The Model Yachtsman: Volume 2, Number 5 – August 1929

August, 1929 August 1929 61 The Model Yachisman. WALKERS | Model 61 Yachts Maker, GEORGE BRAINE. WINDERMERE Sailing Dinghy, 36in. overall, Beam 11.5 ins,, Weight about 9lbs., Marconi rig with suit of about 800 square inches, Sails of best Union Silk Spinnaker, large smaller suit of Sails also supplied, fitted Braine Automatic Steering Gear, Detachable Keel, Ribbed and Planked with best Cedar and Varnished. Price £12. Maker, GEORGE BRAINE. NORTH Beam naker, fitted OF IRELAND One Design 9.7 ins., Weight about 8lb., Sails of best Union Boat; 36ins. overall, Marconi Silk about 600 Rig with Spinsquare inches, Braine Automatic Steering Gear, Ribbed and Planked with best Cedar and Varnished. Price £8. “K” SAILING YACHTS 5/6, 8/6, 10.6, 146, 17/6 and 35)/-. “K” POWER BOATS 8/6, 12/6, 16/6, 21/-, 27/6, 30/-, 50/- and 60/-. BURTON BOATS 31/6, 42/-, 59/6 and 75)- 61, Baker Street, London, W.1. Tel. AMBASSADOR 83365. MODEL YACHTSMAN 4 4 – ~ SS A Vol. 2. —— MONTHLY a . MAGAZINE — —_— FOR MODEL No 3. YACHTSMEN. AUGUST, 1929. EDITORIAL. 42)\JOW is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.” We wonder how many times that sentence has been written over and over again by pupils at typewriting schools. Nevertheless, it is an admirable sentiment. To many it might appear as a call to blind political partisanship, but to us it is a stirring appeal for loyalty and esprit de corps. Now there are many points such as racing classes, on which model yachtsmen have their differences, and it is a very good thing for them to have these differences as it shows that they are thinking about the sport and interested enough to form opinions. There are, however, certain points on which we must show a united front. One is the necessity of further facilities for model yachting and no interference with such privileges as we already enjoy. of success onto the model yachtsman, and recriminatory words and threats have been uttered. This sort of thing is most unpleasant. Endeavours have been made to get the nuisance abolished by indivi- duals, by the local club, and the M.Y.A., and it is likely that success will attend the agitation. The whole matter points the obvious moral of the importance to the sport of having a strong and united national body such as the M.Y.A., and a magazine to circulate news of what is happening. We have many times asked readers to give us their support, and this has been done most generously. At the same time, we want to increase this magazine in size and make it better. That means more readers and more advertisements as it is entirely a question of revenue. May we once bathing pool, in both of which it is contrary to more ask every person who buys this paper to find just one more reader for us. One might not appear to make a lot of difference, but if every reader found us one more reader, we should at once dogs swimming and being incited to swim without double our sales. If we did, we could give a larger magazine, and one that is far more worthy of our Let us cite an instance of what we mean. The Highgate Ponds include a model yacht lake and a Regulations to swim dogs, yet we see plenty of interference, and nothing is said by the keepers. But this is by no means the worst. Although there are several other ponds in which it is permissible to fish, anglers (if they may be called anglers) use the pond during the hours of Saturday afternoon and Sunday when the lake is sacred.to model yachting. There are other ponds close by on which the angler can enjoy his so-called sport, yet adequate steps are not taken by the authorities to protect the model yachtsmen. Naturally, the angler blames his lack sport. Another thing we need is more advertisements. Advertisements in a small paper such as this are far better value than in a bigger paper where they are lost, and whereas most -papers are skimmed, our magazine is read from cover to cover. Will those of our readers who have advertisements to place give this their consideration, please ? Tue Eprror. , 6261 qsnsuy “UeUIS}qIe X [?P°W euL August 1929 The Model Yachtsman. 81 te SSS SS . RX—— LONDON JOTTINGS NATIONAL 10-RATER “Superb,” CHAMPIONSHIP. This event, postponed from March 23, was sailed at Forest Gate on June 22. ‘ A variable N.W. wind provided a beat to windward and a run, but frequent slams from the Streets side of the pond occasioned competitors some difficulty which is usual when the wind is from this quarter. All of the original entries competed and a good afternoon’s sport was enjoyed. Owing to the absence of her owner, “ X.P.D.N.C.” was sailed by his clubmate, Mr. Bullock, who put up an admirable performance and went very close to winning, being only one point behind the winner, Mr. Kingsmill of Forest Gate, who-scored 20. ‘‘ Sonia’ also made equal scores with ‘‘ XPDNC,” which necessitated a sail-off for second place, both boats having an equal number of weather boards. In this ‘“‘ XPDNC ” easily accounted for her opponent. Mrs. Kingsmill sailed consistently well and thoroughly deserved his win. Scores :—‘* Charmaine,” W. Kingsmill, Forest Gate, 20. ‘‘ XPDNC,” E. Bullock. Highgate, _19; “Sonia,” J. H. Everett, South London, 19; ‘Katrina,’ F. G. Ivory, M.Y.S.A., 16; ** X.P.D.N.C,” R. J. Edgeley, South London, 13 ; “Lily B,’ W. Bliss, Forest Gate, 12; “ Bitsa,” J. G. Edmunds, Highgate, 6. Officer of Day, Mr. W. J. Pike ; Umpires, Messrs. A. J. Hugo and W. Aplin ; Scorers, Messrs. Johnson and Hutchinson. FOREST GATE M.Y.C. For the past three years, the Club has been presented with a prize by an Australian model yachtsman, Mr. D. Nicholl of Perth, W.A. The Nicholl Prizes are for a race for the 10-rater class, and this year’s event on July 13 attracted nine entries. There was a steady N.E. breeze at the start and ideal weather prevailed. In the middle of the fourth heat the wind suddenly flew round to S.E. and blew as steadily as before. A number of skippers who had started close-hauled were consequently taken unawares and some exciting retrimming was witnessed. The tea interval was taken at about five o’clock, and was very welcome as the going had been very fast and all were glad of a rest. An excellent afternoon’s sport was enjoyed and the final scores were:—“ Fly’? — Howard, 35; ** Lily B,” W. Bliss, 27; “ Carnation,” F. Hodges, 24; ‘““Charmian,” W. Kingsmill, 23: “Gwendoline,” J. Harrison, 20; ‘“ Dainty,” W. H. Apling, 16; E. J. Cooper, Oxsoot 14; —” “ J. Whitehouse, 12; “‘ Foam,” F. Elwood, 9. Possible, Bei 40 points. The donor had deputed a lady friend to present. the prizes, but she was unable to be present and the distribution was accordingly made by Mr. J. E. Cooper, Hon. Secretary of the Club. se Mr. Nicholl is trying to foster the sport of model yachting down under and had a 10-rater sent out two years ago, He is now purchasing a 36 in. l.o.a. model from the design by Mr. A. W. Littlejohn which appeared in THE MODEL YACHTSMAN last autumn and hopes to interest the youth of Western Australia in this type of model. a A = ae oS os = = = —— ST = ad ce IN THE MIDLANDS. BIRMINGHAM M.Y.C. As was foreshadowed in these notes a few months ago when the announcement was made that certain| lakes in Birmingham parks were thrown open for model yachting, a club has now sprung into being. The President of the Club is Councillor G.} F. McDonald, who is very largely responsible for the welcome concession accorded to our sport in Birmingham. The first Commodore of the Club is Mr. W. H. Davey, and the Club are very fortunate in| having such an enthusiastic and energetic model yachtsman at the head of affairs. Mr. Davey is a member of the M.Y.A. Council, so presumably the club will shortly become a recognised associated club. The club’s sailing water is the lake in the Salford Park, Aston, and if the Commodore’s tastes are any criterion, we should expect the club nem to be the A-class and the 6-metres. The Hon. Secretary is Mr. T. J. Gowers,“9, Park Avenue, King’s Norton, who will be very pleased – to furnish full particulars to anyone who is interested. LEICESTER M.Y.C. This newly formed club are eagerly anticipating the time when the lake will be complete. In the meantime a suitable reach of river has been found for sailing, and six or seven boats have been under weigh on consecutive Saturday afternoons. At the last club meeting Mr. J. S. McKeag, the Commodore, gave an instructive talk on model yacht design and building. $2 The Model NORTH OF ENGLAND M.Y.U. BRADFORD M.Y. & P.B.C. The most important event of the season, namely, The Talbot Trophy for A-class, was sailed off on June 22 and July 6. There were twelve entries and all faced the Starter. Unfortunately, owing to illness, the Commodore, Mr. Vernon Dawson, was unable to sail ‘‘ Defiance,” but as will be seen, she was ably skipperedin his absence by Mr. A. Brown. The wind from the S.W., giving a run and beat, was almost of gale force, and the boats had a real dusting. Minor mishaps to gear were inevitable, but no one was forced to retire. By seven o’clock, six heats had been sailed and a halt was called for the day. The results, omitting three re-sails, showed that ** Silver Cloud” and ‘‘ Black Prince” were in the lead with 23 points each out of a possible 30, closely followed by “‘ Dauntless,” with 22, and “ Defiance ” with 21. On the resumption on July 6, conditions were ideal. The wind, of nice strength, was from the West, giving a reach both ways. “Silver Cloud ” fell away, but ‘‘ Black Prince” maintained her good form of the previous week and “ Flying Cloud’ showed great improvement. August 1929 Yachtsman. was eminently successful as one of its representatives succeeded in annexing the Cup. The winner, Mr. H. C. Arrowsmith, thoroughly deserved his victory and is to be congratulated on his handling of “ Nancy.” His clubmate, Mr. Wood, had hard luck, as his vacht “ Ariel’? was run down by a rowing boat and carried away her boom. It is interesting to note that “‘ Fairy ” was entered by a local school. This encouragement of the sport in the schools is most praiseworthy and we hope to see this good example followed all over the Kingdom. Result :—‘* Nancy,” H. C. Arrowsmith, Stoke-onTrent M.Y.C., winner; “‘ Vanity,” T. A. Locker, D.M.Y.C., second. The other starters were :— * Winsome,” W. H. Allen; “ Zephyr,’ E. Greenwood; “Ivy,” A. Ketter; “ Ailsa,” H. H. Smith ; “ Fairy,” Ashbourne Road School, all of the Derby M.Y.C. and “ Ariel,’ J. Wood, Stoke-on-Trent M.Y.C. Mr. Samuel, Head Master of the Ashbourne Road Schools acted as 0.0.D. The sailing was splendid, and time and time again the boats came up or down the Dam with only feet and even inches between them. In fact on three occasions the Judges were unable to separate the pairs, which is a good indication of the closeness of the sailing. Interest was maintained till the end, it was not until the last re-sail had been decided that the Officials could declare the winner. This was found to be “ Black Prince,” with 35 points, followed by ‘“ Defiance” with 33, and ‘“ Dauntiless”’ and “* Flying Cloud ” bracketed 3rd with 32 points each. The 0.0.D. on the first day was Mr. 8. Roo, and on the second day Mr. F. H. Thompson. They had on both days the able assistance of Mr. E. North as starter and Messrs. Clapham and Altoft as Judges, The full scores are appended :—“ Black Prince ” (B. Stephenson), 35, “‘ Defiance”? (V. Dawson), 33, “Flying Cloud II”? (E. Turner), 32, ‘‘ Dauntless ” (D. Andrews), 32, ‘‘ Desiree’”’ (R. B. Roch), 29, “Silver Cloud ” (J. Whitaker), 27, ‘‘ Whimbrel ” (J. Hurst), 23, “Mary” (W. Harrison), 23, “* Empress ”” (L. Dockray), 21, “Scindia” (D. Thomson), 16,‘‘ Peggy’? (W. Porter), 15, ‘‘ Silvia ”’ {J. Patefson), 14. DERBY M.Y.C. The competition for the Alderman Ling Cup took place on the Alvaston Lake on June 15. This is a very artistic and beautiful trophy which was presented to the Club by Alderman Ling who has been a very good friend to model yachtsmen in the district. A hard S8.S.W. wind was blowing when the eight competitors lined up at the starting line. The contestants included two models from the Stoke-onTrent M.Y.C. We believe that this Club is a newly formed one and its debut in open Club Competitions SOUTHERN UNION. (Correspondent, Pay-Lt.-Cdr. W. F. Brnenna, R.N.) AN A-CLASS MODEL FOR AUSTRALIA. “Red Rover,” designed, built, and sailed by Mr. F. Crane of the Solent M.Y.C., Southsea, has been sold to Mr. Ross of Victoria and will accompany him on his long journey home. We understood that she ° will be sailed on the Melbourne M.Y. Club’s water. It is to be hoped that this may be the forerunner of visiting A-class models from the Commonwealth at the British Championship in the near future. SOUTHAMPTON M.Y.C. v. POOLE M.Y.C. An interesting inter-Club 10-rater match took place on June 22, on the lake on the Common, when the home Club were visited by Poole. There was a N.W. breeze which made the course a reach both ways. Both sides lost points through fouling obstructions, mostly small craft, and ‘“ La Reine” lost 2 points owing to her jib not being filled when crossing the line. Mr. Sexton acted as O.0.D. At the finish both Clubs were found to have scored the same number of points. After the race, visitors were entertained to tea by the home Club at the Cowherd’s Inn. This concluded a very pleasant afternoon’s sport. Undoubtedly inter-Club racing is a great asset to model yachting. Scores :— PooteE—‘*Modesty,” G. C. Paine, 16; ‘‘ Peter Pan,”’ H. T. Bugg, 16; “ Bubbles,” B. Shutler, 12; “Sans Pareil,’” E. Osborne, 12; ‘‘ Aphrodite,” S. H. Pearce, 10; “ Dolphin,’’ N. Cole, 6. Total, 72 points. SourHampron—“ La Reine,” D. G. Smith, 16; ‘‘ Cygnet,” J. Barnes, 14; “ Deena,” W. S. Syvrett, 12; “Surprise,” P. Syvrett, 12; ** Jin,” G. Christie, 12; ‘‘ Louise,” W. J. Sangster, 6. Total, 72 points, August 1929 The Model Yachtsman. SOLENT M.Y.C. A 12-m. race was held on the Canoe Lake recently for the Crane Shield, presented by Mr. F. Crane. There was a nice N.E. wind giving a run down the lake and a beat back. Racing was much hindered by numerous small fry which sailed athwart the course, causing constant fouls. Result :— ~ Darthula,’ H. G. Pyne, 10; ‘‘ Miranda,” W. Shell, 9; “Ariel,” W. Arberry, 7; “ Z’moya,” Cdr. Behenna, 7 ; “ Enchantress,” A. Rillin,7 strong westerly wind, which caused the majority of competitors to sail under second suits. Final scores were :—* Little Nell,’ A. Jones, 39; “The Limit,’ R. W. Lance, 38; ‘ Iolanda,’ W. Shell (Solent M.Y.C.), 34; “ Shannon,” H. G. Pyne, (Solent M.Y.C.), 32; “ Folly II,’ J. Reade (sailed by L. Lock, 31; ‘“‘ Jeane,” W. Baker, 27” “* May Be,’ W. McPherson, 24; ‘Maria Ann,” H. Higgins, 6; ‘‘ Hilda,” J. Spragg, 6; ‘‘ Maureen,” Rey. C. A. Holland, 3. The two first boats were both designed by Mr. Reg. Lance, and as the sailed very well without much to choose between them. A burst of cheering greeted Miss Jean McPherson, daughter of the donor, who presented the Cup donated by her father. 0.0.D., Mr. W. Williams, Vice-Commodore of the home Club, Messrs. J. Read and T. Williams, Scorers, Mr. T. Arney, Umpire, Mr. W. Halliday, Hon. Secretary. The Club had another race for the A-class on July 6. There were seven starters. There was a nice S.W. wind which softened in the middle of the MODEL EAST ANGLIAN NEWS. (Correspondent: Rev. J. T. PooLE, M.A.) NORFOLK & NORWICH M.Y.C. v GT. YARMOUTH M.Y.C. An exciting match between these Clubs was held The Club have recently been presented with a silver trophy by Mr. W. R. MacPherson for the A-class. The conditions are that three wins takes the Cup outright. The first race was held in a show, race and shifted round to a reach. “ Pixy,” a new boat by Mr. Bull, made her debut in this event. Result :—‘‘ Iolanda II,’ W. Shell, 23; ‘‘ The Limit,” R. W. Lance, 20. at Eaton Park, Norwich, recently. GOSPORT M.Y.C. scores 83: YACHTING UNITED * BOSTONIA IIIT” TO REPRESENT AMERICA IN INTERNATIONAL RACES. ** Bostonia III,’ the International Model A-class yacht designed, built, owned, and skippered by Mr. John Black, of Boston, will be the American challenger in the International Races at Gosport this year. The yacht is entered from the Rhode Island M.Y.C., at Providence, Rhode Island. This yacht was chosen after three days of racing in American Eliminations on the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, at Washington, D.C., June 15, 16, and 17. The writer believes her lines and form will There was a strong breeze from the west, and many of the lighter boats had to sail under reduced canvas. In the 10-rater class the scores were—Yarmouth : “Boy Ted,” W. Bowles, 27 points ; “Vivid,” W. J. Mobbs, 23 ; “Thelma,” R. Stove, 20 ; “Boy Alden,” W. Stuart, 17; ‘Alice,’ F. Croxton, 9; ‘“‘Clarlon,’” R. Starkings, 6; total 102. Norwich: “Foam ’”” N. Wheeler, 18; “Wynot,” W. J. Meek, 17; ‘*Maidie,” J. Amies, 16; “Thelma,” H. Mayhew, 12; “Onaway,” G. Young, 8; ‘Nancy,’ H. W. Blake, 7; total, 78. In the 15-rater class the scores were—Yarmouth : “Boy Bob,” W. Bowles, 5 ; “‘Boy Fred,” F. Croxton, 5; “Ivanhoe,” 8S. Cook, 0; total, 10 points. Norwich: ‘‘Pandora,’’ J. T. Poole, 12; ‘‘Souriya,”’ H. W. Eglington, 12; ‘Celtic,’ R. Mickleburgh, 11 ; total, 35. Norwich therefore won by one point, 113 to 112. Many of the separate boats were extremely close, the boats being “neck-and-neck’’ almost the whole way. Inthe 15-rater class the Norwich boats were all of the International Model A Class, and, having much greater displacement than the 15-raters of the Yarmouth Club, were able to carry full sail. We do not think, however, that under any conditions the 15-raters could hold their own with the A-class for all-round sailing. ACTIVITIES IN THE STATES. By A. W. Payne, Editor The Model Yacht, U.S.A. not be strange to modelmen in England, as she is designed (the writer believes) much along the lines of the ‘‘ Bostonia II’ that competed at Gosport in the International Races of 1927. ** Bostonia III” is rather a long craft, with sweet overhangs, that should give good account under conditions at Gosport. So close did her builder follow the International A-class Rule that her rating is 39.03, with no penalties except an item of .89 on the quarter beam measurement. Mr. Black is an experienced model yachtsman and one of America’s foremost sailors of miniature 84 August 1929 The Model Yachtsman. craft. When his bulldog chin shows up at Gosport it will be indication of his grim determination to bring the coveted trophy across the Atlantic. The Elimination Regatta at Washington was a most successful affair, even though conditions of wind were poor, and the interest aroused and number of entries showed the increasing attention this sport is claiming in the U.S. There were fourteen A-class yachts entered, from clubs in Boston, Providence, New York, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, and Jacksonville (Florida). Two Chicago clubs were represented. Unfortunately, the veteran modelman, J. R. Weaver, of the Central Park M.Y.C. (New York) was unable to enter his new craft. Mr. Weaver found it would have been impossible, because of business reasons, for him to go to England if his yacht was chosen. His skilled model seamanship and pleasant smile were greatly missed. During the three days’ racing the breeze was fitful, when it blew at all. Only rarely was it strong and steady enough to make sailing pleasant. However, competition was keen, and there were many very close boards sailed. Because of the conditions, the number of yachts, and the lack of time, three yachts were sailed in each “ pair,” the scorings, however, being counted as though there had been but two yachts in each “ pair.” At the end of the first round the field was cut down to nine yachts which sailed another complete round. This round was not finished, with re-starts and sail-overs, until afternoon of the third day. Then, without any time being taken out for lunch, the three highest scoring yachts were chosen to run the finals. These three were: “Little Rhody IIL” (Skipper A. G. Ardoene, Rhode Island M.Y.C.), “ Bostonia III,” and ‘‘ Yankee Doodle II” (skipper, S. H. Cox, of the Cleveland M.Y.C.). A fair breeze gave a good first board, which was won by “Little Rhody III.” “ Bostonia” came back in following boards, when the breeze was light and fitful, and she tied “Little Rhody.” The windward board of the third race was the deciding one, and “‘ Bostonia”’ got away to a good lead on a beat. The wind backed around, after a decided calm, and “ Little Rhody,” which was becalmed at the shore line for a long pause, picked up a fair wind and, neck and neck with “‘ Yankee Doodle,” came running down on “ Bostonia ”’ with a following breeze. The Washington Pool is some two thousand feet long and for a long while it looked as though she were going to walk right by the be-calmed ** Bostonia,” which was close-hauled and did not get the puff until late. However, the latter came ashore, was re-trimmed for the changed slant, and managed to get over the line with a fair margin. This gave Mr. Black 8 points against Mr. Ardoene’s 5; and as the hour was so late that contestants had to run to catch their trains, and the sailing of the final return board could not affect the result as ** Little Rhody” could only get two points against Black’s margin of three, it was decided not to sail this final board. American modelmen are satisfied they will send a good yacht to Gosport, and at this writing are entertaining every hope of bringing home that Cup. “SIESTA” CHALLENGE TROPHY. During the regatta a series of races was run off for the Siesta Challenge Trophy, newly posted this year for competition in the class. Races’were held on an open body of water near the pond, the yachts being sailed from skiffs. Several heats were run off in almost dead calms, while another was run during a drenching downpour of rain. “ Westward,” owned by Mr. F. L. Pigeon, of the Boston M.Y.C., won the trophy in handy fashion, and the cup goes to that club for a year’s ownership. Mr. Pigeon is one of the best known and most able model yacht skippers in the U.S., and is particularly noted for having sailed his American B-class yacht “John Harvard” at the Eagle Cup regatta last Fall, in one race making only three touches. These races were sailed from skiffs, and the course was a half mile to windward and return. In this series the first two races were to windward and return, the third being around a triangular course. Mr. Pigeon also created a record of only 22 touches for the three races. Tt should be noted here, for the interest of all modelmen, and most especially if the Yachting Monthly Trophy comes to America, that the Siesta Cup races are open to International A-class models registered under any club recognised by the Model Yacht Racing Association of America, regardless of nationality. At a meeting of the M.Y.R.A. just preceding the regatta, it was decided to hold next year’s Elimination Races at Boston, if their new pond is ready in time. The event will be made a part of the celebra- tion of the 300th Anniversary of the founding of that city, and the Americans are hoping the second model event of the season will be the sailing, there, of the International Races among all those who wish to try to take the Big Cup back across the Ocean. Getting out a paper is no picnic, If we print jokes, people say we are silly. If we don’t, they say we are too serious. If we publish original matter, they say we lack variety. If we publish things from other papers, we are too lazy to write. If we are rustling news, we are not attending to business in our own department If we don’t print contributions, we don’t show proper appreciatien, If we do print them, ‘he paper is filled with junk. Like as not some fellow will say we purloined this from another paper. We did—and so did the other paper. The Model Yachtsman. : 85: Our Scottish Page : & By Wanzi Ranyaw Owing to the fact that there have been no other races of much importance since our last batch of Scottish news, we shall have to devote our space this month to an account of the Robertson Cup Race. Whilst this race is a big event in itself, the racing this year was rather poor and not very spectacular, but this must largely be ascribed to the light and fitful wind. Last year, the race had to be called off owing to a complete absence of wind, and conditions this year were not really much better. At the same time, we must be thankful for small mercies as Whiteinch seemed to get all of whatever little breeze was blowing in the Cluye area. Condi- tions gave a reach each way which handicapped most of the visitors who were strange to the Victoria Park water. With a reaching wind, the Whiteinch Pond takes a bit of knowing, and it will be noticed that all of the leading boats were skippered by men with good local knowledge. In spite of this, one of the Edinburgh boats was well-up the list, and “Cathie II’? would have done even better had her skipper known the water. The entries numbered eleven from seven clubs, but we should have liked to see considerably more as some clubs did not enter whilst others scratched before the race. The clubs represented were Elder Park, Greenock, Edinburgh, Kilmarnock, Maxwell Park, Victoria, and the West of Scotland. The latter club was represented by ‘‘ Corona” and ‘“ Mavis.” The original choices had _ been ** Ailsa’ and ‘“‘ Corona,” but as “‘ Ailsa’? was found over-rating, it was decided to call on the next highest scorer in the club matches. As “ Mavis” was only selected at the last moment, her performance was extremely creditable to Mr. G. Rodrick, her skipper, and his brother Norman. As the latter acts as mate to “Thelma,” one begins to appreciate that “‘ Mavis’ was very finely handled. So far as we know, these two young brothers were by far the two youngest competitors in the race. This competition was inaugurated two years ago when the Cup was won by “ Agnes ”’ of the Victoria. M.Y.C. and as there was no race last year, she can be considered as the holder. The first pair away were “ Agnes ’’ and “‘ Corona,” and the points went to “‘ Corona” on the first board and ‘‘ Agnes” for the return. During the first few heats, points were fairly well divided but “ Rip,” ‘‘ Senga,” and “ Etta ”’ did not: shine, ‘“‘ Bunty” was, however, well to the fore. At the end of the seventh heat a halt was called for: tea which was provided by ladies of the West of Scotland Club. This was a welcome break as the afternoon was very hot and tiring. At this time ** Corona ”’ was leading with 22 points, followed by ** Agnes” and ‘“‘ Mavis ”’ with 20. Racing was resumed as soon as possible as there was not too much time to spare as some of the visitors had trains to catch. In the first board after tea, ‘‘ Corona” threw away a board for which she paid the penalty of 2 points which would have made a vital difference to her position at the end of the race. The next heat was the last but one. In this ‘‘ Corona ’’ was the bye, and “ Mavis,” by taking both boards from “ Lalone,’’ made herself a possible winner or at best level with ‘‘ Corona.” Everything then depended on the result of the last heat. In this ‘‘ Corona’ beat “ Bunty,” but as ‘“‘ Mavis” beat ‘‘ Cathie II’ also both ways, it left ‘“‘Mavis” in ‘the premier position with “Corona ’”’ as runner-up. . Scores :—‘“‘ Mavis,” G. Rodrick, W.S.M.Y.C., 32 ; “Corona,” J. Livingston, W.S.M.Y.C., 30; “* Aones,” T. Williams, V.M.Y.C., 26; “ Lalone,” A. McLaughlan, M.P.M.Y.C., 24; ‘‘ Bar-one,” J. King, E.P.M.Y.C., 24; ‘ Cathie II,” T. Kilpatrick, E.M.Y.C., 22; ‘‘ Bunty,” R. A. Watt, V.M.Y.C., 22; ‘‘Semaj,” A. Sharp, G.M.Y.C., 18; ‘‘ Etta,” J. Sharp, G.M.Y.C., 10; ‘‘Senga,” J. Robson, K.M.Y.C., 6; “‘ Rip,” J. Patrick, E.M.Y.C., 2. “RP area August 1929 oil el 86 The A FIRST Model ATTEMPT Yachtsman. AT August 1929 SHIP MODELLING. By A. 8S. Dray. LT a eg ee ee eee = Re tees Ga models may be divided into three categories —scale models, usually made at shipyards or engineering works, or by professional model makers, exact in every detail; sailor-made models, which give a fair representation of a ship—more or less to scale, or at least in proportion and more or less correct in detail; and the large range of models from the beautiful work of some amateurs—to the first attempts of schoolboys. The illustration shown here is of a model which comes into the second group. It would be impossible to put into words the pleasure that has been drerived in the making of this little ship during the long period of construction. For some people the hobby of model making, or any similar hobby, must be confined to the odd moments of winter evenings, so that progress towards the finished model is of necessity slow. Be that as it may, every cut with a penknife, every tap with a hammer, every little splice was in this case an expression of the love of the sea and of ships which many in these Islands of ours understand, especially the ex-sailormen. the ribs it would have been almost impossible to fit them through the gun ports, especially as the hull has no properly built main and lower decks running fore and aft. So nothing was fixed until it was quite certain that it would not have to be pulled off again. The lower masts were temporarily stepped in place, bowsprit fitted, and rudder hung before the decks were nailed down. So, the hull grew step by step, until the time came for the rigging. Here, again, I found that the best course to pursue was to make all lower, top and topgallant masts, yards, and other spars, all the tops, caps, and cross trees, before setting up any of the stays or shrouds. The chain plates or channels had been formed by an extension of the deck through the bulwarks as necessary to make a stronger job. The main dimensions for this model were taken from plans drawn by Mr. E. W. Twining, of Twining Models, Ltd., Northampton. The plans were of a late Eighteenth Century ship of the line—most beautifully set out, though too intricate to be followed faithfully by one whose skill in model making was being tested for the first time. With the help of Mr. Twining’s plans, a visit or two to model exhibitions, the study of many prints, and a slight knowledge of ship construction and rigging, I was able to get as far as shown in the picture, though I hope I shall not have finished the model for some time to come, and I can see many things thit I shall enjoy doing yet. A brief description of the construction will, no doubt, show that this sailor-made model, at any rate, is only more or less correct. The keel and kelson are of one piece of wood, to which were fitted stem and stern posts and solid athwart-ship ribs. The ribs, drawn out from cross section plans, are not actually in pairs, being cut from }” mahogany solid for the full width of the ship at each point. yk ” The planking is }” mahogany, the stern galley of a solid piece of teak, carved and made to fit before being secured in place. The upper decks are of birch, the planking being represented by pencil lines. The lion figurehead (which my wife says looks like a sheep), is made of plastic wood gilded over. In constructing the hull, all the various parts were made to fit into place before being finally secured. This was advisable because, for example, if the lower deck guns had not been fitted into place before the side planking was nailed into Mr, A. S. Dean’s Model. The only point about the spars that may be of particular interest is that the top-gallant masts and jib-boom are made of white knitting needles scraped down. These seem less likely to be broken during the process running of rigging rigging of the and later. head-sails None has of the yet been rove ; in fact, the only running gear fitted are the braces and halyards on the yards. I hope to finish all the rigging some time, though I have a suspicion August 1929 The Model Yachtsman. that I should have started the “rattling down ”’ before crossing the yards; sails may be bent on my next model. We are indebted to the Bourneville Works Magazine for the use of the photograph which illustrates the above article. If this is Mr. Dean’s first attempt at ship modelling, we have to heartily congratulate him on a very fine piece pf work. We hope that he will make many more little ships. a ncn alin) aera ee = a> Pe I can thoroughly recommend ship model making as a hobby. If one is interested, the question of patience does not arise. 87 Sau Raw Go Meree Moser Dene 4 rou site | Feeraungue SST on Nose Sail Plan of our Prize Design ‘“Kalulu,” (6-m.) Designed by J. Morton James, Full Lines were published in our July number. { 88 The Model Yachtsman. “GUDRUN August 1929 ELVIRA.” 6-metres Model, (13 inches = 1 foot). Designed by Sam Bere, Norway. Winner of Second Prize in THE MODEL Y.ACHTSMAN Designing Competition. 25 \ \ ‘ B weed 1 oN el af SS =< —S SS ——— pees \eé IN. Dis PLACEMENT attewe=p 1940 WSPLACEM ENT Faesn Waren 21.29 LBS, SH Age) FOR GATING 16.75 tis Se i LEGD HEEL + —~eMIS DISPLACENENT Sur — »—2/80 LEAD HEEL Incl. ChEW KeIgM oe t 5 {206 Soine. | ; . XG ie tat ——_ 8 os Ss Max _OnaugHt qurowes———aeee. as LOWED 7 INS, 7] i are 2 37 ~~ | The Model Yachtsman. ; Lines: One Sixth of Full-size. r —" j Fe = A. s ; aa € a = ae. D \\ August 1929 J1opet Yacnt GMmerne YACHT _ Seprn /21n.- ) FOoT, __ Gonsesronping , pECLAS>, %. B. lof is OH F 1R35 INS. Otf A ls Ls, DIMENSIONS LWL 3650_INS: MEqSURED Leng? 00 G gt Bor’ 9.45 , | Bow Tra _ Bis 6i5_STmAN /O8R + Y4-Gipm 465. CHALN. 2560 . Heignrn-—_ IGHiz=——- 7.35, | STERN HX 590 + ra eins. 3.40 2 er L008 >. ye Ojo + |YS 2400 h-; 166. 006 36/4. RIES 5/42 85:70__ ——+— Aled 4.17 _ + |r FREEROARD 3,70 ~ = 222 < —+— Aer 345 w6 = 200.52 90| 49.20 .]968 6 14. BRE $70.02 50.0 —Diselacenent Sart Waren LEZD HEEL -+- —-- 8/F0.00 572000 LBS = 5.7 * = 26 “Gruprun Etvira” - 89 August 1929 The Model Yachtsman. 90 “Guoeun Evvirna” Zs / t ey a 4 a dz 167g! 9p 9) 22 23 a 32> ‘ ‘ i oLAL-ELA 9< | ' ! S ~ Ss 4 DS aie =e, = eo) < ae SA RY Body Plan of “Gudrun Elvira,” designed by Sam BERGE, y - ie Norway. One-quarter of full size. {0 [aoefassal a - eR | \W7 © METRE ay, _l%sIN-| FOOT HALF SIZE BODY PLAN This month we publish the Sail Plan of ** Kalulu,” our winning design, which appeared in last month’s issue, also the lines of ‘‘ Gudrun Elvira,” designed This design was by Mr. Sam Berge, Norway. awarded second place by Mr. J. R. Barnett, who The third design, judged the Competition. ** Progress,” by Mr. Reg. Lance, is a fin-and-skeg model and will appear in our next number. Blue prints of any of these designs, half-size (and in the case of “‘ Gudrun Elvira” including section plan full-size) can be obtained from THE MODEL YACHTSMAN offices, Golden House, Gt. Pulteney Street, London, W.1, for 12/6 a set post free. LETTERS FROM THE WINNERS. Sir, I have been racing at our Clyde Regattas, hence the reason for delay in acknowledging your letter. I am very pleased that my design was successful in your Competition, and thank you for the cheque received as prize. I hope seeing that Scotland, Norway and England are represented in the prize winners, this may help the circulation of your wonderful little paper. COMPETITION. ee DESIGNING I would like to put in a design for your next Competition but this would depend on the amount of work in hand here. Yours sincerely, J. M. JAMES. 81, Hope Street, Glasgow. Dear{Mr. Editor, Your cheque to hand for which I thank you. I can assure you I did not enter the competition with the idea of winning a money prize, but with the intention of recording a design from a rule I like very much indeed. I consider that the 6-m. (1% in. to ft.) embodying the latest amendments produces a fine model in all respects, giving plenty of draught, weight, and sail area. Further, I see no difficulties in the rule either from a designing or measuring point of view. It would be very useful from a theoretical and practical standpoint, if, say, three individuals in one club could be persuaded to build the three winning designs and race them against each other. ee OUR August 1929 The Model I am glad to have Mr. Barnett’s remarks upon my design, as I feel sure you will understand that comments of this description are very helpful and tend to improve future work. Yours truly, REG. W. LANCE. 11, Haslemere Road, East Southsea. Mr. Lance's suggestion about building the three boats and testing them out thoroughly against each INTERNATIONAL Yachtsman. other is a very valuable one, and we hope this will be done and that the results may be communicated to us for publication. We, ourselves, felt that Mr. Barnett’s comments were valuable and helpful. As a designer well-known to model yachts men, Mr. Lance’s opinion of the class is worthy of attention. The boats are certainly fine hefty little craft of a desirable type. —Epitor, THE MODEL YACHTSMAN. MODEL ee UGH there had been one or two previous international races, properly organised model yacht racing can be said to have commenced in 1923 when the present series of international races was inaugurated at Gosport under egis of the Model Yachting Association. In this year the proprietors of the Yachting Monthly presented the celebrated Cup, which bears that journal’s name, for international model competition, and at the same time a new rating formula and class of yachts was brought into being. This formula was invented by Major M. Heckstall Smith, who was then Editor of the Yachting Monthly, and is a very clever and successful rule. When the International Model Yacht Racing Association was formed in 1927, this rule was adopted and the class was given the title of the “ International Model A-class.” The 1923 International Race was held at Gosport, and Denmark, represented by‘ Dana I,” belonging to Mr. V. V. Graae, was beaten by the British “Invader,” owned by Mr. J. Scott Freeman (Staines M.Y.C.), designed, built and sailed by Mr. W. J. Daniels. The following year, Selection Races were again held to determine the British representative, and * Crusader,” a new boat designed, built and sailed by Mr. W. J. Daniels for Mr. H. Scott Freeman, gained the honour of representing Britain. In the International ‘‘Crusader’’ met and _ defeated * Dana II,” Mr. V. Graae, Royal Danish Y.C. In 1925, ‘“‘ Crusader” repeated her performance in the British Selection Race and this year saw a fresh Richmond in the field in the guise of Mr. Joe Weaver sailing “Slipper,” the American entry. By securing the Cup for the third time, Mr. Daniels won it outright for Mr. Scott Freeman. A new Cup was given in 1926 by the proprietors of the Yachting Monthly, and this year we had three foreign nations represented in the Race besides ourselves. The British boat, ‘* Defiance,” Capt. F. W. Lazell, wona strenuous race with “ Bostonia I,” Mr. John Black, Boston M.Y.C., U.S.A,; “Marianne I,’’ Mons. Aubourg, Havre M.Y.C., France, third; and “Dana III,” Mr. Tottrupp, Denmark, finishing in the order named. ee ————_——————eeeee 91 YACHT RACING. In 1927, both the British Race and the International were very near things, but “* Gertrude,” Mr. Ronnie Jurd, Gosport M.Y.C., managed to struggle home in each, a single point ahead of his competitors. In the International races ‘‘ Bostonia II,’ Mr. John Black, Boston M.Y.C,, representing the States, showed herself very fast in the light winds that prevailed during the earlier stages of the racing. At the end the breeze fortunately freshened a trifle and “‘ Gertrude ”’ just succeeded in winning. The other nations finished : *‘ Bostonia II’ second, ** Berlin,” Herr P. Kriiger, Berlin M.¥.C., Germany, and ‘‘ Marianne II,’ Mons. Aubourg, Havre M.Y.C., France. Sweden also entered but scratched at the last moment. For last year’s races we had entries from the States, France, Germany, and Sweden. The Swedish boat was scratched, however, as her owners did not consider her fast enough to adequately represent the country. The German model, which from all accounts was a very smart craft, had an unfortunate mishap just before the races. Her owner, Herr Kriiger, had her out on a final tuning-up spin on one of the lakes near Berlin, when she was run down by a paddle excursion steamer. Much sympathy was felt for Herr Kriiger’s disappointment as during the previous year’s races he had proved himself a capital sportsman. This reduced the number of: starters to three. The winner of the British Race, “ Little Nell,” Mr. A. Jones, Gosport M.Y.C., was, therefore, opposed to ‘‘ Patsy,’ Mr. Joe Weaver, Central Park M.Y.C., ‘U.S.A., and “ Argo I,’’ Mons. Authonac, Paris M.Y.C., France. It was fairly obvious from the start of the racing that “ Argo”’ would occupy the position of whipper-in, but the other two had a terrific struggle. At the end of the first morning’s racing they had both made the same points, but by the evening “ Patsy” had gained a 4 point lead. By noon on the second day the British boat had reduced this to 2 points and at the close of the day’s racing she was 9 points ahead. At lunch time on the final day, “‘ Little Nell” had increased her lead to 14 points, which appeared to put Britain in a satisfactory position, but in the afternoon Joe Weaver put forth a supreme effort. EE ee E ee 92 | The Model Sailing magnificently he cut down “ Little Nell’s” lead point by point until he was only 7 points astern. Then came a misfortune which might have daunted many a man. In a board against the French boat when in a commanding position a couple of- yards from the line, ‘‘ Patsy” came ashore. Her lee shroud caught in a crack in the planking and her hollow mast snapped like a carrot. After a second’s pause her skipper put her off again and she drifted sideways over the line with her gear overside in the water, but as she crossed ahead of “Argo,” “Patsy” took the points. In order to give the American model every chance, a halt was made for repairs and afterwards she was permitted a couple of trial boards. The position then was that “ Little Nell” still held a 4 point lead so that, in order to win,‘ Patsy’ had to win both the run and the beat. She easily managed to take the run and all then hung on the result of the beat to windward. In this the two boats sailed almost level for over half the lake and then * Patsy > managed to forge ahead and when only thirty or forty yards from the finish, she had a lead of several lengths from the British boat. Suddenly, a heading puff struck the boats and “ Patsy” shook up whilst “* Little Nell” paid away and made up ground. Once more “ Patsy” got going but again she was headed and this time she hung long enough for “ Little Nell” to slip through her lee and draw half a length ahead. ‘ Patsy’ got going again and began to draw up, but it was too late and ** Little Nell’? crossed the line a bare six inches ahead of the American boat. And in this fashion the Yachting Monthly Cup has remained in Britian, but who can prophesy its fate this year ? The 1929 British Races are remarkable in that they are the first races for the beautiful British Championship Cup, presented to the M.Y.A. by its President, Mr. J. Herbert Scrutton. There are not as many entries as last year as there are only A TRIMMING Yachtsman. August 1929 nineteen yachts as against twenty-eight, but almost all the crack boats and skippers are sailing so that the winner of the British Championship will well deserve the honour of representing Britain. Though Scottish and Irish boats. have taken part in the British races in previous years, the only entrant this year from outside of England is ‘‘ Miss South Africa,” of the Durban M.Y.C., South Africa. The entrants for this year’s International Races are Britain, the United States, Belgium, France, Germany, and Latvia. The States will be represented by ‘“‘ Bostonia III,” Mr. John Black, Rhode Island M.Y.C. She is a very fast and easy lined craft and an account of how she won the American Elimination Trials will be found elsewhere in this issue of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN. The French craft is ‘‘ Argo II,’’ Mons. Autonac, Paris. M.Y.C., a new boat built for the contest. Her predecessor was a slippery customer, but too small for the class so we may expect “ Argo II” to do well. The Belgian yacht is ‘ Hortensia III,”. owned by Mons. De Wachter, skippered by Mons. Heydt, her designer. A number of models have been built in Belgium to the A-class and ‘‘ Hortensia III” was chosen after a number of trials so that we may expect her to be fast. The German representative is “Emmy,” of the Deutche Segelbunde, and as she won their race from five others may be expected to do well. The name of the Latvian representatives not to hand at the time when this magazine went to press. It is obvious from the foregoing that Britain will have to do better than ever before if she is to retain the Yachting Monthly Cup, and every moment of the Regatta should be full of excitement. During the last few years the Gosport Regatta has not been favoured in the matter of winds and let us hope that the racing this year may include plenty of windward work and at least one day when we may see the yachts racing under second or third suits in the International. INDICATOR FOR NOVICES. By F. W. PLews, Rear-Commodore, Paisley M.Y.C. a sa aa might suppose that sailing a model was more or less a matter of guess work and chance, whereas in reality there is a fundamental law which if followed allows one to sail any desired course with accuracy provided there is no interference from a shift of wind or some other source. Given a steady unchanging wind, the model will sail in any direction for which the sails are set. The problem of trimming a boat’s sails presents difficulty to many novices, and so I am explaining in this little article a device which I found most successful when in the infancy of my own sailing career. Figure | is a diagram showing the various angles to the wind at which a boat will sail from a tight beat to a reach or run dead before the wind. To use this diagram, I made a scaled down map of the pond with the various courses marked off in red in the manner shown in fig. 2. Then by placing the sailing diagram over that of the pond and fixing it centrally with a drawing pin or eyelet so as to permit the sailing diagram to be rotated at will, I turned it with the arrow indicating the direction of the wind. The thick line on the diagram represents the centre fore-and-aft line of the boat and the thin one which is numbered represents the boom. August 1929 The Model Yachtsman. 93 By reading off we now get the angle at which the boom “must be trimmed in relation to the centre line of the model. In order to make use of this information the boat herself must be scaled off as indicated in fig. 3. A semi-circle is marked on the deck having its centre immediately under the gooseneck, and marked out in degrees. This may be done in Indian ink or indellible pencil and varnished over. As an instance of its use, let us suppose that one wishes to sail from the bottom right hand corner of the lake from the point marked A to the top left-hand corner B with the wind N.E. by E. e, aPing® Drawn by F Ww. OPYRIGH VENUE, CARDONA LASGOwW: u Having set the arrow representing the wind in the right direction, one sees which of the thick lines representing the centre line of the boat is parallel to the desired tourse. Reading off from the thin line one finds chat the boom requires to be trimmed at an angle of 30 degrees and about 27 degrees would take the boat back again. Experience soon shows the exact setting of jib and rudder for any given angle of boom. Except for slight local variations, I might describe this method as infallible. Mast Figure 3. ee we SS ALTERATIONS TO LY.R.U. RULES. The M.Y.A. has under preparation a supplement to M.Y.A. Rating Rules, 1926 Edition, containing all the latest amendments and a new table giving the maximum draughts and minimum displacements for salt water. By the time these lines appear in print this will be about ready for print- ing. We understand that the price of this will be – ig region of 1s., post free from Hon. Secretary, The Model Yachtsman. August 1929 ne gorse: —— : 94, SIMPLE METHODS OF FINDING THE CENTRE OF EFFORT AND AREA OF SAILS. By A. C. Davison, A.M.I.C.E. rE an interesting series of articles that were recently published in 7HE MODEL YACHTS- MAN, Mr. Savage included methods of finding the Centre of Effort and area of sails. There are several methods of attacking these problems and I trust that Mr. Savage will pardon me for putting forward others, which I think are easier for the novice. To obtain the area, the simplest method is to draw a line from peak to tack if on paper, or pin a length of line on the actual sail, and measure the vertical height from this to the angles a and d. This may be done by holding the end of a tape or rule to the corner and swinging it in a small arc, the shortest reading being the vertical. The area is the length e—f multiplied by half the sum of the two ac J a a Nv W fo pr in verticals added together. Fig <2. To find the Centre of Effort (C.E.) and area of the jib or other triangular sail. The C.E. is simply the centre of gravity of the form if cut out of cardboard of some similar material, and this lies one-third up the line joining the middle of the base to the opposite angle. Any side can be taken as the base. The area is the length of any side multiplied by half its vertical height to the opposite angle. For this also any side can be used, but to avoid having to extend the lines it is better to use a side such as a—/, especially in measuring sails already on a boat. “i fre 3 To find the combined C.E. of mainsail and jib’: Find the C.E. of each sail separately as at a and b and join these points. From the point a draw a line ac vertically upwards representing the area of mainsail to a convenient scale, and from b draw a similar line bd vertically downwards representing the area of the jib. Join c—d, and the point at which c—d cuts a—b is the combined C.E. No special scale is needed for this and we can take x inch or | inch on an ordinary rule as representing 100 sq. inches. The scale will entirely depend on the size of our drawing. If one prefers to calculate, measure the length of the line a—b. The distance from one end will be: Areo.. ab end: . Area of Jib x : and from the other Combined Area of Sails Area of Main ab x The _ shorter Combined Area of Sails : distance being naturally nearer the larger sail. —— ——_ i ee 47g 2 To obtain the C.E. and area of a gaff mainsail : Draw the two diagonals and from the longer cut off a part c—d equal to the part a—b. Join c to e and f, and the centre of the dotted triangle which is one-third up the line joining the middle of e—c to f will be the C.E. of the whole figure. Relative position of C.L.R. to C.E. The distance ahead of the C.L.R. for the C.E. is known as “Lead.” According to the authorities the correct amount of lead for full-sized yachts is .01 to .03 of L.W.L., but models require the more. Between .05 and .1 will generally be found right for models of the ordinary racing classes. As the C.L.R. in modern boats is about 3 or 4 inches abaft the centre of the L.W.L., placing the C.E. directly over the middle will generally give a good starting point. Finer adjustment can then be made by trial. 95 The Model Yachtsman. Angust 1929 : ur :ri‘w DEe jl i t maln : i | il) i iMrHap K(SH | er mI WA)ACwe CHITSM TSh it MAN ey lnTA fi ‘ i nlWHIm[ORwn KSHO ji off 7(a =a=ZzZ—N S ELLE SBLBAPLLPLDILL <1 eT Readers are invited to send in particulars of any little tips they may think likely to prove of service to our readers, of any unusual tools they find useful in building or repairing model yachts. CASTING LEAD KEELS IN SAND MOULDS. By R. RowLanpson. The December number of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN contained a good article giving instructions for casting lead keels in plaster of Paris. Whilst efficacious, this drawback of being expensive as use of a considerable amount Plaster. I, therefore, venture another method of doing this method has the it necessitates the of Ash’s Dental to put forward in a far cheaper manner which may be of interest to your less affluent readers. The first step is, of course, to make the wood pattern, which must be somewhat full to allow for finishing and adjustment. This must be rubbed down until it is absolutely smooth as we are going to make our mould in sand, and if there is the slightest inequality of surface, the sand will cling to it. The material needed for making the mould is casting sand and some parting sand should also be obtained. An obliging foreman at any foundry will usually produce this for nothing. In order to make the lower half of the mould a box is required. Make this of such dimensions that the keel pattern can lie on its side with a clear margin of at least an inch and a half all round. This box has a bottom but no lid, and its depth should be about three times that of the pattern. For the top half of the mould make a framework with four sides but no top or bottom. This should be exactly the same size as the lower part, and of approximately the same depth. Four pieces of wood are then nailed to the sides of the upper part in such fashion that they project over the lower part and keep the upper part from sliding about. To make the sand mould, the lower box is then filled with sand. This must be rammed down right as it is put in little by little, so that it is absolutely firm. When about ? inch from the top, put in sand right up to the top and insert the pattern. Push it in so that it lies flat and when the sandis level it will be half covered and half sticking out of the sand. Ram down firmly and level the sand with the rim of the box. Parting sand must now be sprinkled over the surface of the sand me Oe ren Title Page and Index for Volume 1, Price 6d., post free 7d. Back Numbers of 7HE MODEL Y ACHTS- FOLLOWING IN FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS ! The Eastbourne M.Y.C. has a very strong Juvenile Section attached to it and Mrs. Herries, wife of the Hon. Treasurer, presented a silver cup for competition amongst the youngsters. This year’s winner was Stewart Payne, aged 6, who carried off the race in open competition with boys of all ages up to sixteen. Stewart is the son of an enthusiastic member of the Club, and his father built him his boat ‘‘ Rupert,’ which is a half-size “* Frolic ’’ (A-class), fitted with Braine steering gear. As the boat stands four feet one inch from keel to truck, the size of he little chap can be judged from MAN can be obtained by any readers’ who desire to complete their sets. No. 1 Reprint Price 1/-. No. 2 and Nos. 4—12 inclusive, price 6d., postage ld. per number extra. No. 3 is now out of print and readers who have any spare copies of June are invited to return to enable us to complete sets. In order to save time, all letters should be clearly marked in the corner with the name of Department and addressed: THE MODEL YACHTSMAN, the. photograph published above. GOLDEN HOUSE, GT. PULTENEY STREET, LONDON, W.1, Printed for the Prevrietors by H. G. Stone. 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