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IS POE FTE Vol. I. No. 9. = ntl wnc a rear eles ea rrr PRICE ONE 1884. PENNY, THE | N A M S T H C A Y L MODE AND TATE . . haa et atta Shs Ta . al tes Reettni – – MODEL YACHT CLUB REPORTER. wwe nmr panes * he beads kee 7 os eta NT eee eg 9s a one ne De in big ebTs © SS a EP yO PTE IL eee ee ee eure : ae hee SONY Mer LOY aa Se rere ne (| NOVEMBER, rs A- MONTHLY JOURNAL re iF DOINGS OF THE CLUBS; YACHTING ITEMS: SRT . ee ee | ‘ CORRESPONDENCE; SALE AND EXCHANGE; ETC, ETC. x HULL: THOMAS GRASSAM, 161 & 162, HIGH STREET. a on er ch OF MODEL\ YACHT CONSTRUCTION, FITTING, AND SAILING; TT Swrr re) LONDON: E. MARLBOROUGH & Co., 51, OLD BAILEY. il All Subscriptions, Contributions, &c., must be addressed ‘to “THe Epitor, ‘Model. Yachtsman, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull. – en > SETAE LIT ee Fe tea taihnd ital ake Aaa enbceentioatnat 4 I? gives us pleasure to hear of the establishment two factors only shall be taken into account, these of a new Model Yacht Club whenever it takes being l.w.l. length and beam, which, when multi- place, and our ‘Doings of the Clubs’ for the month plied together must not exceed 240; the limit of length allowed in any case being 40 inches, nothing announcement of the formation of the ‘‘London.” leaner than 40” x 6” can be sailed under the rule. as . are made of greater interest than usual, by the 4 Tue “Lonpon” M.Y.C. and THE “240” RULE. in THE rule is this:—For the purpose of rating, . like appearance. eyed hd body-plan for all weathers, and yielding a fine yacht- . Gditorial Motes. te THLE MODEL-YACHTSMAN. 82 _ ‘THE rule seems simplified by the use of the hold of before, but no one seems to have soared so numbers 240, 40, &c., but could be brought into high in the past, as.to adopt a title which of itself use by other clubs, where convenient, by taking the would seem to suggest dignity and age; in fact, the length on l.w,1., dividing it by 6%4, then multiplying notion of being the premier club of the Metropolis. the length by the product. That the new club should adopt this august title, class of 3ft., 36+674=5 */5: multiply the length, had it been composed of budding model-yachtsmen, would have seemed to display presumption, born of a want of tact and discretion, but the “London,” 36 x For instance, a length 5/% =194 7/5; this gives us the number length x beam must not exceed, and 3 feet is the limit of the class length. 4ft. class—48+6%4 = we understand, is formed of materials that may well 73/s x 48=345 °/s; this being the number not to justify its members to assumea title of a dignified be exceeded in 1. x b., and 48” the limit of length. character, as their position as model-yachtsmen of For the sake of simplicity the fractions might be experience and well-known staunchness is a sound abandoned. A club can thus fix on any length or the improvement of yachts sailed on their water, lengths they find most suitable, divide it by 6%, multiply the length by the product, and the. num- lead us to suppose they are well qualified to do the ber not to be exceeded in 1. +b. will appear. warrant, and their branching off in new rules for title justice, and spread its fame. —o— WE, therefore, hail with pleasure the “London,” Ir would seem much simpler if an even number had been chosen for the proportion of beam to and hope its career will be successful in spreading length, and we feel quite convinced that six beams: the scientific pursuit of model-yachting, as well as would have been quite far enough to go in pander-? providing ing to length, but still this difference of the fraction —oO— members. a large = amount of ‘ i pleasure for its between our opinion and the “London” ° WirTH respect to the measurement rule adopted by the “London,” we shall not at present pronounce it the best that could have been adopted, but we can accord our unqualified.approval of any rule‘that is definite, and has some limit beyond which it is im- possible for. imaginative creatures to tread. certainly has an advantage over It simple length rating, as that has no, limit of beam; it certainly has the merit of being superior tothe” Y.R.A. tonnage rule, as that is indefinite in length; and what will now no doubt be known as the “240” rule, will lead to a well-proportioned boat, suitable by her . rule“will be of little importance so far as boats. of their size is concerned, The majority will scarcely adopt | the extreme, for appearance sake, and those who do will have a questionable advantage. MODEL YACHT SAILING FOR BEGINNERS. By BUTTERCUP. * AVING dealt with the ‘principal courses, it will next be my task to speak of the winds. These are more generalley termed breezes ; for. instance, we speak of the direction of the wind, but MST OAT RON ‘ Ir surprises us that the title has not been laid . , —o— quaworjdsig“©”UIS4—2]v9AgO=N0‘}V‘UIgTa ° y e i q su x – w FHL“TACO‘NYWS.V-
