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BUILDING – NEWS – REVIEWS – REPORTS ii z ij j Artenaval’s Portugueseyp -Bomb-vesse HIGH RIDER Full-size plans for R/C Hydrofoil Top Ten Radio Individuals 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Cotswold Match Race Regatta – and Mike Wareham’s black Renaissance puts a close cover on Charles Skipper Graham Bantock Martin Roberts Chris Dicks Mark Dicks Keith Skipper Phil Playle Anthony Corbett Peter Stollery Paul Tickner Paul Jones Score 558 485.2 443 437.3 436.7 385 376.4 375 369.2 367.3 Chambers’ black Renaissance. Top Ten Radio Clubs Ist 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Club Score Bournville Clapham Woodspring Ashton Quays Gosport Gipping Valley 1,360.5 1,333.9 1,324.8 961.5 955.7 863.1 Fleetwood Guildford Chelmsford Birkenhead 2,840.2 1,673.5 1,598.7 1,545.4 The Vane League is in for a pretty close finish but indications are that Fleetwood will not retain their double title for 1994, being beaten in the Club section by Bournville. It looks as if a certain Mike Harris could take the vane individual title, but at the time of writing this it is not certain. Match Racing Match racing is one of those branches of our sport where it is quite possible to sail individual matches out of their normally scheduled order to allow for repairs etc. to be Prismatic, designed and built by Cliff Daniels is one of the most radical 6 Metre yachts to appear for a long time. Will it work? Well, it didn’t finish last in every race! MIKE KEMP reminisces about the 1994 season and rounds-up some end of season regattas plus a look at the League situation before the 1995 season y the time you read this the MYA B League Championship will have finished for the 1994 season; the statistics will have been computed, the reports printed to be presented at the MYA AGM. Remember, however, that this text is being written in the middle of September and not all of the qualifying events have taken place yet so it is not possible to announce any carried out. October 9th saw a whole regatta sailed out of its normal order as the 1994 Marine Modeller Match Race Series event number one finally got under way. Originally scheduled for 13th March 1994 this meeting suffered some truly awful winds at the Cotswold Sailing Club venue and was abandoned. When we gathered together, again under the Race Officership of David Wilkinson, there was an early chance that the meeting would be called off once more. As local members manned the rescue boat to lay a course only the marks nearest the bank were visible through the mist and the water surface was so calm one could quite clearly study the bottom of the lake. Soon a breath of air movement was felt and, as racing got under way, the mist cleared as the sun eventually burned through. The morning’s wind, though not strong, was just about adequate and from a reasonable left to right direction. The boards rolled by and lunch was taken in the sunshine just after mid-day: when we gathered to resume, the wind had swung through approximately 90 winners. That does not stop some predictions degrees and was now very close to a true onshore breeze, making laying a decent start being made: for instance there is a very good very difficult. There were a few surprises in chance that Fleetwood will retain their hold on the Radio League Championship, but who will take second place is not so easy to Wareham had been away sailing his predict. The chances are that it will be one of the next three. There is an excellent chance that Graham Bantock will take the Individual Radio Championship, but he could still be beaten by either of the Dicks family, and Martin Roberts could just be in with a chance. and seemed to have lost his touch while Paddy Chambers had persuaded Mike to repair ‘Nimrod’ after the rig failures of Milton Keynes and was probably sailing the fastest boat in the fleet. Mike Robinson; having got his hands on the ex-Brian Corley, ex-Allan Bright Revival named ‘Rival; is learning how store for some during this meeting, Mike America’s Cup boat at windy Windermere Top Five at Cotswolds Match Meeting Place Skipper Club Design 1st Nigel Gilson Gipping Valley Force 6 (modd.) 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 58 John Daines Mike Kemp Tony Riley Mike Robinson Two Islands Two Islands Bournville Cotswold Renaissance Renaissance Try-Try Revival MODEL BOATS Points 17 16 15 13 13 JANUARY 1995 At the MD RM Regatta, the fleet rounds the windward mark. Could you observe the infringements? to bring out its undoubted potential and beginning to claim a few scalps, Tony Riley also found the conditions to his liking and was giving a few some shocks with his own designed ‘Try-Try’. All in all there were some quite closely fought contests, although with the wind not co-operating to give any really good beating, the main contesting was around and shortly after the starts. As is becoming usual at such events the schedule was completed well within the warm and pleasant sunshine which settled in for the afternoon and saw the honours for the day go to Nigel Gilson once again. In second place, now Renaissance, was Two Islands skipper John Daines just ahead of Club colleague yours truly. on this skipper’s hard home-work to design and build another example of the flexibility of this rule. However it appears to have a somewhat specialist role, leaning towards the lighter airs conditions – could ‘Prismatic’ campaigning his second own design. Mike prove to be the ultimate “Bournville” 6 metre? Robinson confirmed his increasing effectiveness with ‘Rival’ by becoming the fifth placed yacht just ahead of Paddy After eleven races Ian Taylor drew the event to a close and presented the prizes which was, itself, a rather illuminating event – a lot of the prizes were torches of varying ik, cai Eastern District R6m of the Lee Valley Club’s water as Autumn loomed for the Eastern District Radio 6 metre Championship. Ian Taylor arrived equipped with a small van and permission to take it across the parkland as a ferry service for yachts and other kit. The wind was sufficiently strong for there to be some left for us after it had found its way through the trees and shrubbery. Ian laid a triangle, sausage, triangle course for us all to sail around in one big fleet: later this was extended to include a second sausage as we were taking only around eight minutes to complete a race. It took three races for the new champion to get his act together; after that, Nigel Gilson was never to be beaten again. Second and third places were fought out between Mark Holt and myself finishing 1.7 points apart after one discard and a whole fourteen points behind Nigel. The next two places were also only 1.7 points apart with local skipper Chris Lee Valley member Cliff Daniels brought out what must rate as the most revolutionary Six Metre seen for years. The butt of many jokes, this home design proved to sail significantly better than many used to seeing measurer’s eye. I am going to resist the urge out this group to see Tony Riley achieve one of his highest placings since he started A total of twelve Radio Six Metres were unregistered, grey Renaissance into sixth position while another unregistered six caused the biggest stir among the visitors. to repeat any of the rather unkind comments Behind this trio was a quintet of skippers all having scored thirteen points: the draft rules governing the racing eventually sorted 5 dass This meeting saw several ‘new’ entries to the Six Metre circus with another local skipper George Beacroft sailing his, as yet ‘conventional’ designs expected. Although not yet officially measured few major problems are foreseen when it finally comes under the getting to grips with his Lilac coloured transported from the car park to the lakeside Isham bringing his Dolphin into fourth position. = =f See – Marblehead Ranking in the Midlands (Confessions of a Race Officer) It has been some time since I reported a Radio Marblehead event from first experience, the opportunity arose when I was ‘invited’ to act as race officer at the ‘94 Midland District Marblehead Ranking Race. Charnwood Lake, Loughborough, home of the Leicestershire RYC was the venue and saw a gathering of twenty five Marbleheads from the North, Midlands, and South with some significant non-participants. I was looking forward to the weekend for the weather forecast was for a south-west wind, one of the best directions for this lake, On arrival it looked as if the forecast was going to be correct: having set a course and put the first seeding heat on the water it rapidly became obvious that the wind was not going to co-operate. Swinging around to a more Westerly, even North-westerly, direction it then settled sufficiently to let us set a course for the rest of the day. 4th 5th Skipper Nigel Gilson Mike Kemp Mark Holt Chris Isham Dave Cousins MODEL BOATS Club Gipping Valley Two Islands Broads Lee Valley Gipping Valley JANUARY 1995 Yacht J-Sann 4 Red Dwarf Riot Rigel Etive many of the yachts. At times there was a raft of yachts setting off on the run to the final leeward mark, most of them in a tall A rig and prime candidates for the familiar swing rig Mike Weeks’ red Wafer led during the early races of the Midland District RM Ranking Regatta: faded a bit later though. broach and fall over as the gusts hit at the bottom of the run. Occasionally someone would make the break and lead the fleet bya significant margin; the first was local skipper Mike Weeks sailing his bright red ‘Wafer’ in a fashion that had some of the more travelled regulars muttering ‘who is this guy?’ Those of us who have met Mike before were not at all surprised to see how quickly he settled in to the conditions on his ‘home’ lake, nor were we surprised to see him at the front of the Top Five at Eastern District R6m Champs Place Ist 2nd 3rd EORS gave us two fleets of fifteen and fourteen each sailing together and such was the competitiveness of the assembled fleet that there was rarely a great distance between fleet. We can remember the days of some Design Force 6 (Modd.) _ Renaissance Revival Dolphin Petrel Points 1.7 15.8 175 4] 42.7 very quick home built ‘Kisutch’ variants, but Mike very rarely strays away from his local water so only makes his mark on the ‘circuit’ when it comes to Leicester. Another skipper developed this habit more than the rest and proceeded to set his seal on the meeting before disappearing back to the college from whence he came via train. Peter Stollery finished the regatta with a grand total, after 59 disappears to the back of the fleet and others are left feeling a little bitter because they ‘feel’ . that ‘some-one’ should be doing turns because of the pile up. The R.O. is left wondering how on earth he is going to sort it all out should someone decide to protest as a result – just hope the observers saw it all and made notes because that is the sort of situation where every skipper involved will have a different interpretation of what they ‘saw’. On another occasion, watching the start, the wind gently increased in reverse proportion to time left to the ‘go’ signal. A pile of yachts is seen to be rapidly running out of line as they approach the port end start buoy: someone bales out and turns around and two yachts are eventually called over by the official sitting right on the line. The R.O., and a group of non-racing skippers, all watch the start from a point on the course side of the bank and the thought passes – should I order a general recall? Surely there were more than two yachts over that line? Have confidence in the line judge, and hope that the skippers have also! The leeward mark was a busy place. Peter Stollery (39) is closely followed by father Roger (17), with Lindsey Weall (51), Christian Lindholm (138) and Brian Cheetham (13) also in close attendance. John Cleave’s Roar Edge ‘Skurt’ gets a bit out of shape – centre of picture – on the way into the leeward mark at Leicester. two discards, of four point seven points. The next nearest skipper was fellow Guildford member, Anthony Corbett – also sailing a Roar Edge, witlrtwenty nine point four. The Birkenhead ‘mafia’ was represented by Martin Roberts, Graham Elliott, and ‘honorary’ member Chris Harris. Watching this lot get their yachts ready reminded one of the famous T.V. program ‘Blue Peter’: as out came the sticky tape and patches to give the impression that the yachts were being built at the lakeside. Of course that was not really the case – was it?! After a rather inauspicious start Martin climbed up into fourth overall while his fellow ‘Stark’ skippers finished the day roughly halfway up, or down, the fleet – depending upon one’s perspective. Martin’s yacht in particular seemed to be stretching the Marblehead fin to new depths following the acquisition of a set of foils from Paul Tickner of the Guildford club. Paul’s club was well represented at this meeting, particularly if ‘guest’ member Christian Lindholm is included. At the lunch time break Guildford held the first five places though others fought their way in amongst this bunch during the afternoon. The winds, though rarely strong enough to force a general contemplation of lower rigs, caused one or two equipment failures, the most spectacular being on Vernon Appleton’s yacht where the mast fractured about 10mm above the deck level. Fortunately it remained attached to the yacht by its main sheet and floated alongside as the craft slowly drifted into the bank. Several others suffered ‘string’ failures and one or two found their batteries exhausting earlier than expected: one could 60 be forgiven for thinking that they did not expect to pack in ten whole races in one day; especially a day where the clocks went back to see the sun setting an hour earlier. The ‘Tigger’ prize for the most actual heats completed went to John Cleave who took a total of fifteen heat completions to finish overall in seventh place: sailing like John you really get your money’s worth in EORS events. Next best in the ‘value for money’ stakes were Lindsey Weall and Graham Elliott with thirteen heats each. It was good to see that the standard of racing has not deteriorated since I last had a bash at Marbleheading, it was also quite enlightening to see that some of the old familiar silly mistakes were still being made. Like the too close approach to the windward mark in light airs by one yacht on starboard who is faced with a trio of port tackers, all too close together and therefore minimising their options. After a call to warn the trio that he is on starboard, a call to which they had no real chance of responding so bound together were they, he then is left with little option but to try and shave their sterns – unsuccessfully – and pinch up to round the mark. Because of the possibly avoidable collision with the ‘meat’ of the sandwich the original, perfectly innocent and potentially winning, yacht is caught up in a melee which just gets worse as the remainder of the fleet catches up and endeavours, with varying degrees of success, to get around the by now stationary pile of yachts at the mark. As a result of these mistakes, all ever so easy to see when you are ‘Race-Officering’ but rarely when you have a transmitter in your hands, this skipper Apart from the embarrassment caused by the abysmal attempt to read the wind and set a track for the seeding race the course, after modification, seemed to be acceptable to all. However, the seeding race is not without its little drama: in the first heat there is a collision where one yacht gets itself hooked under the rudder of another. The two drift in to the side of the lake before the skippers are able to turn and separate them; the inevitable protest for redress arrives – got to sort that one out quickly because a A heat or B heat position may be at stake. Call together three wise ‘men’ and hand the justifiable decision over to them; they respond the way I imagined they would and an A heat position is awarded to the protester and a note made on the score sheet to award average at the end of the meeting. Prompt protest handling established as a precedent: don’t need to call the committee together until the very end of the meeting; there are several Retired Rule Infringements during the day however. I wonder if that initial prompt, but thankfully slightly delaying, protest meeting subconsciously influenced the assembled skippers? Organising on a shoe string, at the side of a lake with few facilities immediately to hand makes high tech. scoring and results generation a little difficult but with the aid of a battery powered PC and a spreadsheet the results come tumbling out soon after the final protest is resolved. Reading the score cards in the rapidly failing light is just a little tricky though. The remaining competitors have all packed away and gather in the Charnwood Lake car park in eager anticipation of the results: then the decisions have to be taken. Will the winner, Peter Stollery, select the whiskey or the wine as his prize: which of the wines will second place Anthony Corbett choose; and what will be left for Christian Lindholm, Martin Roberts, and Mark Dennis? Will there be anything left for John Cleave? A sincere thank you is said to Elizabeth Andrews, Mac Collier, Dennis Nixon, and the other Leicestershire members who have run the meeting along so effectively. I particularly thank the skippers for making the Race Officer’s job so easy: I’m sure that many think you are just trying to be nice when you say that; but it comes fromthe heart, the last thing a Race Officer needs is a cranky load of skippers constantly protesting at every opportunity when he/she is desperately trying to move them all along and pack in the greatest number of minutes for them on the water. Pack away, say the good-byes, change a headlight bulb, and find the toilets are locked! Join the trek down the M1, only to find that everyone and his uncle had been to the Motor Show in Birmingham and had also joined that Motorway! MODEL BOATS JANUARY 1995 Top Five Marblehead Rankers in the Midlands Place Skipper Ist Peter Stollery Anthony Corbett 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Christian Lindholm Martin Roberts Mark Dennis Club Guildford Design Guildford Roar Edge Whisper Guildford Birkenhead Chelmsford Roar Edge Stark Paradox Points 4.7 29.4 32.7 42 45.4 line – in full view of all the competitors. During a previous heat there had been some collision damage and Ken had had to lift the Fabric Patch deck to carry out some repairs. Having to forgotten to take along some spares he had to reuse the originals, which had – true to form – not re-stuck properly and allowed in that stuff which we all want so desperately to keep out! This put the trophy out of reach of the Southern Team. Despite this mishap ‘Swagit’ had put up the fastest time of the day, beating all previous times – 6 minutes to complete the out and Racing in the Orkneys Shortly after the hectic weekend of the One Metre Nationals Ken and Joyce Roberts, well known. parents of probably even more well known Martin Roberts, took a break from the English scene and travelled North. So far North, in fact, they were conside red serious ‘Southerners’; their destinat ion was Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, somewh at North of most of Scotland! Apart from the obvious pleasures of holidaying in that part of the world they had been invited to take part in the annual open event for the Howden Hume Trophy on 24th September. I am indebted to Joyce for this report, most of which is in her own words and some photographs from the camera of Hugh Shields. Incorporated with this event were races for the Peedie Sea Cup and another trophy for the fastest yacht. A separate race was held for juniors which totalled nine including four girls and Simon Anderson from Australi a, who was also on holiday in the area and fell in love with sailing. The event was held on the Peedie Sea, a completely circular lake with a half mile circumference, open to the wind from any direction and with a complete concrete surround. There werea total of twenty five competitors: five from Wick; Chris McKenzie from Inverleith, Hugh Shields from Greenock, Ken Roberts from Birkenhead, and seventeen from the local Kirkwal l club. Competitors from Wick and the South travelled from Wick on the Saturda y morning, taking the passenger ferry from John O’ Groats and being met at Burwick by members of the Kirkwall club. At Kirkwal l the boats were rigged, interrupted by a welcom e drink offered in the Clubhouse adjacen t to the lake, and a few practice beats were allowed . The new visitors had arrived with no idea about how the regatta would be run, but all was revealed as the event unfurled . Racing took place with groups of five yachts, each boat setting off at interval s of ten seconds, to be followed one minute later by another group of five also at ten second intervals. They would beat across the lake, having to finish between two buoys at the opposite point of the lake. Retrim ming for the run took place immediately with spinnakers being hoisted if the competitor had time; the yachts were then returned to run back to the start. Immediately the yacht reached the MODEL BOATS JANUARY 1995 back course. Ken was also top placed yacht bank the skipper called out his/her number and the time keeper entered the time for the round trip. With twenty five competi tors split into groups of five yachts were being returned as other were starting the beat – you can imagine what was likely to happen, can’t you? However, there were few collision s owing to the fact that the beating yachts would be falling down to leeward while most of the running yachts would be crossing at a higher point. There were a variety of yacht types taking part including Five and Ten Raters, 6 Metres and Marbleheads – a local rule variety which is allowed 1200 sq.in. of sail (that’s 0.7742 square metres for the metric types). Directional control varied from fixed skeg and rudder, through Braine gear to some Vane steered yachts. Seven races were run for the main trophy, with two being discarded. In the final race . competitors were also sailing for the Scottish Howden-Hume trophy in teams of four from Wick, Kirkwall, and ‘The South’. Unfortunately for the Southern team Ken’s Boat, ‘Swagit’, sank just before the finishin g overall with 150 points just three points ahead of local member Andy Rendall who was, in turn, eleven points clear of Wick skipper R. Webster with 136 points. Kirkwall club won the Howden-Hume Bowl and Kelda Dearnes s took the junior prize which was run as a separate event over two races. In the evening the Kirkwall Club hosted a prize giving dance at which all the club cups for the year were on display and presented. The visitors were made most welcome for this event and were surprised, and gladden ed, to see so many youngsters involved locally. Ken’s modern Carbon Fibre Marblehead was much admired by the locals who expresse d a wish, and an invitation, for more ‘Southerners’ to make their way north for the event next year and in future years. With the Scots hosting one of the MYA National Championships in 1995, the slow increase in Scottish Clubs getting involved in MYA happenings and the Scottish 6 Metre groups gradually starting to talk to those of us ‘down here’ perhaps the Orkneys stand a chance of their speed records being broken again! Above: yachting in the Orkney Islands. The Braine steered 10R is fitted with a keel protector to avoid damage when sailing at Wick. Left: an M Class sets off on a beat across the Peedie Sea. Below: in the Soreground on the grass is a 1960’s M Class with 5 Raters in the background. Nearby buildings are low so they do not shield the wind very much. YACHTING John Taylor, of Taylor Made Yachts, with two of his recent commissions. The larger of the two is HMS Renown, the other John’s RA Class yacht. ANTHONY CORBETT continues his contribution to Model Boats by completing his review of model yacht kits built to MYA class rules. ell, back again as promised, if only just! This month I continue my Sails etc.’s new One Metre design, the Red Wine, follows recent Marblehead design trends towards very narrow beam and minimum displacement. The reverse sheer line and stern chine of the Red Wine design can be seen clearly. review of MYA class yachts, however first, I would like to once again take the opportunity to raise a few things for the reader to consider. Whither (or wither) the 36? I start this month with a wonderful photograph of me! No it’s not because I like seeing photographs of “mon visage” spread across the page (not a lot anyway!), but because although I was extremely pleased to have won this year’s R36r Championship, the declining number of entries makes me concerned about the future of this great little boat. There seems to be few events that attract a good turn out of 36’s nowadays. Eleven boats made it to the start line of this year’s Championship which is a pretty rapid decline from the previous year’s 20+ and 1992’s thirty four. I don’t believe there were any conflicting events and it’s difficult to accept that all the previously registered boats have disappeared. So what’s the problem? Personally, I think that the R36r is a much more demanding boat to sail than the slightly larger 1M. Of course I approach it from the position of model yachting being an extension of my full-sized sailing and enjoy the fact that the 36 has to be well sailed. Due to it’s shallow draft and short length, one is always concentrating to keep the model at speed. With it’s lack of stability, most competitive sailors tend to have five rigs, which as I have said before adds to the expense, as well as making rig choice a key to competitive success. The problem may well rest in the success of the new One Metre class which is already becoming a very popular boat at Club level, attracting 78 skippers to this year’s Championship. The One Metre is slightly longer with a much deeper keel and three one design rigs. With the added stability and length, it is a much easier boat to sail, which makes it more attractive to beginners. Having said that, I cannot convince myself that all the 36 owners have migrated to the One Metre. What I suspect has happened is that those active skippers around the country who have felt that they were unable to cope with the demands of the Marblehead class have opted for the One Metre. This has meant that where Clubs might have sailed RM’s with the 36 as a small boat class, there has been a switch by the average club skipper (probably on the basis of cost as a competitive One Metre is thought to be significantly cheaper than an RM) to the One which as a side affect, has done away with the need for the small boat. Once all the Club members start to sail one particular class, then newcomers will follow, 62 speeding the decline of the other classes. So can this trend be stopped? Well, past political dogma would of course say let market conditions rule but other classes like the Six Metre have bucked the trend, so perhaps the same can be achieved for the 36in Class. If you are an enthusiast for this class, or perhaps just an owner who would like to brush the cobwebs off one particular boat, then why not establish an Owners Association? If a large enough group of similarly minded people get together to organise the sorts of events that appeal specifically to them, then perhaps this great little boat might not disappear. If the idea appeals, drop a line to the MYA Publicity and Promotions Officer, c/o 59 Esher Road, Hersham, Surrey KT12 4LW. If enough people respond, then it will be worth the MYA co-ordinating the establishment of the association until a few volunteers can be found. Six Metres, A’s & 10s As lam really keen to get my hands on a competitive Six, but have recently been hamstrung by lack of finance, I thought it rather cruel of Graham Bantock to tempt me with more information for this class. My hopes that one might appear for my next birthday seem badly misplaced. Seriously, I was very interested to receive a copy of one of GB’s latest plans for the rigging of the Six Metre, 10 Rater or A class rigs. For those already involved in the hobby, GB’s company Sails etc. is well known, as is the excellent range of plans and building instructions that are available separately, or come free with their various rigging packs. I was actually quite surprised that Graham hadn’t already produced a plan for these classes as rigging packs have been available for sometime, however it’s here now, so get your cheque books out and call Sails etc. on 01376 571437. MODEL BOATS JANUARY 1995 Sails etc. discounts offered that perhaps a few Club members grouping together might be able to take advantage of. Trade orders above £20.00 Staying with Graham, I’m pleased to include some photographs of Sails etc. latest One Metre, the Red Wine design. These were unavailable when I wrote my last contribution. This new design follows the narrow beam and canoe shape hulls that have proved so successful in the Marblehead class over the past three years. As with all One Metres the deck layout is fairly standard however, there are a couple of points in the hull design that amateur designers might find interesting. Although it might not be clear from the photographs, the hull has a reverse sheer line. It goes up rather than down for those that don’t want to turn to their dictionary. As I understand it, the reasoning behind this is to firstly give more reserve buoyancy (See Mike the rest of the boat, thus tipping the bow down and upsetting the balance of the boat. I can testify to this as I have sailed one design Marblehead design in both radio and free sailing versions. Yacht Club. I haven’t seen the design racing, so cannot comment on it’s performance but to that has exactly this problem, but I can’t tell you which one it is. Finally, the 1M has a maximum draft measurement for the hull as well as the keel bow or stern sections. Anyway it works and combined with the success of other narrow designs by Chris and Mark Dicks, will probably result in an awful lot of top skipper’s can see that as the boat heels, if the stern is too wide, that area’s buoyancy will float before Taylor Made Yachts market the Remix result of collaboration between a group of members down at the Eastbourne Model You will have to turn back to my first article for the brief synopsis of the thinking seems that particularly with a narrow hull with near vertical sides above the waterline, it x is important to pull the stern sections in. Why? Well if you think about it logically, one Below: unusually, Currently, SMP have one product, the “Saxon” One Metre which I believe is the (who described it as a simple class?). The Red Wine is at the very maximum of both which maintain a flat stern section, without having a wide beam measurement at the transom. It waterline. Sussex Modelling Promotions Graham’s thinking for his Marblehead design. However, as one can perhaps understand from the above, GB’s innovations behind the Paradox design, but as with the RM, the hull itself is fair with a narrow canoe shape below the waterline back to the GB trade mark of a chined stern section. This chine can be seen quite clearly in one of the photographs. It enables the designer to clear of the static Last month I reviewed the products of Tony Abel and Sails Etc. This month I’m looking at Sussex Modelling Promotions, Taylor Made Yachts, Fewsters, Performance Model Yachts and PJ Sails. Yes I know there of the fin and the high bow which floats well have a look at the rest. assume that whilst one might be concerned can be very subtle, even if the hull is very reminiscent of the Paradox. More Boats Note the forward rake turn back to the last issue for those. Otherwise get in touch with the MYA’s Hon. Sec. for a copy of the Year Book. My comments on price, VAT and quality still apply (bet you’re sorry you didn’t buy last month’s issue!) so, with those in mind, let’s band and hence boom and rig height, are limited to between 60 – 100 mm above deck. I month, the Red Wine is an extension of year’s championship. as I haven’t received full details they have had to be left out for now. Space prevents listing all the addresses again so you will have to rig higher. Why the latter? From memory the height of a One Metre lower measurement On the design side, as Mike said last the Paracite One Metre into 6th place at this in value are required, before you can start talking discounts. I’m sure Staybright will be pleased to send you a copy of their catalogue if you telephone on 081 540 9926. were a couple more companies on the list but Kemp’s November report on the 1M Nationals if you need to understand why this class needs all the buoyancy it can get.) as far forward as possible and secondly, it lifts the about making the boat tender by lifting the rig, this has to be balanced against the fact that when pressed a One Metre boom often drags in the water causing broaching and loss of speed. Raise the deck, create more volume, lift the rig and hey presto some of the problems reduce, if not disappear. Watch your club mates and see all their rigs go up! Left: John Taylor sailed quote from the blurb…… “the boat is designed and built with One Metre enthusiasts with beginners and economy in mind. SMP supply the hull in various forms of construction as set out below:- suggests that the waterline widths must be as narrow as they can go without immersing the beamy designs appearing on the second hand market over the coming months. Men of Steel ssitees or screws anyway. An interesting brochure from a company called Staybright dropped on my desk the other day. As the name suggests, this company sells a range of stainless steel fasteners which might be of interest to manufacturers, retailers and marine modellers. Whilst Staybright are a wholesaler anda lot of their products are unlikely to appear on anything below 30 foot overall, you might be able to track down that elusive machine screw or small diameter stainless steel rope. There are a variety of Taylor Made Yachts John Taylor has featured in various modelling publications recently due to his ability to successfully mix a career in the Royal Navy (beneath the waves rather than racing above them) with developing his skills as an amateur yacht designer and racing skipper. Again, TMY do not manufacture anything Sussex Moulding Promotion’s Saxon is available as a constructed hull assembly, other than the hulls, but they do offer a construction service as well as advice on component selection. As far as the designs are concerned, John produces a One Metre named the Paracite and a Marblehead called the Remix. It is interesting to note that the latter is available in both Radio and Vane versions. Like other RM builders, John offers a variety of construction specifications which balance weight against strength. There are too many to quote here, so as with the other Class 1M 1M 1M 1M Design Saxon Saxon Saxon Saxon MODEL BOATS Specification Hull and deck only with instructions and plan. Kit with hull, deck, fin, rudder and stock (no lead) Constructed hull assembly (no electric’s or rigs) Fully constructed yacht (excluding electric’s) JANUARY 1995 suppliers, you would be well advised to obtain brochures before ordering. The basic RM ies 70.00 130.00 270.00 700.00 packages are based on carbon and epoxy a be ct cues than the cate ot GRP. th OM aswes atretacen cle e eee 6‘ ; tees ut J Nemes Hinces | th place in this year’s very competitive Championship, so you can draw your own conclusions. 63 Right: This photograph illustrates the rounded profile of the Whisper’s stern section, a modification ofBantock’s design thinking. The Whisper hull was on its way to Kaneo Class 1M 1M Design Paracite Paracite Specification Standard. Complete kit includes c/f fins. Deluxe. Similar kit but an optimised deck Price £ 150.00 RM RM RM RM Remix Remix Remix Remix Hull moulding only Hull moulding with deck fitted Basic hull kit Completed hull ready to sail but excluding rigs 105.00 150.00 350.00 665.00 and electric’s layout. 165.00 Katai in Japan. The quality of the mouldings is clear. a J He” Above: Roy Morgan with the Fewsters Model Shop range of MYA Class yacht kits. If nothing else, one gets a choice of bright colours with Fewsters kits. The Lynx One Metre seems to follow today’s narrow beam haa Fewsters Model Shop Performance Model Yachts Fewsters market kits based on the designs of Roy Morgan. They sell a Six Metre design, the Panther which Martin Roberts sailed into This is a new company established by MYA Scottish Area representative Robert Brown. Robert moulds hulls to Graham Bantock’s designs and produces mouldings such as fins under license from Sails etc. No doubts about the design pedigree then. As to quality, well it’s been hard to fault the boats that I have seen, so if you are looking for a good buy, then a chat with Robert could be third place at this year’s 6M Championship. It is also interesting to note that they produce the Cheetah design to the 36R rule, one of the few kits available for this class as well as an One Metre, the Lynx. Apart from the 6M, I’m afraid that once again I haven’t seen any of these boats in trends and displays | competition, but from the photographs it some fancy foils. | would seem that the Lynx has a hull that follows the narrow beam trend. Please note that none of the following includes rigs or electric’s. worthwhile. Until recently, PMY were only producing the Whisper, a Marblehead design based on GB’s Wafer. This design is very similar to the Paradox, but has the stern chine rounded off and the bow profile raised to add buoyancy. Class Design Cheetah Specification GRP hull, deck & rudder, alloy fin + weight, r/c tray Price £ R36R 1M 1M 1M 6M 6M 6M Cheetah Lynx As above but in carbon fibre GRP hull, fin and mast box, lightweight deck. C/F fins and lead Fittings and rigging kit, for three rigs on stub mast. No sails Sails and electric’s package GRP hull, fin, rudder and deck. Moulded lead ballast Fittings and rigging kit. Top suit and electric’s 199.00 165.00 95.85 210.00 210.00 90.60 181.00 R36R Panther and tube for swing rig 170.00 One of the members of my local Club has even been using one of Robert’s reject hulls with more than a modicum of competitive success. Robert has now added a One Metre, the “Single Malt” to the range and as one might expect, the design is very similar to the “Red Wine”. I’m afraid that at the time of going to press, no prices were available for the Single Malt, so call Robert for details. Robert will build boats to any stage of completion, so it is best to call him direct for a quotation. P J Sails I should think that this company, run by Peter and Lesley Wiles is second only to Sails etc. in the size of it’s range which includes sails, hulls, fittings and building materials. I was going to say that unlike other companies, PJ do not produce boats to their own designs however, their 10 Rater is a hull and concept developed by Peter. PJ import a fairly extensive range of hulls for the 1M, RM and 10R classes, as well as manufacturing the Roger Stollery Sweet design for the A Class. They sell fittings by Sails etc., Pekabe and KMS as well as manufacturing a range of components Class RM RM RM Design Whisper Whisper Whisper Specification Hull only. Carbon/epoxy laminate with standard lay up As above but lightweight lay up Lightweight hull, deck beam, stern section, servo trays, C/F fins. Price £ 160.00 187.00 341.00 specifically developed for the 10R and A classes. More on this in the next article. Peter concentrates on the sail making side of the business and produces good quality sails at competitive prices. As you will understand from the above, PJ can offer the reader anything from a bare hull through to a complete boat, so I have selected a few of the packages for comparison. As with other suppliers, each complete boat is custom built, so it is worth discussing your requirements with Peter before you proceed. As to the designs themselves, I have been very happy with the One Metre package I bought from PJ, which included a Stella hull. You will have to wait for the next article to see details of that. The Whisper is a modification of a Bantock design with a I have sailed both the Sweet and Peken and found that they both displayed good sailing characteristics. I haven’t used either in anger but obviously Peter has had a lot of success with both. An interesting point is that both boats use separate winches for both main and jib but again, more of that in my next article. raised bow profile. 64 MODEL BOATS JANUARY 1995. Class Design 1M Choice of 3 FiFi 2 1M 1M FiFi 2 FiFi 2 1M R10R Peken RIOR R10R RIOR R1OR A Sweet A Sweet Peken Peken A A Specification Basic hull kit with wooden fins GRP Hull only Hull, 3 Rigs, C/F fins (detachable rudder), fittings & ballast As above ready to sail excluding TX and RX GRP Hull Carbon/keylar hull As above but 2 ply Fittings, rigs and sails. C/F fins and deck materials All electric’s and labour to complete ready to sail (2 channel tx) GRP hull Basic hull and fittings Optional Go Fast rig and fittings pack Electric’s & labour for constructing hull and one rig ready to sail Price £ 81.50 48.00 391.50 869.78 55.00 125.00 160.00 437.11 466.78 110.00 324.00 101.88 485.78 Top left: Peter Wiles’ 10 Rater Peken powering to windward. P] Sails’A Class Sweet design on land and afloat. One can clearly see the scooped stern sections. Upright, like the 10 Rater Class, this has long overhangs which once heeled, And finally …….. immerse and increase Don’t forget that the above prices are based on a combination of the suppliers’ advice and information extracted form their catalogues. Postage and packing is not included. the waterline length. For those that have sent me suggestions for publication within this article, my thanks and apologies. I will get around to using your plans etc. when the right opportunity present it’s self, but for the moment, my next assignment is to look at model yacht rigs. © Specialist.in model & Hobby videos 7s We produce, /<_ Order your copy NOW! 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