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rtc=:><><==><><==><><==:>O-c:::=><>~<><==><><==><><::::=>O<==:>o<==:><><==><><==><><::::=><> Entered as Second-class matter March 31st, 1948. at the Post Office at Providence, Rhode bland, under the Act of March 3d, 1879. to read into it and could conceiveably, if followed to its lqgical conclusion, lead to saddling the organization with an undesirable dictatorship. You observe in the remark_quoted, no reference to Con, stitutional limitations, referendum votes, ?1!.~.9.,~J. .4~~4Ji~9 MAIN OFFICE 71 Calla Street, Providence 5, R. I. etc. Am afraid I am unableto go along with this conception.” EDITORIAL STAFF Freeman J. Santos, Miss Jeanne A. Santos, Ains Ballantyne Leroy Cesback G. C. Gallagher Founded Publisher-Editor Associate Editor ‘f echnical Editor Mid-West Western in 1945 by Charles Official Publication Rep. Rep. H. Farley of tpe MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA $2.00 • Whether the sending of these letters to sway the opinion of the Committee, men under official and secret mail was ethical or not, is of no g~eat significance. What is significant and important is the distribution under official guise, of pronouncem~nts that have no basis of truth. Subscription, One Year, in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 Foreign All rights reserved. Nothing that appears in thts magazine may be reprodi,ced. Either wholly or in part, without writte11 permission ~f tlie Editor acting for the MYRAA or from a contributor who reserves his rights. Make all Checks and Money Orders payable to “MODEL YACHTING” No. 47 Vol. IV We would ask Mr. Angell when or where any poll was conducted, or what method he used to warrant his arriving at this consensus. Personally ,we know of none, and doubt anyone else does. And yet, there is a very, very small group that demand we should drop our policy of informing the membership of what goes on. Escabible. –•-TO BE, OR NOT TO BE … THANKS PAL ! ! If I were to hunt the world over for the justification of my battle for clea!l, honest politics and management of the MYRAA, and also limiting the powers of the Ex. Committee, it would have been impossible to ~nd a better example than the following exerpts from a letter written me by one of the members on the Committee to Clarify Article V, Sec. 2, Par. (j), to wit:- Just ;t.S the last issue was being mailed, I rece-ived a letter from our incoming Nat ‘l Sec’y criticizing my policy of keeping membership informed of what transpired in its official councils, with the threat that if I continued he ‘”would do everything in his power to stop future financial assistance to the Magazine. Had this epistle come from one of our members, I would have felt unhappy about the whole thing, and inwardly would have felt that you can’t satisfy everybody, and let it go at that. How” I do not agree with a statement I ever this threat came from one that for find in a letter from Sec’y Angell, that, the coming year will practically mold ‘It seems to be the consensus that the the policie~ and voting of the Ex. ComEx. QQ.mmittee DOES and SHOULD mittee, if he is so inclined. He will be HA VE broad powei in conducting the in a position wherein his desires and affairs of the MYRRA.’ A litteral in- pronouncements will carry considerable terpretation of Mr. Angell’s statemerit weight. I ~ttow, having been there my, implies almost anything you might care self. That is also the reason why 1 2 ► consider myself an authority as to what could conceivably happen to us with a dictatorial Ex. Com. He further considers my information “mudraking.,, I don’t know that such a word exists, and believe that he mea.nt “Muckraking.” A minute or two with the Dictionary would have proven that I did no such thing. In this democratic USA, anybody acting in an o~cial capacity is open to criticism of his official acts, as our new Nat ‘1 Sec’y will be while he is in office. We sincereiy hope we shall never have to. do so, but if we :find it necessary, well … I have criticized official acts but never have I entered the home or private affairs of anyone. Before me lies the resignation which I had intended to mail to the new president, Mr. Sythoff .. It was written four or five days after I received the letter from Charlie Heisterkamp. Boy, I was hopping mad!! Here I had la, bored for two long years to give the membership a voice, and was threatened with the discontinuance of :financial support, for doing so. Perhaps I am making a great mistake in not mailing this resignation, in view of the fact that even in normal circum, stances it is difficult to produce a 16 page magazine on less than 400 subscribers,-but now with the prospect that in the inco~ing Ex. Committe I ,uill be faced with the possibility of hav, ing the t~o most influential national of, ficers antagonistic to my efforts, the difficulties are liable to become almost un, surmountable. Now, members, don’t say to your, selves, “You, have forgotten WE are the organization, – we have the ‘say~ so’.,, Don’t try to kid me boys. The way some are trying to interpret our Constitution, – and if it is unfortunate, ly finally interpreted as I believe it wii, – you haven’t a leg to stand on. Your We had requested and were promised last September a photo of Pres. Sythoff for this space, but are sorry to inform our readers that no photo has been received to date. (Editor:) “say-so” won’t be worth a plugged nickle. However I have :finally decided to stick by you, c~me what may. If we must eventually die, tb.en let’s die to, gether. I have been informed (unofficially) that a hobby publication in San Diego would consider consolidating with “Model Yachting.” Another tragedy!!! We have tried that before with sorrow. These publishers are under the impres, sion that we have thousands of sub, scribers. Neither have we thousands of subscribers nor is our sport developed to the degree of interest that will help them :financially from the advertising vjewpoint. Every publication that has attempted to institute a model yachting “S~cti_on” has given _it up – reason no interest and no writers or news. You all know that. Personally, we would favor the change, but know from experience that it will not work. If the time comes when the Ex. Committee takes the atti, tude that the Magazine is undesirable, we have assurances from many, that it will not perish because of lack of funds -however, it will necessarily become a private enterprise, which to me doesn’t seem desirable. Editor. 3 .: I I HELEN J. ONE-DESICN Using a method developed by J. F. Bolgiano, of Dayton, Ohio, a prominant chemist in the government service, and for many years an ardent model yachtsman, experimental hulls are being made in Providence, under the supervision of your editor. • Three mandrels are in operation and the results are very gratifying. The first hull has been separated from the mold, and shows a fine hull weighing 2½ lbs. Extremely rigid, with enough flexibility to stand the drop of five feet without showing any signs of damage. The second hull is being constrncted much lighter, but its rigidity is still an unknown factor. The third will be constructed by the laminated method, and entirely of woo‘ “.. ‘ …,(· ~ “LOTTA” • This tabulation shows that Skipper Leroy Hammond has won the series by a decisive margin over all competitors. His Lotta E. No. 17 and Gallagher’s Me, lanie No. 24 sailed every race of the schedule; the others all missed one or more races. Skipper Hammond showed us what a good man can accomplish with a Vane Gear, once he makes up his mind to master the device. Hearty congratula, tions to the winner. KRAUSS TROPHY RACE On a stormy and rainy October day, Sunday, October 24, 30 bra.v~ skippers and their families came to Prospect Park Lake, to view the race for the Krauss Trophy. It was one of those days, where you felt like staying home and keeping warm. . One room was fixed up, and a big fire in Photo by “San Francisco Chron, the stove was going all day long. The icle” show skipper Leroy Hammond and other room with tables was all set up for his very fast and handsome “X” class the _b.ungry skippers and their appetites. “Lotta.” Designed by Don Lyon and Racing st~rted at 11 A. M. with 10 built by Virgil Gustavino. She is 72¼ • skippers qn deck, and the course was inches LOA, and about ‘5’5 inches LWL, triangular. The wind was a fresh to 11¼ beam, and 10 in. draft. These two strong WNW, with gust of winds hit, offer formidable competition in any “X” ting 40 miles per hour, and the sky was class competition. overcast and cloudy with heavy rain. This did not stop the skippers, and all No. ‘5 Haxton had a tough time getting around. One 15 points No. 111 Kenner round V{~S completed by 3 : 15 P. M. and D.N.F. Summary for the Season’s racing, X 6 skippers had been disabled, but con, tinued after repairs. Class is as follows : No. 17 Hammond 193 points Skipper Club Points No. 24 Gallagher 181 points A. Kilarjian P. P. 18 No. 9 Moyes 164 points F. Dunnebacke, P. P. 14 No. 40 Pearsall 143 points E. Reiersen P. P. 14 No. 6 Tofte 117 points C. Wanker P. P. 10 No. ‘.26 Schmidt 109 points A. Ballantyne M. P. 8 No. 1 Lyon 100 points E. Garbe P. P. 8 No. ‘5 Haxton 78 points G. Brooks P. P. 8 No. 11 Collet 57 points L. Folia P. P. 7 No. 29 Schmidt 41 points A. Steed P. P. 5 No. 8 Tompkin.son 29 points R. Ballantyne M. P. 4 No. 111 Kenner 24 points The Trophy was presented to Albert 8 1 T Kilarjian by the 0. 0. D. Visitors at this race were the Ballantynes and family, Mr. and Mrs. Sythoff, Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds from Mill Pond, Mr. and Mrs. G. Lee from Long Island, and Steve Urbaniak from the Empire Club. Refreshments was served, and my thanks to the two ladies, who ‘?° graciously served at the table, Mrs. Rasmus, sen and Mrs. Steed; they did a very nice National Treasurer job. • Officer of the day, Niels J. Rasmus, sen; Time Keeper, Ernest Garbe; Touch Takers, All Skippers alternating. Niels J. Rasmussen. I l ISELIN CUP RACE For ”A” Class The Iselin Cup race A class, was held on September 26, at Mill Pond, Port Washington, L. I. Weather was fine, with a gentle SW breeze, making it a straight run and beat. No outside clubs were represented. One round completed. Capra 21 Points J. Hadden 20 Points K. Ballanytne 17 Points Gwynn 12 Points Sythoff 11 Points A. Ballantyne 11 Points Reynolds 10 Points Mr. Bush and Mr. Rasmussen did the official duties. Niels J. Rasmussen BUILDINC AN “M” CLASS YACHT .. I I II PARTV Advantages of the Fin-and-Skeg Over the Full Keel You will notice from the plans that the keel is quite short and that the rudder is hung some distance aft of the keel. Thi~ is what is known as the fin, LEROY CESBECK and-skeg type of keel. Many of the old-time model mak~rs protest against this type of keel because it does not look like a large yacht keel. In most prototype yachts the keel is very lon&, and the rudder IShung on a long slant, ing edge of the after part of the keel. This makes the rudder very long and narrow. On a model yacht this type of keel with its narrow rudder i.~ very hard to control because of the acnte angle. With the rudder hung nearer the center of the hull, it can readily be seen that. the model will turn more quickly than if the rudder is set further aft and almost plumb. This mak.::s the steering of the model more difficult and i-, very diccour;i.ging to a beginner. F rc.m long experience ( 40 years), the author knm;,·s that the fin-and-skeg arrangeme?1t 9 is by far the best, and the years have proven _it. . With this preliminary information, we shall proceed to complete the work of building our yacht. * * * ATTACHING HOLLOWING THE KEEL AND OUT THE HULL Remove the rods from the casting. File or plane the flat surfaces of the lead keel until it fits the wood part of the keel. There may be some question as to why the after hole in the lead is cast so far from the after end. The upper part of the keel is very thin, and it is necessary to have enough stock to cover the keel bolt; hence the after keel bolt should be placed well forward. Check the holes in the lead to see if these are in the center. Should the holes become off-center, it will be necessary to use a small round file to center the holes. Locate the holes in the wood keel after centering the lead on the wood keel, and with a bit or long drill bore hole thru the wooden part of the keel into the bottom of the hull. Be careful not to use pressure on the bit or drill, because these holes must be drilled straight. Take plenty of time and me a try-square or plumb-line for a gnide. Taking care to bore half way from the inside of the hull will be of great help in having the keel bolts in the exact •center. Should there be a slight off.set, the hole may be straightened by using a round file or the threaded part of a bolt. Two 3/16 inch diameter brass bolts 8 inches long should be :breaded with a 10/24 die for 318th of an in.::h at one end and 2 inches at the opposit~ end. (Fig 9). If the lead keel has been dropped an extra lift, make the length of the rod 9 inches. Place a brass nut at the narrow thread end of the rod or bolt and head over the end of the bolt and ~()Ider. Counter bore for this in the bottom of ~he lead 10 keel and allow the head of t:•2 bolt ·0 become flush and later to be ~o’.dcred rn the keel. Place the lead keel in position and use loose blocks on the bolts on the inside of the hull to make up the ten sion. Wing nuts are preferable: for inside bolts as they require no wrench. After the hull is completed, the keel bolts may be tightened at any time. Before we start hollowing out the inside of the hull, it is adviseable to drill a small hole near the after end of the lead keel for a I -inch No. 3 brass scre\\’ ————-“T • ., ———–· ~ ——–‘ ffi. ,,———-‘~——:I : ,, :! “N ,. l: :I ll —– –“”‘I—-;, or a heavy escutcheon pin to secure the extreme end of the lead to the wood keel. Many times the thin edge of the keel will ge bumped in handling and this small screw or pin will help greatly in holding the thin end of the lead keel in place. The hull should be sandpapered now and much time should be spent in fairing up the lead kcd. A final checkup should be made on the surface of the hull at this tim~~, since changes cannot be made after the hull has been carved out. We already have the sheer line of the deck marked on each side of the hull. Now cut away the top edge of the hull, leaving the sheer line. Draw a line ½ inch from the edge of the hull on both sides, and 1½ in. across the stern. Work to this line in roughing out the inside of the hull. Place the hull in a vice ‘ usina~ felt or padding to protect the keel. Begin to remove the surplus stock by using a 1-inch outside bevel gouge. Later use a double convex plane Stanley No. 10·0½). Keep your tools sharp at all times and make your work much easier.? Carve your hull to a 3/8 inch thickness except for top edge of deck, which should be left ½ inch thick. The blocks holding the keel bolts may be removed after the sides and th~ hull are almost completed on the inside. Now draw a sharp line with a marking g,rng~ 3/8 of an inch from both sides of the hull on the top edge. This will be the thickness of the hull at the deck. The bow end should be solid for 1-inch. The trans~m should be ½ inch thick. The remainder of the hull should be carved out to 3/16ths in thickness. The bottom of the hull can be left thicker. Remove the keel bolts to finish the bot, tom of the hull. When completed the hull should weigh about 2½ lbs. The above mentioned 3/16 thickness is safely worked by one experienced. If it is your :first attempt at carving, ¼ inch is much safer and should only be attempted with a round plane. Many a boat has been ruined by the slipping of the gouge thru the hull. Keep feeling your work. Cutting and Fitting the floor timbersWith the hull carved to the thickness you desire, we shall now fit two pieces of stock to hold the keel on the inside of the hull. These are called floor-timbers and are used to strengthen the hull where the ·greatest strain comes. When properly fitted and_ secured, they k~ep the hull from warpmg. Cut two pier:es of sc?p stock in. l~ng, 1½ in. wid{‘, and ¾ of an mch thick. Take a thi~1 ? MODEL YACHT FITTINCS PLANS Tel. t.A. 8-4141 KITS Established 1882 JAMESBLft::«;& CO., INC. 220-222 State St., Bo1ton, Ma11. ‘Y’I ~ ~ _._,,. ‘” • ~ ~ piece of cardboard and with a pair of scissors cut out the shape of the inside of the hull at each keel-bolt. It is much easier to use cardboard to obtain the approximate shape of the inside of the hull. When a close fit is mad~. tran3fcr the shape to the wood and cut to the line. Locate the position of the keel-bolts in the center of each floor board and hore a 3/16 in. hole. Place the floor timber in position and fit closely to the hull. The use of colored chalk will assist greatly in making a tight fit. When fitted, the ends may be tapt;red to ¼ inch. Fig. 10). Next plane a square piece of wood 9 by ¾ by ½ inch, to be used as a handle. Marke the center of each keel-bolt and ddll 3/16 inch holes an equal distance from each end. Com, ers of the handle m:i.v he rounded between the bolts. Using water-proof glue, white lead or thick orange shellac, glue the floor,timb:r” into position. Place the handle over the bolts and set up tight, usmg a washer and a wing nut. ~ Fitting The Deck Beams Deck beams are used to strengthen the hull and also to support the deck. They should be made from stock ¼ of an inch thick and ½ inch wide. Each beam should have a camber or curve of ¼ of an inch for the width of the hull. which is 9 inches. (In the Cheerio). It is suggested to lay out a deck beam on cardboard and use this for a pattern. On most “M”s the centers of these beams are placed 8, 16, 21, 32 and 42 inches from the bow. The after beam, placed at the rudder post, should be ¾ of an inch wide and ¼ of an inch thick (Fig. 10). The rudder post will be located in the center of this beam, adding much strength. Place in the bow between the stem and the first beam a ~trip of 1/8th in. pine. I. The deck beams should be halved or dovetailed into the top edge of the hull, 11 I. glued and screwed into position. In order to support the mast which will be set on the deck, place a short strut running fore and aft between the second and third beams (Fig. 10). This strut will be ½ x ½ inch, set edgewise, the ends halved into cross beams. To support the thrust of the mast on the deck, it will be necessary to have two upright struts extending from the bottom of the hull to the underside of the fore ~nd aft strut. These vertical struts may be ¼ inch square or round. Drill a hole 1/8th of an ins:h deep in the bottom of the hull to hold the strut. Glue and nail th~s.e struts. To be continued. —0– CARD OF THANKS “Model Yachting” wishes to ex, press its sincere thanks to Paul V. Brown Supt. of Seattle Parks who so courageously lent his support in favor of the Seattle Model Yacht Club’s retention of the facilities of the pool at Golden Park. The entire sport is grateful to Mr. Brown who labored against tremendous opposition of the public press. Model Yachting F. ]. .,._____ Santos,,.,..,~~.::.._,,,.r.••:a..J Pub.-Editor ________ … ,it’.-== MILWAUKEE A reel of motion pictures on model yachting has been sent to Larry N. – Paetsch, of Milwaukee. to be shown at the Wisconsin St.ate Hobby Show where a valient attempt will be made to revive interest in the sport. WATCH THIS CUY! John Chlubna, an up-and-coming yachtsman down Detroit way is equipping his new “M” with a “Lasell Sliding 12 HARRY A. MILLER Commodore of the Detroit Model Yachting Club passed away on December 5 1948. Mr’. Miller was one of the first in model yachting and did much good for the sport. A charter member of the Detroit Club and active until five and onehalf years ago when he suffered paralysis. Rig.” Started out as mate for the grand old skipper Archie Arroll, now Archie has to stay up nights thinking of new tricks to beat his apprentice. _____ _.eDn YACHTING _____ _ “Model Yachting” is definitely not dying. ______ IIIODll YACHTING _____ Soon going on our That’s som’thin’. FIFTH _ year. 100 PER CENT CLUBS San Francisco ……………….. November Rhode Island …………………. February Washington ……………………………….. May San Diego …….. ……… …….. ….. …. …. May So. Jersey ……………………………… August MODEL YACHT FITTINGS Fisher Self Tacking Vane Gear, Brass-$6.00 Chroms-$ 7. 50 Complete Hardware Including the Vane Gear for 50-800, 6 Metre or X-Class-Set No. 526 In Brass-$17.75; 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. TRUE AND APPARENT WIND BEAT By Paul A. Fiske … ,,l VANE SETTING Most of us set the vane hit or miss; some adjust it carefully according to the actual wind direction, and wonder why the boat refuses to steer the course de, sired. A few skippers have discovered the principle that a boat does not sail on the true wind, that is, the wind direction shown by the wind-sock or flag. °f?E11CH On the contrary, the boat actually sails on the apparent wind, which is the wind direction over a moving boat. For instance, if a steamer is making ten knots north with the wind blowing ten knots west, the smoke leaving the funnel goes off toward the southeast. The apparent wind in this case is north-west. I I I I I __:J–=e I ‘ ,!I ,!! As an illustration in the accompany, ing diagram (Fig. 1), a boat is beating to windward, forty-five degrees off the true wind, at a speed of three miles in a ten• mile wind. The apparent wind on which the boat sails consquently has a velocity of about twelve miles and an angle of about thirty flve degrees over the moving boat. The vane should be set to this appar• ent wind. All sailing vessels_make con· siderable leeway when beating; this us• ually amounts to tw9 or three degrees, and can probably be disregarded in set· ting the vane, as degree markings would be too small to be of practical value. The markings on the vane-disc indicate com• pass points, each point equalling 11.25 degrees. By examining the diagram it can be seen that if a boat has the ability to travel faster than three miles in a ten-milewind, the angle of difference will be greater, and vice-versa.· They are simply approximate and are· used for compari, son. . . . For correct vane setting, first determ, ine the direction· of the true win.cl, and I VfHiE. SETTING d – 2.. 13’10AJ] ·17EAG H YAN£ SE.TT/ IVG J. set the feather to· this in tlie usual manner. The necessary correction for _the ap·parent wind, speedof boat and Ieewcty is accomplished by one adjustment~~ 13 moving the feather aft about ten or – twenty degrees, or one to two compass _ points, as marked on the vane-disc. It is suggested that the skipper and his mate shuttle the boat across the pond with the wind abeam, and try to make the boat return to the same spot each time. In this way, the skipper can de, tennine the greatest angle of difference·. The compensating angle would have the same compass-point value, but on the – – opposite side when returning. From the analysis it is observed that when on a beat, the vane-feather is moved aft about ten degrees, or about one vane-point or compass-point, from the true wind. When reaching or broad, reaching, the feather will be aft of the true wind about two ,Points, or 20 de, grees. With the wind almost directly astern the difference is about one point. When the wind is directly behind the – counter, sails set wing-and-wing, the pressure of the jib will usually •balance the pressure on the mainsail, so the vane would be set with the feather forward ‘ on the center-line of the yacht. Are we still guessing? Perhaps; but at least we have something to judge ‘by. A vane could be set accurately by math, ematics, but this is out of the question for practical sailing. Setting the vane is very much like trimming the sails, and some skippers have an uncanny ability to get things right most of the time. They are the fellows who stand out in every club as the most successful skippers. ——–NHL TACNTIN,._ ____ _ BARNACLE MOYES, THE SAILOR Who’s that batting around this shore? Who’s that making a mighty roar? To win more cups, and more, and more? Cried the fair young maiden. rm Bamade Bill Moyes; rm makingall . 14 the noise, Said Barnacle Moyes, the sailor. If Gus stays home, and Don lays off And Paul don’t show up at allThen Mad Bob and I will do our stuff , We ’11play it soft or we ’11play it rough We must hav.e cups, and that’s no bluffSaid Barnacle Moyes, the sailor. But if Gus won’t leave, and Don’s m there too, And Paul is making a hullabaloo-What do you think you’re going to do? Cried the fair young maiden. I’ll knock ’em about, I have no doubt, Said Barnacle Moyes, the sailor. Mad Bob will beat ’em one by one, On beat and run, won’t we have fun, Just another cup I will have won Said Barnacle Moyes,- the sailor. J But are you sure you have just what it takes? • Maybe you and Bob are no great shakesSome other boat may win the stakes. Cried the fair young maiden. While I am around, other boats can’t wm, Said Barnacle Moyes, the sailor. Let ’em shove just as they please, Give ’em all a bamboo breeze, I’ll beat ’em all with easeSaid Barnacle Moyes, the sailor. So ends the yarn of Barnacle Moyes He’s one of the favorite Frisco boys A good kid though he can make some n01se. 3 cheers for good, ole Barnacle Moyes. -G.C.G. ——-ODEL TACHTIN..__ ____ _ Most subscriptions expire February, 1949. Get yours in on time. C:> Canvas the boys at your club and make sure they subscn”be. CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME The writer holds the belief that the M. Y. is a worthy enterprise and a much needed propaganda effort for the benefit of the sport of model yachting, and one that should have the full support of the M. Y. R. A. A. and the members of all affiliated clubs. I do not hear any dissenting voice to that proposition. At che same time, nobody knows better than I the extreme difficulty which confronts the publisher who is trying to secure some part of the eight or so pages of paid advertising necessary to defray his cost of publication. It is next to impossible in a publication whose circulation is necessarily limited. It seems to follow that subscribers should pay a larger percentage of the cost than they now do, and the fairest way to handle the matter, since it can not be left to voluntary subscription, would be for all the clubs to subscribe on a 100 percent basis, as several have already done. The subscription price should be. increased to a figure acceptable to the publisher and all member and affiliated clubs should increase their dues in such proportion as will cover the cost of publication of the magazine. After all, we are not following this sport to see , how much money we can save or how little we can get by on. Golfers, fishermen, baseball and foot, ball enthusiasts do not count the cost of indulging in their hobby. I fail to see any reason for any model yachtsman ob, jecting to doing his bit other than down, right stinginess. Instead of continuing to ‘let George do it, or Let Santos do it’ it is time we reversed ourselves and said: ‘Let’s all of us do it.’ If I am not mistaken, we all want to keep posted as to what is going on in racing circles; we want to learn more about building methods, sail making, new improvements in steering and other control devices, etc., and I do not be, lieve that any skipper objects to seeing his name in print occasiqnally. In short, we want what Santos has been success, ful in providing for our instruction and entertainment. Give credit where credit is due; do not overwork the willing horse nor expect him to absorb monthly :6.nancial losses out of his own pocket in, definitely; such action is unsportsman, like and unfair , and I say that ‘ow is the Time to do something about it’. Member, what is ·YOUR share of this deficit and what do YOU propose to do about it? • In certain theatrical ventures of past years, one used to hear of “Angels” . . . some person with money … to put up the production costs and took his chance of getting it back again. Would be nice if we could find and interest such an “angel” for Model Yachting. America’s Cup races bring out the millionaire yachtsman who cheerfully put up the three-quarter million or more to build and equip a cup defender, and across the pond, there have ever_ been Liptons and others who have not hesitat, ed to supply the cost of the various chal, lengers which have from time tried to lift the America’s Cup. After all, our sport: model yachting, is surely a cheap enough form of sport. I do not know of any form of sport where one can get so much enjoyment for so little invested. Ours is not a rich man’s hobby but one that can be fol, lowed and enjoyed by old and young, man or woman, rich or poor alike. How few forms of sport there are of which this could be said? Anyhow, we are not in it to see how little expense we can get by on. When I was a boy, I paid $1.00 per month dues in a athletic club for gymnasium privi, leges. Our dues of 2 5’c or 5’0c per month . in a model yacht club are· really ridicu, lous; I assert that any club can quadru, ple its dues without feeling it in the least; if any would object to such a course, I accuse them of plain stinginess. -Gus Gallagher 1, Seattle Public Library 4th Ave & :Madison Seattle 4 1 Wash. Is your skipper friend a delinquent? Ask him. If he is, just call his attention to what it costs to produce this magazine, Eor his own benefit. OFFICIAL NOTICE TO MEMBER CLUBS • The first draft of the revised Po~d Sailing Rules are now in the hands of the Rules Committee. Clubs desir, ing 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, 3)7 Stimson Bldg., Seattle 1, Wash. W. F. Post, 3054 Coleridge Ro.ad, Cleveland Hgts., 0. C. H. Farley, 87 Quincy St., Medford 55, Mass. MODEL YACHTING SUBSCRIPTIONBLANK 71 Calla Street Providence, R. I. Gentlemen: Enclosed you will find Two .Dollars ($2.00) in payment for one year’s sub, .a:ripti:m to MODEL YACHTING which I wish sent to: :Name ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . ·No. and Street ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. . :Jt..P~ D …………….•…….~~; ……………•………………………. State .’……….. .’………………………….. ~ . . . Make Money Order, or Check payable to: Model Yachting, 71 Calla St., Providence, R. I.
