Hi Hermank just seen your post on ballroom dancing 3 months ago. I had to give up 8 years ago as the old knees could not cope. I had an excellent dance partnership which lasted 10 years and we both enjoyed the same dances. But I had been dancing for 25 years, having learnt late in life.
Ballroom and Latin mainly but we also went to Milongas and danced the Argentinian way, most only think of the Tango, which we often got asked to dance for others to watch.

But the other Argentine dances like the Milongas (a quickstep) and the Tango Waltz were lovely dances and I do miss doing them. It is amazing how many different dances you learn on the way.

I remember going dancing in France, they are all crap dancers there!!!!! Same old steps whatever the music, wherever you went. But I have had Tango lessons in Paris, do not speak French so not so easy to follow. When I asked in terrible French for an explanation the lady teacher spoke in perfect English in reply.

We did do a demonstration of The Tango at the Wine museum in London when they were hosting an Argentine wine event, my partner was in the wine business herself.

The nice thing is that dancing couples were mixed and I have danced with another man, he was a good dancer (also a teacher) it is quite different.

The oddest time was when I was on holiday with our son on a converted (and extended) traditional fishing boat. It was off the coast of Phuket in the Andaman sea. I was chatting with a young lady who was engaged to another passenger and she was telling me that he kept putting off dancing lessons for their wedding. We talked about dances and she mentioned how much she liked the Argentine tango.

I said would she like a lesson? At this point she would have married me for the dancing!
So I showed her 2 or 3 steps and she was a natural, we got the captain to find some tango music the chairs and tables were pushed back and we danced for about half an hour. The "intended" was not a happy bunny, he was a surgeon and was more interested in the size of his camera. We were on a dive boat just 12 of us and 14 crew, luxury! I felt sorry for his next patient! (and his fiancee!).
There is no dance like an Argentine Tango!

Roy

On the site a person will meet modellers from around the globe and at varying skill levels. Some people drift in and flow out, like the tide, while others will drop anchor and stay around.

Hello everyone,
Chum444 also expresses my thoughts. The world is going crazy, but on this homepage we are all the same. We are modellers amongst ourselves, no religion, no political views, etc!
Just us, a group of modellers who like to share ideas, experiences and tips in a peaceful, humorous and energetic way.
I love this site tooo .. You guys are unique!!! 👍👍👍
Your Country rat Michel-C.

How this site helps.

By at times providing perspectives different from ours in the U.S. The same can be said for methods, materials, & madness.🤗

The biggest one? Making new online friends.

Welcome everybody this is a great board for sharing knowledge and humour

It's a great facility which has assisted me by a member making available to me pdf plans for an old Graupner Bugsier 3 kit which had been damaged in storage and which I wanted to repair and complete.
Also enjoy seeing what others are doing and how readily assistance and advice is freely given.
Greetings from Zimbabwe where boat modeling is a huge challenge

Sekuru

Good day all from sunny Blackpool.

Its good to be in this community and I hope I am able to contribute to it!!

Although I joined this site about five years ago, I had forgotten about it until fairly recently.
I can only say that that was my loss, there is a great deal of useful information here.
I live a few miles outside Oxford, England, and am an active member of the Oxford Model Boat Club.

On the subject again a group of model boaters has to become an entity also carry insurance and have a purpose. Otherwise you will be ignored or excluded. Even a local park with a 'Model boat pond' named as being there and controlled by the council. Some years ago they wanted us to leave, go away etc.

There is slight improvement now but little or no acceptance.
Our models are electric or yachts there is a speed limit but owning a house nearby has a price premium and the said owners do not want you there.

Some things here are unbelievable but money has a very loud voice.
It is the dearest place to live outside central London. Average house prices are 17 times average yearly earnings and triple that to live adjacent to the park!

Roy

Hi wcmbc, your reference to restaurants. You trust the restaurant to treat you well supply a good meal and you will not be ill afterwards. Of course restaurants are regulated but you may not want to organize one yourself just for a few meals and clearly it is an activity that can exist on its own. You have trust in the restaurant and that is their selling point.

If you want to sail yachts there is no local 'shop' to go to as it is a niche interest and you have to do some things for yourself. The rest follows A committee in a club you belong to works on trust and doing what you want it to, they are elected or should be. Sometimes requests for an action need a reference to the 'real world' and are not persued.

I joined a Bridge club 30 years ago which had been in operation for less than a year. It had the usual 'committee' all self appointed not the best but they set it up. Gradually losses due to age etc brought in elected new blood and we then got to be a good and well run club.

I still know people who say we should be doing this or that but do not offer themselves for the job. If you contribute you will get a good return.

Looking at your last paragraph ponds here get users straight away. In my area we have gravel extraction and lots of holes with water in them. Most are owned by fishing clubs or controlled by sailing clubs. You would not be made welcome to bring a boat along and sail it.

We have lots of water locally but not much to suit our hobby, I am afraid money talks and excludes!

regards
Roy

Hi all, re the thread on committees. They fulfill a purpose I am one of those that end up on committees. If you take part in something that needs organising then someone has to think ahead and plan so that you get what you want.

I want the things I like doing to happen, and so you need a say in this. A committee member should always represent members interests and I have no time for the cliques that sometimes form.
Because of my own position in a club (Secretary), I was approached by a group in another club and they represented 40 odd disaffected members who wanted to up and leave and start again elsewhere. They were unhappy with their own committee who treated them with disdain! One afternoon I overheard 2 of their committee talking and was genuinely shocked with the attitude they had to the members.
Apart from that I said I would consider their situation and think of the plight they saw themselves in and respond a week later.

I spoke to the group again and said you have to accept that it is your fault that you have such an awful committee. As good men, you did nothing and were taken advantage of.
Get together sort out who is willing to stand for various positions on the committee and at the up coming AGM use your block vote to elect them.

A few months later they did this and it is now a happy club which I also belong to now!
So if there are just a few of you why have a committee? but when there is administration to do not everyone finds this easy. For me I have experience in admin and management and hands on technology, not to any real depth but enough to see gentle ways of doing and achieving.
So do not knock committees, as in life they can be mixed in their abilities and effectiveness.

If you do have a vote use it and weed out the self important guys who love the power.

I agree with Admiral Doug! Power to the people! But use it wisely.
Roy

I'm looking forward to a trip to the Lake District and in particular a visit to Lake Windermere, hopefully will see some steam boats out there 🤞can anyone recommend places to visit I know I'll be heading to the Windermere Jetty Museum 😁

Hi everyone. Just to tell you that South Africa is shifting focus as more people start to realize the old school clubs are doomed. The last 4 months have seen the opening of four new sailing venues in one province and it wasn't a committee decision. In fact, the committee all agreed it will never happen. And here we are. 20 years of "growing the hoɓby" has come to an end in just 4 months. Now we are growing the rc Boating hobby. Time to kick the habit of committee-religions and take action. 😎😍👍

I had sane problem after a dozen years in Puerto Rico I became accustomed to weather. Moved back to Massachusetts n I freeze in summer.

I’m just about done with my DE1040 Garcia 5 foot ship. I have printed the side stabilizer paddles n will put on next. A few paint touch ups n it’s finally done. I need to build the DASH drone as final part.

Best regards from our tour of Germany.
What you see on campsites, like here a couple from the north of Germany . .
D&M shipyard greetings
Michel-C

PS: Next door to us with our mobile bedroom. Our bikes really wanted to be in the photo too. .

Cheers from Madrid!
Last Sunday (2024-04-21) we had a pleasant spring day. I went to our local pond to watch some fellow modellers sailing their ships.
A Type VII U-Boot, a Guardia Civil Patrol and Rescue Motor Boat and a small fast craft were there.
Unfortunately, weather was warm for one month, and water was not as clean as desirable, causing issues with small pumps. I will add more pictures and some videos in other sections.

Just checking in from South Africa.
This app is cool, but sometimes a bit busy.

Hello everyone !
How is the weather where you are? Even as pedestrians we need a foghorn, almost as dense as in Great Britain . .
Best wishes
Michel-C.
. . . . Oh the fog is slowly lifting, I think!

Hello all,
It is a real pity that so many people register here and unnecessarily burden the HP of our admin.
One example of many: registered 2010 last time in 2011 in July. See printscreen
On other websites you are contacted after a year and removed a month later if you don't use it.
I know that this would be a somewhat unusual request . . . But with over 7000 members . .
Just one question. 🤔🤔🤔
Bb, Michel-C.

Hey All!!
Here I send you and the greatest homepage for model boat builders my best autumn holiday greetings . . .
Soon there will be more to read, as long as the winter arrives!
Best greetings from a pensioner who is enjoying being a pensioner. 😍😍😍
Michel-C.

The response that I got for pictures of Miami Crash Boats was fantastic. The Titan Tug that I am building is the result of a link I was sent to EBay.

All in all a fantastic and active site

Ed W.

This site has helped me know end with a wealth of knowledge from everyone who can help I’ve been sailing yachts and model boats now for nearly half my life more recently as my health had taken me out of work since 2015 so it’s been a great uplift to be able to sail whether it be motor or wind powered boats health permitting or whether , but only being on this site for a few weeks found some great help and others kind enough to help out when someone in need ,manny thanks to the ones who have helped and know doubt in the future if I get stuck

I am new to boating. I have been RC modelling for 40+ years and always been a Forum member somewhere. These places are a bottomless font of information.

Thanks to all who contribute!!

DG

Moin Moin

Kurze Frage

Kann man hier auch Bauberichte posten ?

Where can I find the plans of a Cherokee class brig sloop of HMS Woodlark (90' x 24'7") with took part in the American War of Independance. Hopefully to build a model about 12" long 1/90 scale. My 3 times great-grandfather was in command of her during that time.

Servus landlubbers,
am times really again on the high seas! Next month again!
Ahoi Michel-Cl.

New Infos: Look here on this homepage of my friends
https://www.leinenlostrinity.ch >>Bildergalerie >> Kroatien 2013

I am the one with the black hudy with the white 47. . .
At that time we still rented the sailboat, today they are the proud owners of an Alubat Ovni 445!
Apartment dissolved and now live on this boat as long as health permits . . .and we friends are always welcome! This is real friendship

All photos were taken by the owners

https://www.leinenlostrinity.ch

Is there anyone on here from not so sunny Scotland 😅🙈. Haven been a member here for quite some time now it is the go to for ideas and sound knowledge when stuck with builds or anything boat related. Always a friendly reply and fact based ideas, advice and all other subjects.

A fantastic place for all the world's boaties for sure

Hello all,
I have looked to see who from Switzerland is participating in this forum.
Disappointing, some have stayed on as recruits, 2 are current but have not responded to my request.
It would be cool to meet someone from the forum in our own little country.
Cheers Michel-Cl.

PS: RNinMunich / Doug wir werden uns dieses Jahr sicher sehen! Verschoben ist nicht aufgehoben!!

I have only been a member of this site for a couple of months now, and I have never come across such a wide mix of people and skills, who are so friendly, with never a bad word said. The support and friendliness is quite brilliant in this day and age, when half the world is either fighting or arguing. Long may this frindliness and worldwide harmony continue.

Ah, you young guys bragging about being 74, etc.

I mention age because I find it very relaxing working on my boats, from research to finally in the water and all that good stuff in between. Yeah, there can be some frustrating times but overall I think this is a good hobby for "staying young" - we have a few members well into their 80's. (This is Florida where a lot of people move to when they retire.)

I've been living here for 59 years and 50 of those years have passed since I scratch built my first RC sale model boat, a 42 inch long tug boat.

I am happy to be a part of this forum and read just about every post. So, 😉WELCOME ABOARD😉!

Lew