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Just 3 Weeks to the Marblehead Nationals at Datchet !!

With just 3 weeks to go the excitement is building ahead of the 50th anniversary of the first Radio Marblehead National Championships held in 1974.  With 6 former holders of the trophy ,4 world champions including the current holder, Patrice Montero, and an entry of 32 skippers to date, plus counting towards next year’s world championship, this is shaping up to be the Marblehead event of 2024.  

There is still time to enter via the MYA website, but if you would prefer to come along and watch the action you will be made very welcome by the hosts Datchet Radio Sailing.

The Datchet race team are in training and water levels are currently at their maximum so fingers crossed for favourable weather. 

The dedicated catering team are fine tuning the menu for the event dinner on the Saturday evening (included in the entry) and the usual club catering will be available during both days.

Come along on the 1st & 2nd June and be a part of this exciting event.

Beginners Guide to Setting Up the Futaba For Radio Sailing – Updated !!

We have just published an update to our Futaba Radio Sailing Users Manual.

We have sections now for switchable Rudder EXPO, switchable Pinch and Puff Modes and updated advice for Failsafe.

Click here:-

What’s In Your Toolbox? How do you cut dyneema cleanly??

A candidate for the beginner’s toolbox?

Have you tried cutting dyneema with a nice clean finish? It’s pretty difficult… when you try to slice it sort of scoots down the blade.

It seems the answer is “dyneema scissors”. Try keying that into amazon and see what you get…. quite a few!! It seems that the scissor blades have slight serrations – and that helps hold the dyneema in place as you cut.