The Model Yachtsman: Volume 1, Number 12 – March 1929

a)HOOEL /ACHTSMAN Volt se: 2 Warch, 1929 March 1929 The Model Yachtsman. begs to announce that he has never discontinued making SAILS, and that all Sails supplied by him are entirely his own production. a Sails of the best ‘‘Swallow Wing’’ Silk Union only.: This Cloth has been shrunk and miidew-proofed. Price ready for attaching to spars 1/3 per 100 square inches. Cloth is obtainable only from me. 36ins. wide, 3/= per yard. This Speciality — Post Free. MODEL RACING YACHTS to any Class or Rating a Speciality. Models supplied at any stage of completion. Designer and Builder in every detail of the following successful Class Racing Models. | “A” CLASS. “Invader,” “‘Crusader,” ‘‘ Defiance,” ‘‘Intruder,’’ ‘‘ Modesty,” *Ella,’’ ete. ; 10 METRES. ‘Wiola,” winner of BRANDRAM Cup. 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Tayler, 30, Fittings, Owner Chaplin Model of Full-rigged Ship or other Sailing Ships with some history. Box 76,‘‘Model Yachtsman” Offices. APARTMENTS. Seaside or other. Readers are invited to send for insertion in these columns, MODEL YACHTS built to any design, plank and rib construction. Charges moderate. John Bannatyne, 34, Gardner St., Partick, Glasgow. at above rates, particulars of Apartments, etc., to let or required for Whitsun or Summer, Instructions to Advertisement Editor this paper. | Tri YACH,TSMAN ’ ~~ Slee eeeell ae aT A Vol. 1. MONTHLY —— MAGAZINE -_= FOR MODEL YACHTSMEN. MARCH, No 12. 1929, EDITORIAL. This is the last number of our first volume, and we have to thank our readers for their kind support and ask them to continue it. What we wish to do is not only to maintain our circulation, but increase it. It is our ambition to double the size of this magazine and so give readers even bigger value for their money. Will our readers please help by getting their friends to take the MODEL ? YACHTSMAN The coming season should see a boom in model yachting. The International Regatta at Gosport on August 3, 5 and 6 has attracted five foreign entries, so that including the British boat, we shall see the unique spectacle of the representatives of six nations striving for the blue riband of the model yachting world. In this country several new lakes have been constructed during the winter, which will mean new clubs and more sailing. In addition to this, a serious effort is being made to cater for the younger generation by the promotion of junior clubs and junior branches to senior clubs. After the first year this should mean a continuous influx of new blood into the sport, which cannot fail to be highly beneficial. There is interesting news from Germany this month. The Deutcher Segler Bund, which is the German equivalent of our Y.R.A., has recognised that yachting and model yachting are very closely allied, and has started a Model Sailing Branch, so that the National Authority for Yachting and Model Yachting is now the same in that country. Our friend, Herr Paul Kriiger, has been elected Chairman of the Model Yachting Section. Several clubs, including the Berlin M.Y.C., have become affiliated and, even better news still, are building A-class models. The German Selection Races can be expected to produce a boat that will require watching. In Latvia the principal yacht club is the Rigaer Y.C., and this club shares the views of the Deutcher Segler Bund that model yachting is closely allied to yachting, and consequently also has a Model Yacht Section. We understand that this section is very active, and great preparations are being made to send a worthy representative to Gosport. Several models have been designed to the A-class, and the best will come over. In France, the French Federation of Model Yacht Clubs, which now has six clubs affiliated to it, made a show at the Salon Nautique held recently in Paris. The Paris M.Y.C. also had an excellent stand. The French Federation hope to send over a very good boat this summer. The Norsk Modelseilforening celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary by holding a very fine exhibition of model yachts. This was opened by H.R.H. Crown Prince Olaf in the presence of a very distinguished gathering. This interest of royalty in our sport is not only very welcome, but a sign of the times, and of the progress we are making. Perhaps one of these days one of our own Princes may honour us by starting the International Competitors at Gosport. THe Epiror. 176 The Model During the Easter Holiday’s another race is scheduled to take place on Yeadon Dam. This is the result of a challenge issued by Mr. McPherson (Hon. Secretary of the Scottish M.Y.A.). This was taken up by Mr. Len Smart of Cardiff, on behalf of Wales, Mr. Le Flufy, of Cork, on behalf of Ireland, and Mr. Vernon Dawson, of Bradford, on behalf of England. The match is for the 6-m. (1}” scale) class, and should prove an interesting event. At the same time it will, of course, be subsidiary to the main event, which is the Bradford Cup. Yachtsman. IMPORTANT. Readers are requested to note that in view of the amount of correspondence, it has been necessary to somewhat alter the working arrangements of the M.Y.A. In future, the Hon. Secretary will have the assistance of two Racing Secretaries, who will keep the Number Registers, deal with all Entries and matters connected with races. Rule Books and all other correspondence (including foreign correspondence) will be dealt with by the Hon. Secretary, but subscriptions should be sent direct to the Hon. Treasurer. GOSPORT REGATTA. The Racing Secretaries are :— The British Championship Races will be held at Gosport on July 29, 30, 31 and August 1. The trophy for these will be the beautiful British A-class: J. G. Feltwell, 90 Church Road, Barnes, London, S.W. Championship Cup, which has just been presented to the Association by the President, Mr. Herbert J. Scrutton. The winner will receive a replica of thecup and will also have the honour of representing Great Britain and Colonies against the foreign competitors in the International Races. 1939! Or a March 1929 Other Classes: A. J. Child, 80c, The Chase, Clapham Common, London, 8.W. Attention is also drawn to the Hon. Treasurer’s change of address to H. C. Whetstone, 96, Sevington Road, Hendon, London, N.W. Highgate of the Member’s Vision Future. WATER ,WATER EVERYWHERE fo SALIN “ AND Not A YARD “ae WiSH I’D Gone To THE PICTURES *+ From an Original Sketch by H. Hoop. 177 The Model Yachtsman. March 1929 a cog swe OOS eee menAker —————s 5 za—— 4 we ee LS ~ AFF LN AF Rees ae LONDON JOTTINGS. FOREST GATE M.Y.C. board the groups were Nos. 2, 3, 4 and Nos. 5, 6, 7, 1. Points were scored in inverse ratio to the finishing positions, the first boat taking 4, the second 3, the third 2, and the last scoring 1 if she sails through. This club held their Annual General Meeting in the Club House on January 12. The Commodore, The winner was H. Bennet, with 19, followed by A. Batchelor, with 18 and R. Blanks, 17. Mr. This was not intended as a very serious affair, and provided the mishaps are taken in good part, as they were, it provides a good deal of fun as well (Correspondent, A. C. Davison, A.M.I.C.E.). W. Bliss, took the chair, supported by the Vice-Commodore, Mr. F. Hodges, and Mr. A. Hale, Vice-President and oldest member of the club. The Chairman, commenting on the report made by the Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. E. Cooper, said that the club was in a very satisfactory position. The membership was growing gradually, finances were as a fair race. Anyhow, the participants were quite pleased, which is the main thing. Although this is, substantially, a fair method, there is a weak spot theoretically. It may interest some of our in a good condition in spite of heavy expenses, and the list of wins was one of which any club might well be proud. No less than seven inter-club racing experts to try to put their finger on this. matches had been won, including the 10-rater Championship. Another pleasing feature was the success of the club’s Junior Branch. This has now There was a mistake in the date given in last month’s issue of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN for the Ist Round of the Stanton Cup, which is being held at the Round Pond, Kensington on April 6. six members, and their racing and sportsmanlike sailing was a credit to the club. LONDON LEAGUE. Prizes were then presented to Messrs. Apling, Bliss, Cooper, Eames, Harrison, Hodges, Jerram, Kingsmill and Sparke. An additional fixture to those given is the London League 10-r. Championship Cup Race, which is During the season a race had been held for the pole boys who assist in turning. Prizes for this The Annual General Meeting of the League was held at the headquarters of the Clapham M.Y.C. (24, The Pavement, Clapham Common) on February had been given on the day of the race, but medals were now presented to Messrs Felce and Sparke. The retiring Officers were all re-elected, and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. HIGHGATE M.Y.C. Towards the latter end of last year the club held a somewhat unusual race with 10-raters for a prize presented by the Club Measurer, Mr. A. C. Davison, being the result of fees for measurement during the season. It was decided to hold this in the form of a fleet race in two groups, ties (if any) to be settled by the best of three boards. Beyond this there were no regulations except the usual ones about retrimming. Everyone had to take his chance of bumps on the understanding that this is a quick method whereby a large number of boards can be got through in a very short space of time, and that gains and losses through fouls were liable to more or less even themselves out in the course of the afternoon. The starters numbered seven, and the first group consisted of Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, followed by the second group of Nos. 5, 6, 7. On the second board No. 1 went to the tail of the line, thus giving each in turn a different berth, whilst the groups were alternated in threes and fours. Thus in the second being held at Forest Gate on September 26. 9. Last Season’s racing report showed Forest Gate as winners of the Stanton Cup with 129 points, South London 100, Highgate 88, Clapham The League 10-r. Championship was won W. Bliss, Forest Gate. 79. by The Balance Sheet showed the League to be in a satisfactory financial position. The retiring Commodore, Captain F. W. Lazell, announced that for personal reasons he was not standing for re-election, and a hearty vote of thanks was moved by Mr. W. T. Sadler for the manner in which he had carried out his duties during his term of office, and extended to all the officers, retiring and otherwise. The following Officers were then elected :— Commodore, W. Bliss, Forest Gate; Vice-Commodore, H. Hood, Highgate; Hon. Treasurer, A. J. Hugo, South London; Hon. Secretary, A. J. Child, South London. The Constitution was then amended to provide that all clubs in the League must be affiliated to the M.Y.A. and situated in the Metropolitan Police Area. 178 Mr. The G. March 1929 Model Yachtsman. Austen Piper, representing the newly- formed Hackney & N.E. London M.Y.C., expressed the hope that his club would shortly be in a position to join the League, but as a new club they were only just beginning to get a fleet together. As Forest Gate M.Y.C., Clapham M.Y.C., Highgate M.Y.C., South London M.Y.C. and the M.Y.S.A. (Kensington) are already members of the League, this should put the League in a very strong position to cater for the needs of the sport in London. és about forty British model yacht clubs, coupled with the international status which the sport now enjoys, is a very powerful factor in inducing public bodies to lay out money in the construction of new lakes. Under these circumstances, the new Club has acted very wisely in adopting the International A-class right away. Other classes adopted are the 10-rater and a 36-inch ].0.a. class, which is intended to cater for holiday visitors. It is hoped to hold an open race for the inauguration of the lake, and we hope that as many as possible will attend from London and other centres in order to give the new club a good send-off. Model yachtsmen living in the vicinity should get into touch with the Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. E. Paulin, 33, Camelford Street, Brighton. NORTH OF ENGLAND M.Y.U. LITTLEHAMPTON M.Y.C. EAST HULL M.Y.C. The club has about twenty members and is a The headquarters keen and enthusiastic body. are at the Yacht House, East Park, Hull, where their sailing water is. The club has a big fleet of 10-raters and 10-tonners, and holds races for each of these classes. The club has recently become affiliated to the M.Y.A. The Hon. Secretary is Mr. H. Stevenson, 9, Severn Street, East Hull, who In spite of the fact that the lake is on the small side, it stands in a good position, and the club are a keen body of sailors. The class used is a 36-inch l.o.a., one for which races are held. The club recently became affiliated to the M.Y.A. The Hon. Secretary is Mr. S. Yearnsley, 90, South Terrace, Littlehampton, who would be pleased to furnish those interested with all particulars. will be pleased to furnish particulars to those interested. THE IMPERIAL JUNIOR LEAGUE OF MODEL YACHTSMEN. This organisation, which has been formed in order to encourage model yachting among the SOUTHERN UNION NOTES. (Correspondent, Pay-Lt. Cdr. W. F. Brnenna, R.N.) HOVE, BRIGHTON & DISTRICT M.Y.C. Work on the new lake is now in full swing and younger generation, is now making good progress. This movement is educational and should be farreaching in its effects. The Baroness Crichton de Chassiron has graciously become a patron and Vice-President of the League, it should be ready for use next June. The lake will be 700 feet by 200 feet and have a minimum depth at the edges of 15 inches, so that it will be a very fine sheet of water, suitable for International A-class boats. W. Warmington, Esq., M.A.. has consented to become a Vice-President of the new L.C.C. Boys’ Model Yacht Club, whose headquarters for the East End are at, Alton Street, South Bromley. The club is now properly inaugurated and the first meeting was held on February 8. A code of rules was adopted and officers elected. The first The League is adopting as a primary class a 36” L.O.A. Restricted Class. The restrictions as framed are :—].0.a. 36”, beam 10”, depth (keel Commodore of the club is Mr. F. C. Tansley, and his election is a fitting tribute to the amount of work that he has done in urging the local authorities to build a lake. The other officers are :—Vice- Commodore, Major King; Treasurer, Mr. A. E. Hon. Paulin; Secretary and Committee, Col. Keyworth, Major Phillips, Messrs. Lt. Benham, Melville Mead and M. L. Tester. In his crusade to induce the local authorities to build a model yacht lake, Mr. Tansley had the full support of the M.Y.A., and there is no doubt that the support of a powerful body consisting of This is the first club formed under the new scheme, to gunwale) 10’, weight 10 Ibs., sail area 850 sq. ins., height of sail plan above deck 48”. Clubs, having junior branches or contemplating the possibility of establishing junior sections, are invited to communicate with the Organising Secretary of the Imperial Junior League, Mr. G. Colman Green, 18, Downs Park Road, Hackney, London, E.8. March 1929 M.Y.A. 179 The Model Yachtsman. INTERNATIONAL This year’s International Races will be held on August 3, 5 and 6 at Gosport. This promises to be an unusually interesting event as the entries are Belgium, France, Germany, Latvia and the United States. Including Britain, we shall, therefore, see the representatives of no less than six nations engaged at once in a model yacht race. This is the first time that this has ever happened, and, therefore, the year 1929 is likely to be memorable in the annals of the sport. The entrants, in fact, comprise six of the seven nations that form the RACES, 1929. I.M.Y.R.A., Norway being the only one that will not be represented. The Gosport Regatta Fund has again been opened. Owing to the fact that representatives of five nations will visit Gosport this summer, the M.Y.A. will need a large sum. Contributions can now be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, M.Y.A., Mr. H. C. Whetstone, 96, Sevington Road, Hendon, London N.W. Sail Plan of A-Class Model. Designed by W. J. DANIELS. AICN(LaApeEW S N ZE E NNI!aiTW|bhHYaBCEE ae: The Model Yachtsman. March 1929 181 Our Designing Competition. The judge of these designs will be Mr. J. R. Barnett of Messrs. G. L. Watson & Co., Glasgow. Model yachtsmen will much appreciate the opportunity of having their work judged by an eminent designer of real racing craft, and Mr. Barnett’s kindness will be much appreciated by all. A second prize will be awarded if the number of entries and merits of the designs warrant it. The conditions of the Competition are :— (a) All designs sent in must be accompanied by a coupon cut from our April number and an entrance fee of 2/-. (b) All designs sent in become the property of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN. (c) Every design must consist of body, sheer, waterline and sail plans. All plans to be half size, except sail plan, which shall be quarter size. Scales in inches must be shown on all four plans. All plans must be ink tracings suitable for reproduction. Body and_ sail plans must be on separate sheets of paper. Diagonals and curve of areas must be shown. Rating must be properly worked out and table of dimensions given, also principal building weights. (d) Lead lines must be shown on plan, one for boat without crew weight measured in fresh water and the other embodying crew weight and salt water allowance for a boat measured in salt water with crew lift (or in fresh water with crew and salt water lifts applied). (e) No designer’s name or pseudonym must appear on plans, but a slip of paper is to be pinned to the corner of each separate plan, giving designer’s full name and address and a pseudonym. (f) The judge’s decision will be final. The plans will have the names removed and be numbered and sent to the judge under a number. Names of unsuccessful competitors will not be published. The final date for sending in designs is April 30, and we hope to publish the winning design and result in our June number. The designs must be strictly in accordance with the rules published in the M.Y.A. Rating Rules, 1926 Edition, with the 1927 amendments, and also comply with the latest I.Y.R.U. and M.Y.A. adjustments to formula. These are summarised on page 188. i) Designed by W. J. DANTELS. PLAN BODY \ HALF-SIZE tee ee Ly OF A-CLASS MODEL. As promised, we have now much pleasure in announcing the details of our designing competition. The prize of five guineas has very kindly been presented by a reader in North Britain for the design of an I.Y.R.U. 6-metres Model on a scale of 12” to foot, rating 32.80 inches. The yacht must in all respects comply with the latest L.Y.R.U. Rules and M.Y.A. Regulations. The Model Yachtsman. March 1929 Our Scottish Pane age & By Danzi Ranya Scottish model yachtsmen were very pleased to hear that the Wee Six has been adopted as a National Class by the M.Y.A. We have always felt that the Wee Six is going to have a great influence in bringing our Scots model yachtsmen into touch with the other members of the British model yachting fraternity, and we have great hopes for the future. It is, however, a matter for surprise and regret that the 6-m. model was not recommended {for acceptance by the I.M.Y.R.A., as the proposed International B-class. To us North of the border the selection of the 10-rater for that honour appears to be a retrograde step. The old L. & S.A. Rule of 1887-1895 was discarded by the Scottish clubs many, many years ago—so many in fact, that the retrospection makes us_ feel like grandfathers ! Actually the I. Y.R.U. rule is the only one common to all nations, and it seemed to be the inevitable and natural course to select an International Rule model for the new International B-class. Also the proposed inclusion of an allowance for crew weight and salt water measurement would have been more acceptable if combined with the recommendation that the small 6-m. should be the new International B-class. The Wee 6 is known to be popular with a number of progressive clubs in England, Wales and Ireland, and is now universal in Scotland. Therefore, the decision of the Annual General Meeting of-the M.Y.A. cannot be accepted as representative of progressive opinion in Britain. However, we have not yet lost all hope, and the matter is not by any means settled yet. SCOTTISH M.Y.A. GENERAL MEETING. The above meeting was again held in the local headquarters of the Y.M.C.A. The attendance was fairly good, as fifteen. clubs in all were represented. After the Secretary had read the minutes of the previous meeting, he proceeded with the correspondence that had passed between the Association and numerous other bodies. The most important of this was in connection with the proposed model yacht sailing water at Tall Cross Park. To our dismay, he informed the meeting that the Glasgow Council disclaimed all knowledge of the matter and that no mention of it was in their minutes. This is all the more remarkable as the Secretary was able to produce not only his own correspondence, but copy of minutes in which it was definitely stated that something would be done. As the second city in the Empire, Glasgow is not doing any more than it absolutely has to for the sport of model yachting, and for an ordinarily decent day’s sailing one has to travel many miles outside the city boundaries. However, knowing our Secretary, we have no fear that the matter will be allowed to rest as it is. Tall Cross is an ideal spot for a lough and some day we shall see models sailing there in big national events, if not international ones. Another item of general interest at the meeting was the challenge given and taken up at Bradford last Easter for a race with the Wee Sixes. We are glad to hear that there is every likelihood of this coming off at Bradford this Easter. Apparently the gentlemen who took this up on behalf of England, Ireland and Wales are getting their craft ready and, accordingly, a discussion took place at the meeting and several Scottish clubs intimated their willingness to see the matter through. Accordingly, trials will be held at Port Glasgow to select the Scottish representative. Port Glasgow is considered the nearest approach to the ideal sailing water that we have in Scotland, conditions there being very similar to those at Yeadon Dam. That this race may come off is fervently hoped for, and we can see nothing but good can come of it. As this will appear in print only a short time before the event, we wish all connected with it good sport. Having created a precedent in 1929, we hope that this may prove the first of a long continued annual event. Lastly, we may be permitted to express the hope that the Scottish boat will ‘no do bad.’ At the time of writing, we cannot definitely state that there will be any A-class boats at Bradford from Scotland, but we have every hope of seeing two entered. One gentleman has already intimated his willingness to go and says there is no reason why he should not. More than this we cannot say at present. Mention was also made at the Meeting of the Gosport Regatta, but we are informed that until the balance is paid up for the previous occasion, nothing can be done. It was pointed out that it is up to the Scottish clubs generally to put this right as soon as possible. We trust that this will not take very long, as the amount involved is very trifling. The next. item to be discussed was the Balance Sheet, which shows a credit balance of £28 Os. 6d. This is the largest amount since the inauguration of the Association. The Secretary passed this over March 1929 The Model Yachtsman. with as few remarks as possible, but there was a little twinkle in his eye. This favourable position says a lot for what he has done for the Association and, to those who know anything about matters, it is a marvel how it has been managed. The Office-bearers for 1929 will be almost the same as last year. Mr. A. McDougall was re-elected Commodore, Mr. Arnold, of Inverleith, ViceCommodore, and in the case of the Measurers, Mr. Dick, of Gourock, continues with the help ‘of Mr. King, of Elder Park, in place of Mr. A. C. Sharp, who has retired. We have not mentioned the Secretaryship, for the simple reason that no Scottish model yachtsman would dream of allowing Mr. Macpherson to retire whilst he has still his health and strength to carry on the good work. From the Agenda we expected that the Meeting would provide some lively discussion, but we were disappointed. The motion for the compilation of a set of sailing rules applicable to all occasions fell through on not having a two-thirds majority. The voting was 8 to 6 in favour, and one club refrained from voting. This was a great pity, as a good opportunity was thereby lost. It is hardly fair that competitors should go to Championship Matches and only learn the rules a few minutes before the start. The variants of three touches and a re-trim at every second one are purely personal readings, and by no means universally accepted. During the discussion, the Gourock delegate passed a few remarks on the rules used for M.Y.A. events and stated that he had only once sailed MUDDLED 183 under them and never enjoyed himself so much before. Only one person had made an infringement throughout the whole afternoon and that was himself! He wanted to see the same code of rules used throughout Scotland. We can assure him that this happy event may come some day. Most of the remaining resolutions were either defeated or ruled out of order. The West of Scotland M.Y.C. very kindly sent their prizes from the M.Y.A. 12-metres Champion- ship for exhibition. The Yachtsman Cup was greatly admired and, judging by present feeling, we think that it will not be so long before several other clubs besides the W.S.M.Y.C. and Gourock M.Y.C. enter for this annual event. Without doubt, the temptation is very great! The event this year is scheduled to take place at Gourock, on September 28. This concluded the proceedings, and every one left feeling more or less optimistic over the prospects of the coming season. Many readers will be interested to learn that Mr. W. J. Daniels is building a 12-m. named *“ Ellora,” for Mr. J. A. Stewart. Her design shows a long, easily-driven boat with a moderate sail plan. She will be tried out on London waters before coming north, and it will be interesting to hear what sort of showing she makes against an A-class model for speed and appearance. Having seen * Ellora’s”’ lines, we will be greatly surprised if she does not quickly make her mark among her Scottish rivals. MYTHOI.OGY. In view of our reference to Hecate in a recent number, we have received the following contribution :— A PRAYER! Oh! JUPITER, Father of many fair Daughters, list ye unto the Prayer of these your Children. O! Great One! Bound by Earthly toils of youthful guile in a fair City by the Clyde, endureth for a space a mortal JOVE. Oh! ZEUS, Oh! Great One, hurl not thy thunder upon him. Blinded by visionary strivings after wisdom, Oh! Father of Fate, consuming much of time in unsubstantial longings sets this mortal JOVE wandering in the wilderness, seeking knowledge but—finding it not. Oh! Great One, loose not Thy wrath upon him. He knoweth not what he does. Seeking Gods, he strayeth from the path and discovereth Goddesses instead. °*Tis common fault of youth and inexpierience—Oh! Great One, forgive. Not Hebe, Daughter of Juno, thy love, discovereth he—not thy lovely handmaiden offering nectar at thy Banquet—not SHE, soothing with ointments the wounds of the battered warrior— By The Scottish COMMODORE. BUT HECATE dimly he visions. One ! Mercy unto him, and us! Oh! Great HECATE—Fair President over popular assemblies, War, Justice, the rearing of Childhood, heavy laden by weight of unrest wandering the Earth by night—patroness of Magic and the Infernal Regions—calleth he upon. Oh! Great One! Spare him. For unto him Time will bring experience and understanding of many things, even unto the difference between Gods and Goddesses, and as youth fades away perchance repenteth he of follies past and wanderings after strange Goddesses, leaving the sterner path to Thy Seat untenanted and silent. Oh! Great One! now boweth we in sorrow and humility before you, listen unto these the Prayers of thy Children, Oh! Father of Fate and. * * * * * * * * Half-past-seven, Sir, Hot Water ! ! GEE WHIZ! —Hd., The M.Y. LIKEWISE, GREAT SCOTT !! 184 The THE Model Yachtsman. FULL-RIGGED Part V. March 1929 SHIP. By Dick DEADEYE In the previous diagrams used to illustrate this series of articles, the masts of our ship have deliberately been made somewhat too tall to allow of the braces and gear being shown clearly. In our illustrations this month she has had her spars cut down to more reasonable proportions. This ship has also put about on to the port tack in order to show the sails. As before, we have taken a ship with single topgallant-sails and single topsails. clew-line each side; Single Topgallant Sails, buntline, leachline and clewline each side; Double Topgallant Sails, as double topsails; Royals, buntline, leachline and clewline each side. It will be noticed that in the plate of the square sails, the lowers and topsails are fitted with reef points, but not the other square sails. When double topsails were used, the lower ones did not to get at in order to be able to get some turns round the sail quickly when required. The gaskets for the lowers were made up singly. have reef points. The foresail was one cloth longer each side on the head than on the foot, owing to lack of space on the forecastle head. There was plenty of space on deck to work the other courses (i.e., the mainsail and cross-jack), and these were often longer on the foot than on the head. The sails were bent to the iron jackstays on the yards with roveings of spunyarn. There was a metal grommet in the head of the sail at each seam of the cloths for the purpose. When the sails were unbent, the roveings were simply cut adrift. The upper corners of the sails were hauled out with manilla lanyards, known as earrings. These were, of course, taken care of and unrove when the sails were unbent. There were cringles on the leaches in line with the reef-points. These were for the reef-tackles, but the latter were not much used in merchant ships and then only on the foresail, and on big single topsails. The usual procedure in reefing was to haul the sail up in the gear, haul the tackles tight, reeve another earring through the reef cringles, tie the points (passing them round the yard), and set the sail again. When, however, the sail was hauled up, the reef earrings could easily be rove. The outer lines that can be seen on the foreside of the lower sails are the spilling-lines. The standing end was fast to the yard abaft the sail and they passed through a cringle on the foot of the sail and up on the fore side to a block on the yard and thence into the top. As will be seen, they brailed the whole sail up to the yard. Leachlines are shown on the courses of our ship, and when hauled up they pulled the leach along the yard, making all snug. The inner lines shown are the buntlines. These were fast to the foot of the sails and were hauled up when the sails came in. The gear usually fitted was :—Courses, 2 buntlines (inside), 2 spilling-lines (outside), 2 leachlines each side, and a clew garnet (or clewline) each side ; Lower Topsails, each side; 2 spilling-lines and a clew-line Upper Topsails, 2 spilling-lines and a It may be noted that the leachlines used for the topgallant sails and royals had two legs, one fast. at the leach and one at the foot of sail. The gaskets used to furl the sails were made fast into the quarters of the yard for the uppers so that they were easy The sheets for all the square sails except the courses were dealt with in an earlier article. The sheets were manilla rope and led from a plate rivetted outside the bulwarks through a club block on the clew of the sail and back through a sheave in the bulwarks. In some of the later iron ships these sheets might be of wire. The sheets were not unbent but were long enough to allow the sails to be hauled up or the tacks to go forward as required. When tacking ship a lazy tack consisting of a single rope of the same size as the sheets was hooked on to the tack cringle of the foresail. This served to get the sail boarded before the chain tack was hooked on and hove down temporarily. The chain tack led through an iron block on the cathead and was finally hove taut by the capstan on the forecastle head. For the tacks of the main and cross-jack, a rope tackle was employed. Jibs and staysails were also made fast to hanks on the stays with roveings. The upper stays usually passed through a bee at the caps and set up with a lanyard. Each of these sails was rigged with a halliard and a downhaul. The sheets generally consisted of a wire pennant about ten feet long with a single block spliced into it. This had a rope rove through it with one fast to a plate on the ship, whilst the hauling part made fast to a pinrail inside the bulwarks in the case of the headsails. The sheets of the main and mizzen staysails had their hauling parts belayed on the fife-rails at the foot of the masts. The wire pennants were used to pass easily over the stays when the ship went about. Generally, however, the staysails were hauled down when going about, revised and set again on the new tack. The arrangement of the spanker gear as shown in one of our previous plates was taken from a very old manual of rigging and a more usual arrangement is as follows. One wire lift held the boom and gaff all in one. There were two vangs from the gaff which were shackled to the same band around the gaff that took the lift. There was also a throat halliard to the gaff. This was of chain, leading through an iron block under the top March 1928 The Model Yachtsman. 185 Square Sails ona Gull -Kigged Ships. 840-1880 << y Mizen Royal. Main Royal. Mizen Topgallant Sail. Main Topgallant Sail. Mizen Topsail. Main Topsail. Cross-Jack. Main Sail (or Course). Fore Royal Fore Topgallant Sail. Fore Topsail. Fore Sail (or Course). Ny, Fal Sore-and-(ft Sails Tig hp al LN LL mh = J— — Zot Mizen Topgallant Staysail. Mizen Topmast Staysail. Spanker. @ Main Royal Staysail. Main Topgallant Staysail. Main Topmast Staysail. —— Flying Jib. Outer Jib Inner Jib. Fore Topmast Staysail. 186 The Model Yachtsman. and had a tackle to haul her up taut. The ensign halliards block was right at the gaff end. The spanker sheets consisted of a tackle each side. The spanker gaff was never lowered. There was a T-section tramway fitted to the mast and gaff and the spanker had hanks on it to match. The head of the sail was hauled out to the gaff end by the head outhaul. The hanks on the head of the sail were seized to it with roveings through eyelets at. the seams of the cloths (about two feet apart), and the luff had hanks the same distance apart. The clew had an outhaul of chain with a rope tail. THE BIRTH Part V. OF March 1929 The. spanker had a single row of reef points, but the sail was seldom reefed as it was about the first to be taken in when the wind got up. There was a head downhaul and three sets of brails to haul the sail close to the mast when it came in, leaving the gaff and boom standing. When the ship was put about, the last thing was always for the cook to let go the foresheet:as the foreyard came. round last of all. “Then a long, long pull.’”,—— THE END. THE TWINS. “Their first Bath.” It is with a great deal of pleasure that I am able to report as once more fit for duty and resume my tale. The most important job has been the final adjustment of the keels, and it is no exaggeration to say that this is a vital matter. The designer is naturally somewhat in the dark when estimating weights, as he can only guess what the builder will take. In the case of these two boats there is actually over a pound difference in hull weights, one being 53 Ibs. and the other 6} lbs. Decks, fittings, spars and so on will be exact as materials and sizes are identical. The total designer displacement is 39 lbs. 3 0z., so that it looked like “a bit of a job” to get them both on their correct l.w.l. lines. As a preliminary, the Skipper cast the first keel rather heavier than designed, and it came out almost exactly to what was intended. The wood mould was then cut down in weight in proportion to the amount required to come off the keel. As the yachts had proved their centre of gravity to be correct in the tank, a strip was taken off the entire length of the mould. It was not to be expected that this alteration would put the boats dead on to their water lines, but as it was necessary to fill in the space where wood had been taken off the mould, there was plenty of room for adjustment and to put in the necessary lead to put them in trim. This method is necessarily a lengthy one and means a lot of work. There are several other ways of doing the job and probably the most usual is to fasten on the wood mould and then suspend the necessary weight under the boat by inserting a screw eye under the centre of buoyancy mark. The weight applied is not the actual weight required, as due allowance must be made for the weight of the wooden keel pattern, and it should also be remembered that lead loses one-eleventh of its weight in water. This method entails a certain amount of difficulty in finding the centre of gravity of the lead keel. This is ascertained by balancing on a knife edge tool, but experience is required to By The ONLOOKER. guess the shape of the lead beforehand and a of fairing-up is necessary. lot. The spars are all made as it was necessary to get their weights so that they could be allowed for. The masts are in two sections, with the topmast* socketed into the lower mast. Of these the lower mast is hollow and the topmast solid. In order to make as neat a job as possible, the band taking the lower shrouds and jib halliards is fitted to the foot of the topmast and rests on the top of the lower mast. A proper gooseneck is fitted and not the usual model type, and the mastband has two eyes for the topmast stays. The latter will be spread to 45 degrees six inches above the gooseneck. This is rather unusual, but no crosstrees are fitted otherwise and only one lower and one topmast shroud on each side. All shrouds will have lanyards to the chainplates in preference to rigging screws, but the two topmast stays on the spreaders will have rigging screws. This is a fad of the Skipper’s and is not usual practice however. The masts being hollow are bound with linen thread every four inches and the wire jackstay is laid under the bindings. This jackstay serves to hook the mainsail onto. Beyond these points there is nothing special about the rigging so far, Next month I hope to tell you about the painting and a few further details of the rigging. I think the painting should prove interesting, as I hear that a new paint is to be used and the results may or may not be good. The Skipper is now greatly exercised about the names for the boats. It has been all very well to call them “Dash” and ‘“ Blank” during the building stages, but they cannot certainly be launched into the world of boats without proper appelations. The Skipper has now a list containing over twenty names but is not satisfied, so far, with any of them. Can you suggest a couple, dear reader ? (To be continued). The Model Yachtsman. [a 187 ni March 1929 The Editor accepts no responsibilty for opinions expressed by Correspondents Letters intended for publication must Fe brief and to the point. length and must be written on one side of paper only, subject on page 188. THE INTERNATIONAL B-CLASS. Sir, I am disappointed at the decision of the Annual General Meeting of the Model Yachting Association to put forward the old L. & S.A. Rule as the British Candidate for the International B-class. Whilst I am quite in sympathy with the idea of a simple rule, experts in the real yachting world have struggled for years without success to find one— the truth being that the simple formula leaves too many loopholes, and results in more or less freak boats. The Technical Committee of the M.Y.A. put forward the following recommendation : ** Tt is considered that if a simple rule is desired, there is nothing better than the old L. & S.A. Rule, but this Committee consider that it would be a most retrograde step to put forward a rule which has been out of date for over thirty years in real yachts. The alternative to this appears to be to select an up-to-date rule, in which case we recommend that the LY.R.U. 6-m. class on a scale of 1%” to foot be put forward as being a suitable class in size and every other way to be the international B-class model.” I cannot think that the general run of model yachtsmen have given this serious question the consideration it merits as out of somewhere in the region of ninety possible votes, only 34 votes were cast at the Annual General Meeting of the M.Y.A. on this subject. Speaking for Great Britain only, we have the 10-raters, the 18ftrs., the small 6’s, the 10-metres, and the Combined Classes. All these are mediumsize classes and consequently energy is divided. If we had one class, it would mean increased interest and competition, and the settlement of the International B-class question should go far to settle this matter for us. As far as I can see there is absolutely no hope whatsoever of other nations agreeing to adopt the 10-rater class or any class under the L. & 8.A. rule, which, after all, is a Victorian survival. The only present-day simple rule is the Swedish square metre rule and there are I.Y.R.U. classes under it. These boats are long, thin, light-displacement craft, very uneconomical to build and run, with a small sailplan in the middle of them. Germany and Norway have already model classes under They should not exceed 500 words in Correspondents are requested to read our note on this - them. These are the 3 kg. class, with 0.40 sq. metre sail, and the 4 kilo. class, with 0.50 sq. metre sail. America has put forward a proposition of a scale model of the 22 sq. metres class, but the scale would produce a boat bigger than the A-class in overall dimensions, but lighter and with less sail. Belgium has put forward a smaller class to the A-class formula, the dimensions of which would come out almost exactly to a Wee 6. Germany has put forward an amendment to the American proposal that the 22 sq. metre class be adopted but on a one-sixth scale. Under the circumstances, what chance has Britain of getting any support for the 10-rater? Latvia and Norway have not yet indicated their preferences, but France, without particularising, favours an I.Y.R.U. metres class. Had we put forward the Wee 6, there is every chance that we should have carried the support of other nations, and now by putting forward the 10-rater class we have no certainty at all what we shall get and have practically abrogated any chance we had of having a say in the matter. Actually speaking, the I.Y.R.U. rule is the only one that is common to all the nations and, therefore, it affords the only possible basis for joint agreement. To advocate any other is simply to make confusion worse confounded. In the meantime, the building of Wee 6’s proceeds apace in Scotland. I would point out once more that the votes cast for the L. & S.A. rule at the General Meeting of the M.Y.A. were 20 to 14 against, and, therefore, can only represent a very small proportion of the opinion of clubs affiliated to the M.Y.A. The situation may yet be saved if progressive clubs throughout the Kingdom take united action for the common good of British and International model yachting. Yours sincerely, JOHN A. STEWART, Vice-Com., W.S.M.Y.C. Cheapside Street, Glasgow. Other correspondence is unavoidably held over until our next issue. 188 The I.Y.R.U. March 1929 Model Yachtsman. FORMULA AMENDMENTS As applied to 6-M. Models (Scale l#ins.=1 foot). 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