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Model Yacht Racing UK
United Kingdom
Приєднався 14 лют 2021
We love Yacht Racing and in particular Model Yacht Racing. As long time sailors we created this channel to help new Radio Sailors understand the basics of the sport with the hope that more people will take up this complex and competitive activity. Please support and encourage us by liking, sharing and subscribing our videos.
On this channel, we bring you thrilling and captivating content that dives deep into the world of model yacht racing. Whether you're an enthusiastic sailor, a model enthusiast, or simply curious about this fascinating sport, you've come to the right place.
Our videos are not commercially produced but we hope to offer an insight into what the sport of Radio Sailing entails, the type of boats we use and the races we take part in across the UK.
On this channel, we bring you thrilling and captivating content that dives deep into the world of model yacht racing. Whether you're an enthusiastic sailor, a model enthusiast, or simply curious about this fascinating sport, you've come to the right place.
Our videos are not commercially produced but we hope to offer an insight into what the sport of Radio Sailing entails, the type of boats we use and the races we take part in across the UK.
Lincoln DF95 Dragonflite Traveller Trophy March 2024
A short video report covering the 2024 DF95 (Dragonflite) Traveller Trophy event held at Lincoln Radio Sailing Club on 24th March 2024
This event is part of a series of Model Yacht Racing events for DF65 & DF95 classes held once a month at various locations across the UK during 2024.
Lincoln Radio Sailing Club is a popular model yacht racing club and regularly holds major Model Yachting events on their water at Scotland Farm.
For those not familiar with the DF95 aka DragonFlite please check out some of our other videos which go into more detail , however, the boat is a mass produced, off the shelf model yacht that is raced as a one design or restricted design class, all boats are technically the same and available at low cost, which provides close and competitive racing.
Radio Sailing (Model yacht racing) is a competitive form of yachting and yacht racing run along similar lines to dinghy racing and keelboat racing.
This event is part of a series of Model Yacht Racing events for DF65 & DF95 classes held once a month at various locations across the UK during 2024.
Lincoln Radio Sailing Club is a popular model yacht racing club and regularly holds major Model Yachting events on their water at Scotland Farm.
For those not familiar with the DF95 aka DragonFlite please check out some of our other videos which go into more detail , however, the boat is a mass produced, off the shelf model yacht that is raced as a one design or restricted design class, all boats are technically the same and available at low cost, which provides close and competitive racing.
Radio Sailing (Model yacht racing) is a competitive form of yachting and yacht racing run along similar lines to dinghy racing and keelboat racing.
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UK Marblehead National Championship 2023 - Day 1
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This video contains footage of Marblehead class model yachts racing in strong winds at Keighley & District MES on Weecher Reservior in West Yorkshire, UK. September 16th 2023. The video covers the fleet during the last 4 races of day 1 of this two day event and shows some fast and furious racing action. If you are interested in taking up this sport please check out our "What is Model Yacht Raci...
DF95 Global Championship Day 1 - Race 2 C Fleet Start only
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Unfinished edit - not originally intended for channel release. DF95 Global Championship Day 1 - Fleetwood UK Race 2 C Fleet Start Three camera positions on same screen.
UK DF65 Dragonforce National Championship 2023 - Day 1
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A report from the first day of the DF65 DragonForce 2023 UK National Championships held by Keighley & District MES at Weecher Resrvoir in July of 2023. The DF65 or "DragonForce" model yacht is the a popular one design model racing yacht with an active racing circuit in the UK. Popular in local clubs, this boat provides an ideal introduction to Model Yacht Racing and can be raced all the way up ...
DragonFlite DF95 Global Regatta Fleetwood 2023
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This video is a short report on the 2023 DF95 or DragonFlite 2023 Global Regatta held in Fleetwood, UK on the 12th - 19th May 2023 This regatta is an invitation regatta with top helms attending from all over the globe sailing in the DF95 or “Dragonflite” class model yacht. If you are not familiar with this class of sailboat please check out some of our other videos. In order to qualify for this...
Lincoln DF TT 2023 - DragonForce & DragonFlite Traveller Trophy event
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A video report covering the 2023 DF65 (Dragon Force) and DF95 (DragonFlite) Traveller Trophy event held at Lincoln Radio Sailing Club on 1st & 2nd April 2023. This event is part of an ongoing series of Model Yacht Racing events for DF65 & DF95 classes held once a month at various locations across the UK during 2023. Lincoln Radio Sailing Club is a very active club and regularly holds major Mode...
West Lancs DF Traveller Trophy 2023 - DragonForce & DragonFlite TT
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A video showing the 2023 DF65 (Dragon Force) and DF95 (DragonFlite) Traveller Trophy event held at SouthPort by the West Lancs Yacht Club on the 4th & 5th March 2023 This event is part of a series of Model Yacht Racing events for DF65 & DF95 classes held once a month at various locations across the UK during 2023. This is the first TT event of 2023 and is sailed on the Marine Lake at Southport....
DragonForce DF65 UK National Championships 2022
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A short report from the DF65 DragonForce 2022 UK National Championships held by Eastbourne & District Model Yacht Club at Princes Park in Eastbourne in August of 2022. The DF65 is the a popular one design model racing yacht with an active racing circuit in the UK. Popular in local clubs, this boat provides an ideal introduction to Model Yacht Racing and can be raced all the way up to National L...
DragonFlite DF95 UK National Championships 2022
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This video takes a look at the the 2022 DF95 (DragonFlite) National Championships held at Furzton Lake, Milton Keynes, UK. It was hosted by Two Islands Radio Yacht Club in July 2022 The DF95 is the most popular one design racing model yacht with a very active racing circuit in the UK. More details of the DF95 aka DragonFlite can be found by checking out some of our other videos which go into mo...
Keighley DF Traveller Trophy 2022 - DragonForce & DragonFlite TT
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A video covering the 2022 DF65 (Dragon Force) and DF95 (DragonFlite) Traveller Trophy event held at Weecher Reservoir on 28th & 29th May 2022. This event is part of a series of Model Yacht Racing events for DF65 & DF95 classes held once a month at various locations across the UK during 2022. Weecher reservoir is set high up in the Pennines in Northern England about 15 miles North East of the Ci...
Lincoln DF Traveller Trophy 2022 - DragonForce & DragonFlite TT
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A video covering the 2022 DF65 (Dragon Force) and DF95 (DragonFlite) Traveller Trophy event held at Lincoln Radio Sailing Club on 1st & 2nd April 2022. This event is part of a series of Model Yacht Racing events for DF65 & DF95 classes held once a month at various locations across the UK during 2022. Lincoln Radio Sailing Club is a very active club and regularly holds major Model Yachting event...
What is Model Yacht Racing - An introduction to a Model Yacht Race Course
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The video covers a standard basic race course used in Model Yacht Racing. Although simplified for novice viewing it covers some of the reasons we use a Windward Leeward course for racing Model Yachts. A short video intended for beginners or those with little knowledge of Radio Sailing or Model Yacht Racing. Clips from.. Poole Radio Yacht Club Eastleigh and District Model Boat Club (Lakeside Cou...
DragonFlite DF95 UK National Championships 2021
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A video covering the 2021 DF95 (DragonFlite) National Championships held at Fleetwood model yacht and power boat club in September of 2021. For those not familiar with the DF95 aka DragonFlite please check out some of our other videos which go into more detail but basically the boat is a mass produced, off the shelf model yacht that is raced as a one design class, all boats are technically the ...
DragonForce DF65 National Championships 2021
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A short video of the 2021 DF65 (DragonForce) National Championships held at Poole Radio Yacht Club in Dorset UK #rcsailing #radiosailing #modelyachting #df65
What is Model Yacht Racing - Beginners, which boat is best.
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What is Model Yacht Racing - Beginners, which boat is best.
DragonForce DF65 - How to find a leak. A simple quick method of finding a leak in your Model Yacht
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DragonForce DF65 - How to find a leak. A simple quick method of finding a leak in your Model Yacht
What is Model Yacht Racing - An overview of the Dragonflite DF95 Model Yacht
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What is Model Yacht Racing - An overview of the Dragonflite DF95 Model Yacht
What is Model Yacht Racing - A simple explanation of the HMS system.
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What is Model Yacht Racing - A simple explanation of the HMS system.
What is Model Yacht Racing - A basic explanation of the radio
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What is Model Yacht Racing - A basic explanation of the radio
What is Model Yacht Racing - An overview of a DF65 Model Yacht
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What is Model Yacht Racing - An overview of a DF65 Model Yacht
What is Model Yacht Racing - An introduction to Model Yacht Racing Classes
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What is Model Yacht Racing - An introduction to Model Yacht Racing Classes
Scarborough Model Yacht Club - Model yacht racing on the east coast
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Scarborough Model Yacht Club - Model yacht racing on the east coast
Ah! thank you
The so callled music is really disturbing
Very good move
There's some more great videos from UK, one from the worlds in Fleetwood
Buzzzing!!!!!!
Nice sail!
In shallow water, short keel... If club nearby, contact and sail their choice of boat... The dragon class 65 and 95 are the most popular around the world at this time...
Great presentation….many thanks
what size rig of sails are those
we were all in C3 or B2 rig, this translates to about 100 to 115cm of main sail luff height depending on the sail design. This is the smallest or 2nd smallest suit of sails for a Marblehead class boat.
There great these videos nicely done!!
any footage from day 2?
Sorry no.
@@modelyachtracinguk thanks for the quick response
Buzzing!!!!
I've only just seen this, and I think it's brilliant. Informative well narrated and great footage!! Well done
Thank you very much!
Good starter boat is the Weenip, easy build, easy to sail, depends on your local clubs preferences....
Brilliant video I am a DF65 skipper sailing in Gozo, Malta. would like to visit your club Will be in uk 21st November for 3 weeks
USOM is the best class. Thats what i race.
Sir with due respect, when racing, it is viable to learn the rules of the road as in any sport to be good at it and learn tuning your boat for the waters/winds /venue you sail. So Sayeth the CAPN HAX, AMYA club charter 342 Q.C.M.Y.C. boat 673 Seawind.
Old men's hobbies based off childhood dreams are becoming very expensive aren't they.
Clear on how the mechanics of the HMS is operated. However, I think that the explanation would have been more logical if the seeding fleet had been described first. The method of distributing the entrants across the fleets prior to 'seeding' is glossed over as well.
Great video, good to have different camera angles!
Well done, thank you for going to a lot of effort to make this so we can at least watch! Your narration is very good by the way, love the accent, and by the way it's still clear. Great job! (Perhaps subtitles would help if there's background wind or other noise?)
Great first days action Pity i wasn't there to race this year I wish the MYA would send members books out with there renewed membership, so we get to see what club meetings and races are happening all over the uk
Nice commentary. Thank you.
Thank you for making this. I know how much work it takes. Sadly I couldn't hear half of what you were saying because of the distracting and pointless music.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. As we are finding out, sound is possibly the most difficult aspect of video making. Unfortunately most of the video footage we take contains unwanted sounds, mainly deafening wind noise but often conversations, screaming children, interested bystanders and occasionally sailors arguing. For instance the first distant overview shots of the lake in this video contain loud and overbearing road noise as it was taken next to a busy road. Hence we use the free music supplied by UA-cam (can’t afford the paid stuff) to fill in the lack of sound it also helps with the continuity of the video clips. I do check volume levels of voice to music on two systems prior to publishing, one is my HD PC with standard sound card and standard speakers the other is a 4k TV with a high quality soundbar. I am aware that all sound systems are different and different levels can apply in different systems, but there is not a lot we can do about that on our budget (£0) . It is generally possible to toggle the auto generated subtitles button on the video if there is a difficulty understanding our Yorkshire accent.
@@modelyachtracinguk Please don't take it negatively. I watched it all - and really enjoyed it. Its a huge amount of work, filming and editing, and commentating and I'm grateful - but for me, the music takes away rather than adding anything.
Where does the on-off switch go in your schematic? I bought a used hull that was completely disassembled and could really use some advice here. I assemble the servos/battery/receiver just as shown and it works perfectly but when trying to add the on-off switch nothing works. I should add that I tried the switch between the battery and receiver. Thanks in advance.
Between battery receiver would be normal. Possibly the switch has failed? This is a common fault on the DF class boats.
@@modelyachtracinguk Thanks Mate! I'll test and replace if necessary.
Do you have any info on whether the recent switches are better quality? Would I be advised to look into another switch (if that is even class legal)?
For the DF classes it needs to be the one supplied by the builder to be class legal.
Get on with it
Great footage and account of Day 1. Thank you for another interesting video!🙂
Hallo is a dragon F65 good for beginner I want to use a spectrum radio Is that a good choice thank you
DF65 is a great beginners boat as is the DF95. For more info try to find a local model yacht club, they will help you.
Many thnx .. A very interesting look at our sport 😅
You can forget its a public lake, people crabbing 😄 Some good footage, maybe next year.🙄
there should be demo showing how rudder and winch respond to stick movement, not just narration.
Wow, these things are ridiculously expensive!
I used to sail model boats about 45 years ago then took up dinghy racing but now i'm older, retired with creaky joints i'd love to have another go
Nicely explained!!
Thanks for the video mate! What is the range on this setup please? Considering the receiver antenna placement at sea level, We would lose a lot of signal dissipating into the water on 2.4gHZ. With the Flysky receivers, The different models cater for different applications. Which Flysky receiver would be best for across water? I would like to have no anxiety about losing range when say heading to a mark that is 250m away etc. Im not looking for a mile by any means, But what are they typically getting out to without stressing about signal loss? Thanks in advance from Australia
The questions you ask are more technical than my knowledge, so I can't really answer them. What I can say is that for small model yacht racing purposes the setup shown here will take the boat beyond your ability to see the boat clearly with unaided eyesight. The transmitter used here is very widely used in the UK for model yacht racing and I have used them for many years and never had signal loss whilst racing. Except after dropping the transmitter in the water, they don't work so well after that! A lot of skippers use the B version of the receiver rather than the standard one shown here, mainly due to the extra enclosure which helps keep dampness off if water gets near the electrics.
@@modelyachtracinguk That was very helpful thanks mate, I'm just getting back in RC Sailing again after many years away from it. Good to know that this setup works well as it seems to be a popular one amongst sailors. I thinks its time now to purchase a few receivers and get the fleet wet. Thanks again for your help, Great informative video mate! You take care, God bless you and yours.. Baz, Australia
Great to see Ken Binks in the top 10 of the DF95s. How good is John Tushingham!? Wins both the 65 and 95 classes. It’s like he designed them, he knows them so well!
Great coverage, well done.
Cracking video, thank you. Could not make the weekend so nice to see the film.
Thanks for an excellent video and commentary. I'm sure it will be much appreciated by the competitors who took part and also others like myself who are new to the Sport and are eager to learn. I especially liked the close up shots of the action around the marks. Some very skillful skippers showed how it's done.
what type of sail fabric?
Generally, Polyester Film (PET or 'Mylar') , some with scrim.
Great video! The commentator was great. Thank you.
Hi . Thanks for you videos ! Well made and inspirational . I am not anywhere near competetive racing . But have loved sailing all my life . I have 6 boats already but am having trouble getting the winch/rudder/brain on my Skate 1000 to work . And Hobbyking in Auckland are now denying any warranty claim. Its sounds like it sat on a shelf for so long the gubbins seized up ? Can you recommend a combo I can purchase to get it operating? Posted to me in retirement in Thailand? I have a lovelly pond locally and want to go capsizing, ( oh and do you know where the binding button is on the Hurricane 1m mono? Just carnt get that to work either . zzzzzz ) Ta M
Thanks for your kind comments, but sorry, since we are located in the UK (small cold and wet island just to the west of Denmark) we can't answer your questions. However, we are very jealous of the "retirement in Thailand" bit.
@@modelyachtracinguk ha ha . I started on Morecambe Bay and spent a lifetime sailing here . Eskimo Trophy indeed ! xxxx
Your intro music is way too loud…
Sorry
Perfect ,thank you for that explanation.
Do these boats have sail control or rudder only? Thanks
Two RC controls. One for sails and one for rudder.
Looking to get into this as I find it hard to get crew for my big boy boat once the weather turns. Very helpful video and it has convinced me to try a Dragonforce 65 to see how I get on.
Great explanation!
Great video's, our DF65 fleet is growing nicely here in NZ with a regular 12-15 boats coming out on a Saturday morning for a sail in Auckland
Just a tip. When de-weeding during a race, it is illegal to push a boat away when finished. The boat must be placed back on the water and move away under its own power.
Love the videos Sue ….. wondering if you could follow 51 around course …. Close ups …. Strategies…. Starting procedure etc etc ….
Thanks for your comments. It is difficult for us to cover full races in the way your channel does as we are both competing and filming at the same time which means we can only get limited footage. Love your channel, keep up the good work. Chris & Lisa