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We are very sad to announce that our Eastern District Councillor, David Perkins has died following a fall. The following statement has been sent from his family. Captain David William Perkins It is with great sadness that we announce that…

Michael John Harris, or Mike as we all knew him, passed away peacefully on the 11th April 2020 from pneumonia after a short illness. Live feed to Funeral on 24/04/20 at 2.50pm Mike was introduced to model yachting at an…

After a short spell in hospital, Fred died on March 28 from natural causes aged 88. He was a quite remarkable man, a colourful character, a very skilful craftsman, a fiercely competitive sportsman and also a model yacht designer. He…

I heard yesterday of the passing of Keith Partington of the Ashton Quays RYC. Keith came into our sport in the mid 1980’s and quickly became a great friend of one of our most famous Northern designers, Squire Kay. He…

We have sadly lost one of the stalwarts of the Club, Dennis Moss, who passed away on Sunday 5th January from prostate cancer. He was Club Sailing Secretary for many years and, latterly, he held the honorary title of Commodore…

It is with much regret that we announce the death of our Club secretary Roy Cane, on the 23rd December. Roy was a member for over 20 years, Racing Secretary / Secretary for around 18 of them. He re-joined the…

It is with great regret that the Association has learned of the passing away of Janet Harris after a long battle with illness. Janet, wife of Mike and mother of Chris and Kate was an active supporter of model yachting…