2015 AMYA RC Laser National Championships

The 2015 AMYA Sanctioned RC Laser National Championships was hosted this year by The Villages Model Yacht Squadron in Florida on January 17-18 and it was a nice warm break for the many skippers who travelled from the cold north. Skippers travelled from MI, TX, NJ, NY, MD, AL, Bahamas and all points of the compass in ... More

RC Laser Tour de Abaco Kicks Off 2015 in Marsh Harbour

After a long off season of RC Laser sailing on Abaco, we kicked of the new season with a beautiful, warm, breezy day at Key’s dock in Marsh Harbour. Some of our regulars were busy with the new years events and some were still out of town, so next year, we will wait until the middle of January to start up again. Winds ... More

Tom Rummage Wins First Regatta Of 2015

Eleven RC Lasers turned up January 1 for the first regatta of 2015, the Hangover Cup, on Carolina Lake at Carolina Beach, NC.  The weather was CAVU (Google it) with pleasant temps and solid A-rig winds all day. It was difficult to set courses in such a way that the windward mark could easily be seen and still oriented ... More

An Interview With David Ramos, 2014 National Champion

To find Dave Ramos, who just won the RC Laser Nationals in October, you have to go to his workplace at Chesapeake Performance Models’ shop in Stevensville, Maryland. Dave builds, molds, repairs as well as sails all kinds of RC boats ... More

Dave Ramos Wins 2014 US Nationals

The 2014 RC Laser National Championship was held, once again, at the Tred Avon YC in Oxford, MD. This is the fourth major RC Laser Championship to be held in Oxford since 2007. Twenty six skippers from the Bahamas to Alabama to Texas to New York to North Carolina and point’s in-between came together in gorgeous fall ... More

Announcing RC Laser National Championship Early Entrants

The 2014 RC Laser National Championship is in the final countdown and a top competitive fleet is shaping up to the be the best ever. 2013 champion and class builder, Jon Elmaleh, is slated to defend and the top guys he defeated last year (Rob Seidelmann, Jim Kaighin, Don Barker, Jamey Betz and Roger Vaughan) are back ... More

Annual Ft Stoakes Cannonball River Race a Rousing Success

Ft Stoakes Race Results This event is a Huge Party that, by the way, included an RC Laser race. How many RC races include a Bag Piper send off? Started in 2013, this event has become one of the best events to attend and participation is limited to 15 boats. The race commemorates the failed attempt of the British ... More

Jim Kaighin Wins His Fourth NA Title

22 RC Laser skippers converged on Lake Crabtree in Morrisville, NC from as far as NJ, FL and The Bahamas for the 2014 RC Laser North American Championship Regatta September 27-28, hosted by Triangle Model Yacht Club. Weather system winds were 5-10mph from NE and temperatures were in the 70s under clear skies; it was a ... More