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Vol. IlL—No. 2. FEBRUARY, PRICE TWOPENCE. THE ; HOF MODEL-YA “MODEL YACHT CONSTRUCTION, FITTING, . AND » i i A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF SAILING ; CANOEING NEWS ; DOINGS OF THE CLUBS; YACHTING ITEMS; CORRESPONDENCE; SALE AND ‘EXCHANGE ; EITC, ETC. aL ; 5 ee ee ee HULL: THOMAS GRASSAM, 161 & 162, HIGH STREET. i denna E.* MARLBOROUGH: & Co., 51, OLD BAILEY. AND ALL BOO KSELLERS. All Subscriptions, Contributions, &c., must be addressed to. > . _ “THE EDITOR, ‘Model Picton, 161 &oa High Street, Hull. USNRSe Te Cae CCE CARRS NOE UST Pos RY een, Le Oe Aa ere or Seal jai ahem che ihe tone we “CANOEING GAZETTE, THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN. 18 Gditorial Motes. with those new clubs which may be termed your » WE have lately had the good fortune to secure a considerable number of subscribers from France, Germany, Belgium, Russia, Sweden, and other continental countries, and we should like to ask the assistance of these friends to still further | extend the sale of our journal in their respective countries. Unless we are misinformed, some interesting model yacht competitions take place on the continent, accounts of which we should be . glad to We publish. shall have pleasure in forwarding specimen copies of our paper to any district where it has not yet penetrated, if cor- respondents from abroad will favor us with directions where to send them, and hope that our subscribers over the water will be able to found Model Yacht Clubs in their districts, those in existence in Great Britain. similar to If copies of rules are wanted we shall be glad to forward them, or any of the clubs will we are sure be happy to do the same. In our last month’s issue we had the p pleasure of briefly announcing the formation of yet another model yacht club, the Kensington. club is to those who have left the old establishment and started for themselves, strive to beat the record. ‘A notable example of secession that has worked for good was that which took. place from the Kingston (Hull) Club, which had reached the noble total of 200 members. The seceders in this case formed the A/bert Club, and adopted the tonnage rule of measurement. This undoubtedly being a step in the right direction, although we’ do not altogether approve of the extreme length and leanness of the models to _ which it leads. It, however, has the advantage of bringing into existence a Class of models that we shall all have to come to, if we desire to bring about a proper and inspiriting competition amongst the various clubs. For the loss of members the Kingston has not materially suffered, many of the vacancies have been filled up and the Allert is already, and we hope will continue, a prosperous . concern. We are sorry the Kensington has not not formed We understand altogether from new abled them to compete on equitable terms with the London, the Serpentine, and other clubs, and 0 should recommend that all the clubs whose. standard of measurement is length alone, instead-‘ material, its promoters being largely drawn from of adopting more than one length class, should’ existing institutions.. ‘This, institute a tonnage class as well. This would not . – drawback, most new sects however, ‘is no great being seceders from those of older date. formed by Many are the be sacrificing principle, but shaking hands with expediency. Werecommend our suggestion to the generally indicate a surplus energy, and a desire earnest consideration of the clubs; we ask them to make a little sacrifice for the furtherance of the – for more elbow room on the part. of those who sport of model yachting, and hope our appeal will leave the older craft for not be in vain. reasons which actuate these secessions, but as they | – and adopted a measurement rule that would have en-— — o=— _the offspring, the new, and as they ‘To return to the Kensington Club often serve to awaken new life in those left behind under notice, we hope they will increase: and .- to pilot:the original barque, if taken in a right multiply and have a prosperous career. “spirit they lead to fresh vigour and better competition all round. There are clear signs that the changes now taking place in model yachting institutions will tend to the ultimate benefit of the sport, and we say to those clubs who have some- what been shorn of their numbers, do not be cast down, fill up your gaps ‘where required by fresh efforts—let a healthy rivalry andt spirit of emula- tion, on a friendly basis, characterise your relations ’ —=O=— As we are receiving from time to time questions respecting the most suitable books on model yachting and kindred subjects, it is our intention . to publish a list all the year round, of the various works issued; and to induce publishers to enter . their worksin this list, we shall make the charge the nominal one of 2/6 per annum, with the pro- viso that the advertisement:in any one case does not exceed twenty words. Se duly delegated to exercise thier functions. Any in districts aloof from the locality where model reasonable space required in our columns to assist yacht clubs are established, should band them- in the formation we shall freely accord without selves together in the form of an association, for charge, and we would again suggest that the club there would be some little difficulty in carrying on a club whose members seldom saw each other. However, we do not-wish “wet blanket” to any to act the part of proposal that has for its. object the furtherance of model yachting in any form whatever, and if any reasonable number of ;| correspondents send in their names and express a wish to join such an association as this under notice, we shall be glad to place our space at their ited + LEA edn oh es ee disposal, for the consummation of the scheme. Such an association might be termed the ‘British Model Yachting Association.” It might class: its .boats by length on l.w.). with a beam limit, but should admit more than one class, say 3ft., 3ft. 6in., and 4ft. It. would be wisdom also to ‘admit to membership members of all the clubs, providing their rules would admit of their jjoining. —O — “A CORRESPONDENT has suggested to us the advis- ability of an immediate formation of a Model Yacht Racing Association, and to advertise in our journal for the ose of those willing to join it. We hardly think, however,’ that this is properly a task for us to perform. We think the initiative should be taken up by-the. clubs themselves, and the members of the Association should be constitutionally elected as representatives of the clubs _ they belong to. This would secure 4 better feeling than if there was an unequal representation from be formed. To send a representative, say once a . year, toa conference on model yachting matters,| would entail no very great expense on each of the clubs,. and we should then have the matter ‘ thoroughly thrashed out, and most probably some _ arrangement would be arrived at. —o— WE regret to have to record the death of Mr. Henry Robinson, yacht and boat builder, of Hull. The deceased gentleman was widely known and ‘respected, and a considerable number of friends. gathered to pay the last tribute of respect. Mr.” Robinson will be remembered as the builder of | many first-class racing boats for the rowing regattas which’ at one time flourished so lustily at Hull; also as the builder of the Kingston, .a very smart cutter yacht, which carried off Lord Londes- borough’s Cup at the Hull Yacht Regatta someyears back, and which properly handled might | .have repeated the performance. was a staunch friend and Mr. Robinson | supporter of model ‘ yachting from.its commencement in Hull, and the. Kingston ‘Club was influenced by respect for him in adopting the title by which it is known. MODEL YACHT FOR BUILDING BEGINNERS. “By BUTTERCUP. HAVING gone through the task of laying down directions for making a model yacht out of solid pieces of wood, with the purpose of. simplify- the various districts, as there undoubtedly would : be if the names of independent individuals were ing the entry of beginners into model yachting,I – taken ; and furthermore any body of men, no . will now essay to provide directions for building° matter what their weight and position, would have models in the simplest and easiest form, so that . cerned live in such widely separated districts, and ¢ and the clubs they represent until the association . be brought about as the model yachtsmen con- * and we will keep astanding register of those elected ate , s —o— Tak imewses? . WE are not sure that such an arrangement could alte slt mes purpose to work and practice for, in building and sailing their models. secretaries bring the matter before their members and elect a representative to propound their views. When this is done it can be communicated to us, Nt RTH end and – Le loan EM a suggestion that those model yachtsmen who live the purpose of having some common – no power to induce the .clubs toadopt their decisions unless the members of that body had been : eer Saad teen Re eT er | |S ON reference to our correspondence column for January, it will be seen a correspondent throws out 19 — THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN. February, 1885. JHE MODEL-YACHTSMAN ~ CANOEING ‘GAZETTE. “MODEL YACHT BUILDING FOR BECINNERS” (BY BUTTERCUP.) g if x Mh 3% 1. ¥, aa * a | — g : WI2U I—AONVW—Oaf0-ygtrue=oqayf‘mEyidop‘uifa f°
