by Commodore Jim

 

Let me just say that this has been a less than great year weather-wise for model boating!  I have managed to sail but three times this year, and on one of those times, I managed to lose my boat!  My idea of having a pleasant model sailing experience is having reasonable temperatures and no rain or storms.  Now things don’t have to be perfect, but dangerous heat and lightning and rain are not my idea of even reasonable qualities that would yield anything resembling fun.  But maybe the weather people can come up with some better times for the rest of our sailing season.

The big event for our Club will be the 23rd Regatta, this year being held at the Boat House in Forest Park.  Regatta chairmen Tom Eckert and Chris Kunz have been doing a lot of planning to make this a fun event.  Besides the new location, we are also planning for a competition course, raffles, awards, and a display area totally within a huge tent adjacent to the Boat House restaurant complex.

Once you get your boat in the water, you will be able to sail around on the lagoon system within Forest Park.  The Boat House is located on Post Dispatch Lake, but the water runs throughout much of the park area.  For those who don’t know it, Forest Park was the site of the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair, and the subject of the Judy Garland tune and movie  “Meet Me in St Louis.”

We have been trying to fine tune the Regatta to adjust to the number of anticipated boats and boat classes for trophies, so there will be some new things to enjoy.  But most importantly, we want you to plan to have FUN at the Regatta.  More info will be coming out shortly, so keep watching the site……..

Commodore Jim