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Rhode Island, cords in his possession, he can with exactness ascertain, that at no Annual meeting have _the division delegates '.)Ut· numbered the voting power of the meeting. MAIN OFFICE The phrase "constitutional require71 Calla Street, Providence 5, R. I. ment" is most certainly an exagerated personal interpretation, suspiciously basEDITORIAL STAFF ed upon the assumption, or the desire to Publisher-Editor Freeman J. Santos. make the Ex. Com. a judicial body with Mi~s Jeanne :\. Santos. Associate Editor power to approve or revoke any piece 'Technical Editor Ains Ballantyne of legislation passed by the elected deleMid-West Rep. Leroy Gesback gates. A perfect example of the "tail" G. C. Gallagher Western Rep. wagging the "dog". It will indeed b~ a Founded in 1945 by Charles H. Farley sorry day for organized model yachting when we relinquish to the Ex. Commit, Official Publication of the ~U:DF.L YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION tee, or any other small group our God OF AMERICA given right to collectively govern our, Subscription. One· Year, selves. To even suggest such an organi$2.00 in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 Foreign zational arrangement, is to insult the All rights reserved. Nothing that appears in ;/a·.r intelligence of the membership, and its magaain,· may be rcprod11rrd. Eith,,,- w'·olly • or in part, withont writtc11 permission of t 1•e Editor acting ability to legislate for its own good. Look for the MYRAA or from a contributur who reserves around you and witness what this type hi.r rights. MR ke all Checks and Money Orders payable te of management has already done to "MODEL YACHTING" RUIN· the sport in some sections of the country. We must endeavor to the utVol. IV No. 46 most to uphold and safeguard the democratic way of life within our· organiza, tion and sport; to relax is to invite disWHO'S FOOLINC WHO? ! ! aster and chaos. In analyzing paragraph (j) tet us One of the most extravagant utterproceed upon a factual basis. First that ances yet advanced, is credited to one,::· the Ex; Committee only begins to fu~cof our present officers, to the effect :-hat , tion after the Annual Meeting upon the it is "a Constitutional requir~ment t-hc:t - date the new officers assume power the Ex. Committee pass on changes in (January 1st). second that it is the inracing and rating rules as a saf egu.ard tent of the Constitution that they exeagainst one Division dictating to an- cute first the mandates arrived at durother ", also "that an Annual meeting i3 in the Annual Meeting, and then prousually attended by members only in the ceed by either their own vote at :1 meetdivision in which it is held. Therefore ing or by mail without a meeting to act it is really more of a divisional meeting on their own as stipulate in paragraphs than a truly Annual meeting." (atom), which are rules laid down for Two dubious, if not strictly untrue their government during the periods be, statements, not substantiated by evi, tween Annual meetings or Specia.l meetdence. Out of 27 clubs in the organiza, ings, The said paragraphs (a to m) do tion, 22 were represented either ·by del- not in any sense curtail the deliberative egate or proxy. The five absentees were. powers of the delegates, regardless of ?Jl.q,e.~.l .4.r1:f.4Jf ~9 clubs in the division where the meeting was held. As this official has the past re2 their wording. Let us group this polemical article to- SEATTLE PU8llC LIBRA ~ gether for easier understanding:"The Ex. Co:nmittee shall manage the affairs of the Association subject to this Constitution and to the actions ta~en or decisions r'eached in Annual or Special meetings of the Association and ~hall auspices of the Boston Model Yacht Club. Six rounds of six bL~ts were sailed in the two days. The firs~ Jay the v-ind was S.W. to N.W. variable :ind very tricky about five to ten miles per hour. (a) hold a regular meeting as soon as The second day the wind was N.W. to convenient after the adjournment of the N.E. from three to eight miles per hour. Annual meeting and hold other meet, The first two rounds were sailed under ings . when called by the President, or 3 and 2 scoring and the last four rounds upon demand of two member.3 of tr.e 2 and 2 scoring. The variable wind made the sailing Committee; (j) formulate new sailing rules which must be ratified by a ma, the trickiest that this observer has seen jority poll vote, etc.". It will be readily seen from -.:heabove grouping, just what is the "intent" of the constitution. The delegates are given the power of formulating new legisla, tion and the Ex. Com. the mandate of executing those deliberations. From the above it is plainly evident that the Ex. Committee has no power to -change sailing rules except when on its own, and to further safeguard again.;;t arbitrary action the "ratification" clause is added, just as W. Hopkins intended it to be when he presented Par. (j) at the 194 5 Annual. The clause was intended as a check during the interim of the Annual meet, ings, otherwise it would have read, "all racing rules". I may not be a B. A., D. Lit., J. U. D., B. Litt., or Lit. D.-but even if I were I'd find it rather difficult to read into the above wherein the Ex. Committee has the authority to either approve, abolish, annul or repeal any legislation voted by the delegates, or that the committee's "blessing" is mandatory before this year and Mr. Levy who won both laws inacted by the legislative body can events sailed at his best. become operative. Only five entries were eligible for the ______ _,.oon TACHTIN.._ _____ _ Eastern Division, Class A, therefore the difference in participants. E. D. CLASS"A" CHAMPION The races were held in the Boston Pool for the Gillette Cup (A Class) and the Eastern Division Championship Pond Sailing held in Boston Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3 under the Stafford Levy, Boston Louis Parker, Boston Aines Ballantyne, Mill Pond Fred Gwinn, Mill Pond William Bithell, Sr., Boston 70 66 59 38 27 3 PRINCE AND EAGLE CUPS AND GILLETTE CUP Stafford Levy, Boston Louis Parker, Boston Aines Ballantyne, Mill Pond William Bithell, Jr., Boston Fred Gwinn, Mill Pond William Bithell, Sr., Boston 90 84 68 57 52 39 Staff Levy was presented the "Bull" trophy, and also the "Gillette" Cup plus 6 place settings of sterling silver. Parker, the second place skipper received a· 6-piece set of sterling silver, ;is did Aines Ballantyne the third place winner. D.]. Manning, 0.0.D. LONG ISLAND PERPETUAL CUP RACE The following is a report of the Long Island Model Yacht Club Perpetual Challenge Race held at Springfield Lake, L. I. October 3, 1948. 13 boats competed. Geo. Lee, Long Island Robert Leopold, Long Idand Harry Denkowitz, R. I. A. Lee, Long Island L. Melerick, Enpue H. Angell, R. I. F. Miller, Long Island S. Urbamak, Empire H. G. Kethman, Long Island W. Lieson, Empire D. Harriman, Long Island F. Lundstrom, Long Island H. Meyer, Long Island 52 43 41 35 32 28 28 28 27 22 22 27 15 points points points points points points points points points points points points points Mrs James Fulton, Pres. of the L. I. M. Y. C. Ladies Auxiliary with the help of the ladies put on a wonderful lunch and deserve all the grand compliments given them. It was sure nice to have Mr. and Mrs. Howard Angell and family and Harry Denkenovitz with us as well as all the other visiting skippers. 0. 0. D. 4 J. L. SythofI. The Races for the Prince and Eagle Cups, Class A, Skiff Sailing Championship were held in Boston on the Charles River, Saturday and Sunday, September 18 and 19 under the auspices of the Lynn Model Yacht Club. Two races were sailed over a triangular course 0f 1 1/2 miles and one over a windward and leeward course of one mil~ on Saturday for the Prince Cup in a 1c; to 20 mile S.W. wind and the same on Sunday for the Eagle Cup in an eight to ten mile Easterly wind. This gave both boats and skippers a good workout especially on Saturday in a strong S.W. wind. The scores do not show the closeness of the finishes as in three races all the boats finisheq less than forty seconds apart. Soren Pederson of the Lynn Club sailed Louis Parker's 'Shadow' and performed his usual good job. The scores are listed below. PRINCE CUP Frank Dunnebache, Prospect Park 8 Louis Parker, Boston 7 Joseph Patey, Lynn 3 EAGLE CUP Louis Parker, Boston 9 Joseph Patey, Lynn 5 Frank Dunnebache, Prospect Park 4 D. J. Manning, 0. 0. D. METROPOLITAN CHAMPIONSHIP The annual race for the championship of the Metropolitan Model Yacht Rac, ing Association was held Sunday, October 3rd, on the pond at Lincoln Park, Jersey City. The weather, overcast and cold in the morning, soon warmed up, and the wind velocity varied from 3 to 10 MPH; the direction, North, with considerable backing and veering, so that the skippers and mates had their hands full changing from a beat to a reach and back again. There were eleven M-class entries, but with the very kind and efficient assistance of Messrs. Bed~ LUCKY PAIR CHALK UP WIN ford and Schnauffer of the Clove Lakes Superstitions plays a decisive role irr MYC, the OOD, Mr. W. C. Lloyd, had the lives of all sportsmen, and model difficulty in completing one round by 110 yachtsmen certainly are no exceptions. 4-:30 P. M. With the shifting wind, and a pond- In Chicago, when John Donahue and side obstruction in the form of a not- L. Gesbeck, Jr. are paired together vcry-small house, on which the Park everybody forgets the first place and Co:nmission has lavished many coats of start concentrating on second and third • paint, it was very tricky sailing. Mr. A. places. This combination won the Sheldon B. Taplin, of f.outh Jersey MYC, and Clark classic in 1947, and the Donahue his capable mate, Dave Stout, triumphed trophy the same year. Then this year over both the eddies and their oppon, cots to add this trophy to their callee, they took the Midwest "A" championtion, thus bringing to an end an out, ship, and the Malloy Trophy for 6meters. standing successful season. Another consistantly winning pair is List of co'11petitors and scores fol, • the "father and son" one of Gesback lows: Sr. and Jr. They have sailed in 7 races Taplin, SJ 36 and won five of them. Gordinier, Irv 33 Iwinski, JC 32 Kaufman, Emp . 29 FEELING THE PULSE OF Downie, JC 29 MODEL YACHTING Heide, CP 26 IN THE EAST Pfotzer, JC 24 By Leroy Gesbect Sr. Arges,, CP 22 Starting out from Chicago with a 50 / Kotlin, Emp 22 800, a 6-meter, equipment case and Fuchs, JC 13 masts strapped to the top of the car, plus Angelo, Irv 9 necessary vacation luggage, and armed ---lo--with a list of model yacht secretaries and MALLOY TROPHY RACE The Chicago Club played host to the club sailing waters in the East was the 6-meter enthusiasts Sunday the 26th, on beginning of a three week, 3000 mile their home water]. Lee Gesbeck and treck. This may sound foolish, or perhaps a John Donahue, known at "the lucky pair" alternated as skippers of the trifle silly to some folks, but to us was "Jake" 1947 Midwest Champion, and one of the most enjoyable, enlightening proved a hard combination to beat. It and profitable experiences ·that both the happens 1:_hatthis pair haven't lost a race family and I have ever had. in their last four starts. We regret not being able to contact Tom Malloy, a youngster of some 78 everyone on our list, also sail on all the years gobbled up the second prize, and pools we visited. We did locate and sail the sensational new comer to the sport, on several pools with both the "M" and B. Schreiner rambled away with third. 6-meter. The "6" in more skillful hands than The wind was a lusty one blowing between 18 and 20 mph. T. Breitigan was ours might have made a better showing against the sleek, fine lined "X's" that OOD. we met in competition. After all, the Scores of three top vachts Jake, L. Gesbeck, Jr., Don~hue 38 longer water, lines and finer form of the Glenshee,T. Malloy, 35 "X's" is something to contend with. Lucie, B. Schreiner 34 Nor did we miss many of the histor5 ical spots that the East is so abundantly gifted with. Keep it quiet, boys, but we even spent an evening at Coney Island. (Aren't we the devils???) The natural lagoons and engineered pools in Cleveland, Boston, Marblehead, Providence, Port Washington and Camden are well worth anybody's visit if interested in model yachting. In spite of the fact that some are blanketed by trees, houses, stone fences, hedges or bridges, rock strewn and shallow at the edges, have poor walks or no walks at all, nevertheless have many merits of their own, in spite of the local gripes heard to the contrary. It is ironical, but true that clubs I visited 4ayjng no club house,, no runways and hardly any facilities, show considerably more enthusiasm and activity than those graced with excellent club houses, and magnificent pools. Quite noticable is the large fleet of models that just lay around with no one to sail them. Why?!!! Could it be that undertone of petty unconstructive individual criticism and unsportsman attitude we hear mentioned under breath?!!! Griping and crabbing seems to be quite human-and if done constructively has its merits, but othet"VJise hinders and hampers the efforts of others who are genuinely inte!ested in the promotion of the sport. There should be no fear of the future of model yachting. Men who so thoughtfully cater to the pleasure and enjoy, ment of visiting skippers, will not let any harm come to their favorite. sportof that we are sure. The very spirit reflected in their friendliness and their cheerful unstinted hospitality, is far more than outward manifestation-it is a genuine outburst of comradeship in something common to both - model yachting. These men will not let the sport decay and pass on. Many things must be learned if we are formation of Women's Auxiliaries in every club. If it is impractical to meet at a club house, then members and their wives should meet a the home of a member each month. Care should be taken that the ladies (God bless them) do not try to out do her predecessor. Emphasis should be laid upon the social and in, structive aspect of these gatherings, not upon the size or quality of the refreshments. The spectator that follows you around the pond in not a "Nut". To him it is COD BLESSTHEM • The life of the party down So. Jersey way. Try and name them. serious matter, and you owe it to the sport to be courteous and explain to him that you are now in the midst of an important race, but that if he will follow you around the pond you will be glad to show him how it is done. Of course if he asks where he can buy a boat, you 're done. That brings us to the point I have stressed mai:iy a time and wish to reiterate here. I'll bet that if you could say to that prospect, "Come to our club workshop any evening and you will see • how easy you can build one of our boats to progress naturally and constructively. with our guidance,,, another .skipper First consideration should be given to would be in the making. 6 ◄ Yes, skippers, we were feeling the pulse of the movement on our trip, and found it none too good. The really interested and enthusiastic were amazingly few. Criticism of this fellows boat, his method of sailing, his lack of knowledgeof sea,goingships, etc., etc., simp, • ly excluded him from the inner circle. How wrong this attitude is. The bulk of skippers in major yachting never stepped upon a sea going vessel, yet they have developed into the nation's finest sailors. Let us be wise and cater to the youngster, the sport's hope of tomorrow. Today we have a medium of exchangt and propaganda in "Model Yachting", Editors are not supposed to contribute articles, but to select from those sent to him, and it is upon what you send in, that will make interesting reading to the those that want to learn. That is the function of those who feel capable of criticizing because of their superior knowledge. "Share your Knowledge" should be the motto for the experienced old-timers. Then we'd go places in this sport of ours. In conclusion, let's all try to forget petty differences, encourage sportsmanship and good fellowship. Let's go out of our way to get that enthusiast into the fold, while keeping the old timers happy. 4 ,, ' MODEL YACHT FITTINGS ,,' PLANS ' :: KITS Tel. Eatabliahed i:..A. 8-4141 ,, , 188% JAMESBLISS& CO., INC.. •. 220-222 State St., Boston, MaH. CAMDEN CONSERVES CONSTITUTIONSAYS AINS BALLANTYNE • Article 2 of the M. Y. R. A. A. Constitution states: "The objects of this association shall be to encourage and promote the designing, building and racing of model sailing yachts, and to esta~ lish uniform rules and regulations to govern races in which model yachts of member clubs compete." In furtherance of these worthy objects the Year Books and later the Model Yachting Monthly Magazine were successfully launched by Mr. Farley to provide a forum of ideas, designs and rac_ing results to weld the scattered body of model boat men into some sort of unity. Tiring of the lack of appreciation, ex, cessive work and the financial load Mr. Farley allowed the magazine to be wrested from him with mixed feeling, relief at the lifting of a load and fear as to what alien hands would do to his •brain child. Mr. Santos has in the main carried on a useful organ for the spread of model yachting ideas; being short mainly in the department of design which is the first objective mentioned above. On the administrative side he has sponsored the so called 1 plus 1 scoring of pond events and a one design Marblehead Class hull. During the year 1947 Mr. Heisler did a fine iob of editing the Constitution and bringing it' up to date and incorporating all the amendments the Executive Com::-· mittee had made since the previous print, ing of this document, and Mr. Santos as secretary showed his metal as a printer and turned out a fine little booklet which also incorporated the Regulations which govern the competitive classes of models, the rotation of National races and such like matters, unfortunately Mr. Santos did not read and/ or understand .the matter printed therein because at the 7 BUILDINC AN "M" CLASS YACHT PART Ill Shaping the Hull In building the hull by the breadand-butter method, v:e must add stock to cornplete the keel. The stock for the lead part of the keel (Mold) should be 15 x 4 ?C 1½ inches. Take two pieces of ¾ inch stock, glue them together, and then plane to the proper thickness. Joint the top edge and lay out the shape of the keel from the drawing. Lay out the shape of the top edge of lead on this 1¼ inch stock. Chamfer the edges to this line, which will act as a guide in shaping the keel. Glue the keel to the hull, keeping the fore and aft lines and section No. 5 over each other (Fig. 18). It will be noticed that in building by this method,,_the deck is already shaped. It would be well to plane the edge of the top lift and the short lift at the bow smooth and square with each other. From the drawing transfer the sheer line by spacing off the distance of each station from one of the top glue joints. By laying the hull on the drawing it will be easy to transfer the stations to the hull. The sheer line may now be cut on the hull, but the writer suggests to leave it, because it will aid in keeping the hull level on the bench by adding a block of wood to the transom. Be sure to make a clean, sharp line on the hull for the sheer line, and do not cut it away during the shaping of the hull. The next step is to shape the profile. First, it is suggested that the edges of the lifts be cut away to eliminate some of the surplus stock and make it easier to cut the profile. The forward profile is rather simple to cut, because the end of each water-line should give the exact location of the profile. In cutting the after profile, :first measure 9¾ inches aft of section No. 5 on water-line No. 8, and with a pair of dividers set at one, inch, draw an arc which will be the ending of the hull profile and the after end of the keel. Now cut away the lifts until the after profile is made. Before c..1tting away the surplus stock on the hull be sure to draw in the center-line both fore and aft on the hull and the keel. The nail holes, if driven straight into the center, lines, will aid greatly in obtaining this line. We can now proceed to shape the hull. First cut the surface down until ¼ in. of the glue joint remains. Next smooth the hull surface until only I/16th of an inch of the glue shows. Do not hurry, take your time and be sure you are right. Now plane the hull until the glue joints are about to disappear. By using sharp cutting tools the surface Pie. 10.-1.i,..., of 1ktJloartimber,and lh<~ be.I,,.._ of the hull can be made so smooth and true that it will require very little sand- ~ papering to complete the job. The for, ward edge of the lead keel should be semicircular. To assist in checking the surface of the hull for lumps or hollows, bend a batten ¼ x ¼ inch over the surface to detect these imperfections. Take plenty of time in finishing the outside of the hull. Lay out on the wood keel the shape of that part that will be made of lead, and saw that part off, leaving the pencil mark on the wood side. Since the saw cut reduces the size of the lead part that will be used as a pattern, it will be necessary to add at least ½ of an inch stock to the two edges that were cut. Leave these extra pieces of stock large enough to trim after gluing. It will be well to leave the pattern with an extra finish for refitting to the wood keel. When the pattern is trimmed and sanded smoothly, give it two coats of shellac, white or orange. We shall now proceed to make the 9 mold in which to cast the lead. Experienced builders usually cast their own lead keels, but for the begip!:).er, we strongly advise taking your pattern to a foundry and letting them do the job which is not expensive, but perfect. Preparing the Lead Mold If you desire to do it yourself you can cast the keel in molding sand, plaster of Paris, or in a wooden mold which is the most laborious. Molding sand can be obtained from any foundry, and plaster of Paris can be procured from any hardware store. To use plaster of Paris, it will be necessary to have a flask or molding box. This can be made from scrap pieces of stock. Two frames for the flask should be 18 inches long, 7 inches wide, and 1½ inches deep, irn:ide dementions (Fig. 8). These may be na-iled together, and one frame should have a bottom to hold the plaster of Paris. Place both frames together and bore a ¾. inch hole thru the top frame and into the bo:tom frame for 0 the distance of ½ inch. The holes should be in the center of the ends of the fram~~ (Fig. 8). Place a ¾ inch dowel thru the hole in the upper frame and extend These pins or dowels \~:ill hold the it ¾ of an inch into the bottom frame. frames in their proper place while the mold is being made. Locate and mark the pattern of the lead keel in the center ·of the bottom of the flask. Drive two short nails on each of the four sides of the flask w :bat the heads \\·ill come. ¼ of an inch from the pattern. These nails will hol~. 'fhi plaster securely in the frames. Before. actu~lly po~ring the plaster, 10 sandpaper the lead pattern smoothly and cover with lubricating oil to provent it from sticking to the mold. Mix 5 pounds of plaster with eno:igh water, and stir - thoroughly until the plaster is of the consistancy of cream. One must work fast as plaster dries very quickly. I have heard that a little stale beer mixed with the plaster will prevent it from drying too fast, but have never tried it. Pour the plaster only into the bottom frame until it is almos.t full, place the pattern into the wet plaster, and hold skc1.dy until the plaster sets. One-half of the pattern only should be immerged into the plaster at this time. The other half will be molded into the other frame later. When the plaster sets and begins to feel warm, remove the pattern and. allow the cast to dry overnight. -~ It takes several days for plaster to· dry thoroughly, but to obtain one casting we can proceed to complete the mould. Give the flat surface of the • mold t\v~ coats of shellac to prevent the upper mold from sticking. Do rtnt shellac the impression made by the mold. Now place the pattern in the mold, put the upper frame in place, and clamp tightly. Give the surface of the mold ,rnd the pattern a light coat of oil to prevent sticking. Mix 5 pounds of plaster to a thick creamy consistancy, pour it over the pattern, and fill the upper frame. It \•:ill be necessary to use a nail to hold the pattern in place, because it is likely to float to the top if not secured. Ho!d the pattern in place until the plaster sets. _When the plaster begins to get warm_, start taking the mold apart. Stand the mold on edge, and with a putty knife or thin tool pry apart the mold. Remove the pattern. If any of the edges of the mold should break off, do not repair them. They can be smoohed off in the casting. Eoth parts of the mold_should 6~ placed near a radiator or stove and allowed to dry. The bottom board ·of the frame may be removed to allow the plaster to dry more quickly. The longer che mold is allowed to dry, the better the ..::asting. Moisture in the plaster will ..::auseair bubbles in the lead. Dry the mold thoroughly. Before casting the lead, we must cut out three openings, one large one into which we sh,111pour the lead, and two smaller ones to b~ n~ed as risers or vents (Fig. 8). The openings may be cut round or square, the larger ½ inch at the bottom or pattern, and 1 inch at the edge of the mold. Th::: two smaller one may be ¼ inch at the pattern and ½ inch at the mold edge. The keel is to be cast on edge to allow all the imperfections i:1 the metal to rise to the top. . In this way the :;hrinkage will be less than when the metal is poured flat. Before closing the mold we can place two rods 3/16 of an inch in diameter across the mold, which will act as core for the keel bolts. One rod should be 4½ inches long and the other 2½ inches long. Place the short one 4 inches from the after end of the keel, and the other 4 inches from the forward end of the keel. Place the rods into the mold ll,nt.il they are imbedded .for one-half their diameter. Place the upper part of the mold in position, make an impression of the rods, and cut away the mold for the other half diameter. These rods may be removed easily from the casting. Because of shifting of the rods in the mold during the molding of the lead, it may be best to cast the lead solid. The author cast~ all his loads solid because the holes can be drilled exactly in the center by working from each end towards the center. Clamp the mold together when you arc ready to make the casting. Melt about 15 lbs. of lead in a regular ladle over a ga; fl~me and allow the lead to ings may be obtained from lead that is not too hot. Pour the metal slowly into the mold. Keep adding hot lead to the top of the mold as th~ shrinking takes place. Allow the lead to cool in the mold before taking the flask apart. If these methods are used a perfect cast will result. (Continued) SEATTLE STARTS THEM YOUNC James Ohge, Jr., six years old wins first in his "toy boat" class, (left) Gayle Gauthun, age 10, of the Rotary B o y s ' Club (right) high poi n t winner with his "shingle" boat. - Seattle Times 11 \ Former Governor Arthur B. Langlie of Seattle, Wash. (at left) presents the .. Langlie "'M'" Class Cup" to Harold Pederson of Seattle M. Y. Club. Sea·i•tle:, M, Y. C., October .Z3, 1948 Forty-one model yachtsmen, from ten years old to 71, competed in the first annual International Model Yacht Championships and a free-for-all regat, ta at the rain-swept Model Yacht Basin at Golden Gardens yesterday. In senior events, 71-year old George Saundry of Vancouver, B. C. won the International Class A event. Sir John, owned and sailed by Harold Pederson, 75 51 31st Ave. N. W., \~:on th~ feature, the Marblehead Class. Prizes \Vere presented by former Gov. Arthur B. Langlie, who also donated the Marblehead-Class trophy. Dr. Ted Houk was in charge of the races. Winning junior racers included Vern, on Cooley, 423 N. 46th St., sailing a shingle with a paper sail, leading the Shinglehead Class, and Helen Houk, 12 6019 51st Ave. N. E., \"Vho\\·on the toy, boat championship. Fred Forster, Jr., 4223 Francis Ave., won the Phizz Boat Class for boats powered with a carbondioxide capsule. The races were sponsored by the Seattle Model Sportsmen, an association of five model clubs; the Central Y.M.C.A.: the Seattle Model Yacht Club, and the Roosevelt Lions Club. --•-- SEATTLE MODEL YACHT CLUB BOY'S AND GIRL'S RACE, The day dawned clear, and when rac, ing started at 10 A. M. \vith 65 yachts and 300 spectators at the starting line, the wind \vas gentle. southerly. FIZZ DOA TS, for distance: Ralph Flaaten first, LO'Jis Gellermann second and Kenny Aubrey third. Yachts were of the h~_,dropbne type, mostly made of ' balsa, and powered with single carbon Jioxide jet capsules. In the light chop several craft submarined only to emerge elsewhere, sizzling furiously. Spectators seemed to display more interest in the fi:zles than in the long successful runs. Sixteen entries. TOY BOATSUNDER 24". Course once across the pond, on a reach. James C. Ohge, Jr., (See Picture) first, John Givens second and Dan Protteau third. The second and third place yachts are Thorsen sloops of the type to be used in the All-Seattle Fall Model Yacht Building Program. Nine· entries. SHINGLE BOATS: Forty yachts from four clubs and several independents faced the line. Two heats of twenty each sailed down wind to the finish line, a cord stretched across the pool about thirty pac~s. from the start. The first four to cross the line from each heat were chosen for the finals. Many broachings and a few collisions marked the preliminaries, but the :finalists put up a good race, all yachts making it to the line. Gayle Gauthun (See Picture) of Seattle Rotary Boy's Club crossed the line first to win a prize construction kit as well as the grand prize for high points of the day. Robert Langlo second, Ricky Olson third. Only rule for shingle boats: Hull must be one piece, from ord, inary house shingle. No restrictions on sails, keels, rudders, rig, etc. Rumor had it that the Park Board would be pr.esent, so with the consent of skippers the event was opened to A, Class and 2 Meter yachts also. Of these one each entered. Twelve yachts ap, peared. One A-Class scratched for lack of vane, and an American B could not be floated in the shallow end. Feature of the race was the performance of Bob Calkins with his Braine gear equipped "Betelgeuse." In the light winds at the start his yacht took the veterans reg, ularly. Originally of Long Island, N. Y., M. Y. C. registry, "Betelguese first turned up at the pond too late for the 1941 National M-Class Championship. Calkins acquired her as a gift, was presumably sailing her for the first time. Five hundred and forty-three spec, tators, including about twenty camera fans watched Jim Grizzell's Diane nose out Roy Saundry of Vancouver's Star, light by one point. Tied by splitting their points in the next to the last, Theo Houk, Jr. upset the Canadian's chances by taking him to windward in the last with his two-meter Skookumchuck. Scoring started on the 2-3 system. Upon request of the skippers at the end of the first board however the system was changed to the 1 plus 1 system. Final Scores: Grizzell 16, Saundry 15, Dave Santo's Humptulips 13, Harold Pederson's A-Class Lady Bepp 13, John Bockelie's Sir John 12, Theo Kouk, Jr. 11, Calkins 10, Bob Matheson's Nancy Lee 9½, John Pederson's Washington 9½ and Blackmore's Joy 9. Six heats completed from 1 :20 to 4: 10 P. M. Winds were 5-10 M. P. H. southerly. 0. 0. D. for both races Dr. Ted Houk was ably assisted the first day by Frank Wilson, Harold Bennin:£., Tom Fyock, Harold Pederson, Helen Houk, Major and Mrs. Melvin Klinefelter and Gerald Relf. The second day in addition by Frances Grizzell, Barbara Bockelie, Bertha Pederson, Charlotte Simpson, Dick O'Connor, Earl Ludvigson. MODEL YACHT . I FITTINGS Fisher Self Tacking Vane Gear, Brass....:._$6.00 Chroms-$7. 5'0 Complete Hardware Including the Vane Gear for 5'0-800, 6 Metre or X-Class-Set No. 526 In Brass-$17.7'>; Chrome-$22.75 Send 2 5c for 40 page illustrated catalog of 5bip and Yacht model Fittings. A. J.FISHER 1002 Etowah Ave. , Royal Oak, Mich. 13 I \ ANSWERING QUESTIONS We do not believe that it is the in. tention of the Acting President to have any committee decide on the legality of the actions of the delegates at the last Annual but rather to decide whether the del;gates at the Annual Meeting of 194 7 were within their constitutional rights in acting upon a legally presented motion and requesting the Nat_ Sec’y to proceed constitutionally in submitting the said motion to a poll-vote. There is no question involved here to whether the 1-plus,1 system or the 3-2 is the best_; nor is the question of whether ALL the clubs voted· or not. One thing is certain, they ALL had that opportunity. The Question involved is whether according to our Constitution the chair was right in •ruling” that ALL changes in racing rules, even when approved for submission to referenda by a body of delegates, must first receive the blessing of the Ex. Committee. Which is equivalent to saying that said Committee has the judicial power to dictate to the delegates whether their motions, propositions or suggestions are good or bad. We can plainly see the Acting Presidents desire to have this “ruling” clari••fied once and for all, which to any thinki.11 ~ man spells the difference between representative government within our organization or an Ex. Committee Dictatorshop. This committee appointed by the Acting President Tom Allen is the most important in the 40 years of the existance of the MYRAA. In their hands rests the decision as to whether we shall continue a democratic representativ~ organization or a totalitarian one. Notice the subtle tendency in our ranks to bring this dictatorship about without exciting the membership. Read Detroit’s motion to limit size of spinnackers. Mind you, the delegates passed this motion,-but there at the end of the motion (according to Sec’y’s Re, 14 port) we have the damnable dictatorial notation, “Sent to the Ex. Committee for their approval” . If we are “sappy” enough to :ilbw the business of the MYRAA to slip from our hands into the Executive or any other dictatorial committee, we may just as well abolish Annual meetings that entail considerable expense to many members and elect an Ex. Com. for life. ~ All documents, particularly Constitu, tions are intended as methods of procedure, laying down one or more specific methods of action for simplicity of understanding and elasticity of action. Our ‘s is no exception. First we have the fundamental intent which is usually the “superlative”, or “meat” of that specific Ruling, Article, or Law. Then follows additional ·•sec, tions”, “paragraphs” and “clauses’ which altho they DO NOT supplant or alter the original “superlative’ pave the way for more elastic action under specific circumstances, particularly when it is impractical to function under the “superlative”. A good example m our own Constitution is Paragraphs (a) to (m) in Art. V, Sec. 2. The intent or method of procedure is definitely established in the “superlative. “-the following paragraphs merely give a sub-ordinate body limited power to act while the “Superlative” or de, liberative body is not in a position to do so. ~ The question you ask, “Is not paragraph (b) Art. V, Sec. 1, in contradiction to paragraph ( d) Sec. 2, of the same Article?” Certainly not. Any at, tempt to read one paragraph of any Constitution by itself, is equiv1len: to an attempt to cheat and misinterpret the true intent of the entire Article. Paragraph (b) of Sec. 1, supersedes any paragraph in Sec. 2 which deals with specific situations. In the particular ( paragraphs you mention the powers of che Vice- President are definitely established in the “Superlative”, as is the succession of Secretary ( amendment 1946), consequently the Ex. Committee’s appointive power is limited to fill, ing a vacancy in the Treasury, or thru chc death or resignation of the Acting Vice-president, or inability of the Secretary’s assistant to carry on the duties of the office, upon the death or resignation of the Secretary. Precautionary measures in case of abnormal happenings. How could you expect justice in law, if a Judge w1?re unable to verify the “cause” that led to the “incident”? c:> As manager and editor (?) of your magazine, I have two very distinct duties to perform. First I must be a businessman, and as such must look ahead and attempt to “formulate” plans for the continued existance of the publication. Secondly, it is my duty to ferret for news and articles that will. prove interesting to the hundreds of minature boat enthusiasts, plus being a sort of hieroglyP._histar:id clairvoyant all in one. The magazine has (poor as it is) marked a new era in model yachting. Before the coming· of our publication, MYRAA business -was conducted in a quasi-secret manner;-few secretaries took the trouble to inform members of what was happening, and I am sorry to say that we still have individuals who would like to have the lid clamped upon anything shaddy or underhanded. Wilbur Hopkins was one of the first to call attention to these conditions ~hen at the Albany meeting in 194 5, h~ introduced the now controversial paragraph (j) of Art. V, Sec. 2, and asked our support of it on the premises that the Ex. Committee was getting OUT OF HAND, and made changes in the Racing Rules whenever the spirit moved them without any knowledge of the membership. In introducing this para, graph he desired to remedy this condi, tion and bring back to the membership the right to decide what rules to approve. Evidently what was intended as a remedy in 1945, doesn’t seem to be considered “good medicine” now. c:> It isn’t easy, or even pleasing to stick your neck out, but I feel that it is my duty to give everybody the facts, regardless of where the chips fall. Your fears are groundless. Rest assured that the magazine will not die while old Santos is able to stand at a type-case; over an imposing stone, or direct the work on the press, ( even if on crutches). Yes, I have been pessimistic, but for a purpose. The Magazine is in a better position financially than it ever was, and is going clean around the world. If I insist qpon knowing what to expect from ·the organization it is because· I do not intend that our enterprise shall be, come a “flop” during my lifetime ( and between you and me) after it!!! Unless I’m not the hieroglyphist I think I am, there will be launched in the • Spring, a concentrated action to finance from the treasury (ours), a trip to Eng, land in 1949. Personally, I am not op, posed to this sportive vacation, if the treasury is suffi£:iently elastic, and gen, erous sized competitions are conducted to select the vacationists. My chief concern (because I labor many hundred hours for the MYRAA without renumeration) is whether we can, in justice to all, scrape the treasury clean for the trip, and jeopardize the future progress of our best medium of propagandizing the sport and solidfying the membership. As Hamlet said “There’s the rub … ” ‘ –•-SUBSCRIPTION ON BACK I. BLANK I COVER 15’ I I Seattle Public Library 4th Ave & Madison Seattle 4a Wash. Is your skipper friend a delinquent? Ask him. If he is, just call his attention to what it costs to produce this magazine, for his own benefit. OFFICIAL NOTICE TO MEMBER CLUBS The first draft of the revised Pond Sailing Rules are now in the hands of the Rules Committee. Clubs desiring to offer any recommendations are invited to mail them to one of the Committee listed below, not later than Dcember 30, 1948. Thomas J. Allen, 969 Scott St., San Diego, Calif. T. W. Houk, 337 Stimson Bldg., Seattle 1, Wash. W. F. Post, 3054 Coleridge Road, Cleveland Hgts., 0. C. H. Farley, 87 Quincy St., Medford 55, Mass. MODEL YACHTINC SUBSCRIPTION BLANK. 71 Calla Street Providence, R. I. ) Gentlemen: .r:~~ ….~<.. Enclosed you will find Two Dollars ($2.00) in payment for one year's subscripti:m to MODEL YACHTING which I wish sent to: Name ......................................................................... ;........................ -............................. . No. and Street ................................................................................................................ R. F. 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