The Model Yachtsman: Volume 4, Number 5 – August 1931

iLCa AUGUST, International Model Yacht Racing ge ; An Editor’s Life News of the Little Ships Our Scottish Page The Barque ‘*‘Quathlamba’”’ With the Power Boat Clubs Wooden Hulls for Model Power Boats The Team Spirit The Auxiliary Staysail Schooner 97 ” ‘‘John Williams V”’ The Royal National Lifeboat Institution … Correspondence etlWy n _ 254, Model Yachting Association National 6-Metres Championship Whiteinch Pond, Ship Model Makers’ Club Glasgow INTERNATIONAL August 12th. Founded by Capt. E. Armitage McCann National 12-Metres Championship Whiteinch Pond, With an Official Magazine THE SHIPMODELER Beautifully Illustrated Glasgow Informative September 19th. Interesting Annual Subscription including Magazine.and Certificate, $2.75 (11/6). Full particulars free. Hon. Secretary : Ship Model Makers’ Club, C. N. FORGE, 151, Lichfield Grove, 2 55a, Middagh Street, London, N.3 Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. A S In replying to Advertisers, please mention THE MODEL YACHTSMAN. THE MODEL AYACHTSMAN ws G — eee THE Vol. 4. —_— MARINE ag — MODEL MAGAZINE No. 3. INTERNATIONAL AUGUST, MODEL YACHT 1931. RACING. By Tue Epiror. skipper putting up the best individual performance. Further events of a like nature would doubtless have taken place, but the War intervened, and it was not until 1923 that model yachting once more came to the fore as an organised international sport when the present series of International races was inaugurated at Gosport. The boats used for the present series of races are to a formula invented by Major M. Heckstall Smith, who at that time was editor of the Yachting Monthly and the cup for international competition was presented by the proprietors of that magazine. The races were from the start under the control of the Model Yachting Association, which accordingly organised races to select the British representative. As the British Empire, like other nations, was only permitted to enter one boat for the International events, the British races were thrown open to any club in the Empire that was affiliated to the M.Y.A. At first no entries were received from outside Britain, became interested in the race. A South African entry from the Durban Model Yacht Club was forthcoming in due course, and this year both South Africa and Canada will be represented. For the first three years of these races (1923, 1924 and 1925) there was only one foreign entry and the competition not very formidable. In fact the British races produced a far more strenuous struggle, but Mr. J. Scott Freeman with his two boats, ** Invader” and “ Crusader’ succeeded in winning these three years and by three successive victories won the first cup outright. A new cup was donated by the proprietors of the Yachting Monthly the following year, which was notable in that no less than four nations competed : France, America, Denmark and Britain. The year 1927 saw Britain within a single point of losing to America, and it was also noteworthy in that an International Model Yacht Racing Associa- tion was formed. In 1928 we again had a very narrow escape from defeat at the hands of America. The last board of the race was the crucial factor and the British representative only got home by inches. In 1929 the celebrated ‘ Albion’ made her debut and after winning the British race proceeded to show her foreign rivals the way in no uncertain fashion. ee nature took place at Enghien-les-Bains, just outside Paris, in 1913. In this race a team of three British 80-cm. models defeated similar teams from France and Belgium. It is interesting to recall that the best individual performance was made by Mr. W. J. Daniels, who thereby won a beautiful Sevres vase presented by the President of the Republic to the but after some years the Colonies and Dominions Se NTERNATIONAL Model Yacht Races are by no means a novelty as the first recorded event of this ~I Co Model Yachtsman. August 1931 Sa TSE Te | ere — The In 1930 *‘Albion” was sold to her present owner, Mr. L. F. Rudd, and under his colours repeated her The foreign entries for this year’s event are * Bostonia IV.” (John Black, Rhode Island M.Y.C., suocesses of the previous year. U.S.A.), “Argo IIL.” (M. Sottas, Paris M.Y.C., France), and ‘‘Hortensia IV,” (M. de Wachter, Antwerp M.Y.C., Belgium). In trying to estimate Britain’s chances in advance it must not be forgotten that in model yacht racing as in vacht racing, the skipper is an even more important factor than the boat. The American representative, Mr. John Black, designs, builds, and sails his own boats. The States, like ourselves, holds races to decide what boat is to be sent over to compete at Gosport. Not only has A table of International results is appended. 1923 Ist. ‘‘ Invader ” (J. Scott Freeman, Staines 2nd. ‘ Dana I.’’ (V. V. Graae, Royal Danish DO M.Y.C., Britain). ¥.C.). 1924— Ist. SN TE 12 Bs Se ES 2nd. 1925—Ist. 2nd. ** Crusader ”’ (J. Scott Freeman, Staines M.Y.C., Britain). * Dana II.” (V. V. Graae, Royal Danish Y.C.). ** Crusader ” (J. Scott Freeman, Staines M.Y.C., Britain). ‘Slipper’ (Joe Weaver. Central Park M.Y.C., U.S.A.). 2nd. ‘* Defiance”? (Captain F. W. Lazell, Forest Gate M.Y.C., Britain). ‘** Bostonia I.” (John Black, Boston 3rd. M.Y.C., U.S.A.). * Marianne I.” (M. 4th. M.Y.C., France). “Dana III.” (A. 1926—Ist. Aubourg, Havre Tottrupp, Royal Danish Y.C.). 1927— 1st. * Gertrude ” (R. Jurd, Gosport M.Y.C., 2nd. Britain). ** Bostonia II.” 3rd. M.Y.C., U.S.A.). ** Berlin” (Paul Kruger, Berlin M.Y.C., 4th. Germany). ‘ Marianne II.” (M. Aubourg, Havre 1928—Ist. Sweden entered but scratched. “Little Nell” (A Jones, Gosport (John Black, Boston M.Y.C., France). M.Y.C., Britain). 2nd. “Patsy” (A. Reynolds, Central Park M.Y.C., U.S.A.). 3rd.“ Argo I.” (M. Sottas, Paris M.Y.C., France). * Berlin IT.”’ (Germany) and a Swedish boat were scratched. 1929—Ist. ‘‘ Albion” G. J. (W. Harvey, Daniels Serpentine and M.Y.C., Britain). 2nd. ‘‘ Bostonia III.’’ (John Black, Rhode 3rd. Island M.Y.C., U.S.A.). ‘‘ Argo IL.” (M. Sottas, Paris M.Y.C., 4th. “Emmy” 5th. ‘ Hortensia France). 1930—Ist. (Emil Zwalgun, Berlin M.Y.C., Germany). III.” (M. de Wachter, Antwerp M.Y.C., Belgium). Latvia entered but scratched. ‘* Albion ”’ (L. F. Rudd, Y.M. 6-m.0O.A., Britain). 2nd. 3rd. ‘‘ Yankee Doodle II.” (8S. H. Cox, Central Park M.Y.C., U.S.A.). “Argo IT.” (M. Authenac, Paris M.Y.C., France). 4th. ‘‘ Hortensia IV.” (M. de Wachter, Antwerp M.Y.C., Belgium). a oie Latvia entered but scratched. Mr. Black come over on three previous occasions, but he actually won the 1930 American races with his present boat, “ Bostonia IV.” though the Selection Committee finally passed her over in favour of the second boat, ** Yankee Docdle II.” This year having again won the American race, ** Bostonia IV.” has certainly established her claim to sail in the World Championship at Gosport. The French boat was designed and built by M. Authenac, who also designed and skippered the previous “ Argo’s,”’ and he will skipper the French yacht again on this occasion and will therefore make his fourth appearance on the Gosport water. The Belgian boat, ““Hortensia IV,” has been greatly improved since she competed at Gosport last year. This will be M. de Wachter’s third year at Gosport. From their previous records it will therefore be seen that the British representative will be opposed to three veteran skippers, all of whom have had previous experience of international racing and the Gosport water. It, therefore, becomes a matter of great moment who is selected as the representative of the British Empire and this question is settled by the British Empire Championship. The trophy for this important event is the beautiful A-class Championship Cup presented to the M.Y.A. by its President, Mr. Herbert J. Scrutton, in 1929. On Jooking through previous years’ results, it will be remembered that the winners of 1923-25 and 1929-30 were designed and skippered by Mr. W. J. Daniels, who also designed and built Captain Lazell’s yacht, ‘ Defiance.” Several Daniels boats are entered in the British Race this year, including ** Albion,’ winner of 1929-30, and ** Herald,’ a new flyer which has yet to show her mettle in a big event. Although nothing is settled at the time of writing, it is rumoured that the owner of the latter will have the assistance of Mr. Daniels as skipper. Of the other British skippers, Mr. A. Jones has had previous international experience, and his new _ boat *‘Marynthia” has proved herself very fast. The other entries for the British race consist of a number of yachts from various English clubs. Amongst others they include ‘* Hermione” (Mr. Tom Willey). Although this boat has previously competed at Gosport and done very well, her owner, August 19531 The Model a most experienced model yachtsman and designer, has now altered her, and on her present form she is a formidable competitor. Other boats which should be watched are “Caprice”’ and “Florinda.”’ Of the British boats hailing from outside England, “ Cresset ” is likely to be one of the most formidable competitors. In the able hands of Mr. Len Smart last year she came very near to annexing the championship, so that Wales will certainly have to be reckoned with. ‘* Lady Jean,” the Scottish representative, comes to Gosport with a great reputation, as she has carried off a number of important trophies over the border. The Ulster boat is a dark horse, and her form will be watched with interest. The two representatives from the Dominions are “Miss South Africa,” a well-known and successful model, and “‘Miss Vancouver” from the Vancouver M.Y.C. The latter has not figured in any events on this side, but a sister model has done extremely well in Canada. In all thirty three boats are entered for the British event. The struggle for the Championship, carrying with it the honour of representing the British Empire against the other nations, should, therefore, provide close and interesting racing. Whilst this event is, of course, subsidiary to the International Races, it will be equally well worth watching, and all model yachtsmen would be well advised to journey to Gosport for the whole regatta period in crder to see the best racing of the year. A 79 Yachtsman. AMERICAN NEWS. The San Francisco M.Y.C. is a vigorous body, but its development has to a large extent been hampered by an unsuitable water. Hitherto the members have used a lake known as Spreckles Lake in Golden Gate Park about a mile from the Oceas, but it is now so much surrounded by trees that as a member writes “the harder it blows, the more erratic and fluky the wind becomes.’ At times the wind veers half-way round the compass. Under these circum- stances the club has developed a fin keel type of model 72 ins. l.o.a. with a short lateral plane and a very high narrow rig. The club fleet consists of 33 boats which carry racing numbers 8 ins. high on their mainsails. The average dimensions are : loa. 72”, L.W.L. 50’, beam 13”, draught 18’, S.A. 2,700 sq. ins., weight 30 Ibs. The club has now the prospect of getting a magnificent sheet of water for sailing when the Hetch Hetchy water system is completed, and the club will then be in the running with the A-class. The club’s present method of racing is to start from the leeward end of the lake in divisions of five or six boats which are let go one after the other and they have to pass to leeward of a buoy about 15 ft. off shore. Six heats are sailed and then the two highest boats in each division fake part in finals, sailing three races to decide the winner. One point is scored for starting and one point for each boat beaten. Poles up to 15 ft- length are used. The new Commodore of the club is Mr. R. H. Hyer, the Vice-Commodore Mr. F. Braach. Mr. W. H. G. Treeve, Chairman of Com- mittee and Mr. Gordon Small (116, Kearney Street, San Francisco) Secretary and Treasurer. FLEET OF THE SAN FRANCISCO M.Y.C.’s 6-FOOTERS AT SPRECKLES LAKE. 80 The Model MID-WESTERN JOTTINGS. This year a new system was employed for the Owing to the American Championship races. immense distances it was arranged to hold Elimina- tion races for the Mid-West Clubs at Chicago at the new pond, which is oval—460 feet long by 325 feet. The pond is situated on the lake front of Lake Michigan in a kind of promontory, and lies from north-by-east to south-by-west, and enjoys an uninterrupted lake wind. On the land side the August 1931 Yachtsman has shown herself very fast in moderate to light breezes. A third good boat is the **‘ Wee Egg,” designed by her owner, Mr. McPherson. She is 48 l.w.l. by 15 ins. beam and carries 1,872 sq. ins. sail on 40 Ibs. displacement. This boat has so far shown herself the best of the fleet. The Hon. Secretary of the Victoria M.Y.C. is Mr. K. J. Eriksen, 7, Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria. nearest building to the south-west is 250 vards away and to the west 200 yards. The Mid-West Clubs have now formed a Mid-West Racing Association and held a banquet on June 20. The three winning boats from the Mid-West then met the three best boats from the Eastern Elimination Races, and the winner is the boat sent to Gosport to represent the States in the International races. CANADIAN NOTES. Ocean Falls, B.C. There are a few enthusiasts in this neighbourhood, but as their sailing is done at the head of an inlet with high mountains all round, the winds are most unsteady and very strong gusts are encountered. l.o.a. Most of the models are 36 ins. Three modelmen there constructed models of the schooner ** Bluenose *”’ with 560 sq. ins. canvas, but as they had only 6 lbs. displacement and 7 ins. beam they were found tender though extremely fast in light winds. At present two enthusiasts are building ** Bluenose ” on a larger scale, which gives a boat 68 ins. overall. of the solid. schooner These are being carved out One is to be rigged as the original and the other as a Bermudian sloop. Another has been built 65 ins. overall with 11 ins. beam, by Mr. R. H. Vaughan. This is a planked boat and has proved very fast. Another model yachtsman in the vicinity, Mr. Simmonds, built a fine 36-inch model planked with mahogany, all planks being glued and pegged to the ribs. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. The latest Dominion club to become affiliated to the M-Y.A. is the Victoria Model Yacht Club of Melbourne. The club are now developing a strong A-class and hope to be represented in the British Empire Championship in 1932. As this year’s races will be contested by English, Welsh, Scottish, South African and Canadian boats, it will be seen that very soon every part of the Empire will be sending its representatives to the Championship, and thus keenly vying for the coveted honour of representing the British Empire against foreign nations in the World Championship for which the well-known Yachting Monthly Cup is the trophy. Amongst the models built is one from the lines of “Mussolini”? which is a delightfully pretty boat, SS but was found somewhat tricky to sail and has been Photo by Mr. Beauchamp THE “WEE EGG.”’ (A fine Australian A-class Model). BRAINE FUND. We have to acknowledge with thanks a further contribution of £1 ls. towards this fund from Mr. K. J. Eriksen of Melbourne. This brings the total subscribed amount to £104 2s. 6d. OUR SEPTEMBER NUMBER, is “‘ Bonnie” from the Daniels A-class design that Our next issue will be a special number, price 9d, and will contain a fully illustrated account of the Gosport Regatta as well as many other inter- appeared in THE MODEL YACHTSMAN. csting features. converted to fin-and-skeg. Beauchamp of Melbourne. Her owner is Mr. Another interesting craft She August 1931 The Model Yachtsman. SI A TOPIARY SHIP. The model usually maker does choose topiary not as a medium for his craft. Yet here we have a model ship of clipped trees. The photograph is additionally interesting in that four prominent model yachtsmen (Messrs. Joe Weaver, E. E. Marshall, S. H. Cox and H. Brent), are grouped in the foreground. A small prize is offered for the first postcard received at THE MODEL YACHTS MAN offices giving the which this correct topiary locality in model is situated. Photo: E, E, Marshall AN EDITOR’S LIFE. By a ConsTANT READER. When he publishes an article on one’s pet subject his paper is instructive; if he publishes one on anybody else’s nobody wants to read it. If he puts out a good number it is because he has good contributors; if the contents are not up to standard it is his own fault. If he delivers himself of an opinion, -he is. biassed ; if he is non-committal he lacks the courage of his convictions. world. lf he contributes to our Prize Fund, he does it for advertisement ; if he does not he is stingy and mean. If he dies young there was a great future before him ; if he lives to a ripe old age he outlives his utility. An Editor’s life is a funny proposition (especially when he edits a magazine for model yachtsmen), = = If his paper is small, he is a fool; if he runs a successful periodical he has had all the luck in the ee after it has been running six months it is not worth spending the money on. if he does all the work himself he is keeping matters too much in his own hands. CM When he launches a paper it fulfils a long-felt want ; If he has a staff he is sapping other people’s brains ; ee If an Editor is young he lacks experience ; if he is old he is past it. is blunt he is being injudicious. eee An Editor comes into this world without his consent and leaves it against his will. If he is diplomatic he is baulking the issue; if he ee Editors are born not made; but most of them would rather have been born millionaires. 82 August 1931 The Model Yachtsman. ed sf imiie me Te on el & ef GRE SS: le wo LONDON JOTTINGS. I i On SS ~ wheroe Edited fae A. C. ein A.M.I.C.E. those of us who went from Norwich to Highgate found it well worth while, and we believe the Highgate members will agree in this. FOREST GATE M.Y.C. With a view of promoting inter-club racing, the Norest Gate Model Yacht Club held vrace on “June 20th for the Coronation Cup. Invitations for this event had been issued to provincial clubs as well as London clubs, viz.: M.Y.S.A. (Kensington), and the Eastbourne, Hove and Brighton, and Highgate Model Yacht Clubs. Entries were received from Eastbourne, Highgate, and Forest Gate Clubs, which were represented by two yachts each. The Forest Gate Club were the winners with an aggregate score of 30 points. Eastbourne Club scored 20, Forest Gate—*‘ Lily B.” (W. Bliss), 15; ‘* Snappy Il.” (E. Smith), 15. Eastbourne—*‘ Our Liz.” (H. S. Payne), 12; *“‘ Pollyanna ’’ (H. Smith), 8. High- Further, at High- gate we met an Eastbourne team as well while at Norwich, a member joined in the match. of the Felixstowe M.Y.C. We Norfolk people have been much encouraged by these matches, as they have given us an opportunity of trying our skill with men who are more in the centre of things while we ‘ plough a lonely furrow’ in the wilds of East Anglia. And we have not done badly either. At Highgate one Norwich boat tied for second place with an Eastbourne boat and was only one point astern of the winner; while at Norwich one of our boats was first with a long lead. In both matches the boats were of the I.M.A. class. The Highgate match was sailed on May 30th and resulted in a win for ‘Charis,’ E. C. Greville gate—*‘ Kestrel » 2K, Webster), 5; “* Bitsa”’ (Highgate), 17; with “Silver Spray,” A. Pelling (Eastbourne), 16; and “Celtic,” R. Mickleturgh (Norwich), 16. At the conclusion of the race the cup was pre- We met at Norwich on June 27th, when the scores worked out thus :—*‘ Kestrel,’ H. Mayhew (Norwich), 24; ‘‘ Penelope,’ W. P. Harvey (Felixstowe), 19; ‘‘ Charis,” E. C. Greville (Highgate), (J. Cheffin), 5 sented by Mrs. W. R. Johnson to Messrs. W. Bliss and E. Smith. Mr. Bliss complimented the representatives of the Eastbourne Club particularly, on their sportsmanship in coming to Forest Gate to sail in this event, in which they had shown themselves keen model yachtsmen, and expressed the hope that the clubs would meet again in friendly contest. This sentiment was reciprocated by the Eastbourne representatives. The officer of the day was Mr. J. A. Hunt, assisted by Mr. R. H. Elwood and Mr. G. A. Piper as umpires; and the starters and scorers were Mr. W. R. Johnson and Mr. J. E. Cooper. EAST ANGLIAN NOTES. NORFOLK AND NORWICH M.Y.C. The outstanding feature of this season has been the exchange of visits with the Highgate M.Y.C.— which are rendered difficult by the long distance separating the two clubs. To travel 100 miles with a brace of boats might seem to some to be more than an afternoon’s sailing is worth, still more so when one has to return the same day. H. Eglinton (Norwich), Andrews (Highgate), 13. 15; The scores for the respective clubs were therefore :— N. & N.M.Y.C., 39; Highgate M.Y.C., 29; Felixstowe M.Y.C. (one boat only), 19. “Penelope” is a new boat this year and the first A-boat to appear in the Felixstowe Club. As her home club is not affiliated to the M.Y.A. her owner has had to join the N. & N.M.Y.C. in order to enter for the British Championship. We wish her good fortune at Gosport. NORTH OF ENGLAND NEWS. (Correspondent: Rev. J. T. Pooun, M.A.) events 16; ‘“Souriya,’ ** Harbinger,’ A. But BRADFORD MODEL YACHT CLUB. The address of this club is now ‘“ Larkfield,” Rawdon, Yorks. We have obtained sole rights on a splendid sheet of water about 200 by 60 yards, lying N. & S., prevailing winds 8.W., altitude about 700 ft., rectangular in shape. The negotiations have been admirably carried through by Mr. B. Stephenson, Hon. Secretary, in his usual efficient manner. We are also fortunate in August 1931 The Model having appointed Mr. J. P. Clapham,A.M.I.Mech.E., to the position of Clerk of Works. His enthusiasm has contributed largely to the speed of the job. With the assistance of a team of members, the lake is being rapidly cleared of stones. and bushes. We hope to be in full swing by the middle of July. W.H. DERBY MODEL YACHTING CLUBS’ RACE. NUN STREET SCHOOLS “ ATALANTA ” WINS THE TROPHY “ Atalanta,” Nun Street Schools (Derby) model yacht, sailed by Master Alfred Mosley, won the Derby Model Yachting Club’s annual race for the Club Cup on Alvaston Lake on Saturday, June 20th. Results were as follows :—‘‘ Atalanta’? (Nun Street Schools), ‘* Holus’ (Mr. T. Spendlove), “ Proteus” (Mr. T. H. Ratcliff), ‘‘ Nymph” (St. John’s School), ** Fairy * (Ashbourne Road School). Fine weather and a light breeze favozred the race, although some competitors seemed to find difficulty in keeping their yachts on the course. Only five boats instead of the usual nine entered this year. Mr. W. H. Allen, secretary of the Derby Model Yacht Club, acted as officer of the day. = a —— – == = J== SOUTH COAST NEWS. M.Y.S.A. (KENSINGTON) VISIT—BRIGHTON. On Sunday, June 28th, the M.Y.S.A. (Kensington) paid a visit to Hove. A 20-seater coach was chartered and started away from Queen’s Road at 8.40 a.m. The M.Y.S.A. took five 10-raters with which to meet the Hove and Brighton Club in friendly rivalry. The journey was a pleasant one, and the party arrived at Hove at 11.15 a.m.; unloaded at the water side, and were very cordially welcomed by the Officers and Members of the Brighton and Hove Club. Our Brighton friends had everything in readiness, and the general public had been wonderfully enlightened beforehand as to the importance of the occasion. There was a notice board at the starting point displaying the names of competitors, their respective boats and the colours allotted to each club by way of distinguishing emblems. At the other end of the lake there was a big score board for all to see, and close by, at a little table adorned with flowers and the Chamber of Commerce Silver Ship, sat Mrs. Tansley (wife of the Brighton Commodore), who throughout the day entered the scores on the public board. Each competitor was given a buttonhole—M.Y.8.A. wore a white carnation and blue cornflower and carried a blue pennant on their masts, whilst Brighton and Hove wore white carnations and red roses and carried red pennants on their masts. Yachtsman. 83 At 11.80 a.m. the race started. The wind was South-West by West, light to moderate, giving a run and beat. standard, with The racing generally was of high many close finishes and exciting moments. Our Brighton friends had the situation so well in hand, however, that by lunch time they had gained a lead of several points over the visitors. A break for lunch was made from 1 o’clock to 2 o’clock. After lunch racing was restarted under similar weather conditions. Mr. Steinterger of M.Y.S.A. with his new boat ‘‘ Phcenix’’ had been sailing very well indeed throughout the day, but during trimming operations a small admirer got tangled up in his back stay and carried away his top mast. This was unfortunate for the leading boat cf the M.Y.S.A. team. Mr. Steinkerger, however, was not the least bit perturbed, but quickly repaired the damage by placing two pieces of split bamboo over the break and lashing with cord. It was about 5.30 p.m. when the racing finished’ and at 6 o’clock we all sat down to a very enjoyable meal provided by the Brighton and Hove Club. Not less than 50 persons sat down to tea. The prize distribution followed, and these were presented by the Commedore of the Brighton Club with his usual witty remarks to the following members :— Ist Prize—Hove Brightcn, Mr. Hacking (33 points); 2nd Prize—Hove Brighton, Mr. Tansley (28 points). Ist Prize—M.Y.S.A., Mr. Steinberger (38 points) ; 2nd Prize—M.Y.S.A., Mr. Simmonds Jnr. (20 points). At 7 o’clock the coach arrived to take the visitors back to London, who were given a hearty send off by the Home team. A return visit is arranged for Septemker 20th at Kensington. M.Y.A. 10-RATER REGATTA AT HOVE. Favoured with ideal weather conditions, the Hove Lagoon was the venue of a very keenly contested race on July 12th, when there were 9 entries— Eastbourne 3, Hove 3, London 3. On arrival the visitors had a warm welcome and were duly decor- ated with distinctive favours. After a preliminary board a start was made at 12 o’clock with a fresh breeze from the S.E. providing a beat and run, and honours were easy till the lunch interval; but on resumption the wind was lighter and had swung to S.W. and necessitated reversing the scoring. This shift, however, was only temporary, for it backed round to the original. The sailing was first-class and keen throughout, many boards being won by a few feet only. One disqualification was necessary owing to a foul in an attempt to cross the bows of an opponent. The few resails were cleared up between the heats as they occurred, and so secured the same conditions as nearly as possible. 84 The Model Omg a Me Ree LO At ee REED SN PR a Oe At the finish (5.30) Hove Club was in the proud position of having made the three best scores, as follows :— “Golden Vanitie”’ (Tansley) ** Silvia ” (Hacking) 32 points = 71°. 31 ,, = 68%. ** Mystery ”’ (Baylis) 25° With (J. “ Phoenix” heels with 24 points. 4, | =55.5%. Steinberger) close on their August 1931 Poole M.Y.C. are visiting Hatchets Pond, Lym- ington, for a day’s racing with Lymington M.Y. men during July. The M.Y. Clubs of Southsea, Portsmouth, Poole and Southampton are re-visiting the latter’s water in August with 13 sixes for a S.M.Y.U. race, on a date to be fixed later. This boat is yet quite new “Miss Vancouver” has arrived at Gosport from Vancouver M.Y.C., addressed to the Mayor, and may do much better when she has found her the form. who has turned her over for sailing, etc., to Mr. Tke ‘Golden Vanitie,” however, is some years old now, and has’ proved to be remarkably C. Pellot, of the Gosport Club. consistent, and her designer should be pleased with the result. into trim, and The scores of the Eastbourne Club do not show the relative merit, for they only just missed many boards and sailed well, and the same may be said of the M.Y.S.A. (Kensington) ; but the fact remains they did not get the points. lapping Then in the Lagoon Café a sumptuous tea, provided by the Hove-Brighton Club, was much appreciated by a party of 50. It was a happy augury to see the ladies in evidence throughout, Mrs. Tansley posting the scores and supervising the tea, 15a Yachtsman. lake recently. I He is getting her saw her sailing in the Gosport She has been fitted with an over- foresail which, whilst it might do well enough for “ reaching and running,” does not suit for “ beating,” “* guying,” etc; and she was fitted by the jib of ‘Iolanda,” with which she improved, and consequently is being made a jib of her type with which she beats and guys better. She is being fitted with a smaller mainsail, to suit her in stronger winds, also a spinnaker for running, and she will thus meet all that is required of her while others had been valuable mates in the match, in the coming trials which will take place the end of this month. Messrs. Brenthour and Blackmore, and the whole event justified a casual remark prior ‘* Hove is Hot Stuff.” turn out, on which she is being slightly improved to the race: A.W.L. * * * SOUTHERN * * UNION (Correspondent: was very good and keen, the result being :—lst— Jones, “‘ Maryanthia,”’ “Caprice,” 31; 33; 3rd—Mr. 2nd—Mr. W. R. Rollason’s ** Fantasia,’ 25; 4th—Mr. W. Shell’s ‘“ Iolanda,”’ 22; 5th—Mr. Baker’s ‘ Florinda,” 203; Mr. Read’s “ Folly,” 19; 6th—Mr. Pyne’s “ Shannon,” 16; 7th—Mr. Edward’s ‘‘ Joan,” 14; 8th—Mr. W. Baker’s “ Vision,” 93; 9th—Rev. C. A. Holland and Mr. Lyne’s ‘“‘ Maureen,” 3. This was a points race, the model with the greatest number at the end of the season to be awarded the prize. Poole Model Yacht Club had two “away”’ fix- tures in June, the first on the 20th, when they took 7 boats—raters and 13 6-metres—to Southampton. Owing to the wind dying down, it was only possible to sail part of the match. being 60 all. sailed there, ton, on Saturday, July 11th. the whole afternoon, giving a beat and a run with spinnakers set. The racing, under Mr. W. Halliday, A. being The scores at the finish This was creditable to the visitors, as one got her rudder broken en route. The second fixture was on the 27th, when 5 boats journeyed to Weymouth for a match sailed round the two-mile triangular course in Weymouth Bay. Weymouth M.Y.C. were successful in this match by 20 points to 18, and retained the cup they had put up for Poole and other visiting clubs. so these clubs arranged to meet at Hatchett’s Pond, near Lyming- W. F. Brnenna, R.N.) Lance’s The tidal water in Poole Park Lake was too low permit the return fixture between Poole and Southampton Comdr. Gosport Model Yacht Club held a race for Class “A” Models on Saturday on the Model Yacht lake. The sailing conditions were ideal—a whole sail breeze blowing up and down the lake during Mr. here. to NOTES. Pay.-Lieut. her builder and designer, are congratulated on her This is a fine open sheet of water with a full half-mile straight and an L-foot of nearly a quarter mile. The edges are shallow, needing knee waders or paddling, and the latter in the warm fresh water was quite pleasant. Poole were late in arriving, owing to difficulties in beating up a team, but eventually turned up with four boats. Southampton having brought six, two of their skippers volunteered to cross to the lee shore to turn boats from there. The wind was light and south-west, and gave an open run down and a ward. short and long log to wind- About four hours’ sailing was enjoyed, at which time Southampton had scored 28 points to Poole’s 22. Tea was then taken at a delightful old place, Hatchett’s Mill House, which is worth a visit, apart from the pleasure of Model Yachting. August 1931 The Model Yachtsman. Our Scottish Pa 4 & By Wanzi Ranyae On this occasion there were about 100 models entered for the seven classes for which three prizes dead calm or else in more or less squally weather, more like a Clyde with rather too much rain. The Gouroch M.Y.C. staged an open regatta at their Drumshantie waters on July 4th. The turn out of 24 twelves mus* be considered quite good, as the clubs down the Clyde yachting event. have not got such big fleets as some of our city ones. Moreover, it is rather expensive fun taking a twelve down from Glasgow by train. The two clubs from Whiteinch managed to turn up with a few boats and support the event. Of course, Port Glasgow M.Y.C. were well to the fore and managed to carry off one of the prizes. The Gourock M.Y.C. were not lucky in their day, as this happened to be one of the squally ones. The strength of the wind was just right, but one never quite knew just when a miniature cyclone was coming along. It is rather disheartening to see your boat screw round, do a few circles and bolt down the pond in the wrong direction after leading the other fellow all the way on his weather bow. We all hope that Gourock will manage to hold another carnival week holiday. regatta next truer wind. supplied the fair for the year and get better support and a The fact that the Municipal Fathers prizes is very encouraging and bids future. Clyde bank, Glasgow and Gourock Corporations have all taken an overdue interest in model yachting this year, and great things are expected in the future. To get back to the regatta at Drumshantie, it would not be fair to give praise to any one particular boat, as the wind controlled the whole race. However, the results are as follows :—lst—‘‘ Jeannie *’ (D. Bonar), Port Glasgow M.Y.C., 30 points. 2nd—** Minnieha-ha” (H. W. Smith); “Gourock M.Y.C., 29 points; 3rd—** Devol Glen” (D. Shearer), Port Glasgow, 26 points. On the same day we had an “A” class event at Port Glasgow, and heard that a boat from the Shetlands was present and doing well. It would be interesting to hear of this boat being present at Gosport. We have also heard that a most successful day was held at Largs. From time to time we come across small items about model yacht racing at this coast resort, but so far have not been able to find out about any definite organisation of this racing. As is well known, Largs is right next to the famous yacht building centre ‘of Fairlie, and should produce something really good in model yachts, even though they be of the smaller type. were presented to each class. This rather looks fortnight event than a The 36-in. model O.A. type should be just the thing for the Clyde coast, and we have often wondered why our 12 and 6-metres men have not gone in for something of the kind when on Generally, there is a small pond of some kind at each of these resorts. The Paisley M.Y.C. paid their return visit to the West of Scotland on July 11th. Unfortunately the wind was very poor on this day. Apart from the fact that the models were given to wandering, they moved along wonderfully fast, with absolutely no apparent wind. The O.0.D., Comdr. McDougall, called the race off at the beginning of the third heat. Up to this point honours were just about even, and what would have proved a long-drawn-out day was brought to a close by the ladies of the West of Scotland providing a very welcome cup of tea. The writer is, if possible, more sorry that this event fell through, as he is more or less responsible for these two clubs holding inter-club races this year. It has taken him quite eighteen months to get the dates on the programme. Perhaps next year will prove a more successful one when the Paisley M.Y.C. come along to the West or vice versa. As will be remembered, the West had a great time at Paisley some time back, and although they won by a comfortable lead of points they would really like to show what they can do on their own waters with a fair breeze. If all goes well Gosport will have seen a Scottish entrant this year. As we write these notes the “Lady Jean” is being put into trim for the British elimination races. We hope she will have made good in the south. Any Scottish entrant starts with a handicap as the ** A” Class is by no means strong in Scotland. In events such as these the quality of a boat is brought out by the strength of the opponents and a hot class will produce a hot boat. Let us hope that the ** Lady Jean” is the first of a fleet which will annually compete at Gosport for the honours. ee the past month model yachting in Scot- land has been carried on in anything but ideal weather. Most of our events have been held in a nn oh aaa iL = ova wet ee Sa a Sa eT a ee A PT SSS be EE a SCOTTISH “A” CLASS CLUB AT PORT GLASGOW. On Saturday afternoon, July 4th, the Scottish “A”? Class Club sailed on the Mill Dam, Port Glasgow, by arrangement, with the local club. This is easily, in the writer’s opinion, the best sailing water in Scotland, and while the entry was again small the sailing was of a higher standard lessly over-canvassed for the strong wind that blew from the South West. This boat has been chosen to represent Scotland in the World’s International Races at Gosport at the end of July, and it is to be hoped that she will make a better show on that occasion than she did on Saturday. With a tall Bermuda rig, her owner was not prepared with reefing gear, so that the boat laboured unmercifully and made considerable leeway. Later, however, by means of improvised gear better progress was made but even then much was left to be desired, and the re a to be made of the boat’s behaviour in heavy weather conditions by those present with thoughts of national honour and an eye on Gosport. a The best boat of the day was Mr. J. Convery’s SSO Se ee OEE at APO “* Mattie’ (a local man and boat), a modification of “ Viper,” designed by the Editor of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN. But even she lost one beat to Mr. C. M’Kechnie’s ‘“‘ Florada,’’ which showed great improvement since her indifferent performance at Dumbarton three weeks previously. She showed a remarkable turn of speed and was true in her courses. At times more water was covered than was necessary, especially in running before the wind, but this was general with all the competitors, and as the strength of the wind was much greater at the lee end of the pond it was necessary either to trim for gybing once or twice before coming into the stronger wind at the north end of the dam, or risking running too far into the wind. Mr. J. M. Todd’s rejuvenated ** Helena,” already referred to in these columns this season, did badly in the first two or three boards, but when re-rigged with smaller sails borrowed from the local Clubhouse, she won every board. Result :—1lst— J. Convery, “* Mattie,” 17 points ; 2nd—C. McKechnie, “‘ Florada,’ 15 points; 3rd—J. M. Todd’s ** Helena,” 10 points; 4th—D. Leggat’s ‘ Lady Jean,” 53 points; 5th—J. R. Mair’s “Spur,” 25 points. During the progress of the race information got abroad that Messrs. Daniels and Ppp mee Goswell, of London, were likely to compete at Port Glasgow the following Saturday, in the Scottish “A” Class Lilian Cup contest. Their visit is being looked forward to by many old and new friends in Scotland. ee! ee INTERNATIONAL A-CLASS AT MEADOW (By ‘“ Hey Mac.”’) improvement came too late to enable a fair criticism == August 1931 The Model Yachtsman. than hitherto witnessed this season by boats of the Scottish ‘A’ Class Club. Strangely enough, the only exception was Mr. Leggat’s ** Lady Jean,” which performed very badly indeed, being hope- le NE 86 PARK. On June 28th the Scottish “A” Class Model Yacht Club again had use of the Model Yacht pond at Meadow Park for the purpose of sailing international racing models built to a scale of 2 inches = 1 foot. As reported last week, the weeds present in the pond again spoiled what would have been a good racing day, as there was much more wind than on the previous Saturday. The strength of the wind might be termed “ fresh-to-strong at times,” and blew all day from a westerly direction, making the sailing course a reach each way. Fortunately the wind did not shift more than a point or two at any time, so that once the competitors gauged successfully the trim of their boats there was no difficulty in sailing the course, and indeed one or two boards were actually sailed without coming to the bank, unless between the finishing flags. The type of under water body on the “ Spur” rendered her most susceptible to delays by becoming entangled in the weeds, and at other times she performed rather badly, owing presumably to recent alterations in her keel not being properly balanced. “Spur” is a good boat, and considering that she was second best in the British selection trials a few years ago at Gosport, better results should be forthcoming than her present owner and skipper seem to be able to obtain. Mr. McKechnie’s ** Florada,” from Mr. Feltwell’s “‘ Pat’ design, was also a disappointment. Mr. McKechnie is an ex-Scottish Champion, but on Saturday, through not being accustomed to the ‘“ Florada,’’ which is now in her second season, he put up a very indifferent show. The boat that was second in the previous Saturday’s race—viz., Mr. J. M. Todd’s ‘“‘ Helena ’’—again did remarkably well for a boat of thirty years, although in the hands of a different skipper. There was no doubt she had not the speed of the others, but she has so much lateral plane that she held her course when the other boats were inclined to be erratic. Whether it is the rake forward of her rudder post and its position at the end of the waterline, or the fact that it is of fairly large dimensions that accounts for ‘*‘ Helena” answering her helm quickly, it is difficult to say ; but there is no doubt she is highly sensitive in steering when trimmed for reaching or running without being positively erratic in her movements. The best boat of the day was “ Lady Jean,” owned by Messrs. D. Leggat and W. Hutchison and sailed by the former. Although she started badly by missing the winning flags in the first board and allowing her opponent which was a long way behind to overtake her and sail through, she was very skilfully handled during the remainder of the competition, and the lesson which the skipper and his mate received by the loss of the first point made them careful. At times one would have liked to see the boat sailing freer, but her crew considered playing for safety first, and although the boat was being punished by making a series of short tacks at Angust 1931 The Model both winning flags, action of the gye manceuvre had the the list at the end coming about repeatedly by the in two boat lengths, still the desired effect as the boat topped of the day. Results :—Ist—*‘ Lady Jean,” D. Leggat and W. Hutchison, 10 points; 2nd—* Helena,” J. M. Todd, 8 points ; 3rd—*‘ Spur,” J. R. Mair, 4 points ; 4th—*‘ Florada,” C. McKechnie, 2 points. GOUROCK M.Y.C. The Gourock M.Y.C. held a race at Drumshantie on Saturday, July 4th, under the carnival fortnight. There was an entry of 26 boats, drawn from West of Scotland, Victoria, Port Glasgow, Greenock, and Gourock M.Y. Clubs. The weathcr was lovely, and a good strong breeze from the S.W., which made a good beat and run. Most cf the boats had to carry second suits of sails. Mr. Wilson, Greenock, acted starter with Mr. Craig and Mr. Copland as scorers. Mr. P. T. Jones, 0,0.D. There was a large number of spectators. Bailie Wood represented the local Town Council and started the first pair of boats. Mr. A. M. Dougall, Commodore of 8.M.Y.A., also Mr. Hunter and Mr. A. D. Munro, West of Scotland, were present. Seven full heats were sailed, and at the close Bailie Wood presented the prizes and in a few well-chosen remarks congratulated the winners and hoped he would have the privilege of meeting them all next season. On behalf of the local club and visitors a vote of thanks was accorded Bailie Wood on the call of Mr. Jones. The following are the results :— ** Jeanie” (D. Bonar), Port Glasgow, 30 points ; ‘** Minnie-ha-ha”” (H. Smith), Gourock, 29 points ; * Devol Glen” (D. Shearer), Port Glasgow, 26 points. Tea was served in the Club-house after the close of the racing. $d The National 6-metres Championship has been arranged to take place at Whiteinch on August 15th, when it is hoped that representatives of English clubs that have these boats will make the journey to Glasgow to compete. The 1932 event will be held in the North of England if present ideas are adhered to and 1933 elsewhere. The National 12-metres Championship is on September 19th, and is also scheduled to take place at Whiteinch. The Officer of the Day for both these events is Mr. Peter T. Jones, Hon. Secretary of the Gourock M.Y.C. This club was the first Scottish Club to join the M.Y.A., and its Hon. Secretary has always been a staunch upholder of the M.Y.A. Mr. Jones is a most experienced model yachtsman, and his very popular. as O0.0.D. for these events GOUROCK M.Y.C. JUNIOR EVENT. This was sailed at the Esplanade Pond on Saturday, July 11th. There was an entry of 14 boats, drawn from Port Glasgow, Greenock, and Gourock. The race was sailed under the heat system, but owing to the absence of wind resolved into a drifting match. The prizes were presented by Bailie Mrs. Young; also a special prize of a camera by Mr. Barr. Mr. Wm. Smith and Mr. Copland had charge of the race. Results:—** Mary”? (Wm. Bonar), Port Glasgow, Ist (special prize); ‘* Ivanhoe” (J. Tindlay), Port Glasgow, 2nd prize. ‘‘Rona” and ** Rodney’, Port Glasgow, consolation prizes. P. T. J. THE “LILIAN” CUP (A-CLASS) RACE. Much disappiontment was felt at Mill Dam, Port Glasgow, at the non-appearance of Mr. W. J. Daniels and party from London on July 11th, on _ the occasion of the Scottish A-class Model Yacht Club’s annual race for the “Lilian”? Cup presented by the late Mr. James 8. Craig, Chairman of the Clyde Navigation Trust. The only competitor from over the Border on this occasion was Captain F. J. Healy with “Spider” from the Y.M. 6-m. O.A., Surbiton. “Spider” started very well and more than half-way through the race she looked a probable winner. In the penultimate board a mistake by her skipper who omitted to take the helm off her, caused her to lose the board and her chance of winning the race. Another interesting entrant was ‘‘Miss Zetland” brought from Shetland by Mr. Arthur Johnson, late secretary of the Thule M.Y.C. Mr. Johnson built this boat himself on the bread-and-butter system from the designs of Mr. W. J. Daniels, and although only completed a week or two before the race,she sailed remarkably well and soon established a lead which was only challenged by Captain Healy’s “Spider.” M.Y.A. BRITISH METRE CLASSES CHAMPIONSHIPS. appointment 87 Yachtsman. will be Towards the close of the day “Miss Zetland” was going remarkably well and winning her boards with a monotonous regularity. In fact she was sail- ing so well that she frequently romped through the preceding pair. In this way she won the “Lilian” Cup which will be held for one year. ‘‘Spider’’ was second and ‘‘Floradora” a good third. It was gratifying to note that Mr. Main’s veteran “‘Spur’’ was going well at the start and won four of her first five boards. In the heavier wind which followed a torrential shower of rain, she fell away. Result: Ist “Miss Zetland’’(A.Johnson) 18 pts., 2nd ‘‘Spider” (Captain F. J. Healey) 13., 3rd “Flora- dora’’ (C. McKechnie) 12., ‘‘Helena” (J. M. Todd) 8., “Spur’’ (J. R. Mair) 8., “Lady Jean’‘ (D. Leggatt) Alc Photograph of “Lilian’’ Cup Race will appear in out next issue. The Model Yachtsman. * QUATHLAMBA.” A type of Clipper Ship about which little is heard are the small barques that sailed, in the seventies and eighties, from London to the Cape ports. Probably the smartest of these were those owned and sailed by Messrs. Rennie Sons & Co. The last and fastest was the ** Quathlamba ” of 467 tons. She was built by Hall of Aberdeen (who built * Thermopyl *’) and was launched in 1879. Her dimensions were: length 167.9 ft., beam 29.1 ft., depth 13.6 ft., her shallow depth being necessary to enable the ship to cross the bar at Durban. She was sold in 1895 to a Captain Francis, who sailed her all over the world. She was re-sold in 1899 to New Zealand owners, who traded in the inter-colonial trade, where she gained a great name for speed and seaworthiness. In 1901 she was renamed ‘‘ White Pine,” and during the war earned extraordinary profits. In 1922 she was dismantled and is now a store ship at Melbourne. We are indebted to Messrs. Gladstone & Co., of Aldgate, for the use of this block which is taken from a water-colour picture of the ship, by Mr. J. E. ee ee ee eee Ors tO eee ae SSS we Cooper. August 1931 August 1931 BARQUE The Model Yachtsman. “QUATHLAMBA.”’ Reproduced from an original Painting by J. E. Cooprr. 89 ee Sa The Model Yachtsman August 1931 ee ee ree eS ee ee ee ee ee = 10) ee NORTH-EAST COAST STEERING CHAMPIONSHIP AND MONCRIEFF CUP TEAM et De ee COMPETITION. Tke above events were run off on Saturday, 18th July at Paddy Freeman’s Pond, Newcastleon-Tyne, the water of the holders, the Heaton and District Model Power Club. Thirty-four boats entered and_ thirty-three actually completed their runs. Hartlepool had eight, eee Ty nemouth eight,South Shields seven and Heaton he eleven entries. te ee The weather left something to be desired but there was very little wind and the water was smooth. A very excellent and ampie tea was whe oe aw ee provided by the ladies of the home club tor competitors and their friends. The Championship Pennant was won by the petrol engined boat ““Mary” of Heaton, owner Mr. Wallace. The steam launch, ‘“‘Sadie’” of Heaton, owner Mr. Smeaton, was second and the petrol engined boat, ““Boy Peter’ of Hartlepool, owner Mr. Lovatt. was third. Three boats tied for second place and the re-run THE WALKER CUP. An account of the Kilmarnock M.Y.C. Race for this fine trophy appeared in our last issue. HANDICAPPING IN MODEL YACHT RACING. Undoubtedly handicap racing is not by any means as satisfactory as pure class racing. At the same time clubs with fleets of mixed classes may find it necessary. The scheme put forward by Mr. A. C. Davison on page 94 offers a scheme for the solution of the difficulty of handicapping. resulted as above. The Tynemouth steamer, “Jane” owner Mr. Barnett, which was the third of these boats failed to score in the re-run. The ‘Moncrieff Cup” is for teams of six boats from each club and was won by the Heaton Club with 160 points, Hartlepool was second with 100 points, Tynemouth third with 90 points and South Shields last with 85 points. That extremely popular secretary of Heaton, Mr. Smeaton was too ill to compete so his boat was run by Mr. Hopper, captain of Heaton. This boat has twice won and three times been second in the last five years, a record of which Mr. Smeaton has just cause to be proud. This is the first year that petrol engined craft have made any serious challenge and it is noteworthy that two of them took first and third places. Another completed her runs but was not placed. Her engines were not by any means upon their best behaviour. Mr. Kirton, captain of the South Shields Club, made a very neat little speech and presented the prizes. A hearty vote of thanks to the ladies for their kindness and good work concluded a very pleasant afternoon. JOHN HUMPISH, Jun. Asst. Sec. Heaton & District M.P.B.C. August 1931 WOODEN The Model Yachtsman. HULLS FOR MODEL 91 POWER BOATS. By ATLANTIC. Part IV. aN glue is supplied in the form of a powder. It must be made up immediately before required for use, as otherwise it loses its strength. Therefore only sufficient for the job in hand should be mixed up at a time. The powder is well mixed with cold water until it becomes a creamy paste and is then allowed to stand for twenty minutes or so, when it is ready for use. Before starting to glue, the question of cramping up must be considered. Professional builders use cramping-up machines, which often have a metal bedplate to ensure absolute accuracy and an even pressure all over the layers. Many amateur builders use D-cramps, but unless the builder has a stock of these they cost quite a bit, and by the exercise of a little ingenuity it is quite possible to do just as well without them. The writer has heard of builders using a Spanish windlass for the purpose (7.¢., a piece of cord twisted up tight with a stick). The best method, however, is to firmly screw the layers together with iron wood screws that are subsequently withdrawn after the glue has properly set. Take the two bottom layers of the boat and, using a suitable brush, cover the upper face of the bottom one and the bottom face of the next one with glue. Carefully place the two glued surfaces together, making sure by means of the fore-and-aft centre-lines and the section lines that the pieces are absolutely dead on their relative positions. Casein glue takes quite a little time before it goes off, and so you have no need to hurry this important part of the construction, so that you can be certain of your accuracy. It is absolutely essential that the layers are true, as otherwise you will have a lopsided boat and endless trouble. When the lining up is correctly carried out, the next thing is to screw the layers in position. As the bottom layer is } inch and the next one } inch, iron wood screws of 1 inch length should be used. Carefully place these screws so that they do not penetrate into the part of the wood that is going to form the outer skin of the craft, but are in the spare wood which is inside her. The screws can be spaced about 6 inches apart right round the boat. They should be screwed down firmly so that they bring the entire surfaces of the layers firmly into contact. ‘The better the contact the better the joint will be. A properly made casein glue joint should actually be far stronger than the surrounding wood. After screwing up, set aside to dry for twentyfour hours. The builder should be able to find plenty to occupy his mind, as there are all sorts of fittings to be made. Also, if he has not already done so, he can prepare templates for testing the boat as he fairs her. These section templates can be cut out of thin three-ply or other suitable wood and one should be taken out about every six or eight inches. In the case of the lifeboat one can be taken at each of the following stations—l, 3, 5, 7 and 9. The shape for these is carefully pricked through from the body plan and the curve put in with the celluloid spline. The waterlines are also ruled across the wood. When ready these are cut out with a fretsaw. The template required is, of course, an external template so that the part inside the section line is useless. The more expert builder can do with a less number of templates to check his fairing as his eye is trained to the work. At the end of twenty-four hours the screws must be taken out and the next layer can be glued on, and so on. This means that it will take quite a number of days to get over the gluing-up process, but in the meanwhile quite a number of fittings, etc., could be made, and the builder would have the satisfaction of knowing that he had made an entirely reliable job of it. Working upwards from the bottom layer is essential, as the screws are put into the parts that are cut off the layers when hollowing out. The last pieces to be put in position will be the part layers forming the raised ends of the boat. The boat is then ready to be shaped up. To hold the boat during this process, take two pieces of wood about 9 inches or so longer than the beam of the boat and screw one across the gunwales about a quarter of the boat’s length from her bow, and the other a similar distance from the stern. Turn the boat upside-down and arrange it so that one side projects outside the bench or table that is being used to work on. Put a couple of screws through the pieces of wood to hold the boat firmly in position. Shaping can now be started. The preliminary carving off is best done with a paring chisel. Some builders like to use a spokeshave, but this is rather a dangerous tool, as it is prone in the hands of anyone but an expert to produce flats and even hollows in the surface. For the reverse curves in the garboards and in this particular case the propel’er tunnels, a gouge is necessary. At the end of the gluing-up process, the boat was left in a series of steps. The first part of the external shaping is naturally to remove the corners of these. As the builder cuts down to his lines, the boat will begin to take shape under his eyes. A glance at the sections in the body plan reveals that this lifeboat is beautifully sweet in her lines and round as an apple on the bilges. When beginning Se ae SS 92 The Model bottomed plane (with the sole curved longitudin- be brought into play. They should be used frequently to check the work from now onwards. ally also) One thing that must be impressed upon the embryo builder is that he must have a good oil- it) alia ere Be = eS Bete Og a PR eee SS DR Oe ee almost razor sharpness. This will not lessen labour but help him to do good work. only The time spent in frequent honing of tools is time well spent. When down to about 4; inch (or nearly so) from the lines, the cutting tools must be laid aside and the rest of the fairing up done with glasspaper. a piece of fairly coarse glasspaper and Take wrap it round a piece of circular wood (such as a length of broomstick) about a foot long. This will enable the worker to rub vigorously, and the length of the stick will render him less likely to rub flats on to the surface of the boat. During this fairing up, keep on looking at the boat from different angles and draw away to a distance occasionally to do TE Se ae coarse glasspaper is used, until the boat is finally finished with 00 grade paper. By this time the last trace of the lines should have disappeared, the glue joints will merely show as hair lines on the surface, and the whole hull be fair and shapely. This rubbing down is very important. The higher the finish aimed at, the more smooth must the hull be. It is a Rr impossible to cover up defects in this respect by painting, and good painting can only be done on a perfect surface. ee PR at so. This will enable flats to be more easily spotted. As the builder gets nearer down to his lines, less a arate Si ad August 193] to approach the lines the section templates should stone and use it frequently to keep his cutting tools tem Yachtsman. When the outside has been-completed, the hollowing out can be proceeded with. Once again it is necessary to hold the boat firmly in position during work. One has heard of builders who, in their novitiate, tried to hold the boat with one hand and manipulate tools with the other one. To do this they have frequently to cut towards their own hands and wrists, which, to say. the least, is a highly dangerous procedure. The pieces of wood which were across the gunwale can now be taken off and screwed back on to the bench. They should be carefully padded with cloth to avoid denting the ends of the boat and the boat laid on them right side up and firmly lashed down into position. The lashing should be placed at the one the builder is not going to work on first. As the builder will naturally work from right to left, it will be the left-hand support to which the boat is lashed. Before starting to carve out, make sure that the section marks on the top face of the upper layers are not in danger of being obliterated, and, if necessary, go over them afresh. The first part of the hollowing out can be done with a gouge-and the builder can_ proceed boldly until he is nearly down to the lines cut to act as guides. When he is nearly down to these the gouge should be laid aside and a small round- used. These small planes are mainly used by violin makers and pattern makers. It the builder does not possess one, he can proceed a little further with the gouge, using great care, but the plane is strongly recommended for the work. By the way, the ordinary gouge which is straight is not much use for this job, and what is wanted is a bent gouge sometimes called a “scoop.” The thickness to be left will partly depend on how light it is desired to make the hull, and also on what part of the hull we are working. For instance, if it was decided that the thickness of the hull was to be } inch, it would also be necessary to leave about 1} inches at the bow up the stem and 1 inch at the stern up the stern-post. Actually, it was decided in the case of this lifeboat to put on false stem, stern-post and keel after shaping the hull; but it will not hurt to leave this amount, also to leave slightly more than our } inch over the keel. Another part where extra thickness must be left is at the gunwale. Now in a planked boat, as will be explained later, the ribs on which the plans are fastened have their upper ends secured to a fore-and-aft member which follows the side cf the vessel. This curved beam is known as the ‘ shelf” and is an important part of the structure as it also carries the deckbeams which are morticed into it. The deckbeams in turn form one side of the box girder structure of the hull. Now in a bread-and-butter hull there is no separate shelf, but extra wood is left along the gunwale to perform the functions of the shelf. For a depth of ? inch the upper edge of the hull should accordingly be left 2 inch thick. However, until the sheer is cut down to shape, the hollowing of the topsides cannot be completed, and after proceeding some distance the sheer should be marked and cut. Before we can mark this line it is necessary to decide whether the deck is to be put across over all or dropped in. In the case of most real launches and similar wocden craft the deck is dropped in, but in the case of a painted model it is really just as good to put it across over all, and in the case of the lifeboat it will actually be correct, as can be seen from the construction plans of the real boat. If the deck is to be dropped in, the height at which the sheer is cut will be that shown on the sheer plans; but if the deck is being put on top allowance must be made for its thickness. For a model of this kind #% inch finished will be thick enough. Whichever method is adopted, the points for the sheer are measured on each section station, measuring down from the top of the layer (or part-layer, as the case may be) and a line run in with a spline. After the sheer has been cut the hollowing out can be finished off. Quite a good gauge of how far one is from the outside of the hull is the colour that the light shows through. In waney pine August 1931 The Model Yachtsman. (which the builder is assumed tc ‘ve using) the light 93 but in case he ever meets it in modelling an Auxiiiary yacht, the method is explained now. The keel is shaped in place on the hull in wood. Two lines are then drawn one at the exact position of the leadline, as given on the plans, and the second one shows through a faint red when the builder ic about } inch from the outside, and it gradually becomes stronger and yellower as one cuts down. A little experience will tell when the right thickness has been arrived at. If one does go through the place can be cut out and a piece glued in. A thin place can be built up by gluing chips on to it. The inside should be finished up nicely with glasspaper. After finishing the hollowing, the beam from gunwale to gunwale should be carefully checked with the plans, and two or three temporary ties screwed across the boat from gunwale to gunwale to obviate the sides springing outwards. If they have already done so, they must be carefully pulled in before fixing the ties. cut. The next step is to make, fit and fix the keel, stem and stern-post. These should be glued and should it be necessary to drill holes through screwed into position with fine brass screws spaced lead for keel bolts, this can easily be done with a about 3 inches apart. These parts should be made of hardwood, preferably mahogany. The weight of the 1 inch to the foot model is 24.3 Ibs., and if our boat is to float at her designed waterline, she must come out at this figure. The builder can now weigh his hull and plant and pretty well estimate what the rest of the boat will weigh. The deck will be something in the region of 12 oz., fittings about 1 lb., paint about 1 Ib. If our total boat is going to fall far short of this figure, it will be necessary to add weight. The best form of doing this is to give- her some lead ballast, but care must be taken that this does not alter the centre of gravity of the boat as designed. This is not marked on the plans but can safely be assumed to come slightly aft of midway between sections 5 and 6. A margin can, however, be left for trimming ballast which can be put into position inside the boat when she is sufficiently advanced to be got afloat with machinery and fittings aboard, It will be noticed from the plans that the prototype has an outside ballast keel, and most of our ballast can be put into the form of a lead keel. This is very easy to shape in this case, as the sides of the keel are straight up-and-down. The pattern must be made and the builder can either cast the keel for himself or get it done at a foundry. It is impossible for the writer to give any weights at this point, as it will all depend on what plant the builder proposes to instal. The finished shell of the hull at this point will probably weigh about 4} lbs. or a trifle more. It could probably be got down to 3 lbs., but would then be on the frail side, and as the boat is of ample displacement there is no need to do so. ‘ Any additional ballast required can take the form of sheet lead in the bottom of the boat, where it will serve the additional purpose of protecting the wood from the heat generated by the plant. The builder of power boats is not likely to be confronted with the problem of making a pattern for a shaped keel like that of a model sailing yacht, 4 inch below it. The keel pattern is then sawn off midway between the two. The hull is then trimmed down sharp to the upper line and the keel pattern down sharp to the lower line. A piece of }-inch wood is then glued in position on top of the keel pattern and the pattern once more bolted in position on the_boat. It is then easy to shape up the piece of }-inch wood. If this course was not taken and the pattern simply cut off, it would not fit by reason of the width necessarily taken for the saw It may be mentioned at this point that the Morse drill, but the drill should be liberally lubricated with turpentine. Similarly the top face of a keel casting can be shot straight with an iron jack plane provided the plane is sharp and set fine, but the sole must he kept liberally lubricated with turpentine. The next step in building our lifeboat will be to make and fit’the cork band round the boat. In the model this will, of course, be made of wood. It can be cut out and sprung into position, and glued and screwed. This band is clearly shown in the construction plans. The wooden doubling of the gunwale should also be put on. Although many model builders might consider it unnecessary, I personally recommend that at least two cut frames be embodied in a bread-and-butter power-boat hull. These can have each side made in one piece and their inner edge should be straight, so that it more or less forms a straight line from keelson to gunwale, but, of course, the lower end should be wide enough to allow of it butting against its opposite number that forms the other half of the frame, and the upper end wide anough to butt against a deckbeam. The best position for these frames is immediately forward and aft of the machinery space, but as the writer does not know what plant is to be installed in the boat he is unable to give positions and measurements. I do not believe in complete airtight bulkheads across a boat. If by any chance damp (either leakage or condensation) gets into sealed parts of the boat, rot is almost bound to follow. The engine bearers are the next part to receive attention, and they should have thwartships floors embodied with them. The latter should be put in first, extending from bilge to bilge of the boat. The term ‘‘floor’’ is used in two ways about a boat, and neither of these is the landsman’s way. “ Floor” implies the bottom part of the boat’s hull, and is also used to imply the thwartships beams in the bottom that extend from bilge to bilge. The foreand-aft engine bearers will have to be suitably 94 The Model > 7 ay ORES in NS 5 I gree Se 3 a a ST, FE ae Sa OER Som 8 EE A ea arranged to suit the plant and morticed into the floors. There-should be four floors. It should be mentioned that when long keel bolts through bolted are used to faster on the lead, these should come up through the floors. The most usual thing to use as a keel bolt is a piece of cycle spoke with the end bent round to prevent pulling through. In the case of a keel of no great depth (such as that on the lifeboat), it will be found quite satisfactory to screw into place. Lead keels should always be butted down into white lead. Also the wood under any metal fitting should be well protected with paint or varnish. Floors should be evenly spaced, and both these and the bearers glued and screwed firmly into position. individual beam. At the ends the beams can be 4 inch high, but in the middle they must be } inch plus the amount of camber. The underside of the beams must be cut dead straight and no attempt made to hollow them. The reason of this is that if a beam is hollowed on the underside it will have a tendency to straighten out. If it does this not only will the deck lose its camber but the sides be ES ON The deckbeams are a very important part of the boat’s structure, as they form the fourth side of the box girder construction. They should be spaced pn ad not more than 4 or 5 inches apart. In order to accommodate the deckbeams slots have to be cut in the gunwales. In the lifeboat the beams are let in with their ends flush with gunwale, but in a craft with a dropped-in deck the slots must be deeper by the thickness of the deck in order to let the latter go in flush. The beams at 2 StS 2a ot ee PIS Se See ee ere sw si are glued and screwed into position. Tse THE “EMPRESS OF BRITAIN.” Model kLuilders interested in liners should get the May Souvenir number of the Shipbuilder. This number is entirely devoted to this magnificent new Canadian Pacific liner. The issue in question contains well over 100 profusely illustrated pages with plans and photographs of every part of the -vessel. We have no hesitation in congratulating our contempory on this beautiful souvenir number. We envy them as no paper devoted to models could afford to deal with a vessel of this nature in the thorough manner the Shipbuilder does. This number must have cost more than a model paper has to spend on a year’s issues. We are now ready to put the deckbeams in. For these use }-inch pine. In marking out deckbeams the length should 4 inch less than the width of the hull so as to allow for the beams not going through the skin. If it does an ugly mark impossible to eradicate will ensue. The amount of camber of the deckbeams can be seen from the plans, and the curve should be drawn in with a batten for each forced apart. SCI Atapust 493% Yachtsman. The inside of the hull must now be given three good coats of varnish. When this is dry the hull is ready to receive the deck. Whether it is desirable or not to instal the machinery first will largely depend on the plant that is being used. That, however, falls outside the scope of the present article, which is merely concerned with wooden hull building. Whilst the inside of the hull is drying, the builder can prepare the deck. In the case of the lifeboat mahogany is specified for the deck, but as a general rule, especially when a white deck is wanted, the best wood to use is waney pine. For anormal weight-hull this can be 4 inch finished, but for a specially light hull js inch will be enough. (To be continued). — —–. i ee +s: HANDICAPPING MODEL YACHTS. By A. C. Davison. With a view to giving such memters as do not possess two boats a chance of sailing as often as possible, the M.Y.S.A. has keen trying the experiment of running 18-footers and 10-raters together As the perunder a handicap at Kensington. petrator of the plan pursued. I would like to explain it in case it may ke of service to any other Club. It is simply based on the prokable best speed of the boats caleuated by Speed in m.p.h. = —L.W.L. in feet. In this case the L.W.L. of the 18-footer is taken as 37 inches and the 10-rater at 40 inches average, and an allowance based on this according to the length of the course. In the present case this is about one-eighth of a mile and the 18-footers have been given 7 seconds start, or about 1 minute per mile. So far it has worked very well, the first race being won by an 18-footer by 1 point, the second was won by a 10-rater by a slightly greater margin, and it is possible that the allowance will have to be slightly increased ; but as both these races have been in light winds this is not too certain, as the 18-footers, with their fuller hulls and greater freeboard, may make a better comparative show in a be % B © we) ar , Ss @ ° Qn Ne < bs] is) a - wo 3 bs) # Photographs by OC, S. Cowper Essex Some Competitors at Victoria Park, 21st June, 1931 Mr. Oakley’s Boat. Mr. Evans’ Boat (8. London). No. 58 (8. London). Mr. Harris’ new Boat fitted with Stuart Turner Engine. Owing to our closing date we were unable to include the above photographs in our last number when we published a full report of the Regatta. Ve) Or a Se a of ne ES EE EET EES TEP + —— TM PST 96 The Model Yachtsman. THE TEAM W/= were very much surprised the other day when a friend said to us :— * For a long time I have had my doubts whether feelings by nominating someone else. Fortunately cases like these are few and far between, and as the years go on they will become less. The remedy is in the hands of clubmen. Bad Directly this element comes into a pastime, it ceases to be a real sport. Undoubtedly the finest example event is the ‘Varsity boat race. of a For months the and simply for the honour and glory of participating in the race and, if possible, helping their own crew to victory. In mentioning the spare men, possibly these are the most meritorious of the lot. Not for them the honour of a Blue but merely of training as assiduously as any of the others and probably remaining as spare men. Now in model yachting the proper spirit of esprit de corps, good fellowship and good sportsmanship does exist. Have we not seen good fellows struggling along with a score card showing a regret- table absence of points, yet coming up smiling for each board and trying hard every time, and thoroughly enjoying themselves whether they win or lose just the same Have we not all seen ae gt we eS these same good sportsmen scratch their own boat in order to mate for a clubmate whose model they think has a better chance in an important event ? Yet there is the reverse side of the medal—men who cannot win without gloating over others and boasting, who cannot lose in their own estimation unless their opponent has an extraordinary streak of luck. Clubs in which the newer members— however good—never have a chance to represent the club, and should they win a selection race are passed over in favour of an old hand on some plea or other. Clubs where the older members will not enter races if it does not suit them until younger members get disheartened and-sick of things. sportsmanship, sailing that only just keeps to weather of the rules, pot-hunting, and so forth, can all be discouraged and eliminated. We ourselves believe in model yachting as one of sporting eight oarsmen and cox of each *Varsity, not to mention the spare men, go into rigorous training ER Further, we have heard of clubs with incompetent officials who are elected year after year, simply because younger members are afraid of hurting their sports like cricket and * rugger ’ or whether it should be classed like golf as a selfish sport.” as money-making concerns. | SPIRIT. model yachting is really a good influence as are the Personally we have never considered horse racing or ‘soccer’ as sports at all, because they are entirely carried out by professionals and exist solely om August 1931 the finest sports, and we believe that to the true sportsman it offers just as good chances to prove this as any other sport. To conclude this article may we refer to one of the best instances of good sportsmanship we have ever seen at the lakeside. Quite a few years ago the late Mr. Rudkin was sailing Mr. Tom Powell in the 18-footer Championship at Surbiton, and the fate of the match was in the balance and hung on the result of the weather board between them. The two were started and then by a stupid mistake Mr. Powell’s mate took the same side as his skipper, Mr. Rudkin being on the other side of the lake. Both boats came towards Mr. Rudkin’s bank sailing a good full and bye with “ Golden Guinea ”’ (Mr. Rudkin’s boat) to weather and leading. Mr. Rudkin, good sportsman that he was, perceiving that his opponent’s mate had taken the wrong bank, dashed to Mr. Powell’s boat and turned her first. By the time he was back to his own model his rival had more than wiped off the amount she was behind, and so Mr. Rudkin lost the Championship. Yet by his spontaneous exhibition of good sportsmanship he did something’far finer and more creditable than mere pot winning. Had he turned his own boat first, it would have been quite a natural thing to do, as not only was she leading, but the fact that his opponent had no turner was entirely the mate’s fault. Mr. Powell himself protested and did not wish to accept the points, but the O.0.D. had no possible grounds for revoking the decisicn in a fairly-sailed board. Angust 1931 97 The Model Yachtsman. THE AUXILIARY STAYSAIL “JOHN SCHOONER. WILLIAMS V.” FOCLE DECK The hull lines of this very interesting vessel were published in our July issue together with a full account. This vessel would make a very pretty model for a showcase, or she could easily be adapted either for use as a sailing model or as a power For use as a sailing model the keel would have to be dropped lower to gain the requisite V.” As a model for use under power, the WASH The following particulars will be useful WILLIAMS spanker and jib would steady her. to (centre) from stemhead, 96! 6”. deck, 0”. 63’ 3”. 25’ 3”. Jib: foot, 22’ Fore luff, 39’ 0”; Main trysail: 27° 3”. 23’ 3”; leach, 32’ 9”; luff, 42’ 6”; Fore trysail: foot, 21’ 0”. leach, 32’ 6”; luff, 46’ 3”; foot, 42’ 6”. Main trysail: foot, 45’ 3”. Mizzen staysail: 33’ 6” ; foot, 30’ 6”. 6”. 45’ 0”; foot, head, 30’ 0’; head, 32’ 0’; luff, 45’ 6”; leach, Spanker: luff, 49’ 0”; leach, 54’ 0”, 23’ 6”. We have to thank the London Missionary Society for the use of the plans which appear in this issue as number. well as those ceproduced in our July t staysail: 9”, PLAN foot, leach 41’ . SULENCER leach, 25’ 6”; luff, g= luff, 44’ 6”; 0) Flying jib: 762 58’ / deck, Pais! above Fore truck above above T! truck truck ( Main ~~ Mizzen 0”. fo 65’ \ deck, Main- Mizzen Mast “JOHN Foremast (centre) from stemhead, 33° 9”. mast (centre) from stemhead, 61’ 6”. MAIN DECK builders :— 73 ian ~. \ 9 ° / 4 DECK decreased. sails could be shown stowed, though the use of the (eX) stability and the sail spread might be somewhat Auxiliary Staysail Schooner bullt for the London Missionary Society. mode!. ie) oe 0.6 20 30FT - VU /WS Net / I ww i\ eee /} ) / ls £ 3 ) . we i t — <5 FE i ae > 3 i aE 3 prin ie = : nar 5 6 ~ r : . OFFIC’ ‘Accom Ce 7 Sail Plan of Auxiliary Staysail Schooner “John Williams V.”’ “5 (See Article on previous page). 3 a — co ce August 19381 THE The Model ROYAL NATIONAL Yachtsman. 99 LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. Two new motor lifeboats have just been put into service, one at Hastings and the other at Newhaven. These boats are of the 45’ 6” Barnett Type, of which the helm and brought the boat to safety. From these injuries he never recovered and has since died. The new Newhaven boat was christened by we recently published the plans. H.R.H. The Newhaven Prince George, being named “Cecil and boat replaces a boat which has been in service there since 1912 and had a magnificent record. One of Liliar. Philpott.” She and the Hastings boat were donated by the late Mrs, Lilian Philpott, who also her finest services was in the winter of 1929-1930, left £20,000 to the R.N.L.T. when she went to the rescue of the crew of the Danish schooner, ** Mogens Koch” in an 80-mile an hour gale and saved the whole company of ten souls. On the return journey a huge wave broke on board, carrying the whole crew off their feet. One man was swept overboard but was hauled back, and Coxswain Paine seriously injured. He nevertheless stuck to The expenses of the R.N.L.I. in carrying out its magnificent work are tremendous and entirely supported by voluntary contributions. It is not within the power of everybody to do what the donor of these two boats did, but everyone can do something, however small, to help this peculiarly British institution. The Editor accepts no responsibilty for opinions expressed by Correspondents Letters intended for publication must be brief and to the point. They should not exceed 300 words in length and must be written on one side of paper only, Correspondents are requested to read our note on this subject which appears elsewhere in this issue, A LETTER FROM M. J. M. SUZOR. Dear Sir, For the first time I wish to ask a little space in | | | your columns to make known my pleasure at having again won the International Speed Cup of the are 9 sanded ser fa ao ca ahem pic even peaks had the water of the lake been suffi: ciently calm to enable several interesting events to | be run, and it would certainly have allowed me to Dear Sir, THE KEEL ROW. I am extremely interested in this subject of keel types. Mr. Mathews’ intention to build two hulls from the same design, one with fin and skeg and one with full keel, might prove successful with the type of boat he is using, but he will find the results would nine opin: sagt. ae he more shaiiow type se ee pe a Se sverkangs mF vans designed an : had built oan tig on ale tac cand wnice E HaFe. | models of different types with full keels, and the “init i ila damn, ica = But this is a detail that cannot detract from the efforts of Mr. R. Jackson (Hon. Secretary of the M.P.B.A.), who, as usual, was responsible for the excellent organisation of the regatta. I take my hat off to all those from near and far who contributed to this event and to all my excellent competitors whose good sportsmanship made it a pleasure to enter. With all good wishes, Yours faithfully, J. M. SUZOR. | | | results of my experiments with this type so far have proved most disappointing. In full-size craft the man at the helm and the position of the crew must have a considerable effect on the behaviour of the yacht. I am very doubtful whether a model of the ‘* Shamrock ” type would be successful as a model for weather work. Yours faithfully, A. W. LITTLEJOHN. Sa KEEL FORMS. Sir, Mr. Henry Chalmers’ reference to “ fin-and-skeg fanatics’ is discourteous and to be deprecated. Surely any fanaticism is on the part of those who have pursued certain models (not designed by Mr. Weir) through three journals with a criticism which was not always well informed or generous. iS sige ld Sh atte sed tn, | Be ET 100 The It is futile and misleading for Mr. Chalmers to ask why fin-and-skeg models perform so indifferently. Some of your correspondents think that the type should be prohibited because its performance is too good! The fin boat, “ Nancy Stair,’ by Mr. Daniels, was Scottish Champion I believe, and the three-years-old “* Ailsa *’ can still win prizes. It is to Mr. Weir’s credit that he built a new 12-metre for last year and a new 6-metre for this season. With two boats in each class, and two skippers to take them about to open races, it is not surprising that the Weir boats win many prizes. Much of that success is the merest chicken slaying, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Weir, though unsuccessful in the past, may again pit his skill against his rivals at Bradford, and even at Gosport. It may be said that this method would mean loss of entries, as some men would not be able to afford these amounts. In such cases, surely, if the man and boat £ and to all the officials. It is often said that a “few men in London” arrange all this large programme, often in a critical spirit, but nevertheless perhaps an opinion of a * provincial” may be at least a means of giving these “few men”’ a little food for thought. Each year a subscription list is opened, and a total prizemoney offered of about £15 to £25. The general expenses of the regatta total at least £40, and these expenses must grow. I foresee a difficulty whilst yachts are charged only 5/- entrance fee for all these privileges. eed ae ee ee eeeee Surely it is not fair that, say, twenty boats provide £5 and the cost of the regatta is £40. I would suggest, therefore, that yachts should enter on an entirely different basis, and suggest a sliding scale as under. Entries received before the dates below pay as-per scale and the sums following on the due dates :-— Aug. Ist. Nov. Ist. Feb. Ist. May Ist. 5/- 5/- 5/- 5/- _- 15/- 5/- 5/- — = —- 35 /— The latter amount being available up to June 15. It will be seen therefore that a man entering 12 months ahead would only pay £1 and a delay would increase the entrance fee. At the same time. he could drop out early on in the New Year without much loss. Those who love the sport would, no doubt, enter. a boat in the early dates, just as a method of subscribing to the funds without making a great call on. his pocket. would see him If you, sir, could see your way to publish this in your August number, it might provide a chance for gossip at Gosport and the opinion of the International A-class men could be had on the scheme. In any case, other men’s opinions might be helpful to the ** few men who do all these things for us in London.” Yours sincerely, * SPIDER.” this little question This is not so, however, as any umpire at any Gosport is with us again and I hear an almost record entry! Well, good luck to all who start 2 ss club I notice that you headed «* An Umpire’s Problem.” GOSPORT—NOW, AND THEN. rots! the Sir, Dear Sir, ee ee ee worthy SPINNAKERS. FACTS. ne amen eS pana are through. I am, ete., ” August 1931 Model Yachtsman. event under M.Y.A. rules, can only deal with any infringement of the Sailing Rules. No competitor can be disqualified for carrying his spinnaker in any unorthodox pesition. He must be protested against as having his craft overrating and full instructions as to the method of making such a protest will be found in the M.Y.A. rule book. If you will take the trouble, you will find that if a model has a spinnaker boom of the regulation length that when the spinnaker guy is let go the fore end of the spinnaker boom will come inside the boundary of the fore-triangle owing to the fact that in a model yacht the spinnaker boom is generally attached to the rail just forward of the mast, the boom attachment being fitted some two or three inches from the inboard end of the boom. The boom therefore pivots at a point 3” more or less from its inboard end, and -therefore when pointed forward, if the full length of the boom be, say, 15”, the forward portion of the boom will be only 12”, so that the spinnaker tack will be well inside the limit when the guy is let go. I have, sir, used the word guy throughout, as I prefer to write in English, not gibberish. Yours truly, W. J. E. PIKE. [This was sent to us headed ** An Umpire’s Problem,” and the point was raised by a gentleman who had umpired in a match where this actually happened. It is not obligatory to set a spinnaker in the fashion mentioned by Mr. Pike, and height of boom also is optional, so that it is quite possible fcr the tack of the sail when boom is forward to be outside forestay. However, we think that the point has been sufficiently discussed and correspondence on the point musi now cease.—Editor, M.Y.] Printed and Published for the Proprietors by H. G. sTonF, Town Green, Wymondham Norfolk. ane avzoce: 36in. L.O.A. MODELS, SHARPIES, etc., = Model Best 30/3/31 The two boats you made for Mr. are really beautiful, andI expect my boy will be delighted with his.” J. y, S YY G. J. 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