Hold a Remote Control Boat Racing Regatta and Create a Fun Afternoon For All Your RC Friends
Here's a remote control boat-racing event that promises a whole day of fun.
You'll need a body of water for this, and one large enough to float a number of RC boats at the same time.
Do you have a local park with a pond? Check with the property management service.
Ask for permission to hold a racing regatta, and if you need any permits.
Take care of all those legal issues before you start your serious boat race planning.
Any inactive rock quarries in your area? Many of those fill with water, and serve little purpose other than the occasional fishing visit.
Some property owners develop quarries for scuba diving, but those guys do their thing underwater.
They don't use the surface much.
Talk to the owner about putting on a radio control boat show, and inviting local residents to enjoy all the action.
If any scuba divers are in the water make sure they know ahead of time that you're scheduling the racing event.
That way they know to watch the surface as they come up, and to position their entry and exit point away from the boat staging area.
If you can schedule your event during the week you'll have less chance of diver's presence as most of their activities happen on the weekends.
Get together with all your remote control boat friends, and plan a regatta that models after the full-scale boat races.
Once you know the topography of the pond, lake, creek, or quarry you'll race on, design a course layout that fits into the space available.
Draw your layout on paper, scale the dimensions, and you're ready to build your aquatic racecourse.
Include a straight run for high-speed side-by-side races, and an obstacle oval for maneuvering competitions.
At the water, mark your racecourse design with remote control scale buoys, and you're ready for your racing event.
Make sure you figure in an area for the pleasure boats to float and watch the action.
Some of those RC boat enthusiasts don't run race boats, but they'll come to "watch" from their ski boats, cabin cruisers, and various yachts on the side.
And after the races everyone will continue the fun by cruising around the area.
Make this a pitch-in dinner or cookout affair, and you have the makings of one fun day.
You'll need a body of water for this, and one large enough to float a number of RC boats at the same time.
Do you have a local park with a pond? Check with the property management service.
Ask for permission to hold a racing regatta, and if you need any permits.
Take care of all those legal issues before you start your serious boat race planning.
Any inactive rock quarries in your area? Many of those fill with water, and serve little purpose other than the occasional fishing visit.
Some property owners develop quarries for scuba diving, but those guys do their thing underwater.
They don't use the surface much.
Talk to the owner about putting on a radio control boat show, and inviting local residents to enjoy all the action.
If any scuba divers are in the water make sure they know ahead of time that you're scheduling the racing event.
That way they know to watch the surface as they come up, and to position their entry and exit point away from the boat staging area.
If you can schedule your event during the week you'll have less chance of diver's presence as most of their activities happen on the weekends.
Get together with all your remote control boat friends, and plan a regatta that models after the full-scale boat races.
Once you know the topography of the pond, lake, creek, or quarry you'll race on, design a course layout that fits into the space available.
Draw your layout on paper, scale the dimensions, and you're ready to build your aquatic racecourse.
Include a straight run for high-speed side-by-side races, and an obstacle oval for maneuvering competitions.
At the water, mark your racecourse design with remote control scale buoys, and you're ready for your racing event.
Make sure you figure in an area for the pleasure boats to float and watch the action.
Some of those RC boat enthusiasts don't run race boats, but they'll come to "watch" from their ski boats, cabin cruisers, and various yachts on the side.
And after the races everyone will continue the fun by cruising around the area.
Make this a pitch-in dinner or cookout affair, and you have the makings of one fun day.
