V-32 Sailing Schedule at Delco Park:

The 2010 Sailing Schedule is posted. This year's Scored Racing is broken into two groups, a Spring Series and a Summer Series. Each series will have at least six scored races, and awards at the end of the season will be provided for each group.

During suitable weather, the KMSC sails every Sunday afternoon at 2:30 to 5 or 6 PM. We race with formal scoring that counts toward the season standings almost every other Sunday, We just fun sail or practice sail with no formal score keeping on the other days. See 2010 Sailing Schedule.

Scored Racing is cancelled if less than three boats show up, the temperature is less than 50 degrees F, the winds exceed 12 mph, or are less than 3 mph. However, we have had some sailing days in with gusts from 12 to 16 mph and it was pretty exciting. The V-32s are tough boats.

KMSC 2010 Activities

Sunday Sept 5, 2010. This is a holiday weekend. No scored races that count for the season are run on holiday weekends, but we will be out there practicing.

Sunday Aug 29, 2010. Eight V-32 skippers sailed today and we ran 17 fun races. All had a great time in winds of 3 to ~12 mph. Although the temperature was about 90, the humidity was low, so it was not so bad. We had good wind...just a few very slow times, and then we had some terrific gusts.  Very challenging, with shifty winds; but then it's always like that....

We kept score just for reference.....after all, some of us are practicing for the National V-32 Regatta on Sept 17-19.  We will sail two more times before the Nationals....One more practice day on 5 Sept (Labor Day weekend), and one scored day on 12 Sept.

Dan visited us and we loaned him V-32 #5400 to sail. Robert talked with us as we were leaving and was very interested in sailing. He was watching from the Gazebo and was quite surprised at the speed and maneuverability of our boats. Hope we see both of you next week.

Sunday Aug 22, 2010. We had a great time today in near perfect weather. The wind was 3 to 7 mph all afternoon, and the temperature was a nice 83 degrees. No rain, no threat...just nice partly cloudy skies that gave us varying wind conditions with some surprise lifts. Ten V-32 skippers raced on our third scored day of our Summer Series. We had plenty of 360s--thanks guys for being good sports and following the penalty rules. The first three place were Russ, Jose, and Ralph.

The keel broke off of one V-32 while it was sailing. It went turtle, but was recovered by another sailboat that snagged a shroud and dragged it to shore. The boat is about six years old, and the remainder of the keel tang in the boat looked dark and soft. It is critical on the V-32 to remove the keel, dry it out, and reseal the keel tang with cynoacrylate (Hot Stuff, Zap) and epoxy once or twice a year in boats that have the standard bolt-in keel. The new V-32 rules allow a permanent mounted keel, and if it is carefully done to completely seal the keel/hull, the tang will no longer be at risk of getting water-logged, becoming weak, and breaking off.

Sunday Aug 15, 2010. This was a practice day. Six V-32s practice raced in overcast skies with 0 to 5 mph winds. Conditions were gusty and wind direction was changing. We had a good time. Jerry and Bob came up from the S1M club in Cincinnati and sailed our V-32s with us. Glenn visited us from Columbus. Hope you all come and join us again. A Footy sailboat ran some races with the V-32s. That little boat didn't have a chance against boats almost three times its size. The forecast was for 50% chance of thunderstorms, so at 4 pm a thunder storm threatened and we quit for the day.

Sunday Aug 8, 2010. Nine skippers sailed today on the second scored day of our Summer Series.  The temperature was about 87, and winds varied from zero to about 6 mph.  Shifts were the norm. We set up a triangle course and sailed the same course 15 times. It was fun! A great day--at least for those of us who didn't mind the challenge of a few lulls.The first three places for the day were: Russ, Ralph, & Rob.

Sunday Aug 1, 2010. We had a great day of sailing.  Seven club members showed up and Bill was a new guy who started out as an interested spectator. We loaned him a boat and he sailed seven races with us.  He did very well--even took a first in one race.  Hope to see you again, Bill. The weather was nice with the wind about 3 to 6 mph and 88 degrees. Only had a few lulls. We sailed about 19 short-course races focusing on starting practice. The first 17 practice races were scored--but these scores will not count to for the Summer Series standings. Because of wind switches, it was hard to set up the course so the wind was perpendicular to the start line, but most of the time we had it almost right.

Sunday July 25, 2010. The was the first scored day of our Summer Series. The forecast called for 50% chance of rain on this day, and indeed, it did rain all morning, but it was beautiful for sailing all afternoon. Scattered clouds were continually moving overhead, so we had some gusts, but no thunder or rain. Ten V-32 skippers ran 16 races in very nice wind. We had a number of boats that got hooked together, probably more than on any other day. All had a good time. Russ, Rob and Mark took 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Congratulations guys....good sailing.

Sunday July18, 2010. This was a fun sail day. Eight skippers sailed fun races in very nice wind ranging from 4 to 10 mph. Although it was warm, it was still fun. About 3:30 pm, the clouds came up from the South with thunder so we all left in a hurry and reconvened at the Dairy Queen. It was very good timing, because it rained very hard about the time we got our ice cream. The forecast called for 50% chance of rain--so we got about 50% of our sailing. We tried handicap racing by allowing the two last place finishers a ten second head start in the next race. Nina brought a new V-32 boat out for its first sail. Nice boat. We had some different skippers appear at the front of the pack a few times....great fun.

Sunday, July 11, 2010. This is the last scored day of the Spring Season. We had a great day of sailing. Temperature was around 86 degrees and we had good wind all afternoon. Eleven skippers raced today. Some of our starts were amazing! After one start, eight boats all showed up at the first mark at the same time. Starboard! Room at the Mark! Someone should have called RAFT! as well. We had several instances of two boats getting stuck together...I know of two where the headstay eye hook caught a line on the other boat. I wonder if there is a way to close the hooks so they do not grab other boats. Scores will be posted by email in the next few days.

Sunday, July 4, 2010. Delco Park closes the gates to automobile traffic at noon for the 4th of July Celebration. East edge of the pond is off limits on Saturday and Sunday because of fireworks preparation. No sailing at Delco Park planned for July 4.

Sunday, June 27, 2010. This was a scored day. We had eight boats racing in winds that varied from ~8 to 12 mph, with gusts to ~18 or more--the gusts were so strong at times that it was difficult to make headway.  Fortunately, the gusts were of short duration and we had mostly good wind all afternoon.  No damage due to wind. Kurt and Nina sailed with a new boat--welcome to fun hobby of sailing. Russ took first for the day coming in first place on 8 out of 14 races. Russ is in first place by a wide margin for the year as well.  Good work, Russ!

Sunday, June 20, 2010. On this Father's day five skippers raced for fun. The wind was very light at times and changed direction as much as 120 degrees, but the best wind came up about 4:30 after two skippers left--sorry guys. Then we had good wind from 6 to 8 mph, and three boats kept sailing until 5:30. The temperature may have reached 90 degrees, but our method of sailing while sitting in lawn chairs and the cool breeze off the pond made it comfortable...and a very fun day.

Sunday, June 13, 2010. Today turned out to be a great sailing day at Delco Pond in Kettering. Eight skippers showed up to sail on this our SECOND scored race day.  We had no rain, no thunder, nice temperatures, and always enough wind. The direction and intensity of the wind changed every time a cloud passed overhead.  Jose showed his skill by taking first place in six heats and a first place position for the day by a wide margin. Good work Jose! We had a number of interested observers who tried their hand at sailing.  Seems like at least one or two were interested enough to follow through.. Hope so...  Mike, a very interested visitor kept score for us for most of the heats.  Thanks Mike!

Sunday, June 6, 2010. Scored sailing cancelled today due to high winds...13 mph gusting to 19 mph.

Sunday, May 30, 2010. Memorial Day weekend. No sailing due to rain.

Sunday, May 23, 2010. This was the first scored day for the season. Five skippers braved the elements, hot sun and low windspeed. The temperature was hot and the wind low to non-existent. We did have fun and hope to see the rest of you skippers at the next sail day. Congratulations Russ and thanks for all your tips and advice. Russ started the season in first place, Dave was second, and Mark took third.

Sunday, May 16, 2010. ?

Sunday, May 9, 2010. ?

Sunday, May 2, 2010. Sailing was cancelled due to rain.

Sunday, April 25, 2010. Sailing was cancelled due to weather.

Sunday, April 18, 2010. Ten skippers fun sailed today in 62 degree weather. Wind was variable as it always is this time of year. We had some lulls and some strong gusts, but overall, it was a good time. Ken came out and sailed with us today for the first time. Thanks for coming, Ken. We hope you come and sail with us again.

Saturday, March 20, 2010. KMSC Spring Club Meeting was held at the MCL Cafeteria. Eight members attended. We closed most the items we tabled at our November meeting. Some items will be discussed and voted on at the pond when we meet to sail. Plans are moving along for the V-32 National Championships Regatta in Sept 2010.

See all the previous years' club history on the KMSC History Page.

2006 Regatta Photos

No V-32 National Championships were held in 2008 or 2009

V-32 National Championships 2007

The 2007 National Championship for the V-32 AMYA Class was held in Bondurant, IA, about 30 mi NE of Des Moines on Aug 9-11, 2007. The first five places received trophies. Congratulations go out to these great skippers:

1st Place Bruce Zemke, 2nd Place Charlie Rhinehart, 3rd Place Dave Haggart, 4th Place Paul Thompson, 5th Place Hank Evans.

V-32 Region 4 Championship 2006 See photos of this event.

Our Club

The KMSC races model sailboats in accordance with AMYA Racing Rules and our boats comply with AMYA Class rules. See About Us for more information.

You can find us sailing on most weekends sometimes Friday, Saturday and almost every Sunday.

If you want to get a V-32 and join us, please read the Getting Started page. You are always welcome to join us sailing even if you don't have a V-32. The pond is a public pond and open to sailing by anyone at all times. However, we would ask that the regularly scheduled Club activities of racing V-32s be given priority on the assigned channels. Thank you for your cooperation.

V-32 Fleet

KMSC has only one fleet at this time. The V-32 fleet. We now have 13 members. The races get very interesting while the lead as well as the last place positions change ownership with almost every race.

This is the first season for the new V-32 rules that allow for a permanently mounted keel and the use of a topping lift for the jib boom. Expect to hear lots of discussion on how to set that lift. See the AMYA Magazine, Spring 2010, Issue #159, Page 40 for "Legal V-32 Mods." There is a photo of the lower topping lift connection.

The V-32 was chosen as the initial fleet because of its overall performance, reasonable cost, durability, factory build/kit option, and beauty. No other low-cost factory built boat comes in such a wide variety of hull and sail colors, and with a beautiful wood deck. This boat is manufactured in California and can be purchased online in as a kit or as a fully built, Ready-to-Sail (RTS) boat from the Victor Products factory. The V-32 is a recognized AMYA Class and boats participating in KMSC club racing as well as AMYA sanctioned events must comply with the V-32 Class rules.

THE Footy

This is the smallest boat that is AMYA sanctioned. This cute little boat is only 12 inches long! KMSC does not have enough boats right now to even run a match race. However, some of our club members have expressed an interest in building these boats. If you have a Footy or are considering getting one, we can start a fleet and sail regularly at Delco Park. Please go to the Contacts page and let us know.

The Footy Class Rules allow almost any design or configuration that complies with the rules. Free plans are available and kits can be purchased online, but you can design, build, and race you own original "winner" as well. See Links for more information about this boat.

AMERICAN MODEL YACHTING ASSOCIATION

This is the US model sailboat association that keeps the sport of RC sailboat racing organized and fair. Please go to the AMYA web site to find the most complete compilation of information about this hobby.

If you are thinking of buying your first RC sailboat, please visit the AMYA FAQS and Getting Started pages to get some good advice about choosing the right boat. The AMYA Hints page contains a information about sailing and troubleshooting and is strongly recommended reading for novice and experienced sailors.