Model Yachting: Volume 4, Issue 45 – November 1948

WILE ffiSTALllli I I I I Williams Park, and by the way, th:n park isn’t the be::t this side of the Mississippi, it’s the best in the country. I want to meet you and Angell too, if pm,sible. No, I have the family with me. MAIN OFFICE That was the phone introduction to a 71 Calla Street, Providence 5, R. I. grand evening of viEitingand shooting the proverbial breeze. Leroy has given EDITORIAL STAFF a few lectures during his trip on model Publisher-Editor Freeman J. Santos, yachting and intends to repeat next year Associate Editor Miss Jeanne i\. Santos, fortified by some one thousand feet of movies. He finds more enthusiasm for Technical Editor Ains Ballantyne the sport among the uninitiated than in Mid-West Rep. Leroy Gesback some clubs. He was particularly disapG. C. Gallagher Western Rep. pointed with the activities at the Boston rounded in 19 4 5 by Charles H. Farley club, with its excellent pool and club house. He counted some 27 boats of all Official Publication of the MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION classes where he expected to see around a OF AMERICA hundred or more. Subscription, One Year, Soren Pederson of Lynn extended him $2.00 in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 Foreign a royal welcome as did some of the All rights reserved. Nothing that appears in thi,s Marblehead boys. Forest Hills, says magazine may be reproduced. Either wholly or in part, without written permission of the Editor acting Leroy, in spite of its sheltered pond, is for the MYRAA or from a contributor who reserves showing great forward strides in memberhiJ rights. Make all Checks and Money Orders payable to ship and sailing enthusiasm. Milwaukee “MODEL YACHTING” may soon reorganize and enter the fold. Leroy’s next stop after leaving Provi24 Pages this lss.ue dence was Prospect Park and Mill Pond, then on to Washington to meet Downing and the boys at the Reflecting ONE IN A MILLION Pool, a couple of lectures further west The Leroy Gesbac~ Family Become and then home sweet home. A model Ambassadores of Model Yachting yachtsman’s dream of a trip, doing more Instead of spending three weeks of good for the sport than all the puerile leisure repose by draping his stocking blah, blah usually on the agenda. Thanks, feet over the piazza railing, Leroy Ges- Gesbeck:, well done. back of the Chicago Club, greased the car, slung an “M” and a” 6-meter” The ”Helen J” Plans on top of it and ordered the good wife c::, and skipper Jr. to decorate the upholstery and started out to visit any place where, Designer Richardson has redesigned in model yachtmen might be lurking. the “M” class one-design so that it can be Detroit, Cleveland, Marklehead, Lynn, built by the horizontal lift method using Boston and then-Hello!!! This is Ges- the 3/ 4 in. boards now being sold as beck of Chicago! Remember me? standard in most lumber yards. Well, for Heaven’s sake where in We have shipped a number of these H . . . are you, in Chicago? to members that had placed orders with No, I’m right here in Providence. this office. If yours does not arrive withI’ve been down to the pool at Roger in a short time, let us know. ?J;g,q,,~.t, ,f/~f b.J!.~9 2 Pt\Ur.::·u; ~’°n – :;E;\TI.,r.:PU~~l’0~ I COUP DESTROYS ASSOCIATION’S DELIBERATIVE 1 1 r, ~:(‘” ·-~. ~~.c ,.._ \ POWER Delegates Powerless to Act by “Ruling” Cag Dangerous .. Precident that Members will have read to them the \,1.1cional Secretary’s Report stating that TL·rnporary Chairman Sythoff was ‘·un, ,tnirnously elected.” This will un, Llllubtedly surprise the delegates, who \\’ill wonder if they were asleep when this vote (?) was taken. Before the meeting was called to order I walked co the Secretary’s table and placed be, tore him a proxy from our Vice, President authorizing me to represent him and bring his greetings to the as5cmbled delegates. I walked back to my chair less than 15 feet away and looking had: to the head table saw Les, Sythoff seated in the Chairman’s chair. If any of the delegates heard a vote on the Chairmanship, I’ll stand corrected and make public mention of it. And by the way, the Vice-President’s letter was NEVER read. I mention this not so much because of the rebuff upon our Acting Head of the MYRAA, but to enlighten the Membership of his sincere interest in the welfare of the organization which he desired me to express personally to you. It will be argued that Les Sythoff was the next ranking officer. That is not true. We have four elective officers; a repre, sentative is not an officer of the admin, istrative branch of the MYRAA, but merely a divisional . representative, not elected by the national delegates and consequently NOT under their control and jurisdiction. It is the intent of the Constitution to add the three divisional representatives to the National Officers for the creation of an executing branch, with wider representation, for the con, MUST be Rectified the Annual Meeting and the seating of the proceeding one. The National Secretary, being the only National officer present should have assumed the chairmanship. This has happened before in our Annual Meet, ings and will probably happen again, provided some clique hasn’t a dirty shirt to wash. Furthermore, the apparent haste to seat Les Sythoff, made the clique en, tirely forget that another District Rep, resentative who had traveled 1000 miles and was an acredited Delegate from the Mid-West, Archie Arrol, was, if only as a matter of courtesy, far more en, titled to occupy the chair, than Lesl who was in the catagory of a spectator. The Coup Every secretary in the MYRAA was sent a notice of the Annual Meeting with a list of motions to be submitted to the delegates for deliberation. One of them was the motion by Mill Pond, that the 3-2 system of scoring be revived. We are going to describe this coup from a purely impartial viewpoint, because, altho we believe the 1-plus-1 system the most progressive, we do not sail due to doctors’ orders, therefor it is immaterial to us what system is in use. It was well known, because I never do anything under cover, that I held a goodly number of proxies from clubs favoring the 1-plus-1 system, and was instructed to vote against the proposed revival of the 3-2. So here is the apparent setup that was concocted to revive the 3-2 system without allowing the delegates to get a chance to vote upon it. Ains Balantyne member of the Mill duct of the business of the association in the intrim after the adjournment of Pond club arose, questioning the le, 3 r I I gality of th:: procdure of the Annual Meeting of 1947 i:1 accepting the legal motion of the Rhode Island club for a 1-plus-1 system of scoring and submitting it to the ebbs thru its National Secretary in the form of a referendum. W. Hopkins of the Deeper Hudson club then assumed the brunt of the battle and asked that the Temporary Chair, man give a “ruling” as to whether the action of the 1947 delegation was legal or illegal. As Sythoff, Vice Commodore of Mill Pond, the club that has vehemently opposed the 1-plus-1 system for the past year, the “ruling” came as no surprise to anyone. He naturally declared it “il, legal.,, As a ruling by the chair is not debateable at that time, the reader can now put two-and-tv.ro together and see how the delegates were jypcd of their deliberative prorogative. • Disregarding the legality of seating the chairman, which will neither add or distract much from the future progress of the MYRAA, we do wish to dwell upon the so called “ruling” that emphatically does promise to hand us to a DICTA TO RIAL BODY upon which the rank-and-file will have no control. Disregarding also, whether this dam, aging ruling was given after deliberate study and thought, ( from where we stood it appeared to have been pre, conceived) or whether it was partial or impartial, I do not care to state. What I do want to point out is, that from the interpretation given the Constitution, I believe the ruling to be suspiciously partial and wrong. It seemed to be the intention of W. Hopkins to narro\7 down Par. (J) of Art. IV, Sec. 2, to that one paragraph only, e. i. “The Ex. Com. shall form, ulate ne\.v sailing r:les \Yhich must be ratified by a maJority poll vote of the Clubs.” Said he, that the “strict reading of the wording” implied that the Ex. Com. alone had the right to decide ,4 \.-hether rules proposed and passed by the delegates representing the entire mem. bership were good or bad, and that the delegates of the 1947 meeting erred in no’.: submitting the proposed change to the Com. for t!Yi, “seal of approval.” Laugh, if you \1 :ant to, but that was the interpretation which warranted the ruling of the chairman. Every man has the right to his opinion, but no man has the right to be v:rong IN FACTS. One of the delegates very intelligently re::12.rked. “Then what in H . . . are \-.-e here for.” He \Yas right. If it was the intent of the framers of our Constitution that the Ex. Com. should have the powers usually enherent in a Board of Directors, then it is absolutely foolish and expensive to be appointed a Dele, gate to the Annual Meeting. Organi.:zational Chart M E M B E R SUPREME DELIBERATIVE S B I P BODY NATIONAL OFFICERS ADMINISTRATIVE BODY Re11resentath·es DIVISIONAL REPRESENTATION E.,::ceutive Committee EXECUTING BODY \Vhat W. Hopkins did not read, for rnme go::id reaso:i. ( ?) \<:ere the second paragraph of Art. rv, Sec. 2, and paragraph (a). As I KNOW that the majority of you readers haven't any Constitution to refer to, I'll reprint it for your convemence. "The Ex. Com. shall manage the affairs of the Association subject to this . ·,institution and TO ACTIONS TAK. >I OR DECISIONS REACHED IN :\ NUAL OR SPECIAL MEETINGS r the Association.” There, is a distinct :1rcnt here to place the deliberative –1)\\·er in the hands of the delegates, 1947 referendum, we must in all fairness, exhonerate them from any attempted coup to restore one system or another. The statement by Hopkins that he was instructed by his club to present a compromise motion, the 3, 2-1 system, “:here it belongs, and not in the hand~ can be taken with a grain of salt, as it t the Ex. Committee. But read the was not submitted to the Nat’l Sec’y for ••,”~t paragraph-“Hold a regular meet, placement on the agenda. Nor does it • ”.~ as soon as convenient AFTER the jibe with Hopkin ‘s past attitude. Scores .-\nnual Meeting, etc.” That word of skippers have heard him express him··.tftcr” in any court of law, is the crux self as neutral on the question of pond r11 the actual power and function of the sailing rules, as his club was strictly a [x. Committee. Why AFTER? Because skiff-sailing one. This was calle_slto his iiefore, it is NON-EXISTANT. It is an attention at the meeting, to which he ,i!f-spring of the deiiberations, election, replied that he had the right to change L·tc. of the delegates assembled, and NOT his mind. With that we agree, but ITS PARENT. Its existance begins add,-Every man has a right to his ..,tfter” the elections for that coming opinion-but that opinion is WRONG \’l:ar and ends when a new set of if subterfuge is necessary to maintain it. 11-ficers are elected by the delegates. The more logical reason for the eleventh This erroneous and perhaps a little hour change of mind is that apparently nauseating ruling should be speedily re- a goat was needed to make the seemingly cinded for the good of the organization biased ruling less conspicuous, and the :rnd perservation of its dignity. delegate from D. H. got the nod. It couldn’t be that “Happy” likes the I feel sure that all clubs, regardless of their preferment in sailing rules, will 3-2 system. As a skiff sailor using the 1-plus-1 system, he certainly is TOPS, arise and protest actions, that if allowed ro continue will eventually cause a split but the record shows that as a pond sailor within the MYRAA. All clubs will using the 3-2 he’s one of the most conabide by the will of the majority, provid- sistan t collectors of “goose eggs.” ing that “will” is the honest, sincere We can understand Ains Ballantyne ‘s deliberation of unmussled elected dele- viewpoint on the 3-2 system of scoring gates in meeting assembled. and his fight for its return. He’s always been for it, and we admire his courage, Recapitulating -we cannot however, condone the The Sythoff ruling declaring the ac;- method. tion taken by the 194 7 delegates nul and We shall continue to demand that the void, automatically makes ALL National Acting President, Col. Tom Allen apand Divisional Championship races point a committee of disenterested memsailed between January 1st and Sep- bers selected from the three Divisions to, tember 5th, 1948 also nul and void. once and for ever, interpret this doubt, ful ruling. From the records it seems that Ains Ballantyne looses a few championships. This action by the highest office of Knowing the undeniable integrety of the MYRAA is imperative, if we are ta arise from the chaos into which we have the membership of the Deeper Hudson Club, and their past reluctance to ex- fallen. If this ruling is not definitely press views on pond sailingrules, to the interpreted, we will be faced every extent of abstaining from voting in the year by someone asking for a different 5 . I STILL COINC STRONG AFTER SIXTEEN YEARS Many students of the art of model sailing have reinterated time and again that the majority of skippers discard their yachts before they have been properly tested. We agree. Many a discarded boat has been saved from the scrap heap by an observan skipper and developed into a formidable contender. Charles H. Lucke, of Prospect Park is shown here sailing his sixteen year old yacht that still trims the new creations quite consistantly. interpretation, and if the Chairman of that meeting cannot see eye,to,eye with his predecessor, we have another nulifi, cation of the year’s champions and a restoration of those declared void the prev10us year. What a mess. F. J. Santos, Delegate. And holder of Proxies for Ber~eley, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle Clubs. New Plans In Demand Paul Fiske’s “Gull” plans have had a steady demand, and Downing’s “Susie Q’ is to make its debue on the Pacific Coast. Richardson’s new “X” class plans show an excellent boat that should de, velop considerable speed in any kind of weather. His “Shadow II” in the “A” class is the boat to watch the coming season. She certainly has beautiful lines as is characteristic of all of this-designer’s work. We shall never forget the thrill we experienced seeing his latest “X” de, 6 sign, built by Staff Levy, on a leeward run in a 21 m. p. h. breeze, rise from the water and plane some 50 feet with, out veering from its course. The Jnior class is making quite a headway in Southern craft projects as an introduction to the future building of the larger classes: John Black is seriously contemplating the design of a new “M.” This should be something to look forward to, as John has quite an enviable record as a dsigner, builder and skipper. At Marblehead, where he came to witness the Eastern Division Skiff Championships, it took all our persuation and diplomacy to keep him from jumping into a skiff and chas, ing the boats. It’s in his blood. TWENTY-FOUR PACES IN THIS ISSUE Building An ”M” Class Yacht Reprinted from “Yachting With Models” by John Black. Whittlesey House, Publishers. Copyrighted 1939 by the McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. PART II Cluing the Lifts With the several lifts cut out we are now ready to glue them together. This operation is one of the greatest im, portance because the life of the model will depend upon the perfection and care in the glue joints. Frequently a per, fectly constructed and finished model will begin to come apart at the glue joints “fter it has been sailed a few times. In most cases this has been caused by improper mixing and applying of the glue. Before gluing it will be well to locate each lift in its proper place. The following operations should be used in gluing the lifts (Fig. 16). Be sure the lines are squared across each lift at sections (No. 5). This is very important, because it will locate each lift in proper fore and aft position. Place lift No. 2 on top of “deck” lift, checking each center line, and drive a wire nail straight thru the .e~d of the lift on the fore and aft center lines. If the nails are driven straight thru the lifts you automatically establish a true center line. Next place lift No. 3 on lift No. 2 and fasten. Repeat the same operation on the remaining lifts. The outside marks are already on the lifts. Mark the inside of each lift also .. Casine glue is waterproof if applied properly. The natural casin is much better for model work than the white casin. Casin glue will dry out very quickly, so it must be mixed only in quantities for the immediate work on hand. Take a small bowl or can and place about three heaping tablespoons of casin powder into whichever recepticle you choose, and add water until glue is very thick or creamy. The best method fr; to mix it with an egg beater. The casin powder must be thoroughly dis, solved and allowed to stand 15 minutes or more before using. Poor joints are caused by the application of too much \T:ater. Glue MUST be heavy to do a good _iob. The above should be mixed Y hen the bc.1ilderhas a long period in PIO.16.-&aion IS breod-an4-buiier mcdiod. which to complete the gluing of the entire hull at one session. If not, mix only sufficient quantity for that evening’s \-:ark. The first application of glue should be on the light side so that it can penetrate into the wood and allowed to dry a while. The second application should be thick and full strength. Do not be afraid of applying enough. • It is far better to have it ouze out when pressure is placed on the lifts, than to worry if you haven’t enough. It is recoqimendeq that only the three top lifts be glued first. If possible, the 7 L– — – I •___ .,_ _ I ——– —-:…~– —.:–·· I’ L’ /I —-.:-…:—-I —- I Pio.15.-Layoui of theliftsf<1r d,ebread-and-biater mahod. deck lift should be placed on a board. Spread the glue lightly over the surface of the deck lift and over both surfaces of lift No. 2 and the lower surface of lift No. 3. Spread glue only on surfaces where the lifts will make contact. This v:ill save much glue. After applying glue (two coats) place the lifts in position, using the nail holes as guides, and clamp together. It is not necessary to apply too much pressure on clamps. Allow to dry over night. Next glue lifts No. 4 and No. 5 to the three upper lifts, using the same operations in gluing. When dry, glue lifts No. 6 and No. 7, and later complete gluing by adding lifts No. 8 and No. 9. (Fig. 16). Be careful to keep all center lines in position, especially the fore and aft lines. After the hull has been glued, take t\Y0 scrap pieces of stock 12 inches long, left from the top Ii f ts. \vith the grain running fore and aft to the curve of the deck, and glue them to the bow end of the deck lift, (Fig. 15). This will take care of the extra sheer at the bow. These short lifts may be made in two pieces with a joint at the bow. The hull is now glued up and ready for shaping. This next operation in building by the "bread-and-. butter" or horizontal lift method will appear in the next issue of "Model Yachting." YE CODS, WHAT NEXT??? shall we chalk it up to the fact that few ever bother to study the Constitution, even when chosen to the important function of acting as delegate?!!!!! For those who haven't a Constitution or the time to read it, here is ••ART. V ., paragraph (B), The Vice President shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the President in the latter's absence or failure to act; and shall perform such other duties as are prescribed by this Constitution and the Regulations." With his keen, infallable interpretative acumen, how did this one evade the temporary chairman? We seriously advise that the Ex. Corn. keep on its own side of the fence, as the rank-and-file can now appeal thru the power of its own press. Editor. 0 We have been informed that Pres. Howeler has submitted his resignation, so we decided to reread the Annual report on the subject and to our amaze, ment read the following :-"The Sec'y was instructed to write Mr. Howeler, giving him the privilege of resigning as President IN ORDER THAT THE EX. COMMITTEE MAY APPOINT A SUCCESSOR TO SER VE THE REST OF 1948." Who in the name of all that's decent, interpreted this into our Constitution? . . . giving the Ex. Com. the right to appoint a President? It is possible that another "slap" is intended at our Vice President? ... or .a SANTOS MEMORIALTROPHY RACE 0 A. Taplin of So. Jersey Wins Coverted Prize Altho the date for this important race ,\·as scheduled for the late Fall when the winds at Providence are at their best . they did not reach over 6 mph during' the two days sailing. The greatest dis, appointment, however, was not so much the wind, as the participation of Eastern members by their conspicuous absence. No Eastern dub has been a more con,· sistant visitor to other clubs than Rhode Island, and we certainly sympathize with them in their feeling of disappoint, ment, after the advertising campaign they conducted thru the Magazine. Racing started Saturday at 1 :30 p. m. and continued to 5:15. By 7:30 the gang was seated before a deliciously pal, atable spread that consisted of special Thermo Lobster, Steak, and Fish, per, ceeded by cocktails and R. I. Clam Chowder Oysters Half Shell, with dessert of cake, pie and ice cream. After the two,hour meal everybody motored to Howard Angell's home in Cranston and the rest of the evening was . spent reviewing Model Yachting movies of Boston, Mill Pond, Deeper Hundson and R. I. Sunday the races started at 11 : 15 due to the light winds and continued to 1: 30 when lunch was served by the Ladies ~uxiliary as on the previous day. Sail, mg was resumed at 2 and finished at 3 :45. The club was -9onored in entertainini:r H. G. Kethman, H. C. Kethman and his mate, Mrs. H. G. Kethman and daughter Joan, all of Long Island. A. Taplin, and David Stout both of So. Jersey who traveled some 600 miles to participate. on SCORES Skipper Boat A. Taplin, Mary, Lue H. C. Kethman, Agnes VII H. Angell, Rhody J. Wood, Don Duck H. G. Kethman, Agnes VIII Denkewitz, Unc Dickie, Defender Points 20 19 18+ 18 18 17 16 The 1-plus-1 system of scoring was used and only one round was completed, but everybody lived two days of en, tertainment and good sport. The Auxiliary was in charge of Mrs. Howard Angell. Among the ladies orescnt were Mrs. Kethman of Long •Island~ Mrs. Samuel Dickie, Mrs. John Wood of Fall River, Miss Mary J. Santos, Mrs. Guy Farr, Miss Betty Joyce and Miss Jeanne Avis Santos, Asst. Editor of the ..Model Yachting." The Memorial Trophy and Replica were presented by its donor Miss Jeanne Santos to the winner A. Taplin. Cer, tificates were also presented to the second prize winner H. C. Kethman, and third place winner Howard Angell. Officers were F. J. Santos, OOD; David Gordon, Starter and Judge: and Joan Kethman, a very efficient Score, keeper. The So. Jersey and Long Island boys were disagreeably· surprised because they do not know the lamentable lack of co, operation and reciprocal feeling of sportsmanship within the New England cont1ngent. No club in this section had a better right to expect reciprocal action than had the Rhode Island Club. If they take· the attitude that they were willfully ignored, we believe they are justified. It is this display of unsports, manlike behavier that is rapidly ruiriing the progress of the sport in New England. No more is it the model yacht, •. ing center of the country. If you don't believe it look up the ..progress chart.,, Boston, once the mighty . _bulwar~-• of 9 I I ~ i l ...' _,, ., (~ model yachting, this year.::had ·di:fficµhy; : _yachts) and a loyal ca:~;s·rt' organ1zain getting' four boats out to.,,a\.c,l.ubr;.raG~i..-tid_n,-an adult entity assuni.ing the reand mighty lucky if they all:;finished. • , .. ,.re}ponsibility-: 'of \oond9ct1ng-:\.or;eJJ;~fa'-. Let's liy the cards on :the.'table, fi,nd i1tiorral, t\':o Divisi£>,n.alt:’ av,c;L-,~’l. _:)nvita- • 1 out what the difficulty• is,·.. and-.start. tionai_ events. all in one week-end, to say amputating. , :~ ··,; .;nothing of the fin;,_nciat–«..’fzardryof the The Editor· ~::,:Vl:ws and Means. Com~ittee)n:proyid-, ______ ,..,Dill.. ~•.c”n””·—-~ . ing the. Trophi~s and refre~J-i~~nts.”-~ -. ··: To these events came. Ge~rg~ _E.$t~in: brecker of Detroit with his :J94 7- “A” NATIONAL “A” CLASS National Champion “D~tq:~~t~r.” .;:Dr, CHAMPIONSHIP • Houk of Seattle; who u~able ~·t~•rbrjq.g C, hi’.J “A,”‘ brought his “M, “. a~.d-..charf. San Diego, Cal., Decem·~er_4th ered the “Detroiter” for the :Qivisional event. Paul Collett, the irn 1pressibfe peregrinator, with: hi.9 131aty,the quad~ One hundred and sixty-five years ago, ruple-talanted Ann,: _(;;he cari. al)d do~s Don Gaspar de Portola set’ out f rori-i.San mate for two boats, do her algebra lessop Deiao _to discover the rest of California. and supply. the decibels for a fem,iniriE(:· Thi; ;~ar the Tmodel’yachting worlJ dis- cheering section, all· at Of\e tim~). Staff’ co•:c::-:_dSAN DIEGO,. her gr~~t. ~”c, Banks of Los Angeles, fl1.aiorfri lpe First co·,plichments and vast ..pote11ni1.ht1es. ld:W a.r~f O.+mer \”•ma;or · · · ya ch·t’skip per, :– . ~ ~ . . … W O.l;l. 1 A wistful hope had grown lilLOa rea’.1.za,,:~,’.· d •• t • d 1 ht . . .· .• •·.. l L . ;,in , now . ma1.onng m mo e yac s. 1 t1on of an excellent poo , a spacie-us c; Uu • • L · B a ; le of Los Angeles who d b ld.. . .h d l . oms our 0 e01s,.a ~o house, ( a 1rea Y•, 1:1_ gm? wit mo e cut his model . yachting molars some 20 y~ars ago. Manuel Sousa of the same club,. a perenial 6f 17 years, Bob Mis- • hell, a Los Angeles tyro; ·but with plenty of momentum. Nick Keough, who is being assimulated into native status in San Diego. The’ re,st· of-·th:t’3Jc skipper_s wen~ p~x; hosts ~’rrtlnostesses.,:1;:r; Gas shortages.preyented::.’Geq,. Attho\w:. from bringing his models; Ji,\’.it was nbt7 dcn}e?· .s~i~ing, as he sk~ppered_; Sta·ff • Bank s Sun-Carress to victory _m. the 1 Divisio~il’ ,ch~mbio~ship;; Banks did the • mating. , .,k, It v·vas gratifying. to see Commaride!i E. Stuart Tucker active and interested as of yore, after his long illness. He is still a ·prir:ne mbver with abundant superheat. •• ,. · 1 The ~fficial staff for the two “A” events were:- .. . Colonel Torri Allen, ·Ch~irman of Race Com.; Herbert Tucker, OOD; · Jo.;:·Jessop, and Mr. Oliver, Starters;- H. R. ~ Vice-President Tom Allen and his ”Mariposa” Boynton and Capt. Pederson, Umpires. .1. • JO ••• l l NATIONAL “A” CHAMPIONSHIP Tom Allen’s Barbecue pit that evening. On account of a high over cast, the Both port and sta:board watches showed \\ inJ was around 6 tcr 10 r:nph. in the. I up ~nd fille~ Jhe1~ h~tf,hes: Pond lore t11(1rning;in the afternoon fr”·varied: be, a_nd.Comfmunh1tydsmgn1g”erided the fes, [\\’CC_11 6 and 8, and from the w_e~t—-· tlVItieS or t_ e ay •. The light_ wf~ds· J?}”·ravbred the M}p;’ _ c.i\,·cst visit~r, ‘as Pa’cilic winds usuall~ __ ru~. ·.• PACIFIC ”M’~’.·.·cHAMPIONSHIP ————–:–•-=–•’· •• • . :.•,,’ • •• – I ·.;·, :·,,. ·_:· Slptember ·-5>.–6. One round was .,- .·,\ • sailecl, with t.wo”disqualit:fica~ionsdue to miscaluation of distances; ,no protests. ~–~~~: :·officers for the event were Herbert Tucker, OOD; Joe JeSSOJ?,· Sr., and Mr. Oliver, Starters; Capt.’:’Pederson, Umpire. 15 boats faced the starter in this event. Wind from 10 to 16 mph. l ‘. SCORES Paul· Collett’s “Pioneer” from 20 to 30 mph. San Diego is emphatic in declaring that the lighter winds were ordered as a courtesy to Stein, brecker of Detroit. SCORES Detroiter, Steinbre_cker Johanna, Nick Keough Whiff, Victor Ward Pioneer, Paul Collett· C> 22 points 18 ” 17 14 ” ‘ PACIFIC DIVISION “A” CHAMPIONSHIP Sun-Carress, Staff Banks, LA 51 points Humpty, Dumpty, Paul Collett, Be. 50 •• Blake Ern, Larry Milne, SD 4 7 ” Geo, Ann, Geo. Oliver, SD 46 ” Paragon, Joe Jessop, Jr. SD 45′ •• Donna Mae, M. Sousa, LA 44 ” Mariposa, Tom Allen, SD 41½ ” Sequosa. Jeanne Tucker, SD 41 ” Humptulips, Dr. Houk Seattle 39½ ” Hele nA., Nick Keough, SD 39 ” Starduster, H. R. Boynton, SD 39 •• Alibi, Don Prichard, SD., 39 ” Lou,Edy, L. Bourgeois, LA 38 •• Queen Ann, Bob Mishell, LA 3 5’ •• Jojanna, H. Bishop, SD 35 .. The 1-plus, 1 system of scoring was used. You can tell that by the closeness of the scor~s. •t ; Louis Bourgeois skippered the “Whiff.” Regretable that Paul Collett forgot to bring his full suit of sails for the “Pioneer.” INVITATION “M” EVENT Sailed on the afternoon of Sept. 6th, with 16. boats. participating, and sailed in groups of four. The high scores were: Detroiter, Dr. Houk, (Char.) 21 points Joanna, Nick Keough 17 ” Whiff, Victor Ward 17 Pioneer, Paul Collett 14 ” The meal pennent was hoisted over Humpty,Dumpty, Paul Collett 36 points Black Ern, Larry Milne 33 •• Sun-Carress, Staff Banks 31 •• Lou-Edy, L. Bourgeois 30 .. Paragon, Joe Jessop, Jr. 30 •• 11 PACIFIC ANNUAL MEETING On the night. of Sept. 6th, the An, nual Meeting of the Pacific Division \.Ya:iheld after the banquet at the Marlin Inn. All Officers were present also delegates from every club. A new constitu, tion was adopted. An admonition was given to all skippers to support the “Model Yachting” magazine. Officers elected were:Dr. Theo. W. Houk, president; Geo. E .Atthowe, Vice president: Horacio B:shop, secretary, John Petterson, treas- urer; and A. R. MYRAA. Thus another model yachting through, and a Lassell, representative to page in the history of on the Coast was lived pleasing one indeed. Gus Lassell P. S. It was good to have Gus on the job, too. He’s making a grand fight to get back on his feet. Before adjournment of the Pacific Div. Annual Meet, ing, a guy by the name of Santos was given a vote of confidence – Unanimously. Tom Allen. U S. Contender and winner of the “All Nations” Race in England, the “Ranger”: ( center panel) All Nations Cup: Fred Pigeon a.nd Bill Bithell. ISELIN “M” CUP RACE This race was held at Mill Pond, September 12th, 1948 with A. M. Ballan, tyne as OOD. The wind was a smoky south-wester 8 to 15 mph. giving a beat and run. 18 yachts competed and one round was sailed. As this was a very light schedule, no resails were allowed, except for breakdowns. Lunch was served by the Ladies Auxiliary. Four prizes were awarded in ad, dition to the silver cup, which is per, petual. Possible Score 8 5 points. J. Hadden, MP 77; H. C. Kethman, L. I. 59; H. Kelman, Empire, 58; A. B. Rey, 70; A. Brown, MP, 61; A. Blank, MP, nolds, MP, 54; J. Warrell, Jr. L. I., 51; 12 S. Urbaniak, CP, 48; Geo. Lee, L. I., 47; F. A. Miller, L.I., 40, F. W. Gwinn, MP., 32; R. Leopold, L.I., 31; D. Har, riman, L.I., 27; L. Melink, Empire, 26; McEvoy, MP, 24; Ken Lloyd of Jersey C. and W. Bush, MP, 21; H. V. Cox, L.I., 13. J. Hadden, a Junior member sailed the national champion “Arrow IV” with Bob Ballantyne acting as mate. With 24 boats in the National “M” race. at Camden, 18 the following week at Mill Pond, and the unheard of spec, tacle of 16 at the Divisional race at San Diego, Cal., it seems that model yachting will confound the pessimists and really come back in a big way. Ains Ballantyne NATIONAL M CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP * * The National M class Championship Race was held at Camden, New Jersey, <1nSept. 4-5'-6, 1948. There were 24 models entered, representing 10 clubs. 1. The weather on the first day was tine, and the wind was light, and the ~ailing was a close to a broad reach both \\'ays. Racing came under way at 11 :00 a. m. and continued until 5: 15 p. m. About 1 :00 p. m. the Ladies Auxiliary ,crved a fine lunch. The Newspapers :.Bulletin" and "The. Philadelphia In, 4uirer" covered the race. The race was televised by Station WFIL-TV and was shown that night at 7 :30 and 11 :30. 8 out of the 23 heats were completed on the first day. Taplin from South Jersey was leading with one point over Balantyne from Mill Pond. Second day of racing, Sunday, started at 11 :00 a. m. due to no wind, and it was slow going when we started, with a light variable breeze, and by 1 :00 p. m. only one heat was completed, when the Ladies Auxiliary again served a fine lunch. The weather was cloudy and humid, but by 4 :00 p. m. a moderate breeze came up, and it was a straight run and beat, and it did not take long to complete a heat. Many visitors lined the pond side, due to the Television and Newspaper reports, and many expressed their interest. The race was continued to 7: 15 p. m., when it started to get dark, and 17 heats out of 23 had been completed. Ballantyne from Mill Pond was leading with 62 Points, Harold Kethman from Long Island was second with 56 Points. Taplin fi.r;;t day leader had 5 5 Points along with Angell from Providence and Link from South Jersey. Third day of racing started promptly at 10: 00 a. m. with fine weather and a gentle breeze making it a .straight run and beat. • At 11 : 15 a. m. the National Secre, tary, Mr. H. Angell called all skippers together and called their attention, that the 0. 0. D. Niels J. Rasmussen had to leave due to a previous engagement, and appointed Mr. Manning. (It will be noted that no 0. 0. D. was appointed beforehand to this im- Ains Ballantyne Winner of the National "M" Class Championship at Camden, N,. J. portant race, and Rasmussen was appointed at the pond side at the start of race, with the provision as stated above.) Racing continued, and it was a beautiful sight to sec 2 4 models on the: pond at one time. About 2 :00 a. m. the Ladies Auxiliary served lunch, and the skippers and their mates enioyed i :. and the round was completed excep: for resails. First Place - Ains Ballantyne $24.00 Savings Stamps. Second Place - Alden Taplin $14. Savings Stamps. 13 Ir/.• n, 'Thanks t<;:,, the La<;li~s_,l\uxiliaryfor all thei~qrk in II1aki~gus comfortable and for serving such delicious lunches, something we· will all long remember. · Mr. F. E. Snow was .chairman of Race \ .. The furth~st pafticipan(.Tn this race Committee,·,aoing a·_·fi.~e. job. Mr. Kingswas ,Mr, Archie Arroll and his mate, . l'and and Mr. Root cif _Hartford were . . Mr. John Chlubna with their model, starters and scorers ... Mr.. ~- Malacrea "Lassie," from Detroit, Michigan. and Mr. D. Malacrea Judges, a splendid Scoring used for this race was the 1- job done. Miss Joan Kethmai:- was the ph:~-l, which,.·:-wa-s the oflicial scoring of official scorer, and she certamly kept the 1vI.Y.R.A,A. prior·-to the meeting, them right up to date. She is the score keeper at the Long Island M. Y. C. and it wa5 continued so. _ Third Place. - '.A1. link - $10.00 Savings Stamp~·;;:, :',:. • ,,·, . 'l The presentation·· to the winners was macle by L. 8y,thoff. Mate Skipper B. Ballantyne A. Ballantyn_e D. Stout {\. B. Taplin N. Kemp A. Link None I I. I. Angell C. A. Heistercamp J. Dempsey C. H. Heistercamp H. C. Kethman J. Chlubna A. Arroll B. Leopold H. G. Kethman None $. F. Urbaniak L. Sythoff j. Warrell Jr. None R. Denkewitz None ~- W. Lloyd W. D. Hopkins . ¥: ..,Hopkins Nohe A. Blank . • ·,,D>fHarriman G. Lee E. Bender A. L. Bingemann Mrs. Gordinier P. W. Gordinier J. Hadden A. Brown None L. Melnik’ H. Haldon J. Warrell Sr. None C. Collyns H. Barringer w·. Ajello None C. Kaufmann None J. Erlandson :,,._~( Club Mill Pond South Jersey 3outh Jersey Rhode Island Long Island 3outh Jersey ~adillac Long Island Empire Long Island R.hodeIsland Jersey City Deeper Hudson Mill Pond Long Island South Jersey Irvington Mill Pon d Empire ·Long Island Lynn • Irvington • Empire South Jersey LONC ISLAND CLUB The Long Island Model Yacht Club held their Annual Team Race Sunday, August 27, 1948. The clubs competing were Empire, Mill Pond and Long Is, land. Team scores were: – Long Island 124½ points, Mill Pond 112 and Em, p1re 87. 14 Model Arrow IV Mary Lou Almary Rhody Agnes VIII Sun Up Lassie Agnes VII Scout II Unc Gray Hound Borealis Dot Jato Elsi Maxine Patches Rob Roy Sun Kiss Perseus Trudy Ruth M. Ceasard Che-Che Points 86½ 81 80 78 77 75 74½ 71½ 71 69 69½ 68½ 68 68 67½ 65!,,1i 64½ 64½ 64 61°½ 60 59 55 n Jim Warrell, Jr. of long Island was high scorer with 44 points, A. Ballan, tyne of Mill Pond came next with 43½, and H. Kethman of Long Island with 42. Starters were Ed Johnson and Dan Harriman. Judges were N. Rassmussen, Wm. Bush, Bill Krebs and H. Kethman, Sr. • T:1rcc .rg-ynds we~~ .~ail_edin tricky SCORE •:1Js. B~th-~’~ippef\J’ii,d ?1ati~;·~:acft- . ·’ 3 5 ” ‘· \// .:r:r. second and third .r.ositions. . The .Tar, Leroy Gesback, Sr.· •• 31 ” .,.;.-,IJ,, •• .:ui,·s Ladies:Auxiliary )Supplied ~-splen,-. • – Officials were:-Leroy Gesback, Jr. _::,,J!l:; :,Jlunch ·and everybody returnec;l,home. _OOD; Starter,”JooiYnV D~ Roulet; Judge ‘· Hh a feeling that they would eii:}oy.~/ Geo. Macey. JA ~-· r – • .. ~ -, ‘ -. – .., y, G esbac k, Jr. . ·[urn trip. ·: ,:r’ .~;·Leroy L. Sy~hoff, OOD . . r .. ~ 1 • _____ _____ _,..,ooEL YACHTIN.._’_____ __,· •1eauif,y.liil’ltflN11…·—— _ MODEL YACHTING IN BRAZIL C. Nehring, • Jr. Representative in -, Bra:il of the Remington Rand, Inc., of . cw York, has returned to Brazil after t kngthy visit to the U. S. A. and sub, ,~-ribed to “Model Yachting” for two ,·L·:i.rs. Ains Balantyne is shipping him :’bns of his latest “Arrow” “M”, Rich, .’Lrdsonhis latest “X” creation, plus his ..A·’ class “Shadow II,” Mr. Nehring \\’as so impressed with model yachting here that he intends to start immediately organizing the ~port in sunny Brazil Good luck, old man. . BRITISH EMPIRE “A” ~LASS CHAMPIONSHIP Special to Moqfl Yachting, by Hor’ace L. Ash To the Editor: I think that all skippers on your side of the pond should congratulate Mr. Pigeon and his mate Mr. Bithell upon their well deserved success. I feel quite sure that all model men on this side are very pleased that Mr. Pigeon has after_ .many tries been successful in taking the trophy his side. ‘i” The cup he has wdn-.Slsnot; as you may know, the Cup of·Model Yachting MACEY _WINS :POPULAR : • Assa. as sailed for in previous ,y,-ear,but MECHANICS· ..tROPHY , , : put up •for the occasion to be won outAT CHICAGO right, which fol my opinion is much’ . . . better, ·than holding any cup for one .. Jack Macey· and his “Corsair” again-. _ year, only’:~· ,,-o _nthe popu!ar trophy. Jack, who isI am afraid that owing to the many Chi_ca~o,’s111?st.consistant winner, did restrictions imposed upon us during the. 1t by a maram too close for comfort, (2 war and stitl in foree, this event has left 1oints) .. Secpnd place went to one of much to be desirecl’,1 ·both in .man”agement Jack’s strongest contenders, John Dona- and social entertamment. • We all hops . hue sailing his “Packet.” Third place before· ahother is due we shall be back to .,..~nt to a hew comer in the club Gor· things more n9qnal, when we can en, •on Pi vie. Gordon has a very fast tertain and treat out: visitors with the i’oat’ in the “Signet” and under the hospitality due them Ior the sacrifice of curalage of skillful Tom Malley, will time and expense. they themselves arc 1 0 places.· put to. I trust that all our friends from The day \vas. pretty; rough, and the overseas realize that this country has no: wind vv’asstrong but gusty, which made as yet recovered from the ravaaes of it a trying day for the skippers. It war. Our weather, too, was not too kind took about 3½ hours to run the three the week ef-‘ thei racing, beina excep, rounds. tionally-· hot,· sOJm-e~.Di .., _The days of .)<. "J. 15 International racmg were cold, drizzle and rainy. Wishing you every success with your endeavor to keep "Model· Yachting" afloat. _____ _.ODU TACMTIN,.._ ____ _ EMPl RE PERPETUAL CHALLENGERACE Light winds in the morning, but fresh•ening in the afternoon provided the ten contestants with some snappy racing at Springfield Lake. H. C. Kethman 's mahogany and avodire "Agnes IV" rapidly assumed the lead. Runners up were Ains Ballantyne with his "Arrow .IV." The scores are as follows: H. C. Kethman, Long Island, 41 points A. Ballantyne, Mill Pond 34 •• L. Melnick, Empire 32 •• R. Heide, Cen. Park 28 •• •T. Argus, Cen. Park 19 •• S. Uraniak, Empire 18 •• F. Lindstrom, Long Island 16 •• A. Steed, Pros. Park 15' •• C. Droke, Long Island 11 •• C. Kaufman, Empire · 10 •• Chris Heider was OOD, Nick Coeti was Starter. Al Steed of Prospect Park lost his footing on a slippery bank, dam, aged his yacht, wet the stern sheets, but continued after a hurried repair job. (S'matter, Al, tired,) Empire thanks the Long Island Club for their kindness in allowing the use-of their pond. Thanks again. Stephen F. Urbaniak,, Sec'y Empire. -----co>— SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA The X Class Championship Regatta of the Pacific Division, M. Y. R. A. A. was held over the course of the S. F. M. Y. C. at Spreckles Lake, San Francisco on August 14 and 15. Ten starters quali- 16 6.ed for the event, including nine frorn the local club and one entry from the San Diego M. Y. C., No. 93, sailed by the National Vice President. The first day’s sailing was marked by a good Westerly breeze, increasing in strength at times to 15 knots. This good breeze afforded some excellent competi, tion and a number of exceedingly close finishes were recorded; a lead of a couple of feet or even less, decided some of the duels. The One-plus-One scoring system was used and never were its single points more hotly contested for. The yachts in most cases being quite evenly matched, nobody had any walkover, and most skippers agree that they had been in a race. Only a couple of resails were required on the first day’s sailing, but at the con, clusion of all the boards, it developed that three yachts were tied for second place and these ties had to be sailed off. Now developed a real knock-down and drag, out fight. Nobody was willing to give an inch, nor to throw up the sponge, as each felt that he had an equal chance for either second or third prize. The last couple of hours were marked by sudden heavy squalls and violent shifts of wind direction and from 20 to25 knots in strength. After it was learned that Paul Collet had again demonstrated his right to the Pacific Division X Class Champ• ionship, interest centered in the series of duels which followed to determine the winners of the second and third prizes. The admiration of all was freely given to Col. Tom Allen, the visiting skipper from San Diago, who put up a gallant, though losing battle under the peculiar wind conditions . . . wind alleys, flat spots and other variations which exist on our pond and are a decided handicap to any visiting skipper. Our local skippers spend years in .studying the various rami· fications of our Summer and Winter 1 , • ~;tiling winds without ever becoming any rco sure they have finally reached a solu, cion; the local talent has all the advant, •1~c in these encounters. ~ In addition, Col. Allen was further handicapped by sailing a boat with which he was unfamiliar and which had been out of water for over a year, this boat being a Gus Lassel built V,bottom shar, Allen had practically no time at all to do any preliminary sailing or to become at all familiar with our sailing conditions, which are very different from those which exist at his home port. . So we all say here: Pass, Col. Tom Allen. You have qualified as a model yacht skipper who can take all the grief with a smile and with no kicks, complaints or alibis. You are the kind of skipper we welcome around here; you have earned the respect of all of us here in San Francisco as a good sportsman and an all-around good fellow. The latch string is always out for you in these parts and may your next visit be not too long deferred. l. ‘I I ‘ 1· Results: Boat Score Points Hells Bells, No. 11 Paul Collet 32 Mad Bod No. 9 3ill Moyes ·29+ Rena No. 1 )on Lyon 29 Clare No. 22 f. Petterson 29Lotta E. No. 17 L. Hammond 28 Flying Cloud No. 268. F. Schmidt 27 Honey No. 6 rians Tofte 26 Melanie No. 24 J.us Gallagher 26 Undine No. 40 Lans Pearsall 24 ……………. No. 93 Col. Tom Allen 20 Blitz Skipper The Regatta was ably handled by the experienced Heine Free as 0. D., assisted by Ed. DeGear as Judge. The spectacle brought out a large crowd of interested spectators, and so ended a perfect day. -Gus pie, No. 93, which Gus had sailed here in the National X Class Race of 1946. An accident which had happened when unloading the boat from Col. Allen’s car resulted in a broken rudder post, a skeg torn off and a cracked fin. Heine Free and a number of club members all piched in and gave the game Colonel such first aid and emergency repairs as \Yould enable No. 93 to start at the scheduled time, though due to this mishap, Col. ‘ I Gallagher. SEATTLE CLUB At the june meeting Harold P. and Ted H. told us of their trip to Vancouver to race for the Blackmore Trophy. They had a grand time staying with Ted Blackmore and his mother. They weren’t very courteous guests tho. They only let their Canadian hosts win one point in the race. In fact, they weren’t even 17 , I !Qi very courteous with each other to hear them tell of the rivalry between them over that cup. Ted just barely won the trophy from Harold. Harold wasn’t satisfied tho. He wanted to have a good old fashioned triangular course race. Five Vancouver boys promptly obliged him. I think most of you are familiar with Lost Lagoon. Remember the little island at one end and the tricky winds around it? Do I have to go on? Harold let his boat get over to close and he spent quite some time and energy rowing around the island after his boat. When the spray quit flying a young fellow of 70 or so summers by the name of George Saundry had easily won the race. Harold’s face is still red and I think he will stick to pond sailing from now on. We are all saddened by the death of Marius Piare on August 3rd. We cer, tainly shall miss him around the pond and at our meetings. Marius was one of our most enthusiastic members. He never missed a meeting nor a race. He never was too busy nor in too much of a hurry to listen to the questions anyone had to ask, especially those of a small boy with a home made boat. Marius was hapoiest when he was helping some one build a boat, and the number of models he has made is very large. Yes, his passing will leave a very big gap in our crew. Charlotte Simpson. Union which has been in suspense d\lring and since the war. The M. Y. A. Chairman explained the position as he understood it. Upon th~ formal proposal of Mr. Bithell, U. S. A., seconded by Mr. Howard Nash, Gt. Britain, it was unanimously decided that the I. M. Y. R. U., should hereby be regarded as reconstituted. Voluntary subscriptions were made on the spot to form a fund for initial expenses. As President of the revived Union, Mr. F. Pigeon, U. S. A., was unanimously elected on the proposal of Mr. Baker of Gosport, seconded by Mr. Boussy of Paris. As acting Secretary-Treasurer, Mr. C.R. Seabr·oo~e.Gt. Britain, was unanimously elected on the proposition of Mr. Howard Nash and M. Heydt, Beligum. Mr. W. M. Carpenter, former 1y Secretary-Treasurer, has passed over all records to the M. Y. A. Appropriate action will be taken to arrive at understandings with all the national model yachting authorities con, cerned. RYDE MODEL YACHT CLUB “Victory Town Cup” Championship, 1948 (Special To “Model Yachting”) The second annual competition for the Club’s “Victory Town Cup” (which \Yas presented by the Borough of Ryde) took place;_at the Canoe Lake, Ryde, on Saturday, the 5th June,.,’1948, -when, •1. M. Y. R. U. REVIVED although the number of entries had n(?t reached expectations, a very good day•s FRED PIGEON ELECTED • sport was enjoyed by all those participatPRESIDENT ing, with a fair number of spectators After the ..All Nations,, race a Meet, present. ing was held of the representatives of In all, eight models, each of the all the foreign nations present, together ..Marblehead, 50-800″ Class, competed with officials of the British M. Y. ., the in the event, these representing six Clubs ··y . M .,, C omm1ttee, • an d t he ••A” R e, affiliated to the Model Yachting Associagatta Committee. Mr. F. C. Tansley, tion. Chairman, M. Y. A., was in the chair. The racing was under the control of Mr. Pigeon, U. S. A., introduced the Mr. W. J. T. Williams, Commodore of subject of the desirability of revivifying the Gosport Model Yacht Club, who the International Model Yacht Racing acted as Officer-of-the-Day, and others •I -18 , 1 in various capacities were Mr. .\ KL’rrid.rre(Commodore of the home l ·’uh), Mrs. G. \V. \Vhitc, and Messrs. \\ ·_ Cr1..ighton, G. A. E. Matthews, G. ! I M;ttthcws. ;i,nd J. O’Day. The \\·ind duri:1g the Ch .!111ion.ship , 11iiciatina t’-‘.hich st:i.rted at 10:~0 a. m. and con, A 1’ ;~ ~ a •.• ….. ens c1.!1d ··.:0m~s back” frCIIl :i. different ‘ quarter-sometime baffling skippers as to whether they were sailing on the long or the short tack-it did not provide the bes:: of conditions. However, on the part of the competing skippers, there was shO\~:n~ome very good racing, and, in 1110.ny cJ.ses,there were very close finishes, the points having to be divided in two instances because of dead heats. In view of the rather small number of en tries, it was possible to sail two rounds, and few resails were necessary, and even less disqualifications involved. Some ex, citement was caused when, towards the close of racing, it was seen that the win, ning of the Cup lay between “Forester” of Lymington and “Dandy” of Ryde, but in her last race-which, had she wo;, would have given her the necessary 2 points to score a victory-the Ryde boat pulled to the leeward shore, and thus lost the Cup. Final scores were as follows: Winner of the “Victory ‘Town Cup” H. A. Cox Acenter) J. Woodcoc~ Aru.nner-up at left), Councillor E. N_. Newman, Deputy Mayor of Ryde (left) tinued throughout the day, with breaks for lunch and tea) held from the South, West, although sometimes seeming to back more to the South. At times blow, ing in somewhat heavy gusts, and at others apparently being missing alto, gether, it did not generally warrant sail, ing under less than full suits, and pro, vided a measure of luck in some instances which the best of sailing. could not entirely counter, and, further, as the wind from this direction strikes the surrounding banks of the Lake, straight, lst-“Forester”-H. A. Cox-Lyming, ton M. S. C. ( 49 points) 2nd-“Dandy”-J. Woolcock – Ryde M. Y. C. ( 48 points) 3rd-“Fenella”-E. T. Scovell-Ryde M. Y. C. ( 43 points) 4th-“Alva”-G. Tunks-M. Y. S. A., Kensington ( 35 points) 5th “Tackleway “-M. Holt-Hastings and St. Leonards M. Y. C. (31 points) 6th-“Betty”-R. F. Searle-Ryde M. Y. C. (30 points) 7th-“Magic”-F. C. Tansley-Hove and Brighton M. Y. C. (22 points) 8th-“Kitty II”-E. A. Gowers-East, bourne and District M. Y. C. (22 points) Charles Heisler Silverware 109 State Street Albany, N. Y. 19 Every credit is due to the winner, Mr. Cox, who, for the second time, had the honour of taking the Cup back with him to Lymington, and to Mr. Woolcock, of Ryde, who so narrowly missed winning the Cup. The Home Club were of course especiallypleased over the performance of Mr. Woolcock’s model “Dandy,” particularly as this was the last occa~ion 0:1 which Mr. Woolcock would sail a model in a competition at Ryde before departing from the Island to take up residence in Canada. “Fenella,” of Ryde, able led as usual by her skipper, gained· a well-deserved 3rd position, but “Alva” ( 4th) did not put up the performance expected of her -largely, no doubt, due to her skipper’s handicap in having no mate for the main part of the racing-an essential point at Ryde, owing to the Canoe Lake’s length and comparative narrowness. Of the remaining competing models, “Tackle, way” (Hastings)-a hard-chine boatwould probably have fared much better had the wind held more steadily at a _strong pitch; “Betty” (Ryde) dropped ‘disastrously in the first round, but sailed better in the second; “Magic” (Mr. – Tansley, of Hove) did not seem at all to be able to emanate the example she had previously set at Ryde, and “Kitty II,” though ably sailed by Mr. Growers, of Eastbourne, regrettedly suffered the usual misfortune she encounters at Ryde. The Cup and prizes ( 1st-leather writing compendium); (2nd-fountain pen); and (3rd-leather cigarette-case) were presented by Councillor E. N. Newman, Deputy Mayor of Ryde, who, in congratulating the winners upon their success, extended, on behalf of the Borough Council, a warm welcome to the visiting competitors, and reiterated the Council’s interest in these activities, and their ·appreciation of the sport as a further amenity for the Borough. The Clubs were once more indebted to the Borough Council for placing the 20 Canoe Lake available for the purpose of the Championship, and also to the boating contractors, for their co-operation in the matter. DEEPERHUDSON BRIEFS W. D. Hop~ins At the last regular meeting held at the lakeside, arrangements were made and committees appointed for the Eastern Division and Skiff Sailing Championship. The race is scheduled for October 9 and good time is being planned and a good turn out is expected. • The secretary of each club has been sent a notice giving instructions for making reservations, etc. Bill Speers has acquired Herb Bower’s 50 and .has been taking a few Sundays off, from remodeling his house to sail with the boys. Herb did very well with the boat and it looks as if Bill might do as well if his standing in the Anderson Trophy race (2nd) this year is any indication. In the M Class Club racing for this season we find Gould and White tied for 1st place and in the X racing W. Hopkins heads the list. Evidently our 0. D. for the Deeper Hudson and Anderson Trophy Races (Skiff) forgot to ·report the results, so here is a belated report. • One round was sailed for the Deeper Hudson Trophy with ,the following results. W. Hopkins, Deeper Hudson, 1st A. Ballantyne, Mill Pond, 2nd. 4 Skippers tied for third. D. Manning, Marblehead. B. Cichy, Irvington. H. Barringer, Irvington. G. White, Deeper Hudson. As the Deeper Hudson Trophy is a three year Trophy and as the winner for the 3rd consecutive time was W. Hopkins, a new trophy will be sailed for next year. very courteous with each other to hear them tell of the rivalry between them over that cup. Ted just barely won the trophy from Harold. Harold wasn’t satisfied tho. He wanted to have a good old fashioned triangular course race. Five Vancouver boys promptly obliged him. I think most of you are familiar with Lost Lagoon. Remember the little island at one end and the tricky winds around it? Do I have to go on? Harold let his boat get over to close and he spent quite some time and energy rowing around the island after his boat. When the spray quit flying a young fellow of 70 or so summers by the name of George Saundry had easily won the race. Harold’s face is still red and I think he will stick to pond sailing from now on. We are all saddened by the death of Marius Piare on August 3rd. We cer, tainly shall miss him around the pond and at our meetings. Marius was one of our most enthusiastic members. He never missed a meeting nor a race. He never was too busy nor in too much of a hurry to listen to the questions anyone had to ask, especially those of a small boy ~ith a home made boat. Marius was hapoiest \vhen he was helping some one build a boat, and the number of models he has made is very large. Yes, his passing will leave a very big gap in our crew. Charlotte Simpson. I. M. Y. R. U. REVIVED FRED PICEON ELECTED PRESIDENT After the ..All Nations” race a Meet, ing was held of the representatives of all the foreign nations- present, together with officials of the British M. Y . ., the ••y_ M.” Committee, and the ••A” Re, gatta Committee. Mr. F. C. Tansley, Chairman, M. Y. A., was in the chair. Mr. Pigeon, U. S. A., introduced the subject of the desirability of revivifying ,,•the International Model Yacht Racing •, -18 Union which has been in suspense d\lring and since the war. The M. Y. A. Chairman explained the position as he understood it. Upon th~ formal proposal of Mr. Bithell, U. S. A., seconded by Mr. Howard Nash, Gt. Britain, it was unanimously decided that the I. M. Y. R. U., should hereby be regarded as reconstituted. Voluntary subscriptions were made on the spot to form a fund for initial expenses. As President of the • revived Union, Mr. F. Pigeon, U. S. A., was unanimously elected on the proposal of Mr. Baker of Gosport, seconded by Mr. Boussy of Paris. As acting Secre, tary,Treasurer, Mr. C.R. Seabroo~e.Gt. Britain, was unanimously elected on the proposition of Mr. Howard Nash and M. Heyd~, Beligum. Mr. W. M. Carpen, ter, formerly Secretary-Treasurer, has passed over all records to the M. Y. A. Appropriate action will be taken to ar, rive at understandings with all the na• tional model yachting authorities con, cerned. RYDE MODEL YACHT CLUB “Victory Town Cup” Championship, 1948 ( Special To “Model Yachting”) The second annual competition for the Club’s “Victory Town Cup” (which \Yas presented by the Borough of Ryde) took plac~:.at the Canoe Lake, Ryde, on Saturday,· the 5th June,.’1948, -when, although the number of entries had not reached expectations, a very good day’s sport was enjoyed by all those participat• ing, with a fair number of spectators present. In all, eight models, each of the ••Marblehead, 50-800″ Class, competed in the event, these representing six Clubs affiliated to the Model Yachting Association. The racing was under the control of Mr. W. J. T. Williams, Commodore of the Gosport Model Yacht Club, who acted as Officer-of-the-Day, and others …. On Sunday and Monday, July 4th and 5th, 12 entries sailed 2 rounds for the Anderson Trophy. The event was won by W. Hopkins sailing the “Dot,,, with a score of 21. Australia France Portugual Belgium Scotland 22 13 10 11 5 56 40 28 24 13 56 50 44 31 24 FINAL STANDINGS \V. Hopkins, Deeper Hudson 21 W. Speers, Deeper Hudson 20 B. Cichy, Irvington 19 H. Barringer, Irvington 18 A. Ballantyne, Mill Pond 18 M. Robertson, Deeper Hudson 18 G. White, Deeper Hudson 17 F. Gould, Deeper Hudson 17 D. Manning, Marblehead 14 P. Gordinier, Irvington 13 A. White, Deeper Hudson 12 Lunch under the supervision of ••not” Hopkins was served each day in the Pavillion. Saturday night a banquet was held at Howard Johnsons and Sunday night the gang drove out to the Hopkins home for a bog fest and light refreshments. _____ _.ODEL YACKTING,,_____ ENTRANTS Austrialia, Spur, D. McPherson Belgium, Ariane, F. Vander Denmark, Revanche, Kai Ispen France, Pal, H. A. Boussy Portugual, Lusitania, J. de Freitas U. S. A., Ranger, F. Pigeon England, 1 Wales, 2 Scotland, 3 N. Ireland, Piccolo, R. Tregenna SCORES 27 30 24 18 15 31 yachts competed for the honor of representing the British Empire in the “All Nations” races and incidently winning the British Championship in the “A” class. There were five days of racing and on the sixth the 8 yachts that had the highest score sailed in the finals to pick the International representative. Scores of the finalists follow : Tinker Bell 144 points, Shalimar 143, Rhapsody 126, Scamp 112, Rampant 107, Torcello 105, Thistle 103 and Spur 98. RYDE MODEL YACHT CLUB NEWS _ ALL NATIONS REGATTA U.S. A. Denmark England N. Ireland Wales BRISTISH EMPIRE “A” CLASS Totals 103 65 92 66 61 88 55 84 42 58 On Sunday, the 4th July, the Club obtained a somewhat decisive victory over the Lymington Model Sailing Club in the first inter-club racing event between Lymington and Ryde. Teams of four “Marblehead” Class models each represented the two Clubs, and, althoughthe racing was carried ·out in practically intermittent -rain, there was, as far as the very erratic wind would permit, some very good saifing, provid, ing an excellent morning’s sport. Unfortunately, the visiting teams were at adisadvantage, as, not knowing the vagaries of the Canoe Lake, they were unprepared for the squalls, eddies, calms and eccentricities of the moderate West of Southerly wind which prevailed. There· was undoubtedly a great element of luck in the racing, and both teams enjoyed .(or otherwise) an equal share of both good and bad, but it was always necessary for the skippers to exercise 21 great care in the many re-trimmings which were called for in order to make their models sail the set course. The home Clubs were particularly pleased to secure the first and second prizes, in addition to winning the trophy -a pewter tankard bearing an enamelled replica of the Club burges–and Messrs. N. Hair and E. T. Scovell are to be congratulated on achieving this success. The third prize went to Mr. H. A. Cox, of Lymington, after a “sail off” beat to windward with Mr. G. E. A. Matthews, of R yde, in view of their respective models having tied for third position. Each of the competing models was steered by the customary “Braine,, gear, with the exception of “Lindy” of Lym, ington, which was manipulated by a “Vane,, gear affixed to the masthead, and very efficiently handled by her skipper, Mr. D. W. May, and mate, Mr. W. Duritt. Final Scores were as follows: He was duely examined and after waiting for a couple of months got a little impatient and called the agent. A sweet voice over the phone answered, “our doctors’ make a chart and punch a hole wherever they find something that isn’t just right. The doctor took your chart home with him and tried it out on the piano-player. The tune that came out was •Nearer My God to Thee’.” ——ODEL YACHTING,_____ _ THE PUSH-PULLTYPE VANE CEAR The push-pull type of vane control is suggested by Mr. L. G. Parker, of the Lynn M. Y. C. It is a practical and well-balanced mechanism.· There is no backlash or lost motion, the operating force is equal throughout the steering range, and no matter what the angle of rudder may be, the power to control it is constant, both on the push and the pull. The push-pull type always holds the LYMINGTON selected ratio, no matter what the angle “Bluebird”-}. Hurford, 2 points of helm is, so the power between the vane “Forester”-H. A. Cox, 12 points and tiller is constant. “Gogo “-A. B. Campbell, 3 points The mechanism will work efficiently “Lindy”-D. W. May, 11 points up to a 45′-degree angle of helm from the RYDE center-line of the yacht on either side. “Colombe”-N. Hair, 17 points The tiller-arm and vane-arm should oe , “Evensong”-G. A. E. Matthews, at such an angle to the connecting rod as 12 point.9 to assure equal travel on both sides of the “Fenella “-E. T. Scovell, 15 points center-line of the yacht. If your vane ··Hylda “–F. Cotton, 8 points is of the ordinary type, the vane-arm will During the weekend the visiting team have to be shifted to the correct angle. For experiment with various ratios, a were the guests of the Ryde Club, who curved tiller-arm is needed. Where only entertained them to dinner at the Corner one ratio is wanted, both arms may be House Cafe, on the evening preceding straight. The curve is necessary so that the racing. the connecting rod will not disturb the ——–ODIi. YACHTIN ______ _ alignment of the moving parts whet} Carroll Sweet of Marblehead, is a shifted from one hole to another. tough hombro to sell anything to, but he The drawing shows the proper curve simply could not resist the persuasions for several different ratios, with holes of a high powered female insurance agent which when used, give different ratios. who finally had him sign on the dotted To get this curve, describe a circle line. with compasses from the vane-arm hole 22 ackcted (1-5″ out from R. C. on draw; 11g), of a radius equal to the length of chc connecting rod, using holes in latter ,t:; centers. The circle should also pass through the center line of the rudderhcad. Where equal distances on both arms ;1re used, as 1.5” out on both vane and tiller arms, the ratio is said to be 50-50. Using this ratio we find that the vanefeather has to move 3 5 degrees to obtain 35 degrees of helm, which may be too slow in action. Going to extremes, an 80-20 ratio I;; “:) l>- ce ,….,,,.._…..,–~ ::> “” A vane-arm which is shorter than the tiller arm has more power, but operates the helm slowly. A vane-arm which is longer than the tiller arm has less power, but operates the helm quickly. Your problem will be to ascertain through experiment just what the best combination is for your particular boat. An indicator of some sort should be attached or incorporated with the tillerarm, which will show the position of fr.::: rudder centered amidships. This i.udicator could have a lock to hold such position if necessary. Adjustable stops could be fitted for gyeing, or rubber bands or springs fitted for this purpose. Most other types of vane steering con; trol have a fixed rotor, unless, of course, one elects to change lengths of vane-arms and tiller-arms-a tedious process. It may be that the ratio you are using does not give the best results, hence by shipping a push-pull type you may try several different ratios merely by shifting the position of the connecting rod. ______ CRAND MODELTACHTIN______ _ OLD SKIPPER, TUCKER ~ would give 35 degrees helm with oniy about 5 degrees of feather, obviously too fast. Hence a 60-40 ratio is recommended, in which case the feather would move about 20 degrees to get 3 5 degrees helm. The writer prefers this ratio, useing 1.5″ out on vane arm and 1.0″ on tiller arm. The subject for our cover, forbade publicity, but we cannot resist just a few words regarding this propagandist for • the sport. 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