"Crawfish" 2009
Portland Model Power Boat Assoc.
The 2009 “Crawfish Festival”, Giant N.W. R/C Event in Tualatin Oregon, displayed 97 model boats and ships, sail boats and Electric Hydros.
Mark your calendar for next Aug for the, “2010 Crawfish”, see you there! Watch this web site for dates and details!
Set up and adjustments:
Sail Boats
The fun navigation competition is set up by placing buoys in the water creating a course of gates and turns. All the ships that participate have to perform the exact same course. They all have to perform the same maneuvers. The total amount of actual commands, left-right rudder, rudder amidships, speed adjustments, all stop commands, should be the same and are counted. The ending point is a small floating wooden dock with a empty shell casing standing on it’s end. The pilot must dock, as the last maneuver without knocking over the shell.
A special thanks to Dr. McKinney and Aimee Eng for producing the Nav Course event!
The Navigation Course
PMPBA member Bob McClabe, shows off his Computer controlled Battleship. This baby isn’t run from a joystick, but a laptop. Bob wrote the software, designed the ship, which will repeat any course that is laid in, track a target and plays many sound effects. Well done Bob!
If you knock over the shell, add,10 pts!
Your Web Master and Photog, apologizes, that I could not gather info and take pictures of all and everything on this great day! Ever model there is a fantastic piece of art, taking the time, budget and inventiveness of her creator. I wish I could do justice to each. Thank you for coming and displaying your wonderful work. Next year I will do better. Neal
A very Special, “Thank You” to this year’s sponsors,
Haggen Foods and Pharmacy and Tammie’s Hobbies!
Dr. McKinney gets ready to place the Nav course gates
Something new this year, R/C Tall Ships
Fast Electric Hydros
Some of the High lights
Thanks to Les and Dotti Cade for contributing photos from the event
Some Sub Action
We thank our members and friends from; Portland Power Model Boat Association, Oregon Model Yacht Club, Northwest RC Ship modelers, Queen's Own Combat Model Warship Club, Rose City Model Yacht Club, The ERCU, (Electric R/C unlimited Hydro’s) The Northwest Passage Sub Committee, and Scale Ship Modelers Club, all, who came and made the event the best ever! Thank you, one and all, who worked so hard to arrange for the sound system, food and drinks, tents, Set up the "Nav Course" and awards, help with accommodations, raffles, permits and all the little details that it takes to put on this fun event.
