Detroit Model Yacht Club

Radio controlled model sailboats

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2024 Annual Membership Meeting

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The DMYC Annual Membership Meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 16, 6:30 PM at the Yard House in Troy.
950 W Big Beaver
Troy
Located on the NE corner of Big Beaver and Crooks.

We will be in a side room, not completely private. Food and beverage will be available to order at your own expense.

2022 General Membership Meeting

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A request for unused DF65 boats was made by Rick Mette, and received a few suggestions by members at the meeting. If you are not using your DF65, and would like to either sell or donate your boat to the club, please contact Rick Mette.

Awards were handed out for the 2022 Season by FC’s

DF65 Fleet: Season – 1) Jim Grover, 2) Rick Mette, 3) Ken Feldbush / Fall Regatta – 1) Jim Grover, 2) Rick Mette, 3) Scott Mohring

DF95 Fleet: Season – 1) Rick Mette, 2) Brad Bos, 3) Jim Grover / Fall Regatta – 1) Ted Flack, 2) Jim Grover, 3) Rick Mette

Soling Fleet: Season – 1) Mike Vanover, 2) Rick Mette, 3) Brad Bos / Fall Regatta – 1) Mike Vanover, 2) Brad Bos, 3) Rick Mette

Marblehead Fleet: Season – 1) Wick Smith, 2) Paul Eseman, 3) Tom Grabowski / Fall Regatta – 1) Wick Smith, 2) Eric Reno, 3) Paul Eseman

10R Fleet: Season – 1) Wick Smith, 2) Tom Grabowski, 3) Paul Eseman / Fall Regatta – 1) Wick Smith, 2) Eric Reno, 3) Paul Eseman

2020 Racing season

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Hello all,

Hope everyone is safe. As you can imagine, the start of the 2020 season has been postponed. The Board Of Directors will be looking more into this later this month. We hope to start racing soon. But we need to take members safety into consideration. Stay tuned, be safe, Work on your boat.

More information will be coming out that effects our season start. As per our Governor we are shut down till June 1.

The DMYC calendar has been updated to reflect this change. We hope to start soon so in the mean time stay safe.

Model Sailboat Racing

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Model sailboat racing uses the same rules as full-size boats, with a few changes that are required for RC sailing:

  1. We use verbal starting countdown which is a 1 or 2 minute recording.
  2. We typically have 5 to 15 heats per evening, with each evening scored as a separate race, and each race is then used for season scoring.

How do you get started?

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Visit our club on race days. Visit as many times as you would like to. Sail or Race if someone has a spare boat.

If you decide you want to own your own boat there are many options:

  1. Buy a kit and build you own
  2. Build your own from scratch
  3. By a gently used boat
  4. Pay someone to build you a boatwant.

If you are building a boat, plan that over winter and consider buying a used one to sail so you can sail right away! Then you can keep the used one or sell it!