailing and vane steered sail boats in
the 40’s. These 5 or 6 individuals became the founding
members of a group that would be known at the time, as the
Federation of Modellers. They met formally for the first
time in 1958. These enterprising folk were able to acquire
some space at a local boat show to show off their models.
This apparently was quite successful and attracted others
who were interested, and so it was decided to organize a
formal boat club in 1959. The name became Metro Marine Modellers.
- US
US Vintage Model Yacht Group We're happy to have you
aboard! Our organization is made up of enthusiasts for traditional
forms of miniature boats that actually sail, including vintage
racing classes and traditional sailing craft scale models,
such as schooners, skipjacks, and other types.
- Washington
Seattle Model Yacht Club We sail the Thunder Tiger Victoria
Class model sailboat. The Victoria One Design is a simple,
affordable, ARF sailboat manufactured by the Thunder Tiger
Model Company, and distributed world wide. The kit's low
cost (about $99 for the kit, perhaps $300 nicely outfitted),
ease of assembly, and good sailing characteristics make
it a great first yacht, while remaining fun to sail and
race for old hands as well. The emphasis of the Victoria
is on SIMPLICITY and FUN, and to these ends check out the
Victoria Resource Center for the latest building, tuning,
and sailing tips, along with other interesting and useful
information about the boat. The boat itself is made of heavy
duty PVC-type plastic, and is quite durable, capable of
surviving virtually any mishap or collision. The kit also
includes high quality aluminum spars, sails, and all necessary
fittings. All you need to do is add a two-channel radio
and you're ready to sail. Construction is generally a weekend
project. The ease of assembly also makes the Victoria a
great "club" boat, as new skippers can buy a boat
and join the racing with a minimum of trouble and expense.
- Wisconsin
Madison Area RC Model Boats This site was developed
for several reasons. *To try and bring together RC boat
modelers living in and around the Madison area in particular
and central Wisconsin in general.*To try to keep them informed
of electric, radio controlled boat modeling activities in
and around Wisconsin. *To provide information to those interested
in learning more about the hobby. The webmaster is interested
in electric power, so nitro and gas activities are not represented
here. Gas and nitro are not allowed on Lake Marion, the
small and quiet body of water in Mazomanie that we most
often operate on. We know that with all the water in and
around Madison, there are a fair number of people who have
built and operate model boats. We hope this site will help
bring them together. After all, most activities are more
fun when you have someone else join you.
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