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SEPTEMBER 1994 ;: uK’s TOP SELLER s =~ — ee —_ — National Maritime ren —| Museum’s MODEL BOAT SHOW . Panart’s kit reviewed KIT REVIEW of the designer is to mount the winch and rudder servo in the fin, so instead of adding weight, you take it away. I did not like the idea of screwing or bolting them in place, so I used stainless steel split pins glued into the fin and protruding through the lugs of the winch and servo with longer split pins vertically through the eyes. Both can be removed in seconds. The deck was then glued in place onto the inwales using resin. A Workmate was used to hold the fin in place and the hull was fitted over it, with packing used to ensure that there is 31 3/4 ins from the bow to a point 16 ins down the fin. A 1 mm hole was drilled in the deck midway across where the fin meets the deck for a temporary screw to hold everything in place while resin and matting was applied under the deck D E MOORE Above, the winch and fin are mounted in the top of the fin. Right, . builds Tony Abel’s latest rudder clamped between two sheets of Marblehead metal to stop 6mm drill from wandering whilst drilling stock hole. Far right, lead cut to shape, and only requires the access holes cutting which are then covered with plastic patches. The fin is ready finished and made of laminated wood with an epoxy finish and the rudder is also made from ‘Lite’ ply with a6 mm carbon shaft. The kit came with an easy to understand plan sheet, but does not have step by step instructions. There is no check list so you have to identify each item against the plan. This is no bad thing as it makes you study the plan in more detail. bulb in two halves with 1/8in brass studding. Construction hen you buy a new product you take something ofa gamble. The maker is never going to tell you of any faults or vices. (Fishmongers never sell rotten fish). After studying what was available, I decided to take a chance on Tony Abel’s new Kingfisher Marblehead. It has a very slim glass fibre hull with a 21 in draught and is designed for swing rigs only. The design sailing weight is 10 Ibs 8 oz. The deck is made from 3 mm ‘Lite’ ply and comes already I started by cutting out the access holes in the deck and then giving the underside of the deck and the already fitted inwales a coat of polyester resin. When dry, I applied glass matting and resin to the area around where the mast tube passes through deck, leaving the glass covering the hole, unresined. The hole for the fin was next. Masking tape was applied to the bottom of the hull and the position marked, The hole was made by drilling first, and then cleaning with a needle file. A clever idea and in the bottom of the hull. Plasticine was used to the outside of the hull to stop any resin from running down the fin. The mast tube was fitted as per plan. A length of 1/2 in copper water tube with insulation tape wound round the end was temporarily fitted into the mast tube and marked 22 ins up from the deck. The measurement from this mark to the bow must be 31 3/5 ins (541 mm). Two pairs of hands are needed at this stage as the tube must also be ina straight line with the fin when viewed from the bow. When satisfied that all was correct I spot glued it with five minute epoxy, and when set, Right, masking tape | applied to bottom of hull prior to drilling and filing the hole for the fin. Far right, access hole to winch mounted on fin; screw top of radio box and mast step. 16 MODEL BOATS SEPTEMBER 1994 permanently fitted it with glass matting Completed model ready and resin. Another job requiring sighting up with the fin is the rudder tube. A6 mm for sail marking and in hole was drilled (don’t forget masking into hull. her natural element. Bottom, fin glassed tape) in the hull 3 ins from the stern, continuing through the deck where a brass bushis fitted to take the top of the carbon shaft. Make sure the drill is on the same plane as the fin, then resin in place. The rudder, which comes preshaped, is made from two pieces of 3 mm ‘Lite’ ply laminated together, and then shaped with a razor plane. The rudder was clamped between two sheets of metal to stop the 6 mm drill from wandering whilst drilling the hole for the carbon rudder stock. One or two flat spots were filed on the stock to stop it from turning in the rudder after epoxying. The lead bulb comes in two halves and needed to be lightened by 1 lb. I find a Surform plane does this best. I epoxied the two halves together and drilled a hole for the 1/8 in brass studding and then countersunk holes for the nuts, Dipping the tip of the drill in paraffin or white spirit makes drilling of lead a lot easier. The bulb was fitted to the fin, making sure it was horizontal to the water-line. Plasticine was put over the nuts to facilitate easy removal if necessary. P 38 or similar was then used to fill holes and gaps and sanded down when dry. The water-proof radio tub was epoxied in place and when set, a silicone sealer was used to bed an ‘O’ ring for the screw-down lid to seat on. (The ‘O’ ring is not supplied but is easily obtainable from plumbing shops). A Futaba 27 MHz Attack outfit was used with a Tony Abel Sprint winch which is fitted with a remote drum turn adjusting conditions to a Force 9. I can confidently recommend the Kingfisher to anyone, from beginner to expert. It is simple and quick to build and has no vices on the water. If you don’t start control. I wish someone could tell me why 40 MHz radios are almost twice the price of 27 MHz. The rigs are standard swing rig design with tapered carbon mast and aluminium booms. The kit is one of the most comprehensive that I have seen and extremely good value for money. The Kingfisher kit includes hull with winning with this one I suggest you take up knitting! or something else. Tony Abel Model Racing Yachts are at Highnoon, Peterfinger Road, Salisbury, Wiltshire. SP5 3BY. inwales fitted, deck, rudder with stock, finished fin and lead bulb. The complete kit with one rig is £210. The first time on the water proved to be a revelation. The wind was very light and, after being last of eight over the start line, the Kingfisher quickly caught and passed the fleet by the first mark, and then continued to sail away on its own. So far the boat has sailed well through every wind from drifting match MODEL BOATS SEPTEMBER 1994 Te: A typical well spread but close start at the RM nationals: Not a lot of room behind the line as a result of trying to make best use of the wind and lake in difficult conditions. John Cleave’s Roar Edge called ‘Skurt’ (144) receiving a severe challenge from Chris Boisnault’s ‘Margo’ (13). John came out on top of this one, but only managed eleventh overall. YACHTING at championships, championships and yet more championships Now it’s really beginning to hot up! When I successfully proposed that the Radio Marblehead Nationals be brought back as a qualifying event for the Radio League I suggested that the meeting was no longer extra large enough to have an exceptional effect upon the result; I had not expected the swing that there has been so far. The remainder of the season is going to be interesting because last year’s winners, Fleetwood, do not really sail Radio Marbleheads: they do, however, sail Radio A Class and One Metre yachts and they are the classes that look set to dominate the tail end The answer to last month’s puzzle picture: the person apparently praying for wind, or something, was Roger Stollery. Roger was setting about getting one of his low level shots of the A heat starting during the last race of the meeting; his camera has a rightangle viewfinder which lets him get almost right down to water level for these rarely seen photographs. Eastbourne on the Spring Bank Holiday, that was the place to be if you are ‘terested in Radio Marbleheads. 45 keen types In order to sort it all out they had to do it again, much to the relief of the waiting ‘C’ heat: the last thing they wanted was to set sail in the ever disappearing breeze of Saturday evening. This was really the only thing that marred the weekend, apart from the variable winds, and that was quickly put behind them of the season. Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th oth 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th oth 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Guildford Chelmsford Clapham Birkenhead Woodspring Bournville Gipping Valley Eastbourne Leicestershire Fleetwood Skipper Graham Bantock Mark Dicks Martin Roberts Chris Dicks Keith Skipper Paul Jones Roger Stollery Paul Tickner Phil Playle Mark Dennis MODEL BOATS Score 958.4 947.8 657.3 465 421.6 363.7 331.3 305.6 293.6 271 Score 244 239.3 220.2 209 177.7 174 168 164 160 159.3 SEPTEMBER 1994 (or was it in front?). their wind was slowly disappearing as sunset Looking around at the yachts the trend is obviously to slim Marbleheads; this would appear to be borne out in the results where the known ‘fat’ yachts did not fare so well this year. Several of the slim yachts came from overseas, indeed as is common with MYA RM. Nationals there was a select contingent from France including regulars Chris Boisnault, Remi Bres, Guy Lordat, and JeanClaude Gibon. They were joined this year by Claude Momo from Switzerland and four skippers from Spain including Jose de la Fuente who has been with us several times before. According to the results sheet there was also a Finnish entry as well but this was Christian Lindholm who, as previously reported, is residing in the UK for most of was no chance of logging the finishing order. Among the features of the Nationals was the scoring team, headed as has become usual by ‘Lord Vulture’ – Ian Taylor. This year, however, the score sheets carried a footer suggesting that this could be the final fling for Ian: this is a major pity for the rapid fire score production and interim position publication turns such a regatta into a serious and closely fought and watched competition. Nationals gathered to thrash out three days of close racing in three big fleets in a fairly small piece of water. Under the Race Officership of MYA Chairman Chris Dicks the fleet set off in just about all directions at one time or another as the wind moved around the lake. Saturday tried to emulate the ‘93 One Metre Nationals when the last fleet on the water found that crept on. Unfortunately, in an effort to reduce the agony Chris shortened the course to just one triangle: the skippers knew, the observers knew, but – somehow – the finishing line judges didn’t! As the yachts struggled across the finish line and peeled off, looking forward to an evening’s rest and recuperation, the judges watched in amazement; by the time they realised what had happened there this year. Above, all smiles in the sun at Eastbourne, especially for John Cleave – dark hat in centre – who has just held off a determined challenge from Chris Boisnault – dark glasses – flanking them are Roger Stollery – sun hat – and Anthony Corbett – they have yet to finish. Left, this chap seems to get taller every time we see him: despite a reduction in practice while at college he continued to Harry G.B throughout the RM Nats. Peter Stollery came in to a good second place. 43 Above, set guether tax: ome from Marna Respect and iook Moartiz rate fourth flace at the RM Rigkt top. another example of stern mounted electrics. Like many other Claude Momo carries the radio receiver on the underside of the hatch cover. Easy access means easy removal from damp conditions. Bottom right, the ‘team of three’ at the MYA RM Nationals. From the left Chis Boisnault – 3rd overall, Claude Momo hiding under the inevitable hat 14th overall, and Robert Brown – 19th overall. They each take home one piece of the trophy. will not be the same without Ian and his support team, let’s hope we can persuade him to change his mind. Prizes were presented by the President of the Local Chamber of Commerce, Pat Baldwin, who was taken a little by surprise when it came time to present the Radio Yachting News ‘TOTs’ Trophy to Christophe Boisnault, Claude Momo, and Robert Brown. Chris proceeded to accept his trophy in what is perceived by many as a traditional French manner, and then some: quite a performance for Robert Brown to follow! Another act that is difficult to follow was that of the winner, Graham Bantock: sailing a ‘Paper Box’, if one report I read was to be believed, he won in a fashion that would suggest he could even have sailed a Paper Bag and still have won. Never the less his ‘Paradox’ showed that slim would seem to be the way to be for this sort of event: a concept supported by many others, including the Race Officer Chris Dicks whose Magick 3 was in the hands of Mark Dicks for the weekend. Match Racing News The fourth of the Match Racing series descended upon Clapham Common on the Sunday of the Spring Bank Holiday. Fifteen competitive souls were greeted by Jack Sanday and Nick Woods? and that wind: the wind that we are always told is “most unusual for this place” but always seems to come in over the Clubhouse whenever I appear at Clapham. Jack did his best to set us a course but the wind frustrated his efforts so we had a mainly reaching course. Despite this the day saw some of the closest finishes we have had for some time on the circuit: it also saw a tied finish situation that even the proposed new Match Racing Rules could not sort out. Three skippers only lost one race each, beating every one else but when Mike Wareham beat me, I beat Nigel Gilson and Nigel beat Mike without indulging in a three way Sail off there was no way we could be separated. Other ties were sorted by applying Committee: Chairman: Adrian Brewer, 14 Army Road, Boronia, Victoria 3155, New South Wales, Australia. the relevant ‘count-back’ arrangements Secretary/Treasurer, David Coode, Warringah Cottage, Salt Lane, Hydon Heath, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DH, England. international A, 10 Rater, and 6 BH14 OHD, England. R. B. Sterne, 3785 Edinburgh Street, specified in the proposed rules which are based upon the IYRR Appendix B6. Metre Rules Earlier this year some new class rules for the A Class and 10 Rater yachts came into force, promoted by the [YRU-MYRD. There appears to be some concern in some areas about these new publications: indeed some have gone as far as to say the rewrite of the rules was not really necessary. Others are suggesting that there was insufficient collaboration with the Class Owner’s Technical Committee, Peter Wiles, 1 Courtenay Road, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, Burnaby, BC Canada, V5C1R4. If you sail a 10 Rater then you should get in touch with the international owners association now formally to be know as the ‘International 10 Rater Class Association. Their newly elected committee is as follows; although they too would like all correspondence addressed to the Secretary/Treasurer, Hub Bell. Chairman, Frank Russell, 25 Britannia Street, Umina, New South Wales – 2256, Australia. Top Five in the RM Nationals Place Skipper ist 2nd rd Graham Bantock Peter Stollery Chris Boisnault 4th Martin Roberts Roger Stollery th Club Chelmsford Guildford Viry Chatillon Birkenhead Guildford Design Paradox Roar Edge Margo Stark Roar Edge Designer Graham Bantock Roger Stollery Chris Boisnault Martin Roberts Roger Stollery Points 59.4 Th 80.1 80.4 83.3 Secretary/Treasurer, Hub Bell, 13 Glenties Road, Floreat Park, Western Australia – 6014. Technical Committee, A Robinson, 8 Lilika Road, City Beach, Western Australia – 6015. R Gould, 378 West End Avenue, PH. New York City, New York, – 10024, USA. National Representatives It seems to be the continental fashion to put radio gear in the stern: This example is om Chris Boisnault’s development ofthe theme started by ‘Berlingo’. Associations over the form and content of the America: Madelaine Tucker, 60 West, 75 Street, New York City, New York – 10023, assume responsibility for their ‘Rule’, and this Australia, Ken Dobbie, 26 Winbourne Road, West Moonah, Tasmania – 7009, new rules. As it is IYRU policy that International Class Associations should USA. is a policy which the Model Yacht Racing Division apparently claim to endorse, such claims would seem rather surprising. However feeling is running very high in some quarters and it would seem an appropriate Australia. time to remind all those who sail what might be called the ‘minority classes’ to join their appropriate class association so that they might make their voice heard in affecting the future of their yachts. So if you sail an ‘International A’ class yacht make sure you contact either of the following, who are the Class Association United Kingdom, Mike Hounsell, 4 Old Fire Station Court, North Street, Nailsea, Avon, BS19 2BP, England. If you sail a 6 Metre, a class which is also likely to receive the attentions of the ‘rule- makers and benders social club’ in the near future as the Owner’s Association sets about revising the Class Rule, you should get in contact with either of the following, though preferably Mike Wareham at: Chairman, Bill Green, 80 Buryfield Road, MODEL BOATS SEPTEMBER 1994 around it in race two: by the time Ian Taylor had leapt into the rescue boat, unhooked my rudder and set me free the rest of the fleet were at the windward mark: it was uphill all the way from there on. Racing was delayed at the end of the day by a slightly protracted protest meeting brought about by a call from the observers for a contact between two yachts who steadfastly agreed that they had not touched, produced numerous witnesses to back up their claim and felt satisfied when another yacht went off to do a turn for the incident anyway. The skippers won their case but it Falconscroft, Covingham, Swindon, Wilts, SN3 5AF. Another person who would like to hear from you, particularly if you have a second hand yacht you would like to go to a good home is Anthony Corbett, my occasional colleague correspondent and Model Yachting Association Publicity Officer. Anthony is compiling a ‘Second Hand Yacht register’ to aid those who come into the sport and would dearly love to have a call from you if you have such a yacht – or indeed would like to have one! Anthony can be reached at 59 Esher Road, Hersham, Surrey, KT12 4LW and on Tel. 0372-465298 (between 6pm & 8pm please): there is no charge for this service, yet! Metropolitan & Southern District Ranking – One Metre Iam sure they must get fed up with telling us visitors that “it’s not usually like this here!”. But they had to do it again when we rolled up for the last major One Metre meeting in the UK before we set off to do it in France. Just for once we were prepared to believe the Clapham contingent having already heard of the fantastic wind conditions presents Graham Bantock with the trophy for the RM championship. Below, the prizes are being stacked in readiness for presentation at the end ; of the RM nationals. scorching day on the common. Nestling on the back left is the three part, radio Did we learn anything for France? Probably not, except that Chris Dicks’ new design ‘Metric Magick’ is a slim and slippery always shredded with the odd hole and eddy. A course was laid to give us as much beating as possible, starting at the right-hand end and finishing at the left hand end; rounding all to port. The twenty three boat entry was split into a two heat EORS arrangement to fight Chamber ofCommerce, shares a joke as she was too late to start another race so we packed up and went home after another Solihull, West Midlands, B91 20Q. Secretary/Treasurer, Mike Wareham, 35 Pat Baldwin, president ofthe Eastbourne yacht that, according to reports, holds up well in the heavier airs. The new vessel from the GB stable has yet to be tuned but will no doubt be ready to hit the world in Poitiers – yachting news ‘Tots’ trophy. look out for the report next time. out six races of reasonable duration. I have no doubt there are those who would have shortened the course to try and get us more actual races but I think this approach was the best for the day. The usual skippers dominated although Graham Bantock had to give way to the Dicks family; I suspect that ‘local knowledge’ really does help under these conditions on this lake. Gerry Weston-White, more often known for sailing slightly larger yachts than the one metre had a very good day to take fourth place and squeezing Rob Vice down to fifth. Mark Dennis showed that there is still life in the original designs by bringing ‘Rhythm’ into sixth while Nigel Gilson and myself resumed what appears to becoming our own personal little battle. Nigel succeeded this time by beating me by 0.3 of a point. I didn’t help my cause by proving that there was indeed a slack anchor rope to one of the start marks when I hooked my rudder Far left, the 6 Metre £5 Owners Association Y ‘all Thi ae eel that prevailed for the ‘Omnibus’ endurance Match Racing Trophy. ds? a ete, race that took place the weekend before. commissioned Sunday 12 June saw us back to that old familiar North Westerly breeze from the tree lined end of the common with wind that was sometimes light, sometimes quite brisk, but waterline 6 Metre may well be renamed the Roger Neeve Trophy. Now comes with a transparent cover. Left, ‘Sylph’ sees the light of day: The boat that is ! Jack Day proudly displays this new Australian light weight 6 Metre. If this one works it could be a popular design. Top Five in Met & South Skipper Place , Chris Dicks 1st Mark Dicks 2nd Graham Bantock 3rd Gerry Weston-White 4th Rob Vice oth MODEL BOATS SEPTEMBER 1994 One Metre Ranking Design Club Metric Magick Clapham Crossbow Clapham Jazz Chelmsford Comic Swanley Clapham Bubbles 2 Designer Chris Dicks Mark Dicks Graham Bantock Chris Dicks Alex Austin Points 6.4 7 10.1 21 23 45 S SS ————EEESSSSS conditions. Faced with the prospect of wind main _an early race against both the Mike competitors, Nigel GilsonI and not going to be Wareham, I decided thatsailwas That move area. nt ficie insuf caught with ges as most of the triggered a host of sail chanthe move as rest followed suit: this was contright d to do so the wind had dropped and feweinue r breakages for the rest of the day. With d along at a than on the first day racing rmove the driving force very respectable pace yunde who of local club man Barr Seymour e card and tape stepped in, took over the scor lete the target recorder and drove us toscomp no problems with dule sche lete three comp s being ‘brushed at all. With everyone’sofskill rate up’ by the completion twenty four sepa no surprise that the races each it will come assingl s; indeed places were decided by resore tpoint the tie one or two places had toated admitorabl y with break rules which oper three meetings between each skipper and every other. Out of the water, the rocker of Chris Dicks’ Metric Magick’ is revealed; this yacht is one of the slimmer One 6 MOA Match Racing Championship was The Two Islands Radio Yacht Club first time it 1994, the host to this meeting in origi nal venue in the has come away from it of the sad warranty’ after a to Swindon for repairs ‘under owner Paddy day in the hands of its newRiley , there was no Trophy’, a move yet to beto be opposed. the 6MOA but unlikely ants gathered in the There were nine entr e would be sun on Saturday 18 June, thus .ther Using a near one bye in each group of heats countcontinuous stream of three minute was made for the downs fairly rapid progress ity gremlin first few heats: then the unreliabilwind was re during the very suffered terminal mast failu swapped, with first round of the day and had Daines’ second universal consent, to John al. Among the yacht, a heavyweight Revivwas hom e club others who had suffered g to this design when wey for fitting out. bers who had his jib likin chairman Charles Chamduri first hull nearly read the has r mino a ng boom part at the pivot ld be a photograph to accompany shou e Ther a had r latte the incident with Dave Cousins; the hull as shown completeywith le: coat of epox of ‘string troubles’. Jim Macdonald this artic succession scratching session was having a severe head the full area mainsail when he came to restosetre correctly. Eventually which just would not , the mast top began to make himself felt. The were slowly rising to a point where somea lot! The reducing area a little, others quite pounding of the wind and the fairly open hip Top Five in the 6 MOA Match Racing ChampiDesions gn Club Two Islands Cotswold Gipping Valley Two Islands Two Islands Renaissance Renaissance Force 6 Renaissance Renaissance aled those bits of water of Furzton Lake revestro ng enough and quite not were that string d do with coul y reall that s edge p shar those er mechanisms rounding off as well as rudd ry. An that were less than satisfacto a local press embarrassing point came when the majority of the reporter appeared, to findof one form or fleet undergoing repairs racing, as another, Fortunately match ronment, lends practised in this friendly envis to permit itself to rescheduling of raceno races were extended repair times and time actually lost to the meeting. By the t 4.00pm racing was called to halt at abou lly some Saturday afternoon we wereofactua races and there brilliant example. Another pros re a example saw the light of day befo ence during selective and appreciative audi ing. Winner of the second part of this meetion a lightthe 6MOA design competit h inwas Australia. My weight 6 from Graham Wels both took a club colleague, Jack Day, and Isaw it: now Jack Chambers. For one, Tony t ‘Try Try’ had such hope of repair; his yach that the Secretary John Daines proposed the ‘Roger Neeve Trophy should be renamedforma lly agreed by Skipper Mike Kemp Mike Wareham Nigel Gilson John Daines Paddy Chambers able able, sea-worthy, manoeuvrwhen trimmed most of the current crop, gory and Nigel cate properly, fall into thisbals ‘Force-6’ is a Gilson’s home-built a/glasspect ive Wareham took his old glass Renaissance back shadow s, and under the the Cotswold Metres aroundmomeatnt. about Roger Neeve news already reported nators of this the prime origi who was oneaofmemo . rial gesture Race meeting. As Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th dispel the This meeting did nothing to -tec h myth that you must have a high ul at Match Racing Renaissance to be successf gh is an 6 Metres. What you do need thou , and quick 6: way into the second series completing the looked every possibility ofschedules. target of three complete er party in the Saturday evening saw a dinn weekend of the for e denc resi , Hotel ley Shen their wives, and ers skipp ing visit the of some er of the numb a by d joine were they e wher Saturday two or one For ers. memb club host nce tena main and r repai a be to was ing even ins Cous Dave and n Gilso l Nige as on sessi retired back to Suffolk to effect repairs. Mike the problem revealed itself jumper strut wires were slowly parting, strand by strand, relaxing the effect of the upper rigging. y Sunday morning dawned bright and sunn once more but with a ‘has it or hasn’t it’ set of Designer Graham Bantock Graham Bantock Adrian Brewer Graham Bantock Graham Bantock Points 45 44 43 38 33 transoms and one internal r 0.7 Kg. (that’s weighs in at a fraction unde e imperial types!) just under 1.5lb for thosbette r, I can’t wait; Jack says mine will be be slowing down although I suspect I may Jack’s progress when the time comes for my part of the project. Those match racers who didn’t, indeed two days missed couldn’t, come along for the sunburn, and the some good sailing, some age battered by chance to have your rib-c year! Paddy’s jokes – better luck next Next Time ted to a Probably a complete session devo d Worl YRD U-M TYR first the on report es: seen through Championship for One Metr the eyes of a competitor: hopefully lots of photos and some technical details too. 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