CLUB HISTORY
The club was formed in late 1982
when the Teesside Model Boat Club split up over a choice of sailing water. The
new club continued to use their original water which was Number 2 reservoir in
Middleton water park, a former reservoir in the village of Middleton St George.
The lake we use is 85
by 88 metres and 1.5 to 2 metres deep. There is an ideal launching and landing
stage about four metres long. The club also has a brick built building which
contains a club room, a toilet, and a
storage and building area. Sailing/Meetings are held on
Wednesday afternoon/evenings and Sunday mornings. Membership currently hovers around 80-85 members. Current membership subscription
is £20 a year. This cost includes third party insurance for
the member. Members interests cover a wide
spectrum of model boating and maritime lore, merging into model engineering on
the one hand and research and reference on the other. We stage a "Paddler Day" each year, which is solely for paddlewheel ships. This has proved to be a popular event, and one which is totally unique in the modelling calendar! We might even convince YOU to build one!