Model Yachting Newsletter: Issue 3 – September 1980

-mocdel yacht ing | newslett masthead Due to an overwhelming response from contributors, we have been able to extend this issue twenty-four pages!! subscriptions – so spread the word. on “10 Raters” To pay for this we need more Next issue will contain a feature similar to the “A Class Review” in this one, and also a “Simple R/C Rules” centrespread. cover pic Winner of the “A” Class at Gosport, Wally Jones, with his Lollipop design, about to take three points! Photo. from Fred Shepherd. subs Subscriptions run from June (issue 2) to March 1981 and we still have copies of back issue No.2 for new subscribers. Please make cheques payable to:-— Model Yachting Newsletter, 81, Nipsells Chase, Maylandsea, Chelmsford, Essex (M3 6EH. 1980 subscription is: £3.00 post paid U.K. £5.00 post paid abroad, sail ={ oe) more detailed report next issue, but most early comments suggest a rather ee © event, with the best men winning in spite of the organisation. The fleet system was used with a discard race, RM Class. 1st. B. Van Koughnett, Canada. 7th. T. Puller, Great Britain. 2nd. 3rd. 4th. 5th. 6th, T. F. T. C. N. Allen, United States. Foussard, France. Kato, Japano Black, United States. Wagner, United States. 8th. 9th. 10th, 11th. 12th. S. C. A. B. R. Kay, Great Britain. Dicks, Great Britain. Gardner, Canada. Jackson, Great Britain. Wagner, United States. R10R Class. EC12M Class. 1st. 2nd. S, Kay, Great Britain. TT. Allen, United States. ist. 2nd. J. Cleave, Great Britain. H. Morris, United States. 3rd. 3B. 3rd. Ge. Jackson, Great Britain. Wilkins, Canada. help! Dennis Hardwicke, 9, Ribble Court, Sutton Coldfield, 021-354-1225, is doing the work on 10 Raters for the next review. He would be pleased to receive information on available moulds, designs and fittings for this class. P.S. Any volunteers to do a similar review on the M Class? chairman’s column Three important matters were raised at the M.Y.A. Council Meeting held on the 17th. May., which gave the Council cause for some concern:=- 1) The Treasurer reported that thirteen clubs had not paid their affiliation fees for 1980 and it was revealed that members of some of these clubs had participated in a National Championship earlier this season. This is a repetition of a similar position last year, when as many as twenty three clubs had not paid by mid-May and, although there has been some late payers, improvement, there are still too many The Racing Secretary now has authority to refuse entries for M.Y.A, events from members of clubs in arrears, It was also reported that the Fairford & District M.Y.C. has ceased affiliation, 2) Peter Maskell, who acts as Secretary for the League Championships, reported that this year there are far too many instances of club and district events clashing with League events. some clubs to be at a disadvantage has appealed for ideas to This has caused compared with others and Peter prevent this situation next year, It would seem that the remedy should be for the District Committees arrange a meeting of their clubs thus avoid clashing, the previous year, known, 3) to co-ordinate to their fixtures and This should really be done in the autumn of or as soon as the dates of M.Y.A. events are The Racing Secretary reported that his attention had been drawn to the fact that there are still too many cases of yachts entered for National Championships which, after check measuring, are found not to conform with the measurements shown on their rating certificates, This lack of adherence to Council have the rules is issued a warning that, a serious matter and in future, the a competitor will risk being barred from sailing without being given the opportunity to make adjustments to bring his yacht into rating, 1981 National Championships. The following venues have been agreed, confirmed at but dates have yet to be the September Council meeting:- “A” -— Fleetwood “10r” = Hove & Brighton “y” = Leeds & Bradford “6m” = Bournville Poole “R10r” – Leicester “36” — “RM” = “A” Clapham “RA” Team – Leeds & Bradford “M” Model Maker Trophy – Fleetwood -— Birmingham Team — Birmingham Champions Cup — New Forest Little Portugal Cup — Gosport, Officials at National Championships. Council is also concerned about the lack of officials at these events. Although some have been adequately staffed, it is apparent that a number of clubs experience difficulty in finding the necessary officials and for this reason are precluded from applying to host a Championship. It was pointed out that, although the Association consists of some sixty – seventy paid-up clubs, it is always left to the same half a dozen or so clubs with ideal sailing water to stage and staff events. It was therefore agreed that, in future, it will be a condition of entry that competitors must be willing to act as officials if called upon to do so and they will have to sign the entry form to this effect. New Affiliations. We welcome three new clubs to the Association:— Rolls Royce Model Club -—_ B, Handley, 8, Stanley Road, Alvaston, Derby DE2 OAA. Stevenage Model and Marine Society – W.J. Mayhead, 111, Ascot Crescent, Stevenage, Herts: SG1 5SXK. Telephone, Stevenage 61153. Bridlington Model – Boat Society TT. Saltonstall, Bridlington, 1 Mount Avenue, Humberside, Telephone, 0262 602000, Change of Secretaries. Hove & Brighton M.Y.C. =— Now: Des. Daly, 124, Stapley Road, Hove, Sussex BN3 1TG. Telephone, Brighton 411702, Doncaster M.Y.C. – Wows: Ken Brown, 79, Ellers Avenue, Bessacarr, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN4 7DZ. Publicity Officer. We were glad to see Roger Stollery at the Council meeting after his recovery from a long and serious illness in the Spring. Roger spoke at some length and outlined his reasons for wishing to retire as Publicity Officer at the end of the year. These were fully appreciated by the Council and it was emphasised that the Association is greatly indebted to Roger for his untiring efforts over many years to publicise the Association and its activities. His cheerful and helpful presence at annual exhibitions will be sadly missed, It was agreed that there is now a need for a new office, that of Ehibitions Officer, in addition to a Publicity Officer. Some names have already been suggested to fill the two vacancies but there is still a call for volunteers who should contact the Secretary, Roy Gardner, The new office will have to be ratified at the next A.G.M. which, incidentally, will be held on Saturday, 6th. December, at the Polytechnic, New Cavendish Street, London W.1. (NOT Regent Street) Vice-Presidents. Council agreed that, in future, any nomination for Vice President would be considered as a motion to the A.G.M. and must be submitted to Council by the 31st.- August in the current year, under the Constitution TelA) elie R/C Race Schedules. David Robinson, Secretary of Chiltern M.Y.C., has produced schedules for seven and eight boat racing, Copies of the computer printouts may be obtained from David at, 206, Little Marlow Road, Marlow, Bucks, SL7 1HX enclosing stamps for reply. The next Council meeting will be held on the 13th. September, news from which will appear in the December issue, NORMAN HATFIELD CHAIRMAN, odds & ends The following are now available:= M.Y.A. Cloth Badges I.M.Y.R.U. Cloth Badges ) ) £1.00 each from Vic, Smeed. M.Y.A. Lapel Badges M.Y.A- Ties ) ) £0.50 each from Roy Gardner. £1.75 each from Roy Gardner, M.Y.A. Car Stickers M.Y.A. Sweat Shirts ) ) £0.20 each from Roger Stollery. £5.50 each with M.Y.A. motif mid—blue, small, medium or large from Clive Colsell, 65, Ambersham Crescent, East Preston, Sussex. All prices include postage and packing, 10 raters After a period of inactivity we now hear of several new hulls available for this class, Robin Newport, 61, Gautby Road, Birkenhead, is producing a light weight “own design” moulding, selling a complete hull/deck with fin and rudder at around £45.00. Ken Jones is developing a new John Lewis design and expects to have hulls available in two to three months, Both these boats have short water line and light displacement, the trend set by D.Hollom, who is also revising his current mouldings. Further south, Tim Fuller is marketing copies of his “Nookie Bear” and a side view below gives some idea of this model, Waterline is a mere 49″ giving 1530 square inches of sail. The hull has a double chine so it is very distinctive in shape! All these hulls are specifically designed for radio use and show a complete and radical change from the longer vane designs typified by “Cracker” “Synergy” which have been so successful in their class, and RIOR nats Held at Birkenhead over the weekend of the 24th. -— 26th, May, provided good sailing in a force four wind on the Saturday and Sunday, with variable light wind on the Monday, Sailing was in two fleets, with promotion and relegation, Noticeable absence of boats from anywhere other than the area around Birkenhead, Jim, Browne, Finishing order was as follows:= Posn: Yacht: Designer / Skipper: Club: Points: Design: ist. 2nd, xk9 Eclipse S. Kay, K.9 D. Hollom ‘ S. Kay A. Pollitt Ashton Ashton 53 43 D. Hollom Leeds & 47 E. Nuttsall 66 Newport Bradford Fleetwood Birkenhead ” C. Newport Birkenhead 104 : D. Eclipse 5rd. Brigadier Ls 4th, Never Say Die 5th. Tri-Electra ” R. Newport Electra 6th. Phoenix Too 7th. Andy Capp 8th. Miss Ellie S. 9th. Centurion 10th, Naiad Kay, K.9 R. 92 Priestley Fleetwood 112 G. Gregory Ashton 134 R. Newport R.N WN. Piercy Birkenhead wie D. Hollom K, Shaw Ashton 172 J. Lee Etherow 183 E. Hollis Birkenhead 191 P. Porter Bournville 223 Jenkins Birkenhead 235 Eclipse 1ith, Mynza S. Kay K.9 12th, Cire R. Newport Electra 13th. Mustard Pot ” 14th. Goldrush R. Newport R.N I. 15th. The Bruise R. Newport M. Hollis Birkenhead 239 B.C.Jackson Ashton 251 S. Fleetwood 304 Electra 16th, Ashanti D. Hollom Mod. Ashanti 17th. Cruachan O. Lee 10R Campbell 1OR nats This event took place at Birkenhead on the advertised by the M.Y.A. from the Council, that the As a recommendation it was decided to make the With only nine boats entered I decided to make an early start at 10,00am, to ensure June and was to take place over two days. due to lack of support, event cover one day. 15th. All skippers were notified of my decision, race started promptly. first round was completed by 1.00pm. As this was the case, this the The wind was light and variable from a south westerly direction giving the yachts and skippers a trying time in reaching conditions. After half an hour break for lunch the second round was started in slightly improved conditions, with the wind swinging to a southerly direction, spinnakers started to windward. to fly. This enabled the yachts to make a long leg Windward or leeward berths did not make any advantage, providing the skippers could trim their yachts to cope with the change, The consistent sailing of Mustang started to show by the positions on the score sheet, Unfortunately one boat did not manage to make the starting line due to mechanical failure on the motorway. The race was fully covered by officials from the home club. With regards to the skippers, all kept to the rule book and a spirit was maintained throughout the event, As 0.0.D. for the event I compliment them all on the spirit and high standard of sailing. K, Jones. 0.0.D. Fulls Results:- James Maskell Jones Whieldon Bush Griffin ist. 2nd. 3rd. 4th, 5th. 6th, 1813 2038 1862 1838 1758 2080 N. =P. W. J. 0D. G. Tth. 8th. 1937 2063 OD. Priestley R. Hatfield 9th, 2037 J. Bush points points points points points points Mustang Tsunami Boost Krakatoa Jondon Pan-Cal= Fleetwood Leeds & Bradford Birkenhead M.Y.S.A. Fleetwood Cleethorpes 55 48 37 35 34 31 XLCR Tangerine Fleetwood Welwyn 23 points 17 points Bournville Scr. Gar-Bla Dream Genesis TIMBER is our SPECIALITY We believe we keep the best selection and stock of modellers” timber in U.K. Every piece selected and cut in our own factory by DENNIS NIXON. SITKA-SPRUCE, BRAZILLIAN MAHOGANY, OBECHI in 36″, 48″ & 60″ stock lengths. Thirty cross-sections of each timber and length. Top grade Birch Plywood at moderate prices. Our premises are crammed full of all types of modelling goods from plastic kits to aircraft, cars, railways, boats and now that Dennis has his own Marblehead, we are trying to find space for the fast growing stock of YACHT FITTINGS and bits. For personal contact ring Dennis any evening (except Sat. & Sun.) 6.30 – 7.00 which he reserves solely for this purpose, other times it’s usually Joan who answers. Our hours? we close when Dennis locks up just after 7.00 pm. Send large stamped, addressed envelope for lists. T O P S L E D O M O I L I T C N U P Waterloo Road HINCKLEY Leicestershire. Tel. 0455—30952 RA nats Having spent a couple of very interesting days as 0.0.D supporting the excellent organisation of the Woodsprings Club who held the R.A. Nationals at Portishead this year and having enjoyed their generous hospitality, I agreed at the last minute, to do the difficult bit of reporting what happened, Being only a “little R.M.” chap, I must leave the technical details of these big boats to others and stick to the sailing. Twenty two young and old R.A. yachts and similarly aged skippers gathered to find a welcome force four to five wind blowing, but it was across the lake, This made it impossible to lay a well balanced start line with a long first leg unless a lot of time was to be wasted in sailing to and from the launching jetty. Although this caused one skipper to forecast chaos before he had even got his boat out of his car, the racing started on time and the only real problem at the weather mark, was from port boats trying to tack into an overlap position under the lee of a starboard opponent who was just about to round the buoy. Certainly any starboard boat approaching rather wide of the mark was inviting an incident, Most of us would try to get inside but it was risky, At the request of the host club and with full agreement of the 0.0.D., a traditional schedule of six boat races, with penalty points, was used and the scoring incorporated the discard system as per the 1980 Rules, The feeling was, that under the Fleet System, racing could be delayed far too long if there were a protest when a new fleet shuffle was due. One strong advocate of the Fleet System stated that he was, never-the-less, prepared to take a protest right up to the M.Y.A. if need be because he knew when he was right. Not long afterwards he stated, when a Race Observer, that a starboard boat had right of way over a port board, on a run and within four boat lengths of a downwind mark, I hope that he will excuse me for quoting this but it does highlight, not only the risks of delays inherent in the Fleet System, but also how easy it is for even an experienced skipper to make a wrong decision whether sailing or judging and cause a lengthy discussion, The 0.0.D. was somewhat worried by the end of penalties were awarded, out, but fortunately, or said “oh well, the first race in which four that it was going to be a difficult meeting to sort the wrongdoers almost unanimously accepted their points I can discard this race anyway”. Perhaps this reasoning was the cause of the frequent blatant barging at the starts, which unfairly impeded leeward boats — but by how much could not be assessed in terms of finishing order, Can any rule be used to disqualify a persistent offender? It was noticed that some skippers tried to excuse their other faults by saying “I had a full rudder on but she would not turn”, Hard luck: they did not have smaller rigs more suitable to the windy conditions, If they should have borrowed John Cleave’s scissors or maybe learned something from John Ellison, last year’s Champion, who found that his yacht was happier after his jib had fallen off, or was it pushed – I forget, The downwind mark proved to be a more interesting area with some discussion between boats rounding it on a port run, hardening up and then tacking out starboard to beat back through the often twitching, over=canvassed port tail-enders; one of whom ran aground on the centre island when turning off his course and not being able to regain sufficient control to turn downwind again before he joined the nesting ducks. 1980 R.A. Nationals – continued. By six o’clock several right of way boats had been damaged with a e som of ing ail res the and rs ppe ski the by t men com of k lac surprising er aft led cal was t hal a so g nin mor the il unt ned tpo pos n bee races had es ttl ski y pla to off t wen all we and le edu sch ond sec a of es rac four ed ign des t boa new a h wit re Hoe f Jef ge sta t tha At e. gam ult fic dif y er av ed ifi mod a g lin sai t por New rd ffo Cli ng you and l, Abe y Ton h wit y ntl joi Highlander (or was it?) had an enviable string of first places but when next morning, there was barely enough wind to deflect the smoke of a a ng ryi car s ign des the of our fav in d nge cha ons iti pos the cigarette, larger sail area, was on, mpi Cha al ion Nat . R.A 0 198 and ner win al ntu eve d rve ese l-d The wel Peter Wiles with his Poole square inches, in the wind sensitive touch which kept wind but plenty of rain he local design, which, although carrying 1500 was skippered without aggression but with a him out of trouble. On day two with almost no increased to 1700 square inches and continued k re De As d. ar ew le r ei th on ne yo er ev g in ss pa by e bl ou tr of to keep out l ‘el y dd lu “B e gu ea ll co d oo tw ee Fl a to id sa k, luc of Priestley, who was out y it or ri pe su ‘s er th fa a ed at tr ns mo de ly er op pr t or wp Ne n look at that go!” Robi th wi n so s hi ss pa to s ie lt na pe d an gs in ac pl w lo of re mo a of py climbing out ed rt ea -h nd ki o to g in be r fo f of ld to t go d an g” in th ld “o ed fi a very fast modi d ul wo all y the t tha nts one opp his of ad ahe far so e lin ing ish fin to cross the h ic wh e qu es ab Ar an “, ny en “J th wi on ps om Th n Le . me ti of t ou probably have been 7, 197 d an 76 19 in er ld Ho p Cu A. R. s wa d an o ag s ar ye 25 s al won the vane Nation so e it qu t no s wa he t bu e bl ou tr of t ou g in ep ke of em st sy used Peter Wiles! ‘s ar ye e th on ct fe ef e th y ud st to se ci er ex le fast, It would be a worthwhi of t ou o tw op dr to le ab g in Be . em st sy d ar sc race results caused by the di rs who take chances far more twelve races improves the scores of the skippe er or sc e th at th s an me y nl ai rt ce It s, or il sa re su d an fe than those of the sa has to count a long way back to break ties. Vic. Cooney. Final results:- 1st. P. Wiles =2nd,. R. Newport K814 12kpts, K1057 16spts. K1092 16zpts. =2nd, J. Hoer 4th, L. Thompson K754 18 pts. 5th. 6th. 7th. =6th. =8th, 10th, 11th, C. J. B. J. B. G. R. Newport Cleave Helas Ellison Askell Cargill Dehon 1056 K1103 K831 K1006 K892. K1061 K883 21 pts. 23 pts. 27¢pts. 26gpts. 28kpts. 33 pts. 37spts. =12th, R. Stevens =12th. N. Crayman 14th. D. Hackwood 15th, M. Franklin 16th. =17th. =17th. =19th. =19th. 21st. 22nd, P. D. T. W. R. N. R. Perrett Priestley Reece Ryder Cottle Rothwell Hicks K1036 31§pts. K1007 37zpts. 1093 382pts. K1059 393pts. K1090 k981 K891 K1048 K1062 K1089 K989 = 40spts. 45 pts. 45 pts. 52 pts. 52 pts. 55 pts. s«#58 pts. ! t i r i p s e u q r e k n Du of th sou t jus r te wa erb sup a at ce pla k too e rac l An Internationa is rto e-A ndr Fla al Nav sme eli Mod the by sed ani org , ter Eas Dunkerque at ). ity hor aut iga Nav nch Fre e (th e ott ifl Min of es pic aus the er und club am) ngh rmi (Bi b Web ham Gra s plu b clu d for lms Che the of s ber mem l Severa held r, tie Bar in Ala .D. 0.0 The t. par k too ey) odl (Wo tis Cur man and Nor be l wil nt eve the t tha d ure ens and gs din cee pro the of l tro con m fir t. gen tin con e nes Chi ong str ee thr the ing lud inc y man by y abl our fav d ere emb rem 9 French R.M, International at Dunkerque, continued. Although using wooden masts (with a groove}) and working rig sails only (cotton or nylon) the Chinese maintained a high standard of sailing throughout the variable conditions – force 4 – 5 first day, second and third days. force 0 = 2 The 56 boat race was run using a promotion/relegation league (Stollery) system with infringements exonerated by penalty turns, With the large range of sailing skills present this provided competitive sailing at all levels and, with the well organised social events, weekend, gave an enjoyable Top results below:= ist. Jahan Paris Extra Concombre 2nd, Foussard Bordeaux 3rd. Gerodais Charenton Chat-Kall Dune 4th. Bernard Paris Mosque Concombre 5th. Servella Cretail Mosque Concombre 6th, Simon Charenton Dune 7th. Petit Bordeaux Chat-Kall 8th, Connichere Paris Mosque Concombre 9th. Lordat Paris Duva Snelling Chelmsford Trapper Mk, Si 10th, Normen Curtis was 12th. and Graham Webb placed 26th. WHAT’S SMALL & GROOVY? 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(0621) 10 783890 Essex, Rad., A nats by Joyce Roberts 34 boats were entered for Gosport 1980, but only 33 afternoon. the at By this time all yachts had had marks, largest spinnaker checked, There were sail measurements and the usual the skippers and mates meeting before the race, excessive poling, etc., started on Saturday instructions issued i.e. no pushing, no All boats were to sail on Saturday and Sunday, then there would be fleet sailing for two days, with the International on Wednesday. The wind for Saturday afternoon varied between West and South West, the lake ‘and off the creek, However, down those skippers that arrieved early, and practiced on Friday were sailing on a wind blowing from the top end of the lake, in very hot humid conditions, Saturday but it was still quite warm, There was very little sun on Four heats were completed, just an easy afternoon’s gail -to get competitors broken in. Leading boats after four heats were, Venceremos with 20 points, 17, Mene Tekel Peres, 16, and Finnatek, 15, Sunday with Daddy Long Pig, none on Sunday. Ipi Tombi, Fortunes, however, changed on after only getting 3 points on Saturday, The wind was slightly stronger, but rather more inclined to a reach, losing still variable in direction Racing was fairly brisk and seven heats were sailed, scores being difficult to compare because some boats had had a bye by the end of the day. Gosport club members officiated and there were quite a number of knowledgeable “A” class skippers about. Daddy Long Pig had obviously been sorted out = he did not drop any points during the days sailing, Walter Jones and Ipi Tombi were now top boat with 45, 3rd, Gunslinger 40 and 4th, Mene Tekel Peres, 2nd. 39. Monday saw heat sailing and a fair number of disputes. an Easterly wind, A fleet sailed six heats, boats tacking from the clubhouse, was Venceremos 41, In the morning, with the wind being fairly steady and One race saw H35 disqualified, then his opponent disqualified on the line for not filling his jib. Top boat in this fleet was Daddy Long Pig with 58 points and two byes taken, Second, Double D with 523, The sun shone continually and by mid-day the heat was tending to make tempers fray rather. but, as apparently someone had been warned on Sunday, given as a final warning. measures and scissors. There was a dispute about the size of a spinnaker, the Monday incident was A number of skippers were once again seen with tape Competitors found that volunteer bank judges were very strict on the poling off into another boat rule, and the author received a blue flag in one board, Mick Harris even went to the point of putting in a written protest over one decision, which cost him £10.00. B. Fleet sailed one more heat and top boat was Gunslinger 65, Ipi Tombi 65, 2 byes, Mene Tekel Peres, D9 Tuesday morning was overcast, indeed, an Easterly wind, not very strong. Very humid B Fleet sailed first, and completed 5 heats by lunch time, The wind was still swinging and anyone banking on the baths side on the run had great difficulty getting the boat off the bank in a straight line, Walter Jones found conditions and luck against him, Gunslinger had 80 but only one bye. and he ended up with 75 points. In the afternoon the wind strengthened and eventually came from the boathouse end, at one stage some boats put up second suits. Blue Admiral had a very fast run, but Red Admiral following him down just plopped about in the water – it was Armour got 21 that sort of wind, Keith points, his average made him England’s entry in the International race to be sailed on Wednesday morning, Dolly Dot from Holland had 67 points, a total of 79 with 2 byes taken, At this stage the Neptune Trophy teams from Fleetwood and Birkenhead were level pegging in the aa 190’s, 1980 “A” Class Championships, Gosport = Continued, On Wednesday morning the International race was sailed in quite strong Easterly winds. Two rounds were sailed with five boats competing. The usual impatience was felt by other competitors at the so-called waste of a morning, and there was a suggestion that the International could possibly be sailed on a Wednesday afternoon, thereby freeing people who wanted to spend an afternoon away from the lake. Perhaps future organisers could make a note of this? The winning boat was Daddy Long Pig, Armour and Martin Jew, with 29 points, with a possible 26 points, sailed by Keith the Dutch boat, Dolly Dot was second Three heats were sailed by the whole fleet on Wednesday afternoon, again shifting about, the wind so skippers found it difficult to keep to the same trims, Fleet sailing took place on Thursday, with A fleet in the morning with a strong South Westerly wind, again changing direction and strength frequently. Seager and Roy Gardner had successful heats, his score, but Keith Armour only added 7 to In the afternoon B fleet was willing to swear that they had the worst of the wind again, although some yachts seemed to go well in fluky conditions, but no one got 100% of the points, Friday, Dick With three heats left for the Championship was still undecided, Walter Jones with Ipi Tombi was in the lead, but he had at least one top boat to sail, Daddy Long Pig, with 99 points, On Friday morning a number of skippers were disappointed to see no wind when they started practicing, 9250 and the beat up took over an hour, back as Bill Poole, little or Things did not get much better at There was a delay before the run the mate of Ipi Tombi, was taken ill and Martin Dovey helped out as mate for the rest of the morning. The wind increased gradually but some skippers struggled all morning, seeing their hopes of prizes diminish and of course, some skippers ended up higher than they had thought possible. One of the unfortunate competitors was Keith Armour, winning the International race but ending up just out of the National prize list. (In case anyone query’s the inclusion of Daddy Long Pig in the International the top English boat on Tuesday evening had to be chosen on a percentage basis because of the bye situation). At the prize-giving on Friday evening there was a genuine standing ovation for the winners, Walter Jones and Bill Poole (fortunately recovered)with Ipi Tombi, surely the most popular winners, team, In championships like this they work as a each knowing the others abilities and they accomplish a week’s sailing with no arguments and hardly any sign of a mistake on the pondside, good to see the return of Eric Carter, It was sailing Gunslinger into second place, with the help of Clive Colsell, unfortunately ending the week with a slipped disc, Third was newcomer, Ken Butler with Venceremos, potential, designed by Ken and Bill Sykes, a boat with obvious Designer/Skipper Graham Bantock finished fifth equal and at the presentation he reminded thirteen owners that they should thank their boats’ designer for giving them the opportunity to compete with such a good design, On looking at the results it must be obvious how true these words are, five out of seven of the prizewinners were Lollipop owners, surely an achievement for the designer, Apart from one or two incidents (unavoidable at Championships) everyone agreed that the week at Gosport had been well organised, the wind had kept up nearly all week and the sun had shone practically non-stop, in 1978. 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Any problems of rating will usually be keenly attended to by the designer, with the A Class Rule. or, failing him, a measurer experienced Compared with the M and 10 Rater classes the rigging of an A is simple with only one mast and main boom to make, The hard work can be taken out of this exercise now, as Oliver Lee has recently introduced an A class mast and boom kit to his range of fittings. Most designs will carry their top suit in winds up to force 4 and most plans specify only three suits of sails, Large size and displacement were factors which originally made this class ideal for R.C and likewise the saving of every last ounce in construction and rigging is nowhere near as critical as in the lighter classes. Hence there is greater emphasis on the handling of the yacht when racing and less of a premium on expensive or time consuming technology during construction, The 10 Rater class seems to have declined in popularity in recent years, though kits are available from Nylet, popularity of the R.A. Yet the is steadily increasing at Championship level with twenty two entries this year, as Solarfilm and Oliver Lee. even The A Championship entry remained the same last year in spite of the absence of half a dozen or so regulars. Perhaps those model yachtsmen who are losing enthusiasm for building the latest race winning Marblehead and for whom One Design racing fails to catch the imagination, are turning to A class for satisfaction, The table on page 17 lists all those designs I have been able to round up. Also given are their designers, availability/source, relevant statistics and details regarding They are commented on briefly below, classified in alphabetical order by designer, The other designs listed at the bottom of the table are included for the readers’ information; as far as is known, no moulds exist for these designs. To MINI A moulds were made by Woodspring members but one had lost track of his and I was unable to contact the other person, TONY ABEL. A new design this year especially for R.C, sailed by Jeff Hoer in the R.A Championship. Nylet Ltd., are to produce this hull as a kit and perhaps this step will do much to increase the popularity of the R.A. Nylet were unable to give any indication of the dimensions, GRAHAM BANTOCK, An R.C version of SCHERZO has been built and sailed in Holland but is now in the hands of David Hackwood who sailed it in this year’s Championships. The lengthened, more powerful development SCHERZO 11 proved more competitive than the original as a A, Best point of sailing is to windward in wind speeds over force 2, Both hulls are moulded with a flange on which to mount the deck in a similar fashion to the LOLLIPOP method of construction. form can only be described as unconventional, 15 The hull A Class Round Up =— continued KEN BUTLER/BILL SYKES. A new design this year, VENCEREMOS (Latin for “we will win”) has shown considerable promise already by winning the Little Portugal Cup and gaining third position in the A Championships, It is felt that the boat may be suitable for R.C One of the few designs currently available capable of equalling the LOLLIPOP. BILL DANIELS, CRUSADER, with its cloud of sail, may prove the ideal R,A for inland lakes surrounded by trees, The mould was taken from the original, Unlikely to prove competitive as an A except in the most exceptional circumstances. Robin Newports R.A version has been made more stable than the original by using a LOLLIPOP type fin and bulb. CHRIS. DICKS. The aptly named REVOLUTION was one of the lighter boats in its first Championship in 1973. Now, it is a comparative heavyweight but still capable of Championship winning performance in the designer’s hands, XTC is a more extreme design capable of outstanding performance in fresh conditions, The 96″ overall length and low sail area probably put this design out of the sensible range as far as R.C. EMPEROR, is concerned, In comparison like DANDY and LONGSHOT, would probably make a very good choice for R.C. HAROLD DOVEY. A new design for this year’s Championship is DOUBLE D and is based on DANDY but at a lighter displacement, The stern sections show a marked similarity to Dick Seager’s WOMBLE, Availability will depend on the prototype’s performance, DENNIS HARDWICKE. Designed with use by younger model yachtsmen in mind, WUM FANG 171 shares only dimensional similarity with it’s predecessor which gave a ‘lively performance in the 1979 Championship, Availability of hulls/mould depends on the designer’s opinion of the performance achieved this year, KAI IPSEN, His well known and successful FASCINATION is now available as a GRP hull plus deck set, With similar dimensions and proportions to HIGHLANDER, this design may prove equally successful as an R.A. The fairness and general quality of the mouldings is the best this reviewer has seen yet. Hulls are available from Denmark; Ken Jones has a sample set plus lead. OLIVER LEE, NATTERJACK (like Tony Abel’s design and Vic Smeed’s RAGAMUFFIN) was designed specifically as an R.A and won its first Championship in 1978 in light conditions, Directional control is a little erratic in winds over force 3 and not wishing to inflict this on others, Oliver is not producing more hulls from this mould, However he is open to offers for the prototype. 16 DESIGNER. DISP: LWL: lbs H. Doveyo K. Jones. ALBERTA R. Underwood. G. Griffin. R. Underwood. R. Underwood. ARABESQUE STREAK J.P.D. TOFFEE KING LONGSHOT K. Armour. TOSS-UP D. Priestley. H. Hoogewerff. J. Van Santen. R. Seager. R. Williams. WOMBLE AFRIT RAGAMUFFIN R. Williams. R. Stollery P. West. CLOCKWORK ORANGE SUPER C.W.O. PEEL C.W.O. PEEL TWIST DANDY STAMPEDE MINI A DUNSTER is] G. Keeley. LOLLIPOP MULLER Robbe. C. Colsel. LOWLANDER COLE Lee TRIDENT IT KUBERNETES SHEPHERD STOLLERY O. Armour. FO-KONG SMEED Brandt. K. ROBBE SEAGER J. K. Armour. HIGHLANDER SANTEN Hardwicke. H. Hoogewerff. QUASAR PRIEST D. Ls) DOUBLE D WUM FANG II FASCINATION NATTERJACK ZERLINA Bere be dtd eit! be pe > K. Armour. CHALLENGE LITTLEJOHN Jones. ou LEWIS K. i} LEVISON Sykes. i a i> es) LEE C. PRoPPow PRLS EMPEROR HARDWICKE IPSEN Bantock, C. Dicks. Dicks/Latham, XTC DOVEY G. SS SS Qe REVOLUTION Bantock. DQ DICKS G. Q VENCERENOS CRUSADER PLAN Q SCHERZO II DANIELS MM. Nylet Ltd. SCHERZO BUTLER CODE S8qoins REFLECTION BANTOCK CONTACT. ra ABEL S.AREA. R. Underwood. K. Roberts. H. Dovey. R. Cole. HURON IIIA BILLING KIA KIA COLLYER HOYDEN CODE – NKS ew UAW LIGHTFOOT Hulls available, Mould available for loan. Possibility of A or B Plan available from Model Alli ed Publications Limited, Plan available from Vic. Smeed. Wood plug available only. No contact made, Obtaining a hull or mould would represen t a challenge, Not available. 17 A Glass Round Up = continued. ARTHUR LEVISON. A LIN ZER the for is er ign des s thi by ce tra to e abl n bee The only mould I have b Clu t por Gos the in s ces suc h wit led sai was d, woo in , ype design, The protot 4. 197 in . 6th ced pla d ul mo ed own ch Dut the m fro l ten years ago and a hul JOHN LEWIS. y dil rea are ers ign des of ic lif pro t mos s thi by es mpl exa few Surprisingly vy hea rue y_t onl e (th S ETE ERN KUB , are s ion ept Exc , lls she GRP as ble ila ava A ERT ALB 11, T DEN TRI and NGE LLE CHA A, ERT ALB e), her ed displacement A review ed rac s wa h ic wh ” Pim ter “Pe of n io rs ve d uce red a as has been described e th om fr e” le ra hi “S d an ” ta er lb “A . rs he ot br n ah ll Po e th successfully by splacement di t gh li re fo be s ip sh on pi am Ch A the in ll we d me same mould perfor s on ti or op pr te ra de mo th wi gn si de r he ot an is E NG LE types became the norm, CHAL e re th d te le mp co ly nt ce re s ha s ne Jo n Ke A R. an as s es which could enjoy succ r fa so s lt su Re T. EN ID TR al in ig or e th om fr d pe lo ve hulls to a design de e th of e nc ma or rf pe r he at we t gh li ak we e th er ov t en em ov indicate an impr se ro nd wi e th l ti un ed ss va an rc de un ly de ci de ed ok lo h ic wh earlier version eg sk d an n fi es at or rp co in h ic wh d ul mo is th om fr on ti uc od to foree 3, Pr by de ma s wa AR AS QU r fo d ul mo A , er mb nu le ab on will be limited to a reas d ul mo the om fr n ke ta re we s ll hu two ly on s em se it a Birmingham member but pefore it was destroyed. BERT LITTLEJOHN, s ip sh on pi am Ch A R. 77 19 d an 76 19 e th in s es cc su The ARABESQUE design has enjoyed It s. pe ty nt me ce la sp di te ra de mo r de ol e th where fleets consisted largely of of on ti uc od tr in e th th wi e iv it et mp co in ma re n ca it if will be interesting to see newer designs. DICK PRIEST. HIGHLANDER, successful for many years as an A and even now capable of good results, has enjoyed a renvaisance with R.C. An under-displaced version from Bob Underwood’s mould gained victory in the 1979 R.A Championships. Bob’s hulls are supplied with an integral hollow fin which enables “on the water” pallasting, making launching an easy matter when sailing alone. A mould is also available in Holland. JEAN PIERRE DOLE ROBBE. FO-KONG, this year’s entry from France in the A Championship gave a promising performance. It is moulded a la LOLLIPOP and shares a similar appearance. FRED SHEPHERD. The STREAK and only sister “Maverick” have placed well in a number of Championships and are powerful boats of the REVOLUTION type. TOFFEE KING performed well in light winds but proved to be unsteady to windward in strong conditions although this tendency would not necessarily manifest itself in an ReA version where constant attention be available. TOSS-UP can perhaps best be described as a lighter, shorter version of STREAK. Unfortunately only the plug, not the mould, exists. This, as well as the two original hullts taken from the mould are in Holland. LCNGSHOT remains the most consistently successful A design by Fred Shepherd and the prototype was entered by Derek Priestley in the R.A Championship this year. A Class Round Up – continued. JOOST VAN SANTEN. LOWLANDER saied in the 1975 Championship at Fleetwood and placed well down the fleet. boat. However an R.A version would probably prove a very lively The prototype was GRP so it is possible hulls could be obtained from Holland. DICK SEAGER. WOMBLE is -angther of the REVOLUTION type and an R.A version is currently under construction by Malcom Peppiatt. Dave Townshend sailed George Clark’s converted WOMBLE “Barbarosa” to 6th. place in the 1979 Championship on his first outing, when it looked impressive to windward in anything over force ite VIC SMEED. The designer’s prototype AFRIT gained only a lowly position in its first championship, R.A. 1976, but its dimensions indicate it has possibilities as an RAGAMUFFIN was designed specifically as an R.A, perhaps the first, but as far as is known none has yet been built. ROGER STOLLERY. The popularity of the LOLLIPOP is no doubt due to the im.ediate success of the prototype “This” and the quality and cost of the hull mouldings. Nearly thirty have been moulded to date but production is currently at a standstill because the mould suffered damage. Currently the most popular A design, some have been built with R.C and one as a 10R! CLOCKWORK ORANGE is listed in the MAP Plands Handbook with a note pointing out that it requires slight changes to the deck in order to comply with current I!YRU rating rules. Roger still has the moulds for this boat but I estimate a new hull would only rate if floated on about 49″ LWL, of sail. 271lbs displacement, giving about 1200 square inches This would require the fitting of a conventional flat(ish) could prove an interesting experiment. deck but Likewise DAMBUSTER, Roger’s earlier round deck design, would require major surgery to the deck. ‘Thanks to its generous freeboard it could be rated anywhere in a wide range of LWL. CLOCKWORK ORANGE PEEL, the flat deck version of C.W.O, perhaps better known as “Long Pig”, as C.W.O itself, and SUPER C.W.0O. PEEL, and toth with the same underwater sections have been competitive over a number of years. have too little sail area to compete as R.A at the moment. Possibly they An unfinished SUPER C.W.0. PEEL is offered for sale by a member of the Leeds end Bradford club; contact Keith Armour. TWIST, designed as a one-off for Ken Roberts, had its overlong stern overhang cropped in order to increase sail area but this did little to improve performance. The mould is still available but this one is not recommended (by Ken!). Independence”, to the TANGO design, is a better prospect, both as an R.A and A although it has the smallest sail area of all the designs reviewed here. it is possible that more could Produced as a one-off to follow TWIST be noulded. It is probably the ideal A for children due to its small overall dimensions and 30lbs. displacement. The DANDY designed as a one-off for Harold Dovey is perhaps suitable for conversion to R.C with its moderate sail area and displacement. The original is for sale complete. ; Should you be interested in obtaining any mould or hull, whose name is listed as a contact. approech the person Model Yachting Newsletter will be able to forward your letter if your Club secretary cannot help. It is hoped that the information given here is accurate in all respects but it is possible that some of the contacts have changed their minds about offering either moulds or hulls 19 A Class Round Up – continued. Where a mould is offered for use it is reasonable to expect to be charged for this facility. You may even be asked for a deposit, to ensure its safe return. Finally, if I have omitted to mention any A class design which is currently available in GRP please get in touch with the Editor and mention will be made in forthcoming issues. Likewise, when 2 new design becomes available in GRP a copy of the relevant details to the Editor will ensure that it is included in any future update of this review. Graham Bantock. for sale R.M-Trapper Mk. 1. “Focus” successful, competitive yacht, ready to race. Three rigs, two keels and many spares. Futaba radio/winch with spare batteries and two chargers. £160.00 o.n.o. – Dick Owens, Farnborough (Kent) 58907. ReM.Seahorse Wk. 111. ‘Two suits of sails, two masts, either without radio at £75.00, or complete at £150.00. — Dave Snelling, 362, Plumberow Aveme, Hockley, Essex. Telephone : Hockley 4840 Vane M. Bloodaxe, two rigs, plus smeller suits, current certificate, Jones . 149 740 don Mal n, kso Jac is Chr .o. oon .00 £25 nd. sou but d use Vane, well in but d, han ond sec all rs, gea e van ee thr of ws kno tor edi The rs. Gea e Van good condition for sale. A Jones vane at £10.00 and two handbuilt originals at £12.00 and £8.00 respectively. All are in perfect cordition. “Kimo Sabe”, K2323, M Class, complete with six suits of sails and vane gear. £65.00 – Peter Maskell, 0532 – 566860. “Frustration”, K996, A Class to Dicks “Revolution” design. Four suits of sails, two masts and vane. £40.00.- Ken Butler, 10, Leaholme Gardens, Pedmore, Stourbridge, West Midlands. Telephone: Hagley 886137. RIOR, built by K. Jones, three suits of sails, four channel Futaba radio £350.00 — Graham Wyeth, Telephone: 0703 – 559425. A Class yacht “The Streak”, K960. Designed by F.R. Shepherd. Four suits 9. 7134 n gto tin Rus l, sel Col C.H. 0 0.0 £10 e, van exts, mas two s, sail of A.Class yacht “Maverick”, K961. Designed by F.R. Shepherd. Four suits of £100.00 – A.E. Carter, Cheshar 6510 M.Class yacht “Hiawatha”. Pterodactyl design by C.A. Dicks. sails, ex-vane, £60.00 – C. Colsell, Rustington 71349. sails, ex-vane, wanted Copies of “Model Racing Yachts” by Priest and Lewis. condition, Peter Maskell – 0532 – 566¢80. Four suits of Price depending on of e fre hed lis pub be l wil it umn col s thi for e: ent is rt ve ad an e If you hav charges. 20 race RM. review Eastern District Team race held at Dovercourt. completed a fifty 0.0.D. Graham Bantock five race schedule with eleven teams of two boats. Sccring was biased so that first and fourth were beaten by second and third and this resulted in some interesting tactics with team leaders returning to “help” their team mate. Won by Chris Eagle/Norman Hatfield from Ian Sandison/Denris Graham. RM. Eroads Open saw nineteen boats sail in a fresh westerly veering to north and moderating to a drifting match, Normen Hatfield won, with Mike Golding, sailing Oliver Lee’s prototype “Trapper”, a very close second. RM. Eastern District RM Kings Lynn used the fleet system and provided a win for Dave Skipper (Broads) with Mike Golding again second. Paul Bardoe, still a junior, beat dad as well as the rest of the fleet to place third. A Vane. Pirmingham club held two races over the first weekend in June, in what could only be described as very wet weather. Both events were won by Dave Knowles s@iling “Executioner”, with runner up on the Sunday, seiling a brand new boat built by John Bush for the Nationals at RM Nylet Trophy. Won by Tim Fuller, Peter Freemen. RM Wilkinson Sword, Again a Tim Fuller Owens second (“Trapper”) RM Canada Cup. from the Danson pair, benefit, and Mike Belding third, Held at Poole, Mike Harris, Gosport. Tony Owens and sailing a “247” with Tony sailing a “Seahorse”. saw a visit from six Ryde (Isle of Wight) skippers who enjoyed top suit breeze which strengthened during the day. Another win for Tony Owens, with brother Robert second, both sailing “Trappers”, and Ray Belding’s “Seahorse” third. M Vane Hove Corporation Trophy. Where ten boets appeared for this race, which is the méjor open race of the year for this class at Hove. Winner, Dick Seager, sailing an own design, followed by newcomer, Peter Barker, who has had to retire from ocean-racing because of injury and enjoys the comparative lack of exercise! Alf. Larraman, was placed third. JONES sailing a modified “Skippy” FITTINGS Quality fittings for VANE & RADIO. SELF TACKING VANES These fittings have been proven over the years by most NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Champions, home and abroad. S.A.E. for comprehensive list to the address below:- E.L.JONES, 8 Marline Avenue, Bromborough, Merseyside. 21 OLIVER ONE POINT FIVE METRE ONE DESIGN Length 0.A. Beam Draft 1.50m -32m 46m Mast Height Displacement Keel Weight A finely engineered racing machine. ultimate in R/C yacht racing. 2.40m. 10.90kg. 7.15ke. The And above all it’s a ONE DESIGN with strict rules, and a strong and lively OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION. It’s BIG (Nearly ten feet tall, if you haven’t gone metric). It’s FAST AND POWERFUL (carries 1450 sq.ins. of sail in winds up to Force 4). Association Secretary – Mrs. J.V. Snelling, 362, Plumberow Ave, Hockley, Essex. Large discounts for clubs seeking to establish a racing fleet of ONE POINT FIVES. —| | [| | | TRAPPER | + | | +4 | \ \ HM Winner of 1979 NATIONAL R.J’. CHAMPIONSHIP \ A Marblehead Class Radio Controlled racing \ yacht of outstanding performance and of the highest standard of construction and finish. The kit includes a one—piece hull/deck moulding complete with keel trunk and rudder tube weighing less than 2}. 1b. cut to profile. Fin keel end rudder “GROCVY’ mast, booms, and suit of BANTOCK ‘A’ rig sails. fittings Fully detailed drawings and building instructions. Hull moulded in coloured gel requiring no painting. Radio and lead keel not included in kit. Send S.A.E. for complete price list etc.,. 29 Chapel Rd., Burnham on Crouch, Essex, CMO 8JB Tel. Maldon (0621) 782305