Spreckles Lake is a man-made feature located in Golden Gate Park. It has a large attendance from all kinds of model boats, both sailing and power, with a club house to store some of the fleets, and organized races.
Being a man-made lake, it has some features not found in the wild, like the large turtle sculpture these snapping turtles have hauled themselves out to sun themselves upon.
This RC (radio controlled) model was a present received over the holidays by a friend of mine.
As you can see, it is not very large.
It comes with auxiliary power (see the outboard engine) in case the wind dies.
She sailed quite well, both upwind and downwind, but we have no idea how it would compare with other models.
Traffic was light today, but a few other boats showed up. This one, on the opposite tack, was twice our size, and therefore probably a lot faster.
Being a man-made lake, it has some features not found in the wild, like the large turtle sculpture these snapping turtles have hauled themselves out to sun themselves upon.
This RC (radio controlled) model was a present received over the holidays by a friend of mine.
As you can see, it is not very large.
It comes with auxiliary power (see the outboard engine) in case the wind dies.
She sailed quite well, both upwind and downwind, but we have no idea how it would compare with other models.
Traffic was light today, but a few other boats showed up. This one, on the opposite tack, was twice our size, and therefore probably a lot faster.
