General News

1998 An “A” Class Model Crosses Cook Strait

In the research on the history of the IOM’s in New Zealand I have come across two articles in Mark Steele’s “Where the Winds Blow” webpages on “Duck Works Magazine” web site about a radio controlled yacht crossing the Cook Strait.  Mark is also well known as the editor of the “Fiji One” magazine fifteen issues from the March 1990 to July 1995.   After several emails and phone … Read more

David Hemsley

It is with sadness that the Radio Sailing community mourns the death of David Hemsley who died on 28 February 2025. Many may know him as the repairer of RMG winches. Further information can be found on the Tauranga Radio Sailing Club site (here).

2024 EC12 Nationals – Race Officer Report

30 November to 1 December There’s a resurgence of interest in the EC12 class with fourteen boats having entered this national championship. The contest this year was the strongest nationals fleet the class has seen for some time. Unfortunately one boat had to withdraw, and one could only race on Sunday. The forecast for both … Read more

For Sale Notices

We have added a page which describes what you need to do to add items that you want to sell to the website. We do not do fancy formatting of these notices and although we can post PDF files etc., they will not maximise the audience for you notice.