N.B. references to "Latest Photos gallery", "Members Adverts", etc. will be out of date! However the photos and movies referred to can now be found in the relevant Member's or Boat Type albums. |
7th November 2013
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On the Members Adverts page you will find details of an R36 yacht on ebay with proceeds going to charity. Your webmaster has been busy recently but at last, in the Latest Photos
gallery, you will find photos taken at the pond during the last month or so!.
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21st September 2013
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There's been a lot of activity on our Members Adverts pages recently with models selling and new models advertised. Don't miss out and don't forget to look at all the pages!
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8th September 2013
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Photos of the Club Charity Exhibition in aid of the RNLI and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance held at All Saints' Church Hall, Milford on Sea on 7th September 2013 are in the Latest Photos
gallery.
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1st September 2013
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Like London buses, suddenly two updates come in close succession! See the photos from the first day in September in the Latest Photos
gallery.
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31st August 2013
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A little bit late but now some "all-American" photos from 18th August in the Latest Photos
gallery.
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14th August 2013
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New photos and new models to the web site plus the postponed steering competition for the Richard Graham Trophy ...all in the Latest Photos
gallery. Also there have been a number of recent sales from the Members Adverts page... make sure you visit to see the latest offerings!
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26th July 2013
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Photos from Sunday the 21st include, in addition to the Solent Cup steering Competition, the maiden voyage of Paul Nixon's Brixham Trawler... see the Latest Photos
gallery. Also don't forget the changes to our events programme announced on the Home Page.
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13th July 2013
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Models newly offerred for sale on our Members Adverts pages include an interesting fishing trawler, a fine IOM racing yacht, and a "Yorshireman Tug Kit. There's a Charity Auction announcement on the Home Page and some photos from a hot Sunday 7th July in the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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3rd July 2013
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Lots of new photos including some taken in April for possible use by Marine Modelling International magazine (one was on the cover), action on the 2013 Navy Day, a flock of Shelducks, and much more... see the Latest Photos
gallery.
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23rd June 2013
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It's been all action at the pond this week! On Thursday we had divers from Calshot Sub-Aqua Club recovering a sunken warship and on Sunday it was Navy Day. Meanwhile David McNair-Taylor celebrated by providing the cover story for Marine Modelling International. Next Wednesday you can come to the pond and sail a 6 Metre racing Yacht. Read about all these events on our Home Page!
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14th June 2013
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A combination of poor weather at the pond with mainly sailing yachts afloat, and your web master spending more time full-scale sailing, has led to a dearth of updates recently! However at last there is a host of new photos (taken on the 26th May and 9th June) in the Latest Photos
gallery.
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5th May 2013
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More sunny weather, more action at the (now smaller) pond, and more photos in the Latest Photos
gallery. And remember to check out the new Members Adverts!
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3rd May 2013
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We have almost got the car park back from the pond! To celebrate we have seen the maiden voyages of three fine square-riggers, photos in the Latest Photos
gallery. There are also new Members Adverts of potential interest for both scale and sailing sections.
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20th April 2013
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A new handout describing the club is available from the Members Information page. The Pond History page now features a movie Setley Pond - The Story of an Industrial Landscape. Have a look!
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9th April 2013
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At last some better weather on Sunday 7th April, there are a few photos in the Latest Photos
gallery. Also see the Home Page for a notice about postponement of the steering Competition.
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27th March 2013
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The latest scale section newsletter is available from the Newsletters page.
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20th March 2013
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The Club's 2013 Highcliffe show was on the 16th March. For information and photos see the Home Page or the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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14th March 2013
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Photographs of the "Action Stations!" at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard from David McNair-Taylor... see the Home Page or the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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4th March 2013
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A cold wind from the north to east sector has limitted both attendance and activity at the pond recently. On Sunday there was a slick of "sea ice" at the southerly end. The car park is still flooded but the timber barrier has now reappeared above the water. Meanwhile, in the
Latest Photos
gallery there are some photos of the Itchen Marine "Wyeforce" tug - the original for the popular "Southampton" RTR tug model.
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25th February 2013
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More photos of the huge container ship "CMA CGM Marco Polo" as she returned to Southampton. Someone was feeding seagulls and a swan, wanting some of the bread, was pecking your photographer as he took the photos - see the ship in the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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12th February 2013
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Photos from David McNair Taylor of the Yeovil Model Show - see the Home Page or look at the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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8th February 2013
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The Winter 2013 Newsletter is available on the Newsletters page. Richard Densham's models are selling fast ...check out the Members Adverts page while there are still some available!
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3rd February 2013
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Some of the late Richard Densham's excellent models are for advertised sale on our Members Adverts page. A unique opportunity to buy (at very reasonable prices) models for which the build was described on the ModelBoatMayhem forum. There are also a few photographs from last Thursday (31st January) in the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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20th January 2013
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The dates of most Scale Section events have now been finalised and are on the Diary Page. Also the Sailing programme for most of 2013 is now entered on the Club Calendar Page. Finally a few of us turned up at the snowy pond today, see the Home Page and also there's some photos in the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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4th January 2013
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We have a new page on Pond Safety including the Club's safety policy, risk assessment, and other information which members are asked to look at - further suggestions are welcome. There are also a few photos of the very full "Setley Great Lake" and of boats sailing around the pond and the car park - see them in the
Latest Photos
gallery.
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