The Model Yacht: Volume 18, Number 1 – Summer 2016

LINCOLN MEMORIAL POOL, WASHINGTON, DC NEWSLETTER OF THE U.S. VINTAGE MODEL YACHT GROUP VOLUME EIGHTEEN, NUMBER ONE Summer 2016 The Model Yacht is published twice a year by the U.S. Vintage Model Yacht Group. Copyright 1998 to 2016 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: Ernie Mortensen 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: Mike Denest Schooner Coordinator: Kerry O’Malley Skipjack Coordinator: John Henderson Unrestricted Class Coordinator: John Stoudt Historian: Earl Boebert Archivist: Jim Dolan Renewals: The three digits at the bottom of your address label is the Volume and Number of the last issue we record for your subscription. This issue is Volume 18, Number 1, so if the digits are “181” you are up for renewal and there should be an renewal form and envelope with your issue. As always, if we get something wrong, let us know and we’ll make it right. NEWSLETTER OF THE U.S. VINTAGE MODEL YACHT GROUP VOLUME EIGHTEEN, NUMBER ONE Summer 2016 Editor’s Welcome Here we are at this, our 52nd issue. I deeply appreciate the support we have been given over the years, and especially the patience the membership showed when I was distracted by the work on the Deepwater Horizon book. That’s over now (available on Amazon September 6) and I’m able to get back to the important stuff. In this issue we present the results of our survey and the actions we have taken to incorporate its results. We are particularly gratified by the number of people who gave suggestions and volunteered for various tasks. We also provide a report on the Traditional Watercraft Regatta and have the Notice of Race for the 2016 Vintage Model Yachting Days at Spring Lake, NJ. Our technical articles update you on the restoration of Carita and most significantly, the discovery of a previously unknown design by John Black. Earl Boebert Ebbs and Flows The President’s Message Vintage Membership US VMYG membership fee has increased to $30 for three issues of The Model Yacht newsletter over fifteen-month period. It is $35 for members residing outside Canada and the US. US VMYG’s lifetime membership option is no longer available to new members as of May 2016 forward. Through our newsletter, members gain access to technical design, building and historical articles on our design models and the sport plus notifications and reports on VMYG-sponsored events. This encompasses six design model groups now, which are defined elsewhere in this issue along with their respective coordinators information. To subscribe to or renew your membership, send $30 or $35 check (payable to US VMYG) to: John Snow, c/o US VMYG, 8 Summit Avenue, Salem, MA 01970. For more information, you can call John @ 978-594-8521 at home or 781-576-9831 via cell, or visit the US VMYG Web Site: www.usvmyg.org Page 1 Lay Line Survey Initial results are in from members’ survey forms for US VMYG “Lay Line” strategy. This will be under phased implementation approach. Original survey data was reviewed via May 2016 teleconference involving Earl Boebert, John Snow and John Stoudt. We feel initial priorities as outlined below will help steer us on the right course. After the survey we reached out to the members who had not responded with a separate mailing. This resulted in the identification of roughly 50 Lifetime and Regular members who did not respond to the second outreach. The Lifetime members who did not respond are placed in suspended status and can be reinstated upon request. We now believe the membership roster is as accurate as we can make it, and includes Lifetime members who indicated willingness to make annual donation in lieu of regular membership fee. Emailing versus snail mailing delivery of our newsletter for future is now subject to be further explored as viable process to implement wholly or in part starting with The Model Yacht Volume 19. Follow-on newsletter issues will continue to have feedback about this Lay Line option and further reviews using evolving implementation process. A new registration fee of $7 per boat will be invoked immediately to issue members initial sail number. Fee will also apply to any additional boat requests by same member or for different sail number. An application form is in this issue Jim Flach has volunteered to support Earl Boebert to upgrade the US VMYG website with more to come on this significant undertaking. Jim will also collaborate soon with John Stoudt to develop our integrated master database of all vintage models registered with US VMYG by owner and type of design category: Vintage A Boat, V36/600, VM 50/800, Schooner, Skipjack, and Unrestricted Class. Database will be done in collaboration with our vintage design group coordinators for initial verification and key data products needed by users, plus for future monitoring and promotion of these design categories. We now have volunteers for all the class coordinator posts and regional Vice President positions; these individuals are listed in an article in this issue. US VMYG checking account will eventually be upgraded to accommodate the PayPal option for subsequent electronic payments of membership, model registrations, regatta fees, newsletter CDs, model design plans, etc. We would also like to remind our members of the US VMYG National Regatta to be held at Spring Lake, New Jersey, 23-25 September. Notice of Race and Entry Forms are in this issue. We want to thank all the members who responded to the “Lay Line” survey and feel that we are well on our way to putting the US VMYG on a firm footing for the 21st Century. Page 2 John Snow United States Vintage Model Yacht Group 2016 Traditional Water Craft Regatta Saturday, June 11: Skipjacks white caps so large on the lake. On Sunday a wind surfer went by, he had to be going 30 – 35 mph. Thanks to all for being good sports and patient. The results for the skipjack regatta on Saturday are as follows: The event was sailed at Marsh Creek State Park near Downingtown, PA. It was held on June 11 and 12, 2016. Owners of RC schooners, skipjacks, and other traditional watercraft participated. 1st place – Harry Mote with 15 points The event was sponsored by the United States Vintage Model Yacht Group (US VMYG) and hosted by the Chester Springs Model Yacht Club (CSMYC). We would like to thank all for registering for the event on what turned out to be an interesting weekend. CSMYC has had little wind this spring season. The wind this weekend was amazing to the point of ridiculous. The race director has not seen 4th place – Nick Mortgu with 57 points 2nd place – John Stoudt with 20 points 3rd place – Mike Cavanaugh with 35 points 5th place – Steve LaBrenz with 58 points 6th place – John Frankenfield with 78 points 7th place – Richard Bardsley with 82 points Mike Campbell had a mishap and was unable to participate. Skipjack skippers and race committee members. Left to Right – Tom Alessi, George Hotton, Jim Hall, Bob May, Tom Werner, John Stoudt (2nd place), John Frankenfield, Harry Mote (1st place), Nick Mortgu, Mike Cavanaugh (3rd Place), Dick Bardsley, and Steve LaBrenz. Jim Flach Photo Page 3 John Stoudt’s # 97 and John Frankenfield’s # 151 heading to the weather mark. Jim Flach Photo Bill Sysyn had some things come up and was not able to attend the event. Saturday was a difficult day with wind speeds starting out around twelve and building to 15 to 18 with gusts over 20. Everyone’s boat broke at least once, most numerous times. Four boats were on the line for race 12 which ended the day. This was a day of who could keep their boat band aided together. You cannot put a ‘B’ rig on these boats. Harry Mote and John Stoudt were able to make repairs and keep their boats together enough to finish first and second. Mike Cavanaugh fought an inability to sail close hauled because of an underpowered sail servo hampering his ability to be competitive. Other skippers dropped out as the day progressed and their boat problems became problematic. And, they are off! Harry Mote’s # 25, Mike cavanaugh’s # 15, Dick Bardsley’s # 58, and Steve LaBrenz’s # 56 at the start. John Frankenfield Photo Page 4 Sunday, June 12: Schooners and Unrestricted With everything setup and ready to go, Sunday became a different story. The wind speed built over night and at ten in the morning greeted us with sustained speeds around 20. John Stoudt bravely put his sharpie in the water around 9:45 and was barely able to retrieve the boat. Racing was canceled for the day. The skippers who had their boats assembled and waiting on Sunday were: Much to the disappointment of the everyone, racing was canceled. Other things had to be attended to including the selection of the Craftsmanship Award. Having some time enabled us to allow each skipper to describe his boat for everyone. We moved around from boat to boat in a group. This was very nice because we had experienced builders/skippers and novices listening and asking questions. It became a very interesting time for everyone including the many members of the Chester Springs Model Yacht Club (CSMYC) who had volunteered for the event. Skipper Jim Flach Boat 1904 Valmore Class over 50” schooner (81”) Builder Alan Suydam John Henderson Plank on Frame Boucher Albatros (circa 1922) under 50” schooner John Henderson Richard McOrmond Bermuda 40 (1950 design) under 50” unrestrictedRichard McOrmand Harry Mote NC Oyster Sharpie Schooner under 50” schooner Kerry O’Malley Chesapeake Bay Ram over 50” schooner Schooner Kerry O’Malley Tom Schreiber 50″ version of 1920’s under 50” schooner Tom Darling V36″ boat Tom Schreiber John Stoudt Terrapin Sharpie under 50” schooner John Stoudt Ivor Walton NC Oyster Sharpie Schooner under 50” schooner Ivor Walton Page 5 Harry Mote The Boats – A Discussion Jim Flach had a boat built by Alan Suydam and owned by John Stoudt. This is an 81” replica of Valmore built in Boston in 1904 at the Fred Lawley boat yard. Valmore was a successful gaff rigged racing sailboat winning many races on the ocean and Great Lakes. This model is rigged with Marconi sails on both masts. John Henderson had a beautifully built Boucher Albatros that he scaled to qualify in the under 50” class. The Albatros model was offered in various stages of completion by Boucher out of New York City. The boat options can be found in catalogues as early as the 1920’s. John did a beautiful job reproducing this model from the plans. Richard McOrmond built this model of his parents Bermuda 40 (circa 1950’s). Richard paid attention to detail as he constructed this impressive model. It was registered to sail in the unrestricted class. This was the first time that the US VMYG held a regatta for the unrestricted class. Harry Mote had his North Carolina Oyster Sharpie at the regatta. Harry has a few schooners to choose from and decided this would be the best boat to Page 6 race in this regatta. It is beautifully constructed and light in weight. Besides being a great sailor Harry’s boats are well built and fast. A tough combination! lumber. It was designed to be able to go through the various locks and canals in the region and could often be seen so loaded with goods the gunnels were nearly awash. This model was detailed in every way and looked very realistic. While Kerry was not expecting to be competitive, he came for the event, camaraderie and to learn. Tom Schreiber traveled from the Cleveland area with his up scaled version of Tom Darling’s 1920’s vintage 36”. Tom did a very nice job scaling this boat to 50”. This boat would actually qualify to sail in the vintage Marblehead class. This was Tom’s first regatta and we hope he will return. We are encouraging him to register for the event in Spring Lake in September. Kerry O’Malley had his Chesapeake Bay Ram Schooner (26 were built between 1889 and 1911). This replica is of a freight hauler that plied the Chesapeake Bay hauling all types of freight but mainly John Stoudt had an under 50” Terrapin Sharpie that he had recently completed. This was thought to be a Florida sharpie; however, recently research has traced its origins to the Chesapeake Bay. The hull of this model was acquired from Alan Suydam. The author finished the boat, adding the deck, deck houses, electronics, Page 7 keel bulb, the rig and homemade sails. All of the brass fittings were homemade as well. The most challenging part of the build was the sail configuration. John researched this in Skene’s Elements of Yacht Design to determine the location of the Center of Balance and the Center of Effort and to determine the relation of these two dynamic forces on this style of boat. his Boucher Albatros. Congratulations to John. A special thanks to all of the CSMYC volunteers who supported the event with their time and energy. They include: Tom Alessi, Dick Bardsley, Jim Flach, John Frankenfield, Jim Hall, George Hotton, Steve LaBrenz, Bob May, Bob Page, Tom Werner, and most of the Zouras family, Elias (father), Dominic, Nicholas and Vincent. Ivor Walton had his recently completed North Carolina Oyster Sharpie (with temporary deck houses) for this event. He studied the sharpie plans that were available and decided upon this particular sharpie. There are good documentation and plans available for this boat. Ivor and the author had many conversations about these boats and their rigs. They were building their boats at the same time. May the wind be in your sails! (no pun intended) (Photo credits for Sunday: John Frankenfield, John Henderson, Jim Hall.) Tom Schreiber, Madison, Ohio, and his wife traveled 390 miles (one way) to the event. Tom received the Most Miles Traveled Award. This was a first event for Tom. We hope to see him at other events sponsored by the US VMYG. The Craftsmanship Award went to John Henderson, (left) Chestertown, Maryland, who was selected by his peers as having built the nicest boat in the fleet, Page 8 John Stoudt Carita An Unexpected Find (Part Two) After some thought, it has been decided to restore this wonderful boat to what is believed to be her original condition. I am relying on information gleaned from past articles of The Model Yacht Newsletter, internet sources, and other interested parties’ comments and suggestions. Will I get it perfect? Probably not, but she will be as close as I am capable. A lot will be learned. It has been decided to leave the keel in its current configuration. I will finish the restoration and see what happens when she is again set afloat in a nearby pond. The outcome of that will dictate how I will proceed with the keel situation. The corroded nuts were removed from the keel bolts and replaced with new brass. Doing this kind of work requires patience. The nuts had to have drops of light oil applied for 10 days before they could be removed. All attached components on the deck have been removed. Careful prying and patience were required to get the mahogany rails freed from the deck. The brass screws and random hardware were also removed and set aside for cleaning. The rig will be a project in itself and has been stored until the hull is more-or- less complete. Removing the paint layers from the hull turned out to be quite the undertaking. Small areas at a time were coated with paint stripper, allowed to soak, then more applications of stripper to be removed using a razor blade. The process was tedious and took a fair amount of time, but after all the paint was removed and the hull sanded, I was pleased with the outcome. Taking a step back and looking at the fresh hull, I gained an appreciation and respect for those craftsmen of bygone years. With the hull cleaned up, I turned my attention to the deck. The planks were each checked for looseness, splits, and damage. Everything was found to be secure, other than missing caulking. Each of the caulking lines were gone over with a dental pick and any loose material removed. Originally I was hoping to not sand out the deck surface but discovered that all the brass tack heads had oxidized to the point of creating a protruding mound of material on their top. After trying a couple of ideas to remove the oxidation, I settled into the realization that sanding would be the best approach. The decision was not made lightheartedly. Where does one draw the line as to how far you go? I imagine for those which venture into projects as this, that each will have his own opinion. With the oxidation of the plank tack heads removed, or at least leveled to the deck surface, and the deck wood clean of years of stuff, I was again taken by the wonder of it all. The missing caulking was filled with several applications of colored epoxy and turned out well. Having to keep moving, the decision now was what color(s) to paint? What kind of paint? I discovered that these decisions were hard to make. Color photographs of these early boats simply do not exist. The research did not reveal any solid “this is how it was”, so I ended up doing what I thought was best with respect to what I w a s attempting to accomplish. I chose to use Page 9 milk paint for the hull exterior. The material was around during the period of time to which we have dated the boat. Milk paint was used for exterior applications in its day. Knowing that the milk paint may not last as I desired, after it was completely cured it was coated with thinned epoxy, lightly sanded, then several coats of a good quality marine varnish. After weeks of being set aside to completely cure, the hull was gone over with an abrasive pad to dull the finish. cupboard. (This act alone came with its own risks.) In went the hardware with the hope all would turn out as I wanted. The process was slow and took a couple of days. Each day after work, I would lightly rub the surfaces with a soft brass brush to remove any loosened material. I am pleased with how it all turned out. The hardware cleaned up and some surface patina is still present. (The custard cup is now a shop container on a permanent basis and my wife has decided to keep me around.) A couple of color schemes were considered and tried, but the hull ended up being black for all the areas below the waterline and the freeboard an off white. The deck has been left bright with several coats of good marine varnish applied. What to do with that small pile of hardware which had been removed? I wanted to retain the patina if possible, but, in their current condition, most were almost black with whatever time had deposited. I was sure the material was brass, so I decided to soak them in freshly squeezed lemon juice. I know there is a host of other materials which could have been used, but my wife had just bought a small bag of lemons and had squeezed them for her use in the kitchen. What else can I say? I got enough juice to just cover the hardware when placed in a small glass custard cup from the About the deck rails: the tacks used to secure the mahogany rails to the deck could not be removed without doing serious damage, so sanding these was a tedious, prickly task. They have been prepped and given a coat of varnish, but have not been reinstalled as of this writing. The rig components are next, and then new sails. The existing components will be copied in their original material. Due to their age, re-use for actual sailing would be too risky. The sail material has yet to be chosen and is still under investigation. It is accepted that getting the actual material which was originally used is not going to be possible, so a s u i t a b l e replacement will be used to retain the spirit of the project. Page 10 Tom Schreiber Scat II A Previously Unknown Design by John Black Black was the industrial arts instructor at Watertown High School so my guess is that W.M.Y.C. Jr. stands for “Watertown Model Yacht Club Jr. Division” or some such. Hope this helps. Boats with a provenance linking them to John Black are quite rare. A Welcome Email One of my most pleasurable duties as the US VMYG Historian is responding to emailed inquiries from people who have boats they want identified. In Fall 2015 I received the following from Dave Crawford of Raleigh, NC: For years I have had a model yacht that was built by my father sometime around 1930. It is basically complete and original with original sails and spars, although they are not currently installed on the model hull. All I know is that he told me that some national expert in model boats had tutored a group of kids on how to build and sail model boats. At the time he was living in the Boston area. The name of the boat was Scat II. What came back got my heart beating fast: The hull measures 41″LOD and 8 1/2″ Beam. Is there any interest with your group regarding pictures, measurements, etc. that I could provide? I’d be happy to provide whatever you might want. Oh, my dear yes, if this is a John Black design we definitely want to learn as much about it as we can: If it’s 41″ and by Black it’s a previously unknown design and we’d appreciate all the documentation you are willing to provide. Does the Watertown connection make sense? The reason I am writing you is that I was getting ready to eBay some old sailing trophies that my father has won and one of them was inscribed: W.M.Y.C. JR 1930 1st PRIZE SCAT II Do you have any idea what W.M.Y.C. JR stands for? What is the full club name? Any other history on the club or resources for researching? At that time I was fully occupied getting the manuscript of our book finished, so I took a quick look at a somewhat blurry picture of a classic hull form and replied: What you have appears to be a “Cheerio” designed by John Black, who was indeed a national expert. His book “Yachting With Models” is a classic. You can verify this by measuring the boat; it should be 50″ long. Page 11 The First Picture of Scat II and the Trophy Won by Dave Crawford’s Father in 1930 Dave’s reply clinched the attribution to John Black in my mind: My dad definitely went to Watertown HS. The trophy is dated 1930. My dad was 16 years old at that time, so that, too, matches him to the high school. My father died in 2004, age 90. Before he died, he had given me the model yacht Scat II. The first Scat was a Cotuit Skiff. You can Google it to get the particulars. In any event, his parent owned a summer resort on Cape Cod which was located in Cotuit, MA. At age 8, my father received a Skiff for his birthday. He sailed it once and was terrified. I sat in the water all summer. The next year my father started sailing it. As he moved into high school and college, he raced the Scat. But while he was in high school, his family lived in Watertown, which is where he went to high school. So, in about 2002 I now remember that I asked my father to write a history of the model, Scat II. Lo, as I was taking the model off a shelf, I opened the hatch and found the attached letter and sketch. I think you will find the personal nature of the letter quite charming as well as informative. Here is the letter, written 72 years after the events in question: What I remember abut the 3′ boat model you have: I think it was about sophomore year in high school that I joined the model boat club to find out how to make a sailing model. It turned out that the teacher running this club was the world champion in model boat racing, had won at the yearly competition held in England somewhere, and attributed his success to having devised a simple mechanism which kept a boat going on a straight course regardless of wind puffs. He could thus aim his model at the finish line ;across the pond or river with some assurance it would go there, while many of the competitors were straying all over the map. The teacher’s name I think was John Black, and the models he raced were 6′ long. We glued up a series of soft pine boards, and then shaped the outside of the hulls from the templates we had drawn using flexible wood slats to get the smooth curves desired. When the outside fitted the templates we started gouging out the inside with a light bulb under the wood hull so we could begin to gauge the thickness of wood left by whether we could start to see the pink of the bulb coloring the wood we were working on. We could tell 1/4 inch of wood left very easily. We poured our own lead for the keel weight and I remember my delight in learning that if the holding bolts are extended inside the hull and a handle attached, it made an easy way to lift and carry the boat. Deck, paint, spars, and sail all were conventional except that there was a waterproofing liquid we used on the sail, so that if the boat sank for some reason, once righted, it would shed all the water weight on the sail and sail as with a dry one. I lost it once while racing across the Charles river but saw it go down and managed to retrieve it. The steering idea Black had invented attached the rudder to the boom so that when a wind gust wanted to head the boat up into the wind, the greater pull of the boom on the rudder kept it on course. Of course one had to find the adjustment that could accomplish this. I won more than my share of races as I had the advantage of knowing how to set the relation of the jib to the mainsail better than the others. After high school, and a summer of fun at Cotuit, it was stored in the attic of the Hotel cottage my parents lived in until many years later, and shortly before my mother died, I investigated the attic and found it still there. Everyone who builds models has dreams and visions of reality with them. I had many such vicarious adventures with this one, and look back on it with happy memories. Page 12 Seventy-two years is a long time, and memory is a tricky thing. The letter gives final verification to the idea that this is a John Black design. Black did indeed sail in England many times for the Yachting Monthly Cup, which was in its day the Americas Cup of model yachting. He did not, as we will discuss later, win the world championship, nor did he invent the Braine steering gear with which the boat is equipped. Whether Black told these things to his students or not is beside the point – he was a great designer, a great competitor, and a great teacher. He and many industrial arts teachers like him left a legacy that we see over and over again when these old boats are researched: that the construction and sailing of a model yacht was one of the most important events in a young person’s life, one they never forgot. Scat II in Picturs The two photographs below give a good idea of her fine form. Her dimensions do not fit any known class of the period, so we must assume that this was a one-design class that John Black devised for his students. The photos that Dave sent shows the advanced craftsmanship that his father Scat II in Profile Dave Crawford Holds His Treasure Page 13 exhibited at the tender age of 16. The photo of the stern below shows some pretty impressive joint work, as well as careful lining of the deck. The Braine quadrant is interesting. All the other fittings on the boat were clearly purchased from A.J. Fisher in Detroit, who was the primary source in the 1930’s. The quadrant, however, was equally clearly made in the shop class. This was probably done to give the students experience in sheet metal work. craftsmanship for a sixteen-year-old in 1930. Lines A set of study lines for Scat II are shown on the next page in the context of John Black’s other notable boats: Bostonia II of 1927, which came within one point of winnng the Yachting Monthly Cup, and Cheerio of 1936, probably the most famous of the early Marbleheads. We will present a full set of lines, along with the method used to take them off the boat, in our next issue. Dimensions The hatch was decorated with this delightful cartoon, in black against an orange sun that is barely visible in these black and white photos. It is fascinating, and a bit depressing, to see what constituted an adequate level of Page 14 LOA – 41″ Beam – 8 3/8 Draft at the waterline – 7″ Hull weight – 10 lbs 0 oz Mast – 57 1/8 x 9/16 Boom – 21 3/4 x 7/16 To Be Continued Dave Crawford and Earl Boebert Scat II Hull Plan Scat II Sail Plan Page 15 USVMYG Class Coordinators Vintage Marblehead Class (50/800) The USVMYG is the premier organization supporting the building, restoration and sailing of vintage model sailing yachts. It is attempting to encourage more vintage boat skippers (owners) to join the group and to get their boats on the water. The Group is also trying to expand outreach to involve more classes of vintage boats. Currently it supports vintage 36 inch, vintage Marblehead, skipjacks, and schooners. It is adding early “A” boats and “other” boats (unrestricted) to the classes supported. The “other” classes include boats such as but not limited to friendship sloops, ketches, yawls, Americas Cup replicas, cat boats and other boats. Additionally as other classes are identified the US VMYG will consider adding them to the list of supported classes. The current class coordinators are: A Boat Class Mike Denest, 1-610-316-3570 mjd12k@yahoo.com Schooner Class Kerry O’Malley, 1-717-548-4632 komalley1@comcast.net Skipjack Class John Hensen, 1-732-458-1370 senlivjh@aol.com The responsibility of these coordinators will be to issue sail numbers (in the short term), maintain a current rule for the class, serve as a point of contact for questions regarding the class, and provide information for articles to the newsletter editor. The group is working on a form of electronic registration of sail numbers enabling one to access available sail numbers by class and to request a number based on open numbers. When this is finalized the coordinators can focus their efforts on nurturing the class and finding more owners with their vintage boats to join the US VMYG. John Stoudt Boats For Sale We have been contacted by two individuals who have very nice looking boats for sale. Unfortunately, we don’t have space to run pictures, but you can contact the owners if you are interested. Star SB5 This is one of the older and larger Star boats, not the inexpensive ones we see today. The boat is in the Spring Lake vicinity. The owner is asking $275. Phone 732-291-2608 or email portlandpointe@verizon.net John Henderson, 1-443-282-0277 U.K. Ten-Rater jgnhenderson@atlanticbb.net Unrestricted Class John Stoudt, 1-610-316-8695 This is a beautiful and apparently complete 10 Rater from 1931 with a vane. It is in the Cambridge, MA area. The owner can be contacted by email jstoudt309@gmail.com ngore@comcast.net Vintage 36 Class (36/600) Alan Suydam, 1-410-394-3150 alansuydam@comcast.net Page 16 Notice of Race 2016 USVMYG National Vintage Model Yachting Days September 23-25, 2016 Sponsored by the US Vintage Model Yacht Group Hosted by the Marbleheaders of Spring Lake MYC Eligibility: Skippers of RC Vintage Marbleheads, and Vintage 36/600s. Membership in the US Vintage Model Yacht Group is mandatory and membership in the American Model Yachting Association is encouraged. Location: Southeast end of Spring Lake (intersection of Warren and Monmouth Avenues) in the town of Spring Lake, N.J. 07762. Rules: • Racing will be governed by the current Racing Rules of Sailing (RRS), as modified by Appendix E, the prescriptions of US Sailing when they apply, and the Regatta Sailing Instructions. • Current “RC Vintage Marblehead Rating Rules,” updated 2007, as published in The Model Yacht, Spring/Summer, 2012. • Current “Vintage 36 Class Rules,” as published in The Model Yacht, Spring/Summer, 2012. Entry: Eligible boats and skippers are entered upon receipt of completed Entry Form and entry fee, no later than September 1, 2016. The entry fee is $30.00 for the first model and $20 for second model, which covers trophies, on-site beverages and lunch for skippers on Saturday. Lunch for guests available for $10. Saturday dinner party at local restaurant per person cost to be announced at regatta site and collected at the restaurant. Schedule:* Friday, September 23 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Check in 1:15 pm: Vintage 36 Skippers Meeting 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm: V36 racing Saturday, September 24 9:00 am: V36 Skippers Meeting 9:15 am – noon: V36 racing 9:00 am – 10:00: Lunch sign-up Noon – 12:30 pm: Lunch, V36 awards presentation 12:45 pm: Vintage Marblehead skippers meeting 12:30 – 4:00 pm: VM racing 6:00 pm: regatta dinner at local restaurant Page 17 Sunday, September 25 9:00 am: VM Skippers Meeting 9:15 am – noon: VM racing 12:30 pm: VM racing awards and Craftsmanship and Sportsmanship award presentation *Regatta Schedule: The schedule may be modified at the discretion of the Regatta Committee based on fleet registrations, weather and general sailing conditions. Racing Format: Single fleet Scoring: Low point scoring system. One throw-out for every eight races. Prizes: Trophies will be awarded to the top three skippers in fleets that field six or more boats and to the first place skippers in fleets of three to five boats. More information: Marbleheaders Model Yacht Club website: http://www.marbleheadersofspringlake.com ; Harry Mote at 609-660-0100, hjmote@verizon.net. Sailing Instructions Welcome to the 2016 USVMYG National Vintage Model Yachting Days September 23-25, 2016 Skipper conduct: Gentlemanly, sportsman- like behavior is required. Avoid Contact: Avoid contact if reasonably possible. A lot of work has gone into our pretty boats. Accidental nudges are not necessarily grounds for protest. Don’t be a sea lawyer. However, skippers are required to comply with the RRS, especially the basic rules of the road. Don’t try to squeeze in where there is no room. Touching marks: Except for start and finish marks, touching marks of the course is allowed, as long as you round them on the right side. Touching a start or finish mark requires a 360-degree turn, which requires a jibe and a tack, without interfering with other boats. You have not started or finished until you complete your turns. On opposite tacks: A port tack boat shall keep clear of a starboard tack boat. On same tack, overlapped: A windward boat shall keep clear of a leeward boat. Page 18 On same tack, not overlapped: A boat clear astern shall keep clear of a boat clear ahead. Passing marks: Giving room, keeping clear: When boats on the same tack are overlapped at the four-length zone, the outside boat shall give the inside boat room to round the mark in a seaman-like manner. If the inside boat has right of way, the outside boat shall keep clear in any case. The overlap rule does not apply when boats are on opposite tacks, nor at starting marks. If there is reasonable doubt that an inside boat established an overlap in time, it shall be presumed that she did not and she shall thereafter keep clear. If there is any doubt, err on the side of keeping clear. At the start: We will use a one minute start sequence. No dip starts. You must be behind the starting line at 30 seconds before the start. If over the line early, you must sail around either end to start. Penalties: Infractions of rules require a 360-degree turn as soon as possible, which includes a tack and a jibe, without interfering with others. There is no protest committee. Skippers must resolve protests on the water in a gentlemanly, sportsman-like way. It you commit a foul don’t wait to be told to do your turn. Scoring: Low point system, one point awarded 1st place, etc. DNF and DNS shall be scored fleet plus one. DSQ shall be scored the boat’s finish, plus five. One throw-out for every eight races. Frequency assignments: Please do not turn on an AM or FM transmitter unless you are sure there are no frequency or you are using 2.4 GHz. Holds, adjustments: One 5-minute hold per skipper for the entire regatta. Minor adjustments must be made before the start countdown begins. Boats aground or entangled may be freed by anyone and will not necessarily interrupt sailing. Directions In New Jersey, from the N.J. Turnpike (I 95), the Garden State Parkway or other North-South Routes, take I 195 East to Rt.35 South (I 195 becomes Rt. 138 East of the Garden State Parkway). Follow Rt. 35 South approximately 1.25 miles to Warren Avenue. Turn left (East) onto Warren Avenue (Rt. 47) and follow Warren Avenue East to the end of the lake, which will be on your left. Our sailing site is at the southeast end of Spring Lake at the intersection of Warren and Monmouth Avenues in the town of Spring Lake, N.J. 07762. Hotel information: There are a number of B&Bs in the Town of Spring Lake and there are several motels on Rt. 35 in adjacent towns, all within 10-15 minutes of the sailing site. One motel is the Sea Girt Lodge (732) 974-2323, 2168 Highway 35, Sea Girt, and N.J. 08750. There are several breakfast places near these motels; one of them is the Princess Maria Diner, 2044 Highway 35, Wall, N.J. 07719. Page 19 US VMYG Boat Registration Form (NEW) This is for boats being registered from this time forward (July 2016) Name: ____________________________________ AMYA #: ___________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________ Email Address: _________________________________________________________________ Phone Number (home): ___________________________ (cell) __________________________ I would like to register/obtain a sail number for the following boat/s: Vintage A Boat – Request sail number ________ or the next available number Boat Design: _______________ Circa: ___________________ Mike Denest, 2 Whitehaven Court, Newark, DE 19711 Email: mjd12k@yahoo.com phone: 1-610-316-3570 Vintage 36/600 – Request a sail number ________ or the next available number Boat Design: _______________ Circa: ___________________ Alan Suydam, 11665 Asbury Court, #560, Solomons, MD 20688 Email: alansuydam@comcast.net phone: 1-410-394-3150 Vintage 50/800 – Request a sail number ________ or the next available number Boat Design: _______________ Circa: ___________________ John Hensen, TX Email: senlivjh@aol.com phone: 1-732-458-1370 Schooner – Request a sail number ________ or the next available number Boat Design: _______________ Circa: ___________________ Kerry O’Malley, 348 Kirks Mill Road, Nottingham, PA 19362-9012 Email: komalley1@comcast.net phone: 1-717-548-4632 Skipjack – Request a sail number ________ or the next available number Boat Design: _______________ Circa: ___________________ John Henderson, 465 Gull Court, Chestertown, MD 21620 Email: jgnhenderson@atlanticbb.net phone: 1-443-282-0277 Unrestricted Class – Request a sail number ________ or the next available number Boat Design: _______________ Circa: ___________________ John Stoudt, 309 Sundance Drive, Chester Springs, PA 19425 Email: jstoudt309@gmail.com phone: 1-610-316-8695 Please mail this form with a check for ($7.00 x number of boats) to the class coordinator. Checks should be made payable to the US VMYG. Page 20