Model Yachting Monthly: Volume 2, Issue 20 – October 1946

‘~4? <./ .// ~ . "( '- .\ ( I x--✓ ~ ~,~ \ I ~~ rt' j! ' ~~~~~~ . ~ .....;./. OFFICIAL YACHT 25 CENTS .JOURNAL RACING 6. COPY OF THE MODEL ASS'N or AME.RICA t, !l•OO • OCTOBER 1946 Y [~R MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION ,. 1946 1921 OF AMERICA The object of this Association is to , courage promote the and en- d&Jigning, buildini', and racing of model .sailing yachts, and to ~tablish uniform rules and regulations for the conduct of the sport. Model yacht clubs in the United States or possessions having a roster of not less than ten members are eligible for membership in the M. Y. R. A. A. Annual dues are ten dollars. Applications for membership shall be made in writing to the National Secretary, and shell be signed by the Comr.1.odorc rind Secretary of the applicant dub, stating the number of members the applicant club has, and accompanied by a fee of ten dollars, as dues for the calendar Jtat to be returned if the application ii r~ jected. . ' A model yacht competing m any Na. tional, Divisional or Invitation Regatta must be rei'istered in the M. Y. R. A. A. Member clubs are grouped_in division.a, the Eastern, Mid-western, and Pacific, and are units forming the M. Y. R. A. A. Each division has its own re~ional off\. cers and di.,;isional championship races. The National Association has direct charge of the National Champion~h!PS and other National Races, and pro:nulgates Rules and Re£;ulations for th~ conduct <;>fthe· spor:t. , , . . •. I ‘ .mwwwww~~~w~wwwwwwwww~ MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF A~1ERJCA _ OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS . _, ,. .1 Sailing Rules (Pond)’ and General Rules …… 20c each·. Lots of ten or more, 18c·eac~ Sailing Rules (Skiff) ……………………. lOc each. Lots of ten or more Se.each H-Class Rating Rules (Marblehead 50-800) ….. lOc each. Lots of ten or more, Sc each X-Class Rating Rules (1000 iq. ·in. S.A.) ……. lOc each. Lots of ten or more, 8c _;ach Standard Starting Schedules …………….. 20c ·each. Lots of ten or more, 18c each Measurement Certificate Blanks …………………….. A-Class, 6-M Class, $1.75 per hundred M. Y. R. A. A. R. Rubber Sta.mp (to record S.A.) …… ~ …. ‘…….. 50c each, postpaid Make check or M.O. payable to W. F. POST, Treasurer, M. Y. R. A. A. ,Jr 80i4 Col~ Road. Cleveland Heights, 18, Ohio ·’ ·” ~ l]t..lt..lWdWQUCCUU~dddl—li=J~~~QQl-lA.J–\QAPYI- FINEST MODEL YACHT SAILS (,ht1ilabl, t11 elu SP,-mt) FITTINGS, SPARS AND ACCESSORIES Made to Order Designs by H. E. Richardson, includinc “Yankee II”, “Blue Chip.,. and “Redskin” •• T . . JAMES BLISS & CQ.,Inc.·. 220 State Street Boston,. M;ass.: Tel. Laf. 4141 Suppliea for the . Model Yachtaman W. G. BITHEll 159 Falcon St., E. Boston, Mass. Fittinca Plana Paint P0 UPtRfYOfIHt. •·r..~.7″1.E PUBUC UBRAR~ MODEL YACHTING MONTHLY • OCTOBER, 1946 VOL. II HIGH LIGHTS OF llYRAAAHNUAL!If:ETING (From notes of F.J. Santos) ‘i’/ell, l’lerc we aro do;m to 8 par,es .··i:Jno1·n~ :Y’. ‘s bud.:;ct ho.n been shot -~~ f:ell bc~aw:ie of’ the expense of’ ,.,ttin~ up ty!)e, r,hich ar.ounts to ”.),00 to “”3,50 a pac;e, :!ultiply this “i–ure by the nunber of par-;es issued, ;nd you can see that the cost in co~ niderable, Formerly, the Editor pernonally typed out the text and saved this expense, but has been unable to continue this slave labor. Approxinate cost of producing one issue of iri par;es is ~~100. 00, which includes printinr,, paper, covers, eupplements, photos, typesetting, wrapping, addressin8, Mailing and other incidental expenses. If anyone thinks he can get out such a publication at a lesser cost,he is welcome to do so. The wise-guy advisers instruct the editor to ‘.’get enough advertisements to pay f’or cost of production”. Once more we invite these gent~emen to “try and 0 et it” thenselvee. Sounds easy to “get advts”, but just go out and try soliciting same. Practically all current advts. were procured by the editor- himself. \’/here are all of these “advertising nanagere”? The editor has been notified that the llYRAAsubsidy has been cut onehalf. We have no quarrel on this score. L1Yll should be self-supporting, and would be if subscriptions were doubled, if individual clubs would kick in a f’in or a sawbuck, and if’ only a few more gallant patrons and sponsors would materialize. MYIJ’ e ~aethead list shows a ·eI!IB.ller group of Patrons and Sponsors for Vol. I than f’or Vol. II. N’o publication can pay its way without adequate subscription, and the nore subscribers the cheaper it is to :produce. i’ie are not trying to nake a penny,and the editor does not receive reI!IU?leration for his work, hence it would be a pity and a disappoint~ent to stop production when the answer is so simple.double the subscription list, patrons and sponsors. The Hl4t, Annual ~-Ieeting o’f the was held in San Francisco Aug. 10. There ·,mre l?.i clubn represented, and ::r. A.R.Le,ssel, TThoacted as Chair nan, Iield 10 proxies. 1:iss :’.arjorie Lassel kept stenop;raphic notes. The full text of tire minutes, 17 pages, nay be obtained fron secretary F.J. Santos. A resolution. was passed to the ef’fect that HYl! increase circulation by including power-boat and prototype mat’erial.It was voted that an expanded committee be appointed to pass upon this resolution, and to fix the lAYRAA subsidy not to exceed ~150,00. It was voted that the Nat’l Sec. contact.all YYRAAclubs, with a .view of securing more subscriptions. Votes of’ appreciation were extended the Natl. Seo. and the editor of Mnf, It was voted that Art.V, Sec.I or the Constitution be anended to read: “The of~icers who shall enforce the Constitution and Regulations of this Ass’ n shall be a President, a Vicepresident, a Treasurer, and a Secretary, who shall sold office for one year,. COUME_NCING THE 1ST DAY OF JANUARY NEXTFOLLOWIUG THEIR ELECTION”.. ~ Tep orir,inal clause reads “for one year, or until their successors have taken office”, Article VI, Section 8 iten 7 of “Order of Business” which reads “Appointment of Cornnittees by the n!:)wly elected President” was voted deleted, it being claimed that. this item became inconsistent by the passing of’ amendment to Article V, Sec. 1, as quoted above. l::YRAA Editor’s Note: Art. IX,Amencments,’ constitution, states “the Coneti tution r,ay be anended by a 2/3 vote of 1.lenber Clubs at the Annual or a Special Ueeting” BUT, Section 2,same Article states that a proposed anend- ment SHALLNOT be entertained unless it has ben submitted IN ‘.7RITING by the proponent lJeriber Club and prope?’ly attested by the Secretary NOT LESS than 60 days prior to the annual or special meeting at which action isto be taken”. Hence the legality of the above aoend.~ents voted is doubtful.) V.A. KUEHNof San Francisco will build a.new X-class to the lines of P,\, Fiske’s “Gull”. Je have a “bread-and-butter” icle in the making, and art- Art.IV, Section 3, was amended to add the followinr,; “with e.ddresees of officers of the club”. {over) hope that it will be as acceptable as the 11 nuilding Planked :-‘.odels”. N0.20 one 1 AlrNUALHEETI’.rG OF THE lIYRAA. CONT’D. JllATIOUAL A-CLASS CHA!.!PIONSHIP,194fi RE,1ULATIONS. Several al!lendments to the ;_TYRA.A Regulations were passed, but again we fail to s?e how they could be legal, as it_is reported that only one !!lamber of the Execu tive Comnittee was present. Note the following reearding .Anendr.:!ents to ReP:ulations, SEC. A, AliElIDr:,F.NTS. Amendnent of these Regulations may be made by a majority vote of the EXECUTIVECOUHITTEE in meeting, or if the proposed Amendment -ha~ been submitted sil!liliarly to each member by ~ail ballot. 2~ Proposed a!!lendraents to any of these Regulations may be presented by a menber of the Executive COI!llllittee or by any Member Club. Such proposals shall be in writing and shall be submitted through the Sec. of the MYRA.A to the ·Ex. Comm. AT LEAST 30 DAYS prior to the date when action shall be taken”. Post rre.shington, N.Y.Aug 31,Sept, 1-2. All conpetitors were fron the L’.ill Pon;_ l.iYC. Ed ‘Jillie, champion Star class sailor, 91 A.:’..Ballantyno 89, F. ·,-:.Gwinn, l::i3. First day, tricky wind beconing li~ht at last rounds sailed. ~ day, excellent S\7, 15-20 m. veering to S .at tines, making for interesting sailing near finishline, dependin8 on weather berth and gying _ to overcone same. 3d day, 10-15 mile breeze, SH, made excellent, steady, sailing. Spinnakers were used to advantage. Arrand lunch was served by F .E. and :·:rs Farner on f;a turday eve. Sunday noon and : :onday, the Ladie I a Auxiliary threw a pond-aide luncheon and are to be congratulated for this effort. Newspaper nen and photographers fror.1 several cities were present for publicity purposes. –r.R:H:::: PHILLIPS . ,,, 1. PROSPECTPARK!:.Y .C. KRAUSSTROPHY Sec.J, Travel Expenses was voted to be changed ao that the National Preeident would be denied travel expenses to an Annual tieeting, and that the National Secretary only ,rould be able to collect such expenses. Sec. F, National Championships, Clause e (entry limit) was voted to be changed as follows: “The basic entry limit is two yachts per club; and on& additional entry is allowed for each five yachts REGISTERED in excess of the first ten. However,the host club has the right to increase the basic lil!lit to three per clu~, provided that a statement to that effect is nade at the time of filing application with the Nat’ 1 Secretary.” It was voted that Clause b, Sec. K, Regulations, be suspended on Jan. 1;1947,and that the item be deleted. This cancels payment of ~5.00 per diem expenses for Chairmen of the nace Committees. (Editor’s Note. He have no quarrel with the motions passed, but believe that Amendr!ents to the Uonstitution and Regulations should be made legally and according to the procedure outlined IN the C0 nstitution.Otherwise, it will· oe inevitable that undesirable legislation will result at some future Annual Heating if unchecked right now. This Trophy to be sailed for at Prospect Park lal-:e only, once a year ,.. 1.ate in the season,this year October 27. Trophy to be v,on three tines for pernanent possession: to be in club possession until so won. Only l.!-class registered in :.YR.AA are eligible for entry. Entry fee, 50f. Send entries to C.H. Hanker, 6f:i6 59 St.,.drooklyn. UIELS J . I RAs;.;ussEN EllPIRE l.!YCPERPETUALCHALLE:W:S CUP This annual race was held 1946 at i7a.rinanco Park, H.J. wind was light and shifting. wa.s a real breeze needed for cessful race. Scores were: ll.GUY SJ 31: L-.TOKAR IRV 30: P .GORDINIFJt IRV 30: A.ROLLER QC 28~ F.SNOW SJ 27: W.LISON JR. E1I 26: ;r.PFOTZER JC 21: YI.FUCHS JC 20: Henry Kelman was —V/ Aug.25,, T:ie A.l{, P .:.i. winl a suc- POP JOh”.~S;·;AR 17rrILLIAi:S YIAR 17 OP 16 ‘· T.ARGES S . UR.3A.iGAK WA12 T •:.:ARSHALL \TA 12 S .•J .KE;iP SJ 12 ‘:f. ‘.!AR!IBC.KEm.r Il L.::ELD’IK Ell 10 0 .D. .LISON, Secretary R.ll.11El.!BRIVES, Sarniento 329, Buenor Ai_res wri tee that he got hold of . a copy of the L:YRAAYear .i:!ook, 1941, and says his club,th0 Club Ar~entino de Yachting ![iniatura is· the ~oat important in Argentina, and sail the -U class as well asother classes. ELECTIONOF OFFICERS. The follow ing Officers wer.e elected for 1947:Cha.rles heisler,President: Harris H. Howeller, Vice-president: Wilmarth F. Post, Treasurer: Freeman J. Santos, Secretary 71 Calla st. Prov.,R.I. Berkeley MYRC applied as host club for the 1947 M-class Nat 1 1. Championship, basic entry, 3 boats.· 2 Deeper Hudson 3-Yr.Trophy l.f. ROBERTSON BEN CICHY E. RIERSEN J.L SYTHOFF G. 1:i’HITE A. KILARJIAN A.B. RE71TOLDS F. DUIDEBACHE c. HEISLER F. GOULD H. BARRINGER E. HEISLER J. FULTON ,10DEL YACHTING MONTHLY No. 20 OCTOBER,1946 ;.:, JI Published Monthly by THE MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA C. H. FARLEY, Editor 87 Quincy St., Medford, Mass. Subscription, One Year, $2.00 in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 Foreign All rights reserved. Nothing that appears in this magazine may be reproduced, either wholly or in part, without written permission of the Editor acting for the MYRAA or rrom a contributor who reserves his rights. ROLLOF PATRONSFOR VOL. II Fred L. Pigeon Montclair MYC Fred’k W. Gwinn, Jr. Phoenix MYC Eastern Division Ains Ballantyne F. J. Santos Harry Richardson Deeper Hudson MYC Chicago MYC ROLL OF SPONSORSFOR VOL. II Geo. E. Steinbrecher Thomas Allen Thomas Allen, Jr. A. R. Lassel A.H. Link Long Island MYC Robert M. Linsley Ronald Moore RACING REPORTS EASTERNDIVISION M-CLASS SKIFF CHllP. Lynn MYC being unable to sponsor this annual race, it was turned over to D.H. MYCand sailed at Albany. I.J .PATEY L 19 F. DUNNEBACHE PP 18 L.G. PARKER L ~18 W. .O• HOPKINS DH 18 H. BARRINGER IRV 16 W. SPEERS DH 16 A. KILARJIAN PP 13 E. RIERSEN . PP 13 M. ROBERTSON DH 13 J . L. SYTHOFF LI 13 BEN CICHY IRV 12 G. WHITE DH 10 A.B. REYNOLDS 11P 9 F. GOULD DH 8 E. HEISLER DH 7 J. FULTON LI 6 *)Tie sailed orf: Parker let. Dunnebache 2d. A race was sailed for the four low-scoring skippers, which was won by Fred Gould. F.J.Santos was OD. (Cont’d) DH IRV pp LI DH pp r.lP pp DH DH IRV DH LI 17 14 14 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 9 7 \JARINANCOM. Y. C. INVITATION RACE Thia annual event wa.s held at El~ zabeth, N.J. July 12/46 in a light, morning breeze, increasing towards noon,so good sailing was had. Prizes were orders on a local hobby shop, for $5, ~3, and ~2 worth of model yacht merchandize. Scores were: BARRINGER IRV 31: ARGES CP 16 \1ILLIA!,!S WAR29: LI SON EM 13 PREBULA IRV 28: Warnecke EM 10 KF.LLEAN EM 24 : JONES \7AR 9 1-‘ARSHALL VfAR21 : –T.A •.MARSHALL NATIONAL X-CLASS CHAJ.PIONSHIP, 1946 DON LYONS PAUL OOLLET GEORGEATTHOWE EILTON HAXTON . WILLIAii:HOYES DICK TOL~PKINSOU HANS TOFTE GUS LASSEL ‘LA.NS PEARSALL FRANCIS SHANKS P. VAN DER 1IALE ROBERTSON 0 SF SF BE SF SF SF SF LA SF LA SF BE 36 35 34 33 32 31 29 27 25 21 18 11 Scene, Spreckel’e Lake, San Francisco Aug. lo. Good ·,Jinds. H.C.Free,OD. —F.J. SAHTOS ANDERSONCUP RACE, AUG.31, SEPT.1-2. Sailed in skirfa Ma.el!’• Dan Hanning, o.D. Scores: on new pond, Lynn ~.D.HOPKINS DH 40: JOE PATEY L 35: A.A!mERSON RB 33: A .A .ifATTSSONll 31: F.ANDERSON RB 30: J .A~IDF.RSOll RB 88: BSN CICHY IR 26: W.i7ILLIAHS L 26: A.HOLlrns B 26 : L.G.PARKER L 25 G. \’/HITE DH a4 H.BARRDl’GERIR 20 F .FOUNTAIN B 17 F. GOULD DH 15 S .DOAUE llH 14 W.VA?TZAi’lDT DH 10 VI.DENKEWITZ RI 4 DEEPER HUDSON 3-YEAR TROPHY RACE The 1st leg or this race was sailed at Albany, N.Y. Aug.3–4.. Good breeze made straight-away course with only o~e buoy ideal. This new lake is well situated, and has all conveniences. Albany papers gave the event much front page Bpaoe. 50 hungry, tired guests attended the banquet. Scores: HOWARD CURRY, Secretary of the E. ‘7 .D. HOPKINS DH 19 . Div., MYRA.A,has·• been elected a lire I. J. PATEY L 18 member of the Hill Pond MYC. L . -i • PARKF.R L 17 3 MODEL YACHTING NEW ZEALAND MAJOR ALTERATIONS IN Bob Valentine of the Washington MYC is a great believer in major al. terations. The accompanying photo shows his old “Hell Cat,” now re-named “Ruth;” after a face-lifting process, accomplished by sawing off a hunk of the nose and glueing on a larger one, rabbeting it and the old wood amid. ships, and filling in with mahogany planking. This boat was originally a bread-and-butter job. The photo shows the joining plainly. A rubl;>er bumper was built in, and the isolated skeg is faired in with piastic wood fillets. Mr. G. K. Curtis, 250 Shore Road, Remuera, Auckland, S. E. 2, New Zealand, saw a picture in “Yachting” of a ~o~el yacht hull captioned “E. P. Ph1lhps teaching model making.” E. P. is the live-wire commodore of the Mill Pond MYC. Mr. Curtis wrote “YACHTING” and our good friend Mr. W. H. deFontaine took the trouble to turn the letter over to Mr. Phillips, and also sent Mr. Curtis a copy of MYM. Mr. Curtis writes: “Model yacht racing is a sport with many enthusiastic followers in this country, and now that the war is over we are looking forward to an era of expansion and development. We sail “open water” style with dinghy tenders.” NEWS FROM BRIT AlN Mr. A. J. H. Boyle of the Portsmouth MYC (England) congratulates MYM on its published designs. Vane steering, he says, is frowned upon by most of the local skippers, but maybe one day he will shock them·! Mr. Boyle writes: “Would like to see the X-class rules, which class is nc;>t recognized here, only the ‘M,’ ‘A,’ ‘6-M,’ ‘Ten-rater’ and ’36-inch’ .” In our club we have only A, 6-M and 36inch. I am frying to get the M-class b:1troduced. Of course please understan’d we are only re-starting after six years, nearly seven, and it is a difficult job to get any timber to build, and sail cloth is impossible, only poor stuff on ration. I did manage to build a 36inch for a lad last year, cutting the planks by hand out of a piece of door post from a bomb damaged building. Here everything is rationed and copper pins are out of the question. You would be amazed how I obtained by few brass pins for the 36-inch. Our president Mr. Arthur Lamsley was badly hurt in an air raid and has since died, as has Commodore H. Pyne. Both these chaps were grand sports, and the club has suffered a great loss.” 4 SPORT VS. FRIENDSHIP Model yachtsmen were primarily attracted to the hobby because of a desire to design, build or sail a model yacht. , If our &rat attempt was at all succesa- • ful, we were encouraged to attempt a better design and produce a· boat that would out-sail someone’s else. In other words, desire for self-expression and that somewhat selfish initinct to do something a little better than the other fell ow seems to be the chief motives behind our undertakings. If woe atop and think, however, we realize that eclipsing all else is the fact that the sport has provided us with one of the beat luxuries of life-real friends. Having nothing more in common than a basic attraction to ~odel yachting, we find men from all walks of life, rich and· poor, ·young and old, banded together, counselling one another, and gradually developing mere acquaintance into true and lasting friendship. HERB BOWEN (DH). —————-7 LETTERs TO THE .-_____, EDIT QR a-.J'(l~;;!?tr-rt,, ~ ~s1 – for sailing models anywhere in the 8 U.I ~m enclosing a check for $4.00 which is intended to cover two years subscription to Model Yachting. Sincerely, E. Stuart Tucker, near Editor: Commander, U. S. Navy This is really a strange world; forty 2222 Chatsworth Blvd . . ,·irs ago I lived in Providence and had ~ L~id’s interest in a hobby, that of rais- San Diego, California ~1n e1 barred Plymouth Rocks, in the . Editor’s Note:-We have had inquircourse of time I had the nerve to m~ ies and subscription fees from other U. \·ade Medford with a pen of that famous S. Naval officers, Captain C. G. Richfowl and to the amazement of all I ·ardson, Assistant Commandant of the walked off with the blue ribbon for the U. S. Naval Base at Charleston, S. C., vear’s show as awarded by the famous and Lieut. Comdr. A. E. Gallant, Jr., Judge Lambert of Lambert’s Death to District Salvage Officer at the same Lice fame, than y.rhom there was no base. tougher judge of poultry in America. Now I find myself invading Medford, via mail, in an effort to hitch myself Mr. Glenn Robinson, Bureau of Inmore closely to another hobby, that of formation, Popular Mechanics Magasailing model yachts. I am no novice at zine, sent us the following letter, which this game, this game of sailing, as I proves that this magazine does its best have sailed in all types of craft, from to satisfy its readers. We sent the re- · the U. S. S. Constellation, Essex, on quested information to Captain Brown. which ships I served as a naval apprentice, down through yachts of almost any size you can mention except Class J to models, having belonged to the old •• Dear Mr. Farley: American Y. C., now the Prospect Park We have a letter from Captain Marion Model Y. C., at which time ! owned and S. Brown who is stationed on Okinawa sailed the Yankee Girl, Class A and in the Ryukyu Islands requesting that the schooner Westward, both of which we let him know where it is possible have been sailing in the waters of the to obtain information on model racing West Coast for years. I now own a Bullyachts for a club he and other interestdesigned and built M-class which like ed persons are forming. They intend all of Bull’s boats is a honey, in looks to race at least three classes and are and performance. The model world interested in knowing of similar clubs owes a lot to Mr. Bull and his passing in this country. We.have sent him plans is a great loss to all interested in this for a model racing yacht which we pubgrand sport. I also number among my lished several years ago, and have also close friends Mr. Charles Wanker and referred him to the Model Yacht RacMr. Lucke and Mr. Garbe all of PPYC. ing Association, of which we believe you are president. Charlie Wanker recently sent me a copy of Model Yachting of which you We will appreciate any cooperation are the editor, in it I noted the name of you may be able to give in this matter. Mr. Tom Allen of this city. He lives Captain Brown’s address is: within 100 yards of the San Diego Y. Captain Marion S. Brown C., of which I am a member. I have 0-560700, 558th Air Service Group contacted him and we propose to start APO 239 c/ o Postmaster a Model Y. C. here in this city which has ava-1.1ablesome of the best marine areas San Francisco, California I am not one of those persons WhG want to change rules which have been found acceptable to model yachtsrn,a11 generally, but I have recently bec 0111, awa.re that there is a movement for a One Design Class, designs for Which I understand were to be chosen after competition and the present status of this proposed class is not known to the writer. It might not be a bad idea with models, as we have seen this idea applied successfully in larger yacht racing and it would seem that such a one . design class would afford scope to the ability of the skippers. The original idea of the one designclass was to make all skippers equal at the starting line, no matter where or when the race was held. That is, to make everyone equal wheth_er in heavy winds or light. It is hoped that this idea has not entirely died out, as many be~ lieve it would become the most popular racing class in models, due to its simplicity. The immediate question ‘which the writer is trying to solve is that where·a new boat is proving more sluggish than anticipated, what is best bet: increase SA and leave lead as is, or leave SA as is and reduce lead ballast? Or clo both of these things? What do -you think? Since the craft is built out of the.·Mclass and would then be rated as a small X-boat, how to get the most out. of her. _,. I have another partially comple.ted hull, 50×9, which from th·e lines; J doubt will carry 800″ in our prevailing winds, and I don’t believe. it will carry much over 9 or 10 lbs. of lead, wbiie I have 15 pounds on the boat I have been discussing. ‘ •• If a boat is sluggish after it has been carefully tuned up, the chances are the design is at fault. This or these faults should be analyzed and corrected in a new design. It is very seldom that changing the weight of the ballast will . correct a sluggish boat. If the yacht is an “M” class model • and the sail area is increased it will be · out of class and only rate in as an “X,” and will be at such a disadvantage· rne QUaSTION BOX C…H.f'”, Conducted by Captain I. Q. Questions of a technical nature will be answered by Capt. I. Q.• a well-known mol!1el yachtsman and designer, wh6 prefers to use a pen-name for obvious reasons. Address your cµieries to Model Yachting Monthly, attention of Capt. I. Q. In the interests of good looks a.nd a yachtlike appearance, I believe there is no question that the craft with some degree of overhang looks more like a boat and less like a racing machine than one with practically plumb ends, though it may well be that the long L WL boat will- carry more sail or carry the same amount of sail, say: 800” and stand up better in a breeze. But, however, I do observe that the X boats all show more or less overhang both forward and aft and I see none with the curious lines I find on somie M-boats, though each class is built to carry a certain amount of sail area. One wonders why the rule requir.es that the M-boats are limited as to LOA and SA and the X-boats unlimited as to hull dimensions and restricted as to SA. There seems to be some inconsistency in these rules and to the writer, it would seem logical that if the X-boats can be of any dimensions and are limited to 1000 inches of SA, then the M-boats should have hull restrictions removed and the SA limit retained. • When the rules for the M class were first made, these ·Iittle craft all had overhang but it didn’t take long for designers to take full advantage of the rules and produce the fastest boat under the rule by utilizing the full length for the LWL. The X class was originated to give designers a free hand to design the fastest hull that 1000 square inches of sail would propel. 6 ng well designed X boats that the • • t tfort expended 1s not worth the trouble. uas it been found that a very light 1l with a heavy lead shoe is faster hll • l d than a heavier built boat with les_s ea , . ch with the same S. A.? Conceivably, {‘,l t • the lighter boat would be fas er m a tight wind, but would it also be faster • a breeze1 Possibly it might stand up JI1 . with less heel in a breeze, but m a run before the wind, would this difference, if any, still appear? A heavier hull with less outside ballast m,:ght be likO .1111 ened to a yacht carrying a given amount of lead keel and some inside ballast. Is one necessarily faster than the other’! Suppose we have two boats, identical in shape and size and both displace 20 lbs. One was built of light materials and has a lead keel of 15 lbs., the other was built of heavier wood and has a lead keel weighing only 13 lbs. The boat with the heavier lead keel will be the better boat in -any kind of weather because it has more stability and will sail in a more upright position. A R.UDDER POST WELL Commodore E. P. Phillips of the Mill Pond M. Y. C. sends us the accompanying sketch, showing a rudder-post well, instead of the usual tube, This well is in tended to allow a rudder to be raked forward or aft, until the “best” angle or that preferred by the skipper is determined; or to be experimented with during different conditions.· Mr. Phillips writes: “This idea can give a boat _a lee or a weather helm at will, and if you can use this in Model Yachting Monthly I am suressomeone r would be interested. The we~l for rud- • der post could easily be made of lucite, or even thin sheet brass, soldered.” The main difficulty seems to us to be the alteration necessary to be performed on the skeg when various ·shifts are ma.de. It is said that lucite can be pieced together accurately and firmly with a special solvent, ethylene dichloride. W~ surmise that it can be removed by the same process. The s.tch shows long thin screws holding the “extra piece” of the skeg to the skeg proper. …• .•. ~ \ . l :, 7 \ .,: ‘\ \ • \ • .•.. ..•• I \ \ \ \ — \ —- THE PUSHER By Commodore 0. Watt Abuttock, N. A. A yacht’s overtaking, but he’s watching outShe’s sailing two feet to his one, with. out doubt • So he swings his skiff to block its course And clears the way for his own old hoss. In doggerel verse I am going to tell How the skiff-sc:iling model clubs all went to hell, On account of the guy who won every race By pushing his model all over the place. He brags about her “superior design;” In case he gets licked he complains, with a whine, That she’s “out of balance” or “slipped a sheet,” And the NEXT time he sails the whole fleet he will beat! The fleet’s at the mark in a tangle; Skiffs collide and the skippers wrangle But Old Bonehead the crafty shark, Just TOWS his model around the mark! He grabs the buoy while adjusting • bowsers. . Takes off his shirt and lets out his trousers, And with purposeful clumsiness gets ‘in the way ‘ ‘Till his own old tub is well down ·the bay. She’s full of cracks and double bumps, • Hills and hollows,_ and queer-looking humps; But the pride and the joy, the “top of her class,” Of the Boneheaded Skipper, that consummate ass! Near the finish his rivals the gap, .• . But one final trick pulls this “sporfin~ yapA jerk of the oars, and he coasts alo~ . side, With a bone in her teeth his tub doubles her stride. He always hogs the weather berth, And hits the line for all he’s worth With a long, gra ful push at the signal to go, And a twenty-yard lead he gets, by Joe! . Tho’ he claims she’s a wonder, both loud and emphatic, To unbiased pipple she proves quite erratic. When she falls off to leeward an acre He can’t keep his hands off, he loves her . so much; . , She has a skin he loves to touch; “; .With titanic thrust, and a schoolboy grin, He PUSHES her over, WIN!” or more, ‘ He corrects this delicate oar. slight fault with a COMPETITIVE CLASSES OF MODEL YACHTS RECOGNIZED BY THE M.Y.R.A.A . • ‘. A-CLASS International A-Class) M-CLASS (International Marblehead Notice To Subscribers The date when your subscription ex~ires is m,:uked on the “sticker” or label which. is pasted on the mailing envelope. Please note this date, and when the time approaches send in your renewal. 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