The Model Yacht: Volume 1, Issue 11 – August 1929

qIT H B HMH o D HB m9 LINCOLN MEMORIAL PcOL, WASHINGTON, D. C. AU®u8ffg fl929 fl5 ®m;INqITs A ®OHpclf 8ill®50 2A arnBAR ` Model Yacht Racing Association of America ±’ ;::::{n¥::nc:hE;;j{t:;;st¥y:;i¥¥a;§f:::i:R;i:::;i:::%;¥:;:[{:.;o;n;;{{:hi;t§]:::;s;c;:g:;€j[§¥[j::ir#:: OFFICERS Pres¢.de„j.. WELLINGTON RINI)GE, 1717 Beacon St., Waban, Mass. Vice-President.. A. 8. REHNOLDs. &%;£;£;..AE.X: Et¥¥:#£ofg3etr: at+:.TbrY;.kay:,shri?g+?n. D. C. Other Chabs Director3r Of Affiliated Clubs HOLLW0°Bo¥;oYrv.fi’6oR¥i.S8e&e.`%’g;uldri%#Voeondu,etal BOSTON M. Y. C., FRED L. PIGEON. Sccrctory’ 131 coleridge Street CENTRAL PARK M. Y. C.. \ HOWARD699RWFe[£H£S47{ic’sei°:gt,Newvorkcity HUGUENOT M. Y. C., A. RUTTKAT, c?Og€re:’t Kills Road, CHICAG°M|.o¥irc].6HN33gr.s?CH”oe;an’e”Avenue,Chica8°’]“. ‘Gi.eat Kills, Staten Island KANSASC[TLYA¥s¥ERCI:Es¥z7P’Egi€ic£’6re&:enn#e.city,Mo. CLEVELANDA.MH..i.£t’HER,Conffledo7e. 507 Electric Building DETRO[TMwiYtfv|NCENI,SGC”‘¢”.{55i6BaylisoAvenue LOS ANGELES M. Y. C.. 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BUBRnaA±c.I, Secretary, Clerks Office, 4528 Malden Street, Chicago, Ill U. S. Court House, Washington, D. C. For Your Book Shel`f A list of bods and undigrzfines of interest to 7modelunen a;nd unodelunahers BOOKS MAGAZINES Build a Winning Model Yacht …. Thomas Moore THE MODEI, YACHT …………….. New Yor Miniature Boat Building …….. Albert C. Leitch Elements of Yacht Design ….. N\ormari L. Skene The M’odelmaker ………………. New York Ship Model Making (3 vol.) …… E. A. Mccann YACIITING The Model Yachtsman ………….. London New Yor THEMonELYAC6:;:r*]6Sfaec€8T£#F£;:tt4[3d::e:rr:y:t::Een%r8;:N£:r#:,¥:nge;rt:t;::E°£a:§:18::cFREC§iccf£7s3;:T8h;;§?:e#rcsfr€:ti’9¥;¥:’#ea8hfngt°n’D. qIT H in; MODm;m9 curA®Hff The Magaeine of Model Yachting Vol. I AUGUST,1929 No. Il On Rating Rules pry MOGADOR the I. Y. R. U. rule mean that a designer plans a MUCH inkhave has taken been place spilled andsubject many ofdiscussions on the rating lovely craft and then cramps in her deck line and rules, but pleasant as it may sound in theory, the snubs her back to gain his rating and to be able to satisfactory s¢.ow4;e formula has not yet been evolved. When one considers that experts in botb Europe and the United States have done their best to this end and failed, we realize the difficulty of the problem. The fallacy of a simple rating rule is that, being simple, it cannot fairly measure all those elements in a yacht which go to make a boat speedy. These factors may be briefly summed up as length (;.e. sailing length), displacem-ent and sail area. Take the “cuboid ” rule which was put forward in THE MODEL YACHT recently. To the uninitiated it use a fairly low displacement. The minimum displacements under this rule are very high, and one is forced either to club a boat back or else make her unnecessarily coarse. How Fife and some of the others obtain their minimum displacements under this rule and yet get such lovely slender boats is a mystery to an amateur designer, although I have carefully studied a set of Fife lines. The displacement in the garboards is, of course, worked in very cleverly, but. even. then one wonders how it is done. Yet with all its faults I prefer this rule to the Unimay sound very simple to put a box inside a boat versal, as it is a better check on the elements of and say, ” Put anything you like around that.” But speed. Under the Universal rule size is too cheap, would it prove a Satisfactory rule in practice? I and one does not lose enough sail for increase of size. The Class A rule i§ particularly good as it contains trow not, since all that the rule says is that your hull must not be smaller than will contain this cuboid. two parts, one calling for a light boat and one for a In fact, it does not limit size at all and is no measure heavy boat. So cleverly are these balanced, that of either displacement or length! The boat under after a number of years, early boats such as I)e¢a)7cce, such a rule would be an elongated beast, probably with a 43-inch I.w..I. and a light displacement, can of the plank-on-edge type, with heavy displacement, still meet on level terms craft such as rgo¢.”faJe, with wet as anything, and altogether unsatisfactory. To a 5o-inch I.w.I. and a, displacement of 5o pounds. say that the proportions of the cuboid would be deFor all-round sailing, something between these two termined by the cuboids that could be put in good extremes is probably best, and I imagine that the happy medium is almost exactly halfway. boats built to another rule is a specious argument Probably the best Simple rule extant is the French that means nothing. Of all simple rules the old L. and S. A. rule is unrule under which the 6.5 and 8.5 metres are built. doubtedly the best, but that produces a light dis- These are fine, healthy boats, and fast for their size. But I question whether the simple rule fanatics placement scow. This is the natural result of a rule would class this as a simple rule. that measures I.w.I. without measuring sailing length. There will always be a large number of amateur The Skerry cruiser another at devela sin•ple rule. When thisrule firstis came outattempt the boats rule makers, but to my mind this is a job best left to the mathematicians and real yacht men. Undoubtoped into such long narrow-gutted freaks that various checks were imposed, until today it is just as edly, these have far more experience than we. The I. Y. R. U. rule is the product of the best brains in complicated as any so-called complicated rule. Europe, whilst the Class A formula was invented by The two best rating formulae in existence are the six-metre A Class and the I. Y. R. U., and I should Major M. Heckstall Smith, measurer to the Y. R. A. If these are the best these experienced men can degive the palm to the Class A rule because of its q.b. measurement, which does not distort the ends of a vise, are modelmen likely to do bette.r on such a highly technical subject? I think not, and it. worild be boat as the I. Y. R. U. rule does. The end taxes in THE MODEL YACHT a great mistake to let loose on a lot of innocent model,men another untried rule. But after all, do these so-called complicated rules really contain unsurmountable difficulties? Personally, I should say that they do „oj to any man who amateur made and freak rules, and stick to these two proven and tried formulae, the Class A rule and the I. Y. R. U., and that the latter would be most suitable if an alternative is wanted to the Class A. Fin’ally, should the ruling go in favor of the knows the first four rules of arithmetic,`an’d is 7GoC I. Y. R. U., I would recommend that the most poputoo lazy to read them through and take the trouble lar international class of real boats be chosen as a to master them step by step. Once mastered, `they prototype, namely the six-metres. As all working are really less difficult to work to than the so-called can be done in inches and pounds direct without simple rules, for the obvious reason that under a scaling down, a slightly awkward scale need be no simple rule there are §o many loopholes, and unless deterrent. Above all, it is policy to have only one one goes through them one will be outclassed. It is class of the same size. We in Britain have several far harder to design a satisfactory freak boat than it classes of approximately the same size, with the is to design a satisfactory boat on more normal result that the interest in each suffers. All that is lines. Moreover, though there are loopholes in all needed is a big class, a medium class for those rules, under the I. Y. R. U. and Class A rules, it whose physique does not run to the big class, and does not pay to try to go through them, as the freak one or two boys’ classes. I question whether anyboat will never succeed except in extraordinary thing bigger than the Class A is really wanted, but, weather. Under any rule in which s.a. figures, it is of course, that is a matter which modelmen must always possible to design what I should call a onedecide for themselves. reef-down boat with abnormally large hull and If you think of smaller classes, a number of good correspondingly small s.a., but she will not succeed designs are in process of publication in the British except on her own day. magazine, THE MODEL YACHTSMAN. They are well My idea is, therefore, that one should eschew all worth study by those interested in design. Power Models Provide Interesting Racing AvtfeR`sE:fgofR:::e.r,-dtri:eRemwodye;sr:osm.:::;i: Model Engineers, held July 21st, on Conservatory Lake, Central Park. The race is reported highly interesting and successful, with a large crowd in attendance from start to finish. The winner was a gasoline-driven speed boat, owned by Adolph Bosshardt. This is a scale model of J. J. Hacker’s design, J14:G.ss 4. P. 8. 4., especially designed for the Gold Cup Races. Boat and engineare built to scale, with practically no deviation even in fittings, seats, etc. , and the workmanship is excellent. The scale used is two inches to the foot, giving an over-all length of 52 inches by 12 inches beam. The power plant is a four-cylinder, four-cycle overhead valve gasoline engine of lj4 inches bore and stroke. Mr. Bosshardt also ran his CZ¢7}o7G JV, a one-cylinder overhead valve gasoline-driven “Hacker” type model. She performed as well as last year, making approximately the same time. Mr. F. D. Grimke’s steam-driven single-step hydroplane came in a very close second. The hull is of planed and ribbed mahogany, built by Mr. Elliott. The engine is a poppet valve %-inch bore by %-inch steam engine, which is lubricated by an oil pump, using castor oil. This boat rides very level underway, and behaved very well in the three trials. F. Z. I., entered by Mr. F. C. Zimmer, performed very satisfactorily. This is one of his old standbys, and, while not spectacular in performance, can always be relied upon to do normal speed without much trouble. Messrs. Hable and Holt’s entries were not successful in making the necessary five laps with a taut cord as required for official timing. The official time, the best of the three trials allowed each contestant, follows. Distance, five laps at end of 50-foot tethered cord. Boat jw].ss A. P. 8. A., a 52-inch scale model designed by I. J. Hacker, which won the Model Engineers Society races for power-driven models. Owyner Model of jl4:a.88 A. P.B. 4. Adolph Bosshardt SingleLstep Hydroplane F. D. Grimke C’Z®./lo7b JV F. Z. I. Tine 60sec. 1 min., 2 sec. Adolph Bosshardt,1 min., 9 see. F. C. Zimmer 1 min..15 see. THE MODEL YACHT Rounding a mark in the Belmont Lake State Park Regatta. James Adams’ Po//y in the foreground. The Belmont Lake State Park Regatta Ct4P T]gces Bring Out a Large Crou)d HE first model yacht regatta to be held under IT the auspices of the Long Island State Park Com- mission was conducted on Belmont Lake State Park, Sunday, July 21st. The regatta was decidedly successful, and it is hoped to make the affair an annual One. This park is one of a number now being developed on Long Island by the State of New York, under the supervision of the Long Island State Park Commission. It is about four miles north of Babylon, and approximately 40 miles from New York City. The primary purpose of conducting the races was to foster model yachting on Long Island. The Prospect Park Model Yacht Club and the Central Park Model Yacht Club, with this purpose in view, gave very helpful cooperation, not only by coming out in force themselves, but also by furnishing the necessary equipment, information and advice, and undoubtedly the success of the regatta was largely due to their efforts. The regatta was organized by Mr. William Stratton, Recreational Director for the Long Island State Park Commission. The regatta committee was made up of A. D. Clawson, Secretary, Williamsburg Yacht Club; J. 8. Ketcham, Prospect Park Model Yacht Club; and C. D. Collins, Central Park Model Yacht Club. Four sets of races were arranged, three of them for adults. There was a race for Class A boats, a handicap race for Class 8 and C boats, and a race closed to boats measuring 30 inches or less on the water line. All of these were sailed from skiffs. For boys and girls under 16, a free sailing race from the bank of the lake was planned. The Class A and handicap races were sailed in two heats; the 30-inch Class and the juvenile races in a single heat. The Central Park Club entered six boats in Class A, but were not competitors in either the handicap or the 30-inch Class. On the other hand, the Prospect Park Club had a large number of entries in the handicap and the 30-inch Class, but were represented in Class A by only a single entry, yo”faee I)oodJe, owned by S. H. Cox, of Cleveland, and sailed by E. A. Bull. Prizes for the races were donated by the Long Island State Park Commission, who put up four large cups, suitably engraved, for the adult races. Prizes for the juvenile race were donated by the Exchange Club of Babylon, and included a large model yacht, a construction outfit, and a copy of Moore’s Bull,d a Winning Model Yachi. Racing began at 11 A.M., and continued, after an adjournment for luncheon, throughout the early afternoon. A crowd of over 2,000 spectators surrounded the lake, and took a keen interest in the proceedings. The breeze, although a trifle light at first, gradually increased in force for ideal racing conditions. All the races were hotly contested. The results were as follows: CLASS A IST HEAT Yacht Owner E. A. Bull Yankee Doodle #¢O,:;JJ a?iilipR:yLeolds 2ND HEAT Ya,cht £’j?ep„Gr Yankee Doodle Otwner i;hAk.J::caffvfirtz yap”oqfets?::#i 12 Points; SJ¢.Pper and 4de.e„, |o 4 THE MODEL YACHT England Wins International Race at Gosport Black, skipper of the American entry, Bos!o#6o JUST to press comes a at cable from giving John JJJ,asinwe thego international match Gosport, the result of the three days’ racing. The race was again won by a British boat, 4/a;o7G, the defender getting 150 points to BasJo#¢.a)’s 123. The three other countries represented at Gosport earned the following points in the scoring: France, 73, Germany, 53, and Belgium, 51 points. No details of the race are yet available except that stormy weather, high winds and rough water prevailed for the better part of the series. Again the entry of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America was the runner-up in the series, as was the case in two previous matches. Last year the score was 106 to 102 points in favor of England, and in 1927, Black, with Bos!o7a¢.a) JJ, lost by only one point, the score being 129 to 128. That Bos!o7G;c! JJJ put up a game fight this year seems assured from the score. The difficulties of winning against a defender built for and sailing in her home waters is great, but we will go on trying, and can only hope Lucien Brevard, of Brooklyn, with his Ct]rJew, winner in the Juvenile Class. HANDICAP CLASS IST HEAT for better luck another year. The full story of the race, written by John Black, will appear in the next issue of THE MODEI, YACHT. In order not to miss it, send in your order now: or better still, enter your subscription for a full year so that you will not miss a single issue. You will find much to interest you in every number.’ Ouner Charles Wanker Charles Lucke H. Hunter Yacht Rdi,Once Lucky Stor Go,dfty 2ND HEAT Ouner Charles Wanker Lucky Stol Charles Lucke H. Hunter Gndfty Rehance, 18 points., Lucky Star, 16 points., Galfty, 14 Yacht Rel,ience points. 30-INCH CLASS Ouner Yacht Dorothy S Vagrant Joua Captain Clark Captain Garbey J. Adams JUVENILE RACE Yachi Curl,ew /).,;:,.,-(,” Owner Lucian Brevard Walter Barnett George Fox Manymodelyachtclubsfinditadvisabletocutdown on club races during the middle of the summer. This, for several reasons: The.heat, the absence of many vacationing members, and the fact that summertime usually brings a lot of rowboaters around to clutter up the water. Not a bad idea to slack off occasionally, as a vacatiorL Will keep the skippers from losing enthusiasm and they will be ‘likely to come back in September a bit keener to race. E. A. Bull receiving cup for Class A, won by yazikee DoocJ/e, from William Stratton, Recreational Director. The Marconi Rig T HE question was recently put to us: ” Why is the Marconi rig so popular, and why does the gaff rig seem out of vogue? ” There are several practical reasons. It seems well proved, now, that it is the leading edge of the sail that does most of the work. In fact, especially with poorly cut sails, the after section may be an absolute drag that retards the speed of the craft. Since rules and practicability limit the amount of sail to be carried by either the model or major yacht, it has been determined that the requisite sail area sticking up into the air gives more speed than if extended in a lower but wider sail plan. In the major yachts it has been found that the taller sail plan will sometimes extend up into an air current not to be found down at the deck line, or close to the water, and the higher the sail plan the more these upper currents are effective. With the big yachts there is also the fact that a heavy puff aloft will find less actual sail area to strike in a Marconi, and therefore will heel the yacht less. This will sometimes save the snapping of a mast. It is an actual fact, however, that in very light weather there will be a bit of breeze aloft that is not felt at the surface of the water. The tall, so-called Marconi sail will get this, where the lower gaff sail will not. Aside froin the speed factor, I think this is of the more importance to the model yacht, for time after time I have seen a model with a tall rig catching a drift of air that will move her steadily along past the lower-rigged models. The air seems dead at the surface, while quite alive only a couple of feet higher aloft. Aloft the wind is less broken up by interference of deck, spars and gear, and is therefore more effective. When beating, the jib-headed mainsail can be trimmed farther in, where it belongs; the top of the sail is not swinging out and losing power. When reaching, the entire sail can go out as far as needed, and with no gaff to swing off part of it does not go too far. In runningthere is just as much effective sail let out, and there is no bag, no gaff, to get entangled in shrouds. For similar practical reasons, the bowsprit is now seen less and less on racing craft. It is not needed because the base of the sail plan is shorter. It also adds weight, and adds, as well, a problem in string staying. Bringing the forestay down to an iron on the deck gives a better anchorage, stays the mast better, and is accomplished with lighter rigging. The remark has often been made that Marc6nirigged craft are not so “yachty” in appearance. At first it did seem that way. Now it is the other wa-y around ; the jib-headed sail is the more “yachty ” of appearance, while the gaff head reminds one only of the workboat, the old-timer. Undoubtedly, the same thing was first said of the gaff-headed sail as of the lateen sail that preceded it. But the lateen has almost gone the way of the dodo except in the far provinces. Schconers The same questioner asked why more schooner models are not seen. The writer i§ constantly asking the same question. The schooner is not only a uP. Then, there is the factor of weight, which, while thoroughly American invention, but the schooner it may not be so great a factor in the sailing model, yacht cannot be surpassed for beauty. One objection is of considerable importance wit.h the major yacht. that has been raised is that too much time is lost The gaffs, sprits, topsail yards, etc., with their extra in readjusting the additional sheets of the schooner blocks, halliards, gear and the rest, sometimes add rig for model sailing; another is that while the schooner foots faster on the reach or run than does tons of weight to the top hamper of the large yacht. In addition, the topmasts must be stronger and the sloop, she is not as good in beating. The fact that there are several small fleets of heavier. With every fraction of an ounce of extra Schooner models being pleasurably and satisfactorily weight counting as it does in the success of the model yacht, it is best to have everything as light as possi- sailed in Several localities, indicates that the skippers ble, with the weight concentrated way down below Shoe:t°stofifntdh:ts:hgoro::r:a|Snkcftd°e:::;i#:fh.:naed:itj£:g:i in the lead of the lreel. In addition, the extra rigging of the gaff rig adds has to use a bit more time making readjustments, so do the others. complications in the speed of handling the model. As far as I know there are no schooners anywhere The tendency is towards the most simple of rigs and gears, eliminating extra stays, all halliards and the being classed with sloops in racing. Where they are brought together, boat for boat, the schooner is like. For this reason you will not see an old-timer allowed a bit additional sail area to make up for the using rings on his mast to which the mainsail is bent. advantage carried by the sloop in beating -ten per You will also find that more and more models are doing away with extra stays, and all they have is a cent, as a rule. I think this should about even things single forestay, and a single shroud on each side of the up, as, when the schooner may be losing time and mast. Sometimes there may be a backstay from mastdistance on the beat, she begins to make up on the reach and run, and things should come out fairly head to transom. However, even with the sail of a model yacht, the even in the long run, other factors of measurement being taken into consideration. tendency of a gaff is to swing a§ far outside as it can. Decidedly, there should be more schooner models. The heavier it is the farther it will go. This results in a certain distortion of the sail that materially affects They are beautiful things. The writer believes that its driving power, and I:esults in spilling the wind many are particularly interested in schooners i 5 6 THE MODEL YACHT they just like the rig best -who are not in the model game because they cannot find model schooners racing. If there were schooner classes for them to build into they would jump into the game soon enough, I venture to say. For one thing, however, the Smaller size schooner should not be attempted, to my mind. In a model under, say, 36 inches over all, the complication of gear and rig would make for heaviness and clumsiness. This has been shown in such schooners that have come to my notice. I wish there were at least one class of schooners that could be built and raced as a one-design class. Perhaps the Model Yacht Racing Association of America, when it next convenes, will adopt such a class and promote its sailing. Raciflg Rules for Pond Sailing Clbe T]§gulat4ons Of the I. M. Y. GR: A. ¢Cantianed fran JablD 11. HANDLING YACHTs. Whenever a yacht comes to shore she must either: (a) be tacked, or (b) be retrimmed. For (a) in tu¢.cedzoa}7d aoa}7ds yachts shall be turned fairly about by the skipper taking a firm stand and (I) turning the yacht off by placing the stick or pole against the lee bow, and (2) he may also steady her round the pole against the lee Side of the counter as she sails out. In any case her headsail must fairly and definitely fill on the offshore tack before She leaves her skipper’s control. Failure to do this shall entail disqualification for the board. No other part of the yacht, sails, or gear quay be touched unless to may order them to start further apart, or to change positions. (b) If a competing pair foul outside the distance mentioned above the board shall be resailed on the order of the Officer of the Day, except as provided in Rules 12 and 13 (C) (d). (c) If one of a pair fouls an obstruction the board shall be resailed, unless the Officer of the Day is of the opinion that she had no chance of winning the board. (d) Should two or more yachts come to shore foul (covering each other) that which is to windward has the right to be first restarted; but if either requires readjust her trim or to avoid an obstruction. When, adjustment, then that which is first ready may be and if, a retrim has been effected, the model shall first restarted, in which case such yacht must restart be put off by hand only. A yacht put off on the f ron a position ast.ern of the other. Neither lnay be ” guy ” and failing to ” break tack ” and returning to advanced to effect a retrim. the shore from which She was put off, must be re14. REMOVAL OF BEATEN AND DISQUALIFIED trimmed. YACHTs. Where a yacht is in the water after her competitor has crossed the winning line she shall be (NOTE. -Failure to break tack occurs when a removed from the water or towed by hand (if within yacht has been correctly turned (wit.h head sails filled on the new tack) and she returns to the same reach) to the new starting line as soon as practicable. 15. CHANGING SAILs. Sails may be changed at any shore on the same tack, a..e., not having broken tack by the action of the guy. time, provided such change does not increase the (A “retrim” is a readjustment of a yacht’s sails, yacht’s certified rating, but such change shall not delay the racing. If a yacht is not ready when propergear or rudder that will allo-w her to proceed fairly on her course toward the finishing line.) For (b) in jeeee/a)rd boards (or reoc%„g) the yacht shall be stopped, retrimmed, and restarted by hand every time she comes ashore. The skippers must remain Stationary whilst retrimming or turning the yacht, and the yacht must be s!o¢¢ed whilst altering trim. Whenever a yacht is put about, or restarted after retrim, her way must not be accelerated. The “guy” properly applied constitutes a retrim, but a jibe does not. ly called upon in her turn She shall forfeit the points of that board to her competitor. 16. DlsABLED YACHTs. If a yacht is not ready when called upon and thus misses two boards she shall be considered a non-starter and all points scored for and against her shall be deleted. 17. RESAILs. Where a resail i§ ordered it is com- pulsory and not a matter for arrangement between skippers; but if for any reason (in the opinion of the Officer of the Day) a resail is impracticable the points for the board Shall be divided between the 12. AVolDING CoLLlsl0N. Tacking, guying, start- competitors affected. ing a yacht after a retrim, or after coming to shore 18. SAILING OvER. When at the end of a match a foul, may not be done so as to involve the immediate resail has been ordered, or a tie to be sailed off, and one of the parties refuses, or is absent, the other risk of collision. 13. COLLISIONS AND FOULS. (a) If a competing shall be awarded the points. 19. WITIIDRAWAL oF CoMPETITORs. No competitor pair foul within six yards (or a similar distance may withdraw from a race without the permission of previously settled by the Officer of the DaLy) of the starting line, they shall be restarted from their the Officer of the Day, and then only under special circumstances in which case points for and against original positions. Should the foul recur the Starter THE MODEL YACHT own vote in the event of any tie in the voting. The committee shall also appoint one of their number to act a§ secretary, and in the event of any protest or 2o. DlspuTEs. Should any dispute arise during dispute being brought up it shall be his duty to the course of a match the umpires shall report to the forward a report of the findings of the committee, Officer of the Day at the end of the board then being sailed, and the decision of the Officer of the Day together with the written statements of all parties shall be binding and final, unless the competitor concerned, to the Hon. Secretary of the I. M. Y. R. A. In any match held under these rules any comwishes to lodge a protest under Rule 24. 21. CHECKING SCoREs. Skippers must keep their petitor shall have the right of protest to the interown Scores on cards provided, handing them to the national sailing committee, but in protesting he shall agree to accept the ruling of the majority of the Officer of the Day at the conclusion of a match. committee as final and binding. Should he not be Any discrepancies will be settled by him before the results are announced. No subsequent protests reprepared to agree to this stipulation he shall forfeit all right of protest whatsoever. garding Scores will be entertained. Any competitor protesting shall be required to 22. TIME LIMIT AND POSTPONEMENT. Should it be submit a full written statement of his case to the found impossible to finish a match in the available (or prearranged) time, owing to failing wind or cli- committee within 24 hours of the conclusion of the matic conditions, the Officer of the Day shall have racing. He shall also be prepared to attend such committee meetings as may be required. Both parties the power to postpone the event. This position shall to the dispute shall have the opportunity to state be decided by him as soon as the impossibility becomes obvious, but not later than when two-thirds their cases and the evidence shall be open to both sides. The parties concerned shall, however, withof the available (or prearranged) time has elapsed. If , in such circumstances, it is found that one com- draw during the decision and voting of the sailing committ.ee. petitor (or squadron) by virtue of score could not If a competitor desires to protest he shall, at the have been beaten, then such competitor (or squadconclusion of the board then being sailed, inform the ron) shall be deemed to have won the meet. No new entry shall be received, under any circumstances, Officer of the Day of his intention. He shall then continue to sail until the conclusion Of the match. for a postponed eveht. If , however, the event is designed for two rounds At the conclusion of the sailing and before comand the first half has taken more than half the time, petitors are permitted to disperse, the Officer of the as a,bove, then the Officer of the Day shall determine Day shall see whether the protest is likely to affect the result. If it cannot do so the protest shall fall to the event on the results of the first half . the ground. If, however, the protest affects the re(NOTE: As the length of the course varies on different waters, it is not possible to lay down a time sult, the Officer of the Day shall say whether, in the limit for each board to suit all cases.) event of such protest being upheld, any re-sails or 23. INFRINGEMENT OF RULEs. A yacht infringing sail-off§ would be necessary. In that case, he shall any sailing rules shall forfeit the points she might order these to be carried out and the results noted have gained in that particular board to her comin the score book, so that the final winners can be petitor, provided that the competitor has not also adjusted upon settlement of the protest. Failure to infringed rules, in which case neither yacht shall obey these orders shall be treated as a breach of Rule 19. Prizes shall not be distributed until any score points. For continued infringement of rules the Officer of the Day, on the representation of the protests or disputes affecting the results have been umpires, or on his own initiative, may disqualify a settled and any official press report shall be made in accordance with the position. Should the interyacht for the event. nation-al sailing committee, for any reason, find The Officer of the Day is also empowered to disitself unable to come to a decision about any dispute qualify a competitor for disobedience of his orders. In the event of total disqualification, points scored or protest, it shall be at liberty to refer the whole matter to the International Council of the I. M. Y. for and against Such competitor for the round then in progress shall be eliminated from the score sheet, R. A. for settlement. 25. DoUBTs AND SILENCE OF RULEs. Should any and such disqualification Shall be reported by the national authority holding the races to the national question arise during the progress of a match on authority of which the offending competitor is the which the rules are silent, the Officer of the Day shall representative. give a ruling for the occasion, but he shall report the 24. PROTESTs. (While the following deals mainly same in writing to the Hon. Secretary of the I. M. with international events, it may be modified for Y. R. A. local regattas.) Section 8 At all international regattas an international Sailing committee shall be formed in connection thereWhen races are sailed on waters where yachts with, in order to deal with any protest or dispute must be handled from skiffs the following rules that may arise. Such committee shall consist of an Shall apply wherever possible : equal number of representatives of each nation (a) A rectangular course shall be laid out and marked with buoys of a suitable size. Two skiffs taking part in the races in question. This committee shall appoint one of their number to act as chairman shall be in attendance upon each yacht. and he shall have a casting vote in addition to his (Continued on bage lob such yacht for the round then in progress shall be eliminated from the score. Plans of Internation HE plans which we reproduce in this issue of THE MODEL IT YACHT are of the International Class A model VoJsc4aeg which raced at Washington during the eliminations held there in June. VoJs%„g was designed by F. T. Wood, of Philadelphia. She is his latest design, being No.11 from this well-known designer’s board. The following are her principal dimensions: Length over all ………… 63″ Length water line ………. 43″ Beam………………..12″ Draft ……………….. Displacement …………. Lead keel …………..,.. Sail area (by rule) ……… ” ” (actual) ………. Quarter beam penalty …… 10 5/16″ 33 lbs. (fresh water) 27 Ibs. 2108 sq. inches 2205 ” ” None Rating……………….39.37″ Scale of reproduction, one-sixth size __== __ `__..EL::I _ Class A Model CZ/a/rz¢7zg In writing about the plans the designer says: “In designing VoJs%”g my intention was to produce a model that would be suitable for the average conditions at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at Washington, where the tr.ial races to select an American representative are held. How well I hit the mark is now a matter of record. ( VoJs#„g got into the second or qualifying round. In this round she got 20 points, or just two le§§ than £¢.jjJe Rfeody, which made the final.) She was an untried boat when she was first sailed at Washington, but after the proper balance had been found she did very well. ” VoJs%”g is a dug-out model and was built by her owner in three weeks, and taken to Washington in an automobile where she only arrived in time for the first races, Saturday, June 15. After watching her sail I am going to develop these lines into a 46inch water line model instead of a 43-inch, as I consider the former a better length for an all-round Class A model.” Commodore G. E. Steinbrecher, of Detroit, is the owner. 10 THE MODEL YACHT arHnB MODHBm9 erA®Hff THE MAGAZ`INE a/ MODEL YACHTING P”a/4;shed lfo„jfeJy ¢j 10 Ferry Street, Concord, N. H. Ed®.jor..a; OjScc, 4735-13th Street, N. W„ Washington, D. C. Gc„eraJ O#cc, 205 East, 42d Street, New York, N. Y. Vol. I August,1929 No.11 Single co¢ies,15 cents Yearly subseri¢tivn, $1.50 Foreign, $1.7 5 Lake State Park during July, under the direction of Mr. William J. Stratton, Recreational Director, indicates a most successful affair. Undoubtedly, there were various youthful hearts near to breaking because all the little yachts could not win, but this should but stimulate the young owners to get out and hustle up a miniature yacht that will “beat them all.” Judging, from a distance, by the photographs of the water upon which the races were held, this pond is an excellent sailing station for the small “critters.” But if it is not, we can only hope the commissioners were impressed and that they will start out to provide the best possible facilities, not only in this park but in others under their jurisdiction. All checks and money orders should be made payable to THE MODEL YACHT. Gammin’ Wi’ the Skipper HNM#8.::ri:tyesq:r8:]neffz:tt::¥::tchhej£:rot,hh:::nr: that you would be as interested as we in the qualifications this club imposes for its several grades of membership. We do not know whether the boys themselves drew up these requirements; at any rate, they are good. We wonder how marly adult clubs have membership qualifications? But we have no doubt that they would all benefit by imposing something of the sort. How many of you, for instance, can throw a good hitch, use the proper bend, swim a hundred feet or resuscitate the drowning? Think it over. That’s apparently what happened among the youthful members of the Meriden Model Yacht Club, who have patterned after the Chicago lads and now make their members show they know a little by adopting similar qualifications. We are printing them in this issue. Seven hundred entrants ! That affair at Los Angeles sets a mark for the rest of us to shoot at – probably a mark that will hardly be bettered for some time to come, however, as it is the result of seven successive years of work in sailing such regattas. However, it sets a mark to shoot at. There are comparatively few towns that lack at least a good-sized city park pond where models could find good sailing. If you model yacht chaps would get up on your hind legs, seek out your city fathers, have a few chats with the outstanding newspapers in your communities, you should be able to rouse out similar regattas in your towns. Go after the school officials, show them what is being done elsewhere, and enlist their cooperation in having the boys in manual training classes build good models during the coming fall ahd winter. It is encouraging to find that an organization such a§ the Long Island State Park Commission has recognized the growing interest in model yachting as a sport, and the attraction and interest in model yacht regattas. The account of the regatta held at Belmont In Brooklyn the Prospect Park Club has a class of schooner models that gives the owners a lot of pleasure and fun. Fred Tucker has something to say about them in this issue. He also brings up an idea that has been tickling me. That is (not being able to afford another yacht at this time), to take up the old Six-Metre and re-rig her as a schooner, keeping the old sloop rig so as to sail her as either, at times. The schooner is distinctly an American achievement and institution. What more fitting than that we should organize and promote a schooner class for interclub and national competition? It is my impression that many are interested in models (although not in sloops) who would join the game if we had a schooner class. Answering a query as to the probable success of models of the sailing scow type, F. T. Wood tells us they would probably not win. After having tried out all sorts of models, he concludes that the narrow Six-Metre type is faster to windward and in running than a scow. Owing to the full quarters, it is said to be difficult to get a scow model to sail steadily off the wind. They are faster on a reach but so unsteady on this point of sailing that their speed is nullified. Racing Rules for Pond Sailing (Continued from ¢age 7) (b) The attendant skiffs must keep entirely outside the course on penalty of disqualification for the board under progress. Yachts must be put about or retrimmed in accordance with the rules a.owoned¢.ojeJy they come outside the course. The yachts shall, however, be touched or handled only when they come outside the course. (c) Under Rule 9, skippers are allowed to push their yachts off at the start, but under no other circumstances shall the yacht be wilfully propelled or accelerated by any means other than the action of the wind. Remainder of Sailing Rules Method of sailing Shall be entirely as laid down under Section A and the whole of the Rules (Nos. I to 25) shall apply, but with the attendants of yachts in skiffs and governed also by the regulations set forth above. On Printed Drawings Sbrinhege, Warping, or Distortion JMake T’r2nted Y dcbt Gplaris Inaccurd;te pry ONE WHO KNOws (EDITOR’s NOTE.-Some time ago we printed a notice to would-be builders from model yacht lines found in magazines that distortion may make these drawings of questionable value for construction patterns. Here is more on the subject.) PEh¥?hpessa°:te:xp:r°ig:]cey]achhatvebhu:]dd::Strhy::: to build directly from drawings of lines published in the magazines, when they discovered various inaccuracies in “checking up.” If so, they will shed a tear in sympathy, But it is to those who are new at the game that I should like to say a word in warning. How often we see the lines of some crack design printed in a yachting publication, and say to ourselves: “There is a real model yacht, worthy of the efforts of the best modelman. Let’s build one just like her. As she has been a winner we should clean up things around here with a duplicate from the design.„ Do we get a copyof the designer’soriginal drawing? No, although there is no table of offsets published with the lines. Not being draughtsmen anyway, we recall that somewhere we have read that lines can be enlarged or reduced by photographic means, either by photographing the lines and having a bromide enlargement made,’ or by the photostat process. Simple enough! And not very costly. Fine!! All paper. Next, we discover that the zinc plate has not taken the ink well and some of the lines are not clear. This might not make such clear lines in an enlargement, but we can get by. Next we take our dividers and start stepping off the stations. We find that we are gaining a small amount each time, and that when we get to the other end we are a whole sixteenth of an inch over or under the true point of intersection. Must be something wrong. We do it over again and find we get three sixty-fourths of an inch over! Must be a bum set of lines. Not so. More than likely, here i§ what has happened. The magazine sent the original drawing to the engraver to have a photo engraved plate made for publication. The photographer tacked the drawing on the wall and took a shot at it -Something as in Sketch No. 2. Maybe the photographer was careless, or maybe he did not realize the need for accuracy. Maybe he hadn’t the time or equipment to set the drawing absolutely square with his plate and in the exact focal center of the picture plane. At any rate, the lines nearest the camera will be farther apart than those farther away from the camera. That is why the result is as shown in Sketch No.1. Should you attempt to enlarge these lines either by re-photographing them or having photostats made you would be Starting with an error of 3/64ths of an we have to do is cut out the page and have it photoinch. Enlarged,thiswouldbearound % inch in the full size. On top of that, you would have the same chance graphed. But first, let us see what we find. We carefully remove the lines from the book. We of error in re-photographing the lines and in setting tack them down to a drawing board. We find that up for enlargement. The net result is a set of inaccuwhen we try to square them up there is a sag in the rate lines. water lines. Oh, well, must be a slight warpage in the Why not send direct to the designer and get a set I I I •.. PHOT OceeF”‘N a ‘sWBFk I II ®L,a L.w/ L, “~€frsc „€ Off `f / WA ‘eG TOTO L–`.`2,.. L’iwoTw .TCF -aE e~ €,AllFFull r, 01.MuCCH 1£ I ‘FAf,a OATLIN EF=ES Of.W^eA L’7#;#„0 T3£a OT,us,` a=jn’R “H,E 5,,6 g r „ RP„ „£ ‘~ Par,EF< '0~I SkrETCH Ne I 11 12 THE MODEL YACHT in about three hours, as he already has the original we tack them down on the drawing board and, master lines. "But," you may say, "these designers sock you maybe, find they do not square up. We do the same real dough for actual drawings." things to them that we did to the magazine drawing They have a right to, for a new design. But reand find that we get about J6 inch over or under the station spacings. Well, this is not so bad, as compared member that they have already done a lot of reoJ of blueprints? Let's do that. The blueprints come; with the 3< inch we got on the full-size photographs of the first.€ We express our opinion of the d.esigner but, let's see what has gone wrong this time. To begin with, the designer traced the original lines some months ago, probably. He has used the tracing and has been none too careftil how he rolled it up. Result: warpage. When he received your order for a set of prints he took his tracing to the blueprint maker, who ran it through under the hot lamps of the machine and printed it on hot paper, which he immediately ran through cold water in order to develop the print, and followed that by intense heat in drying. Net result, shrinkage and warping. No matter how carefully the tracing has been kept to scale, a blueprint 36 inches wide and 96 inches long may Shrink as much as 34 inch in its length and warp 1.4 inch. While this may not occur every time, it is the possibility. The careful workman will check up the drawings, and if any discrepancies are found he can fair them up while building. But there must be some other way out of this, so as to build the hull exactly to the proper lines. There are two: either get all the data and redraw the lines from a table of offsets; or get an accurately made tracing on vellum from the designer. If we "swing a wicked curve" we can redraw the lines in about 30 or 40 hours of good hard work. But if you send to the designer he can give you the same thing toorfe on the design you want. A good designer's product is worth its price, and no magazine prints these lines for you to use as patterns, but merely for your help and information. Thus you get a good set of lines, and when you start cutting up first grade white pine at around 20 cents a board foot, and finer wood at higher prices, it pays to have a good set of lines. Start right by getting copies of the master lines. You will find the designers willing to aid you, and they have the right to charge a fair price for their labor. In closing, let me give another word. When you get these lines, carefully square them up on a special back board and let them alone. Do not use them and then roll them up until next time. Keep them flat and tacked down to the board. When you require a line for a template do not prick it off from the tracing. Re-trace the line on another paper, cut out your` template and spot it on your line drawing for a check. - If you do this you should get a fair hull, one which will come nearest the original design and rating as figured by the designer. Rumors are heard of a regatta being planned for Labor Day by modelmen around Chicago, who are planning to invite skippers from all over, especially from the Middle West. It is also understood there will be Six-Metre races at Toledo during the early fall. WITH TIIE CLU13S 11..1.11..I,..,I..I..11.I.1111111 .11111.11.1111.I.1111,..1..111.I, Meriden M. Y. C. Demands Seamanship "Knowing that you are interested in the doings North Shore M. Y. C. Vo;a.a[#j, Class R flagship of the N. S. M. Y. C., of the clubs," writes Ralph P. Jackson, Secretary of owned and sailed by Commodore Jack Waring, cleaned up in club races during the first half of the season which closed the middle of June. During the middle of summer, when most of the fleet is away as to our membership requirements; seeing the North Shore M. Y. C.'s requirements, we, not to be outdone, vacationing, the Shorers close down on official races revised ours and, incidentally, acquired a few of until they reopen for the second half in September. Racing started in the rowboat lagoon in Lincoln theirs. Well, here they are: Park (Chicago), but conditions were not good, so the fleet moved to the Lake Front Park lagoon at Evanston, where races were sailed on five days. I. Apprentice Waring had mounted his score to 44 points, and 1. Must be 12 years of age. was followed by Robert F. Murphy, skippering 2. Must tie the following knots: Clove hitch, Shoow7ocfa JJ to 34 points. Harold M. Schullman was hitch, and two half-hitches. a close third, having sailed his Ca}dy¢so for 33 points. 3. Must know the principal parts of a yacht, hull There will very likely be some hot racing when the and rigging, and be able to distinguish between rigs. fleet comes out again in the fall. The Evan§ton pond 4. Must be able to read simple yacht blueprints. is on the lake shore, and on one occasion the club was racing during a 40-mile gale which snapped the mast of one of the ``ma].or" Class R yachts sailing 11. Seaman just offshore. A record of 155 feet sailed in 55 seconds was posted by T'¢jG.o78j at tha.t time, and that's going 1. Build a model yacht at least 30 inches in some ! length (30-inch one-design class preferred). 2. Must know how to store a yacht properly for the winter. Watertown M. Y. C. 3. Describe the principal parts of a model yacht The lads of the Watertown Model Yacht Club are and be able to handle one while sailing. chipping in each week to raise a fund to purchase 4. Describe the classes the club races and. be able three cups for which they are racing during the season to give the principal dimensions. on the point score basis. That's enthusiasm for you. They sail on the Charles River, near Watertown, and also in Somerville Park. Their fleet consists of about Ill. Able Seaman a dozen 42-inchers, 27 inches on the water line, dis1. Two months' time must be served as a Seaman placement 8.75 pounds, sail area 750 square inches. before becoming an Able Seaman. The yachts were mostly built in manual training 2. Must build at least a 42-inch yacht (Sea Scout classes, with the veteran John Black as instmctor or same class). and adviser. These, awe gather, are from the well3. Must demonstrate the treatment for drowning known Sea Scout design, and there are also several (Schaefer method). built from plans by Thomas Darling. When the lads 4. Tie the following knots: Timber hitch, bowline can take the models away from their enthusiastic on a bight, sheep shank; and be able to splice the dads they have so.me very snappy racing. the Meriden (Conn.) M. Y. C., ``we are sending you some of the high spots of our club activities. First following: Eyesplice, long splice, short splice and crown splice. 5. Be able to handle skiff or rowboat properly. 6. Know model yacht racing rules. "One of two five-foot models from the lines of B"„"y JJ is now completed and the other is fast nearing completion. Several 36-inch yachts from Thomas Darling's design are in the process of completion. " One of the club members is going to teach model yacht building and sailing at a camp this summer, one of the compensations of joining the club." Model yacht races were held July llth at Put-inBay, during the Inter-Lake Yachting Association regatta. ror4edo, Class C yacht belonging to George Steinbrecher, Commodore of the Detroit Model Yacht Club, took first place. EJ Cogiv.jo", Six-Metre yacht belonging to A. M. Youngquist, of the Toledo Model Yacht Club, was second. It is understood these races are an annual part of the Inte`r-Lake regatta. 13 Among the Pf ospectors pry FRED. H. TucKER S8crotary, Pros|Iect Park M. Y. C. T HE racing season at the Prospect Park Model Yacht Club opened on Saturday, May 4th, and has continued without interruption on each succeeding Saturday and Sunday up to June 3oth. The Fourth of July regatta closed the first half of the season's racing, as it is our custom to shut down on official races during July and August because of the heat on the lake at that time of the year. Much interest has been shown by the members this year and many new boats have been built and older craft overhauled and put in commission. Just at present a class very much neglected in recent years is coming to the fore, the Schooner Class. On Decoration Day, when class racing is in vogue, there were five schooners at the starting line; and on July Fourth another was added to the fleet. Competition is very keen among the Class 8 sailors and will continue until the three Eagle Cup boats are selected. Our Commodore, Mr. Wanker, decided to convert his new Six-Metre boat into a Class 8 craft and the Fourth of July regatta found her at the starting line with a new suit of sails. The writer is very glad to welcome Mr. Ormsby Phillips and Mr. Fred Pigeon to the roll of "Skiff Battlers." Nothing like it. Of course, some men and sailors, too, do not necessarily need heavy seas and high winds to get out of a skiff when sailing models. Not long ago my friend, Barkin Haigh, was sailing on Prospect Park Lake, using the writer's skiff to follow the model, and because he threw his 25o pounds avoirdupois on one oar, which snapped like a match at the oar-lock, my very dear friend found himself under the skiff in mid-lake. But the only loss in the wreck was the fire in Bart's T.D., which he was still puffing at when he came up from under the boat. The Fourth of July races have gone into history as among the most interesting in many years, with the best race of the day among the Two-Stickers. A strong breeze from the nor'nor'west made it possible for the regatta committee to lay a triangular course. The W'lesjftya)rd, owned by the Tucker Broth- ers, and sailed by H. F. Tucker, was the first to get away, with Commodore Wanker's Wfo¢.¢Pcj a close second, followed by Capt. Stilling's Wb¢.ow, a handsome clipper type schooner built some 35 years ago and a perfect picture when in action. Then followed Mr. Perrone's Sz4/o„ee-Cfe¢.a/, and H. Hunter with his newly acquired schooner; then the Freder¢.cfa A. Oofaje}, owned by Capt. Charles T. Clark. This latter is a Class A sloop model converted into a schooner this Spring, this race being her first official bow to the line. Soon after the start Wesfec/a}rd carried away her Steering gear and withdrew, leaving the others to fight it out, and it turned out to be by far one of the finest races the writer ever had the pleasure of witnessing. 14 (The author has waxed so enthusiastic he forgot to tell us who won the race !! -EI).) The Schooners I am asked to Say something about the Marconirigged schooners. While I have not been a schooner man very long, my general observation has been, and is now, that the Marconi rig on this type of boat is much more effective and has a greater driving power than the gaff sail. The former rig has its disadvantages as well as its good qualities. The tendency to jibe and pigeon-wing exists in the schooner so rigged, as it does in the Marconi sloop, while with the gaff-rigged model it is next to impossible for this to occur. But I firmly believe that the Marconi rig, while perhaps not quite as "boaty" to the casual observer, is by far the more effective. This is, of course, but one man's opinion on this subject, and I should very much like to hear from other schooner men of wider experience than I, as to the rig of this interesting class. Those of you in the model game who have never owned or sailed a schooner do not appreciate the pleasure to be derived from one Of these models. I would suggest that members of all the model yacht clubs get busy and look over the old discarded sloop models, get them onto the work bench, bore another hole in the deck for a second mast, and become the owners of schooners. You will have a type of model that really makes your very spine rattle as she ploughs her way before a spanking breeze with her canvas wing and wing, ``A picture no artist could paint." a 0MMODORE J. A. POTTER, of the Boston a.nd Bunny 11 compariM.S4herui4ng Y. C., has furnished an interesting son of Robert Paterson's S;JeJerzcJ¢."g, which represented the Boston Club at the elimination regatta in Washington, last June, and his own BG4""y JJ, from which she was taken. ``S¢./zJeree/a.#g was built by Mr. Pater§on from the plans of my own Class A yacht Bc44G7Gy JJ, designed and built by myself two years ago. The plans of this boat appeared in YACHTING a little over a year ago. Mr. Moore also used the lines in his book. These two boats are as nearly alike as two different persons could build them. " In the season's racing of the Boston M. Y. C. for 1928 thirteen races were sailed in Class A for the Chester A. Campbell prizes, and So.JelerBero.„g and Bc4737Gy JJ were always consistent performers. An average of seven or eight boats sailed in all the races and these two were either first or second in most of the races. " Bei„#y JJ won the championship for 1928 with a score of 72 points; S¢.;oero¢/a.„g was second, with 64 THE MODEL YACHT points; and Mr. Pigeon's Wesfee/ore was third, with 53 points. A study of the standing of these two boats for the entire season's racing, from May 30th to October 12th, showed there was little to choose between them, both being about as evenly matched and balanced as two boats from the same lines could be. From the accounts of S¢.Zgrerte/a."g's performance in Washington, I think she lived up to her reputation for consistent sailing. " Last winter I redesigned the B„7G"y JJ, increasing the displacement to 40 pounds and Mr. Paterson built from the new design. She was finished the night before our elimination races in June and sailed in all the races without any tuning up, and under these handicaps she gave a good account of herself . By next year I hope to see her in the winning class." 15 (NOTE: Mr. Potter's comment stresses two facts: first, that while a newly designed and constructed boat can be turned out so near the point of perfection as to give a good showing without tuning up, yet a sufficient period of tuning is necessary to snatch a cup; second, that to compete in an important regatta it is not necessary to have a brand-new yacht each year. This is strengthened by the fact that ridithar Boslovia Ill nor Little Hhody Ill were new this year. The value of a long period of tuning up was indicated by the latter's performance, for she was exactl`y the same yacht as last year - save for a new coat of paint. Mr. Ardoene had simply had more time for tuning up this spring, and had had opportunity to engage in several races, both of which he had not had last year. -ED.) The National Regatta Entries Description and ``Pdrt4ct4ldrs" of the Cor'i'ipetdngYacbts ¢n the ". Y. qL A. €hminat4ons (Couti,nued from July) I,o5eso¥g¥GET%ste:nnb:::a:::t£3gmmmoodde:r:u;[ttE¥ Detroit M . Y. C. , from designs by Mr. F. T. Wood his eleventh Class A plan - and made an excellent showing considering all conditions. She was under the primary handicap of never having been in the water before reaching Washington, and, indeed, was not completely rigged until then. A fast and able "short ender," typical of Mr. Wood's lines, she was M. Y. C. She was badly handicapped by an accident that occurred during the auto trip of the Boston group coming to Washington, when she fell off the truck. She opened a couple of seams and needed a lot of temporary repairs that practically put her out of business. She is 64.9" over all; overhang forward, 10.77'', aft, 7.50''; I.w.I., 46.63''; I.w.1. beam, 11''; displacement, 41.5 pounds (1150 cu. inches) ; average freeboards, 3.89''; draft, 10.83''; Sail area, 1953.65 square inches; q.b.I., 43.9"; height of rig, 84%''; particularly good at running. She is 6334" over all; overhang forward,11'', aft, 9fy6"; I.w.I., 43"; I.w.I. rating, 39.339, without any penalties. ygio7G7GG, owned and built by Paul Scharf, Washingbeam, 11.12''; displacement, 33.91 pounds in salt water; average freeboards, 3.77''; draft, 105/i6''; ton M. Y. C., was along lines adapted by Tom Moore q.b.I., 41''; sail area, 2108 square inches. The rig is from a very speedy yacht built a long time ago - but 84$4" high, she carries no penalties, and rates 39.363. VojJe4„g was lightened a bit after returning from Washington and was the better boat for it. For a yacht that had not been tuned up she showed very well, and indicated great possibilities. Bea}jr¢.ce, built by her owner, Commodore T. Brooke Amiss of the Washington M. Y. C., is from designs by Thomas Darling. She was not entered in the eliminations, and simply, it appears, because she did not do as well during the local eliminations as she had earlier in the season and last year. This was mainly because of a change of sails. She is a very fast boat, steady and well controlled, and can run before the wind like a witch, with or without a spinnaker. She is 65" over all; overhang forward, that's another story. She's long and lean, and when in condition need make no excuse for her performances. She is 68.5" overall; overhang forward,11.75'', aft, 10.25"; I.w.I., 46.S''; beam on I.w.I.,12.1''; displace- ment, 39.625 pounds; average freeboards, 3.52" (penalty of .36); draft, 10.5"; sail area, 1848.14 square inches (by the rule) ; q.b.I., 45.125'' (penalty of .44"); height of rig, 78.88"; rating, 39.16. (Has a cargo capacity of .45 bushels of oysters!) S¢.JZJGrecJ¢.„g, built and owned by Robert Paterson, of the Boston M. Y. C. , from designs by J. A. Potter, commodore of the same club (whose designs need no explanation), was a very Steady sailer and well up in the scoring, though not as high as her previous and succeeding performances would warrant. She 10.1", aft, 10''; I.w.I., 44.9"; I.w.I. beam, 13.93''; got some bad breaks. This yacht is a sister of 8%7a7Dy displacement, 45.06 pounds; average freeboards, JJ, whose lines have been copied far and wide, and 3.75" (with penalty of .04); draft,10.44''; sail area, Mr. Potter has a brief study of the two elsewhere in 1966.5 square inches (by the rule); q.b.I., 43.0''; (penalty of .11'') ; height of rig, 81.38" ; rating, 39.04. this issue. S¢./cierccJ6#g is long, narrow, rather deep and powerful; 72.25" overall; forward overhang, PeerJess sailed in the Sjcsto races under the guid14", aft,12.1''; I.w.I., 46.15''; beam on I.w.I.,13.5''; ance of her designer, again Mr. Wood. She was built displacement, 36 pounds; draft,10.88" (right up to and is owned by P. W. Fletcher, Jr., of the Boston the limit of the rule); average freeboards, 3.73" :I_i I. HH1- 16 THE MODEL YACHT (taking a penalty of .07); sail area, 1831 square inches; q.b.I., 45.24" (taking penalty of .72) ; height of rig, 84.5"; rating, 39.21". P¢jsy JJ was built by A. 8. Reynolds, of the Central Park M. Y. C., vice president of the M. Y. R. A., from lines developed by himself along last year's aft, 7.87''. Displacement, 42.16 pounds; I.w.I. beam, 12''; freeboard for'ard, 4.53"; mid§hips, 3.79''; aft, 3.53"; average, 3.95". Draft, 11.39"; q.b.1., 45.5''; actual sail area, 1869.87 square inches; measured, 1792.01. Height of rig, 84"; only penalty .21" on draft ; rating, 39.34''. Potsy plans. Pots? I, it may be recalled, was sailed at Gosport as the American challenger and just missed taking the trophy by a fluke of ill luck that was not Dustless Painting her fault nor that of Joe Weaver, who sailed her. Pa}jey JJ should have done better than she did, but One of the difficulties of turning out a good job of she had recently been in dry dock for a new deck and painting is in drying it without collecting dust in other repairs and had not been back in the water for the fresh paint. And, undoubtedly, a good job of long. She is 63.6" overall ; I.w.I., 44.75"; beam,13.2"; painting helps make a good yacht. draft,10.4"; displacement, 39 pounds; q.b.I., 41.9"; Ralph Jackson, Secretary of the Meriden M. Y. C., sail area, 1973.45 square inches; height of rig, 83''; has discovered-a way to eva.de the dust. " Our garage rating, 38.697. (These figures are approximate, except a§ to sail area.) We had saved to the last the particulars of I)o778¢.7£g IveedJe, that most interesting double-ender designed and built by Thomas Moore, author and naval architect of the Washington M. Y. C., not only because she i§ rather unique, but in order to compare her measurements with yoje 8%;Jdog, the " flagship " of the M. Y. R. A. fleet, built and owned by Mr. Wellington Rindge, president of the A§sociation. Rather strange to find that a be.;jdog of whatever breeding is a s¢.s;er to a dor#;7Bg #GedJe, yet such is the fact -almost. Mr. Rindge's yacht is from a design made up by M`r. Moore with I)aJr7G¢.„g Iveedze as a base; with very few changes in lines, save that the Stern is the conventional square transom. We have long wanted to see these two craft race together; it would be an interesting and valuable test of the merits of the two types of stern. Unfortunately, ydre is of the peaked roof variety," he writes, ``and I have installed a number of blocks in the peak. Whenever I paint a boat I reeve a halliard through a block and pull away. I have found that there is less dust at the top of the garage than at the bottom, at least in mine. I don't know about yours. The boat will hang there until dry without collectingany dust. I ' (Incidentally, let the Editor add, the best job of model yacht painting he has ever seen is one put out by A. R. Ardoene, Secretary of the Rhode Island M. Y. C., who applies his enamel with a sprayer. His £¢.!jJe Rfaody JJJ has a slick, hard surface coating without a flaw.) Boys of the manual training classes of the new Nichols Junior High School at Evanston, Illinois, have been busy with a fleet of new models this summer. At a recent regatta and exhibit in the Lake latter was far from being in trim. No comparison could be made from these tests, but previous to the Front Park lagoon there were present 18 new models regatta, when Several yachts were tuning up, these of varying sizes and rigs, constructed in the School under the direction of M. J. Ryan, manual training two sailed together for a while and gave a bit of ;nterinstructor. esting information. This exhibit is an annual affair, and is dra.wing Both are mahogany-planked, excellent ].obs of workmanship and finish, well rigged and outfitted, more entries and attention right along. It is understood the Evanston Bureau of Recreation is staging with excellently made sails. It would be worth any some model yacht races this summer, and with a amount of trouble to race the two together for an analysis. As the lines of I)o77G;7!g JveedJe were printed good pond available the interest should be increased in THE MODEL YACHT for June, we are after Mr. around the city. Moore for a drawing of her sister ship. I?nfortunately for the present comparison , the measurements of Mr. Rindge's yacht, like those of Fred L. Pigeon's Wcs!It pays to "be prepared." John Black, skipper of t"a)rd, are not now available, the measurement the American challenger Bosfo7Go.a JJJ at the intercertificates having been lost in an accident en route national races in England, carried in his kit an extra to Washington. mast, three suits of full-size sails and two smaller I)a)r73¢.7Bg IveedJe is a most interesting type. That suits, three spinnakers, and the usual line of extra there are great possibilities in the double-ender is small spars, tools, hardwa.re, etc., for temporary and shown by her speed, close control and ease in going permanent repairs. through the water without making a lot of wave and When sailing regular races the English modelmen f uss. However, not only was there not quite enough are always equipped with extra suits of sails to fit breeze for her this time, but her actions showed that various strengths of wind, and often sail with the " third " suit, much smaller than the model's largest somethinghaddecidedlygonewrongbetweenthetime Be4J/dog was not Sailing in the eliminations, and when she met I)or7®6#g Iveedze during the SjeJto races the of her last sailings and the races. She did not give her usual performance. Da)r„¢.#g Jveed;a is 68" over all; 48.87" on the I.w.I.; overhang forward,11.26''; rig. It must be remembered, however, that when bending smaller sails a yacht must carry spars of the same size as when full-rigged. ELEMENTS of YACHT DESIGN Fourth Edition Ship Model Mckers' Club Vo¥Rm¥dyeicshatioia±?£:un,i°hra%[ed'apc°o¥;robfa&t}S§mean: E By NORMAN L. SKEr`m INTERI`IATI0NAL larged treatise on the fascinating art of designing Founded by c^pr. E. 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