Comments on: At Victoria Park Model Boat Club

By: Michael Bliss

Michael Bliss — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:37:54 +0000

High my name is Michael, I made myself a 1 meter model sailboat in 2020. I had to have somethin
to do during the pandemic, unable to go to my woodworking club I decided to build a model boat. I live in a ground floor apartment so I had a to a small patio to work on , with workmate as bench & simple hand tools I embarked on the task in hand. The building was a very pleasurable experience. On November 10 2020, my boat ” The Sydney Jean ” took to the water on her maiden voyage, it was a beautiful sunny day at Victory Park Kitchener, she sailed beautifully, that was my reward. I have made several more visits to Victory Park to sail my boat, it’s a wonderful relaxing pastime & I enjoy every minute of it. Turn the computer off, build a boat & join me at Victoria Park, that’s an order ” land lubbers”
Michael.

By: Achim

Achim — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:44:39 +0000

Nothing but big Boys … 😉

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: armier

armier — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:35:01 +0000

A very great many underestimate the influence in all fields of design by enthusiastic miniaturists. Whether tiny trains, boats, planes or automobile, the good things taught, usually from an early age are far reaching.

Only yesterday I discovered the story of the Wade-Dahl-Till Valve of 1962, created by model engineer Stanley Wade, author Roald Dahl, and neurosurgeon Kenneth Till.

Dahl’s son Theo had developed hydrocephalus, and a standard Holter shunt valve was installed to drain excess fluid from his brain; however it jammed too often, causing pain and blindness and worse.

Till, a neurosurgeon at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital, determined that debris accumulated in Theo’s ventricles could clog the Holter valves and cause very bad bleeding in the brain.

From their shared hobby of flying model aircraft, Dahl knew hydraulic engineer Stanley Wade to be an expert in precision hydraulic engineering.

With Dahl coordinating the efforts of the neurosurgeon and the model engineer, the team developed a new mechanism…. as Till reported in The Lancet, the invention was characterised by “low resistance, ease of sterilisation, no reflux, robust construction, and negligible risk of blockage”.

Several thousand children from around the world have benefited from the WDT valve.

The co-inventors agreed never to accept any profit from the invention.

By: Marilyn Robinson

Marilyn Robinson — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:52:45 +0000

When i was a child i loved to watch the boats , and paddle in the pool that was in the middle for children . I remember too the adult pool at the far end.

i was only six years old, lived in Parnell Rd, my mum would make me and my brother 18 months younger than me a sandwich and send us to the park for the day alone, it was a place to meet other kids and use our imagination.

Victoria Park has such happy memories for me, my child hood was not easy , but the park brought me peace and freedom, fun and laughter throughout my childhood ,and the years beyond with my own children.

I took my granddaughter there a few weeks ago and told her of my memories !
Thank you for bringing those memories back, the history too makes it even more special .

By: Rod

Rod — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 07:00:07 +0000

I’m amazed by the variety of subject matter that you post every day , long may it continue

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Tue, 26 Jul 2016 05:11:37 +0000

I used to love watching the model boats there as a kid, my brother often took me there. Valerie