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J( )<:;;;;;;),( ><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><><==><>., – – ~ ~ ~ ij ~ ij ~ ~ ~ ========= ~ AUGUST Price 25 Cents 1948 ~ ij ~ a ~ ~ ~ ij ~ ~ ij ij ij~ ~ ~ -~ ~. ~~ ~~~~~- ~ ij – ~ ~ ~ ~ U ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CONSUL TOR 11 A reproduction of Heine Free’s steam prototype ocean-going tug. One of the most beautiful Miniature craft we have ever seen and valued at $2000. Her power plant is housed in the hull and is extremely powerful. Radio control units are housed in the pilot house, which control the craft in going forward, reverse, turn rudder to port or starboard, and also controls steam whistle. Other San Francisco prototypes are being converted to remote control. Photo by Hammond. Entmd ” S<=><><:::::><><:::::><><:::::>< ><:::::>()<:::::>()<:::::>()<:::::>()<:::::>()<:::::>()<:::::>()<:::::>( ><:::::><) <=>< )~ Never in its entire history has the MYRAA drifted so hopelessly as it has this year. I have often wondered what might have happend, were it not for the part the magazine has played in the solidarity of the organization by its dissimination of news and ideas. · Our president, from whom we expected so much has absolutely neglected his duties of office, showed NO_cooperati~n and _h~s no~ appoi~ted a single committee to conduct the business of his adm1nistr~t1on. Since tast Se~tember, when he took office at the unexpired term of "kindly re·membered" Charlie Heisler, not a single note of correspondence has been received from him by the National Secretary. Whatever organization business has transpired has been conducted by your secretary whose powers are· limited and must act thru the president. No other organization in the world would have tolerated this type of official procedure, and a selection and election of a new president is a must for September 4th. Altho the president's term of office does not expire until Dec. 30th, 1948, we should not allow this sordid condition of affairs to continue to that date. There is much to be done and ·tempus fugit. This year three important offices are to be filled. After some four years of efficient and painstaking service, Bi11 Post has decided to resign as treasurer. The reason is quite obvious. Howard Angel I our secretary, -always wi 11ing and cooperative, gives the "pressure of business" as the reason for not accepting another term. Thru numerous nationally known publications, model yachting has received wide-spread attention which if properly exploited could mean a much larger and livelier organization. Great care must be taken in the selection of the men that CAN realize our opportunities and lead us forward into greater accomplishments. The organization is happily situated in its abundance of executive material, both tried and true, so let us not forget those men who in the past have so ably directed our progress. Recall them to office and let their wisdom and experience guide us out of the placid indifference that has marked our activities during the past year. Some will undoubtedly criticise me for exposing facts in this, our only medium for reaching the membership that will send delegates to the next Annual Meeting. We are able to withstand the criticism, but we will not stand for being accused of neglecti~g our duty. FREEMAN J. SANTOS, Editor HENRY DENKEWITZ CRASHES AT EXETER, R. I. While the "happy Visitor" Harry Denkerwitz was sailing for the Campbell Cup at Boston, Sunday, July the 12th, his eldest son, Henry accompanied by his chum; stunting over Exeter Lake in a large P-27 "buzzed" within some 15 feet of the water and failed to loop upward when the wing of the plane struck at water. 1'he plane swerved toward the shore and crashed against a stone pier. Both died shortly after arriving at Westerly Hospital. Young Denkerwitz, 2 3 years of age was an experienced pilot All model yatching sportsmen share in Harry's great sorrow. 7.1lq,9,,~{ ,4g,~4.t!~9 MAIN OFFICE 71 CaIla Street, Providence 5, R. I. EDITORIAL STAFF J. Freeman Publisher, Editor Santos, Editor Technical Editor Associate \fiss Jeanne A. Santos, .-\ins Ballantyne Mid-West Leslie Gesback Wes tern Rep. G. C. Gallagher Fou.11de,d in Rep. 1945 by Charles H. Farley • ---~r.- ·/ •. • Official Publication of the MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $2.00 Subscription, One Year, in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 Foreign All ;ights reserved. Nothing that appears in this ,,,aga.::;i,;1e ·may be 1·eprodnced. Either 7<'hol/y or in part, withont written permission of the Editor acting fv,: tlze MYRA A or from a cont1·ib1£tor who reserves hiJ rights. Make all Checks and Money Orders payable to "MODEL YACHTING" Vol. IV AUGUST No. 42 STAFF LEVY "X" CHAMPION Altho we got no official notice on this race, we are informed that Stafford Levy of Boston won this year's "X" class Pond National Championship at Boston against the smallest list of entries ever to com, pete for this pnze. Four boats only were entered. GILLETTE CUP RACE POSTPONED After we went to press we learned that the date for this race had been postponed to October the 2nd in place of the Campbell Cup race. NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE RACE The scond in this series of inter-club races was held at Providence, June 27th. A. A.. Matt55on of Marblehead was the big winner. 2 CAMPBELL CUP RACES The 15th Annual race for the Cam P' bell-Fairbanks Streling Silver Bowl and three sterling silver pl~e sets was sailed at Boston, Saturday and Sunday, Juiy 10th and 11th. The weather was perfect :with a 12 mile southwest .wind for both davs. A beat to windward ·9'.nda spinna,ker run down the wind. :·:J4ere were eight boats competing, t~q from Providence, two from Marble, he~d, three from Boston and another loaned by the Boston Club to a· Marblehead skipper. Boat Skipper Points Flying Saucer Conners 69 Bottle N eek Mattson 66 Unc Denkewitz 55 Zip Fountain ·, 1 Float Me McKay 41 Tailsman Glendhill 17 The Sterling Bowl and a Sterling Silver Place Set of Six Pieces were pre, sented to the_high scorer Conners. Mattson and Denkewitz each received prizes. Your Editor has been informed that Cornd. Pigeon insisted on using the 3-2 system of scoring for this race. It is therefore doubtful whether it can be considered an official contest.· ll DR~ HOUK GOES VISITING Dear Santos: First by way of personal comment, I want ·w tell you. that I thin~ you. are doing ~- fine job on "Model Yachting.'' Your last issue had ju.st the pro per ba,, ance of technical stuff, news, comment and fol de rol. It is particularly pleasing to ~now that "Helen J" is going into production. That and the boost we get from Colliers is just what the doctor ordered for the sport. Now for the Seattle report: Your scribe just returned from San Francisco and Berkeley where he "attended" a medical convention, spending most of his time at Spreckles Lake, home waters of S. F. M. Y. C. The glad hand of welcome was extended by Commodore B. F. Schmidt, Model Yachting Correspondent Gus Gallagher, Port Quartermaster Hull, Skippers Paul Collett, Hans Tofte and a host of other sail and power boat men. First ther~ was coffee in the most elaborate, appropriate, and best appointed club house I have ever seen. Carpeted floors, automatic gas heat, tile measuring tank, kitchen, rest rooms, shop, and club meeting-den com~ bine in a lovely Spanish exterior to p.ouse easily seventy most handsomely :finished model racing yachts. Spreckles lake is perpetually grumbled at by the local boys, BUT, believe it or not they sail EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK the year around from 1 to 4 P. M. The club is constantly after the Park Department to remove certain trees because of the "lousy" wind. In trying to figure out why there is such constant enthusiasm for sailing in such a "poor" pond your scribe hit on the idea that San Francisco skippers spend a lifetime trying 4 a5 hard to beat the pond as they do their ' competitors. Some have elaborate charts of the wind conditions, know just where and not where to gye. Those of us who sail on a "Perfect" pond where it is no time at all until each yacht can be depended upon to take its usual spot on the score column, are delighted to sail on a pond that taxes the ingenuity, wit and patience of the skipper. It is worth the one point you get in the one and one plus one scoring system to be able to negotiat~ the course, v:het.her you win or not. The pond is roughly clover leaf in shape, if you can imagine the clover leaf having a stem as thick as its leaves only longer. One end of the course ends in the stem, the other is across two of the leaves. If you get caught in the other leaf, "Dead man's comer" you a.re jllii"t plain lost. Running before the wind you are allowed four "pole offs." After that you have to stop your boat and retrim. The beat is all gying, when there is a West wind. The pond at Berkeley is still for the athlete, only more so. Regular as clockwork every day a strong west wind blows straight down the course. The B. M. Y. C. boys use spinnakers as big as house on their little M's no matter how hard the wind. The method is to let go of your boat and jack-rabbit yourself to the other end. It is no game for a fat man! Any yacht that can win an A, Class Challenger Race at Berkeley can write her own ticket to the Yachting Monthly Cup in England. Back here at Seattle the little blades of grass are beginning to peek their dear saucy little heads above the surface, and it is back to the old routine of mow the a on Saturday, s::i.ilon Sunday. 1-fay ') ho~·s made :i.gnss sh·1ck on the i,L·:tc:1 ,·. :th th..: rafts th::i.t were thrown mowings. 1 ,ut of the pond and Saturday's Very Tahiti~! The Two Meter .Class race for the Puyallup Fair Trophy was usual in one respect. Never has a Two Meter Race h:en sailed at Golden Gardens with a \,·ind between 3 and 2 5 M. P. H. Either ,L drifting match or a knock-down rigjng-smashing gale! The May 9 race was the former. Ted Houk's Skookum(huck did the best· drifting after retrims ( ?) and came in for a perfect of 10 (d. n. f. last board, no wind) followed by Sverre Bockelie's un-narned, 8, tied with John Bockelie's Marblehead (she rates as a 2 M) Arr_,ow,8, followed by Marius Fiare 's Norbo, 7, sailed by Teddy Houk. , );~o _ 1~1e Fall Dates Sept. 5, A-Class, National Championship, at San Diego, Calif. '~Sept. 19, Two Meter Class. Oct. 10, M-Class, Grizzell Trophy. October 24, McClass, Mon Walgren Trophy, Pac. N. W. Assoc. ______ MODEL YACHTIN _____ _ SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Season Race Class M was sailed on April 18, bringind o~t seven starters. A brisk Westerly wind, varying in strength from 12 to 15' knots prevailed and some close finishes were the order of the day. Results follow: Boat Skipper Score No. 9 Moyes 25 points No. 21 Hayden 24 points No. 16 Gustavino 20 points No. 2 Haxton 22 points No. 6 Tofte 20 points No. 726 Gallagher 19 points No. 49 Pearsall 17 points Com. T. W. Houk of the Seattle M. Y. C. visited San Francisco during the week of April 18 and brought along two fine examples of his marine craftsman, ship. One of these is Dr. Houk ·s fa5·~ and able Humtulips, Class M and thz other a very handsome bright-finished 2Meter boat, the first of its kind to appear on Spreckels Lake. Both boats are equipped with sliding ngs and vane gears; their lines suggest speed and Corn. Houk impresses us as a lad who knows all the angles. Com. Houk's 2-meter boat, the first of its class that has been see here, is a sleek, yachty-looking craft, L. 0. A. 66", beam 9¾", draft 13", carrying the small sail plan of 845 sq. in.; seal-flipper :fin and isolated skeg. She slips through the water with an absence of any noticeable wave-making tendency. Whether she can compete successfully in Class X with her present rig nr with rig increased to 1000 sq. in. is not know. But Doc's Humptulips 2 appears to have a slight edge on our local Class M boats. Our Lake was honored on April 19 by two distinguished visitors: Com. Russ Robinson of the Berkeley M. Y. C. and Com. T. W. Houk of the Seattle Club, Com. Schmidt of the local club was on hand to do the honors, marking a red letter day indeed for our club with these three commodores, each sailing his own boat. One of these boats was that wonder boat of Corn. Russ Robinson's which was mentioned in the March issue and whose salient feature is that she is so built and sparred that with suitable changes of rig, she can qualify for Classes A: X and M. She measur(!s I believe, 50¼" LOA and LWL, beam appears about 1O" and draft around 11". Isolated skeg, sliding rig and van gear. Did not get weight; would guess around 22 lbs. Rather odd-shaped lead shoe on fin; is like an inverted T; am told the boat will stand up on its duck foot without hitching; meaning without use of stand. These are some of the details that strike one from a purely superficial inspection and the Editor will have to get the real lowdown from Com. Robinson on how to design one boat as a contender in the All Classes free-for-all, or what have you. 5 ' At that, you may be surprised to learn that Com. Robinson does, in fact, know all. the ans{-:ers. Or most of them'. We understand that the 2-meter Class is quite popular up North; why haven't we heard more about it? A discussion of the merits of the 2-meter Class versus the X Class, by those who are qualified to analyze and discuss it, ~ould be of interest to the fraternity at large. So I suggest this as a topic for publication at an early date. Our clubhouse at Sprcck:ls Lake now has its new automatic gas-fired heating plant in operation, under a system by which the temperature of the building can be kept at any desired point. As our building is of reinforced concrete. construction, the chill atmosphere and dampness which previously existed, is now happily a thing of the past, thanks to the generosity of the Park Commissioners. The third of the series of Season Races, Class M, was sailed in a brisk 15,knot breeze on May 2 and some close finishes were recorded. Final score: Boat Skipper Scor~ No. 2 Hexton 20+ points No. 726 Gallagher 20 points No. 6 Tofte 19 points No. 49 Pearsall 18 points No. 16 Gustavino 15points No. 21 Hayden 13 points Opening Day Race, X Class, March 21 was won by John Petterson No. 22. 's Season Race for X Class was sailed in a good 15, knot breeze from the West under a high fog overcast on May 23. This race marked a good tryout for Com. Schmidt's rebuilt V-EX, No. 29 in a field of 7 starters. Final scores: Boat S~ipper No. 11 Collet No. 5 Haxton No. 24 Gallagher ....o. 40 Pearsall No. 17 Hammond No. 29 Schmidt No. 6. Tofte Score 27 points 22 points 22 points 21 points 21 points 19 points 17 points San Francisco's annual classical event the Final Race for the Dickey Perpetual' Challenge Cup, was sailed off under sun, ny California skies in a light 6 to 8 knot breeze on June 5th. The challenger, Dick Hull's Morea, No. 47, a full-keeler of 76" and about 31 lbs. displacement, put up a surprisingly close contest against Paul Collet 's bizarre creation, known as the Splinter, weighing about 10 lbs. The race was close throughout and it was anybody's race up td the last beat when Paul just managed to chalk up enough margin to secure a decision, and thus again Paul has once more successfully de, fended the Dickey Cup. In this contest of an all-out racing machine of 10 lbs. versus a typical conventional design of about three times the weight of Splinter, both boats being rated in Class X, and in the light wind which prevailed, something is proved, we don't know exactly what; maybe you can :figure it out. '3eason Race, M Class, sailed under cloudless skies and a fairly steady NW breeze about 10 to 12 miles on June 6 afforded some further competition to a field of six starters. Boat No. 726 No. 2 No. 16 No. 21 No. 49 No. 6 S~ipper Galagher Haxton Hull Hayden Pearsall Tofte Score 25 points 20 points 19 points 15' points 13 points 13 points NEW VANE CEAR Paul Collet put on a very convincing demonstration of the efficiency of his newly developed 2½ o,. Vane Gear during the Dickey Cup Final Race. This device is smaller and apparently simpler than many we have seen here, yet seems to work perfectly. I hope to learn more about it when and if I win the one he is going to put up as a trophy to be sailed for in the near future. Vane Gears, new sails, paint, hardware, appliances and fi.tt, ings used by the model yacht builder are il desirable as pnzes in model yacht ~,>mpetition; why not? Trophies don’t Ji,,.vcto be cup8; after all, utility has its Some da.y I may give expression to the urge to write an article (or some re!llarks) on: Why is a Good Loser? It Mr. George Benoit, Radio Amateur W6EQA, has acquired the 4-foot gas, powered PT boat: from Lyle Stevenson, in which he has installed an efficient ra, dio control. This control, like that on Heine Free’s Consultor 11, handles both the motor the steering gear, and seems ~houldbe rememberedthat ‘while many to handle perfectly. ,ui11l. 1 called, but few are chosen,’ but if it 1:; always the same few who win racc:s, :,r and by the rank and file may los,~ inr,:rest, feeling that if they have no chance ro win, what is the use of trying? Some, thing to ponder over here; maybe con, solation prizes might do the trick, even chough small in intrinsic value; offer some encouragement to the ‘also rans.’ . t re “GUS” PUTS UP GOOD FIGHT The many friends of Gus (A.R.) Lasscl, the sage of Wilmington, will regret to karn that this good friend of all model yachtsmen, recently suffered a partial stroke which necessitated a five weeks confinement in the hospital. Gus is again at his home, fighting the good fight in an endeavor to regain his impaired powers of locomotion. The best wishes of all Gus’ friends go out to him in his hour of trial, together with the earne:;t hope of all of us for his speedy recovery. SEASON ”X” RACE Season Race X Class June 13 brought out 8 starters to take advantage of a steady 15-knot westerly breeze and the warm California sunshine. Bill Moyes’ Mad Bob, No. 9 jumped into a le;id from the start, and the rest followed :ilong in about this order: Boat S”l{ipper Score No. 9 Moyes 33 points No. 40 Pearsall 30 points No. 24 Gallagher 25 points No. 6 Tofte 24 points No. 29 Schmidt 22 points No. 5 Haxton 21 points No. 1 Kenner 19 points No. 17 Hammond -points —– Down in Hollywood, they have a win machine, probably a battery of airplane propellers or something similar, which we understand can produce a storm that is more realistic than the original. The model yachtsman of the future will prob, ably have such an installation at the pond, side to insure the presence of a proper sailing breeze whenever the natural wind fails to materialize. -G. C. Gallagher ______ _,.aDD. YACHTIN!i_—~ NEWS Messrs Piegon and Bithell have left for the All-nations contest at Gosport, Eng, land, with a new A-boat. Jack :Edward.5 , of• the Washington MYC is visiting his sister in London, and hopes to attend the British N aational and All-nations races as an interested spectator. Wally Schlaefer, Washington MYC is currently reported in Baker, Oregon. Wonder if he still operates that trailer? Arthur Oowning of the same club has completed a 20-footer. Bob Valentine, Secretary of the Washington MYC has ben tied up with arthritis. We wish you a complete recovery, Bob. Ben Chapman of the Marblehead MYC has been laid up in Lynn Hospital with a broken leg. It seems that Ben was over at the dog-track and got tromped on when the mob started -a riot over some decision of the Judges. Anyway, we hope Ben had a winning ticket, and can chase his boat around the pond soon. 7 ‘ ‘ ,,! =—-…—-•t7 • ‘i • j f TUNING UP THE VANE GEAR by Charles H. Farley CHAPTER I RAKE OF FEATHER Modern vane gears are constructed so that the feather may be raked or tilted at various angles in a fore-and-aft direc, tion. Many skippers pay no attention to the rake, and the tendency is to carry the feather raked well aft when on the wind and well forward on runs. The author agrees with those skippers who claim that it is more reasonable to carry the feather with its vertical axis parallel to the mast, because when the yacht heels well over, the surface of the feather presented to the wind will not be so greatly foreshortened or reduced as it will be when the feather rakes well aft or forward. Mr. Lassel states that a sharply raked feather yields “greater moment with less weight to be counterbalanced than would an upright feather.” Even the lightest balsa-wood feather will upset the perfect balance of the vane gear when raked or tilted to any other position than that established by the “balancing test.” ( See Balancing Vane Gear later on in this article). Hence the rake, or non-rake of the feather should be marked on the vane frame so that a constant correct position can be maintained. ANGLE OF FEATHER OUTBOARD WINDWARD BOARDS The angle of the feather outboard from the centerline of the yacht is ex, 8 tremely important, and this angle varies considerably with different yachts and different wind-strengths. The angle out, board should of course be equal on both sides of the centerline of the yacht, un, less it is desired to sail closer on one tack than on the opposite tack. The best way to determine the most efficient outboard angle is by experiment with the individual yacht. A check-up on a large number of successful racers shows that an angle outboard of about 3 5 degrees is average, but in some cases this angle was 30 degree$, or even 40 degrees. It is suggested that the beginner start with a 3 5 degree angle, and work on either side of this figure if he feels that a greater or smaller angle could be used to better advantage. Measurements taken from a number of yachts, not consistent sailers, showed that the outboard feather angle on one side was from five to ten degrees more or less than the angle on the opposite tack, due to accidental derangement, or careless adjustment. When the fault was corrected, these yachts showed a marked improvement in their windward work. When a satisfactory outboard angle has been decided upon for ordinary wind, but the yacht falls off in light air, the angle is ad justed slightly more inboard; if she gets into irons or heads up too high in strong wind, increase the angle more outboard. The alternative is to move the rig, where the rating rules permit, and leave the vane angle as is. ) j Poorly designed vane gears have a tenj, 1ncy to jam when the boat is put about , 1n the opposite tack, especially when the ,,ucboard angle of the feather is 3 5′ to -41) degrees. Well-designed vane gears .::hould not jam, and those fitted with :,;pur-gears seem superior on this score. BACKLASH ter to what angle the block is tipped .sideways. Unbalance was no doubt one of the chief reasons for early belief that “the vane gear is no good in light airs.” A careful skipper balances his vane-gear, and in addition to this, when sailing in light variable wind, or at blanketed starts, he uses a very light rubber band to help keep the rudder centered when the wind is too light to actuate the vane feather. Another way to balance the vane gear is to ship it on the yacht, indoors, out of drafts. The yacht may be placed in its cradle, or in the m;asuring tank. Balance the gear by means of the coun, ter-weight, so the tiller remains amidships when the boat is heeled. The tank method takes the flotation or inertia of the rudder into consideration, and is perhaps the best method of all. Some self-tacking vanes have a defect, inasmuch that there is considerable backbsh, or too much play, in the feather as, ,:;cmbly. This is not serious in a good wind, but in ligµt airs it is possible for the feather to swing a certain distance before taking hold and operating the vane-gear proper, and thus, the tiller. Under this condition if the yacht falls off or heads up she will get no helm until the backlash is taken up and the in, crtia of the counterweight overcome. The perfect gear has no appreciable back- VANE SPINDLE MUST BE PLUMB The vane-spindle is the pin upon lash, and has control of the helm at all which the entire vane gear rotates. The times. The slot in the tiller-arm must not be spindle should be equipped with a sturdy too wide for the linkage-pin, or excessive base. Some builders carry the base of backlash will occur. A very slight the spindle through the deck and deckamount of play is necessary so that the support and into the keelson for utmost pin will not jam or stick. Well fitted. rigidity. The base of the spindle may be spur-gears should eliminate backlash en- threaded into a boss in the keelson, so it may be removed if necessary. Where tirely. the spindle is mounted directly on deck, BALANCING VANE CEAR the deck must be heavily re-enforced unWhen a vane gear is properlv designed der the base of the spindle. Adjust the spindle until it is as nearly it is possible to balance it for beating as well as for runs and reaches. It may perfectly plumb, or vertical, as possible. seem superflous to state that any vane- A slight cant to one side will cause the gear should be perfectly balanced in boat to fall off badly on one tack or sail order to operate 100% efficiently. Some too high on the opposite tack. Inequality types are hopelessly out of balance, oth- for tacks could be corrected by ad justing ers require a shift of counter-balance for the outboard limiting stops, but this is different points or sailing. It is impor- not good practice. Provision should be tant that the vane-gear balance for made for easily removing the spindle, in BEATING, but a slight unbalance is not case it becomes bent in a collision, for straightening. serious for runs and reaches. To test the vane gear for balance, A fitting of some sort should be added mount it, together with its spindle, on a to prevent the vane gear from being acsmall wood block. Place on a level sur- cidentally lifted off the spindle when sail, face, and adjust counter-weight until ing, and lost overboard. Such a fitting is the tiller-arm remains centered, no mat, best when soldered on to the spindle it, I. self, and may consist of a segment of a quadrant that can be slipped between a flat, bent piece of metal soldered to the under side of the vane-disc. SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Our Season Race, X-Class, which was sailed in a good 12 to 15,knot Westerly breeze on June 27, brought out eight contenders. The only incident which marred the day’s sailing occurred when Commodore Schmidt’s flagship, Flying Cloud, No. 26, collided with Bill Moyes’ Mad Bob, No. 9, resulting in three planks being stove in amidships on Mad Bob. One of our crack skippers, Dick Tompkinson, emerged from his San Jose habitat after a long absence from these parts and demonstrated that he has lost none of his skill by sailing his well-known Blix, No. 8 into second place. Results follow: Boat Skipper Score No. 11 Collet 30 points ,, No. 8 Tompkinson 29 No. 9 Moyes 26 ” No. 24 Gallagher 25 ” No. 17 Hammond 23 ” No. 26 Schmidt 21 ” No. 5 Haxton 20 ” No. 40 Pearsall 19 ” BREAD – BUTTER CONSTRUCTION An article on “How to Build by the Bread and Butter Method” by John Black will soon appear in “Model Yachting.” MODEL YACHT FITTINCS KITS PLANS Tel. ‘:.,A. 3-4141 Established 1832 JAMESBLISS& CO., INC. i 220-222 State St., Boston, ! Mass. ‘~~~ 10 MARBLEHEAD CUP RACE The Marblehead Cup Race was held at Mill Pond, Port Washington, L. I. on June 19-20. There were ~ine entries from nine clubs, as there 1s only one model allowed per club according to the Deed of Gift. There were plenty of visitors lined up on the pond side on both days, and the weather was in our favor, but the wind played tricks on us. The first day of racing, Sa.turday, starte~ at 11: 30 A.M. with a light SW wind, which meant a straight run and beat, but it did not hold up for very long, and the wind shifted from one end of the pond to the other several times. Several heats were started beating and ended up running, and the skippers and their mates had their hands full. The :first round was completed· at 6: 15 P.M. without a resail. The .second day racing started at 9: 30 A.M., in order to get an early c:art and to finish so as to allow the farawa; skippers a chance to get home. But the wind played the same tricks again and at one time there was no wind at all and this time was taken for lunch. The Wind then came up a little from the West, and we were . able to start again, and by 4 :00 P.M. when our second round was completed, it was blowing a moderate breeze. There were only two resails in this round. Skipper Mate Pts. Ballantyne, M.P. B. Ballantyne 60 H. Kethman 52 o h nson, L . . I J Taplin, S. J. Bingemann 50 • D . H . Tichbein 50 H op k111S, Pedersen, Lynn Parker 50 Conner, Jr., M. Conner, Sr. 46 Lloyd, ]. C. J. Hadden 45 Steed, PP T. Rose 42 Urbaniak, E. M. Melnick 37 There were three skippers tied for third place, this was not sailed off. Second and third place skippers all recerved a small prize for their efforts, supplied by the Mill Pond Club. Cont. in Page 12 -· . ♦ ♦ • • ♦ • • • • • • • • • • • • ♦ • • • • ♦ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ♦ • • • • • • ♦ • • • > d n s e !I READER’S FORUM ~ RASMUSSEN LIKES 1 PLUS 1 Dear Editor: May I express my view point regard, in>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Latest COMING EVENTS in Designs Abbrrt’irrtio11s: FNS-F-‘i1t & Skcg: S.F.-Sea/.yipper fin: C.F.-Co11ve11tio11al Fin: IS-I solatcd skeg: WL-Watrrline: BT-Buttocks· R-Rabbet. SAS ail Area Dimensio•ral figures i,i rotatio,i represent: LOA, LWL. Ex. Beam, WL. Beam, Draft. Di.1f’lacrsme11t in lbs. Fignrcs ia Parenthesis giTJeJ “<<'rightof lcarf ballast. «<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< National ANNUAL MEETING St:pt. 4, 5 and 6 at Camden, N. J. Sept. 4, 5. and 6, M class Championship (pond) at Camden, N. J. Nat. A Class Championship San Diego, Cal. T elivised by Paramount Pictures ·cpt. 4-5-6 ri1 ,., 1t 0 .., Eastern Division Oct. 9-10, X class Champ. ( skiff) at Rennsalaer Sept. 18, 19, Prince and Eagle Cups, (skiff) at Lynn l\ug. 14-15, M class Champ. (pond) at Port Washington, N. Y. . Special Club Events Oct. 2, Gillette Cup (A class) (pond) at Boston Oct. 24, Krauss Cup (Prospect Park) (skiff) at Brooklyn, N. Y. "Now we know that the earth is round," said the schoolmaster. "Tell me, Thomas, would it be possible for you to walk round the reath?" "No sir," replied Thomas. "And why not?" " 'Cause," was the unexpected reply, "I twisted my ankle playing football." H. D. Kreger of Detroit kindly communicate with the Publisher, stating what check for $6.00 covered. F. J. S. Charles Heisler Silverware 109 State Street Albany, N. Y. A-CLASS WI;STWARD VIII. F. L. Pigeon,. De~-.-.F&S: WL: n•r: 78.4: 48.5: 14.18: 11.26: 41·:·_23·lbs. Rating 39.36. Full size lines and l /8 sail plnn ... , .... $:1.00 NAIAn, 76: 4!l.5: .!. A. Potter. 14.1: Full size lines !1.3: 47 nnd 1/8 Des. F&S: WL: TIT:R; lbs. (32 lbs.) SA 1800. size sail plan .......... $:l.'lO '1-r:LASS. All {!111 size lines HELEN J., one-design, LOA, 50.25; LWL, .;J'S; WLB. 9.64; Dft. 10.00: Disp. 19.50 lbs. $,A. 799.50. Designer, Richardson .................... $2.00 ARROW III, LOA, 50.3/16; LWL, 50; Beam 9: Lead 12½; Disp. 18¼; S.A. 792; Designer A ins Ballantyne .............................................. $ 2.0 HUMPTULIPS, T. W. Houk, Des. SF: IS:BT: WL. 50.2 5 :5 0.0 :9.2 0 :8. 9 :1 O.92. 17 .5 lbs. (12.5) SA 799 .......................................................... $2.00 SUNKISS. Ted Thorsen nnd A. R. Lassel. Dea. SF:F.S: !'i0.2!'i :50.25 :9.70 :9.0 11.3: 18.75 lbs. (13.5) SA 798 .............................................. $2.00 MI\PGAR~T. James Fulton, Des. F&S: WL: BT:R: 50:45:9.0 8.66 9.25; 17.5 lbs. (12.75) SA 763.5 ...................................................... $2.00 PLOVER, P. A. Fiske, Des. CF:IS:WL:BT:50: 48: 9.2:8.9: 11. 19.5 lbs. (18.5) SA 797 .... $2.00 VENTURE, H. H. Howeler, Des. F&S: IS opt: WL: BT: R: 50: 44: 10: 9.4: 9.1: 18.25 lbs. (12.25) SA 800 .............................................. $2.00 X-CLASS. SUSIE Q.-V bottom, LOA 73, LWL 55, Beam 12 ¼, Draft 12, Dis. 2 3 lbs., Lead 15 lbs., Hull 5 lbs., Fittings 2 ¼ lbs. Des. A. J. Downing, N. A. EXPRESS, C.H. Farley, Des. CF:IS: WL: BT:R: 77:54: 10:6:12.3: 12. 24 lbs. (16) SA 997.5 Full size ........................................................ $2.00 GULL, P. A. Fiske, Des. SF-IS: WL: BT: R. 77.6:66: 11:12: 12: 24.5 lbs. (16) SA 996.7!\. Half size lines, full size body and construction plan ................................................................ $3.00 LILEX II, C. C. Liljegren, Des. Mod. SF: IS: BT: WL: R: 78: 55: 12.4: 11.2: 12.25: 27 lbs. (17) SA 998. Full size .......................... : ..... $2.00 SIX METER CLASS CALEDONIA R. D. Matheson & Alymer Pratt Des. F&S: WL-BT: 59. 7x38xl 2xl 1. 2x8.8. 22.6 lbs. (15.6) SA 1311. Full size lines, ¼ si2.~ sail-plan ........................................................ $2.00 ORIOLF.. r.. .T. Pratt. Des. 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