Title. Author. Summary
Title. Author. Summary
Title. Author. Summary
Title. Author. Summary
Title. Author. Summary
PRICE THE/ Is, ] Flags, 7es, TWOPENCE. 4 | | | h | . | | | aaa shee ; :| | ARD, {; DER . -ST.,4 A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF \UL Pants” MODEL t Notice. YACHT CONSTRUCTION, FITTING, . AND : i: SAILING; CANOEING NEWS;: DOINGS OF THE CLUBS; YACHTING ITEMS; DD, CORRESPONDENCE; SALE AND EXCHANGE; ETC., ETC. Dozen. ; ” Sei l.- oe * HULL: THOMAS GRASSAM,..161 & 162, L YACHTS. 1B. ERS, 701) HIGH STREET. LONDON: E. MARLBOROUGH & Co., 51, OLD BAILEY. . AND ALL BOOKSELLERS. All Subscriptions, Contributions, &e., must be. addressed to ) bo -: _. . THe Eprror,-.‘Model Yachtsman,’ 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” ag AN ENGLISH MODEL IN- competitors is an instance of this, and we have FRENCH noted that same shallow-bodied vessel raised on the top sides, and ballasted with her body further in the water, and no amount of canvas that her extra stability gave her would drive her.at as great speed as she went before. We have had boats specially made to test the displacement theory, ~ and have had to abandon them as useless, and we think this new displacement boat, will cry a go when put alongside of some of the smart tens of the Liverpool Club. Let the result be what it may, however, there is much to be learned from the publication of designs like the one under notice, -and we cannot but commend Mr. Beloe for boldly tackling the displacement question in the manner he has, and hope for the benefit of model-yachtsmen he will publish the result of his experiments in any style of design he may work with. WATERS. BOUT this time last winter, I was about to start, with two other members of my family, on a three months’ tour through Switzerland, Italy, Sicily and the Riviera. We had previously passed two winters in Nice and Mentone, and I had been struck with the importance attached by the French: to model yacht sailing, handsome prizes being given each year, at Cannes and Nice, in connection with the regattas, and exhibitions of models, with prizes, being held annually at each place. I had, therefore, determined that, if I again paid a visit to these delightful winter quarters, I would bring an English model with me, and try conclu- sions against the wonderful craft brought out by the French, and Italians on these festive occasions. Accordingly, during the summer preceding the trip of which I am now writing, I procured from TEsT matches have been tried on the Elbe, at my friend. Mr. Burgess, of the Serpentine M. Y..C. Kiel and elsewhere, between the extreme cutter, (than whom no more clever amateur builder, or the shallow centreboard type of yacht, and a com- handler of a racing model, exists) a 4-foot hull, a promise type, which have resulted in the triumph Serpentine Club “2o-tonner,” taking care of course of the extreme cutter.— Wassersport. Forest and Stream, (New York) Jan. 22, gives sail-plan of Carmelita, a new schooner yacht, 65ft. to be within the Nice limit of length ( one métre and a quarter) about 48in. overall. ‘ This model, a really beautiful specimen of miniature boat building, ‘This vessel is designed by I rigged, at my leisure, as a.cutter; re-decked and more nearly the English pattern than most.of the a brass line, and, as she.had plenty of freeboard, I l.w.l., 16.4ft. beam. Mr. x. Cary Smith, and being roft. draft approaches American yachts, and will make a fine ‘veatherly and comfortable cruiser. — r Mr. H. Lear, the hon. sec. of the Serpentine M. Y.C., has been elected an hon. member of the Liverpool M.Y.C. SPECIAL NOTICE. Last month’s (February) number of this journal completed our contracts with those subscribers who commenced with the first number.—To those who have sent no notice of discontinuance, we send the March number, and if they do not return it, their names will remain in our subscription book.—We shall be obliged if those desirous,of continuing as subscribers. will remit the amoung for remainder of the year (2s. 1d.) in 4d. stamps; or by-P.O.O., at their earliest convenience. bronzed her, fitted bamboo spars throughout, added made an addition of about 7Ibs. of lead on her keel, so as to give extra stability ina seaway. r Everything ready, and a trial or two over, I packed the Dazsy away securely in a deal case, screwed all down, and wrote, in both French and English, outside a description of contents. I fully. expected, nevertheless, that French official curiosity and suspicion would demand frequent inspections of this somewhat mysterious looking case (it resembled indeed a coffin more than anything else) and the result proved that I was not wrong. Having despatched our champion by fetite vitesse to the Hotel Westminster at. Nice, we proceeded to Paris, and thence on our tour, hoping to be back at Nice by April 16th, on which date the first race would be sailed. e MODEL-YACHTSMAN LS THE ee 36 , nr’ THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN. | NEW SAILCLOTH. After a very pleasant visit to Lausanne, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples (re- eS maining here a month), we made our way early in it to ily, been ench riven with with paid rould nclu- ry the SAS issed TED IE 5 on aS men ty Italy, April, via Rome and Genoa, to Nice; and I was relieved, on arrival at the hotel, to find the Dazsy uninjured, although the screws, those that remained, bore plain evidence as to the suspicion with which the coffin-like case had been regarded en route. Securing a large room on the ground floor of the hotel, I was not long, the next day, in rigging and polishing up my model for the Lxfosttion des Bateux-modéles, which was held in the rooms of the Club, on the Promenade des Anglais. Here, in a prominent position, the English.cutter was’ much admired: the systdme of her rigging, so much more simple than the antiquated, toy-shop plan in vogue amongst the French, provoked especial approbation, and her proportions (about 514 beams to the © length) made the French and Italian skimming-dish g the from – models look tubby indeed. The day before the race was a breezy one at Y.C, Nice; in fact it blew a fair half gale, but I was de- r, termined to have a trial of the various courses, and so, armed with my leaden rudders and a second or ull, a 2 suit of sails, I embarked from the bathing stairs in métre front of the hotel, taking with me, as a competitor, del, a the bathing man anda lding, which he had built for the race. large flat-bottomed ack When. fairly afloat we started the models fot a idded beat to windward, but ere long we had to make for ard, I the yawl, whose topmast was blown away, and r keel, r ver, I case, h and ‘ foundering seemed imminent. – wind” than I intended ;; we_had therefore to row hard ‘to overtake her. riosity twas “ impossible,” he said, “we should never re- :ctions gain her.” se the promise of reward, we managed to overtake the run-a-way béfore she made the shores of Corsica, g else) Twice my man gave it up ; However, by dint, of hard rowing and in which direction she was fast heading, and got on ‘uttesse seeded e back st race specially for sail-cloth for model Itis a fine, light, but very strong material, with a stripe in imitation of seams woven into it at distances of Zin. It has been manufactured by the well-known firm of Horrocks, Miller & Co., to the order of the Ziverpool M.Y.C,,.which has had to make the order 2000 yards to obtain the special make. Thus the Liverpool officers are the success- ful pioneers in providing what has been so long wanted and -so earnestly sought after by many , model-yachtsmen. This sail-cloth will prove one ‘ more: factor in improving the appearance of the model yacht, and as the attractiveness of the sport to outsiders is considerably affected by the condition of the boats, we may congratulate ourselves all round at the advent of this sail-cloth, and waft our best thanks over to Liverpool for their good offices. —We cannot yet say where this calico can be purchased, but are willing to receive and forward all enquiries and orders that ‘are forwarded to this office, with an extra stamp accompanying them for ° postage, until such time as we can announce the -. firm appointed to retail it—The Price is about 74. per yard.© LATER.—The sail-cloth can ‘be had of Messrs. .F RISBY, MODEL shore again without further mishap, but without having, indeed; learnt much. (To be continued. ) YACHT FOR ‘By During the delay – [ fully: (it woven yachts. . 4 BUILDING – BEGINNERS. : BUTT ERCUF ( Continued. —Commenced in i No. 2. ) which this occasioned the Daisy with a light leaden rudder hooked on, had been’ forging ahead at a great pace, as stiff as al rock, and rather more “ off * W E have received a sample of a special calico, Dyke & Co., Lord Street, LIVERPOOL. J and ~ | WILL assume thatyou have followed out my ‘directions, and got the ‘packing-out: pieces glued on either end, and the keel-strip flush with, the bottom on the side of the. piece of 3in. deal, ‘and that when thus mounted the measurement across the top, taken where these pieces are glued. on, gives exactly half of what our ro-tonner’s beam: is to be, viz :—354in. Be sure you do not exceed this: in fact, it were better to be a shade less, as the several coats of paint, to be added on theout- 4 – side, will increase it to the rightsize,-and if you are ~ a trifle over measurement you will, if entered ~ only ~ ‘ – March, 1885. a THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN — AND CANOEING GAZETTE. SAEL- PLAN FOR 24ft. SAILING BOAT. Scale—tin. = rft. (Design of Boat given in No. IO, vol, t.) oe | eae +. ee 2 & a: 0 a h 3 t = 2335, at ies ee *. . she wove. . oem re ’ 44 aACTS ae Sections for ro-tonner. ; (BY BUTTERCUP.) os uié aie GT 4 es ay See wtFESALONEO RETTEA egiy “MODEL YACHT BUILDING FOR BEGINNERS ” » “ 2 4 e – are . . ae aio em FS a? hoe apes « t ets eee 4A wee On Sunday, October 5th, we had a nice regatta, 19 models started, in 4 divisions. Ist class were 2 metres; 2nd class 1.09 metres; 3rd class For the last class, I started 3 boats, and got ahead of other competitors with all The model which won the race is a copy of the famous schooner-yacht America, and is a very fast boat. A fortnight later we had another tace, running before the wind, During this match the wind was blowing hard, and there were rather for a moment ””—‘‘ dessay,” and so on. However, we got on pretty well together during the two hours and.a half I was.afloat, and the excitement; of my friend on the termination of the race—the result being evidently something very different to what, _ he had expected—was amusing to witness.- On I have arriving at the scene of action I found that a large taken a great interest in model yachting. for a long time, the raft, profusely decorated with the tri-colour.and first race I won being in 1854, with an English model, and I with wreaths of myrtle, had been mgored for the – have won many other prizes with the same craft.” use of competitors. high waves for these smali models to contend with. This short account from Hamburg makes us We shall be glad of regular reports This was already crowded by excited: and combative owners, and the ricketty from any Continental places, and if our friends who manner. enliven the face.of the Alster with their bonny little break the only spar which was not bamboo in doing craft desire fo form themselves into a club, we so, the foresail boom; -I soon, however, came to should recommend our correspondent to apply for book of rules to any of the English clubs. awaited the signal. Modeles took place last year on the second day of the regatta, April.17th. My knowledge of the the course being parallel to the shore. French language being decidedly limited, and as, reaching race from start to finish. blew lightly from the south, making the course a to him at some length what I wanted ; he nodded approvingly as I went on, and, finally, said ‘all right.” This, I thought, was exactly what I wanted, and, ‘having got the model on board, we set off to” row round to the Zrtbune, in front of which the race was. to take place. I Was not long in- dis- hooked on, the English representative sailed away, keeping a perfectly straight course, and was first to reach the net, and easy winner of the gold medal, diploma and one hundred. francs. Before leaving England I had made application to the London. agents of the Nice Regatta, and had been furnishéd by them with full particulars as. to _ the ricing, etc. They enclosed a beautifully-scented covering for myself the extent of the linquistic at- green and gold copy of the Rules. of the -Paris| tainments of my friend. Model Yacht Club, according to’ which rules”the He knew two words of Lae pied 2 hik Rin Gh Dane datele: “hs speak .I explained d oe s 12 4s “ee OPO only, I was told, who could English, and he presently appeared. — oe ae one man . With a free sheet, and her,No. 2 self-acting rudder ‘There was Ae ebm eas of being placed. This was exactly what she did. end of the.town, and made enquiries. ther accordingly made my way to the harbor at the East ra ‘ her rivals at the start she would have little chance ¢ and that unless the Davsy sailed right away from . © starters, the chances of escaping a foul were slight, it-advisable to procure, if possible, the services as . , *. : It was apparent. that, with the large fleet of – to forget even the little one does-know, I thought boatman, ofa native who spoke a little English. I oo The wind – moreover, in the excitement of a race one is likely ee moored about 500 yards away, as a winning-post, m International Course des Bateux A large fishing net. had been i Grand my boat again, made fast to the windward end of the raft (1 had drawn the No..1.station) and there ~ ( Continued.— Commenced ia No. 3.) HE gesticulating occupants, and I accordingly took to ¥ IN = FRENCH WATERS. the conclusion that, at the risk of being disquali- fied, I would abandon the raft and its noisy and ‘Ret ENGLISH MODEL I I boarded this affair, and managed to’ Ss. AN ~ craft swayed to and fro in the swell in an unpleasant . wish for more. ° “+ and again the schooner beat the other boats. is dying away —“ all right.”—“ Will you hold on « ‘of them. employed them alternately, thus, 7 think the wind . 0.79; 4th class 0.59; length on J.w.J. one was English, and two words only apparently,all right,” and the other “ dessay ;” he generally og and had some splendid races last year. | | es : ‘We havea good deal of model yachting on the Alster, ae A HAMBURG correspondent writes , gx s] THE: MODEI-YACHTSMAN. MODEL-YACHTSMAN. regatta at Nice would be—so I was told—guided. Perhaps these remarks if vaguely taken, may be ‘In this highly-perfumed document, it was laid considered correct, but let us look at the most im- down that the competitors would consist of three portant one, which says “notwithstanding the well- courses, viz: “running,” “reaching ” and “beating- known fact, that the difficulty in designinga model to-windward,” the best out of the three to be ad- is to’ get one that will sail to windward. judged the winner. difficulty exist? We venture to think not. ° In fact This seemed business-like, and Does this a fair test of sailing, and I felt sure that, whatever our experience has continually shown us the duffer . might be the result of the “ running,” the Serpentine going to ‘windward of the well-designed boats, by model would hold her own in “reaching,” or ina the aid of an enormously deep keel, the same boat being no earthly use, against —htat-to-windward : one race, however, decided the affair, as already described. boats either reaching or the well designed running. ‘There is no difficulty, we contend, in designing a boat to go to windward, plenty of shouting and _ gesticulation and much that can be trusted to sail any great distance with chaff was exchanged, the wind abeam, and there are so few model-yachts- but perfect good humour is that they possess scarcely any boats men that are apt enough to fix the shtets with that prevailed and strict impartiality was shewn. delicacy .of judgment which is necéssary to sail The race over, a boat-full of excited Frenchmen was seen bearing down in hot haste upon the win- a boat across the track of the wind. ner, and I fully expected to witness dire vengeance the clubs the beat-to-windward has become a scien- dealt out to the obnoxious “ bateau-des-Anglais,” tific creeping match, and it is of little use entering in thase matches unless you are prepared to flatten in fact I never expected to see the Darsy again, but my fears were not realised, the cutter was in- ’ In many of the sails and be content to”flutter up in the wind’s deed snatched out of the water, but to be tnumph- eye. antly presented to its owner, a tip, merely, being must not be overlooked, and that is the fact that on the reach the models attain the highest speed, claimed in return. —, (To he continued. ) and it is on this course, when the top speed is ° “THE BOY’S OWN PAPER” ON MODEL There is another view of the question that YACHTING. Massie Boy’s Own Paper, of Feb. 28th, continues its review of model yachting, and makes mention of the Ulster, Derry and Carrickfergus clubs, the prospect of good seasons for the C/apham, the Serpentine, M.Y.S.A., Victoria, London, &c., after which, comes the following: ‘‘There are many matters of interest that suggest them- reached, that -the value of scientific lines and a proper ‘balance of the elements which contribute to – speed demonstrate themselves with greatest force. No ill-designed boat can hold her own against a well designed boat, under these circumstances, if they are sailed with anything like even ability, and it is on the reach in a good breeze, and when the speed is approaching the highest point, that it is most satisfactory to a clever designer to see his boat . take the lead. Boats tobe good boats should have.- selves in the course of an annual summary such ag this. all round qualifications, and although trimming to manner of scoring, is considerable importance. At present it is customary to give the same points to a winner fora beat, windward is a most essential virtue, yet if made too the difficulty in designing a model is to get one that will sail to windward. , ultimately tires out the spectator, =” ‘ head, to ward off sunstroke : there was, of course, the heat was ee that will reach well, and one of the reasons that some of the clubs go in so strongly for beating-to- ingly bright and amusing, ands almost tropical, and necessitated frequent wetting of the ae the task is to design and furnish a boat een eee windward, He. The scene in front of the Promenade des’ Anglais 4t Nice on that seventeenth of April was exceed- 0s BPDd eee THE ° 52 —=_~ .m‘1“7;’=>naey ;= ~— Fa:e«’.~ ~.°- ,sie.YFRN-’. ry ….S c.a-.: ‘=te4: .ia- .- :oh° . a~ia-otc.=.:%= i‘t’bsra.¢.9:5Py–S.~Afaiusl’y—‘Sce>.Yn.=r‘1~.o-Bbd.y=IPla : o.rs*° F‘
