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rrc .i •• •.-::-:::;>,, <;=:=,,( )<==:,( )<==:,( )<==:>()<==:,( )<==:>()<==:,()<==:,()<==:>( )<==:,()<==:,()<==:),()<="°"u OUPLICA---.::~ Price 25 Cents JUNE 1948 - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~- [) 0 ~ ~ ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ E11tered as Sl'c1111d-cla~:-matter .\farch 31st. 19~8. :lt the Post Office at Providence. Rhode lsla11d, under the :\ct ui :\Iarch Jll. 1379. 0 ~ ~l<==:><><=::><><=::>C)<=::>C)<=::>Cl<=::>()<=::>(l<=::><><==><><==><><==:>c><==:>c)~ First – – :; points St:cond — 2 points Third – – 1 point ?n~.9.,~J. .4.g,~4Ji’19 MAIN OFFICE 71 Cdla Street, Providence 5, R. I. EDITORIAL Freeman J. STAFF Publisher-Editor Santos, Miss Jeanne A. Santos. Associate .’\ins -Technical Editor Ballantyne Leslie Gc~back i\1id-West Rep. Western Rep. G. C. Gallagher Fo1,ndPd in by 194;) Editor Chal’ies H. Fadey Ofricinl Publication of the :v!Ol>EL YACHT RACINCT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $2.00 Subscription, One Year, in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 .-l/1 rigl,ts reserved. 111<111a::i11,· lllll_\' b,· that appears in thi-s 1:it/;,-,- n•holll' ur i11 pcr111issio11 of the Editor acting Nothi11g rr{'rud11r·rd. part, without written for the IliYR.t-lA or from his ri{lhts. :vrH ke a II Checks and "MODEL Vol. IV Foreign a eo11tri/rntnr who reserves Money 01·de1·s payable YACHTING" JUNE to No. 40 HOW TO COMPUTE SCORES We hilve taken up the yucstion of 1 1 system of ·coring with the National Secretary Howar degrees. Unequal Tacks Most vanes have an adjustment where, by the yacht can be made to point higher, or sail more free, on one tack than on the opposite tack. This feature is valuable where it is desirable to point higher on a short tack, or in order to assist the gye to operate. Some types of vanes employ adjustable machine-screw stops. The Lassel STY features an “as, 4 ~cn~try ad: uEtment “_ p:::rforming the op..:rat;on hy the use ot cams. Pitching He-re_is an interesting ohscrvation by D;·_ T. \V. Houk. “One featnre of the S.T.V. iE its surprising ability to count.::ract pitching. In beating to windward in ;i_ sloppv sea, \Yhen the bow of the yacht pitches downward, the counterweight and feather assemblies swing for\vard, exerting rudder inclination to weather, just as a major yachtsman operates his tiller when his boat dives in a trough. Conversely, as the bow rises on a wave, the ru ► ► ► ► • • • • • • • • ♦ • • • • • • ♦ • ♦ • ♦ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ♦ • ♦ ♦ • ♦ • e e e + + • • • • + + • ♦ t + ♦ + • ♦ ♦ • ♦ ♦ • • + \Vhen a fond parent decides that a ···rrlc boat’ would be a good toy to amuse : ··i.tt growing son, he is invariably guided :,,- the same instinct that causes the .-\111cricanin a foreign country to talk in ·;,roken English’ to the Natives, who are .tt a loss to know what language he is ~pl’:l king; the mistaken effort • to help ••funior” to understand that “Daddums 1-;· clowin bye-bye to buy pitty boat for h:ibums”, whereas, if he’d speak English. rhc boy would have a better chance of ‘.!”rasping what Dad was talking about. That same thing holds true in selecting model yacht for your boy, because, ·.vhile we find a great deal of happiness in keeping him a baby as long as possible, \\’C should be extremely careful that we do not make him remain one when ‘His Highness’ decides that he is a man. \Vatch him \Vhen he plays alone, and see if he doesn’t play that he is a man grown ;u,d worldly wise. So, if that be true, why not encourage him in his play? ;t If we buy or whittle a tiny boat of 8 nr 10 inches for him, with it’s cheap rag .-ail. and habit of tipping over in a· slight l”lov,·.we give him something in the same category as a top or a bag of marbles; he :~ amused for awhile. by seeing the little -hir sail away from shore, and pulls it i,:,ck ag;tin: the Cl’!,”‘tant repetition of this soon becomes monotonous to the :·.:rive mind of a child and he loses interest Ycry rapidly. All children, like most ;,dults have a ‘lazy streak’ that is encour;tged by doing something that does not stimulate their imagination. Is it difficult to imagine the happy excitement of your boy if you were to bring him home a real model that he could sail just as men do? I rather thing not. ♦ ♦ • + • + • • • t • • + + ♦ • e + + ♦♦♦♦ • • I ”JUNIOR” ·PSYCHOLOGY ► t_ • l ••••• 1 I \\·tmld not even stop at the 36″ model: I’d stop nowhae short of the new Mar, blehead 50-800 boat. • I think it is a very foolish practice to ‘kid’ your boy into thinking you are some, think more than you are. He has, if he has been given a reasonable amount of affection, already put Dad quite a way above the rest of the male population, and by ‘tooting your own horn’, your boy soon discovers that there are others who are the real thing, and he is dissapointed. I would go to him, and treat him as a man; omitting all the baby talk. which only causes him a lot of bitterness if )1is playmates learnof it; and tell him that we were going to try our skill at building a model yacht, not a toy, but a real one that he could take out and enter into the various contests he might wish to enter. I would study books on Model Yacht designing, their construction and how to sail them. Books of this type can he secured at any Public Library, and I have found that those who do not possess a copy, send for it so that you may horrO”\\ it when you wish. I would write or p_r, sonally visit some club or club member and ask for advice. After the boy had become familiar with the handling of the boat we had built, and if the desire came to him for another, I would build an “A,. Class model. My reason for this wC>uldbe to cncour, age, rather than to retard, every boy’s desire ·to be like Dad or hig brother. You will find a happy sparkle in his eyes as he proudly thrusts out his chest because he is ‘now a man,. He would feel like the boy on a real live pony, who sees a chum 7 • 11 the wooden horse uf ,l Mcrry-Cowhite lea~: the deck was mac.le of ¼·· RuunJ: bigger, more real. out seckina the cypress, fastened with ciaar,box nails ;H.h-cnturcs so clear to every hoy’s heart. Serip of lead were nailed to the botto~ \\’itncss the lock of longing on the face to keep it upright, and strange to relate of the boy with the tiny toy, the next time it floated on an even keel, and (to me)’ you take your own 50-800 or Clas~ “A” was a masterpiece. hoat to the Ltkc. DO\:vn deep, inside of I built three more; improving, but still you; isn’t there just alittlc wish that you flounderina in the dark; and then I heard could give him your hoat, so that you of every model yachtsman’s friend, Ar·an see the happy Ii~ht come into his thur R. Brown; .I won’t attempt to praise face? Then, since, we can ·r give models my own work. but I do believe that I am a\\·ay like marhles wouldn’t it he fun improving little by little. I have built a to make your own boy happy? do:en in the last three years, and I am Then too, are you not helping, in a big only waiting for a visit from more expe, way to insure the sport of model yacht, . rienced model builders to know whether ina for the future? Wouldn’t you be hap, . or not I build a good model. I do know py to take your own boy as skipper or they sail well, and go pretty near the way mate and win a race against a field of top, a boat is supposed to go, so being just a notchers? And you are doing still more; normal human, with no bright accorn, you arc keeping him away from the ‘gang’ plishments to my credit. I still contend on the corner; you are keeping his mind that wha.t I can do, anybody can do. on something clean and healthy. and I have every human fault, plus many training those nimble fingers anci that that ;cirenot human at all; I am impatiactive mind to function smoothly, ac, ent· I want to see the boat in the water ‘ cu;ately, just as his vigorous nature before the plans are made; I want to im, demands. prove on the work of such men as Potter, You may offer the excuse that you Pigeon, Black, Brown and many others could never build a model yacht in a too numerous to mention; Rather a larg~ hundred years, so how could you be ex, order, isn’t it? Yet, I’m a bi 0 frog in a pected to teach your boy. You can; if little puddle, up to the present time, and there is any liking for a model; just as I have started several others out trying to beat me. That’s helping the sport, and you expect your boy to learn reading and writing. He accomplishes it first doesn’t make me a bit mad. I want to by seeing the letters that someone else build a fine boa.t, and I’d be happy to be the worst in 500 others in this commun, has made, and then by constant practice until he is as capable as the other boys. ity. I haven’t a boy of my own, but I get a great kick out of helping the kid?os that Your first boat, like my first planked are ever hanging on my coat-tail. You, model. may be a very crude affair, but who are fortunate enough to have boys it will be the foundation for better mod, els. My first was after seeing one photo in of your own have a wonderful oppor, a Yach ting maga~ine. It was 72″ 0. A. tunity to do a lot of good for model yachting at the same time you are doing and had 3 ribs, sawn from the end,board of an old wooden bed; the planks were something for your boy and yourself. So ¼” x 11/z” yellow pine h{ttice strips; don’t stand back and say you can,t; try it. You can’t blame a man for failing half so soaked overnight, and bent and twisted over the ribs, to an oak transom and stem much as for not making the attempt at all , what it cost. C. 0. BROOK piece and fastened with lath nails. There was no tapered planks; the numerous Inspiration has value. It ·s worth a. aaps were filled with pieces cut to a near crood deal but it costs something. fit; the: many seams were filled with ~ ‘ 8 -♦ + + •• + + + +. + •• + + + + +. + + + + ••• + + ••• + +. + + + + +. + + + +. +. + + + + + 1 +. ‘ ) READER’S FORUM ► >·—-=-~—::::’.!!:::::’.—-::::’.!!:::::’.—-~~~~~~~-~-~~~~~~~ ;\·,tr Editor:- 1 have received a dctailc>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> COM I NC EVENTS <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< National ANNUAL MEETING Sept. 4, 5 and 6 at Camden, N. J. Sept. 4, 5 and 6, M class Championship • (pond) at Camden, N. J. Sept. 4-5-6 Nat. A Class Championship San Diego, Cal. 'Telivised b)' Paramount Pictures Eastern Division May 29-30-31, X class Champ. (pond) at Port Washington, N. Y. Oct. 9-10, X class Champ. (skiff) at Rennsalaer Sept. 18, 19, Prince and Eagle Cups, ( skiff) at Lynn Aug. 14-15, M class Champ. (pond) at Port Washington, N. Y. M class Champ. (skiff) at Marblehead (Date later) Special Club Events June 19-20, Marblehead Cup, 1 boat per club (pond) at Port Washington, N .Y. June 27, Covill Silver Cup at Providence July 3, 4 and 5, Deeper Hudson Cup . (skiff) at Rennsalaer, N. Y. Anderson Cup at Rennsalaer, N. Y. July 10-11, Gillette Cup (A class) (pond) at Boston Oct. 2, Campbell Cup (M class) (pond) ;i.t Boston Oct. 24, Krauss Cup (Prospect Park) (skiff) at Brooklyn, N. Y. New England League June 13, Lynn at Boston Pool June 27, at Providence July 18, at Bostc;m H. D. Kreger of Detroit kindly communicate with the Publisher, stating what check for $6.00 covered. F. J. S. TEAM RACE SCORING fc has hecn the practice of officials in past to use the 16 boat schedule to .:11fL' team r:1ccs v,,ith dcsastrous results, , ;1 study of this mcthoarrnt/resis giveJ 1t·et{Jht of lead ballast. V. S. Allen 1506 Union St. Schenectady, ~ . Y. SIX METER CLASS CALEDONIA R. D. Matheson & Alymer Pratt Des. F&S: WL-BT: 59. 7x38xl 2xl l. 2×8.8. 22.6 lbs. (15.6) SA 1311. Full size lines, ¼ size sail-plan ……………………………………………….. $2.00 ORIOLE. C. J. Pratt. Des. F&S. WL-BT: 62.5 x4lxll.5xllx9.18 27.25 lbs. (19.5) SA 1185. 1h size lines ………………………………………….. 2.00 FALCON, C. J. Pratt, Des. F&S. WL-BT: 62.5 x40xll.25xl0.7×9.12. 25.25 lbs. (18). SA 1212. 1h size lines …………………………………………. $2.00 CALIFORNIA SLIDING RIG. Full size, for M-class ……………………………………………….. $1.00 LASSSEL SELF-TACKING VANE. Full size ……………………………………………….. • .t.FQOT SKIFF. C. Simpson, $1.00 Des …………. $1.00 15 Seattle Seattle, Detroit Model-Geo. E. Steinbrecker Yacht-Percy Detroit, Montclair-R. S. Urbaniak 1 O1 So. 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