Whilst I am not one who has any of those boats, I find that attitude a great shame. I can't abide tugs, merchantmen or Warships, but there is room for everyone, surely. Just have a different day for running the fast stuff.

It is this attitude that has resulted in so very few tethered hydro venues, when once there were so many. We are all to some extent weakened by that, whatever our interests.

Martin

Bob

I have never disagreed with any of your comments but this is an exception as I truly think that this is the thin end of a very nasty wedge.

As Ashley says what constitutes a 'fast' boat, is there some kind of measurable speed or is it simply some arbitrary limit dreamed up on the day by some committee member that depends less on speed and more if you are in the clique.

Would Brutus qualify as high speed and are full size sailing dinghies banned from competitive racing?

Paul

No Disclaimers

Edited By Paul T on 11/05/2017 10:58:30

Is Etherow a public lake or does the club have exclusive rights to operate model boats?

Kip

You'll be "legal" only while you're close hauled but you won't be able to turn and run with the wind. I hope that's made things clear.

I gather that EPMBC High Command has already acquired a radar speed gun but no-one yet has worked out how to use it. However they quickly mastered the Taser with which they propose to stun any 'hooligans' before throwing them into the lake.

DM

A drastic change of tone there, Bob. The heading and the text of your original posting suggested a distinct bias against anything faster than a duck and also anyone who sails such craft. It would perhaps have been less controversial if you'd posted your most recent statement first. No-one can condone the harming of wildlife, whether it's done accidentally, recklessly or deliberately.

It's still unclear, however, whether the ban covers only high-speed racing events or the running at all times of anything deemed to be "fast". As Ashley says, banning anything is a slippery slope. You need to get your definitions crystal clear to avoid any clashes of opinion in future.

Dave M

Edited By Dave Milbourn on 12/05/2017 12:44:01

Just to be doubly sure Stockport Council have taken more drastic steps to ensure the policing of these high speed models.

Paul

The tide goes out a long way over there as well

A suspiciously large number of 'green' regulations turn out to be activist's prejudices, with no justification behind them. Do we have any independent justification here? Or any history of trying to enable both sides to co-exist?

Hi ya Bob

What has your boat club Committee done about the public and their danger to the wildlife? To give you an example of how daft the ruling is that your Committee has proposed – the Club I belong to was opened before Charles Parson launched the Turbinia in 1894 and the lake was purposely built for the gentry to sail their yachts on. There has always been wild life on that lake from the start – if you dig a hole and fill it with water, nature takes over, and you cannot prevent this. You will always have wild fowl connected with the water and what you have to do is live side by side with the wild life. If the Committee has done its job, they should have educated those with fast boats to keep away from the wild life, which no doubt they will do. or, at least try their hardest to do.

The people that we need to educate are the general public – they do more harm to the wildlife than any model boaters do – to give you a class example – last Sunday a group of people feeding the swans and geese at the lakeside with stale bread and whatnot – finished feeding them and promptly threw the plastic bag in the lake. Two things wrong there obviously – and there are several large noticed to say do not feed the wildlife BREAD – its bad for their digestion and it sinks to the bottom of the lake and contaminates the lake.

A plastic bag speak for itself – the other one that got my goat is the lady with the dog – one running riot chasing the birds. She was just laughing thinking its great – one of the birds had its young out on the water.

So, I think you should re-evaluate what you are doing.

John

I dare say absolutely NO wildlife has been harmed thus far, but it only takes a few do-goody members of the public to say that some fast boats have committed mass slaughter at the lake and a blanket ban ensues.

As usual it is much easier to simply ban something rather than sort anything out, and cheaper of course…. a few lines on a bit of notepaper.

Ashley

We should remember that our dear friend Capt Bob is only the messenger

"A step in the right direction".

"Great pleasure".

"Peace at last".

Message understood.

DM