Model Yachting: Volume 5, Issue 49 – March 1949

RU INSTACK MARCH 1949 Price .25 • • • ♦ •••• ♦ ♦ ••••••• Entered as Second-dass ♦ ••••••• ♦ ♦ ♦ ••••• 0 ♦ ••••••• ♦ -•••••••••• matter March 31st; 1948, at the ·Post’ Office at Providence, Rhode hland. MAIN OFFICE 71 Calla Street, Providence 5, R. I. EDITORIAL STAFF Freeman J. Santos, Miss Jeanne A. Santos. Leroy Gesback G. C. Gallagher Founded MODEL $2.00 in 1945 by Publishe-r, Edito-r Associ£Ite Edito-r l·did-\Vcst Re::,. Western Rep. Charles H. Farley Official Publication of the YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA Subscription, One Year, in U. S. and Canada: $2.50 Foreign All rights reserfled. Nothing that appears in thu magazinl! may be reprod11ced. Eitht!r wholly or in part, without writte11 permission of tlie Editor acting /or the MYRAA or from a contributor who reserf/es Ms rights. Make all Checks and Money Orders payable to “MODEL YACHTING” Vol. V-1 MARCH No. 49 Otie IJlan’s Opinion A very personal friend of mine and an exceptionally fine skipper, writes that he does not believe that the”onedeaign” w~ll equaU7.1e r~cing opportunities, and that the smart skippers will still come up the winners. We beartly agree with the latter part of the statement. A good studious, painstaking skipper will always be found in the top brackets. That’s clear logic, and we never had any fault to find with that sort of reasoning. Our friend, (and he is that,) fails to recognize some very important factors in this new claH. First-the prospective member to the aport will now be able to buy a new boat on the open market, or procure one very readily from the club nearest him at a price that will be attractive. Secondly-be will be ,buyinar a new 2 boat, not a second band one, which I have found pond-side enthusiasta seriously _object to. \::·,Thi1dly-the boat he buys will be ~xactly, like the other fellows’ wherein he doesn’t have to worry·· about fast’er ~~aft than his own. If at fi~st be doesn’t become a top no.tcher, he has the assurance that it is’t the boat, but the nece11ity of acquiring more sailing knowledge. And last, but not the least,-when he acquires his boat, he is guaranteed that for many years to come his “pet” will always be in a class with his other competitors. No non-mechanic can get over-enthusiastic about the sport, when the tbinar uppermost in bis mind is the fact that the boat he bought this 7ear will be outmoded next year. Not a pleasant or encouraging thought to him that he bas to spend from $50 to $100 to buy a boat for one years sailing. True, boats built a few years ago are still in competition in their local areu, and winning; but what chance would they have against our modern unyachty contraptions? I stiII believe that no re-hashed handicap system will save model yachting from the inertia into which it has fallen. Yachting circles all over the world h:ave discarded it as unjust and inpractical,-and so will we, after the novelty has worn off. Restricted classes of a size within the reach of the average man who believes he would enjoy the sport is the only thing, in my mind, thal will eventually raise the sport to its proper place in the world of sports. Mailings Every once in a while we receive notice that aome subscriber did not receive bis magazine for this or that month. We wish to assure all subscibera that their magazine• are addressed by an addreaaograpb machine that is faultleaa in operation and never mines a stencil. Furthermore that the 1 entire issue MUST be· mailed at ONE TIME to enjoy the 2nd class privileges, therefor it is quite obvious that we cannot mJss anyone. The postal department is doing a splendid job of chasing subscibers all over cities, and sometimes the country. They have a greater desire in seeing that the subsciber gets his magazine, than the subsciber himseJf, who usually neglects to notify the publisher of a change in address. It has been our experience, that most losl magazines are appropriated by some passing youngster, and not the fault of the publisher or postal department. For those who save their copies of “Model Yachting” for binding in volumes, we are always very glad to remail the missing_ ones. Pt·ospect Club The club held four regattas during the season of 1948, on the following days, Memorial , Columbus , Armistice day. The scores are average point, not in· eluding the attendance poin~. Model Challange Therese Retriver Rainbow Bobcat Dot Nancy Lee Anettee Britt Loreno A CLASS Skipper Dunnebacke Wanker Jr. Wanker Sr. Kilarjian Reiersen Brooks Finlayson Garbe Peterson Follia Breeze Frankie II Lady Star· Grace II Gloria Yankee Laraine Vivi M CLASS Risersen Dunnebacke Garbe Rasmussen Follia Kilarjian Steed Brooks Free In the very near future we are going to mail (in bulk) back co-pies of “Model Yachting” to the affiliated clubs for the purpose of fliee distribution at pondside. We hope that all clubs will see the value this method of advancing the sport means to them, and make the most of it. Park Points 9.5 8.7 8.6 8.5′ 8.5 6.6 ~-‘ 6.3 6.2 5.7 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.0 7.7 7.2 7.2 7.0 X CLASS ltlajo,·i-ty Report We have been asked why no majority report was published. The reason is quite obvious-we didn’t receive any I! It is seldom, if ever, that a majority report is submitted to the official body, as there is no lo-gical reason for the majority to protest its own actions. The minority report in this case was the deductions reached by the Chairman of the Committee, who was not entitled to a vote, and as the results were 2 to 1, out of a six man committee, he was legally entitled to submit a _minority report with the permission of the minority member, and explaining his analysis, as Chairman, of the vote submitted be-among to him. That’s as it should the better circles!·!! Pronto Betsy Peggy Lottie B. No name Carmela Wanker Jr. Rasmussen Kilarjian Steed Dunneback Follia 8.8 8.3 8.0 75 75 7.1 The I plus I scoring was used, and a extra point was given for each day of day of attendance. Some of our good skippers was not present on each day, and lost out on attendance point. Beau, tiful prizes was given this year, such as a electric clock, barometer, ash-tray stand, aluminum trays, suit case, Cigaret lighter and tool boxes. Now that the season is over, we are looking forward to 1949, and hoping that this year will give us better sailing, and good sportsmanlike skippers. It is hoped also, 3 11 I that skippers will a_dherestrictly to ru!c3, and by doing so, encourage model yachting. Time keeper Ernest Garbe J. Assistant Chairman Emanuel Reiersen. Yours in sailing Niels J. Rasmussen Chairman of Regatta Committee. Ha1·tford Club At the annual meeting of the Hartford Model Yacht Club,. held on January 18, 1949 the following officers were elected for the 1949 season. Commodore ……………Charles F. Petschke Vice Comm. …………………… Hugh Ross Rear Comm …………. James 0. Kingsland Measurer …………………. James Alexander Secy.-Treas ………………. Burritt A. Root Librarian …………………….. ]. Henry Giles The members voted to remain in the Model Yacht Racing Association of • America for the year 1949 in hcpes that more members will show more interest in competitive model yacht raci;1g with the other dubs in the Easte1n Division. The members also vote-:! to increase the club yearly dues by two dollars to include a yearly subac;ription to Model Yachting. Mr. James Kingsland was elected My dear Niels:You can always rest assured that my delegate and Burritt A. Root an altershoulder is always ready for any one to nate to represent the club <1.tth;! annu:tl weep upon. You should be tickled to meeting of the .Eastern Divisiu.-i at the death that you were not n0mi'1:i.ted for New York Yacht Club on Febn;ary the presidency ........you lucky dog! ! ! ! 26. 1949. Burritt A. Root. Any skipper that writes an article expressing his honest opinion, regardless of what it may be, and for doing so is denied the privilege of serving his Portugal organization in an official capacit:y canOur good friend, John Freitas, who not but feel that there is sometlung wrong in the state of Denmark ........... . had the courage to visit England this and there is............ but such is politics, past year to enter the ..All N ationd" my boy. race as the representative of Portugal, At least, you are blessed with the has built another ..A" which he believes privilege and joy of being able to gaze will bear watching in the ..Model at yourself in the mirror every me;rning Yachting Cup" race this year. Here are and not blush. What official job is two pictures of his new creation. LOA worth that grand and glorious feeling. 78½, LWL 54, Displacement 45' lbs., Tell me that!! You are young. Be honest Sails 1430, Jib 430. We advise John to with yourself, and soon the boys will study the vane and profit from experience. He certainly knows what recognize who and where worthy servants may be found. contributed mostly to the winning of ______ MODEL TACNTINGI _____ _ the 1948 event. "Model Yachting" is definitely not dying. 4 Engraver disappointed us this month with our illustrations. Will appear in next issue. From the Secretary's Desk Mr. Fred Pigeon has just forwarded to me the minutes of the meeting held by the I. M. R. Y. U. which was held at the club house of the Gosport Model Yacht Club on Tuesday evening, August 3, 1948. There were repre, sentativs from seven different countries, and it was decided to revive the I. M. Y. R. U., and Mr. Fred Pidgeon was unanimously ek:cted President for 1949. It is now up to the M. Y. R. A. A. to vote on the following questions : 1. That the M. Y. R. A. A. decide the of the I. M. Y. re-establishment R. U. 2. That the M. Y. R. A. A. apply for membership and agree to pay the annual subscription of two pounds sterling. 3. That Fred Pigeon, Esq. (U. S. A.) be President for 1949. •4. That C. R. Seabrook, Great Britain, be Secretary-Treasurer for 1949. 5. That C. R. Seabrook, 29 Tresham Avenue, Hackney, London, E-9 Eng, land, be empowered to open an account in the name of the I. M. Y. R. U. with Barclay's Bank, Ltd., 300 Mare Street, Hackney, London, No. E,8 England, and that the bank be authorized to honor checks drawn on said account by C. R. Seabrook alone. 6. That checks lodged for credit to said account be endorsed by C. R. Seabrook alone. C> Bids have been received from the following clubs for the 1949 National Championship Races: The Chicago Model Yacht ClubNational “M” Class- July 2 and 3 The Chicago Model Yacht Club-National Six Meter Race-September 17 and 18. The San Diego Model Yacht ClubNational “X”Class-July 4th weekend. The Boston Model Yacht ClubNational “A” Class-no date speci- fied. The Boston club has advised that they will take care of the expenses for rooms for the visiting mates and skippers. The Secretary has alw received several letters requesting that ·the dates of the National Races be published so that the clubs can m1ake up their schedues. Notices have already been sent to the executive Committ~e, and as soon as the notices are returned the schedules will be published. w,~would like to point out at this time that any club requesting a National Championship Race _should get the bids in plenty of time, and make sure they are in good standing. C> February 17, 1949 The Executive Committee has taken ·the following action u pan the questions . which have been submitted to them since the first of the year : l. Selection ·and dates for N_ational Championship Races (Pond) “M” Class–Greater July 2, 3, 4. Detroit- “A” Class-Boaton- August 5. 6, 1 “X” Class–San Diego-July 2, 3, 4. “Six Meter” Class–ChicagoSeptember 3, 4, 5. 2.. Dr. T. W. Houk has been elected Vice President of the M. Y. R. A. A. to fill the term of T. J. Allen who resigned. . 3. They have voted in favor of re, establishment of the I. M. Y. R. U. with Fred Pigeon as President and have agreed to pay the annual subocription of two pounds sterling. C. A. Heisterkamp. From the Secretary’s Desk Mr. Fred Pigeon has just forwarded to me the minutes of the meeting held by the I. M. R. Y. U. which was held at the club house of the Gosport Model Yacht Club on Tuesday evening, August 3, 1948. There were repre, sentativs from seven different countries, and it was decided to revive the I. M. Y. R. U., and Mr. Fred Pidgeon was unanimously elected President for 1949. It is now up to the M. Y. R. A. A. to vote on the following questions: 1. That the M. Y. R. A. A. decide the re-establishment of the I. M. Y. R. U. 2. That the M. Y. R. A. A. apply for membership and agree to pay the annual subscription of two pounds sterling. 3. That Fred Pigeon, Esq. (U. S. A.) be President for 1949. 4. That C. R. Seabrook, Great Britain, be Secretary-Treasurer for 1949. 5. That C. R. Seabrook, 29 Tresham Avenue, Hackney, London, E,9 Eng, land, be empowered to open an account in the name of the I. M. Y. R. U. with Barclay’s Bank, Ltd., 3 00 Mare Street, Hackney, London, No. E-8 England, and that the bank be authorized to honor checks drawn on said account by C. R. Seabrook alone. 6. That checks lodged for credit to said account be endorsed by C. R. Sea, brook alone. c:::> Bids have been received from the following clubs for the 1949 National Championship Races: The Chicago Model Yacht ClubNational “M” Class- July 2 and 3 The Chicago Model Yacht Club-National Six Meter Race-September 17 and 18. The San D1ego Model Yacht Clul:rNational “X”Class-July 4th week, end. The Boston Model Yacht ClubNational “A” Class-no date speci, fied. The Boston club has advised that they will take care of the expenses for rooms for the visiting mates and skippers. The Secretary has alw received several letters requesting that ·the dates of the National Races be published so that the clubs can make up their schedues. Notices have already been sent to the executive Committ~e, and as soon as the notices are returned the schedules will be published. w,~would like to point out at this time that any club requesting a National Champion, ship Race _should get the bids in plenty of time, and make sure they are in good standing. c:::> February 17, 1949 The Executive Committee has taken the following action upon the questions. which have been submitted to them since the first of the year : 1. Selection ·and dates for National Championship Races (Pond) “M” Class–Greater DetroitJuly 2, 3, 4. “A” Class-BostonAugust 5. 6, 1 “X” Class-San Diego-July.2, 3, 4. “Six Meter” Class-Chicago-September 3, 4, 5. 2 .. Dr. T. W. Houk has been elected Vice President of the M. Y. R. A. A. to fill the term of T. J. Allen who resigned. 3. They have voted in favor of reestablishment of the I. M. Y. R. U. with Fred Pigeon as President and have agreed to pay the annual subscription of two pounds sterling. C. A. Heisterkamp. I I .I .f It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of one of Model Yachting’s staunchest supporters, and i:he sport’s most ardent enthusiast Howard L. Curry of Port Washington, Long Island, who was placed in his final resting place Sunday, January the 30th. Our heartfelt sympathy goes to the family and shipmates at Mill Pond, who. will miss a very dear friend. Model Yachting Seattle Club Dates March 20: 1 to 5 P. M., Grizzell Shield, 2 Meter Class. (Rain date March 27, April 10: 1 to 5 P. M., M-Class Races, First prize, Y. M. C. A. No. 1 Trophy, Second, Y. M. C. A. No. 2 Trophy; Third, Puyallup Shield. April 31: 1 to 5 P. M., Bon Marche Handicap, M-Class. (Rain date May 1) May 15: 1 to ‘5 P. M., Timmie Bockelie •Trophy, 2-Meter Class. May 29: At Vancouver, B. C., A-Class International Shield, M-Class Bellingham Shield. Pac. N. W. Assoc. Dinner-Meeting. June 12: 1 to 5 P. M., Power and Scale Sailing Model Event. July 2, 3: Saturday Afternoon and 10 A. M. to 5 P. M. Sunday, Everett Model Yacht Club at Seattle. A-Class Griffen Trophy and M-Class Mon Wallgren Trophy. July 17: Model Fire Boat Demonstra, tion, Tug-boat Towing Contest and Tug-O-War. Rowboat towing by tugs. July 31 : Picnic and Open race from skiffs. A-Class, 2-Meter and M-Class, for Simpson Trophy, site to be selected. 6·’ September 3, 4 and 5: Pacific Division, Model Yacht Racing Association of America. Saturday afternoon, Golden Garden Trophy, M-Class, Open to any Model Yacht Club in the United States. Sunday and Monday, all day, Pacific Division M-Class Championship. September 18: 1 to 5 P. M., ~immie Bockelie Trophy, A-Class (Ram date Sept. 25). October 9: Blackmore Trophy M-Class, Schoenfeld Trophy A-Class, Pacific Northwest Association. A Saturday schedule of Junior Races and Contests and othe Special Events are in the planning stage. San Francisco Area At the Annual Meeting, held on the second Thursday in December, the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year of 1949 : Commodore Vice-Commodore Secretary-Treas. Measurer Director-At, Large Robert J. Krueger L. Havard Don R. Lyon Milton Haxton Leroy Hammond The incoming Commodore has appointed a Regatta Committee, consisting of Hans Tofte, Chairman, Wm. L. Moyes and Milton Haxton. A Power Boat Committe was also appointed, whose members are: Ed De, Gear, L. Havard and Heine Free. The Club has endorsed the application of Com. Houk of the Seattde M. Y. C. to hold the Pacific Division M Class Championship Regatta at Seattle on Labor Day, and has also voted its approval of the request of Col. Tom Allen of the San Diego Club for a National X Class Championship event, the date to be selected later. Club dues, which were raised in 1948 to provide for 100 per cent subscription to MODEL YACHTING, were continued for ~nether year for the same purpose. ~ I \ I I < i I 1 l ( l I Capt. Hans Tofte, who recently sold his X Class Viking to Club Member Nels Bothner, is about to commence building operations on a new X Class boat from Richardson's Bumble Bee design. Member Leroy Hammond, who won the Club Season Series in Class X with his fast Lotta E. has in process a minor ballast shifting operation, which he hopes will improve maneuver-ability of his craft. Ex.-Com. Bill Moyes complains. that the photo of his 1947 winner, MAD BOB, which first appeared in the mag, azine for January, 1948, now again appears in the Jan. 1949 issue labeled Bob Cat. Probably another instance of misplaced captions, such as that of the August issue cover cut captioned Consultor 11, when in fact, the photo was that of Lyle Stevenson's purse seiner, PACIFIC ST AR. I will try to set you right about the Bob Kats. The original Bob Kat was designed by Dick Tompkinson, a prototype of his fast and able X Class Blix, reduced in dimensions to 11:1easure in the M Class. This original Bob Kat was followed by another built for Chas. Westerfeld. two built by Capt. Hans Tofte and Gallagher's Mary Lou. Thus at one time, there were five of these Bob Kats sailing on our pond, now but three are left. And that is the whole story about the Bob Kat, which is a fast M of the conservati~e design with about a 40" W. L. and around 9" draft; a boat, in short, which has little in common with the 50" W. L. deep-drafted and heavily ballasted hulls marking recent trends of design in Class M. Club member Lansing Pearsall, whose foot was badly fractured in accident several months ago, has been mending and is now able to resume work at his business. It won't be long now before Lans is again a familiar figure at_ the pond side, sailing either his X Class Un, d1ne or his M Class No. 49, both of which are double-enders. "Years ago," said John Petterson, "there used to be a red-headed Chinaman in San Francisco's Chinatown. Ever see him?" "No," said Capt. Hans Tofte, "But one time my ship was unloading oil out in Nagasaki, and there was a Jap woman on the dock, carrying a red-headed baby. This stThck me as odd so I asked her "is his father redheaded?" "I not know" she replied, "he no takee he hat off." "This one," said Charlie Westerfeld, "is about the deaf old lady. It seems she was giving a dinner party for some guy, so she was anxious that. he should eat hearty and give the sh1r, a good name. So she said: "Mr. Jones, d') have some more roast beef." No thanks, he replied, "I have had sufficient." ..Been fishing" she asked. ..No, I have had plenty." "And caught twenty?" "Damned old fool" he muttered. "And broke your pole" she commented brightly. Lansing Pearsall accosted this stranger who was sailing an M boat on Sprcckels Lake, and he said: ..Didn't I meet you down in Long Beach in "4 5?" And the feller replied: ..No, I never been in Long Beach." And Lans said: ..Neither have I. It musta been two other guys.,, Paul Collet found himself in a crowded bus one day when his car was in the repair shop and this lady was standing in the aisle. So Paul inquired: "What's the matter, lady, haven't you got anything to sit on?" ..Yes, I have, smarty," she replied, ..but I haven't got no place tcf put it." So what could he do? And from Seattle we hear that the traf, fic cops are using a sobriery test which goes like this: Officer says to suspect: ..you will repeat after me three times: ""isthis a zither?" You have 15 seconds. Go." Guy says: "Awright otfsher. Gimme the ticket.,, It seems that this battle wagon was warping up to the dock at Wilmington and seamen first-class Bill and Joe were standing by on the forecastle-.:head when Bill spies his girl Sal on the dock and he hollers: '"HI, Sal." And from Sal : "HI, 7 Bill." Bill: "How about a date for to• ht.7" Sa l : ··oK. I. B1·11 mg , "EF or Ff7" . Sal: "EF." Bill to Joe: "These darn gals; they all want to eat first." Hans Tofte has sold his well-known X Class Viking, a 78" full keeler to a Scandinavian gentleman, not yet a club member, but a promising prospect. Capt. Tofte will be remembered as the winner of the M Class Trophy which bears his name in which his Bobcat outsailed her competitors. The donor of this Throphy left these parts without disclosing the whereabouts of theTofte Cup, but Hans still has hopes that it will turn up. The efforts of Dr. Houk of Seattle, all club members and friends to save the Seattle Pond from the contemplated action of the Park Commissioners to close .it to the Seattle M.Y.Q. appear to have. been crowned with at least partial success. It .was decided to give the S.E~aJtleClub . a . period of two years' grace in which to demonstrate the necessity of _continu{ng the status· quo.· So Doc Houk_ and his skippe·rs and crew ~ust carry the ball from .here on, and the general impr~ssion' is that they are equal to the task. Virgil Gustavino has ju-~t ~ompleted a 49" gas-power_ed prototype, somewhat on the order of a P.r. boat; the craft appears unusually beamy, pe_rhaps 12", is quite flat on the bottom a~d a pronounced flare of the bow lines· the propreller is carried on a ·strut •~nder the stern, has variable speed.-motor and is very fast. Workmanship, details and finish are of a. very hig4 quality. So. Jer.sey Club. The following officers were elected to serve in 1949 for the South Jersey Model Yacht Club: Mr. Bingemann Commodore Mr. A. Link Vice Commodore Mr. Marshall Guy Measurer Mr. C. Heisterkamp III Secretary and Treasurer 8 Staten Island Club This club has very emphatically come to life again and the whole sport rejoices to see them back in the fold. Park Superintendent J. J. Mallin has done a splendid job in clearing the weeds from the lake and there should be some fin sailing this Spring on Martlin 's Pond. Shades of 19 30 's !!! 1948 SAILINGS Blackwatch 18 A. S. Sellar Typhoon 17 G. Larsen 14 Spark C. Francis 13 Regine A. Tysen Dragoon 7 A. Brassi.ngton Buddy 6 I. Walters H. Micha withdrew due to sickness. A. Kolb has joined his ship in the Coast guard service. H. Kolb Sr., H. Kold Jr., and A. B. Duncan are still tnembers of the club but have been unable as yet to participate in races. Much is expected of them this season as they are ardent model sailers and well kr.own to the sport. Alex Sellar Here --•-- and There Skipp~r and designer Ains Ballantyne is up to his ears in building three new boats. One will be a new ·•A" of the full-keel type and rudder. As usual, Ains is going to experiment some more for the benefit of the sport, and this time in an attempt to· see what a full-keeler and a vane wi.U•db in actual sailing. The "X" will be similar to the "Exploit" with a little flatter flow· and larger end The displacement will be the same, 27 lbs. • Lt. Comdr. George B. Greer, USN, and his wife Frances are at Pearl Harbor, which may prove to be a long vacation. Mrs. Greer .is the daughter of William Stevenson of the Seattle club. Race of the Century We are told that Dr. North of the Montclair Club is arranging a speci:ll match race to be held at Mill Pond this summer for "A" boats. The prospective contestants will probably be Bithell, Pigeon and Levy, all of Boston, A. Ballantine of Mill Pond, and Dr. North of Montclair. This race should be something to witness on any pond, but personally we are of the opinion that in fairness to all contestants, it should be held at a neutral pond, and while were're at it, suggest South Jersey. It is one of the best unobstructed rectangular ponds in the East and accessable to all. Perhaps South Jersey is willing to loosen up on the purse strings · and make it worth while to the contestants, if you know what I mean!!! It is indeed pleasing to note that this race will certainly bring good old M0ntclair in the open again, and that makes us all happy. Washington Club John Edwards has had a relapse of his old trouble and has returned to the Marine hospital at Rockaway Beach, L. I., after having spent the summ~r renewing old acquaintances in London, England. - And speaking of London, Major Greely and I took advantage of a couple of '"open" Sundays, and sailed the last two weeks, and had a pond-side visitor in the person of Major S. Morse-Brown, of London, a member of the Clapham Common Model Yach tClub. I am pleased to advise you that our campaign to interest the youngsters in the sport is bearing some fruit at. least as witnessed by the fact that the threeyear cup was won by a junior member, Francis Ashton. • There is set forth below the cumulative individual scores of members for the year 1948 who sailed five or more days during the 1948 racing Season: Days sailed Skipper Percentage Francis Ashton .727 Major A. W. Greely .709 James Coulsby .64 2 Richard Hurtt .598 Robert C. Valentine .587 A. J. Harwood .430 11 30 5 9 23 ) Valantine. Sc1·ews Instead Clamps of Reading your latest issue of "Model Yachting" containing reprints from "Yachting With Models,, on the bread and butter method,-the method I have used on some 11 boats since 1933, prompts me to offer some suggestions that may be of usefullness to other builders. I have no fault to find with the .method suggested in the article, except that thru experience I 1}.a.vefound that a. much better job can be .produced: by the use of screws than by clamps .. In the first place, clamps to do the work. properly_ must be large, and these are expensive. Many builders will baulk at this expenditure. In any case I, believe that the use of screws and washers is preferable as the str;;i.instress is more evenly distributed thruout the entire hull. ,: ~ .· .. , As most of my sailing is done where the winds are light to mod~rate, my hulls usally weigh about 11 pounds. My last "X" that is season winn_er at Mill. Pond ( three firsts, one' ..fourth) ~nly weighs 3½ lbs. without the deck, and measures 78 inches OA. · No boat. I ever ,built has lea~ed. at any time or warped.· I never use ·Weldwood Glue. It is hard on tools that require keeping sharp at all times. My method of glueing the hull. is shown on the illustration. Srews are removed after the outside of the hull is shaped, anther good feature. Personally I prefer Casco Glue that lasts for years, and will never fail if made heavy enough. Any plastic ad, hesive should be made to the consistancy 9 of paste. to be practical in model yacht building. In building by the screw method start with the bottom lift and work up inside the hull. No holes will show on the finished hull:, and you are assured a clean hull that will finish off nicely in varnish. veered more at times towards the North, causing eddies and cross-winds which were a distinct hindrance to the sailing. The direction of the wind was also largely responsible for the many re-sails wich where necessiated by the collisions of models, and the consequent loss of time in carrying these out precluded the racing from being continued for a Engraver disappointed us this month second round. with our illustrations. Will appear in next issue. After the tea interval there remained, apart from one or two re-sails, only one Ryde Club, England run to be sailed, and the Championship The second post-war Championship was thus completed by approximately 5.15 p.m., by which time the wind had for the Club's "Coronation Town Cup" ( which was presented in 1937 by the again strengthened, encouring the eight Borough of Ryde) was held on Satur, contestants to embark on a "friendly" day last, the 4th September, 1948, at Club race between the Kensington and Hastings Clubs on the one side and the the Canoe Lake, Ryde. In addition to the Club's three con- Ryde and Lymington models on the testants, eight entries were received other side. His Worship presented the Cup and from various Clubs affiliated to the Model Yachting Association - all the prizes· (first - pair of hair brushes) second - shaving set in leather case; models being of the "Marblehead, 50-800" Class but unfortunately, and third proprelling pencil and three of the entrants, respectively from lighter combined) at. 6.30 p.m., and the the Hastings & St. Leonards, Hove and score board showed the following final Brighton, and Lymington Clubs, had to position:be scratched, two of them at the very lst-"Forester"-H. A. Cox, Limington last moment. This left eight models M. S. C., 32½ points. only to compete for the Cup, including 2nd- ..Fenella"-E. T. Scovell, Ryde Mr. A. W. Littlejohn's "Kittiwake", the M. Y. C., 27½ points. holder. of the Cup from pre-war years, 3rd- ..Aster "-G. Adams, Hastings fJ and in 1947. St. Leonards M. Y. C., 22½ points. The racing was conducted in ac, 4th- ..Killiwake''-A. W. Littlejohn, cordance with the rules laid down by M.Y.$.A., Kensington, 20½ points. the Association, under the control of 5th- ..Vectis''-G. A. Mathews, Ryde Mr. W. ]. T. Williams, Commodore M. Y. C. 17½ points. of the Gosport Model Yacht Club, who ..Evensong"-H. L. Pragnell, M. officiated as Officer,of,the, Day, and the Y. S. A., 17½ points. first pair of models were started by his 7th- ..Somels''-E. Hawkins, M. Y. S. Worship the Mayor of Ryde (Coun, A., 13½ points. cillor S. R. Bird) at 10.30 a.m. 8th- ..Colombe''-N. Hair, Ryqe M. The wind was of a steady moderate Y. C,. B½ points. strength at the commencement of racfng Mr. Cox, of Lymington, has thus and blowing from the North-West, thus been successful in winning both of the giving a lon~ starboard tack to the Club's challenge Cups this year, and South shore of the Lake. Towards merits every credit, as does his excellent lunchtime, however, and during the ··Forester"; ..Fenella" of Ryde, with Mr. afternoon, its strength abated, and, Scovell "at the helm" put up her usual although the general direction remained splendid performance, although not unchanged, the fitful breeze prevailing being quite good enough to achieve. a 10 ,. complete victory on this occasion; and Mr. Adams, of Hastings, with ..Aster" is to be heartily congragulated. For the remaining competitors, each of. whom sailed carefully and skilfully, it should be pointed out that bad luck was the lot of many; with an untrue wind on the Canoe Lake sailing can at times become a mere matter of guesswork, and it is to be hoped that better luck will attend each when next they sail in the Club ·s open events. Others (all of the Ryde Club) who officiated in various capacities were Mr. A. Kerridge (Commodore) Mosdames G. A. E. Matthews and G. W. White, ~nd Messrs. W. Creighton, J. Hart, G. H. Matthews, and J. O'Day. The· Club is once more indebted to His Worship the Mayor, for his active interest and assistance, to the Borough Council, for placing the Lake available for the Championship, and to the Boating Proprietors, for their ready co-operation in the preparation of the Lake for the event. The Club ·s Annual General Meeting was held at the Town Hall, Ryde, on Wednesday, the ·27th October, M. A. Kerridge, the retiring Commodore, being in the Chair. Reports from Officers showed (I) the Hon. Secretary-that the Club had generally, made good progress in most of their spheres of activity, and that one of the most ambitious programmes ever undertaken had been carried out MODEL YACHT FITTINCS PLANS Tel. !'..A.3-41 U KITS E1tabli1hed 188% JAMESBLISS& CO., INC. 220-222 State St., Bo.aton, Ma11. with complete success; (II) the Hon. Treasurer-that the financial position could be regarded as satisfactory, but the Club would have to economize in. certain directions if it was desired to·· maintain the present standard of organization of racing events; and (III) the Hon. Racing Officer-that the Club's racing fixture list had included two series of Inter-Club racing (with the M. Y. S. A., Kensington and the Lymington M. S. C.) both of which were held at Ryde; two open Championships; and seven Club tournaments. Results of the Club meeting were as follows:Model Cup Winner Jubilee Town Cup ..Fenelia" Mr. E. T. Scovell ..Dandy" Mr. J. Woolcock Stride Cup "Harmony" Mrs. A. Korridge "Fenella" Mr. E.T. Scovell Chiverton Cup "Dandy" Mr. J. Woolcock Club Cup ..Fenella" Mr. E. T. Scovell Bayliss Cup "Fenella'• Mr. E.T. Scovell Woolcock Cup Mrs. N. White ..Rawhlin" Mrs. J. O'Day presented the Cups to the winning Members, the same to be held for one year, with the exception of the two first-mentioned, the retention of which would be shared between the two winners in each case. An interesting innovation was the introduction of the ..Woolcock" Cupa cup for ..runners-up" and presented to the model which had shown the best performance without securing a prize in any tournament. The Club received with regret the resignation of Mr. R: F. Searle from the post of Hon. Secretary, and, as a token of their appreciation of the services which Mr. Searle had given to the Club, he was presented with a barometer, subscribed tq: by the Members, amidst acclamation from those present; the Commodore also paying tribute in 11 eulogistic terms to the manner in which Mr. Seale had carried out his duties .. The meeting also marked the termination of the term of office of Mr. A. Kerridge as Commodore, to which po~t the retiring Secretary was elected, in accepting which he acknowledged the great work which Mr. Kerridge had achieved, both for the Club and for the sport of model yachting generally; emphasising that Mr. Kerridge had been responsible for the re-formation of the Club in 1933 ( following an extensive break over the period of the first W odd War-the Club's inception dating as far back as 1874) and also that it was mainly due to his efforts that the '"Marblehead" Class of model yacht had been introduced into this country from the U.S.A.-the benefit of which step was at once apparent when it was considered how popular the class was ••becoming. He paid tribute to the constant enthusiasm shown by Mr. Kerridge, and to the fact that in all matters Mr. Kerridge 's main concern was 'the best interests of the Club. The election of flag officers, Officers and Committee, resulted in the following appointments being made:---' Commodore .................. Mr. R. F. Searle Vice-Commodore ....Mr. A. G. M. Moss Rear-Commodore ................ Mr. N. Hair Hon. Treasurer .............. Mr. R. F. Searle Hon. Racing Officer, Mr. G. A. E. Matthews Hon. Meusurer .............. Mr. A: •Korridge MODEL YACHT FITTINCS Fisher Self Tacking Vane Gear, Brass-$6.00 Chroms-$7. S'O 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 Ship and Yacht model Fittings. A. J.FISHER 1002 Etowah Ave. 12. Royal Oak, Mich. No appointment of Hon. Secretary was made, but Mr. Moss was elected to the post of Acting Secretary upon his signifying his willingness to accept the duties of this position, and the Members expressed their appreciation of his action in so doing. Many votes of thanks were passed to those who had assisted the Club in various ways during the past year, the Members once more acknowledging their indebtedness to His .Worship the Mayor (Councillor S. R. Bird) and the Deputy Mayor (Councillor E. N. Newman) for their interest and co-operation in presenting prizes at various events; the Borough Council for the facilities placed available in regard to the. use of the Canoe Lake; and to the boating proprietors, for their co-operation in helping to prepare • the Lake for Championship events. Special Correspondent, _____ _.oon YACNTI••------- Most subscriptions expire February, 1949. Get yours in on time. ------OHL TACNTIN______ _ Weep,Brothers,Weep Possibly some of the readers of Model Yachting have wondered. why it is that the San Francisco Club seems to be given so much space in the magazine; much more than our share, that is. I will try to explain how this comes about. On our Season schedule, we hold two races each month in Class X and two in Class M. The accumulated points at the close of the season determine the winning yacht in Class X for which a cup is awarded. There are two cups in Class M; these are perpetual trophies; the Golden Gate Kennel Club trophy goes as first· prize and the Granat Bros. Cup to the runner-up in Class M. Besides these, we have a special Opening Day Race Trophy for X Class; we have the Dickey Elimination and the Final for the Dickey Perpetual Cup; we sail for the Virgil \ I Trophy, also a perpetual for Cb.ss X and finally there is the Tofte Perpetual Tro, phy for the M. Class. Yes, fellers, we do get a lot of space. But we also do a lot of racing. For c:.ips, that is. We work hard at it. Moral: go and do likewise.• Our genial Club Measurer, }hlton Haxton has hauld out his fast X Class No. 5 on the beach to rest a bit ,vhile Milt hies himself to the highlands of Scot, land for a brief sojourn and vacation by the bonnie brfa.es of Loch Lomond. where the Scottish heather grows, and the Scottish whiskey flows . . . but at a price, laddie . . . at a price, ye ken. We all say: Bon Voyage, Milt . . . Aloha until we meet again. POWER DOATS Season Race M. Class, scheduled for August 8 was postponed in order to give the power boat section use of the Lake for the entire day. The performances of the various gas and steam powered craft afford an interesting spectacle to the many spectators who turn out for these power craft events. This gives the sailing contingent a week-end off from the fast pace which our racing schedules entail. Commodore Schmidt and your re, porter took advantage of the lull to pay a long-overdue visit to the pond of our sister club across the Bay: the Berkeley M. Y. C. Commodore Russ Robinson was not sailing on this date but the Sec, retary, George Atthowe, Paul Collet and a fellow-member gave us a warm wel, come and a convincing demonstration of the quality of the Club's M Class boats on their home waters. Their speed down wind under spinnakers was an eye, BUILDING "M" BOAT Reprinted from "Yachting With Models" by John Black. Whittlesey House, Publishers. Copyrighted l 939 by the McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc. (To be continued) opener to us of Spreckels Lake were conditions are not at all favorable for the use of spinnakers. In all, it proved to be a most enjoyable visit, one that we hope to repeat more often. -Gus Gallagher. Cj *\.Vhat Gus Gallagher modestly failed mention was that as club reporter he ha5 done his duty as such, and the club gets the publicity. -Editor. to * * YACHT PLANS Abbreviatio11s: FNS-Fi" & Skeg: S.F.-Seal-vipper fin: C.F.-Conventional Fin: IS-I so/atcd skeg: WL-Waterline: BT-Buttocks: R-Rabbct. SASail Area Dimensional figures in rotation represent: LOA LWL Er. Beam, WL. Beam, Draft. Displace;ment in lbs. Figur•s in J,arentlresis girJeJ weight of lead ballast. A-CLASS WESTWARD VIII. F. L. Pigeon, Des. F&S: WL: BT: 78.4: 48.5: 14.18: 11.26: 41.23 lbs. Ratina 39.36. Full size lines and 1/8 sail plnn ........ $3.00 NAIAD, J. A. Potter, Des. F&S: WL: IlT:R: 76: 49.5: 14.1: 11.3: 47 lbs. (32 lbs.) SA 1800. Full size Jines and 1/8 size sail plan .......... $3.'lO M-CLASS. All full size lines HELEN J., one-design, LOA, 50.25; LWL, 38: WLB, 9.64; Oft. 10.00; Disp. 19.50 lbs. S.A. 799.60. Designer, Richardson .................... $2.00 ARROW III, LOA, 50.3/16; LWL, 50; Beam 9: Lead 12 ½; Disp. 18 ¼; S.A. 792; Designe~ A1ns Ballantyne .............................................. $2. SUNKISS. Ted Thorsen and A. R. Laasel. Dea. SF:ES: 50.25:50.25:9.70:9.0 lUI: 18.75 Ib s • (18.5) SA 798 ............................. _................. $2. 0 0 X-CLASS. SUSIE Q.-V .,ottom, LOA 73, LWL 55, Beam 12 ¼, Draft 12, Dis. 2 3 lbs., Lead 15 lbs., ~ull 5 lbs., Fittings 2 ¼ lbs. Des. A. J. Downmg, N. A. LILEX II, C. C. Liljegren, Des. Mod. SF: IS: BT: WL: R: 78: 55: 12.4: 11.2: 12.26: 27 lbs (17) SA 998. Full aize ................................ $2.0 0 SIX METER CLASS FALCON, C. J. Pratt, Des. F&S. WL-BT: 6~.5 x40xll.25x10.7x9.12. 25.25 lbs. (18). SA 1212. ½ size line• ................................................. $2.00 ORinLR r.. T. Pratt. Des. F&S. WL-BT: 62.6 :dlx11.5xllx9.18 27.25 Iba. (19.5) SA 1185. ¥., aize lines .................................................. 2.00 CALIFORNIA SLIDING RIG. Full size, for M-class .................................................... •·· $1.00 36-INCH SHARPIE. S-CLASS. Official MYRA A One-design Sharpie. W. R. Many, Iles F.,1] 11iz@lines and constn1ction plan ....... ~~.oo LASSSEL SELF-TACKING VANE. Full size .................. ................................... ~ 1 Ofl 13 Boston Club Elects Fred Pigeon reports that the last meeting of the Boston Club was one of the best attended for some time. This is an encouraging sign. Many new boats are being built, and with Boston's array of fine craftsmen arid skippers, we look forward to a grand season there in 1949. Fred was elected Commodore again, with John C. Kiley, Jr. as the ViceCommodore, James A. Potter of 19 Norton Road, West Medford, Mass., was elected Sec'y, Treasurer. The Race Committee consists of Harry Richardson of designing fame, William P. Bithell, . J. Patey and Stafford Levy. William Mansell and Edward Gledhull are the House Committee. William G. Bithell, the boy that knows how to build them, was re--elected Measurer. trick like that on it. We have too few subscribers now as it is. Other than the family, only two friends on the West Coast have one, and in this case I'm protected by distance. Nothing Doing!!! ADVERTISI NC RATES ½ ¼ Page .......................... $2.00 per Page .......................... 3.00 p~r 1/3 Page ............................ 4.50 per ½ Page .......................... 6.00 per ¾ Page ............... .... .... ... 8. 00 per Page ................................ 10.00 per issue issue issue issue issue issue "Where to Buy" $1 per inch per issue 15 % discount on yearly contracts. Model Yachting Gets Publicity Ernest E. Lea, of 1088 Kossoth St., Bridgeport, Conn. has been the recipient of considerable publicity of late. Ernest is a new-comer to the sport, but with his first attempt, built himself an "X" that shows considerable promise. The local papers say it is a beautiful piece of work and from the photo we saw, dare· not deny it. What is Hartford doing to corrall these near-by prospective skippers? Come on Burrnit, get busy. Nothing Doing!! Yes, Al, it's true, we finally had our mug photographed so the family might have something to remember us by. Last one was away back when we played "Mathias" in "The Bells" for. the Ju_nto Club of Chelsea, Mass. Boy, that was long ago,-at least it seems I've lived a hundred years since. Don't worry, old man, nobody wants to know or cares what I look like, and I have too much respect for the Mag. to play a dirty 1-4 71 Calla Street Providence 5, R. I. 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