Model Yachting: Volume 4, Issue 37 – March 1948

Th^Sze,!Rfl,stRchN±Hi,#g MARCH Price 25 Cents i A N®n-Profit’ Publication of the Model Yacht Racing Ass.n of America |++++++I+++++++++++++++++++++++r\++I+rl ing” owes a.n unrepaybale debt of gra.titude. We look forward to the coming year in,2^Sze,I,ty,st,£oh,I,i`#g with hopefullness. To a, better under+ MAIN OFFICE 71 Calla Street, P.ovidence 5. R.I. standing by the membership+at+large as to wha.t this publica.tion mea,ns to the sport, and the necessity of gua,ranteeing Freeman J. its exista,nce. Santos, M4tt4gjtig Editor Miss Jeanne A. Santos, Assoct.4tc Ec!ttor Leslie Gesback G. C. Gallagher WHAT PRICE LOVE Mi.dJWcst Rep. Wcstcm Rep. Founded in 194ti by Chill.les H. Feb. 1st, 1948 14 MOTrill Pk. E. Lyrm. Mass. Fzu.Icy Official Puhlicz`tion of the MODEL YACHT’ RACING ASSOCIATION 0F AMERICA MYM To the Editor Dear SirSub.cription, One Y®air, If I mteiLded to destroy Model Yacht/ SZ.00 in U. S. and Can.d®: $2.50 For.ign 1ng in America in its entirety–I would Cc?.t4t”ly ddt;occLte a 100°/a Swbscrt.Pti.oit bv the sport to “Model Yachting.” That ?:a;£;;€#Ao;##;i;£U:C:d;;;#°;’;i,!o,:„,;I:.A;a*A;:r%io!!;,;;°cfr;f;A;:i Sliould Do It. Make all Checks and Money Orders payable to “MODEL YACHTING” Vol. IV MARCH No. 37 F®HaE9N.AFT Irmagine What fools those Mortals be -:\^/ho Voted for lrLiscoring. Ot cou’rse )lot4 don.t k7low t7te v4]we of 4 Wi.ttdtud./cl boat! And I’m leowing you lgnoi`ant~~ but be assured you ha,ve driven the final malls in the lld of the Coffin of Modal Y4chtjmg 1.7t the U. S. A. ^{o other Proof of Foals con be found who will tolerate VOLUME IV yottr t.g7tor¢”cc. With this issue ariother year of service to the sport is ushered in and Volume Ill becomes just a, memory, except to your editor, who will often refer to his bound – volume with an egotistica,I feeling of Tow cot4]d hclue 4skcd the fellow that kynows. But disregard of P”c]c7icc thcit Vent.ty may fc4st.–t.s yowr }o7ig swi.tc. 47t.yotte So do7t’t be 4dut.sed b.y cnd RccP o” m4kj”g errors 7.71 editing articles like Otto 8. Upyonda’s and you will have us di winking that pride. Whether we have lived up to the ex+ Oat 4s as damn big fool as you a,re. Towrs tyt4}~v pectations of the ra,nk+and+file is un+ Joe Patey doubtedly a. deba,ta.ble question. Whether we ha.ve la.bored to everybody`s sa,tisfac+ tion-we R7tow cowJdn’t 47ryto4y. we ha,ven`t,-and To ignore or not to ignore~that is We ha,ve, however, the question! them from the bottom of our heart. To This is the third simila.r epistle we ha,ve received this year from the same source. The previous ones we ignored, but this one has a. certain ring of truth that cannot be ignored. If the editor of Model Yachting was receiving any remuneration for his ser+ vices, he would most naturally, as he did the previous ones, crumble the above and these men the sport a,nd “Model Yacht+ Cc>nt. on Page 1 given our best. Our task has been hea,vy and at times discouraging. But a.s every cloud has I.ts silver lining so have our endeavours been lightened by the collabora,tions of Ains Ballantyne, Charlie Farley, “Gus” Gal. Ia,gher and Lee Gesback, and we thank •2 SOME POINTERS ON DESIGNING By Ze„tth The task of dra,wing waterlines, sta,+ tion line, buttock a,nd ba,se lines on bla.nk dra,wing pa.per is irksome to some drafts+ men, ama,teur or professiona,1, as such lines must be a,bsolutely pa.ra,llel and a,t right angles to one another. The larger the pla,n, the more difficult it is to get such lines accura.te, especially where the a.rna.+ teur does not have a,n extra+long straight+ edge or T+square to work with. The use of “cross section p&per” solves the problem. Get the sort tha.t is strong and tough, rea,lly a light cardboard, from your dea.Ier in architecht`s a.nd draftsman.s supplies. The paper comes in rolls of va,rious widths, a, ha.ndy width being 26 inches, wide enough for most full+sized plans. The pa,per is la.id out in 10 x 10 squares, or in other words is printed in square inches, each separate squa.re inch being sub+divided into tenth squares. Ask for K. 8 E. 10 x 10 paper, 10097o ra.g. National Ex’ President CHARLES HEISLER guts, grit, courage The lines a,re very lightly and tha,t an even pressure is rna,inta.ined. printed in colors, usua,lly light green, a,nd Pencils from 6+H up to 9+H may be ink or pencil lines are rna,rked over the used a.ccording to the degree of blackness printed lines etc. and density required, a,nd the sort of Any dista,nee needed can be measured “pencil tracing cloth” at hand. without using a scale or ruler, a.nd the While on some kinds or ordina,ry trac+ area, of ha,lf+sections or other sha,pes ca,n ing cloth even a 4+H pencil produces a, be determined by counting the tenth compa.ra,tively “gra,y” 1.“ a,nd a, 6+H squa,res, instea,d of using a plainmeter. can scarcely be seen, with “pencil tracing It is no longer necessa.ry to rna.ke trac+ cloth” eve.n a, 9+H pencil will make a. ings with wa,ter/proof ink a.nd dra.wing+ sharp, bla,ck line from which sha,rp and pen-(a.mother irksome task,) nor to bother to “chalk” tracing cloth. A clear blueprints, Va,ndykes, ozaloids etc., can be made. Reproduction methods ra.ther recent development is called “pen+ have been improved, and instea,d of th_e cil tracing cloth,” which ha.s a, glossy old “wet” method, modern usage includes finish on one side a,nd a, dull, gra,ined reproduction by “dry” means, which finish on the reverse. There a,re quite a elimina,tes the stretch and shrinka.ge of few different kihds a,nd qualities, and for the old “wet” method. dra,wing clear, sharp yacht plans the It: will be noticed that even a 9JH best wa,y to obtain the sort you require is to test small sa,mples with a hard pencil before buying. Prints made from the best pencil tra.cJ ing cloth will be found as satisfactory as those made from ink tracings` provided care is taken that pencils are kept sharp pencil requires consta,nt re+shaxpening, beca,use the gra,in of pencil tracing cloth wea,rs down the pencil point, even the hardest, rapidly. SUBSCRIPTION ON BACK BLANK COVER MAKE YOUR OWN SAILS THE EASY WAY by Wjlbwy D. Hopkjtis From the very first model I built, the good wife and I ha.ve colectively proJ. duced the sa,ils. I did the gra,in of the materia.i should run pa,rallel to the lea.ch (outer edge of the rna.insa,il or jib). Some advocate a slight concave curve to the upper third of the sail and a. convex one to the bottom two+thirds of the mainsail. Persona.1ly I alwa.ys rna,ke cutting and she the hand mine stra.ight at the luff a.s I find that sewing, a,nd if I do sa.y so, the sail lays smoother. Any flow needed tuned out some very fine in the sail ca,n be had by loosening or setting sa.ils. thightening the foot of the sa.il. The Two years ago I got a f oot of the rna.in sail may be cut a,t a, bra,in storm and decided to experiment 90 degree angle to the lufl or with an with “mending ta,pe” tha,t is put on b`/ upward sla,nt of about 1% to 2inches. a,pplying a not iron, and was a.dvertised A 90 degree foot will give you grea.ter a.a being wa.ter~proof, Experiments sa.il area but will not look as well as the proved successful a,nd I decided to make other. The foot of the jib Should sla,nt upward at about 3 to 4 inches from the a suit of sails that required no stitching except in the a,ttaching Qf the hea,d` 90 degree position from the luff. I would boards. The finished product when put recommend a concave curve to the luff to use on my `.Green Goddess” set well of the jib of about % inch. To get allthe sail a.reft allowed, rna.ke a,1l measureJ a.nd pulled buitifully. I ha,ve used this suit for two yea.rs a.nd ments on the hoist up to, but not inJ cluding the hea.dboards. The roach..n their a.ppeara.nce and usefullness is at+ tested by favorable rema,rks hea,rd where the leach of ea.ch sail should be laid out ever they a,re seen. Since then I ha,ve in an ea.sy sweeping curve with the rna,ximum allowed slightly a,bove the made two more suits with equal success. half+way. rna.rk on ea,ch. If this is In this article I will go over their conJ struction, step by step, to enable anyo2ie done the upper curve will be fuller, to make their own. The only ingredients adding to the Sail a,rea. and improve This however should not are sa,il materia,1, mending tape and Duco a,ppea,ra,nce. be overdone as it may have the tendency cement for attaching Jack+line hooks. I have found that “Irontex” mending of producing a, sloppy looking sail. Locate all points of your layout with tape that is sold in 30 inch a.nd 72 inch lengths and ly2 inch width, the best to straight pins well secured in the working boa,rd. Consult ra,ting rules for size of use. It can be purcha.sed in 5 6′ 10 cent sails, battens. etc. A loose footed sail or depa.rtment stores. Out:J (1) La.y the sail materia.1 on a fla,t is preferable on ra,cing models. surface such a,s Plywood or Pressed ha,wls should be provided on both sails for a.djusting “flow”. Wood (masonite). If you are not sure tha.t the rna,terial has been preshrunk, (3) You ca.n either cut sail rna.teria,I wash it and then iron it out smooth and with ra.zor blades or draw in with colored stra.ight with the selva,ge edge as a guide. pencil a,nd cut. If you use the razor Ta.ck the cloth to the boa,rd with thumb method, Secure the battens firmly with ta,cks, being sure tha.t you do not stretch pins. the materia.1 unnecessarily in a,ny one (4) After your rna,terial is cut, you a.re ready for binding. Cut your ta,pe to the direction. (2) La,y out the sails on the cloth by using a long straight+edge for the luff, and a, long batten, say 3/16 x 5/16 for the lea.ch and shorter ones for the foot: of main and jib §alls. The selvage or 4 H right widths, tha,t is, % inch width for the luffs a.rid then crease them in the middle the full length of the strip with your fingers. Strips % inch wide is then cut for the lea.ches and foot of both sails. These strips should not be folded. The id:a, of folding the luff strip is to keep the material from unravelling. Use y2 inch pieces of tape (doubled) fit head of sa.il where it will attach to the hea,dJboa.rd. Also use a % inch strip ironed onto the face of the material from the ta.ck to the clew in a, stra.ight line to reenforce the foot of the sail a.nd serve to ta,ke the strain and keep the sails from stretching when they are bent to the spa.rs. Two pieces of the full width of the tape (1y2) should be cut a,nd ironed in place side by side to act as reenforcements at the lower comers of each sa.il. (5) When you have your tape all cut out, pin it in place as follows:Feed the luff of each sail into the folded pieces of tape, a,nd make sure that the cloth is pushed in the folded pieces as deep a,s it will go at ea.ch point. Hold the luffs in place by driving pins thru the ta,pe and cloth to your your boa,rd. Check with your straightJedge and make sure tha,t your luff on main+sail is stra,ight and H. HARRIS HOWELER that the one on jib has a. kin. hallow. Next pin (by driving the pins thru the National President cloth and tape into the board) a,1l the other pieces of tape in place. Ma,ke sure ta.pe and remember that a. firm, slow that material lies perfectly fla,t, without pressure and movement without scortchJ wrinkles. All ta,pes should be pined to ing does the best job. the face of rna,terial except those pieces (7) After the tape is ironed into the tha,t are folded as explained above. rna,terial, locate your hooks on the luff Put the battens in pla.ce a.s per cia.ss rating; three for the jib and four for the of both sa.ils. Use either No. 0 or No. 1 dress hooks. In loca,ting the hooks on the rna,in sail make sure you locate them main~sail. Hold battens and tape in position by pining tape a,bove a,nd below midway between the screw/eyes tha.t the ba,ttens. Also pin on each end. (6) When all the tapes a,re fa,stened in ££dksth=a;acg:[£::m°e:tfe£:a:i;ceT*%£ pla.ce you a.re rea.dy to iron them to the Duco cement. To do this, first spread a, rna.teria.I. Use the iron with a. tempera+ light coat of the cement on the tape where ture equal to tha.t used to iron woolen the hooks are to be loca,ted. After this rna,teria.Is. Press firmly and slowly,ha.s dried, spread more cement on ta,pe removing pins as you go along. Altho and hook, pressing it lightly in place, ironing tape fast into rna.teria.1 is no a.nd let dry. Pla.ce ALL hooks op the problem, it is advisable, if you ha,ve not same side of the taped sa,il. used this method before to experiment (8) All that remains now to complete on a, small piece before attacking your new Sail. This little precaution may the sa.ils is to sew the head.boards jn spell the difference between a good and place and put eyelets in the lower, corners of ea.ch Sail. Eyelets can be put in with a poor sail. Read the directions on the packa.ge of Cont. on Page 9 5 BIOGRAPHY OF WALTER R. “ADMIRAL” MANY In 1894 he became of age and im. mediately joined the American Model Yacht Club, now known as the Prospect t.71 1942. Pa.rk M. Y. Club. The following year, Walter R. Ma,ny, a`ffectiona.tely known upon graduating from school, he went to throuout the sport as the “Admiral” was work in a, dry goods commisssion house, born in New York City in November but his heart and mind were on ship de+ 1878. As a. youngster Wa.1ter wa,sn’t signs and his only hours of pure ha.p+ allowed to pla,y in either river that piness were spent inspecting craft a.long bordered the city, but the love for boa,ts the shores of the city a,nd sailing his was so evident in his make+up that a,fter models at the Pa,rk. But even tha.t could each ra,instorm he could be seen sailing not sa,tisfy this ambitious youngster, who or towing a sma,ll, crudely made craft now procured an Attwood a,nd bega.n thru the wa.ter in the gutter in front of studying the intricacies of yacht design. his hoine. When he grew older he heard He applied himself so diligently to this of mode.I sailing at Centra,I Pa,rk and there self+study that in 1903 he passed the could be found every da,y a.fter school. examina.tion prepared by the Brooklyn At first his models we’re ra.ther crude, but Navy Yard and was appointed as a every new one showed a, decided dra.ftsma,n at wha.t is now the Consoli+ improvement. da,ted Yards on the Harlem River. Two About 1885 the “Admira.I” moved to gunboa,ts were in the building when Brooklyn, and the first Sunday there he Walter entered the plant, but a,ltho read a,n article in the “Herald” ftbout thrilled over the prospect that he was •.big men who sailed models.” some as now in the job to which he had aspired long a,s 40 inches. Prospect Park was he wa.s not satisfied. Most men would the loca.tion of this activity and Wa,lter ha.ve felt they ha,d rea.ched their goal, but lost no time in locating the place and the not Many! There were bigger fields “big men” who did the sailing. They ahead a.nd he wanted to reach them, so he were a.Il interested in this ten year old attended Cooper Union evenings, where boy that could talk design, 1a.tera,1 resis` Prof. MCLean of Webbs was instructor tance, stability, but relunctantly infomed in the arts of ship building and design. him that the age limit for membership Our ..ADMIRAL” graduated from there was 16. However, this did not da,mpen a.t the hea,d of his cla.ss. the spirit of this inspired youth. Sunda.y This achievement placed him in line he would be found a,t the pond, sailing for a promition, and in 1904 he was sent his own boa.t or mating for the members. to the Ba,th Iron Works in Ma.ine, to About that time the great designer a,ssist in the const:ruction of the great Na.than].el Herreshoff of Bristol, R. I. ba,ttle~wagon “Georgia„” When this ship brought out his revolutiona,ry yacht was completed the government pla,ced a,n designs. This was in 1893, and young order for the scout+cruiser “Chester” and Many was not slow in realizing tha,t here 40 destroyers. Walter`s ability attracted wa.s something worth studying. It should the attention of the Tria,1 Boa.rd in Wa.sh+ be kept in mind that Walter, even at this inton and he became one of its members early age could lay down the lines of a on trials out of Rockland, Me. where the vessel, altho he knew nothing about fig+ trial course wa.s. Walter often said that this type of uring technica.I details of displacement et.c. A planked model of Deifender built work was fun, a,s he wa,s doing the thing about tha,t time attests to his mechanica,1 closest to his hea,rt. In 1914 the Defia,nce wfls built at th eworks and it was at this ability. By F. I. Santos, and based upon an- Autobiography written to a. H. Parley, 6 time that he met Prof. George Owen, the designer, whom he visited often, pa,rticu. 1a,fly while his son was a student a.t Tech. in Boston. In the May 1899 issue of “Rudder” a,ppeared the first of Walter.s model ya.cht designs. Due to the vast experience acquired in the building of destroyers, Wa.Iter was sent to the Ford pla.nt in Detroit in 1918 to supervise the construction of the “Eagle Boa.ts,” holding the position of chief dra.ftsman and acting naval con+ structer. After the wa,r, Waiter, re+ signed t:o a.ccept a position as “hull chief” with his old firm, the Bath Works, in the construction of two freighters and five lightsh].ps. In 1924 he returned again to New York and joined the Pros+ pecc Park Club a,nd .built a cia,ss C model that won the cup in 1926. La,te tha.t ye{ir Wilter lost his brother and decided to migrate to Los Angeles where he had friends. There he bought himself a nice home a,nd became Play Ground instructor in model building. In the mea,ntime he interested a few friends in model yachting and orga.n].zed the Los Angeles Club, sa.fling in Long Beach waters, and were ta,ken for “nuts,” (the kind that don’t grow on trees,) but Wa.Iter did perservere a,nd fina,lly with .the a,ssistance of his good friend .`Gus” Lassell illustra,ted to the people of Long Bea.ch that model ya.chting was in Col. TOM ALLEN ^{a,tional Vice;President of his sudden dea,th. The “Admira.I” will live long a,nd reverently in the hea.rts Of his fellow ya.chtsmen. This is just a, short biography of a very .`big,., a,nd wonderful man. The Obitua,ry, I shall lea,ve to one better qualified, Rev. Theodore Houk. re:ility a `.he+man’s” sport. During the past few years the “AdmiJ ral” confined his sport to lea,sure rowing and officiating at most races held in his vicinity. He was the soul of honesty and his decisions were never questioned. Some of Wa,1ter’s ancesters were deep sea sa,ilors, which rna,y account of his love of things marine. Even in his school da,ys he was known a.s “Admira,1;” the majority of the boys did not even know wha.t his rea,1 name was. ‘ On the la,st Sunday of Janua.ry of this WHAT PRICE LOVE Cont. from Page 5 religa.te it to the waste+ba,sket where it belongs, with the remark, “this guy is cheating a, Psycopathic ward of an in+ mate,”-but the situation is exa,ctly the opposite. Instead of receiving your editor presents yearly to the M. Y. R. A. A. the equiva,lent of $800 in labor. So Patey is right~I am “-a, big damn fool.” In silently submitting to unwarra,nted year, Waiter ha.d visited his friend Las+ a,ccusations for the sa,ke of ethical de+ sell a,t Wilminton, a,nd spent the da.y with cency, certa.inly places me in the catagory E. Stewart Tucker, Tom Allen and of “a, big damn fool.” I merely wonder others, and seemed in excellent healt’n. how long one.s enthusiasm can stand up On the following Tuesday the West under such rank stupidity as the above sample. coast skippers were shocked a.t the news 7 ^N NOu NCEM ENT TRE-POL-PEN CLUB Mr. .ind Mrs. A. I. Fisher were hosts to the club on the occasion of the Annual Meeting a.t their home at Royal Oak, Mich. Four new members augmented the crowd a,nd gave promise of a very bright future. Previous to the wa,r all club races wefe held on Sa.turday, but due to the wa,r effort and Saturday Work, the club wa,s forced to conduct their ra.cing on Sun+ da,ys. The club now reverts to its former schedule of racing on Saturda,ys. Racing will start at 1 p. in. a.nd a COMING SOON trophy will honor the member with the best attendance record and in case of a in Seria,I Form tie, it shall be broken by a. special race. Two Great Articles of Interest “How to Build the Fishing Schooner. •Bluenose’ ” A step by step, comprehen+ sive, ea.sily understood description of its construction. A handsome cra.ft built in 1921 and wrecked off the coa,st of H{`iti in 1946. A model that will delight the lover of things rna,rime. Construction is based upon plans by H. W. Potter, supplied by A. J. Fisher. , TreJPolJpen is very fortunate in hav. ing a. goodly number of trophies that will crea,te much enthusiasm during the coming sea,son. Saturda.y ra.cing will a.Ilow members to visit other clubs on Sundays and renew old friendships a.nd crea.te new Ones. Officers elected were, Herb Tins, Commodore; John Tronjo, Vice; J. E. Lennie, Secretary, 18674 Grandville, Detroit 19, Mich.; Corresponding sec.y, “Va,”e Gc47.s-Their Construction, Tom Williams, 1722 Belle Ave, Flint 6, Mich.; and Measurer, Don Willia.ms. Function, and Use,” by Charles H. Far+ Mrs. and Mr. Fisher a,gain proved their Icy, assisted by `Gus La,ssell, Aims Ba,I+ right to the title of “perfect hosts” and lantyne, Paul A. Fiske, T. W. Houk and were a,ssisted by Mrs. Lennie. Our other a,uthQrities. A complete and minute description in serial form of this very importa.nt gadget. Something no model ya.chtsman can miss. readers recollect tha.t Mrs. Lennie had the misfortune of slipping on the ice some years ago and ha.s been in a. painful ,cast for the past twenty three months. Re+ cently her doctors removed this cast and pronounced her on the road to permanent recovery. It was a, thrill of plea.sure to watch her walking again. Tom Williams RHODE ISLAND CLUB At the Annual Meeting of the club the following officers of the club elected :Commodore-Samuel Dickie Vice Com.-Elwin Mitchell Treasurer-Harry Denkewitz Secretary-Howard I. Angell Measurer-H. Denkewitz were Illllllllllllm_ I I SAIL MAKING Cont. from Page 2 a, regular Eyelet punch or by improvising as follows :Ta.ke a,n a.wl or ice pick and punch a, hole in each lower corners of the sail just large enough’ to ta,ke the round shink of the eyelet a,nd pa.ss it thru. Pla.ce on a, flat piece of meta.1 with the shank up. Insert the flat piece thru the shank and with a rounded end center punch or old na.il+set spread the sha,nk by lightly tapping the punch or na,il;set with a ha,mmer. After it is well sprea.d, flatten with the hammer. This.completes your sails. Take good ca,re of them, as next to the hull they spell speed. Do not attempt to stretch them completely the first time you use them, and when you remove them form your model do not fold them, but roil around a cardboard tube. GOOD ADVICE WILMARTH F. POST If you ha.ve the urge to rna.ke yo\lr own sails, do so _by all means. But if National Trea,surer they don’t turn out well and do not fit The holder of a,ny Perpetual Trophy properly, do not use them in races you sha,ll sign a, receipt tQ be held by the wa,nt to win. Better ha,ve Bithell, Fisher rna.ke you aset. THE VIRCIL PERPETUAL Secret{iry, guaranteeing the sa.fe return of the Trophy. There shall be no restrictions on the use of Vane Gears or Sliding Rigs and the rules referred to in pa,ragraph 1 fire those of the M. Y. R. A. A. A ha.ndsome Trophy is offered for Regattas held in local waters shall be this event by the donor who wishes to under the Auspices of the Sa.n Fra,ncisco rema,in a,nonymous. Entries are restricted Model Ya,cht Club, and the Racing Rules /to the X Class only and is open to all of said Club shall apply. contesta,nts whose cra.ft comply with the The regular monthly meeting of the rules governing Class X. club, held onJan. 8th, rna,rked the in+ The race is to be held annua,1ly, the auguration of our new Commodore, 8. TROPHY RACE tentative date is set for July 4th, where such date does not conflict with National schedules, in which ,case, a postponement will be made to the nearest open da,te. It is provided that the winner of the first race shall hold the Trophy until defeated by a challenging yacht the fo1+ lowing season; failure to defend a,gainst F. Schmidt, ex+Commander, U. S. N. Only routine business was transacted at this meeting and a. Regatta Committee was a.ppointed consisting of F. W. MacKa.y, Chaiman, Bill Moyes and Leroy Hammond, thus the racing season of 1948 will be under the direction of competent hands. such cha.Ilenger sha.1l constitute loss by defa,ult. In the absence of contesting party, the Trophy shall- be awarded to the one present. RENEW THAT SUBSCRIPTION NOW – WE NEED IT. WASHINGTON CLUB Boat Chica V. 8. G? G C. Kiley, Secreta.ry, (no address given.) House Committee:-Win. P. Bethell. Shy p p er A. ,W. Greely A. W. Greely James Hell Ca.t 11 R. C. Valentine Minotaur J. B. Edwards, Sr. Ariel A. J. Downing Ida. Richard cla,vell Joa.n Moffitt, Edwa.rd Gledhill. a.nd Mrs. Pigeon. J. T. Edwa.rds, Sr. Polly H. A. J. Ha.rwood Aja,ws A. J. Harwood Ruth R. C. Valentine Na.ncy R. James coulsby Devil chile J. T. Edwards, Jr. Richa,rd Hurtt BERKELEY MODEL YACHT CLUB It is reported by Colla.borator Paul Collet tha.t the present sla.te of officers who served during 1947 will be reta,ined 112 The a,bove a.re the sea,sons a,verages a.s compiled by the club`s librarian Robert C. Valentine. As the cup a,wa.rded by the club for best percentages each yea.r ha.s been won three successive times by Maj. Greely, it now becomes his property. BOSTON CLUB The Annual Meeting of the Boston Club was held at the home of Com. Fred Pigeon with 14 members present. James A. Potter and Com. Pigeon presented the club with a Pa,ul Revere Bowl and Deed as a, permenant Memorial to Eugene T. Ma,comber. This trophy is for class “A” competition and becomes the prop+ erty of the skipper winning it three successive years. The club voted fa.vorably upon the a.cquision by the New Engla,nd league of a trophy to be competed by the League Clubs ea,ch yea,r-The winning club tc` have possession of the trophy for tha.t year. It was suggested that each club donate $10 for the trophy. The club went on record as favoring a, program tha,t would allow more sa,fling between the community boys and girls clubs. The idea is to allow these young+ sters to sail the member’s boa.ts as skippers and the owners a.s rna.tes. It wa,s also suggested that the club sponser a.nd superintend the building of small boats that will makegood sailing craft. Fred L. Pigeon was elected Com. modore; Harry E. Richardson, Vice; William A. Wa.d§worth, Trea,surer; J. ‘0 E. Rega.tta. Committee :-Harry E. Richard+ son, James A. Potter, Louis G. Parker. After the meeting clam+chowder, coffee and mince pie were served by hosts, Mr. •for the sea,son of 1948. These are: Commodore-Russ Robinson Vice+Commodore-John Ja.cobson Secretary-George Atthowe Director-Paul Schmidt DirectorJat+large-Collet Grea.t interest in Berkeley is centered in Russ Robinson.s para,gon, built to rate in the A Cla.ss with an 875 sq. inch Sail Area on a, 50 inch LOA hull weighing 17% lbs. and which your reporter is informed can qua,hfy for competition jn cla,sses A, X and M. It is said that this craft will comply with the formula for Cla.§s A as designed and is also ca,b. able of using the modifica,tions in Sail a.Pea, that are ca,lled for in Cla.ss M and X. Commodore Robinson will have to explainto you how this is done. Some hot competition in Cla,ss M is expected to be forthcoming shortly in some persona,1 challenge matches between skippers Pa.ul Collet a.nd Commodore Robinson, the outcome of which is ex+ pected to determine which of the two js the better designer a.nd skipper or which has the better alibi. These skirmishes are expected to bring out a. goodly a.t’ tendance of kibitzers and advisers tis `partisan feeling are sure to run high, still it is hoped that police supervision will not be required and that the pea.ce will be preserved. G. a. G. The Annua,I New Years Day Rega,tta of the Club, which had been postponed from Ja,n.1st, due to unfavora,ble weather conditions, wa.s held at the Berkeley Pond on Sunday, Jan. 4th. This was a Class M event, nine boa.ts participating. A 30 knot breeze prevailed find the course sailed proved a rea.ch both ways. Pa.ul Schmidt`s cra,ft outsa,iled the fleet for first position. Don Souza. a, rising young na.vel architect, skippered his ya,cht into second place, followed by George Atthowe, third a,nd Russ Robinson, fourth. Pa,ul Collet trailed the fleet, finishing last. How come, Paul? A buffet lunch fortified the inner rna.n for the ordeal of Midwinter sa.iling in a 30’knot breeze and no causalties were reported. Over the week+end, one of the series of Special skiff ra.ces wa,s held on a 1000 meter course, roughly about 7% miles. This wa.s also a. Class h4 event and the winner was again Pa,ul Schmitt with his fast: Lula,. – Paul Collet has a new and improved Vane Gear about perfected, and spec+ tacular results a.re anticipa,ted from this Vane during the coming season. George Atthowe prevailed on the Park Commissioners to give the Clubhouse a new coat of paint: now the Club`s headquarters are resplendent in an effec+ tive combination of green a,nd white. Friends of the famous Col]et et Fille Duo, (a,nd they are legion) will regret to le.am that Ann, the junior member of the firm, has recently been hospitalized. It is understood that she is suffering from a nervous breakdown induced by over+ ADVERTISING RATES Beginning with the March Issue 1948 the advertising rates will be as follows; % Page …………………….. $2.00 per issue 1/4 Page …………………….. 3.00 per issue 1/3 Pa.ge ………………………. 4.50 per issue % 3:;: :::::::::::::::::::::::::: Pa,ge “ationat Secretary zea,Ious a,pplica,tion to her studies towards /the acquirement of a. University of California, degree. It is hoped by a.11 tha,t Ann Collet`s indisposition will prove to be only a. temporary setback and that she will very soon find herself rested and restored to that good hea,1th which is her natura.i heritage. It will be recalled tha.t it wls none other than Ann who sailed herfather.s Bo+Peep to victory in the S. F. News X Class Regatta, last Fall, thus proving that a chip of the old block gathers no moss. Which reminds us that: Little Bo+Peep, she lost no cups For Ann knows where to find them; Let her alone, she”11 bring them home lvhile the fleet trails along behind her. !:88 ::: i::: ………..,……………….. 10.00 per issue “Where to Buy” $1 per inch per issue 15 97o discount on yearly contracts. Model Yachting 71 Calla street HOWARD I. ANGELL Providence 5, R. I. Lee–A king touched my grandfather on his head with a sword and rna.de him a duke. Sythoff–That`s nothing, Once an In. dian hit my grandad with a toma.hawk a,nd made him an angel. rlH, NOTES FROM SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA The S. F. M. Y. C. held its Annual Tom and Jerry party on December 28, thus bringing to a. fitting close its most successful season of 1947. A la,rge a,t+ tenda.nce was in evidence at the Club+ house throughout the da,y, a most plea.sant mild sunny da,y, such as are found during our Californian Winters. The power boat contingent was out in force during the forenoon, when by custom, the lake is reserved for. the speed and prototype motor craft; a.nd in the afternoon, a brisk W.esterly wind produced /some good sail’ ing for a. fleet of eight X Class yachts, scrub ra,cing being the order of the da.y. The Club.s hospitality, under the direc+ t].on of Secreta,ry Lyon proved a,mply satisfa,ctory and the event was voted an unqualified success by all who attended; a.nd so winds up ft good yea.r for this Club. Paul Collet has another M in process. Sec. Don Lyon a,nd his brother+in+1a,w, Charlie Kenner are busy with two new which have appea,red from time to time in the maga,zinc; to Paul Collet for some timely dope and words of wisdom; per+ haps pea.rls of wisdom is more compre+ hensive. To you, and to a,ll who ha,ve helped, thanks fellers and good sailing. And lest I forget, Sec. Don Lyon ha,s never fa,iled to come through with officia,I information as needed. And tha.t, my friends, clea.ns up the slate and closes the chronicle of our doings in 1947. Weprepare for the Sea+ son of.1948 with the va,rious new boats which I have described to you from time to time; we look forwa,rd to a busy sea’ son with more racing events than recent years have provided and a reviva,I of interest: in the h4 Class. Some talk is current in these pa,rts about the desira.. bility of more Pacific Division events; howls about it, fellers? Well, thass all; gooby for now and good Sailing for ’48. G. C. Gallagher SAN DIECO Model yachting in this extreme South+ western outpost has received a. shot in the a.rm in recent days since the newly+built Capt. Ha,ns Tofte is well a,long with pond for the Sa.n Diego Model Yacht the construction of his new Cla.ss M Club wa,s opened for business a.nd/or Bogkat; this boat ivill be la.unched in the plea,sure; mostly the latter. Some of nea.r future a.nd should be hea.rd from Gus Lassel’s boa,ts were sold down the in this class. Capt. Tofte is only ha,ppy river, so to speak, and are now perform+ when he is building a, new boa,t, whether ingsa,tisfa.ctorily for the new owners on for himself or some good friend and he this, Mission Bay Pond. One Chss M turns out a good workmanlike job. ELnd one X have alrea,dy been delivered A new boat has just a.ppea,red in the find we understa,nd tha.t Master Builder Clubhouse. This cra,ft appears to be a,n Lassel has 3 more Ms and 2 Xs on order. aLdaption of John Bla,ck’s 6/meter Kiltie, We gather tha.t Staff Commodore Tuc+ though its draft of some 15 inches prob` ker is well plea.sed with his X and he ably would disqua,Iffy it as a, 6/meter. reports that Joe Jessop belives his new It appea.rs to ha.ve a. LOA of 62”, beam, M to be a, wonder. 13″, draft 14 or 15″ with a. freeboard of Col. Tom Allen a,nd Commodore Tuc+ of some 5 or 6 inches and a, very short ker appeared before the City Recrea,tion wa.terline. The builder is a non+club Dept. in conference about the building member at this writing. to be erected at the pond a.nd it wa.s The writ:er extends his thanks to decided to erect it on the South side Mea,surer Milt Haxton for his fine co. facing the pond. There is to be a storage operation in the prepara,tjon of these room for models, 22 x 33 ft. with cement reports during 1947; a.Iso to member floor` sloped slightly towards the center Leroy Hammond for the fine photos for drainage, the room to have 10 feet Class X ya,chts, of which no deta,ils are as yet ava,ila,ble. ‘2 head clea,ra.nce, small windows loca,ted to be of cement of suita,ble Strength. Actua,lly the plans are a,1ready well ad+ up near the eaves with wire+inserted glass, and rna.ybe with gla.ss brick wa.lls to give light in all pa.rts of the room. Access door to be of the overhead type, ba.1a,nced. In addition to this rooma the building va,nced, requiring only the a,pproval of the Club officers. Of course, it is not known at this tine just when the building will be completed a,nd ready for the Club, however, now tha.t the plans ha.ve pa,ssed the Pla.nning Commission and a.wait only the OK of the City Manager, from which point, this energetic a.nd optimistic com` mittee expects fa,st a,ction. Thus it can be seen that thhe Sa,n Diego club is an up+a.nd+coming bunch, a,nd if I can dig up this news from 600 miles a.wa,y, how much better a good re. porter on the home ground could handle it. California, is a. big sta,te, lots of room for good model yachtsmen on its long Pacific shoreline, and we in the S. F. section say : Congratulations, shipmates, and good sa,iling to you a,ll. DEFIANCE P!4″s dy4fted by “Admjy’4r M4″y. iL will house the Life Gua.rds assigned t.o the a,rea, a.nd it is arranged tha,t the model room will a,1ways be under the eye of the Life Guard on duty. Rest rooms will be provided for men and also women, a.nd one comer will be let to a. concessionaire. On top of the building a, watchtower will provide an observa.tion point from which the Life Gua,rds will be a.ble to observe the entire area,: this tower will be in telephonic connection with similar tower.s strategically located over the entire Mission Bay Area. In addition to the building, arrange+ VAJ{IT’JE ments have been made for a rigging and clea.nup platform, protected by a ba,rrier from the prevailing Westerly winds, this A Herreshoff creation, later equipped with Marconi salts. 13 FROM SPUN YARN PACIFIC WATERS Lo§ Angeles Area Interset in skiff sailing at Newport Bea,ch Ha,rbor is on the increa,se; the potentia,lities are there and all tha.t is required is leadership, plus a bit of ha.rd work. Do not be surprised if you learn that Newport Bea,ch aspires to the title of Skiff+Sailing Center of the world. We lea.rn that Gus Lassel ha.s on ord3r, two X Cla.ss boa,ts which will Set the pace for Newport Beach. For the informa.tion of Ea.stern rea.ders, The Latest in Designs Abbreviations.. FNS~Fin & Skeg.. S.F.-Seal-Tipper Sn.. C.F.-Cowveiitional Fin.. IS~Isolated .keg.. WL-Waterline.. BT~Buttochs.. R-Rabbet. SASail Area Dimensional figures in ratctto.® represent.. LOA, LWL, E%. Beam, WL. Beam, Draft. DisPlacesii’.eat in lb§. Figures in Parenthesis give. eveight of lead ballast. 36-INCH SHARPIE. S-CLASS. Omcial MYRAA One-design Sharpie. W. R, Many, De8.. F“ll size lines and construction |ilan ………….. $2.00 M-CLASS. All full Size line. HELEN J., one-design, LOA, 50.25; LWI,, 38 : WLB, 9.64; 799.50. Dft.10.00; Designer, Iba. S.A. Richardson ……………….. Disp.19.50 $2.00 ARROW Ill, LOA, 50.3/16: LWL, 50; Beam 9: Lead 121/2; Disp.18%; S.A. 792: Designer Newport a.nd Ba.1boa are t.win commurii+ Aims ties a.bout 30 miles from Wilmington and about equa,1ly distant from Los Angeles. Yachting and fishing are the rna.in baits HUMPTULIPS, T. W. Houk, Deb. SF: IS:BT: in the prospectus of the Chamber of Commerce. Yacht landings stretch for miles. One would not be surprised to Ballantyne WL. 50.26:50.0:9.20:8.9:10.92.17.5 Iba. (12.5) SUNKISS, Ted Tbor8en and A. R. LasBel, I)el. SF:ES: 50.25:50.25:9.70:9.0 (13.5) SA 798 11.3: 18.75 MARGARET, James Fulton, I)es. B’J`:R: SA 50:45:9.0 8.66 9.25; 17.5 Iba. F&S: WL Iba. (12.75) 768.5 learn tha.t: the asses§ed va.1uation of the PLOVER, P. A. Fiske, De8. CF:IS:WL:BT:50: ya.chts tied up hereabouts would reach 3 million dollars. This is the home of “Snow+birds”, some 200 of them, a,nd it VENTURE, H. H. Howeler, De8. F&S: IS opt: 48: 9.2:8.9: 11.19.6 Iba. (13.5) WL: BT: R: 60: 44: 10: (12.25) SA 800 SA 9.4: 797 …. $2.00 9.I: 18.26 lb-. X-CLASS. seems within the bounds of possibility that some of the yachting interest might EXPRESS, C. H. Farley, De8. CF:IS: WL: BT:R: slop over into the skiff sa.iling of models. Full Size 77:54: 10:6:12.3: 12. 24 Iba. (16) SA 997.5 GULL. P. A\. Fiske, Des. SF-IS: WL: BT: R. 77.5:56: 11:12: 12: 24.5 Iba. (16) SA 996.75. Half size lines, full size body and construction YACHT NIODELS I,ILEX 11, C. C. Liljegren, De8. Mod. SF: IS: BT: (17) WL: SA R: 78: 998. 55: Full 12.4: size 11.2: 12.25: 27 ………………………….. Iba. $2.00 SAILS -SPARS -FIITINCS A-CLASS Made (a order WEST\VARD VIII. F. L. Pigeon, Des. F&S: WI.: BT: 78.4: 48.5: 14.18: ]1.26: 41.23 Iba. Rating 89.36. Full size lines and 1/8 sail plan ..,….. $3.00 NAIAD, J. A. Potter, Des. F&S: WL: BT:R: 76: 49.5: 14.I: 11.8: 47 Iba. (32 lbs.) SA 1800. W. G. BITHE[L Full size lines and 1/8 size sail plan ………. $3.00 159 Falc®n St. CALEDONIA R. I). Matheson & Alymer Pratt E. Boa(on, Mass. Des. F&S: WL-BT: 59. 7x38xl2xll. 2×8.8. 22.6 lbs. (15.6) SA loll. Full size lines, 3/4 aize SIX METER CLASS ORI0LE, a. J. Pratt, DeB. F&S. WL-BT: 62.6 `’ x41xll.5xllx9.18 % Size lineB 27.25 Iba. (19.5) SA 1185. FALCON. a. J. Pratt. Des. F&S. WL-BT: 62.5 Louis Wa.tson–Tell me a.bout your fa.mily. Joe Geana,-Well, pop is a farmer, a.nd my brother is a, bootJbla.ck. Wa.tson-Oh, I see. while the Son shines. 14 Pop rna,kes hay x40xll.26xlo.7×9.12. 25.25 Iba. (18). SA 1212. % Size lines CALIFORNIA SLIDING RIG. Full Size, for LASSSEL SELF-TACKING VANE. Full Size •4-FOOT SKIFF. C. Simp8on, Des …………. $1.O.O -NT6TTTES-FROMBRITAIN proposed at present. Persons ill the U. S. A. and Canada. who desire cop].es By Special Corresponda;in of the 6+M Rules may obtain same at Mr. F. C. Ta.nsley, 12 Ridgden Road, 1/6 per copy from Publica.tions Secre.. Hove, 4, Sussex, will continue as Chair’ tary, Mr. C. V. Hooper, 4 Frecke Road, man of the Model Ya,chting Association Battersea„ London S. W. 11, England. The offices of the former “Marine (British.) Mr. Tansley edits the “M. Y. A. News” a. periodical devoted to rna,tters Models” was bombed a.nd burnt, &nd of interest to model yachting, a.nd keeps this is still felt as a great misfortune. member Clubs informed as to wha,t is The I. M. Y. R. U. has not yet bee,n going on. revived. Mr. Ca,rpenter is still See+ The M. Y. A. now ha,s 65 clubs on its Treas., but so far a,s is known no action roster. The A+Cl&ss Championship will has been ta,ken. The M. Y. A. ha.s been be held at Gosport in 1948, for an entire far too busy restoring the sport in Britain week, and an additional t:hree days will to do anything definite, but there have tte devoted to an .`All Nations Contest,” been inquires, a.nd the “All Countries” with yachts from Engla.nd, Scotland, Ire+ meeting in Gosport may be a. first step la.nd, Wales, Australia a,nd, we hope,toward Interna,tion racing if such is Ca.nac!a and the U. S. A. This event really now desired and ca.n be fimnced. will cover July 26 to Aug. 4. There has been adverse comment here Fleetwood will ha.ve a big lorRa,ter regarding the clause a.nent the MJclass Championship about the end of August, Rules allowing, at lea,st by inference, the Birkenhead will have the M+Class Cham’ use of changable keels of different pionship at Whitsun. Glasgow will be weights, and it is hoped that this clause host club for the 6+Metres Championship will be deleted. at Whitsun also, and the 36/Inch Chain+ pionship goes to Forest Ga.te I.n early autum. The Registrar`s records show the fo1+ lowing Registrations at the end of the 1947 Season. 10JRaters,…….1015 3 6.Inch 5 60 A+Class 546 Six.Metres,………………….538 Twelve/Metres ,………….. „ M~Class ………………………. 256 213 The Mftrble`head (M) Cla.ss was adopted in England in 1938, a,nd 62 new M’s were registered in 1947. The Rules Committees ha,ve nea,rly finished revision of the Sailing Rules, and the 10rRater Rules and A+Class Rules are well advanced. In the case of reprinted because of stocks. The stock of I. Y. R. U. (6 and 12/Metres) Rules is quite substantial, and no reprint is HERE AND THERE Little Ma,rgurite Post sta,rted out to church one Sunda,y, with two nickels in the palm of her ha.nd. One for the col+ lection plate and the other for some ca,ndy. As she skipped along, she stumbled a.nd one of the nickels went merrily rolling along the curb and finally dropped down the drain. “Gosh darn,” said Margurite, “There goes the Lord’s nickel.” Three old men were discussing the best ¥baoyutt°7.;hi;Ea:?eo?ucakgeet.`:ug?gs:e€rs:h:: being bumpped off by a speeding car wouldn`t be so bad. The other, of 85, thought that he’d prefer ending it all in a. jet+propelled plane. “I’ve got a. better idea,” said the guy of 95. “I’d rather be shot by a jealous husband.” 15 A MODEL Y^CHTINC 71 Calla S[ree. Providence. R. I. SUBSCRIPTION BLANK Gentlemen : Enclosed you will find Two Dol|i’rs ($2,()0) in payment for one year.s sub. scriptfon to MODEL YACHTING which I wish sent to: No. and Street R. F. D. 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