Connect with Radio Control Sailors & Scalers

Radio control sailors and scalers in the Phoenix metropolitan area are only separated by geography: sailing boats in different, often distant parts of the region and coming together for regattas or scale events. This WVRCM SailRC.club and ScaleRC.club site tries to keep us all connected by acting as a central bulletin board and membership meeting spot.

Regular Events

During much of the year, WVRCM has fun sailing for a couple hours each week on Tuesdays. DF95s and SeaWinds are the most common boats.

Weekly racing begins at noon at Lake Gary in Surprise.

Beginning May 13, this will switch to summer hours of 10am to noon. See calendar for details.

Also, for Micro Magic sailors, float your boat at Viewpoint Lake on Thursdays, starting at 11am.

Other RC sailing in the Phoenix area happens at these spots:

Gilbert Model Yacht Club: Starting at 9am, Tuesday-DF95; Wednesday-Victoria; Thursday-SeaWind; Saturday, DF95. The pond is here.

Sun City Model Yacht Club: Sailing at Viewpoint Lake now on winter hours of 11am to 2pm Sundays and Thursdays. Here's the club''s new website.

Sailing Wednesdays at Sun Village Pima Lake starting at 12:30. Entering the gate at the Village, tell them you're there to sail with Ron Burns.

Leisure World Tillerman Sailing Club: Alternating Marbleheads and 36/100s on Sundays. Contact Phil Meyrick, 503.806.1730.

Upcoming events

No upcoming events

april travel trophy regatta

WVRCM hosted a Region 8 DF95 Travel Trophy Regatta on the weekend of April 12-13, attracting some of the best sailors in the sport.

Here's the report with oodles of pictures.

WVRCM Bylaws revision

The club members have approved a revised set of governing bylaws, bringing up to date the club rules we live by.

The new bylaws were voted on during the club meeting on Saturday, April 5, at Estrella North Lake.

Here's a copy of the new bylaws.

micro Magic resurging

Peter Jennings and Mike Eades are jump-starting the Micro Magic class that's been languishing recently. They've tracked down a half dozen or so MM sailors and are racing them on Thursdays starting at 11am at Viewpoint Lake in Sun City.

It's a fun little boat—easily transported and sails well—and now has good sales and parts support through US distributor Twisted Hobbys.

Join them on Thursday morning or check with Mike with questions.

meeting location survey

With Litchfield Park now requiring a $30/hour fee for use of its lake, we surveyed WVRCM members about the alternative venues. Click here to see the results.

df95 tuning/racing interview

Read an interview with Jon Rogers, winner of a DF95 Travel Series and accomplished big boat sailor. Jon has an interesting approach to racing the boat: he doesn't look at results. Here's the interview.

Scale Boats

WVRCM is home for scale boats, the models of full-size military and civilian boats and ships, often created with amazing attention to detail. Learn more about scale boats here.