The Model Yacht: Volume 12, Number 2 – Fall 2008

LINCOLN MEMORIAL POOL, WASHINGTON, DC NEWSLETTER OF THE U.S. VINTAGE MODEL YACHT GROUP VOLUME TWELVE, NUMBER TWO Fall 2008 Page 1 NEWSLETTER OF THE U.S. VINTAGE MODEL YACHT GROUP VOLUME TWELVE, NUMBER TWO Fall 2008 Editor’s Welcome Well, for the second time in the history of this journal I got a contributor’s name wrong. That lovely Australian Yankee III in the last issue was made by Bob Adams, not “Bob Jones” — who existed only in my imagination. This issue we focus on model yacht classes limited only by sail area. This form of rating rule was advocated by L. Francis Herreshoff on the grounds that sail area was the index of motive power and designers should be free to experiment with all other aspects of the design. All such classes seemed to converge quickly on good looking, slender hulls with graceful overhangs. We present plans for the first of such classes, the Marblehead 450s, the last class defined by the old Model Yacht Racing Association of America, the Delta Class, and the X Class, which was popular in the late 1940s and early 1950s. In addition we have drawings of a graceful schooner from the drawing board of B.B. Crowninshield, a report on our 2009 National Regatta, and a description of products that carry on the work of the late Dwight Hartman. It is our policy to support vendors however we can, so if you have a product line that you think is of interest to our members please contact us in any of the ways listed on our masthead. Earl Boebert Ebbs and Flows The President’s Message Vintage Membership VMYG annual membership is $25 for three issues of our newsletter – “The Model Yacht”. It is $30 for members outside the US. The VMYG lifetime membership is $125. Members also have access to technical assistance and vintage model plans, with reports on VMYG-sponsored events. To subscribe to or renew your newsletter and services, send $25 or $30 check (payable to US VMYG) or cash ($125 life membership) to: John Snow, c/o US VMYG, 78 East Orchard Street, Marblehead, MA 01945. For more information, you call John in Marblehead @781-631-4203 or visit the VMYG Web Page: www.usvmyg.org 2008 Championship Regatta By the time you read this, our 2008 VM and Vintage 36 (V36) national event will have been sailed at Spring Lake, NJ. It was again hosted by The Marbleheaders of Spring Lake MYC, who should be recognized for their continued support of VMYG activities since the mid-1990s under the steady helm of Pete Peterson. (Check elsewhere in this newsletter for summary report of this event.) Remaining 2008 Vintage Activity October 18: R/C VM Bithell Cup Invitational Regatta hosted by Marblehead MYC. This will become annual club event to honor the legacy of Bill Bithell’s 75-year commitment to Page 2 our sport from 1932 – 2006. Contact John Snow at 781-631-4203 or jsnowj@comcast.net for details. Traditional Sailing Craft/Scale Models VMYG plans a concerted effort in 2009 to host national event for traditional sailing craft, such as schooners and skipjacks. As our planning evolves, details will be noted in future newsletters and the VMYG website. In the meantime, contact our Traditional Sailing Craft Coordinator Joe M. Cieri at 732-2441047 or 10 Abaco Street, Toms River, NJ 08757 for more insights on these type R/C sailing models. Note that the VMYG has also found enthusiasm from the staff to host 2010 traditional model event at the Mystic Seaport Museum. Vintage Etcetera Charles Morgan 86-inch R/C Model – Bill Huizing from Summit, NJ is well along in his complex, scratch-building project of functioning 1/24th scale R/C model of Mystic Seaport Museum’s full-size 1840s whaling ship of same name. Bill exhibited his Morgan wooden hull with partially-built mainmast and spars that functioned at Seaport’s 2008 Model Yacht Regatta August 21-24 to rave reviews by visitors and staff alike. Look for future story in our newsletter on this impressive and fully functioning R/C model. This will hopefully contain some details as well on three-year restoration project of full-size Morgan which starts this November with her hauling using Seaport’s new lift dock. Bill’s goal is for full functioning and launched Morgan model by spring of 2009, which might then be used in conjunction with promoting Seaport’s extensive restoration effort. 2008 Mystic Seaport Museum Model Yacht Regatta (MYR) – I would like to personally thank the following individuals for helping support our role with the US VMYG / AMYA exhibit tent August 21-24 at this renewal summer MYR event: Judy and Earl Boebert, Jim Dolan, Norma and George Greenhalgh, Carol and Theo Houk, Bill Huizing and Jack Garbarino. Earl and Bill also displayed their Yankee III and Charles Morgan models, respectively. In addition, special thanks to Jack and his wife Sue for hosting the Friday evening MYR picnic for 50+ people, which included Scottish bagpiper in full attire. VMYG “How To” Model Books – Visit the VMYG website for details on ordering our “how to” vintage model building books and video by our Historian Earl Boebert. These are based on wooden, plank-on-frame method to construct 1940s era model racing class designs (with video), plus modern building techniques to derive an R/C model of the 1930 Yankee J Boat design. Yankee III is 36-inch, entry-level model, which also qualifies as V36 design for VMYG events. John Snow Boat for Sale Last summer I went up to Maine and took a course at the WoodenBoat school…Building Plank on Frame model yachts. My boat is progressing well and hopefully will be in the water this month before our sailing season is over. I have decided to sell two Vintage boats that I have, both with fiberglass hulls and ready to go. They are as follows: 1. Mad Cap Design – Vintage Marblehead fiberglass hull complete with planked wood deck, Sails by Rod Carr, Rudder and Sail servo’s. Ready to go, just add radio and receiver…$500.00. 2. Peterson 50 Double Ender – Fiberglass hull complete with planked wood deck. Sails by Rod Carr, Rudder and Sail servo’s. Ready to go, just add radio and receiver…$500.00. This boat took 5th in the Nationals held at Spring Lake this year. If any one is interested I can be reached at 631-262-9141 or at awhitehe@optonline.net. My address is 353 Old Bridge Road, East Northport, NY 11731 Page 3 Alden Whitehead Sindia, Inkerman Smallbones, Lurking Croc, Lady Love and Running Tide ! the 2008 Classic and Wooden Boat Show in that city, there is still a fair wee way to go to completion. he 4-masted steel barque Sindia ran aground on the shores of Ocean City, New Jersey, USA on December 15th 1901 and in Sydney, Australia Master Model Shipwright, Ian Hunt who has been building his 58” long model of the ill-fated ship tells me that whereas the model that he has been working on for a great many years was displayed at Ian Hunt’s Magnificent Sindia A subscribing reader to The Model Yacht, he admits that there is always a possibility he may not be around long enough to complete the model (nor might I be around long enough to report on its eventual launching – Ed) however this utterly magnificent, highly detailed, authentic model would in such an eventuality be left to Ian and Ruth’s adult son Anthony to bring her to a state of completion. “A Great many years !” (I hear you say !) I am reminded of the cheese ad on New Zealand television that says `Good things take time !’ Though I’m not a racing model yacht sailor, the key point that I constantly flaunt is that there is such a wide range of boats at our disposal that can be raced competitively in a class system and/or sailed on ones own or with other like-minded individuals purely for relaxation in mixed fleets. Those interested in model sailboats are indeed spoiled for choice. In `windling’ it simply matters not what one sails, but that one sails ! For a newcomer wanting to quickly satisfy an itch to Page 4 start sailing, there must be a range of fifteen to twenty readyto-sail yachts, if not more on the market. Other than that they can build a model from available plans or just think about it, talk about it, mull over it again and again, pour over brochures, `sleep on it’, ponder, procrastinate and regret later that they never did anything about it ! Brigantines and Barquentines are attracting modelers of late and John Berridge has built a replica of a wooden Barquentine circa 1900, not of a particular vessel but representative of the type. Sixty inches long and displacing 51 lbs he named the boat Inkerman Smallbones after an elderly workmate of his when he (John) was an apprentice in 1950. He has built several unique boats and John Berridge’s Inkerman Smallbones shows the “cloud of sail” typical of the Barquentine. Lady Love exercises a little harmless “gunnery.” sails them at Kenwith Castle Lake in Devon, England. It is always a thrill for me to `discover’ a new ship modeller and a new model. The Tall Ship, Lady Love hails from Georgia, USA where she was built by Chris Gierszewski in Stockbridge. It took Chris a year to build and the boat is modelled after the real ship, Lady Washington. Cannons are operational and the model can fire 30 shots of talcum powder for visual effect, flags go up and down and all sails are operational. The model has won four State Regattas.and the builder/owners website www.rctallship.com is extensive and well worth a visit. Page 5 `Never smile at a crocodile Surfacing near your yacht Frightening sight it might just bite any boat that it fancies a lot !’ Mark Steele’s Pinky Running Tide, built by “Swede” Johnson The RC Croc was built for fun by late Auckland Ancient Mariner, Bob Walters who often `captained’ the writer’s Pinky schooner Running Tide, built by Lloyd `Swede’ Johnson of California who gifted the boat to the writer and had it flown to New Zealand. Mark Steele Another view of the detail on Ian Hunt’s Sindia Page 6 A “Pole Mast” Schooner in 1901. he term “pole mast” refers to a gaff rig whose mast is in one piece, instead of being split between main and top masts. The schooner we present here was designed by B.B. Crowninshield and build in Boston B.B. Crowninshield has the bad luck to be most famous for his worst design, the giant scow Independence which was designed and built as an defender candidate for the America’s Cup. Independence suffered from severe structural problems and was such a brute to handle that she is said to have flung her helmsman overboard as he fought for control. In actual fact Crowninshield was a significant and innovative designer who led the transition of yacht design from the early workboat forms to the “yachty” lines we recognize today, with their overhangs and minimal keels and underbodies. Going the other way, he was a leader in applying the lessons learned from yacht designs to the development of the Gloucester schooners, which replaced shallow, beamy, and dreadfully unsafe fishing craft that were the fashion prior to 1900. In 1908 he designed the famous Dark Harbor 17 1⁄2 , now one of the oldest one-design classes extant. His firm was also an incubator for later designers, including John Alden of Malabar fame. He also designed the seven masted schooner Thomas W. Lawson. This schooner, whose name and ownership were not given in the Rudder magazine compendium from which I copied the plans, is an attractive subject for modelling owing to her broad beam and deep keel. Scaled to 50 in LOA she would displace about 11 1⁄2 lbs with a beam of 11 3⁄4 in and a draft of 6 3⁄4 in, and could easily tolerate an even higher displacement. Her “trunk” cabin, which would be 6 1⁄2 inches wide for a 50 in model, would provide plenty of room for radio gear. Earl Boebert Page 7 Page 8 The Delta Class Editor’s Note uring the waning days of MYRAA, there were attempts to revitalize the organization by introducing new classes, a move that previously had been strongly resisted by the “old guard” of the organization. One class that did make it was the “Delta” class, which was 600 sq in of sail area with no other restrictions. April 1954. This design has many interesting features, not the least of which is its extreme simplicity. The hull is well balanced because its forebody closely matches its afterbody. As a consequence, the vane gear does not rely on a skeg but rather steers the boat with a balanced rudder. The rig is worth studying by anyone restoring, or designing a replica, of 1950 era boats. Given her length she qualifies as a Vintage M, provided the metal fin keel is replaced with a wooden one. Bulbs of six pounds or so are available commercially. 1 Giving up 200 sq in of sail area is not such a terrible disRating rules advantage based on sail with such a area alone light “skimwere advoming dish” cated strongly hull, and cerby L. Francis tainly one Herreshoff, would be on the hard pressed grounds that to find an easthe sail area ier hull to was the one build. As demeasurement signed she is directly resignificantly lated to stronger than power. He she needs to convinced the be for a radio M a r b l e h e a d Harold Kethman’s “Delta” boat, on display in 1998 as part of the in club, who in- Mill Pond (Port Washington ,Long Island) Model Yacht Club’s boat—⅛ bulkheads stituted the 100th Anniversary celebration. and a 1⁄16 in “Marblehead skin should 450” class, be adequate. With a slightly deeper keel she 450 sq in of area and no other restrictions. An might even be able to carry a bit higher example of a 450, possibly by Herreshoff sailplan of a full 800 sq in. himself, appears in the next article. This class was obsoleted by the M class in 1932. We have a copy of the following pages from Harold Kethman’s files, on which is written a Besides 450 and the Delta classes, there was note that the lower shroud is not necessary. the stillborn “V” class (750 sq in) and the “X” In an any case, if you build one, either as a class (1000 sq in). The only one to have any “windler” or as a VM, make sure you keep following at all was the X Class, examples of that great 1950s looking fin profile! which are still free and radio sailed at San Francisco. In addition, two Lassel X Class The drawing that follow are copyright H-K boats have been restored in San Diego and Publishing and are excerpted and reproare generating interest there. What is certain duced here for educational and research puris that sail area-only classes can generate unposes. commonly handsome boats with long, unrestricted overhangs. Design by Harold C. Kethman (1954) A design to Delta Class by Harold Kethman was published in Flying Models magazine for 1 For example, see http://www.calicobasin.us/ballasts/ —Ed. Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 A Marblehead 450 Hull ember Dave Thibodeau was lucky enough to find this lovely example of the Marblehead 450 class in an antique store. Even without her rig, the boat is a fascinating example of the state of leading edge practice in 1920’s model yachting. One of the most distinctive features of L. Francis Herreshoff’s racing yacht designs was his love of double-enders. This theme runs from the R boat Live Yankee through Istalena to the J Class Whirlwind. Less obvious is the sophistication of her lines. The sections could have come from one of today’s Many of the aspects of the boat suggest that it was either built by L. Francis Herreshoff or a close student of his approach yacht design, both in general and in detail. Dave did us all a great favor by taking the lines off her and preparing a drawing which we have traced and presented here. Dave also contacted Mystic Seaport, which holds the L. Francis Herreshoff papers, to see if they could identify the boat. They replied that none of the Herreshoff plans in their collection show a metal fin keel such as that on Dave’s boat. This does not definitively rule out Herreshoff, and of course the keel could have be a modification made by a later owner. In any case, lacking definitive provenance, we have labelled the plans “in the manner of L. Francis Herreshoff” and left it at that. Marblehead 450s on Redd’s Pond, sometime in the 1920s, showing a typical fleet race. The sail plan on the next page was scaled from this photograph. Page 12 Page 13 Hull Lines 1/4 Full Size advanced M Class or International One Meter boats. In plan, the hull again shows how far ahead of its time it is, with its long slender forebody and point of maximum beam well aft—with a squared off stern it could pass for a Volvo 70 ocean racer. And remember, this boat is probably over 80 years old. Deck Fittings To understand the deck fittings it is necessary to understand how free sailing is conducted by the Marblehead Model Yacht Club, then and now. Almost everywhere else, free sailing contests are conducted as a series of match races, two boats at a time, in round robin fashion so that every boat meets every other boat at least once. A match between two boats consists of a leg (or “board”) to windward and another to leeward. Boats were retrimmed leisurely at pondside between legs, with booms sheeted in or out and possibly spinnakers rigged or taken down. Winning a windward leg gains the winner 3 points and winning a leeward leg gains two. Redd’s Pond, where the Marblehead Club sails, is aligned from Southwest to Northeast. In one of their races, the entire fleet is launched from the Southwest end of the pond; whether this is to windward or leeward depends on the wind that day. When boats reach the Northeast end of the pond they are retrimmed and turned by their skippers. Most importantly, this act is part of the race. Placement of boats in the race is determined by the order in which the boats make it back to the Southwest end. This form of sailing, shrouded in antiquity and enshrined in tradition, places a premium on running The 450 shows off the long, lean lines typical of boats designed to a sail area class. rigging that can be quickly shifted from one point of sailing to another. From the general photographs we first note that there is a wide range of adjustment possible for the position of the mast. This is typical of boats that sail on balance alone on a reach and a beat. Immediately aft of the mast step is a long pin rack, used to adjust the tension on the sheet to tiller, or “Marblehead” gear when on the run. Normally, a pin rack is a sign of a boat intended to be sailed on open water from a skiff, enabling quick singlehanded adjustments. It may, of course, be the case that this boat was sailed in Marblehead Harbor. Aft of this is the double-armed tiller used when the boat is set for a run or narrow reach. When so set, the wide-swung main will apply a turning moment to the boat. The mainsheet would be attached to the aft arm of the tiller. As the sail swings out under wind pressure, the sheet pulls the tiller in a The deck fittings of Dave’s 450. From right to left, the pin rail, the double ended tiller, the cam tiller stops, a tensioning rubber and a form of cleat. Page 14 direction that applies rudder opposite to the direction the sail is trying to turn the boat. The amount of rudder is controlled by the tension of the spring attached to the forward arm. The cam stops provide a fixed limit on how much the rudder will turn. The normal stops for a Marblehead gear are a pair of An Interesting Tensioner his shroud tensioner appeared in a Boucher Co. advertisement in the 1940 M.Y.R.A.A. yearbook. The two models differ only in length and means of attachment. It’s a very clever design which would be easy to scratchbuild. Instead of the normal arrangement of a turnbuckle or bottle screw, which has the threads on the outside, this has external threads, which eliminates the need for a swivel or other method to permit the body to turn. A sheet metal slider in the form of and inverted letter “T” slides in a slot in a threaded rod, and is held in place by a cap and adjusted with a knurled nut. The device could be made with hand tools from a piece of threaded rod and a thumb nut cut in two to provide the cap and nut. Earl Boebert The conventional arrangement of stops for a Marblehead gear. This gear is also known as the “Clyde Gear” in the U.K. threaded wheels, which are slow to adjust compared to the cams. The one dubious note in the rig is the complex cleat at the stern. It is not at all clear that this would hold a tensioning rubber as shown in the picture, because that function is already performed by the spring going to the pin in the rack. It is more likely that a long mainsheet was reeved through the loop in the aft tiller arm and then to the cleat and back again. This would permit rapid change from beat to run, shortening the sheet on the beat by looping it to the cleat and lengthening it on the run by freeing it up. Dave Thibodeau and Earl Boebert Page 15 Cap Slide Nut on the surface of the lake. Sunday’s weather would be even better. 2008 National Vintage Regatta he Marbleheaders of Spring Lake, N.J. model yacht club hosted the 2008 USVMYG National Vintage Regatta on September, 12-14 at the eastern end of Spring Lake. The early forecasts of rain had us packing umbrellas and foul weather gear. As the weekend approached the forecasters moderated their forecasts. On Friday afternoon, a practice time prior to racing on Saturday, it started to rain at about 1530, forcing the few ardent sailors to pack up their boats for the day. By Saturday morning the rain had stopped with what looked like the development of a beautiful day. By 0800 the forecast light westerly breeze was just beginning to show itself Despite the dire weather forecasts we had a good turnout. Although three sailors didn’t make it, we would still put 10 Vintage 36/ 600s, 15 Traditional Vintage Marbleheads and three High Flyer Marbleheads on their starting lines. Our plan was to start the V36s first in the morning light air, followed by the Traditional Ms, and then the High Flyer Ms, sailing sequences of three races in each class and rotating the classes on the water in that order to sail as many races in each class as time allowed. This would give each class exposure to the different wind conditions during the day and allow sailors time between fleets to take a rest, visit the head, etc., and hopefully give each class the same number of races. We were able to sail 12 races in each class. The east end of Spring Lake is basically an east-west elongated pear shape, with the top Setting up before the event. Thom McLaughlin, winner of the Sportsmanship Trophy, deals with rigging. Page 16 Little Yankee struggles to keep up while Al Suydam’s Chico II number 53 slides into the lead to leeward in a V36 heat. Photo by Thom McLaughlin of the pear to the east and the Atlantic Ocean about four blocks farther east. It is sometimes difficult to set a good windward leg, depending on wind direction. We set a rectangular course with two windward marks and two leeward marks, with the starting line in the middle opposite the skipper control area, and the finish between the two up-wind marks. Two marks at each end of the course help separate up-wind and down-wind boats to minimize collisions. We set a long starting line to accommodate the largest fleet. We also used a two-minute starting sequence to allow sailors more time to get themselves sorted out and plan their starts before the starting signal, since a few of our skippers were relatively new to radio controlled sailboat racing. Saturday morning began with a very light westerly, as the 36s started their first race. Earl Boebert’s Yankee 36 showed good boat speed in these early light conditions. By midmorning, in the middle of a race, the wind did a 180, producing a moderate breeze from the east for the rest of the day. Sunday morning produced a light southerly, which was coming up and over houses and trees before it crossed the lake, making a windward leg almost impossible. Once again, we lucked out. After about the first two races the wind settled in from the east, off the ocean, and increased to a nice moderate breeze and gave us a good windward leg for the rest of the sailing day at about noon, when trophies were awarded. Vintage 36s In the 36/600 competition, Alan Suydam, Solomons Island Model Boat Club (SIMBC) Commodore, sailing his Chico II, and once again demonstrating his superb sailing ability, won every race but three, in which he took two 2nds and a 4th, to win the Vintage 36/600 Championship. Bill Ewing, of the Marbleheaders of Spring Lake (MSL), sailing a very pretty varnished plank-on-frame double-ender, designed and built by Pete Peterson, finished not too far behind Alan in second place, with two 1sts and four 2nds to his credit. Butch Garren, also from the SIMBC, finished third, sailing a Star Sharpie Junior, with two 2nds and a 3rd to his credit. Butch built his 36/600 in Alan’s 2007 WoodenBoat School class in Brooklin, Maine. Alan adapted the shallow V hull of the Star Sharpie Junior from the Daniels and Tucker book of the 1930s for his class by reducing its beam by 1” and adapting it to stitch and glue construction, using 1/16” plywood. Alan also adapted the Chico II rig and sail plan to the Star Sharpie Junior for ease of building sails Page 17 Beautiful boats at a beautiful venue. Al Suydam’s Sun Kiss in front. for the class from existing patterns. Alan’s course consists of two parts – construction of a finished model and model boat sailing. Students sail a few races before they go home with their boats. Alan says “We have been teaching the two (building and sailing) for a few years with pretty good success.” The next five places were won by Spring Lake sailors, sailing plank-on-frame 36s designed and built by Pete Peterson. Traditional Vintage Ms In Traditional Vintage Marblehead competition, Alan Suydam, with superb sailing and consistent performance at the top of the fleet, won the Traditional Marblehead Championship. His scores included five 1sts and three 2nds. This year Alan left his Cheerio at home and entered a new boat – a beautifully built plank-on-frame Sun Kiss, a 1945 design by A. R. Lassel. Bill Ewing finished second, with consistently good sailing. His scores included two 1sts, two 2nds and four 3rds. Bill was sailing a Peterson One-Design (known as the Spring Lake double-ender) borrowed from John Henson and built from a glass hull by Pete Peterson. Third was Thom McLaughlin, also with consistently good sailing at the upper end of the fleet, sailing his Peony design. Thom teaches the plank on frame construction of this design at his annual Vintage Pond Yacht course at the WoodenBoat School. Two of his students also sailed their Peonys at this regatta. Fourth was Scott Todd, also sailing a borrowed Spring Lake double-ender, a boat not known for speed in light to moderate wind. Yet Scott won three of the first five races. High Flyer Ms The High Flyer M fleet was surprisingly small this year, all from the Spring Lake. Although the three skippers were trading places quite a bit, Charlie Roden won first place with seven bullets and four 2nds to his credit out of the 12 races sailed. Charlie sailed a Cheerio built from a fiberglass hull. In second place, sailing a Mad Cap built from a glass hull was Creighton Decker, with three 1sts and three 2nds. Third, was our Marbleheaders of Spring Lake Commodore, Ralph Maresco, also sailing a Mad Cap built from a fiberglass hull. Craftsmanship Award Earl Boebert presented the 2008 USVMYG Craftsmanship Award to Bruce Richter for his Peony Traditional Vintage M, built in Thom McLaughlin’s annual plank-on-frame Vintage Pond Yacht class at the WoodenBoat School. This award is the result of peer judging and voting. In his remarks at the Award’s presentation, Earl noted that the voting was almost unanimous, as it has been is several years in the past. Page 18 Marshall Croft Sportsmanship Award Vintage 36 Results Thom McLaughlin earned the Marshall Croft Sportsmanship Trophy this year for his longterm support of vintage model yachting, including his teaching model yacht construction at the WoodenBoat School – and the fact that he is a gentleman on and off the race course. Skipper Sail # Score Place Alan Suydam 75 11 1 Bill Ewing 11 29 2 Butch Garren 2 38 3 Domenick Bonnano 79 45 4 Bernie Biglin 80 56 5 Howard Royce 26 62 6 Pete Peterson 16 66 7 John Henson 65 72 8 Glass Hulls Available Earl Boebert 9 76 9 An addition to this year’s regatta was Scott Todd’s display of plugs for the vintage Marblehead Mad Cap and the vintage 36/600 Chico II, made by Alan Suydam, which will result in fiberglass hulls for the completion of these two boats. A mold for the Mad Cap has been professionally produced from Alan’s plug and Scott is now producing hulls. The mold for Chico II is coming soon. Scott is an official producer of hulls for the EC12 class and had an EC12 hull on display to show the quality of hulls that would be produced for the two vintage boats. Scott produces model yacht hulls as Blue Crab Model Yachts, Cambridge, Md., (410) 228-7277, Rob Dutton 53 80 10 Traditional Marblehead Results Skipper Sail # Score Place Alan Suydam 175 21 1 Bill Ewing 165 31 2 Thom McLaughlin 317 33 3 Scott Todd 25 37 4 Alden Whitehead 36 50 5 Rob Dutton 67 56 6 Domenick Bonnano 79 69 7 Thank You Sailors Bob Sturges 44 70 8 A significant part of the fun of this regatta is attributable to the cooperation and gentlemanly behavior of its sailors. All sailed very well. We were putting up to 15 boats on the starting line. Yet there were few collisions and all “problems” were resolved on the water with no fuss – thanks to the good sportsmanship of all. Thank you sailors. John Henson 65 85 9 Charlie Roden 59 100 10 Pete Peterson 1 102 11 Bruce Richter 470 103 12 Ralph Maresco 66 103 13 Dick Lang 78 112 14 Bernie Biglin 80 115 15 1bigdog@fastool.com. Thank you Marbleheaders Virtually every member of the Marbleheaders of Spring Lake, N.J. model yacht club, plus one of our visitors, contributed to this regatta and helped make it fun. These include, in no special order, our race committee, Dot Roden, Sara Todd and Eileen Ewing; Howard Royce, Alice Mote, Pete Peterson, Bernie Biglin, Judy and Domenick Bonnano, Bob Sturges, Ralph Maresco, John Henson and others. High Flyer Marblehead Results Skipper Sail # Score Place Charlie Roden 55 13 1 Creighton Decker 47 21 2 Ralph Maresco 66 21 3 Page 19 Harry Mote Hartman Model Boats available to view at the Hartman Model Boat Website by going to the following address: his started with a recent (about 3 months ago) e-mail sent to Earl Boebert and John Snow as an update about the products that Hartman Model Boats, a division of Loyalhanna Dockyard manufactures that might be of interest to the Vintage Model Yacht Group. Since that time I have become a member of the Vintage Model Yacht Group and have been asked by Earl to develop an article outlining what is available HMB. http://www.hartmanmodelboats.com/ A Quick Background Hartman Model Boats was purchased from the Estate of Dwight Hartman in May of 2008 and was formally known as Hartman Fibreglass. Dwight manufactured a line of Fibreglass Hulls of North American based Maritime Models for almost 40 years. I had been working many RC shows with Loyalhanna Dockyard and during the last 2008 Toledo show, Don of Loyalhanna mentioned that Hartman was for sale – I wanted Hartman, the molds and display models and wanted to ensure the business was not going to a foreign model manufacture. – So with the help of Don and Renee of Loyalhanna Dockyard, the purchase of Hartman Fiberglass took place. Currently, we have just completed a dedicated fiberglass shop and are in the process of filling our first orders. I am the owner of Hartman Model Boats, a division of Loyalhanna Dockyard, and am directly involved as the Team Leader for New Product development, Instruction Manuals and New Masters for HMB. Personally, my main maritime hobby interest mostly center on Traditional North American Watercraft –which included work boats, yachts, pleasure craft and an occasional small combatant. I am also a member in the AMYA (#7242) (US1M, S/B, and EC12) and Scale Ship Modelers of North America and am in the process of bringing back to life a 1968 Morgan 30. She may be glass but she has that traditional look. A quick note – All Hartman Model Boats are made from fiberglass matt with a white gel coat finish, other colors are available upon request. Plans are available for most Models, and through Loyalhanna Dockyard many fittings, electronics and related needs are available. Our 90 years combined knowledge and experience are free for the asking. Finally, before I discuss the models all are Hartman Model Boat Products of Interest Olympia – a traditional 1940 pond sailboat redesigned for RC This boat was one of the boats entered into the 1971 EC12 class championship that determined what hull design would become the EC12 one design. Olympia was not the winner – but with a at 55 “ LOA and a 9” beam she would nicely fit the roll of a sloop or cutter from the 1890’s to the 1920’s and could even become a schooner with the use of a bowsprit. Hull, Rudder, Deck and Cabin style hatch cover are available. Heritage 12 Meter Series – Since the EC12 2006 rules have made the original molds illegal, the molds have been redefined for non- class sailing. The hull represents a generic 12 meter hull from the 1958 – 1970 range of America Cup defenses or like the real 12 meter be turned into upper end pleasure craft. At 59” LOA and 9.5” beam this traditional 12 meter hull could also be the basis for a 1940 -1960 schooner, ketch or yawl. Hull, Rudder, and Deck are available Page 20 charmed life of being owned by movie stars and the wealthy it can be built as a traditional schooner, yawl or staysail schooner depending on owner and time. The hull is 46.5” long with a 10” beam. Again this is not a released model yet – need to finish her hull planking this fall and fair the hull so a mold can be made. Future Releases for 2009 Malabar I – If you love old schooners this is the one that started the line of classics. The picture is of an actual Hartman molded hull. This model is 45” long with a 14 “ beam. Hull, and Rudder are available I know that there will be 2 additions to the Traditional sail line in 2009 – one will be a vintage 50-800 and another classic racing sloop. Again – Hartman Model Boats would Like to know what you are interested in to support the Vintage Model Yacht Group. Richard Long Another Yankee III Bluenose – Built 1921 defeated all challengers for 17 years. maintaining the International Fishing Trophy for Canada. Hartman Model Boats and Loyalhanna Dockyard offers the Bluenose hull in 2 sizes 50.750” long X 8.250 Beam and a 1/24 version at 60” long. Hull, and rudder are available for both sizes Santana – On the building board, and soon to be released in 2008. A boat that has lead a Page 21 David Tanski just finished this Yankee III using a Nigel Heron fiberglass hull, and reports she sails like a dream. Dave did a beautiful job on the deck. This picture also shows how nicely faired the Heron hulls are. The picture below shows how the extra room provided by the fiberglass hull permits a more conventional radio installation. The Model Yacht is published three times a year by the U.S. Vintage Model Yacht Group. Copyright 1998 to 2008 U.S.V.M.Y.G. Reproduction for noncommercial purposes permitted; all other rights reserved. Other copyrights are maintained by the original holders and such material is used here under the fair use provisions of the relevant copyright acts for nonprofit research and educational purposes. Editorial Address: 9219 Flushing Meadows NE Albuquerque NM 87111 Email: boebert@swcp.com Phone: 505 823 1046 Officers of the U.S. Vintage Model Yacht Group: President: John Snow Eastern Vice-President: Ben Martin Western Vice-President: Dominic Meo, III Midwest Vice-President: Tom Pratt Southeastern Vice-President: Thom Mclaughlin Vintage M Class Coordinator: John Henson Vintage 36 Inch Coordinator: Al Suydam A Class Coordinator: Rod Carr U.K. Coordinator: Graham Reeves Canadian Representative: Doug McMain Historian: Earl Boebert Archivist: Jim Dolan Page 22