I am looking for a reliable new toy for my husband. The boat will be used in brackish water, which I know is not recommended. This will be his 2nd radio controlled sailboat. The first boat, which lasted about 7 years and was used exclusively in brackish water, was swamped, sank, and could not be retrieved. I’d like to stay around $200. I cannot remember the manufacturer of his previous boat. It was purchased at a hobby shop that is no longer business so I cannot check their records. I’ve come across Joysway, ProBoat, and AquaCraft online. Are they reliable boats?
Thanks In Advance. =)
welcome paula…hello from Northern VA…
if you wanted a good cheap boat I would look at the Tiger thunder victoria
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0095p?FVPROFIL=&FVSEARCH=victoria&search=Go
from a build aspect its more of an “assembly”
it is a very active class with regatta’s all over the country. the boat is easily transportable and can sail it just about any wind speed.
if you wanted more a challenge from a build standpoint, you could look at the victor soling one meter. it sails better than victoria as its a bit longer and heavier.
http://www.victor-model.com/products/soling-1-meter
I guess it really depends on what you want to do. just tool around at a pond by yourself or sail with others and race and have a bit more comraderie
depending on where you are there are plenty of clubs.
here is the club listed from the AMYA for clubs in MD
Ideally, buy a boat that is being sailed by a club nearby, even if you don’t plan on sailing with them that way, you have a “support” system in place if you run into any snags during the build. You’ll find many folks willing to help you get a boat on the water and tuned and sailing properly.
129 Blue Crab MYC
Contact: Nils van den Beemt
Email: Blue Crab MYC Classes Sailed: CR914, V32, Victoria
6430 Goldleaf Drive Area served: Montgomery County, Maryland Area
Bethesda, MD 20817-5832 sail location:
301 963-5257
11 Chesapeake Bay Model Racing Association
Contact: Ernest Freeland
Email: Chesapeake Bay Model Racing Association Classes Sailed: CR914, EC12
908 Blue Ridge Drive Area served:
Annapolis, MD 21409-5208 sail location:
410 349-0855
216 Chesapeake Marblehead MY Assn.
Contact: Bruce Gay
Email: Classes Sailed:
6423 Long Beach Drive Area served:
Saint Leonard, MD 20685-2539 sail location:
410 586-1573
16 Chesapeake's Cadle Creek Yacht Club
Contact:
Email: Classes Sailed: Victoria
Area served:
, sail location:
87 Choptank Model Yacht Club
Contact: Babe Wroten
Email: Classes Sailed: EC12, Open, Other, Star45, Victoria, Other()
211 Choptank Avenue Area served: Eastern Shore/ Delmarva
Cambridge, MD 21613-1626 sail location: Pinks Pond
410 228-1594
320 Fell's Point Shipwright
Contact: James Wheeler
Email: Classes Sailed: Other, Vintage, Other(Schooner, Skipjack)
6129 Cardiff Ave. Area served: Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21224 sail location: Druid Hill Lake
443 367-5160
76 Great Schooner Model Society
Contact: Parker McClellan
Email: Parker McClellan Classes Sailed: Other, Other(Multi-mast Schooners)
P.O. Box 335 Area served:
Solomons, MD 20688-0335 sail location:
410 326-6019
278 Heritage Harbor MYC
Contact: Frank Steffens
Email: Frank Steffens Classes Sailed: EC12, Seawind, Victoria
2788 Rudder Drive Area served:
Annapolis, MD 21401-6880 sail location: Heritage Harbor, Mastlind
410 266-2421
205 Maryland Model Yacht Club
Contact: John Ebell
Email: John Ebell Classes Sailed: EC12, ODOM, Victoria
312 Severn Avenue W 410 Area served: Washington DC Metropolitan Area
Annapolis, MD 21403-2573 sail location: Columbia, MD
410 295-9244
299 Oxford RC Laser Fleet
Contact: David Branning
Email: David Branning Classes Sailed: RC Laser
21388 Ferry Landing Road Area served:
Tilghman, MD 21671-1144 sail location: Oxford
410 886-9849
90 Solomons Island Model Boat Club
Contact: Butch Garren
Email: Butch Garren Classes Sailed: Other, RG65, Victoria, Vintage, Other(Schooners, Skipjack)
11830 Blue Point Court Area served:
Lusby, MD 20657-4021 sail location: Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, MD
410 394-0014
here is the link from the amya site with email links.
http://theamya.org/clubs/#MD
Thank You for the response. He doesn’t have plans to sail with a club, but having that support system in place does make sense. The TTV looks like a good choice for him. Again, Thank You.
I had not planned on sailing with a club either. but once you do it a few times. its a lot of fun sailing and racing against other people…
good luck…
I would check with the local clubs, you may find they have one that is already assembled and ready to go… it might cost a few bucks more but the work has been done… Might make a nice christmas present… 
fully rigged and built sailboat under the tree on Christmas Morning…
paula,
contact me offline
mjs82 at georgetown.edu
I may have a line on built boat…if you are interested…
paula,
contact me offline
mjs82 at georgetown.edu
I may have a line on built boat…if you are interested…