Model Yachting: Volume 3, Issue 26 – April 1947

IN THIS ISSUE by 0. 8. U. by “Joe” Patey by Otto 8. Upyonda Leyolty to the Sport West Coa.st News -Club: Doings -Racing Schedules Eastern Div. Annual Meeting Dra.ft: versus Beam The Latest in Designs #2?rttj.”;:3:i..p,]t.:.r::.t;i:,if&Fi3.k..Coiss:::F].sf:i§t;cad!-Yds_P%egr.. Wa(ch (his WL-Waterline.. BT–Buttocks., R-Rabbet. SA- SLa#AfrffwDreEu.rs:°’ffe!a#rffL:uBre°:°#.°nD#t’.ese#:;. Pi:%egsh’t’®e#ft let:d ‘3:.„as:.tu’tres M-CLASS. i)i ParcIIthcsis Space gives All full size line® HUMPTULIPS, T. W. IIouk, Dos. SF: IS:BT: WL. 50,25:50.0:9.20:8.9:10.92.17.5 lbs. C®mihg (12.5) SUNKISS, Ted Thorsen and A. R. Lasse], DeB. (13.5) SA 798 MARGARnT, SF:ES: B’I`:R: SA Fulton. Des. F&S: Eyents WL: 18.75 Iba. Iba. (12.75) 763.5 PIIOVER, 48: James 50.25:50.25:9.70:9.0 11.3: 50:45:9.0 8.66 9.25; 17.5 P. 9.2:8.9: A. tL. Fiske. I)es. CF:IS:WL:BT:50: 19.5 ,bar. t]3.5, SA 707`…$2.oo OUR COVER VENTURE, H. H. Howeler, Des. F&S: IS opt: WL: BT: R: 50: (12.25) SA 800 44: 10: 9.4: 9.1: 18,25 Iba. $2.00 BROOM V. J. Selmer-Larsen, Des: Mod. SF:IS: WL: 8: 50: 50: 9.6 9.4: 9.6: 22 lbs. (16) SA $2.00 V.Ab:tnt:in.J;as;’¥e£.`-,E].%’..SeELodT:esir:D]°su:b!eo-£godx:;: 7x9x9.2. `161bs. (9.5) SA 798 …… „ $2.00 X-CLASS. EXPRESS, C. H. Farley, I)es. CF:IS: WT-: BT:R: 77:54: 10:6:1Z.3: 12. 24 lbs. (16) SA 997.5 Full size $2.00 GU1,L. P. A. Fiske, Des. SF-IS: `VL: BT: R. 77.5:55: 11:12: 12: 24.5 lbs. (16) SA 996.75. Half size lines, full size body and construction $3.00 BROOMEX, IS: BT: (17.5) J. WL: SA Selmer-Larsen. Des. Mod. SF: 74: 58: 13.1: 11.6: 11: 26 Iba. 995: Full Size …….. $2.00 I believe we are indebted to a Mr. Link for the design appearing on the cover of this issue. Journalistic ethics prompts us to give the artist due credit, but we are not sure whether this is his real name or mom-de-plum. Nevertheless we call the atten- tion of our readers to the exactness and very finle detail thru out the entire work. Mr. Link is not only a very painstaking artist, but evidently also knows his yachts. Ei+E#L[:]’R?. 78; 5[Jj]:je]82r.e4n:’ lps.: r|2?£6 : S2F7: ,rbss: (17) SA 998. Full size …………………………. $2.00 A-CLASS WESTWARD VIII. F. Il. Pigeon, Des. F&S: WI.: BT: 78.4: 48.5: 14.18: ]].26: 41.23 Iba. Rating 39.36. Full size lines and 1/8 sail plan .,.,..,. $3.00 NAIAD, J. A. Potter, I)e8. F&S: WL: BT:R: 76: 49.5: 14.1: 11.3: 47 Iba. (82 lhs.) SA 1800. Full size lines and 1/8 Size sail plan ………. $3.00 SIX METER CLASS CALEDONIA R. D. Matheson & Alymer iratt A BUREAUCRAT is one who thinks the way to feed a country it to cook its goose. WORD TROUBLF] h osTpi:alh%:8E:% £:rYai#r:3]] ecq a:tffetuhr: ::¥;;Seyfi:[}s:tc:k±.e±9::;S:£j:t::stnr:;:,:: Des. F&S: WL-BT: 59. 7x38xl2xll. 2×8.8. 22.6 lb8. (15.6) SA 1311. Full size lines, 34 Size Sail-rdan $2.00 ORIonE. C. J. Pratt. -I)es. F&S. WL-BT: 62.5 x41xEl.5xllx9.18 ]A 27.25 size lines Iba. (19.5) SA 1/z size lines 25.25 Iba. (18). SA 1212. $2.00 36-INCII SIIARPIE. S-CLASS. Official MYRAA One-design Sharpie. W. R. Many, Des.. F“ll size lines and construction I)lan ………….. CALIFORNIA SL[DINC RIG. -Public Service 1185. FALCON, C. J. Pratt, Des. F&S. Wlj-BT: 62.5 x40xll.25xl0.7×9.12. the good woman blurted`. $2.00 Full size, for Rev. Oscar Johnson, jovial St. Louis Pasot::le,te:!StetrhE£3E:n°gnehoffm8£]ufr:ches,he met a woman of his former flock and asked, “How do you like your new Pa:,t]°:;’t’ fine,» she beamed. “But S0me- $1.00 LASSSEL SELF-TACKING VANE. $1.00 14-FOOT SKIFF. C. Simpson, Des …………. $1.00 F,:Pd are ?itkheer;otedJ;Esp, doesn’t seem to -Newton Baker eastern cotvtston meettng The Annual Meeting of the Eastern Division was held a.t the New York Ya.cht Club, 44th St. New York City on March the lst with :£i::g¥efteepr::t?%fptrhe: trea,surer D. Manning fudy An+ of”Model Yachting” a.re glad to join, too.) This left the ..X`., (both pond a.nd skiff,) and the “A” a.nd “M” skiff ra,ce§ without a,p+ propriate cups and the debate centered around the means by which der§on and Cha.irman of Ri.ce Cbmmittee these prizes should be Aines Ballantyne were read and both a8:=i:id.b;t¥arsof[n:I:y[ elicited considerable discussion. vote A situa,tion similar to that of the Nat’l seemed to exist in the matter of cups and trophies. Some of the delegates Seemed to reca,ll that there had been cups for several events under the Eastern Div. jurisdi.ction, but no one could deJ finitely point out their whereabouts, and finally the whole matter was considered a “lost ca,use,” and thru a. motion it was decided tha,t the division should buy should be a,ssessed in the amount of Five dollars a,nd that this money should not be used for any other purpose but ftewwa:ufbse:rti::p?ieesti:rae:hr::?serveepn.trsi should be sent to Andy Andersen, Navesink Ave., Rumson, N. J. A. Ander§oD clubs that ha,ve ‘their eyes focussed on the future, that each delegate forgot his gain:|ig#s::sma|#:::e3:r:ieedc:|E:;? tive feelings of their respective clubs. An incoura,geing attitude. Assessments EASTERN stand this conteinplated expenditure a,nd that some method of obta,ining the nec+ es§a.ry funds Should be proposed. Comdre. Fred Pigeon of the Boston Club then offered to donate Fifty dollars for a. cup to be sailed in the “A” DIV. VENUES Class “A” Pond – Mill Pond May 10-11 Class “M” Pond – South Jersey June 28-29 Class “X” Pond – Boston May31-June 1 Class ..A” Skiff – Boston Eagle Cup Skiff – Boston :lies.f`pEornnde!tiA.mE:|i and to be known a,s the Ernest A. Bull Memo. Aines Bal’ a.Il tha|:owfa:Ceqxucier:3fn:Fyegs:i:if#gestothose came in for its share of attention. Dis. cussion brought out the fact tha.t the “old strong`box” was in no condition to rial Cup. that Sa,fled a,t: Charles River Basin Sept. 20-21 w. Hopkins lanttyne arose to offer a. dona,tion in like a.mount for the purJ Class `.M” Skiff – Lynn Sept.26-27 ah:S.:M°f,a,::s?atn°d6t:i:mkpneot;dni°srthine “Joe Wea,vcr Memoria.1 Cup.” Both Class “X” Skiff – Deeper Hudson Oct. 11-12 donors were given grand ovations for their sentimental jestures and were re+ Marbleheaa Cup – Mill Pond ii:iacE:i-ro:fig#emnetomge-::.in(rt!ef8r,a.a Turn to Page ]1 July 26-27 8 &rigid Weather 6njoued From N. Y. News It takes more than mere cold weather to landlock the Prospect Park Lake model yacht skippers. In fact these big men with little boats wel`come the Winter because it usually means high winds and high winds mean good sailing. “We’re not fair weather sail- each boat on its portable stand. While welcoming the cold interior for the boats’ sake, the men transfer their Winter time working on the boats to their homes. Most of the boats are made by the men themselves. The cl.ub holds regattas annually on Memorial Day, Columbus Day and-Election Day. Niels Rasmussen is regatta ors,” George `E. Brooks, rear commodore of the Prospect Park chairman. Formerly an oceanModel Yacht Club, who insists going mariner, he now viorks for he’s 64 years “young,” yelled the New York City Department from the light skiff he was row- of Sanitation and “goes to sea” on the lake to get his model yacht on the park lake. Another former big- boat skipper in the club into position. was master of a Nova Scotia fishTurn Out on Srindays. ing schooner, and lives in BrookCharles E. Wanker, secretary lyn now. and treasurer who’s been sailing PUBLISHERS NOTE- We have model yachts since 1905, was stil’1 often noticed that many l’ocal on the dock and took up the papers are giving the clubs in story. “We’ve ,sailed already with their localiies considerable pubthe water freezing on the sails,” licity, including good pictures he said. “Wear ear muffs and that we would like to publish but heavy gloves. So long as the cannot reproduce from a painted water does not freeze the sails or sheet. We would suggest that lines stiff, we keep going, rain or that when the Press photoshine. I tell you, we get grand grapher takes the pictures, you winds now and that what we ask him if he will save them for want.„ you at his desk and you will call. The club members turn out for for them the next day. Somesailing every Sunday. Each man times if you call early you may has a skiff, most of them home- be able to get the plates, i.e. the made, in which he follows his zinc blocks that goes into the yacht. It’s the ’em Warm, theyrowing say. that keeps forms from which the papers. are printed. These plates are usuThere’s no heat in their clubhouse on th lake’s edge. And ::]ayit#p°i?Eaatrca¥oau#±5e¥°tuhea£: that’s okay with these ardent boaters. “We can’t have heat because that would spoil boats,” Wanker explained. “The temperature’s just right to store boats.” Tell them they are for your Magazine and that due credit will be 3i¥eesnt:h:h%aBaro.tosThffu3:S°esxcaepi: ]aebnotvgfitout:::%E€e:reedsow#ht£:; Three C]&see3 of Boate. are not .reproducable from newsThe white sailed fleet is “dry` print. We must either have docked” during the week inside the clubhouse along one wall, PoLaiefk°er:Faet%s?hotosfromwhich a)lastic models a O`ealitg using high pressure technique a,nd equip. Model yachts a.n .lie production line a reality. Hobbyist producing (Iiem in large quantities with both hull arld fittings made of Bake!ile. ment. In this process, five la,yegs of specia,I type I cotton cloth, impregnated with Bakelite polyester styrenc res].n XRS+81, in a, 3+piece cast iron mold. This method of produ,cing a, smooth` the dream of the miniature lined hul.I was originally conceived by HR MANY yea,rs it toha,s been yacht enthusiast own a the hobbyist to expand on his hobby and pla.stic light weight ra,cing yacht tha.t ri’duce c’osts. In order to test the feasi+ would be pra,ctically indistructible. That bility of the idea., he formed a. trial hull dream can now be rea,lized if we have of resin+impregna,ted cloth over an inex` the courage a,nd the necessa,ry foresight. pensive wooden rna,ndrel by the ba,g; Yachts are now being produced for the molding process. (Ba,gs filled with sa.nd trade in quantity a,nd will soon be seen to press a.ga,inst the impregnated cloth in every hobby shop in the country. a,nd the mold in lien of hydra,ulic pres’ One rna.nufacturer is pla,cing on the rna.rJ ket a. 28 inch model complete in every ;;er]FjifngT::[yre4S#::n:1:8s?thwa:£8e¥ceF|:i]t respect, including rigging and a,utoma,tic resistance to moisture, wear, a,bra,sion steering gea.r. a.nd impact. The strong cambered deck This model is designed after the oneJ ls made of phenolic rosin bonded three design Atla,ntic Class ra.cing sloop and ply 1/16 in. a,ircraft birch` a,nd firmly will be rna,rketed by Noma, Electric bonded to the hull with cold+setting reJ Corp., one of the largest toy distributors sorcinol resin glue, BC/17613. .This glue in the world. Following the cia,ss design provides the maximum in wa,ter resist+ this model has sleek lines, excellent bal+ ance and durability. The gluing opera+ a,nce and sa.iling qualities. The complete tion is accelerated by the use of an oven boat weighs about 3 lbs., has a,n overall emp.loving infra/red lamp heat, which length of 28 in., 5 in. beam, with a 36 permits the removal of the assembly in. rna,st a.nd 18 in. boom and a, fine after only 15 minutes in the oven a,t a, After grade of ba,lloon cloth sails, a,bout 390 temperature of 160 degrees F. sciuare in. sail a:rea,. A little over can+ assembly the hull is trimmed of flash v;ssed we think but tha,t is beyond the and painted. We a,re indebted to the “Bakelite Re+ %uheasfft°hn£’s£¥#::o¥epraarcetfcj:Ice::Sj:idyi:h:: view” for this informa,tion which we be+ will mean to the miniature ya,chting lieve very tinely and of grea,t interest to sport in the very near future; but more many of our readers. We remember about the plastic boat possibilities. having discussed this sub.1.ect last Septem+ The durable construction of this new ber while visiting a.t Mill Pond and some model cra,ft ‘is a, result of the rna,ny vita.l of the boys expressed the desire to form pa,rt made from Ba.kelite a,nd Vlnylite some type of pa.rtnership to manufa,cture pla,stics, and various econoinies in pro+ a. one/design boat sinilar to our “M” duction were achieved because of the class, but a.s usua,I these ventures require leadership, which a.t this writing is .sadly hobbyist.s plastic engineering ‘skill and experience. Consequently this model missing. Ma,rime Models was to +pla,ce sloop is considerably less` expensive than `an -“M” on the market la.st Christmas those constru,cted by any other material. but we ha.ve not seen any on display is For those scientific;lly inclined we wi-i.I yet. The a`drantage of producing our own pla.stic one+design boat is the ob+ give a superficial description of how it is coristructed. The hull ‘ is^molded ifi lane vious fact+tha,t we could s-ell at -a price `- Turn to Page 12 . p].ece by` low pressure moldiri.g ~brdee’is ^6 a)ra/t versus (Beam by Joe Patey ci.eat freaks leading us? Men is go this downtendency to the shore E0 where to and marvel at the beauty of white sails siluetted against the blue skies and the d`esire to participate in that fascinating, activity takes root. He visits the yards, then the g’raveyai.df,, but I.verything seems beyond his financial reach. Finally he hears of the sport of model yachting with its easily made craft and hours of fun and recreation. He usually has aca.uired considerable insig`ht in thedesigning of sailing cra±.t from the magazines that he began reading when first bitten an’d comes to us with certain fundamental knowledge of what a good craft should be, and joins one of our clubs with the idea that he will build a model of the boat he has secretely admired. What happens? Upon his first vi.sit to the pool he is disillusioned; instead o£ Fh:geisesheem#edsntohta£Snkg£P#:rfassa£:£vnegrcsreaeff before. He hangs around for a year or` so and then is gone with the wind. Having been connected with the sport for many years I have come to the :::S::£ft°nentthhatsi:¥i£#[]{f:yotu°rrfteain. t`ri-.`ship is the rapid trend by our design- ::.;£:dc::ats€bi`efrceraakf€:’£8Sut:apdre°sfenptr?.C#: Class could not by any stretch of the imagination be classified as a “class”. Notice the different wid.ths of beam, I,WL` draft,, overhangs, etc. To quote “Yachting”, “in this country today there is practically no active racing class to which new boats are being built that is not of one-design. All boats are sailing inter-class and must compete on a hand- ‘ca:A Practically no two rate alike.” is could easily .apply to our “M” class, a good mongrel, but certainly not class to be sailed without a handicap cohtend that a limit should be place-d pon draft and beam, e.i. make the raft equal to the beam and limit the waterline to 46 inches and draft never to exceed the width of the beam. If a 8::fsr°efse±n2ttd°eiig:::Feassffe:::££adbei:e&:= If Selmar Larsen can design craft with both beam and draft in conformity to good practice why cannot other designers do likewise and keep our “M” class within reasonable bonds. If excessive ballast is needed. to carry our high sails then let us use a little inside ballast to accomplish this end and not increase draft to outlandish proportions so that our crafts will resemble what the name implies “yachts”. I do not me’an to imply that the class should be entirely restricted; my “beef” is that we are rapidly approaching that .9t°afg}t];#:;e£:i£3°£;st:8:rddeesjgfn;Fgfr¥# ish and childish creations. FOREST HILLS CI,UB Model Yachting received from Treas. Post a, complete schedule of the races to be Sailed from March to October. These schedules are mimcographed and com+ plete in every detail, giving na.me of ra.ce, date, time of race a.nd name of the OOD. We list the most importa,nt ones. March 30 – Perpetual Trophy Cup – COD Post April27 – Perpetual Cup All day – OOD Spa,ng Ma.y 11 -M. W. Champ. All da.1 June 22 – Miller Inter.City Trophy – All da.y July 13 -Annual Rega.tta All dal – OOD Soulter Oct. 5 – Stewart Memorial Oct. 19 – Greater Cleveland Champ. Cup – OOD Bouhall I let them be consistant in practical usages and increase beam width at the same r#o;:hf:c]e;;jop¥£t]§:j£:s£:E:[£fiE:d9.:I:na:rj:a:oEn:ee:£r§:e:,: Wheh you feel too old to d’o a thing, then do it. -Balantyne News ff lf ®rm Sam Flram©fis©o Bay AIf©a Collet Julius Fabriani produced a new X Class boat last Fall, the Storm King, a sweetlined craft from designs published in some magazine. This boat should develop considerable speed whe-n tuned up for r’acing. theThbeo¥r8]aos£Fj%`ingL9:°nudwf£]9cE 8. F. Schmidt acquired a short time ago, is still undergoing inl tensive tuning up, preparatory to the 1947 racing season. . The Flying Cloud is as yet a dal.k horse in the X Class. Capt. Hans Tofts is building a Class M craft fr’om Dick Tompkinso’s Bobkat design which will make the fourth boat in the Club from these lines, the first being Dick’s orginal Bobkat, then Chas. Westerfeld’s boat, and the third, a recently finished craft, the Mary Lou of G. C. Gallagher. The latter is the first M boat in this club tb be. fitted with A. R. Lassel’s Sliding Rig and Vane Gear. An A Class yacht carrying a ketch rig appeared in the Club for a short time this Winter and created a ripple of-interest. Its owner was called East and the boat was removed before 1.ocal members had a chance to test it against the local’ X boats. X Class yacht No. 16 is now owned by a Mr. Penney; its former owner, Club member Pfeif- fer, has been transferred East. bogt:ew°afs:::ekntFye::#t:]S::n¥ Gus Lassell tRh°ey8]Cukb]rndpajuniormemberof ap:`tfoun?#isci¥±rf””%gco¥eeatrs±gartF,£, as a piece of decoration. The Sam Francisco Model Yacht club has elected the following officers for 1947 : W. L. Moyes, Commodore Virgil Gustavino, Vice-Commodore Don E. Lyon, Secretary-Treasurer Milton Haxton Haxtonj Measurer Leroy Hamm6nd, Chair Regatta Committee Paul Collet , Director-at-Larg.e Bemard Geis, Esquire’s gift to Grosset and Dunlap, cultivates an a’dvertising magnate principally to hear of one of his clients, a “dese and dem” character with a beautiful wife, a marble mansino slightly larger than the Pentagon Building,,and a couple of million doll’ars in the bank. One day the adv`ertising man noticed that there were solid gold plates on the dinner table, and couldn’t control a slight gasp of surprise. “What did you think?” sked. the host, thoroughly annoyed. “Should we live like pigs?” In the drawing`room later, the ad man admired. a a beautiful painting. “I see you have a Monet,” he said “You know,” replied the art collector, “you’re the second person who said that!„ Loyalty To The SDort -by ott;a 8. upy07tde Herein a loyal .kipper w.]k® on the very thin ic.. We only hope his .traight- :g¥s§e¥g€e:%t3,¥oauttetr::toe;u::r¥;ve[r: £°nrd:a:::tefi: Coo;i u:::rew8£:::a condense it to the hundreds in your fall,,,,,, own Division. In.cidently tha.t also eliminates the cheap excuse of “expensive” travel. to +ake root. and 1’1.I agree that it Let the chips It is difficult, very difficult, to produce a composite picture and label it “this is a. model yachtsma,n.” If it were possible to diagnose the inner feelings of some of our members as ea,sily as we do a fractured. limb it would be relatively easy to explain some of their a,ctions, however, a.s that borders on the impos+ sible, we ca.n only draw conclussions. Generally a model yacht enthusiast is a peaceful, easygoing, pleasure loving individual who doesn’t want to be bothered with weighty subjects and firmly believes in “letting George do it:.” He takes great pride in what he builds (boats particularly) and loves to watch these products of his ima.gination and Skill perform. Indivi’dually he is very enthusiastic a,nd never misses an oppbr+ tuiiity of expounding the physical bene+ fits derived from his favorite sport and especia,lly the qualities of his yachts. y£.t?.tho£:ra:;£it;dBeee¥efsh£?ser:i°unq:::rce: is, then let us We do not subscribe to the idea that duty to the sport means a perfect atten+ dance at the pool. Certa.inly every Skip. per a,lso owes a, duty to his fa.mily, which may keep him from attending, particu+ £:[ny,sffduhteyht:Shafsc%:::I;t£€eaycs°a’:rt:i.onf with many responsibilities. That to his club and sport is social and sportive, and the spirit of sportsmanship cannot be confined within a. localized city or town a,rea. Particularly is this so in miniature ya,citing. Many skippers a.re of the erroneous ::I::::tahsa:htehye£5adyu:Ze::5t:ss::gceon£: pete locally in one or two rega.ttas. They are neglegent in their duty to the sport every time they fail to visit, as a com. petitor, some neighboring club which has made elaborate prepara.tion§, not solely to enterta,in visitors, but primarily to propagandize the sport thru the thrill to prove it in a, pra,ctica.I rna,nner to the of competition. rest: of the world. He seems content to be ca,1led “the local boy that rna,de good” tFhae£Lu::tte°rsc°o¥P::£e¥h:fee:i:rp°csisu£E:eh°a: in his loca.I pond, but Ged forbid a.sking two extremely damaging effects that him to prove his prowess elsewhere. His :nadnyfosrkipo€:r:mf::ntg°tahpe::e:iatterieE::i: pride of accomplishments seems to be linited to his owri little area. This a,ttitude can, I.in sure, be attri/ £ne¥s°:fdtfheseai:£s:t:::::nmd°¥Eegfh=e¥i:; buted to numerous causes, some justified righteous belief that they have been -but mostly otherwise. It is only just given the “back.wash.” Secondly this indifference is b`ound to create, if it to expla.in that this feeling of rcchasc7tcss does not permea.te the entire member. !aii£’:n;,,::trfu:I:Zoa:t:,fi,ea5dmn:#;i,b;::|rd: i:*Pizmab::sn€h:t°:kpr=hse:ae::e[:;i;itya ::aitnh§: SFe°irowby skpi];t;£enrg t|:£r f:::[ifg¥ Sat:r¥ta:S.i:i::fne::df::r!ssp;i,tei:e:;?:a:i: wa.ters. `Vhat a ha.Ilow satisfa,ction it must be to win all local races.yet refuse to compete against the thousa.nd of fel. Every Ski`pper that voices the idea that only certain ponds or pools are fit 8 to sail on is lnadverted.ly building an unsurrmountable wall in the path of mnina.ture yachting progress. We may Anomg ¢h© Cfilf®ufi¢ BOSTON CI;UB :pnedc££tcmp°or:des?’.°byuatb],:u:::a§£’G°:dcefaaa: The new Officers for 1947 are Fred little fishes, if we neglect to give the other fellow a break by, at lea.st visiting ercee°n’cg:Er:?d°#;.HATy&£:£safi;=E: him occa.§ionally, we sha.II NEVER have Secreta.r; and Treasurer. Race Con}. the kind of sport to crow about with mittee Harry RIchardson, William P. skippers counted by the thousands. Bithell and W. A. Wadsworth. Loyalty to the sport means more than Comdre Pidgeon is busy with a new “M” and Bithell a new “A”. Levy will sai.ling consista.ntly on waters you know a,nd like. To be a regula.r tha,t others also have a, new “A” in the wa.ter this ca,n look upon with sportive envy, Spring. Wadsworth a,s usua.I is up to his ears in construction and has Some you.ve got to win where the going is Sometimes rough. nine boa,ts in production including A`s X`s and M.s. Dr. Geo. H. A. Clowes Absolutely NO credit is rightfully is building a new “A” and Joe Shea is due any skipper who smugly displays his loca,l winnings unless he is as willing building two of them. P. A. Fiske ha.s finished planking his new light+weight to prove to the rest of us that he is as “X” and is starting on a. new “M”. good elsewhere as he is in his own ba,ck Where these boys get the time and yard. Tha.nk God that these conditions do not exist in major ya,chting where energy is a mystery. hundreds of hulls are transported hunil+ LONG ISLAND CI,UB reds of miles to compete in a single re+ Walt Kreb is conva,lescing from a. ga,tta. just for the thrill of racing. siege of heart attack. This ailment ha,s Yet with hulls that are so easily trans+ (thanks to a.dvanced medica.I resea,rch) ported, seldom do we now assemble to+ 1aorsetaT,uf:p::uii|Sytle.r.rif:g%£Cat:datnods¥e: gether a “baKer`s dozen,” and usually that number incorporates four or five ingwalt with us aga,in a,t pond+side this clubs in an intra.+club meet. Even in season. “Thumbs up” Walt!! these events we regretfully notice un+ Howa.rd Curry tells us thEit E. A. Bull.s famous old A class “Polka Dot” :::;girno;acl|:ies:t8::tc:Xsts|::t:.onf::i::3; the promise of contestants in Interna/ tiona,I tryouts to continue to fina,I com petition, but nothing is said about im~ ]iortant Na.tional events-no wonder they are becoming just a. fa,rce. The #ggtahz:=echo=dt£?£eon°sP3;ttj:%££¥o::Cuhs:n8i 8fubti:£tye.ffo±W:fu[:hera:9]i:wre:£ata£:g: some distance to try to win and didn`t, tmh:]Pneadpfr8¥sraopwhnag:#:d°annedthwa:£treej has been sold to someone in Chica.go, the lucky dog. MILL POND CI,UB According to Comdre. Phillips the a:edcejtf€:ngfs#ags::t:dpta°rk:?eNf°+.nt,¥ now a, reality a,nd the County engineers will install side/wa.Ils according to sug+ gestions. The pond wil.I be 1020 ft. long a,nd vary in width between 175 a.nd ::r°daf:;es°wT:hwtfetva:ig:seyinst£:e[a£:date; ofi:;a,ujphe:tc:sf:oftthmgi#a¥;e£:ear]£gf economize, etc. There will be an 8 ft. wide walk 10 in. a,bove the waterline. Pond will be 18 in.deep at sides, with a. concrete shelf to stand on 30 in. wide, and side will slope downward and ha.ve ::rpoen¥u£:u:rieandj:#i;essturt;tinaob’]Pe¥:!vtye fmri::ng:£aegde8:oat::tst.hewatertomin+ for the others to come to him on his favorite pastures. and honest in intent. Turn to Page 13 ” a a.e!,ty,q£.h`!”i.#g Charles H. Farley Un{`er o].der of MODEL YACHT RACING ASS’N OF AM. club is represented, a.nd we are firmly convinced that this can only be a.chieved when rules a.re formula,ted tha,t require the pa,rticipa,tion of three or more clubs being represented by one, two or more Office of }`ubtication 711 C®lla Slreel, Pr®videnc® 5, R.I. Freeman J. Santos, Director Ti.easurer “nd circulation Mgr. How.Lit.d I. Angell boa.ts. 86 Brandon Road, Crr`nston, R. I. Skippers ha,ve been accu;ed of sailing only upon waters fa,vorable to their craft and there may be Some justifica,tion for that belief in view of the actions of Some well known “Sportsmen.” What the future will hold in store for the bet+ t:erment of this condition is unpredic+ ta,ble sg there rema.ins only one thing to do-wait a,nother year and if no im+ provement is seen-someone with suffici+ ent courage may arise within our official Advertising Dept. Herbert J. Underhill Manna.(-.r Collaboi.ators Mrs. Ruth I-ennie, l`Ionoi.ary Archie Arroll Walter R. Many Aims Bzillantyne R. 1`. Ma.th9son Pilul Collet Samuel Dickie Art!i`ii. Downing Not.in,1 E. Guy I)r. Leonai.d Peal \’Jilliam Speers Jumes Warrell A. j{. Lassell ChEL`.les E. Wanker the expend].Cure as a cure for non+a.t+ tendance at either National or Divisional races. The great problem it seems to us is the elimination of the possibility of “Closed Shop” races wh-erein only one Founded in 1945 by • trophies emblematic of class races no one can logically deny-the point I ques+ tion is if tha.t alone is enough to justify Mi.a. .I. L. Sythoff family to correst the situa.tion. Subsci.iption, One Year, PATRONS. SPONSORS AND OTHERS $2.00 in U. S. and Canada: SZ.50 Foi.eign As we previously a,nnounced in the rha#s!!tzr;Sifef2prre###¢h£:;te#®Sb#.Ptt’;o:r####!tfoyJr;:sr:et;fis Vol. Ill APRIL March issue we feel quite sure tha.t indi+ vidual financial aid will not be needed for the production of the rna.gazine – No. 2 the 4}1 esscnt{4] is the building i`ip of the subscription list. The la,rger the a,mount of subscribers the grea.ter the magazine’s prestige. During the pa.st two years the PRIZES AND ATTENDENCE number of subscribers ha.s decreased Let us make it perfectly clea,r that during the next yea.r we must increase whatever we voice in this’ column should trja.t list if we expect to continue publiJ not be construed as a desire on our part ca,tion. Let`me clarify. With rigid economy we ca,n continue to publish the to cra.in down anyone`s throut any pet desires or peeves, but rather the express maga,zinc with the present number of n`eans of calling the a.ttention of our paid Subscribers. It is even possible for o”e enthusiastic individua,I to subscribe readers to some salient subj.ect that we believe requires consider?tion for the whatever deficiency the venture might advancement of the sport. We may not have, however that could never be la.beled I.good management” and we a.re rather alwa,ys be right, however rigbt or wrong, we shall be honest a,nd sincere and a,bso+ reluctant in making the venture a, “hobby.” We are endeavouring to make DRHFTITNG :i:ejghiFprae:i:Li.ng¥h:nbeuxypi;egesl:fgto.:: it a little more tha.n just .`self_~sustain~` :File.sn:rs::npsinwg:arfhva:lc;negs,i::Tictf::: £g’;`o#dq With everybody”s cooperation 1-,0 pu#ceartefo:I:fg{;a:ngpi::S£:i[£te£:S|o]]=at::: are utilized a.nd `i practical business policy is followed. We cannot subscribe to the idea of pa.trons a,nd sponsors as either pra.ctical or ].ust. Commendable as the a.ction of these members is` a,nd their enthusiastic desire to help has been, it ha,s served no useful purpose other tha.n to bolster, instead of building. No publication ca.n long exist unless its cir’ culation continues to grow a,nd upon that pha,se of our responsibilities we in+ tend to la.bor diligently. Throughout our country there are thousa,nds of cities and towns tha.t a.re completely ignora,nt of our sport. In each of these loca,lities you have one, Kra,uss Cup, ..M” (skiff) a.t Prospect Park October 26 I:}\’i:aLi3n “M” Cla.ss at Marblehead La.st Sunda.y in April The sum of twenty/five dollars was subscribed by the Eastern to the opera~ ting fund of `.Model Ya.chting.” The election of officers was the quickest on record, with one candidate only being na,ned for each office with the usual Secretarial vote. Dan J. ManJ ning, President; Wilbor D. Hopkins, Vice Pres.; H. L. Curry, Secretary; A. S. Anderson, Trea,surer and Ja.mes Sythoff, Div. Representa.tive to the MYRAA. Pres. Heistercamp was given two or more High Schools where young a. rising v`ote of thanks for his excep. men a.nd women are in the process of formula,ting future hobbies. Ma,ny of tional fine work while in office. them, if they knew about it, might ta.ke t.o model yacht racing, but first we must reach them with the only mea,ns a,t our command – ..Model Yachting.” There+ A FAST, TESTED `IM” CLASS RACER for we suggest tha.t any reader wishing Comi)lete Building Kits Now Available to a,id in the building of our publica.tion, Kits include ALL matei.ial cut out to purcha.se two, three or more sub+ and rez`dy foi` assembling. Deck, mast, §criptions to be mailed to any High booms, i`uddel., cast lead keel with bolts SMARPIE inserted and full set of plans and dii.ections fol. building. A real bo!it .r`ny man will a|)I)I.eciate. Schools of his selection. We shall acJ knowledge receipt of these subscriptions in the Magazine and also include his also Full size plans and patterns of all I)arts and book of instructions for …….. $4.00 Se|)al.ate Lead molded keel ………. 4.00 :i:£eo:a:he:m]an£[j:hgfsw;aapype;ea;sds:3: lishers will benefit by the additional sub+ Order from §criptions and your contribution to the School Library will be highly appreci. atedWe mention High Schools a.§ only one or. the rna.ny institutions that you might want to honor with a. subscription to “Model Yachting.” W. D. HOPKINS 375 Wellington Road, Delmar, N. Y. ldlewylde Hobby Shop 11 Central Ave., Albany 6, N. Y. MALCOLM H. ROBERTSON Prop. We have “Knock-down” Kits for build`ers of EASTERN DIV. MEET From Page 3 DeepArndHe:£S:nc::°?;Zff()Shift) Model Yachts – at Deeper Hudson Aug. 30, 31, Sept. I Write for details AIRPLANES BOA TS STAMPS TRAINS TOYS MODEL .YACHTS and FITTINGS Gillette Cup, “A” Class -Aug. 9-10 Cambell Cup, I.M” Class i Oct. 4-5 Both at Boston 11 plastic Boats NATIONAL VENUES, 1947 From Page 6 The Executive Committee ha.s a,ward/ much less than we could expect any na,tional distributor to do. as hc must ed the 1947 National Racing events to include necessary items of overhea,d. ,If the following clubs :the nationa,1 trea.sury wa,s in a. more “A” Class to Chicago – 6 votes. £3:lot:aytectohned££::uFa:tucree¥;n[ayo¥eo,:leg 3£gnnceh*[atb]¥thoeu|¥JeRaR§€cc¥itFu|cs:;: ing venture and in perfect keeping with “M” Cla,ss to Berkeley — 6 votes •`X” C’lass to Mill Pond — 4 votes •`6JM” Cla,ss to Detroit — 6 votes th:tp,rsean::I:n°rfea°s::a°brigea:;Zabt::i:;ethat the sport of model ra,cing is in reality, after some 40 yea.rs of exista.nce, still in its infancy. Its possibilities ha.ve not even been visualized by most of us. Up The XJclass event will be held jointly between the Mil.I Pond and Long Isla,nd Clubs, a,nd the event will be held at the Mill Pond home waters. to now model yacht ra,cing has been a ipe°crfafn°£:at[h:%eft:thy:th#:aen:oetasbuered:: nied by a,nyone. Now with the- new :|adst£:n|::::dsqu°afnt]€]re°sdunceinwghcoh:azop;¥ CLASSIFIED $1.00 for first three lines or less. for each additional line. :npteon:£etofutthuorsee:fftEso¥£om:;:ffoTrhwoaurs€ ands of youngsters will soon be sa.iling these medium priced ya,chts in every ava,ilable spot of water throughout the 25c FOR SALE CLASS “M” Cheerio 11 design, hull ;{ne]#. f3Sot± i 83:dino3:Ftira-cbh°t::g 8hffiacpee. DELTA POWER JOINER, almost new, :::::=;ed[fbypru°speti[gsea;::%Cs?:rds£[i in all probability become the future skipper to carry on after we a.re gone. Let us hope tha,t we have the foresight to see to it tha.t this opportunity is not lost. 1/3 h.p. motor. Steel stand. 4 in. blades, complete with guide. $85. Box 111, Model Yachting Office. WANTED Classes “M” and “X” in good shape and priced low. Clients waiting. Give full particular’s in first letter. MModel Yachting. SPECIAL OFFER To any youth that you see sa.iling one of these new ya,chts we will send him a,t your request for six months “Model Yachting” FREE as our contribution to a good ca.use. _Dt+ector of pwb’jcjty Box JAMES BLISS & CO. Inc. 220 State Street Boston, Mass. STRICITLY OFF THE COB A boss was upset because his new stenographer was late. Fuming, he said as she finally came in: “You should have been here at nine!,, “why?” she askad. happened?” “what 222, Tel. Laf. 4141 SUPPLIES FOR THE MODEL YACHTSMAN Fittings Plans Paint MARBLEHEAD CI,UB public attention we did last year A. A. Ma.ttsson is building a. new “M” and will in all probability call it “Bottle+Neck judging from the numerous headaches it ha.s given him. success is certain. . EMPIRE CI,UB Officers e.lected for the yea.r 1947 are. Comdrc Chris Hcider; Vice Comdre Vito Ca,eti; Sec.-Tretis. James J. Den+ THE POL PEN CI,UB The following officers have bc.en el` ected for the year 1947:– psey, Jr., 184 Greenpoint Ave., Brook+ lyn 22, N. Y., Measurer, Steve UrJ Comdre., Tom Williams: V].ce b.1niak. Comdre., John Trongo; Sec’y and Treas., DETROIT CI,uB John L. 0lenik, 5063 Caniff Avenue, Detroit Club has again joined Detroit3 Mich.; Measurer J. E. Lennie. the fold and el’ected the followThe officers ellected for the 1947 term CHICAGO CLUB {ire Harry A. Miller, Commodore; Clif+ The officers that will shape the desti+ ford 8. Russell, Vice Commodore; nies of the Chica,go Club for the comi.ng George E. Steinbrecher, See’y+Treas., season are Leroy Gesbeck, Comdr3; 18806 Gainsborough, Detroit 23, Mich. Frank Breidigan, Vice Comdre; Tom PROSPECT PARK CI,UB Ma,lley, Rear Comdre; H. Harris Howe+ ler, 5730 Drexel Ave., `Chicago, Ill., Sec`y. a,nd John Clark, Trea,surer. CLEVELAND, OHIO:- The of- Officers elect for 1947 a.re Charles H. Lucke, Comdre; Ernest M. Garbe, Vice Comdre; Charles E. Wa,nker, Secretary. Tre&surerr 666 59th Street, Brooklyn ficers elect for 1947 are Win. L. 22, N. Y. Spang, Commodore, 27024 Lake CADILLAC CI,UB Road, Bay Village, Ohio. Mrs. Simon E. Smith was elected com~ Ruth Neufer, Vice Commodore; Elmer Neufer, Treasure ; D. Boul- modore; George Wozna,k, Comdre: ter, Secretry. The club is going all out for a grande display at the Sportsr men’s Show next month, and a real` effort to lay some ground work for a large membership this year. If we get the same BOOKS William Robertson, Sec.~Trea,s. and whose address is 17.180 Cha,ndler Park Drive, Detro].t 24` Mich. Fleet Capt. is is Herbert Chandler. WASHINGTON CLUB A. J. Downing is planning to ship a Sliding rig a.nd synchronous sheets on his FOR THE YACHTSMAN Whatever your interest, whatever your problem, if there is a book about it available,, YACHTING’S Book Department will have it. Listings on request. Sailmaking simplified by Alan Gray ………. „ ……………… $2.25 Gad’gets and Gilhickies by Ham deFontaine ……………. 1.50 Sailing Craft by Edwin J. Schoettle …………………….. „ 3.95 Yacht Deslgring a#a;nifeb;;±Chape]]e 205 East 42nd Stre.t 5 50 New York 17, New Y®rl[ ..-‘ new X. Incidently this will be the first X to invide the Reflecting Pool and it is believed that many are a.bout to follow. DETROIT YACHT The 1947 officers of the Detroit Ya.cht Club a reEdwin 0. Bodkin, Comdre; John C. Pankow, Vice Comdre; Cletus J. Welling, Rea,r Comdre; Percy J. Darnell, Sesc`y, 17161 Birwood Ave., Glues and Their Uses by “Happy” Hopkins besst¥::etfsce::s£Eu]f]cuoefst¥uh#jonarceojt: §nefs{:¥:]]i:S]t:b;¥i:ii]§c{:,€a¥fe£:e;f:ie£:si§Iin;!e§ Detroit 21, Mich., a,nd Sidney W. Wa.rJ ner, Treasurer. RHODE ISLAND CIJJB A fa,rewell party wa,s tendered Lin/ coln Gifford at the last meeting of the club. Skipper Gifford is leaving Rhode Island to settle in the i::::_i-::-::-_=i==i:_:-::=i::-i-i::::-i:-:-:li:____::_i;-:_:_:-::-::-:_:::::_ low+la.nds of I?nndth:Xtceonnssfx*ti:£edofbyth:iurrh¥i:Fbe|rfsf southern New Jersey where he intends to develope Some 60 acres into a, modern farm. Hc is accompa.nied by his parents, two brother§ and sister. The club will seriously feel the loss of one of its most enthusia,stic members of Red Ba,nk, and it wouldn’t take much inducement to make him travel that distance to join the boys in his vicinity. Lincoln has won the Santos Trophy three times in succes+ sion with his “Ilefetchit.” We wish bin every success in his new venture. ;¥\;%;i;:o:s:§¥tr:¥aa:#];:§a=:e;n:t;:s]ffE¥jc:i From the viewpoint of waterproof- Model Yacht Fittings, Sails and plans Model A,irplane Kits and Supplies TEX FOSTER The Day9s Main 105-14 Jamaica Ave. “Rea,d it from cover to cover, it`s a dandy. Richmond Hill 18, N. Y. Fisher & Marine Model Kf ts and Fittings Archery Equipment Thanks for your efforts.” -Chas. Heisler “Congratulations – or should I sa.y •well done.. Items fine – pictures swell. Now I know wha.t our president looks like – I’ve often wondered.” -H. Harris Howeler TROPHY HEADQUARTERS `.Sure has the appea.ra,nce of a. real maga.zinc. FOR Keep up the good work.” -Rep. Sythoff MODEL YACHTINL “I know you will merit the confidence Pres. Heisler placed in you. You have my assurance of full support. Charles Heisler -D. V. Hopkins 234 STATE STREET ALBANY, N. Y. i;ec:`:dogndo8:a:t:un]:bt:i:tshaocil]ifl:i:nsem;i:euisF,bbc: -Waiter Greb 14 ness and extreme holding power we consider the Phenol resin adhesive by I.ar the best for model yacht construction. This adhesive has and is still being used asked. The woman hesitated. “I probably shouldn’t say this to you,” she apologized, “but that was the day my cat got out and I wanted to know when to expect her kittens.” The barkeep of a downtown tavern kept a pet parrot. One evening a drunk spotted it, iE:::e¥ft.m£:ik?,::::¥?:he.9:bT::;a;gcs::: “Scram, landlubber,” shrieked by the addition of cold wa,ter. It is put the outraged pol. “What’s the ;;o;o::;i:5ii:ag;eiij;iiij:i!ieI#;dii!;;isiilv;i; ].ip in t’elescoT)ed cans with, the Catalyst big idea?” The drunk looked surprised, tipped hhis hat, and mumbled, “Golly, I’m sorry, mister! I thought you was a boid !” ;;::§{:E£:g;;e;jj:::I:I:;i;d;i:;;ja£:e]#§:i;:i;:::ex;i Eit’her of these glues is for use with Vittorio was a very smart l`ittle boy, not particularly addicted ye:i°udiosi°disd:rn3iaasa:itcesTptt#sg[£:ntJ%gftohr&: :o tpao¥£#g #e¥%. hTsh`±Egf oroe]#teeg shied away from him, and his teacher, who liked to see him high in his class, but not too high, sent him home with a note to his mother. It read, “Your Vittorio is a fine boy, ‘but he doesn:t smell so good. Won’t you please see EMERGENCY CAEL An anxious Fort Worth housewife phoned Capt. R. E. Tarvin of the police force to ask the date of a traffic accident. She didn’t know the names of the drivers but recal.led -that a city garbage truck had been involved. Captain Tarvin found the one( accident in which a city garbage truck had been implicated. “What do you want to know about it?” he MODEL that he bathes more regularly?” Back to the teacher came Vittorio with a communique from his rna. “My Vittorio,” she pointed out, “ain’t no rose. Learn him, don’t smell him.” YACHT FITTINCS A® J® FITSHEHR 1002 Etowah Aye. YACHT MODEIS Blue Prints Fittings Sails Spinnakers Royal Oak, Mich. SAILING If it .goes on a miniature boat or ship you want to build, we have everything you need’, from hull to a complete boat. Send 25c for our illustrated catalog’ue. 15 SHIPS Plus Prints Fittings Carved Hulls Supplies a,,—— 4ti`-“ ( _=