Model Yachting: Volume 1, Issue 11 – April 1930

Pho’o b) Kai/ien Larseq rTFff=O&Nl :..-, HARDWARE PAINT and OIL CUTLERY Model Yachis Built to Order Seeds, Fertilizer, Kitchenware, Crockery, Sundries i RE 541 FRANKLIN STREET elrose Highlands, i I++rJT–JT–:=sti S EVERAL for sale. models ha.ve been listed with me These vary from thirty inches to seven feet in length. All are the work of experienced builders from designers of national reputation. Some are offered at very lowprices. Let me know the size of model you are interested in. -`.¥.- ARTHUR R. BROWN MELROSE HIGHLANDS, MASS. MODEL YACHTING AND qITmHB MomjmBm9 curzA®Hff A PRINT-CRAFT PUBLICATION FOR MODEL YACHTSMEN VOL. 1. APRIL, 1930 NO. 11 THE a CLASS AT NEW YORK AND BOSTON Reminiscences Of Eagle Cup Races By F. T. WcoD This class includes such boats as the three Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Pozka Z}oC models, Ra)67Lboze), ZJa”7bJze6S, Tucker. Ketcha, and This year’s Dfo6e is very similar and is possibly built on the same molds as the others. Of the Pozfec® Do£8 the original model built by E. A. Bull, generally proved the faster, at least previous to the un fort,uDate accident at Bayside in the Eagle Cup race of September, 1927, when this model was rammed by a Boston skiff and badly stove. ‘The ability of the PoJ,fecl Doc cr.ppears to have been adversely at’- fected by this happening despite a masterful repair job. and the B”ooar7Lc!er was second to the Brooklyn club although its members were all at their best in a good breeze or blow. Considering Joe Weaver’s Fa”£acgr, a relic and runner-up in the 1922 International tl.ials to select a model to meet the English Challenger, E?cdec!z)or:The Fa}”£asgr has a typical Weaver midsection, rather flat with good rather short ends. Her pr`incipal feature is her light build which is only 6.5 lbs. exclusive of lead. On a displacement of 49 lbs. this model carries approximately 4i2.5 lbs. Fanfasy is at her best in a blow, thougii good in from a medium breeze up. Her ability in a blow is only disputed by Pi\e,s Mary 11. The Pozfr¢ Dot models are very fast in medium breezes and a hard trio to bea,t under such conditions. The Fanc¢tpgr’8 performance is undoubtedly affected by the sailing skill of Joe Weaver, her owner. In 1926 the Boston M. Y. C. sent a team to Flushing Bay to compete with the Phil Pile’s nfa’gr JJ,.-The lines of this model appeared in Yachting for March, Ncw Yorkers which included Fred 1925, the year she was built. She is from plans by the writer. In build she is planked with 3/32 in. sugar pine, covered with linen cloth, painted. This cloth sticks to the shell very ten7bfrog was high scorer for. Boston. aciously and makes the hull watertight The Lightowing 8Lnd Lbghb were both (so far as a model can be watertight.) deep-bodied, fair-lined models very fast The sails of the flfargr are smaller than in a light chance. those of any 8 boat racing for the Eagle The conditions of this race suited ProsCup, (approximately 2950 sq. in. In from pect Park and of course the Eagle Cup a moderate to a strong breeze this yacht retui.ned from the custody of the Cenis undoubtedly the fastest model to the tral Park Club to Brooklyn. windward in the country. When given The New York team, consisting of Fcior- half a chance she forereaches and points Jc!t7gr, Joe Weaver, the Mar” JJ, Phil Pile, higher than any other competing model. Pfgeon’s Lighbning (naimed` for a, £al:rnous MCKay clipper ship), Paterson’s W6tcJ®, and Saunders’ J”7bc2. Of these, .Ldyb€- 2 MODEL Marvelous is the only word that can describe her windward ability. Though fast to windward she is among the topnotchers in running to leeward. The lf¢rgr is 66 in. o.a., 51 in. w.I., 13.75 breadth, and 17.5 in. draft (old rule). She has a % in. thick small wooden fin swinging a typical lead bulb weighing 39.25 Ibs. Her total displacement is 48 Ibs., the lightest of any competing for the Eagle Cup. Her veteran owner and builder, Phil Pile, is also a skilful model sailer on open water from skiffs. The outstanding performa.nce of the A”oooneer was in the 3rd race, to windwar.d and leeward, for the Eagle Cup at Bayside in 1927. Starting among the first in that so’ west blow, the B”ooci7.eer easily drew away from her nearest competitors. The per- formance of this model and fl4-c!rgr JJ fea- tured this windward leg. Mistaking the weather mark 8%occmGer and fl4a)rgr JJ greatly overstood. Thus all of the conlmanding lead was thrown away. . PoZA.a Doc being slightly ahead of 4″rora, Pigeon’s Boston model, was thrown about for the short hitch to make the turn. [t was here that the Pozfoc! Doc was stove. Ledlicka, a Central Park touch-taker grabbed the mast just as the model was sinking out of sight. Joe Weavel.’s F¢7aJasgr that had started last was the first to square away for the finish after rounding. Though the F¢7!!erggr’S deck was often under a half inch of water she sailed steadily towards the finish, a winner. Thus was the Eagle Cup won at Bayside by Central Park. The Eagle Cup race for 1928 was sailed on the old stamping ground, Flushing Bali. The Rainbow a`nd Polka Dot age.in represented Prospect Park. The third member of this team was that Levia,than of 8 class models the Pe7agr”o.7b. She was truly a whopper as her displacement was reported to be 102 lbs. This far exceeds the weight of any model yet built. This model appeared to be badly off balance as she could not look the same road as the other eight models. The Boston club sent down the Joht. Ha)ro¢rd, a large model designed by Fred YACHTING Pigeon with a displacement of approximately 82 lbs. Her deep body was vcr.v similar to the Li..7fa£7i,6„.7 which Fred had presented to Chandler Hovey. The writer had the privilege of doing some slight work on the plans of this splendid model and traced off the full size lines for Fred’s son, Standish. This model has been highly touted in the Boston papers and merits every good thing that may be said of her. The second and thil.d memhers of the team were again the I;;gfaf and J%m.e. In the racing Boston was beaten out for the cup by such a small margin that it was evident that had the fourth menher of the team, the I,’gh€mo.”.g, competecl instead of the revamped Jc.me, the Eagle Cup would have reached Boston one year sooner than it did finally. The races were sailed in from a very light so’ west air to a good model breez.c at the latter part of the triangular race, (I think this was the last race). The /oh7D HarzJard won the first race ghosting along to windward very fast to the weather mark. The others finished very closely hunched, showing that these representative models were undoubtcdl}cl.ackerjacks. Fred Pigeon only made three touches in this race, a record. When the third triangular race started there was a good breeze blowing such as M¢rj/ JJ likes. In the beat to windward on the first leg lf®7.gr badly out-classed the rest. She held her own on the next leg, a reach and also on the third leg, a run anrl finished a winner. Central Park again won the cup by a hair from Boston. That veteran of the models, Fred Trapp, who was on the same boat with the writer exclaimed that this last race was the finest he had ever witnessed, which was saying something. The Eagle Cup Race of September, 1929:-Again the Bostonians brought to Flushing Bay to compete for this Blue Ribbon trophy, the I,7:grfec Orrin Chaln- p]ain, which had been high scorer in the trial series at Boston, the Jofa„ Hcbrt)¢7.d and a new comer to the 8 class W766cJ/, •JJ,-Bob Paterson. This lattel., though new, was not a whit behind her team mates as she had proven faster under several conditions of wind and water. MODEL YACHTING formation, that I am a graduate naval architect and have spent some twenty odd years in shipyards building all classes of vessels, and I would not swap those years with any one in any other line of work. So, Mr. Brown, keep the good work a::affY;:uh£::e:::hhepr{e°nyeoeurfnw8out]:sde°e’ 5 I. A. LECLEB.a, Commodore HENRY SAssVIELE, J’6ce-Com. GEonca RIrNIART, Secretary ROBERT MURPHT, Frees. owd Mccbsarer The club will open its racing season April 19th at the Curtis Basin of Fort Meadow Pond. Four Class A boats are expected to start and another is building. Thel.e will also be a class for the much of that in all lines, but the people Stanley number 18 model which will make have done it, got over the top, and the a nice little one design class and should results are wonderful. Hope yours will help this club greatly in recruiting membe as good. bers. Calvin Coolidge, when here, told us, “You have made the most of the best, of people and things about you.” And if folks will say that about me I shall be well satisfied. Trusting that I will be able to forward you some useable dope in the very near future, I beg to remain, Very truly yours, WAI.TEE R. MANY. They have laid out a triangular course of two miles, which can easily bc increased a half mile if desired. They plan to build a small boat house right away of a sectional type which can easily be enlarged by the simple removal of the rear section and making addition of whatever dimension is desired. Leclerc, the commodore is a live wire and great enthusiast, the secretary is of the same type, so if the rest`of the membel.ship measure up to the same standard they should go far. Speaking of enthusiasm, the commodore is studying up on the class 8 rules. CLEVHLAND MODHL YACHT CLUB The meeting was called to order at 8.30 with a very good attendance. Com. Beecher received a letter from the Akron Model Yacht Club telling of their activities and also a challenge for the coming season. /o7zgz#./, a Bouchcr model constructed by S. L. Perkins. 3oo.a., 7.5beam, 8.5 draft, dis. 4.75, Sail area 574 Sq. in. MARLBORO MODHL YACHT CLUB This new club was organized on February lst with the following officers to keep it on its course for 1930: Our first action for the 1930 season will be our model exhibition at the third Sportsmans Show at Cleveland Public Hall. The show committee have given some wonderful cups for the best sail and power models. The sail boats must be working models and the power boats must move under their own power to compete for the prizes. The following officers were elected. A. 11 BEECHER, OooucoodorG P. a. RTEiL, Vboe-CoJmmodore .I. H. SANI)ERs, Rear OoJm77}odoro E. C. LANG, Secre}argr J. C. SANDERs, jlfecis”rGr S. H. Cos. Triustee, t;1uree year8 i;erin E= MODEL YACHTING URGENT PAINTING The last three issues of Mol]EI, YACHT12`TG will give you a hint of what we Can do if the boys will come through with a little more money. If you have received a notice that your subscription has expired and you intend to renew it, please do so at once. We promised you plans of a beautiful little model by Norman Skene for this month, but had to hold it over for another month, as money was so slow in coming in we did not have time to get the plate made for this issue. As it is, we are late with the paper each month because you are slow in sending in your subscriptions and renewals. The paper is in a position now to make progress with a little more help from the fans. It is on sale at news-stands in New York, Chicago and St. Louis. The largest distributors of periodicals in the East are ready to put it on sale if we can get it out earlier in the month. In lost wages and cash MoliEL YACHTING stands me over four thousand dollars at this time. This is not a yelp; I am simply putting it up to those of you who are interested and willing to do your bit. To put it plainly, I have gambled the above sum that the fans would support a Paper. If each of our present subscribers would get just one new subscriber at once it would bring in cash enough so I would have money on hand to get the paper out early in the month, increase it in size and make real progress. Here’s what one reader did, and such a good scheme I am passing it As he had no friend interested in sport, he subscribed for his local 7 `it’s on. the Boy Scout chapter, and reports three or four of the boys have become interested. There is an ideal way to extend the interest in the sport. Much of the blistering, poor covering and uneveness of the paint job on your boat is due to insufficient mixing. If the lead and color pigment has settled to the bottom of the can, mix it thoroughly, when you think it is sufficiently mixed, stir it just twice as much as you already have. Thorough mixing will give you a more even, smoother body that will cover, rub, dry harder and hold. NEW M. Y. R. A. SECRETARY We are pleased to learn that MR. FRED L. PIGEON has been elected as secretary to the Model Yacht Racing Association of America. He has a thorough knowledge of conditions pertaining to the sport, is a great worker, is an able correspondent, and under his business like handling this importt ant office will be well taken care of. Fancy Woods We have on -stock all kinds of hard and soft woods for Model Making, Carving, Inlaying and Scroll Work. 1-16 to 1/2 in. planed both sides. Thicker to order. Samples of 24 kinds $1.00 Round and square sticks, veneers, three-ply and mouldings. Scroll Saws, Blades, Etc. Send 4c postage for list No. 44 Wood cut to size while you wait. Open Saturdays to 8 p. in. : .! PERSONAL PEACE PACT Early to bed and early to rise. No need to tell your wife any lies, Of work at the office, Board meetings and such, No lapsing memory to get you in dutch. `.1 H. L. WILD 510 East llth St., New York City (near Avenue A) Dept. Y-G Tel. Algonquin 6o56 8 MOI)EL MODEL YACHTING A P R I N T – C R A F` T PUBLICATION MELFtosE H[GtlL^NDS. MASS. AIRTm]R R. BRorwIN, Editor and Publisher Subscription Price TWO DOLLARS A YF.AR ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION VOL. I. APRIL,1930 NO.11 EDITORIALS H PLURIBUS UNUM YACHTING We presume .vou want your ambassador to be well groomed, attractive and entertaining. Just now, owing to an overdrawn treasury, he is underpaid, but cheerful and ambitious. We hope that you are enough interested in his success to remit the personal tax of two dollars a year necessary to put him at the head of his profession. Lacking this support he will still continue his labors cheerfully, but naturally the scope and benefit of his influence for the good of the sport will be limited. He believes in the strength of union, he thinks you are really behind him at heart but a little slow in showing your appreciation financially. Why not buck the old boy up with two dollars ? Some of our United States coins bear the inscription : OUR COVER PICTURE E Pl,uribve8 Unttm The physical well-being and prosperity of our citizens would seem to bear out that this was a well-chosen motto for our great Republic. Our forefathers fought, bled and toiled prodigiously to attain and preserve this Union. Such gigantic efforts are not necessary for model yachtsmen to attain the strength of union. It is true that there are few clubs and that they are separated by hundreds of miles; but you have, in a good, live paper, a monthly ambassador who is always on the job, never misses an° appointment by making “whoopee,” and will work willingly would like, was built from F. T. Wood’s Ma78.Pas¢ design, we understand Mr. Larsen is building another model from plans by the same designer. The picture shows the boat sailing on Pi§takee Lake, one of the many small lakes in the vicinity of Chicago, where Mr. Larsen spent his vacation. RIGHT OF WAY In sailing a windward leg the model on a sJ¢7bo¢7.d £&cfa has the right of way and models on the Po7J !czcfa must give way if there is danger of collision. A model is on the s/¢7to¢7d J¢cfa when Sailing close-hauled (sails trimmed well in- for the good of all. We This month we show the Class A model built by Kauren Larsen, a member of the Chicago Model Yacht Club. This boat through the columns o£ Modez Yachting, to get this sport on a more progressive basis. Just a few minutes of your time writing a few lines to the editor telling him your ideas as to what is necessary to get the sport on a more harmoniously working system. board) with the boom over the port (left) side with the wind blowing over the starboard (right) side, or quarter. The port and starboard sides are on your left and right hand, respectively, as you stand facing the bow of the boat. We have seen several instances where this rule evidently had never been heard (Contiruned on bage 15) MODEL YACHTING 9 chor round his dogs to keep him from doing asolo flight. Thisyouth is doing great work for the sport among the juniors in Chicago. They have drawn up a tentative constitution for a Junior Model Yacht Racing Association which we hope to find room to print shortly. Before many years roll around this chap may be giving you a battle in Class A. `THEY`RE 0FF!” Said he, with a glea.in of gladness in his glim8. Two bucks on their way to Melrose Highlands for twelve peppy parties staged by Model Yachting. I know my dimes:twelve parties at twenty cents per part. Steppin’ out with Model Yachting. the only thing that gets trimmed is a sheet. We sail ’em on pond, lake and Sea, so JACK WARING, JR., Commodore of everything is on the level. The models the North Shore Model Yacht Club may get a slant on, b`}g`the skippers are of Chicago, editor of that club’s plumb sober. The only place in the world paper, Model Yachting. Six feet of a cat§paw won’t scratch. Here you can youthful enthusiasm, Jack made a reach ’em. run ’em, and beat ’em, without grand tour of the East last summer stirring a leg. You can’t feel a tack and hobnobbing with the elite of the we have hatches with no eggs. No fights model yacht racing fleet. He had but the model’s spar. It’s a great life, Meet Mister a chance to look over the fastest models in this section of the country both afloat and ashore. Not satisfied with such a social status he carries on an intimate correspondence with Lord Waring, of the English Warings, and has namedhis ne.w Class R model Tyfe3.!e He¢Zfee7. after his Lordship’s well known bounding boat. Jack hasn’t got to that wherebut he says ` `reely” andstage “rawther,” anything may happen. The snapshot was taken last September at Flushing Bay during the races for the Eagle Cup. Jack was so elated at being part and parcel of this historic event that we heaved the an- maites-, and we’re knockin’ `em for a mast hoop. Kummon, let’8 kroose. STEP ON IT. Sing a song of sixpence Their belly full of rye Eighty miles an hour Four of them will die. Even a captain of industry is likely to be a private in his own home. A henpecked husband has nothing to crow about. If laws could reform, we’d all be saints. Why hunt trouble? hunt you- Keep still and it will Only a small mind has a large idea of its greatness. 10 MODEL YACIITING SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST We are going to give away four highgrade racing models to the persons sending us the most subscribers between May 15th and September 15th, 1930. To the person having the most subscribers to their credit June 15th, we will give the famous E8fr6JJ64ai, a Marblehead Sail Area Class model. This is a beautiful model, 34 inches over all, planked with selected cedar. July 15th and August 15th, we will give a model to the person having the most subscribers to their credit on those dates. These will all be high class models and particulars regarding them, together with photos, will be published in the May oi. June issues. The grand prize to be given at the close of the contest, September 15, will be the famous class R model, j4d;G”, a truly beautiful boat, quite similar to the Socimp, shown on the inside back cover. spEclAL INDucl]MnNT If we receive a total of two hundred and fifty subscribers or over, we will give the winner their choice of a fine Class A model or the Class R 4do.et4. After the winner has made his selection, the remFining boat will be given the person having second highest number of subscribers to his or her credit. Furthermore, if you put this contest over big, we will add other models. Remember, these are models of finest workmanship and fast enough any competition in this country. only expense to the winners will be transportation charges from Melrose Highlands. Send in your subscriptions early so you will be in the competition for the monthly prize models. These mohthly prizes will not affect your standing. for the bigger boats to be delivered September 15. Your own subscription will count as one toward the prizes; a renewal or extension will also count as one. Pluck makes luck. When you get to know him well, a ” Model Man” often is that model which is all imitation of the real thing. qg#c, designed and built by George Baron of the Ogden Park M. Y. C. OGDEN PARK MODEL YACHT CljuB The election of officers to serve this club for the year 1930 took place March 14th when the following were appointed: JOHN Ross, Oommoc!ore F. a. AT>,^”s, Vice-Coimmrodore I. FFLASER, Rear Commodore ROBERT WHITE, c9Go.-Freci8. GEORGE BARON, Areas”ref DREAMS If you talked in your sleep. What would you reveal, Would it make your wife weep Or have you naught to conceal. Would you mention the names Of all the flapper§ and vamps, And golden haired dames Who have gazed in your lamps. Would the hush of the night Be shattered by shreiks. When wifey got wise To your long, “busy weaks?” MODEL YACHTING MONTCLAHR M. I. C. March 12, 1930. Our club is the Montclair Model Yacht club and we have about ten yachts in the “D” rating which is, as you know, 31. This means yachts from 54″ to 60″ over all and from 36″ to 40″ water line. We think smaller yachts are too small to bring out all of the sport in good saling and we think larger yachts such as the 6 and 7 footers requiring row boats to chase them are too large to develop this sport as it deserves. 11 Yeadon Dam. Mr. Vernon Dawson has pl.esented a handsome cup for the 6-metre class, and the race for this cup will be sailed on the 18th of April, to be followed on April 19 and 21 by the Bradford Cup races for the A Class. Bradford and Yeadon Dam are in England; but on this occasion it is expected that ‘several Scottish model yatchsmen will enter their A Class and 6-metre models, and, if the Irish and Welsh rep`resentatives attend, the race will have quite ap inter-British character. The larger yachts mean much larger investment both for yacht and for row boat and greatly reduce the numbers of possible members in the club. The exertion of keeping up with them is more nearly like work than play and is not attractive to the average business man. With our sized yacht (about five footer) we have boats big enough to display all of the beauties of good sailing. The cost for each member is not prohibitive and we hope will open the door for a much larger membership. The size of these yachts is well adapted to shore sailings on ponds of limited size. We wear rubber boots as some spots are too shallow to permit yacht with our depth of keel to touch the short line. I happen to be commodore of our club this year and this is our first notice of an intention to try to interest other clubs in class “D” yachts having a rating of 31 or more nearly combining all the qualities necessary to stimulate an interest and enlarge the membership of clubs than any other class. Very truly yours, CHARI,,ES E. NORTH. NOTES FROM SCOTLAND The Scottish racing season starts in April, and a good many new models are being measured and tuned up. The West a`)f Scotland Club has one new 12-metre and four new 6-metres, and that proportion is fairly representative of the new construction in the other clubs. The Paisley club in particular is going ahead with a lot of new 6-metre models. The first important event will be staged by the Bradford M. Y. and Power 8. C. at their grand sailing water .4ror4/.c JJ, Com. A. H. Beecher, Cleveland M. Y. C. Note herclean wake. The light is not yet good enough for action photographs and I have been reduced to table-top photography. PerIiaps the enclosed print may be of some interest to ship model fans. It shows a 15-inch model of a brig. This model was made by an old sailor and presc.nted to Captain John Cleland of Middlesbro about fifty years ago. It is fitted in a glass case with a painting of a harbour scene as a background, but was removed fi.om the case for photographic purposes. The model is neatly made and seems to be true to prototype. Glasgow model yachtsmen hope to see that eminent Scot, Jock Black, with Bostonia IV at Glasgow this August, and trust that liis visit will be of longer duration this time. JOHN A. STEWABT. 12 MODEL YACHTl+G PHRSONALS Raspberries, Peaches and Quince, plucked here and there, WE UNDERSTAND THAT- The Eagle Cup race next fall will probably see the largest entry list in the history of the competition for that historic. trophy. If all the entrants who liave signified their intention of competiiig go through with it there will be at least t.ighteen models entered. It is absolutely necessary for us to have your renewal on expired subscriptions ilt once if we are to continue to increase and improve the paper. This is vitally in`portant so if you want all the numbers consecutively and have received .an expiration notice please send in your rencwal at once. Capt. Gibson has finished a Class A model from Wood’s design, a Class 8 from his own design and is building another Class 8 from Wood’s design, besides remodeling the Class 8 boat he raced at Flushing last year for the Seeback Trophy. Some program, and wc hope the whole fl.eet races in Boston I,his season. How about it, Captain? Mr. Litchtenham of Chicago is building a Class A model from Wood’s number nine plan. Harold Lane of Geneva, New York, is building a model of a Star Class boat. The Seneca Yacht Club of that place has a good fleet of Stars and Mr. Lane hopes to interest some of them in the model racing game. The Boston Model Yacht Club -have started work on their program for the National Trial races. The advertising committee have a number of “ads” already in and the lay-out for a very fine finished a three-foot model and is starting a six-footer to race with the Sam Francisco boys at Golden Gate Park. Bob Stanton of the Ogden Park Model Yacht Club has work in Boston where he expects to be located for several months. Mr. Stanton, a former commodore of the Ogden Park Club is bringing a Class A model and we hope to see him in some of our local races. Tom Malloy had his new A boat designed by Wood out for a trial spin February 27th. Fred Adams’ boat from Jim Potter’s design is said to be planked and a nice job. Montclair Model Yacht Club started their racing season April 6th, with a fine fleet of Class D and Class R models. The Melrose Highlands Model Yacht Club will open their season April 19th, as usual at Lake Quannapowitt, Wakcfield, Mass. This club is not anticipating a very good season as several of the active members have dropped out and our old reliable Ted Leclerc has organized €i club at Marlboro where they expect to have some nice racing. Our loss is a material gain for the sport, however, the lake at Marlboro is a fine sheet of water and the club racing there should draw several additional members for the new organization before the season ends. Ollie Harris has gone to New Hampshire to go into business but says he is going to finish the Wood designed Class A model he started last year and sneak down to Quannapowitt occasionally to give us a trimming. Hope she can do it, souvenir program. old top, but- C. 0. Brook of Renssel?ar, New York, ls putting on a one-man exhibit of models C]ass R Scamp has been sold to Dr. North to be raced in the fleet of thi] Montclair Club. at Albany in the hope of getting some one in his section to work with him toward organizing a model yacht club there. Anyone interested in models who can get in touch with him should do so as he is a live wire and there is a fine opportunity to get things going out there. J. E. Sears, Col fax, California, The Marblehead Sail Area class is attracting world-wide attention, particularly in Germany. Here is the ideal boat for a National small boat class for interclub and International racing. With foreign clubs interested here is the has chance to give the sport a great big MODEL YACHTING boost. We shall have much more to say regarding this later. The editor expects to have some very interesting things to tell you after his return from a trip to New Jersey planned for the last of this month. The Washington Club’s tryouts to select the two boats to send to the Boston Elimination Races will be held on May 30, June I, 8 and 15. The dates were set late in the hope that two boats now under construction would be finished by that 13 first-hand material for our readers from him. Allan Forbes has bought the Easfzeiard from Francis Rich, who has started construction f.rom the same design for his own racing. MCGilvray is building from this design, which will give the Boston club four tough boats for anyone to beat. Farley is building from Potter’s latest desigri another tough customer. In connection with the Potter designs, I would suggest that anyone contemplating building from any of his published plans get time. in touch with him before going ahead, as Reginald Talman and Dr. Macy of Fair- all Jim’s published plans have been haven, Mass., are building Pdra}Ce models. greatly improved. Mr. Talman is a draftsman with 8. T. John Black has a brand-new boat for the Dobson, a naval ai.chitect of New Bed- 1930 racing which embraces all the imford. provements his experience here and abroad have proven will be of advantage. A small beginning for a model yacht F. D. Trapp has returned to Providence organization has been launched in Westf ron Honolulu and is busy on a new ern Michigan with their first regatta held on Reed’s Lake, April 6. E. L. Cheney, boat. Mr. Trapp is an old hand at the who has a summer home at Saugatuck, model game and will add much strength Michigan, is going to try and induce to the Providence threat. members of the summer colony there to Bill Malanson is putting the finishing take up the sport. touches on his new Class A boat. J. A. Davison of Sioux City, Iowa, has sent an interesting blueprint of a model built at Leeds, England, several years ago. Mr. Davison has had a lot of experience racing models in England. He expects to come East before long, and we are hoping to get some interesting We made a mistake in our February number in our Write-up of the Marblehead Club. The gentlemen in the picture were not winners in the Fall Series. The Fall Sei.ies was won by Alden Pircc. The gentlemen shown were the winners in a special series. Williamsburgh Yacht Club, sailing station of the Central Park M. Y. C., Flushing Bay, New York. The Ccn[ral Park Club have part of the main floor partitioned off for the storage of their models, with club privileges. An ideal place and arrangement. 14 MODEL YACHTING A CURIOUS EXPERIENCE NEW JERSEY REGATTA The Editor had an annoying experience with a leaky boat last season that he is passing on for p.ssible benefit to some reader. It was particularly maddening as the boat was fast and would stick right up front until the leakage killed her. The Third Annual Model Boat Regatta spolsored by the Young Men’s Christian Associations of New Jersey, will bg held on Deal Lake, Asbury Park, New Jersey, Saturday, May loth, at two p. in., weather permitting. In case of rain the races will The boat, a 39 inch planked model, be- be sailed Saturday, June 7th 1930, gan to leak shortly after the season startThis year the Asbury Park Association ed, as I had never had any previous bother and Chamber of Commerce will be the from leaks I was puzzled. State Host. A boy from any Jersey AssoThe source of the leak was a mystery, ciatio.I whose boat is boy-made may enter. no water that had leaked in wctuld come There will be six classes:-Boats 20 in. out except through a vent made in the and under, 24 in., 30 in.. 36 in., Free for deck to release it. all Race, and Leader’§ Rac3. Recently on taking off t,he deck no sign Boats may enter only oqe class. The of leakage showed until I got to the rudder Free for All Race is for all boats, regardless tube when I was amazed to find it split of size, that did not secure a place in any from just inside the hull to just under the of the other events. The Leader’s Race is deck. The tubiLig must have simply let not included in the cont.est for the Laidlaw go as it had been subjected to no bumps or Cup. unusal sctrain. SIESTA CUP RACE The races for the Siesta Cup won last year by Fred Pigeon with W/es/ow¢7.d, will be sailed in Washington, D. C., September 21st. This event is open to Class A models, the cup is a fine trophy worth several hundred dollars and should draw a big entry. LOUGHLIN BOAT WORKS HIGH CLASS MODELS DESIGNED AND BUILT TO OFZDER SAILS AND SKIFFS STANDAF`DIZED 20 FOOT SAILBOATS WALLOON LAKE, MICHIGAN Through the courtesy of the Plain field Association, ribbons will be awarded to the boats securing lst, 2nd or 3rd places in each of the six events. A beautiful cup has been presented by iM: r. Elliot C. Laidlaw, Plain field, which will be awarded annually to the point winner until won twice by the same Association. First place- four points ; second-two points ; and third -one point. Following the Regatta there will be a swim in the “Y” pool and the Regatta Supper to which parents and friends of the boys are also invited. Supper fee is 50c. Local Associations will be responsible for their supp3r reservations. The Laidlaw Cup will be presented at this supper. Entries should reach HARRY C. MAuCH, JR., Y. M. C. A., Asbury Park, by May 4. Here is the Bull Steering Gear. This gear was described by John Black in articles with drawings which appeared in T%c /14lodc/ y4cA; for April 1929. MODEL YACIITING (Continued from bage 8) of, anyway it was entirely ignored. This is an important point to keep in mind when battling for a windward mark, if on the s!¢7boo7.d !¢cfe yon are entitled to hold your course over a boat on the Po7.! !¢cfe. When mnning before the wind the ooerj¢faG.”g boat must keep clear of the a”e7.£¢fa- e” boat. These rules should be enforced. Literature For Model Makers Studious reading of books and magazines will show model builders many new or easier ways of doing things. Sc>me you will find useful are listed below, and may be obtained through us. I.6 OUR MAY NUMBER The cover will be a thrilling photo of a Class A model by Carpenter. An article on the International models by F. T. Wood. The lines of that sweet little model by Norman Skene which we were obliged to hold over. Photos of several models and others that will interest you. Some worth while tips and several interestin g letters from various sections of the country so you may know what the other fans are do- BOOKS ing. Model Sailing Yachts, Elements of Yacht Design, Model Sail Boats, Build a Win- BOSTON MODEL YACHT CLUB ning Model Yacht, Miniature Boat Building, Barlow’s Tables, Ship Model Making 131 Coleridge St. E. Boston, Mass. MAGAZINES The Model Yachtsman, Model Yachting, Attention : Secretary. Model Engineer, Model Maker, Yachting, Dear Sir: The Rudder, Motor Boating, Power BoatThe Boston Model Yacht Club takes ing, Motor Boat. great pleasure in extending to you a cor- CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Class R model for sale. good lines, reasonably priced. Wellbuilt, Write for PMh:I?%.eJHuiL:ahTa:a:.P#%:’.,L6TAei?]funedir%ts.e’ 0762-M. Class A model built from the famous Dos- ::”ne’giEban?s.pri:;n?8T.o`#;?:i.pe,.fifn%;d3j yocfeze.„g, Melrose Highlands, Mass. €3§$7A5TZ„3o;%s$7C;:SEn3e#£f;%]n¥]a&hatsss 3.opt:oge:[g£:a£;.]gfmct;]]eetr:d[gneg¥::gt,deEfaafs]{ dial invitation to participate in the International Class A Trial Races, to be held in Boston, June 26, 27, and 28 for the purpose of selecting a challenger to represent the United States at the International Model Races to be held in England August 1, 1930. Races this year will be held on the Charles River, between Western Avenue and Weeks Memorial Bridges, where models may be sailed from shore to shore. The course being about 800 feet long by 300 to 400 feet wide. We would appreciate it very much if you can let us know just how many will come to represent your club, as we want. to make reservations for lodgings in advance. Sincerely, F. L. PIGEON, S8:C::]ch:i;So¥i°ads%]’Asa¥’Sti%8eci:Shs,Fe’Se?: al other models, thirty inch to four feet from $15 tose5. A. R. Brown, Melrose Highlands, Mass. Phone Melrose 0819-W g£3mfEtFElt;S:#rp::ifrfuo:onr?;,TE:o:u£!j:k::s3 Secretary. Boston Model Yacht Club. You may not be able to fool all the people all the time, but a lot of people seem to be able to fool themselves all the time. 16 MODEL YACHTING Model Yacht Racing Association of America The M. Y. R. A. is composed of affiliated clubs in many cities. It is a member of the International Model Yacht Racing Association, which is composed of national associations. If you own a model or want to, and live in one of these towns, get in touch with the club. If there is no club in your town, organize one. We want to see a club wherever there is a pond or other suitable stretch for sailing. OFFICERS Prcfndc7!f.. WELLINGTON RINDGE, 1717 Beacon St., Waban, Mass. Vice-PTesident.. A. 8. F`Ex”oLDs. rrccrf#rcr.. E. A. BULL, 974 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Directoru Of Affilided Clubs BOSTON M. Y. C., FRED L. ProE:gi %g[‘ecr’i°&’e’ street, E. Boston BRAINTREE POINT M. Y. C., E. M. VAUGHAN, Secrefary, 36 Quincy Ave., E. Braintree, Mass. HOLLYWOOD M. Y. C., MORTON MooRE, Socrejar3l, CENTRAL PARK M. Y. C., HOWA¥ogGRw[FesF:TLH4S7’tfeg:#:i,y’NewYorkcity i4|8N.Spauld±:i,yAwvoeondTetaiif. HUGUENOT M. Y. C„ CHICAGO M. Y. C., JollN J0%3N5S[T°s¥’HSoe;:ee’°4%nue, Chicago, Ill. CLEVELAND M. Y. C., A. H. BEECHER, Coowowoc!ore, City Hall, Cleveland, Ohio. A. B:NTTXAI, Commodore, 203 Grea6reKai’L±iE:,ads’taten Island KA`-SAS CITY M. Y. C., L. A. S:HE:RDE”, President, 5|2 7 Baltimorfa£Va:n8:iy, Mo. DETROIT M. Y. C., w. C. VINCENTi Sec’C’q’5y5’i6 Bay|iss Avenue TACKSONVILLE M. Y. C., W.J.£SaNyFg°r¥u’ndJRaLdRecre,aat;&gonBv°iiire:’F|a. LOS ANGELES M. Y. C., ‘ WAI,TER R. NAN¥, Secre!ary, 365 S. Mansfield Avenue, Los Angeles MARBLEHEAD M. Y. C., F. L. WooDs, JR., Secrefary, 10 Gregory Street, Marblehead, Mass. MONTCLAIR M. Y. C., WnLIAM H6.5 Hc|#kINsstreseet:r%fe’: Ridge, N. J. OGDEN PARK M. Y. C., ROBERT H. WHITE, Secre£¢ry, 7307 Sangamon Street, Chicago PROSPECT PARK M. Y. C., F. H. TU9C4KEDR:c£#§at::6t, Brooklyn, N. Y. RHODE ISLAI`ro M. y. c., Ares G. AT3°¥j±e%€r’ee;i,”Frovidence, R. I. MARLBORO M. Y. C., GEORGE N¥mN, Secreca7′, Church Street, Marlboro, Mass. MELROSE HIGHI,APLDS M. Y. C., A. R. BRowN, Secrc£¢/y, 83 Greenwood Street, Melrose Highlands, Mass. SAN FRANCISCO M. Y. C., CORDON SMART, Secrefa/y, 116 Keamy Street, Sam Francisco SEATTLE M. Y. C., ST. AUGUSTINE M. Y. C., WAREN F. #AfuE.E’c?eA::’8{?’Augustine, Fla. SOUTHERN CORINTHIAN M. Y. C., “NIERA.pyog:S#o%EiLosgegc:e|t3€Esavme,F\a. ARTHUR W. BACKER, 5ll9-27th Ave., N. E., Seattle, Wash. Bays’ Clubs DELAWARE M. Y. C., TOLEDO M. Y. C., ROBERT EASTBUR±C, Commodore, 1708 Broom Street, Wilmington, Del. a A. M. YoUNffaYt]:Tri£Sgehc’8:°h’o’o’i, Toiedo, Ohio WASHINGTON M. Y. C., A. G. BUHCB]¥rAk¥rv6ffiscc€,’e’¢” U. S. Court House, Washington, D. C. Other Clubs AKRON M. Y. C., W. F. HA¥6′ ficect’reo#i’tan Building, Akron. LINCOLN JUNIOR M. Y. C., FRANKI.IN WISEMAN, 26 Clayton Street, Malden, Mass. MERIDEN M. Y. C., RAI.pH P. JACKsoN, Secre¢ary, 344 Curtiss Street, Meriden, Conn. NORTH SHORE M. Y. C., |AICK A. WA:a:IENC;, Commodore, 1454 Summerdale Avenue, Chicago