- Prospect Park MYC Builds New “B” Boats. As evidence that model yachting is an all-the-year-round sport, the accompanying photograph, taken on Saturday, March 3rd, on the Prospect Park Lake, is submitted. It wasn’t so very mild that day and the wind — “he blew,” as the Canuck puts it.
- National Championship and Elimination Races of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America. On July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington, DC, will be gathered the best of the model yacht racing fleet of America to compete for the honor of representing the United States at the international model yacht races to be held at Gosport, England, August 4th, 6th and 7th.
Model Yachting Prospect Park M. Y. C. Builds New “B” Boats S evidence that model yachting is an all-the-year-round sport, the accompanying photograph, taken on Saturday, March 3rd, on the Prospect Park Lake, is submitted. It wasn’t so very mild that day and the wind — “he blew,” as the Canuck uts it. ‘ Captain Charles T. Clarke is shown sailing Penguin, a new B Class model, designed and built by the writer and jointly owned by him and Captain Clarke. She lines up about as follows: Length over all, 84”; length water line, 58”; water line beam, 14”; quarter-beam, 00.76 penalty; rating, just under 46; draft, 13°’; displacement, 90 Ibs.; sail area, 3,400 sq. in. Note that Captain Clarkis rowing. His oars, notice, are too fast for the camera. But 90 pounds of displacement likes wind, and lots of it — and isn’t bothered much bya bit of a sea: When the club moves to the Atlantic Yacht Club’s station, to which it has been invited for the summer, the owners of Penguin expect great things of this grandfather of all ‘‘B” boats. And if the expectations are realized, she may appear at an Eagle Cup Regatta. Penguin is but one of a number of new “B” boats built or building in the Prospect Park Club. Captain Taylor has launched the Ticonderoga, Captain Burbank the Valiant, and Commodore New Class B model Penguin, 84 inches in length, sailing on Prospect Park Lake. She is owned by Captain Charles T. Clarke and W. H. Meserole. National Championship and Elimination Races of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America f N July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington, D. C., will be gathered the best of the model yacht racing fleet of America to compete for the honor of representing the United States at the international model yacht races to be held at Gosport, England, August 4th, 6th and 7th. For the past few months several new models have been taking shape and are now tuning up for this great event. Because of the wide distance separating several of the clubs of the Association, selection races are being held in different cities and the leading two or three models will be sent to Washington. Reports have it that the races this year will be the best ever held. Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, St. Augustine, St. Petersburg, Providence, Detroit, and Washington will send representatives. Across the water, England has had one big regatta in which a new boat was the winner. Germany has four new boats, three designed by well known yacht designers. France has several new boats and will hold elimination races. The Washington Model Yacht Club, under the direction of its commodore, A. W. Payne, has a well organized group of committees to handle the eliminations. Bostonia III, John Black’s new Class A International Rule model, which he will sail in the selection races at Washington in July. In her early trials she has proved fast and well balanced. Wanker is laying out a new big fellow to replace his Gowanus, which he has sold to Captain Haigh. The Gowanus, twice the club champion, is not, however, sold “down the river.” She remains within the club. The new tendency in the P. P. M. Y. C. is toward the heavy displacement boat. Some of the members think they are as good as the light ones in drifting matches, and all concede their superiority in a blow and a sea. The great difficulty, with these big boats, is to find a proper ease, W. H. MESEROLE. of the famous American clipper ship Red Jacket, made vis. She was one of the largest and fastest clipper ships t, being 251 feet long and 2305 tons register. She was de- Fel away aft, so the boat can then be wheeled out of the house with ie metal for staying. The Penguin has twice broken stranded hard copper, after stretching it out of all recognition. Captain Burbank, however, has lately discovered a stranded bronze trolling line which promises to solve the problem. Another difficulty lies in the job of getting these big fellows in and out of the boat house. The door is only about 744’ high, — and inasmuch as 90 pounds is too much to hoist and tilt (hard to apply your strength on a boat that has only 3/32” planking) — it was necessary to evolve a “clothes-pin joint’’ in the mast. This permits the rig to be lowered Samuel H. Pook and built by George Thomas, at Rockland, Maine. 91
