News about the people of the Model Yachting Community
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…
Bob Underwood 1933.03.21 – 2019.09.07 He was a lovely gentle man and a fantastically skilled craftsman whether working in metal, wood or moulding in glass fibre. He had a great enthusiasm for making things, which ranged from the engineering of…
It is with sadness we have to announce that MYA member David Alston passed away earlier in the month. A regular competitor at club, district and national level he was an enthusiastic member of several clubs within the Midland District…