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James Henry - Inducted 1987

James started his model boating career in San Diego, being one of the early members of the San Diego Argonauts R/C Boat club. He also served as Commodore for that club, as well as a stint as District Nine Director. He was also on several Nationals Committees, and did much to promote model boating in Southern California. He served as NAMBA President from 1989 to 1991. He passed his legacy of model boating on to his son and grandsons, who are still actively racing today.

Jay Brandon - Inducted 1987

Jay's contributions to model boating cover a span of many years. Purchasing Dumas Boats in 1964, Jay has provided quality model boating equipment to the hobbyist for over 30 years. Jay has actively promoted NAMBA by including NAMBA membership in every boat kit that he sells. He has always contributed generously to the Nationals and district events over the years with class sponsorships and raffle donations.

Buzz Passarino - Inducted 1988

Buzz started modeling in 1931 by constructing rubber powered model airplanes. By 1938 he had graduated to gas powered planes, and in 1940 he switched to U-control planes and tether speed boats. In 1970 he switched to R/C sailboats, and with the appearance of K&B's outboard, he started designing and building tunnel hulls. He has also run hydros, monos, deep vees, and scale unlimiteds. He served for many years on the Technical Committee, and has introduced countless boaters to NAMBA.

Frank Hu - Inducted 1989

Frank started in model boating while living in Hawaii and was one of the original members of the Hawaiian Horde. Frank also attended races in Japan, and was responsible for getting the Japanese team to attend several of our Na-tionals. He served as an assistant to the first President of NAMBA, Gary Johnson, and represented NAMBA at events throughout the country.

Steve Muck - Inducted 1990

Steve Muck started in his model boating career in the Los Angeles area, and was one of the original members of NAMBA. He later left Los Angeles and moved to Dallas, Texas, but his participation in boating did not stop. Long a model boating competitor, he then became a manufacturer, providing competitive boats and hardware to model boaters around the country.

Richard Hazlewood - Inducted 1990

When one thinks of outboards, one thinks of Richard Hazlewood. Getting started in model boating in Needles, Cali-fornia isn't easy, but Richard did it in a big way. He has numerous National Championships to his credit, either as a driver or as the mechanic and pitperson to his family members. Richard served several terms as NAMBA's Out-board Chairman.

Al Prather - Inducted 1991

Al's first introduction to model boating was in the late 1970's, when his son Terry received a model boat hull from Bill Bennett. From that point on, Al was hooked, and was instrumental in the design and marketing of numerous model boat hulls and related equipment. Al raced actively for many years in District 19, and spearheaded the cam-paign to raise money and gain permission to build a permanent drivers stand at Legg Lake. Many new boaters started off with a Prather boat, and their easy to follow instructions made building virtually fool-proof.

Bob Plumley - Inducted 1989

Bob spent many years in model boating in the Los Angeles area, being one of the founding members of one of the first organized clubs in that district, the Pirates Model Boat Club. Bob always supported NAMBA events, and partici-pated in various classes throughout the years. Even after Bob stopped running boats actively, he always took an inter-est in local events, and came to help out when needed.