Melford Pond, Bowie, Maryland
Radio control sail boating at its finest!
The Maryland Model Yacht Club is a fun group of enthusiastic sailors (both men and women of all ages!) from the tri-state area. We actively race several classes of radio-controlled sailboats and members range from novice to several national champions. We invite you to come join the fun.
The club is sanctioned by the AMYA (#205).
Come join us!!!
We held our "End of Season" club organization and awards meeting on Saturday, January 18, 2025. It was a LOT of FUN to meet up with club members away from the pond! See photos below.
Congratulations to the 2024 Race Season Award Winners!
We'd love to have some new members; we have boats for you to try and would be happy to meet you at the pond for a sail!
BYOB 2025 - Bring Your Own Boat 22 Feb - Details Below (scroll down a bit)
Our first official races in 2025 will be held on March 15th, but we plan to have some "fun sail days" prior to the first race day. Contact John Ebell for details (jebell2694@msn.com).
On behalf of our new Commodore, Richard Herbert, we'd like to thank our outgoing Commodore, Steve Howard, for his three years of service as the MMYC Commodore. The club has thrived under his leadership, and we wish him all the very best as he relocates to Rhode Island.
Fair winds and following seas, and may you always round the windward mark first!!
End of 2024 season fun? Beginning of the 2025 season?
MMYC members gathered for the "End of Season and Awards 2024" get together. Great fun!
Cheers! Come join us for the 2025 season, we'd love to have you as a member!
BYOB - Bring Your Own Boat - Tune Up Event of the Year Coming to MMYC!!
Had enough of the cold? What better way to fight through this winter crap, than to think about being warm again and sailing. Well, this sailing news will warm up everyone for sure. MMYC is holding an event that everyone has been clamoring for. Remember this past year when you would come to the pond and try and talk to people about boat issues, mechanical and handling, only to be cut short as racing would commence soon? Well, here is your uninterrupted opportunity to go over anything you want, and fix anything you want on your boat!
How’s that? MMYC is holding a “Hands on Boat Shop Sailing Clinic” on February 22, 2025. This will be an opportunity for you to work on your boat with instructions right there or ask a rigging/sail settings/boat question and have it shown to you how to do it, right there on your boat. This is a hands-on repair/rigging/anything sailing workshop. Bring your boat, your tools, any parts you have, and we will help you with your boat. Several experienced builders/sailors will be there to answer questions, provide guidance, and help work on your boat/sails/rigging/tactics/strategy whatever. Craig Huzway will have his official stencil kit there for anyone needing sail numbers on their sails. No excuses this year, you need them!
This incredible event will be held Saturday, February 22nd, 2025. Tom Walsh has generously volunteered his heated garage for the day. This will allow us to meet, chat, work, socialize, raise a few etc., no matter what the weather is doing outside (but hopefully it will be warmer by then!!!). It is scheduled to start at 10 am and run to 4 pm. So be sure to put this on your must do list.
Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no fee. We will be ordering pizza, so contributions will be appreciated. To assist us with planning, it would be helpful to know who is coming. If you could send me an email at JEbell2694@msn.com and let me know if you or any other guests are coming, I would be very appreciative.
Please try to make this event and start your sailing season off smoothly. Nothing is worse than having a boat breakdown in a race and then have to drop the race. Remember, attendance is everything!
Look forward to seeing everyone Saturday February 22nd. Here are the meeting details:
Tom Walsh’s Garage/Boathouse
Sat Feb 22nd,10am to 4pm
6063 Melbourne Ave, Deale, MD 20751
Its BYOB -- Bring Your Own Boat!!
John Ebell
All are welcome to come and race but non-member scores are not considered in club season standings.
Where there are no strangers...
only friends you haven't met yet!
Contact: mdmodelyachtclub@gmail.com
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Our sister clubs in the area.
Northern Virginia Model Yacht club
Cumberland Valley Model Yacht club
Visits since 11 Sept 2020