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The Club launches a new DF95 Series with Two New Loan Boats….

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The clubs new 95’s ready to go, Just add water.                                       

Datchet have acquired two new DF95s as loan boats to encourage newcomers to take up the sport.  The club are introducing a series for the DF95 class to take place on alternate Saturdays on the same weekend as Sunday Marbleheads. This coming Saturday (17th) will be the first date and we will have a one-off day of racing for all those interested in sailing DF95’s regularly and to decide amongst the members how they would like to progress a regular series. We are also encouraging mid week sailing which is currently suggested to be on Wednesdays but could just as easily be on a different day. Anyone who is interested or who has a DF95 already is encouraged to come this Saturday to discuss formats and dates.If you want to try one of the new club boats then please email us via the contact page of this website.

Transmitters for Beginners – Radio Sailing Guide to Spektrum DX6e….!

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Finishing joint third in our fleet popularity poll, we have the Spektrum transmitter. (see above!)

We have war stories and praise in equal measure, but Craig is a big fan .. and he gets five votes obviously 🙂 RW adores them – he owns four!

I’ve been ploughing around the internet looking for what radio sailing beginners really need in way of user manuals, and found this…. Have you seen it?

The link to the Radio Sailing Manual below is for the DX6e. The current model at the time of writing seems to be the DX8e…. we shall start work on a radio sailing manual for that soon and publish it as a download on this website.

https://www.amyaclubs.org/HomeImages/HowTo/40.pdf

Honestly, I’m a wuss about these things – and just knowing this manual is available makes a huge difference to my personal views. This manual just makes it all so easy. It takes a lot of the “learner fear” away. Print it out and take a look for yourself. (Only 27 pages and all about radio sailing. My Futaba manual has 167 pages and radio sailing is not mentioned even once. Honestly…)

However I already just added a Radiomaster Pocket to my Futaba in the household transmitter-stable… and if I have to learn a third platform, my head will explode. I might end up with more transmitters than boats at this rate. Then I’d be single again.

(PS A note to Futaba fans : it looks like this Spektrum DX8e model has an adjustable ratchet on the mainsheet joystick)