Kettering Model Sailing Club-KMSC Welcomes You

Sailing RC sailboats a great hobby that does not require continued expenses nor long trips by car. The boats use no fuel, are quiet, and seldom get damaged.

Please stop by and visit when we are sailing. We invite you to try one of our boats to see if you like it.

If we are in the middle of a race, we may seem to be ignoring you, but please wait for the end of race and we will turn our eyes away from the pond and answer questions. Visit us on a non-scored day and we will let you try your hand at controlling one of our boats. Please call us if you want to set up a time to meet at the pond. (Click CONTACTS above.)

<--Press REFRESH if the time is more than 1 1/2 hours old. If the wind is less than 3 mph, it is probably too calm for sailing. If the pond is frozen, it's too hard to sail.

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	V-32 Sailing Schedule: The 2010 Sailing Schedule is posted. Once the weather gets better, we will resume sailing. 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. Please note that we have a National Championship Regatta at our pond in September. If you have an interest in sailing, but have not yet taken the plunge, this would be a great opportunity to see some of the finest V-32 skippers in action. Newly voted V-32 rules 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. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday, March 20, 2010. KMSC Club Meeting at the MCL Cafeteria. We will be closing the items we tabled at our November meeting and make plans 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	2010 V-32 National Championship Regatta The Kettering Model Sailing Club (AMYA Club # 237) is holding the V-32 National Championshop Regatta on September 17-19 2010. The event will be at Kettering Ohio. Contact person is Steve Pratt phone (937)456-5298. The NOR and further details will be posted on this website in the near future. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.
About Us	Our Club The KMSC races model sailboats in accordance with AMYA Racing Rules and our boats comply with AMYA Class rules. We require our skippers to be AMYA members. You can find us sailing on most weekends sometimes Friday, Saturday and almost every Sunday. If you are considering getting a V-32 and joining us, please look at the Radio Frequencies page to determine what channels we are be using. 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 Photos	V-32 Fleet KMSC has only one fleet at this time. The V-32 fleet. We now have ten members. The races get very interesting while the lead as well as the last place positions change ownership with almost every race. Come out and join us this spring! We start sailing in April. 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.
Footy Photos	THE Footy This is AMYA's smallest sanctioned fleet. 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.