Model Yachting: Volume 2, Issue 7 – May 1932

I EEHxz3HH3±HEfflpeEffreexreEexrearreerreex REDff[F H YAEHTINE MAY 1932 i-9 LINCOLN MEMORIAL POOL, WASHINGTON. D. C. 20 CENTs a copY $2.00 a YEAR i’-E====-==`:=:==-===:=L-=l-=:===== i H keHti THE MODEL YACHTSMAN AND MARINE MODEL MAGAZINE Each month contains eighteen or twenty-two pages of live matter by the best authorities. Fully illustrated. SEND 15c FOR SPECIMEN COPY Read the World’s Model Yacht Magazine $1.60 per annum, post free, from THE EDITOR, Golden House, London, W. 1 M®de] Yachting A Print-Craft Publication FOR MODEL yACHTSMEN Vol, lI. MAY,1932 No. 7 The National Championships Fellow Modelmen: The 1932 Selection Trials and Championships of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America and the Mid-West Model Yacht Racing Association will be held at Chicago, June 24th t.o 30th. Racing will, I)e conducted under the auspices of the Mid-West M.Y.R.A. on the Model Yacht` Basin at 5lst Street and Lief Erickson Drive, through the courtesy of the South Park Board of the city of Chicago. bath, and whose spacious veranda provides splendid dry-dock facilities for overnight model storage. The’ first prize in the Class A National Championship will be the Chicago Daily News Trophy, donated by this internationally known newspaper through the coup- ::::coef-f¥:.wsii,sieBdee`!o::il?ogtEedi:::;isTonnof cups for lst place winners and useful merchandise for 2nd and 3rd prizes in all other divisions. The Pond Sailing Rules of the I.M.Y.R.A., as approved by the International Council, will be in full force, and effect, and especial attention is called to the rule governing official registration of all models in Class A and that necessitating the accurate’ marking of hulls, spars The following program has been adopted, subject to changes made necessary by weather conditions and ordered by the Officer of the Day: June 24th -25th, Mid-VI,rest Elimination Trials in Class A to select 3 yachts to enter National Championship; June 25th, 7 P.M. Annual Banquet and Meeting of Mid-West M.Y.R.A., June 26th, National Chain- and sails, which Will be I.igidly enforced. Fionship `of Marblehead, 50-800 inch A local rule passed by the M.Y.R.A.A. class models; June 27th -28th, Eastern provides that the prow of each Class A Elimination Trials in Class A to select 3 model, shall I)e fitted with a suitable yachts to enter National Championship; bumper or fender to prevent injury to oth- June 29th -30th; National Champion- ship o|)en to 3 Eastern and 3 Mid-West yachts to select designated International Class A champion of America, to represent this country as challenger for the Y achting er boats in case of collision. .` It is suggested but not compulsory that each skipper provide himself and mate with turning poles not over 50 inches in Monthly Trophy at the International R ace length. In both the Eastern and Midon July 30th, August lst and 2nd, at Gos- Western eliminations each club shall be entitled to enter two models, and one export, England. June 30th at 7 P.M. Antra for ever.y five models registered over nual Banquet and Meeting of the ten. Member clubs of the M.Y.R.A.A. not M.Y.R.A.A. located in either the Eastern or Mid-WestAll racing will start at 8:30 A.M. Eastern divisions are eligible to enter and will ern Standard Time unless o therwise specibe assigned to the elimination trials of the fied by the Officer of the Day. Banquet division nearest to them. Meetings will be held at the Chicago All Marl)lehead models, must be regisBeach Hotel, adjacent to the Basin, which tered with`the Secretary of the M.Y.R.A.A. ” ill be official headquarters of both associations, and has offered to all model together with a measurement certificate signed by the Secretary and Measurer of yachtsmen a special reduced rate of $3.00 single and $4.00 double for rooms wit,h the Club, and accompanied by a 50c regis- 2 MODEL tration fee. Entrance fee in Class A shall be $3.00 for each model and in the 50-800 class, $2.00, these provisions having been adopted by the Executive Board of the M.Y.R.A.A. in their winter meeting. There shall be no lilnit to the number of Marblehead Class boats eligible to compete. June lst shall be the dead line for payment of all entrance fees, each member club to pay to the Mid-West Association by that date, all fees of yachts eligible to enter from that club. June loth shall be the dead line for sending in to the association the names of entered yachts and skippers, this provision being made to give time for the printing of the regatta program. Entries received after this date sham be assessed $5.00 in Class A and $3.00 iD Marblehead Class. All entries and fees must be sent to John YACIITING M. Y. R. A. of A. East Boston, April 14, 1932. To the Secretary: The winter meeting of the Executive Board of the M.Y.R.A.A. was held saturday, January 23, 1932, at the residence of the Secretary – 58 White Street, East Boston, Massachusetts. Meeting called to order by President Wellington Rindge, at 6.30 P.M. Roll Call Executive Committee represented as follows Carrchl F. Sweet, JI., Grand Rapids Model Yacht Club – By Proxy. E. AL. Bull, Prospect Park Model Yacht Club – By Proxy. J. Floss, 8334 Justine St., Chicago, Illinc>is, A.. 8. Reynchds, Centraz Park Model resident member of the Mid-West Committee and acting Chairman of the Regatta Committee. All models, on arrival in Chicago must be submitted to Mr. Ross for approval of their regist,ration certificate, any disputed points to be referred for final decision to Measurer MCKenzie of the. Mid-West Association. – Yacht Club – By Proxy. President Rindge and Fred L. Pigeon present. There being a quorum present, the call of the meeting was read by the Secretary. The first item in the call of the meeting was taken up and by vote of those present Racing officials shall be an Officer of and by proxies, the following was adopted. the Day, an assistant 0.0.D., 3 umpires, The Trial Races are to be held June 243 starters and I score steward, such staff 30, in Chicago, Illinois on the Pool, and to be appointed for each event the evening are to be in charge of the Mid-Western before the start. Model yachting enthusiModel Yacht Racing Association. Races asts are cordially invited to attend the are to be conducted under the Rules as set races and both banquets and meetings are forth in the International Model Yacht open to all members of affiliated clubs and Association Rule Book. their guests. Club secretaries will please Dates – June 24-25, Mid-Western advise members of the place and dates of Championship Races; June 26, Marblethis convention of modelmen and urge the head 50″ – 800″ Championship Races. attendance of all who are interested in the Also time for Eastern Models to try out advancement of the sport. Pool and get accustomed to it. June 27Respectfully yours, 28, Eastern Model Trial Races; the three models having the highest scores to meet EXEcuTlvE ConmIITTEE the three Western Models, June 29-30. MID-WEST M.Y.R.A. The model having the highest scorein these races will be the United States Cham~ pion, and sent to England to represent the “Life is just a Bowl of Cherries”- U. S. in the International Races. Annual Meeting and election of Officers, Yeah Blackhearts. Thursday evening, June 30, 1932. Chicago here we come. Stalking Cicero’s The races of both the East and Western famous ” specks.” Club, to be sailed in tourmment, as at One of the boys at Larchmont last June I.archmont and Washington. Each club asked if he liked corn, replied: “Yes, with being entitled to send two models and one for every five models registered over ten. ginger ale and plenty of cracked ice.” MOI)EL YACHTING 3 The committee in voting to hold the Eastern Trial Races in the West, upon the Pool, felt that time and expense prohibited the holding of trials in the East, and it would be much better to hold them on the Pool, where you can sail from shore to East Boston, April 14, 1932. To the Secretary: shore. It is the hope of the Officers and Executive Board of the Association, that your club will be represented at this year’s races and Annual Meeting. Our challenge to England has been accepted and of course, we walit to send the fastest model that this country can produce, that wins the largest number of points at the trial Next was the vote upon the adoption of the Marblehead 50″ – 800″ .class, which vote was unanimous for its adoption, as one of the classes sponsol’ed by the M.Y.R`A.A. The rules as gotten out by the Marblehead Model Yacht Club, governing this class, were taken up, but on account of so many of the Western Clubs objecting to them, and they submitting a set of rules for I,his class, it was voted to send a copy of both rules to all the clubs, for them to decide by vote, which one would be adopted. It was also voted that each Marblehead 50″ – 800″ must be registered with the Secretary of the M.Y .R.A.A. and given a number, to be placed upon the main sail, and that a charge of 50c per boat I)e made for each application to the M.Y.R.A.A., to be accompanied by a certificate of measurement, signed by the Measurer and Secretary of the Club. It was also voted that each Marblehead 50″ – 800″ class model, must pay $2.00 for entrance fee, to the M.Y.R.A.A. for participating in the Championship Races each year. No limit as to number of models from each club, participating in the Championship Races. The Secretary received letters from many of the clubs, expressing their views, which were read at the meeting, and were taken into consideration in the voting. Voted to adjourn. The trial races and annual meeting of the M.Y.R.A.A. are to be held at Chicago, June 26-27-28T29-30. races. We are to sail on the Pool and will get conditions that are somewhat like the Pool at Gosport. The Association needs $500.00 to finance this `Lrip abroad, and as in past years, the Treasury at this time. is pretty dry and it is up to all the clubs belonging to the Association to assume this obligation and help out as in past years. Kindly send in your dues, registration fees, and contl`ibution as quickly as possible, making checks payable to E. A. Bull, Treasurer, 974 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. FRED L. PIGEON, Secretary. Junior Activities By JACK A., WARING, JR. Mr. W. R. Many, the emissary and instigator of model yachting in California, reports that he noticed many of the R models in the Herald regatta with finely shaped hulls, nicely finished and all that, FRED L. PIGEON, but the fittings, sails, and riggings were sumpn’ awful. I presume, of course, that Secretary. that is tl`ue I]ecause the school instructors emphasize their part of the construction, PROPOSED which is woodworking and the general perfection of the body of the model, leaving RULE.. Marblehead 50 inch-800 as 1,hey are not acquainted with model square inch Class. fittings or racing equipment, the Length over all-not under 49-34 yacht fittings and rigging to the individual boy inches and not over 50-}4 inches, bumper builder. Mr. Many intends to publish a on bow not measured. series of articles on “top hamper” and all Sail area – actual measul`ement in Jib racing gear in the L. A. Herald, so that this and Mainsail not over 800 square inches. information can get to all the skippers and No restrictions on displacement, draft, future skippers, junior and adult. He also water line, or shape of spars. informs me that there is a great field for No change in displacement allowed durthe sport in L. A., probably to a greater ing a series of races. extent among the juniors, but the lack of 4 MODEL sailing facilities hamper enthusiasm. Mr. Many, who is a student dir3ctor on the city Playground Department, says that although the action of the Department seems to be towards pools for swimming, he is winning them over to the good of model yacht ponds and appropriations. High schools in Pasadena, California, al.e building models from a 48-in. over all sloop design of Mr. Many. This plan Shows a boat resembling the Cup Defender E7}lerprise, in body plan or cross section; while the profile has semblance to the Challenger S72amrocfa V. I hope that through Mr. Many.s efforts, more scientific racing among juniors will aDDear next year, as also an increase of different classesClass D, the 48-in. class, or 134-in Scale class R and then the 6 metres. Now, 1’11 skip back again-this time half way across the country, Chicago. As you can see in the last issue (and this one too), the two major Chicago clubs have co-operated to bring about a very extensive recognition on the part of the Park Commissioners and the newspapers. The Chicago Da}}7y IVccos has taken quite an interest, and dil.ected by my friend, S. S. Bell, the paper’s Yachting Editor, it has presented a feature article a page long, about the spol.t in Chicago. This article is by writer Ruth Bergman, and is en- titled “Neither Toys nor Boys”, and among ot’;i=5iings presents the surprising fact th8rt there LXL.e ei.ghfeer} model yacht clubs in the city of Chicago! I say, there’s a good star,t for a “believe it or not” column in jl4lodez yoch!I.rig. I shall procure YACHTING, who is Instructor at the Austin Town Hall. Also, very interested in becoming a modelman and helping the juniors in theil. in-y endeavors is Mr. Win. Hoffman, whose business is a pattern and model shop. He has a 36-in. marconi rigged sloop. And with persons a s these two gentlemen who have, as far as I know, net yet witnecic!ed real 6 metre or Universal class racing, becoming interested in promoting juniors activities in Chicago, then the sport will be so extensive by next summer and t’`ie National Championships, that in juvenile racing, the entries I prophesy will exceed that of Junior competition in Los Angeles. Before I leave Chicago, I want to tell you that I have “checked up” on the leading members of the North Shore M. Y. C. of Chicago (which Junior organization has desisted activities some time ago), and I found that they are still enthusiastic. Former Vice-Commodore Bob Murphy lives now in New Rochelle, New York, right on Long Island Sound and not far from Larchmont. Well, Bob says that squarely in front of his school, the New Rochelle High, there is a perfect lake just suited for models and always a go.d wind. It consists of two rectangles, each 900 by 650 feet, joined by a walk across, making the shape oblong. Bob has the background for stirring up interest, and as he still has his winning Shcimrocfas J and JJ, and the fact that there is an ideal sailing station, should mean that Junior competition, or possibly adult facing, will commence very soon. Harold Schullman and Wilfred Westl.om, two officers of the particulars of these organizations for the N. S. M. Y. C., are still in Chicago, still Chicagoans in a spl.ightly and very interesting manner, the sport and those engaged in it in the clubs there. In addition, the halve their models-a 39-in. R classer and a Sea Scout, and the same in-y spirit is in them-to furnish added experienced competition at the National Junior and small I)oat Championships in that city next year. Spokesman Ralph Jackson of the Meri- next issue-that is, emphasizing the junior activities. The article presents to Doc.Zy /VccoS showed, in one of their Sunday Rotogravures, a photo of the start of Junior racing in the new pool at 5lst and Leif Erickson Drive. The wol.ding under the picture gives the only information` I have of this event, at present. To quote: ” Juvenile yachtsmen vie for honors in a tournament on the n?w pool at East 51st St. and the lake front. A few of the entl.ies in the model yacht I`aces held last Sunday under the direction of V. K. Brown, Superintendent of playgrounds in the south park system.” Interested in racing for juniors, as well as construction projects, is Mr. N. P. Voz, den M. Y. C. reoorts club activities cur- tailed due to the Infantile Paralysis which ravaged the region around Meriden. Ralph did some inter club work on his own, in July, going down to Wilmington and visiting Bob Eastburn for a while. Ralph sailed the model CrysfoJ (mentioned earlier in this article) and met many of the members of Ex-Com. Eastl)urn’s organization besides inspected several winning models ; and brought. back Bob’s Schoolboy designed (by F. T. Wood) sloop Ariez to sail in competition at Meriden. On his way back, Ralph stopped in at New York MOI)EL YACHTING and visited the Prospect Park M. Y. Club’s extensive fleet. Secretary Jackson is also an “N. A.” on his own (that is, outside his regular position with W. L. Warmer, the Middletown, Conn. Naval Architect) alid has designed two successful classes, one 40-in. over all, designed for I-3:5V-yn.I:a#ieL.,#in.13raFt:=nddsg.g-S=.. beam. The other is a 21-in. Star class model designed for beginners. It is to be regl.etted that the M. M. Y. C. has not had sufficient backing and sanction that the Delaware M. Y. C. has had, for if it did, the sport would double in no time in that district. Although the Sea Scouts and local “Y” are interested in building and racing themselves, the city fathers are not recognizing the efforts of modelman Ralph and his cctflstituents, and that seems to I]e the trouble. Ralph has to keep up all interest there, but even though it is growing, slowly, it is not enough to warrant a big scale regatta. Building is to be increased notwithstanding, this winter, and competition is expected to he stimulated both internally and intersectionally. Particularly 1’11 bet that the boys race the Boston Community Service on the Unquowa M. Y. C. at Bridgeport, Conn. By the way, in the way of racing, 5 and exhibiting in this city has resulted in the Minneapolis Model Yacht Club-a Junior organization. Officers are Commodore Jack Waning, Jr., Vice-Commodore Robert Huntt ,Secty-Treas. Sterling Riley. Of the members, Bud Stone is building a Class R (on a 60-in. overall length) as is also Secretary Riley. Dick Boyer is planning on the same class this winter; Bill Sather is soon to build a Sea Scout classer. Other members include John Hunt, Bill Chelgren, Ted Finley, Dick Bellis, and Robert Winters, the latter Ex-Commodore of the Bryant Junior High M. Y. C. of this city, and owner of a fast thirty incher. The fleet will be made up mostly of the lj€-in. scale class R sloops which are 60″ x 12″ x 9″ x 22 lbs. displacement and I,340 sq. inches of sail area. There are four of these building now (at very low costs-one will be built for six dollars, and others up to fifteen), all bread and butter, and one more by Dick Boyer makes five in the 1932 fleet-a nice starter for High school boys. The other class will have pr.bably less building42-in. (limit), and will be made up of Sea Scouters and Pirates (taken literally, that sounds pretty bad for Sea Scouts, to the ordinary layman; and if one of the ” School boy’s” was entered, then the Pirates the latest thing from Meriden is that the would walk ’em both to the plank. But modelmen know better-and we shall find Wbb.in, ” Pirate ” Class R model of Skipper next season which wins out). Most of the Jackson, raced the Ar!.ez (owned by Bob Eastburn) and it was an interest,ing event, boys attend West High, and while getting two of the sixty-inchers fitted out for for it was a real test between two entirely glueing and lift-cutting-out, Mr. Titsdifferent and famous designs-the Pirate worth, the West Wood Shop instructor class and the Schoolboy. The Art.e! won co-operated with the boys by giving them out and Wfai.in has not recovered from the the use of all shop machinery, which was effects, so dejected modelman Jackson surely appreciated. There are unlimited reports. fields for sailings stations here-probably Further news from Ralph states that he ten separate ones within 15 miles of the has advanced in the scope of his teachings city-half a dozen of them within the city of in-y building in that he is conducting a itself. Sterling Riley is mmipg his R class of Sea Scouts in an extensive course. Ma!rzcari (r`ronounced marzhanuspanish Instruct)r Jackson’s students will build meaciing “Silver Speed”) and Bob Hunt.s from a variety of designs-which is wise has sailed before, the Si.rer., but is being on Ralph’s part, for it is certain to promote reconditioned. There is a possible view of competitive feeling which is, I think, scholastic c..mpetition, and a large openabsent partly in one design racing. These ing regatta fcr this year. ty|]es are: one or two from Skene’s 22-in. design; two of F. T. Wood’s “Schoolboy” 36-inchers; and nine or ten frcm Designer Ralph’s 40-in. (overall) class. That is all I have from Connecticut, but news is collecting rapidly lherefrom. We understand there is a Corn Exchange in Chicago. What do they exchange corm for, anyway. Now may I be pardoned for inserting a mite of my own activities. The long-inthe-developing but now finished soliciting Whether your prayers are answered usually depends upon how hard you are willing to work for the answer. MODEL YACHTING ENTE: MODEL YACHTING RISE sented through the courtesy of YACHTING 8 MODEL YACHTING PERSONALS Raspberries, Peaclies and Quince. plucked here and .here. We Understand That:E. A. Bull has another. of the beautiful Po!fao Dots ready for the 1932 racing. All the crack builders seem to be out for blood this year and are making every effort to pl.oduce a ” champ “. Several inquiries regarding violin planes have been received during the past two years and the editor was unable to give any definite information as to where they might be purchased. A. J. Fisher whose “ad” will be found in this issue has de- W. A. Wadsworth has been tuning up his new Class A boats on Upper Mystic Lake since the middle of March. This hardy skipper should have quite all edge on the rest of the Boston club when their season Opens. C. 0. Brook is starting a 52-in. model of the BJuenosc. This model is to be an exact replica of that famous schooner. The recently revived Philadelphia Model Yacht Club now have thirty members. Bob Eastburns 42-in. model has been adopted for club racing. Scrappy matches signed and is manufacturing the best plane are held every Sunday morning with these of this type we have seen. The price is snappy little boats whose shippers are only ofle dollar. most enthusiastic. The first 1932 race Dexter Goodwin’s new “Dr. CuITie” series will be started in April. The first model cleaned up the 50-800 fleet at Annual Banquet was held February 25th Marblehead, April loth, winning six out of with an exhibition of models, speech malr eight races. ing and some forty members attending. /14®.cfaey /14lolise and Bzzriny I V had a tuning The boys at the Wallum Lake Sanatorium up scl`ap at Medford April loth the gossiphave become keenly interested in model ers say that both were going good. yachts. Messrs. Desmond and Whitcher John Black has been sailing an ice boat at have three 27-in. models under way. The Lake Quannapoitt this past winter, now boys plan to take in some of the races at if he’ll come up there this summer and sail the organized clubs to get a line on how it’s his new model the Wakefield clan may done. learn how it’s done. D. W. Stockham, Georgia, will start a The Watertown Sea Scout models took Woods Schoolboy model and one of Bob the plaque for best display at the SportsEastburn’s 42-in. models that have given mans show last February. These boats such satisfaction wherever they have been were built by bays under Mr. Black’s intaken up. struction and were a fine looking fleet. Seventeen models were out April 3rd at H. 8. Tucker, British editor, author and Reds Pond, Marblehead in a smashing authority on models and model racing breeze. Commodore Courtis’ new 50-800 writes that both he and Mr. Daniels is a whale of a boat and stood up like a thilik that our American models are built real ship. George Clive’s new boat lost all too light. American model yachtsmen, her top hamper in one of the wicked black at least those who take their racing serisqualls that swept the pond. Petty was ously, should buy a copy of the new book sailing his new 50 with a 450 rig. The “Model Sailing Craft” written by these boys are just burning up with anxiety for two men. All their knowledge and expel.the season to get under way. ience has been published in this volume The Jersey City M. Y. C. has added a which will be obtainable fl.om jl4lodez yacfaJi.ng in a few weeks. Henning Haglind, Stockholm, Sweden has bought two crack Class A models at Gosport and the Modellseglarklubben in Stockholm are building two A’s for the 1932 International Races at Gosport. With a possibility of attending the Olympic Races. power boat division with foul.teem memI)ers. The sailing division has twenty-two members with sixteen of them building Class D boats. This club wishes to arrange races with any club sailing class D models within fifty miles of Jel.sey City for this season. Their secretary is Kenneth Huck, 297 Edge Aye., Jersey City` N.J. MODEL YACIITING 9` The new book, “Model Sailing Craft” by J. E. Sears, Colfax, California has comW. J. Daniels and H. 8. Tucker, is now pleted a three-foot model and is starting this spring. on a 60-in. schooner. Mr. ready for delivery. The price is $0.00 and Sears is an ex-deep sea man now devoting copies may be secured through this office. his time to fruit growing in the “Sunkist Dan Manning had an attractive 50-800 State.” on exhibition at the Sportsman’s Show in Boston. Dexter Goodwin had a 450 and a Austin Presby, Concord, N. H., is building 50-800, Roy Clough had two 50-800’s, from the lves!owa!rd design. Capt. Gibson “Pickle” Sweet had a new 50-800 that is `of the Newark Club has finished a boat an unusual design, while Perry High from the Burgess design. Dr. North of the showed his last seasons flash. Montclair Club purchased all four of our Jim Young has one of finest looking A boat blue prints and no doubt has one Wes!ttia!rd’s that has been turned out, finished by this time. Billy Rich is buildCordon Blood has a whale of a new /t4lory ing one of the improved Wes!tua!rd designs. fott, Abe Malone has a smart looking new one, Aut Smith has a new one, same goes A KUKu Club has been formed at Marblehead. Three of the wildest birds have for Joe LeBlanc and together with the built 50-800’s taken from the 20 square editor’s Ivemesis there should I)e lively doings at Lake Quannapowitt, Wake field, meter boat that Dr. Currie has .been exhibiting at the various boat and sports this season. Wallace Eaten writ,es from Springfield, shows over the country. Roy Clough Mass., that they have fourteen 30, 36 and must be the King Kluk as he has his boat nearer completion. You have to be kuku 48-in. boats ready for the season sport and to build one of these as they drop at both expect others to be finished before long. ends. You make them in three sections, A. H. Myhl.e writes that there is much finish them all up, then glue the three activity in model boat racing at Honolulu pieces together. Yes sir, the little bug has and prospects for a substantial increase in got ’em. There ain’t no early bird. their fleet this season. John Black has a new Bas!om.a nearly The officers of the Marblehead Model Yacht Club for 1932 are: Frank Courtis, finished, which is doubtless sad news. for Commodore; Fred Woods, Vice-Commo- some of the Class A skippers contemdore; Henry Higginson, Read-Commo- plating entering the Nationals at Chicago dore; C. W. Sweet, Secretary-Treasul`er. next June. As these trials will be sailed from the bank (as they are in England) The club is to put up a Challenge Cup for Black’s chances, as usual, look good. the 50-800 class. E. L. Cheney has returned from his vacation at Winter Haven, Florida. We received a card from him stating it was the “model m8ns paradise”. Mi.. Cheney’s boats should be in top form for the opening of the northel.n season and we expect to hear that he is causing grief among some of the stay-up-norths. Seventy-five enthusiastic boys and girls I`aced a conglc,merate fleet of models on the Frog Pond at Boston, last Columbus Day. There was every type frcm Chinese junk to modern rating class. The lads were an enthusiastic crew and showed the usual youthful ingenuity in corraling material for their sails and fittings. The races were the last on the program of the community Service of Boston. Ed Barron has been so busy this winter he had no time to build a new 50-800 for the Marblehead racing. George Clive has a new one for this class. Dexter Goodwin has two, one of them a Kuku, as mentioned above. We didn’t think “Deck” was that fal. gone, but you never can tell. Frank Courtis, Commodore now, thank you, is going strong on a new 50-800, but he isn’t Kuku. Henry Higginson has a new one started, an improvement on that black speed demon he turned out last fall. Ted Leclerc is a busy bug, he has a new A boat and also is completing a 14-ft. salting shiff. Ted was told to plant flowers in it, we hope that his adviser did not have lilies in mind when he made the “dirty Bos!cm.a JV and Wes!co’ard have I)een sold dig”. to Mid-west model yachtsmen and will be raced in all the big events in that section this season. It will be interesting to learn how they make out. H. 0. Phillips writes from Pasadena, ” Had a wonderful sail last week and Cfearmcr went so much faster and better that I really think she is some boat. I sailed 10 MODEL away from Veo and Skipper Many so that it was no fun and went ashore to get my “D” boat. Many has almost finished his new 4-ft. boat La} Re..ne, I think he calls her, and a sweeter job you never saw. Harper has two so I suppose 1’11 have t. I)uild one. There are two “D’s” being built down Santa Ana way by P. C. Low and a friend, from my design, so we should have some good racing this summer. I am laying down n most wonderful creation for John (my boy) to build, and if it works out, he will race her in the Pacific Championships at Cabrillo Beach. He has won, with one of my boats, two years in succe.3sion now and wants the fun of sailing one of his own to victory. Best of luck and favoring breezes.” The St. Louis bugs are “sittin’ on top of the world”. They have a new artificial lake 1000 feet long by 300 feet wide in Forest Pall. The lay out was made by engineers from Ben Comfort’s office. The St. Louis Posl-Dc.spci!crfe ran a cut of it and take it fmm your editor, it is the finest looking lay out I have seen. It is located west of Kingshighway and north of Clayton Road. We must be hay shakers here in the east. Two years ago when Ben Comfort came on for the Inter-city races at South Boston, he said they would have a good lake out there shortly; here it is, and in Boston we have been hearing for five years that we would have one. How do they get ’em so quick. Orville Sonntag writes from Chicago, “Last year was a humdinger. Ever since our ideal yacht basin has been completed we have I]een finding out what’s in our boats (both good and bad). After the seasons’ racing was completed, some of the fellows found out that they will need new heats of a different type for 1932. Others are making necessary changes. In all I.espects it looks as if there will be no slip-up in this seasons’ racing and when one of the fellows win. he will know he has had a run for it. So far. five new A Class models are built with at least two more under way.” YACHTING FRIENDS (By James Edward Hungerford) i;:::t:0;:;b:je¥Vr:0:s±;:S:°pii:;deeie:jigoEr:I::’ Wi:E:E:its:::iE;ew:,y:haeTr,:ELeeThat God made for me an’ you. We should cherish them above #u°`:ttt¥gir:ee’i:£:h:::u;I:t,i#!:i;e, ii]ttE:#:i5g’wtehaei£°:dnend, Couldn’t BUY for us, or hold One true, honest, lovin’ FRIEND. EFfet¥oTLeovgr:Vf::XoHue:3:nxpseLeart_ To be with us, an’ to be %eros!oelifsee:sEaifev!#a#seeanclsfay. #’t:tehtgrYSE.t,h|:tvliing,hisRo|ENaDysT MODEL Yacht and Ship Fittings Special F.ittings to Order t` Send ten cents in stamps for New Catalog No. 8, showing latest, improved equipment. JiL A. J. FISHER ne::s::ei|?ut¥eanonf:#ayt:Eiesrotohs:erro;sst?ot 1002 Etowah Avenue sio[nfxi°auycE¥esvs::Pf::e£Fp£±Lndknd:eft£=g=: Royal Oak, Mich. kneTw¥rh:¥h%nperveetrtywiHeknnoefuvceart;dm¥chh: MODEL YACHTING 11 Model yacht Racing Association of Americ. |i:::::¥i:iiE;i:io:nd|:::¥c€:::is,ji:ba;e!n;a::i|ijneid!ar:,i:;I:,1:?I:a:;jch::t::::Cid;iig:e:tT;.iu:!a!#E:r::c;i: OFFICERS Prcj`g.Jc„J.. WELLINGTON RINI)GE, 1717 Beacon St., Waban, Mass. I/z.cc-PrG.r¢./c#/.. A. 8. REVNOLDS. Jccrc/zap.. FREI) L. PIGEON, 131 Coleridge St., East Boston, Mass. rrc¢f#rcr.. E. A. BULL, 974 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Directory of ^ffili.ted Clubs ST. AUGUSTINE M. Y. C.. EDWARD H. FlsHWICK, Sccrcfory, BOSTON M. Y. C. 90 Cedar Street, St. Augustine, Fla. FRED L. PIGEON. Secrejavy, 131 Coleridge Street, East Boston, Mass. CENTRAL PARK M. Y. C. HoWARI) GRIFFITIIS. Sccrc/any, 609 West 147th Street, New York City CHICAGO M. Y. C., ST. LOUIS MODEL YACHT RACING ASSN.. R. M. VERHEyDEN, Sccrefary. Continental Life Bldg., St. Icoui8. Mo. ST. LOUIS MODEL YACHTING ASSN., INC. E. I. HENRIQUEs. Secrel¢ry, 5784 Pershing Avenue. St. Louis, Mo. ORVII.LE SONNTAG. Secrc!ary, 7240 South Carpenter Street. Chicago, Ill. SAUGATUCK MODEL YACHT CLUB. E. L. CHENEy, Sccre!or’, Saugatuck. M ichigan CLEVELAND M. Y. C.. A. H. BEECHER, Commodore, 3S85 Warren Road, Cleveland, Ohio DEEPER HUDSON MODEL YACHT CLUB, PAUL HElsLER, Secrclory. Hampton Manor. Rensselaer. N. V. DETROIT M. Y. C., STATEN ISLAND MODEL YACHT CLUB HAROLI) S. BUTLER. Sect.etor”, 145 Rice Ave., West New Brighton, S.I., N. Y. TOLEDO M. Y. C.. A. M. VouNGQulsT. Sccrclory. W-aitc High School, Toledo, Ohio `W. C. VINCENT, Secietoiy, ls516 Bayliss Avenue. Detroit. Mich. GRAND RAPIDS M. Y. C. ]oRI)AN CAWTHRA, Sccre/ar,, 40 N. Prospect St., Grand Rapids. Mich. MARBLBHBAD M. `Y. C., C. W. Swi3BT. Secrelary. F`ranklin Street. Marblehead. Mass. MODEL CLUB, OWEN P. MERRILL, Sccrclary. WAKEFIELD MODEL YACHT CLUB, A. R. BRowN. Sccrc/Cry. 83 Greenwood St.. Melrose Highlands, Mass. WALL00N LAKE MODEI, YACHT CLUB. THEODORE M. KERSKER, Secrclor} 4322 Floral Avenue. Norwood, Ohio WASHINGTON M. Y. C., A. G. BUHRM^N”. Secretary. Clerks Office, U. S. Court House, Washington, D. C. 205 City Island Avenue. New York City Other Clubs MONTCLAIR M. Y. C., WILLIAM H. HODCINS. Secrcfary, 65 Clark Street, Glen RIdge, N. J. NEWARK MODEL YACHT CLUB, R. E. HAVEs. SccrcJar’. 68 Brenner Street, Newark, N. J. OGDEN PARK M. Y. C., ROBERT H. WHITE. Sccrcjary. 7307 Sangamon Street. Chicago. Ill. PROSPECT PARK M. Y. C.. CHARLES WANKER, SGcrc!ar}, 666 59th Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. RHODE ISLAND M. Y. C., AMos G. ARDOENE, Sccrc/any, 263 New York Avenue. Providence. R. I. _-_i,’± AKRON M. Y. C.. W. F. HARRls, Secrc£¢r’, 306 Metropolitan Building, Akron. Ohio BRAINTREE POINT M. Y. C.. E. M. VAUGHAN. Sccrcfary. 36 Quincy Avenue. East Braintree. Ma6g. HOLLYWOOD M. Y. C., MORTON MooRE, Sccrcjary. 1418 North Spaulding Avenue. Hollywood. Calif. HUGUENOT MODEL YACHT CLUB A. RHTTl£^:x. Commodore. 203 Great Kills Road, Great Kills, Staten Island. 12 MODEL JERSEY CITY MODEL YACHT CLUB, KBNNBTH HuCK. SecretoTu, 297 Ege Avenue. Jersey City, N. J. KANSAS CITY. M. Y. C. L. A`. SHBRiDEr`, President, 5127 Baltimore Avenue. Kansas City. Mo. YACHTIN{`. Lt2cky SfrI.fac winning the Marblehead Opener. Despite the c,old weather 24 yachts faced the starter in the two events and a large crowd of spectators lined the shc)re. The summary : LOS ANGELES M. Y. C., WALTER R. MANy, Sccre/any. 36S South Mansfield Avenue, Log Angeles, Calif. MARLBORO M. Y. C., T. A. LECLERc, Sccrc£¢ry, 17 Clinton Street, Marlboro, Mass. SAN FRANCISCO M. Y. C., CORDON SMART, Sec/c/¢vy, 116 Kearny Street, San F`rancisco, Gal..f. SEATTLE M. Y. C„ ARTHUR W. BACKER, C\8Lss A.-First,. Bostonia Ill, Caiwthra; second, Jnfrcpi.d, Chuck Luce; third, M}.zpah, Cheney ; fourth, /Vcp!une, Batenburg; fifth, AJphonso, Lauzon. Time, 42 minutes 6 seconds. Record for long course. Marblehead Class-First, LtzGky S!ri-fee, Batenburg; second, Oman, Cawthra; third, old GOJd, Sweet; fourth, SpH7, Hubbard; fifth, Camel, Cheney. Time, 41 minutes 55 secmds. S119 27th Avenue, N. E., Seattle, Wash. UNQUOWA MODEL YACHT CLUB, POI.Ly CIIURCHII.L. Secrc!o7,, 310 Stratford Road, Bridgeport, Conn. VANCOUVER MODEL YACHT CLUB E. W. E. Bl.ACKMAN, INTERNATIONAL CLASS A 880 Cardero Street, Vancouver, 8. C. Question Junior Model yacht Racing Association of America JACK A. WARING, JR., Pres¢.de7}£ COMMUNITY SERVICE OF BOSTON. INC. FRANcls X. MCLAUGHLIN, D..recjor, Room 202, 739 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass. §5::&a:E8e:t:atd;;:efdn#rLu#u:;%:ij:::;: lars on request. A. R. BROWN Melro§e Highlands, Mass. DEI,AWARE M. Y. C., ROBERT EASTBURN, Co7„owodorc, 1708 Broom Street, Wilmington, Del. GEORGIA MODEL YACHT CLUB. G. J. BENSoN, Secre!ory CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 234 Norwood Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. MERIDEN M. Y. C.. RALPH P. JACKSON, Secre!ar,, 344 Curtiss Street, Meriden, Conn` MINNEAPOLIS MODEL YACHT CLUB STERLING RII,Ey. Sccrc!o7y 905 W. Franklin Street. Minneapolis, Minn. E9’cRess7A#”?a;?s37C!:Sinper¥:tdi:ln!,a:,hatss; A. I?E;ei[g8:£: i8fmct;[ieetr:dfgne g¥::gt,de£:!stt. Boston, Mass. PHILADELPHIA MODEL YACHT CLUB, JOHN T. BAKER. Sccrc/ovy 5228 Pennsgrove Street, West Philadelphia. Penn. Blue Prints of Ships for mode]makers. Send forcircular. Geo. B. Douglas,165 Summit Ave., Upper Montclair, N. J. Several International Class A models by Grand Rapids M. y. C. Defending champions in both classes captured first places in the first of the spring model yacht races at Reeds lake Sunday, April 3rd, Cawthra’s Bos!oni¢ JJJ taking the class A event and Batenburg’s !rn:co:jn:giii:i;:e;s;:ariAf,:aai:e:#ru::Lt:as;syv:I;pea:: JUST ONE MORE LITTLE subscription, please. FT________ WORKING BLUE PRINTS i SENJF? i M. Y. R. A. CLASS 8 Jofe78 ff¢w¢7.d, designed by FRED L. PIGEON, full size, $2.00 i INTERNATIONAL CLASS A I Wes!ow¢rd, designed by C. 0. LIL]EGREN, full size, $2.cO I/7.cfeG.”, designed by W. STARLING BURGEss, full size $2.00 Gossooce, designed by FRED L. PIGEON, full size, $2.00 IVo7seowo„, designed by SAM 0. BERGE, half size, $1.50 50 INCH, 800 SAIL AREA Sfeoow Bocz!, designed by FRED L. PIGEON, $1.50 42 INCH, designed by ROBT. EASTBURN, full size hull $1.50 Sail plan and construction detail $1.50 36 INCH SCHOOLBOY MODEL designed by F. T. WooD, full size, $1.50 11 FOOT SKIFF FOR MODEL SAILING designed by J. A. PoTTER, $1.00 SHIP CURVES $1.00 i The above prices are postage Paid. We will add to these as fast as we can. Write for further information. i jgpoggs i MODEL YACHTING i Melrose Highlands, +___ b # _ ===i= Massachusetts ± + A i i Kdi Westward Winner of (lle Siesta Cup No. 555, 36 inches wide,. 75 cents a yard No. 4, 39 Inches wide, 85 cents a yard No.1, 40 inches wide, $1.00 a yard Write For samples oF tliese tine Fabrics. A. R. BROWN, Melrose Highlands, Mass.