NAMBA April 2020 Web.pub

Those who run Combat have a lot more in common with those who race Fast Electric, Nitro, and Gas powered boats than you think. 1. We usually own more than one boat. 2. We use radio control to control our boats. 3. We use batteries and servos to control our boats. 4. We can be competitive 5. We sink our boats. Sometimes by design and sometimes not. 6. And we all use a lot of duct tape. I do anyway! lp our members in the case of an accident, NAMBA began to provide an accident policy as well as liability coverage. This policy is through AIG, another large insurance company. This coverage is “secondary”, which means if you already have health insurance coverage, the NAMBA insurance will pay the amount not covered by your personal insurance. The total amount of coverage through NAMBA’s accident policy is $500,000. As an example, if you are injured at a NAMBA event, such as cutting your hand on a spinning propeller, go get medical treatment. Whatever amount is not covered by your personal health policy will be covered by the NAMBA policy. But, your personal policy will be expected to pay first, then what is not covered will be sent to our insurance company. Typically, personal coverage will pay almost everything, but in those cases where a member has no health insurance or limited coverage, NAMBA insurance is there. The reason behind providing accident insurance was that some members without insurance felt they had to quit NAMBA as they could not afford an accident. Over the years, NAMBA has relied on these insurance policies to protect our members from lawsuits and expensive medical bills. Some insurance claims have been small and some quite large. We need each member to think safety first. Just because we have the coverage, does not mean we should take unnecessary chances. I have personally seen two serious injuries sustained by NAMBA members over the years. Both were extremely painful and while the boaters recovered fully, those experiences make us realize how dangerous it can be if we ignore safety concerns. The Traveler's Liability coverage and the AIG Accident policy are in place for all current NAMBA members, including Single Event Members. The coverage does not apply for an accident you have running a model boat in your backyard swimming pool. But, when you are at a NAMBA event, you have the best insurance coverage provided by any model boating organization. Your membership card is proof that you are a NAMBA member and that the insurance coverage is there to protect you. Make sure to have your membership card with you at all NAMBA events, as the CD may require you to produce that card to prove you are a member. I hope you never have a serious accident. Safe NAMBA boating. Combat… Combat… Combat By Al Waters NAMBA Executive Secretary This is a call to those who participate in the Combat area of radio controlled model boating. There are four NAMBA registered Combat clubs. Some clubs cover members in Southern California, Northern California, the Midwest and even all over the United States. We have SCRAP. SoCal Region Attack Patrol. Midwest Naval Combat Club. Western Warship Combat Club. And IRCWCC. The International R/C Warship Combat Club, Inc. I have seen warships at my local pond in San Diego, demonstrations at hobby events, Combat battles at a few of our NAMBA Nationals as recent as the 2015 Nats in Lake Minden, California. However, that is the extent of my knowledge and the participation that I have seen in the Propwash newsletter. PROPWASH April 2020 3 So I am sending a shout out to all Combat divisions whether you are “Big Gun”, true scale, or semi scale that NAMBA would like to know what is going on in the world of Combat. Articles in the NAMBA Propwash on your events would be great and everyone loves pictures. Please send to Al Waters at namba@cox.net Propwash Advertising Rates Classified Ad - $10.00 Business Card - $25.00 1/4 Page - $25.00 1/2 Page - $50.00 Full page - $100.00 These prices are per issue. Multi issue discounts are available. Advertising will be printed in the body of the newsletter in the same color as the text. Please call for quotes for special or two color printing. Should an advertiser choose to supply the Propwash with professionally printed or multi-colored flyers for insertion into the newsletter, the charge will be $50.00, as well as the delivery to the NAMBA office of approximately 1500 flyers. Please call the NAMBA office at (760) 522-9138 for more information or for special advertising requests.