The Model Yachtsman: Volume 4, Number 8 – November 1931

—s%. “60. ow THE MARINE MODEL MAGAZINE VOL. 4. NO. 8. NOVEMBER, Model Yacht Designing for Beginners… ar re 153 Sail Plans and Aerodynamics 156 Petrol Motor Launch ‘‘Mary”’ 158 Rigging of Brig sis 5 Two charming Miniature Models = 160 161 Making up Starters’ Cards 162 News of the Little Ships… 164 168 Our Scottish Page … New Lake at Chicago ae 169 John Black (Cartoon) … 171 Wooden Hulls for Model a. … Power Boats 172 io 174 Correspondence a Please read Notice to Readers on page 167. )) y Deer GOLDEN HOUSE, GREAT ryy9i) PULTENEY G3 STREET, LONDON, W.1. 1931 November 1931 The Model Yachtsman. Telegrams “Trilbrach, Borch London.” Telephone No. HOP 0871. STANLEY W. F. STANLEY & CO. LTD., 13, RAILWAY APPROACH, LONDON BRIDGE, S.E.1 Splines, or Penning Battens Weights and Splines. 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M.Y.S.A., KENSINGTON. 20 the Hove-Brighton M.Y.C. again joined issue with the M.Y.S.A. in a 10-rater contest, having journeyed by coach with no less than eight yachts and a party of 21. They were greeted with a mass of spectators and a simila: fleet of the I es oy FREE YE RE A sae In the result the M.Y.S.A. scored 162 against 132 by Hove, but no one can say what might have been had it been possible to carry out due resails, as time did not permit, and splitting these points could have made no difference to the relative positions of the two best in each fleet. There were four prizes, two being secured by Hove, Mr. Tansley making the highest individual score of 30 with “* Golden Vanitie”’ ; Mr. Hacking 23. The successful M.Y.S.A. skippers were Messrs. Simmonds, senr. (26), and O. Steinberger (27). Bat for the untuned condition of one of the visitors, it is certain that the two aggregate scores would have been very close. At the conclusion a company of 43 sat down to a well-earned repast, when the Commedore of the Hove Club made a most friendly gesture by inviting the two chief officers of the M.Y.S.A. to accept honorary membership of the Hove M.Y.C. to mark the very cordial relations of the two clubs. Time for the return journey unfortunately cut short a most happy gathering. THE “KNIGHT” 10-RATER (OPEN) CUP. ee rR SS M.Y.S.A. The race started as 12 o’clock, with a short interval for lunch, and lasted till 6 o’clock. The day was glorious, but was accompanied with a most inglorious wind—light and shifty, occesionally right across the course for short intervals— nevertheless the visitors made a magnificent fight in very different conditions from those usual at Hove. FOREST GATE M.Y.C. | a + Sept A Pe eT 7 ee ee Fee ee Oe On SS aae A ‘ Sm), Edited by A. C. DAVISON, a.M.1.c.r. Four clubs,—viz: Highgate, South London M.Y.S.A. (Kensington), and Forest Gate—entered for the F.G.M.Y.C. open race for 10-raters for the Knight Cup. The total number of yachts entered was eleven, but as one was scratched, ten yachts actually competed. The course was a beat and a run, the highest possible score being 45 points. The wind was very light, and the yachts were greatly impeded by the floating weeds. When the wind freshened better progress was made. The winner of the cup was “ Fly ” (H. G. Howard, Forest Gate M.Y.C.), 34 points. The other competitors scored as follows: ‘‘ Nippy ” (C. E. Hodges, Forest Gate M.Y.C.), 31 ; ‘“‘ Vim II.” (N. Boardman, Forest Gate M.Y.C.), 27; ‘* Phoenix” (O. Steinberger, M.Y.S.A.), 26; ‘Debonair’ (H. E. Andrews, Highgate M.Y.C.), 23; ‘* Peggy,” (T. Williamson, Forest Gate M.Y.C.), 16; ‘‘ Wave- ney” (A. J. Wilkes, Highgate M.Y.C.), 16; “Flier” (R. H. Elwood, Forest Gate M.Y.C.), 8 * Katrina” (D. J. Simmonds, M.Y.S.A.), 8; ** Ladybird * (G. E. Johnson, Forest Gate M.Y.C.), 5: *“ Effort” (D. J. Levy, South London M.Y.C.) was scratched. The race was held under the auspices of the Forest Gate M.Y.C., whose vice-commodore. Mr, W. Bliss, was the officer of the day. The starters and scorers were Mr. J. E. Cooper and Mr. J. Gow, and the umpire was Mr. H. A. M. Levy. LONDON MODEL YACHT LEAGUE. CHAMPIONSHIP CUP. The above League held this race on Sept. 26, at Forest Gate, three boats from each of the clubs forming the League competing. Favoured with a moderate, but steady N.E. wind, which often breezed up a lot, the event may be said to have been a distinct success, the racing finishing in good time after some really excellent sailing. The outstanding feature of the afternoon’s sport was by general consensus of opinion, the very fine performance of Mr. 0. Steinberger’s ‘‘ Phoenix,” as, although her score alone would serve to demonstrate her superiority on the day, it was her stately and “‘ fidgetless ’ sailing that actually stamped her as the fitting winner of the Championship Cup. Scoring as under: ‘ Phenix’ (O. Steinberger, M.Y.S.A.), 38 points; ‘‘ Kismet” (W. Kingsmill, Forest Gate), 28; ** Scarlet Pimpernel” (W. Bliss Forest Gate), 27; ‘‘ Nippy”* (C. E. Hodges, Forest Gate), 25; “ Debonair ” (H. E. Andrews, High gate), 22; ‘Flying Cloud” (A. W. Littlejohn, M.Y.S.A.), 16; “Katrina”? (D. J. Simmonds, M.Y.S.A.), 11; ** Nirvana” (A. Wilkes, Highgate), 8; ~*~ Bitsa” (J. Cheffins, Highgate), 3. Club scoring: F.G.M.Y.C., 80 points; M.Y.S8.A., (Kensington), 65; H.M.Y.C., 33. Officer of the day, Mr. H. G. Howard. The time-honoured tea at the Forest Gate Club’s headquarters (and at which the winner, Mr. O. Steinberger, was accorded a hearty ovation) suitably rounded off a memorable function. November 1931 The Model Yachtsman. SOUTHERN NOTES. no signs of ‘‘ east end” pushes—admittedly one of POOLE & DISTRRICT M.Y.C. the neatest and coolest-mannered matches ever sailed at the Lagoon. Well done the ladies! Result: Mrs. Bayliss 12 points, Mrs. Meakin 8 points. Poole & District M.Y. Club have just closed a poor season, mainly owing to unfavourable weather. The principal series races have had to be curtailed and fixtures postponed from their original dates. However, close scoring was the run in the Bacon Cup series (five races), Mr. W. G. Read’s “‘ Coquetta ” making highest score with 84 points; Mr. J. Jewell’s “Spray” second with 82; Mr. F. J. Orchards’ 6-metre “‘ Doubar” third with 78. the Lipton boats—Mr. Cup series—four Jewell’s races ‘Op-it” for took In 6-metre first place with 54 and Mr. Orchard’s ‘*‘ Doubar”’ second, 46. The Patterson Cup (two races) was won by Mr. G. C. Paine’s ‘‘ Mandy Lou”’ with 34 points. The Captain’s Prize was won by “‘ Op-it.” The club have started a one-design class of 36-in. L.O.A. and have eight to ten boats building to W. J. Daniels’ “‘ Babette.”’ These are being built and will be sailed by juniors—i.e., under 18 years. The three trophies hitherto available for boys under 15 now become available for Juniors’ races. The 165 members much regret to hear of Revd. L. 8. Lewis Low’s death. He was the first commodore of Poole Club in the early years of this century. G.CP. HOVE AND BRIGHTON M.Y.C. The fifth Championship Cup and Spoon Race, held on Sept. 13, was won by Mr. Brooks’ “ KN” with 32 points. Mr. Hacking 28 and Mr. Bishop 28, The wind was puffy—first suits, reaching courses, On Sept. 27 another outstanding and most pleasant event took place, the race for the * Valkyrie’? Cup, when 12 competitors started. The sailing was very keen and close and our newer recruits did well in a tricky wind. Mr. Mead, whose *“* Flatfish ’’ is finding her form, gained the trophy, and Mr. Matthews’ ‘ Mayfly”’ was runner-up. The scoring in groups was very close indeed, the results being Mr. Mead 32 (cup), Mr. Matthews 28 {silver spoon), Mr. I. Arlotte 24, Mr. Tatchell 24, Mr. Hawkins 24, Mrs. Meakin 20, Mrs. W. Arlotte 20, Mrs. Bayliss 18, Mr. Andrews 10, Mr. Camies 10, Mr. Fry 10, Mr. Bambridge (retired) 12. The competition between six of our juvenile members for the Silver Cup, presented by Mr. Thynne, was won by Mr. Garnham, junr. Ladies’ Race, Oct. 4. It was hoped that five or six would compete, but on the day only our two chief experts hoisted their racing flags. Two prizes, one provided by the Commodore and one by Lt.-Col. Keyworth, had to be gathered. The officer of the day decided on five double reaching courses and the contest was very evenly fought out, several of the finishes being so close as to bring rounds of cheering from the spectators. The handling and setting was done with meticulous care and orthodoxy and there were On Oct. 4 the first experimental Relay Race took place and proved highly interesting and popular. The Commodore and Vice-Commodore each picked sides of nine boats and each boat had to make a double course (two boards) during the contest. In | boat ran down off wind, No. 2 each team No. awaiting her at the far end started to windward immediately upon the arrival of Ne. 1, and so on. Misfortunes or collisions had to be accepted as they befell, being generally cancelled out by the luck of The finish after two hours sailing was extraordinarily close. Granted water fairly clear of small boats, this style of mass competition makes an excellent change, and there some other boats in the team. seems no reason why at least three teams should not be on the water at the same time. EASTBOURNE AND DISTRICT MODEL YACHT CLUB. The last of the series of A-class club champion- ship races, for which a handsome silver cup was presented to the club last year by 8. Arnos, Esq., a Vice-President of the club, was sailed off at the lake in the Gilbert Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3rd. An entry of eight boats was received at the commencement of the series and these eight faced the starter for the final. Some very close racing has been witnessed during the previous matches and at the finish of the match, prior to the one under review, there was only two points separating the three leading boats—viz., ** Blue Iris ” 67, “* Vi’ 66, and “* Nestling ” 65 points. The final match resolved itself into a contest for premier honours between these three boats, as, although it was not impossible for them to be caught by the nearest boat it was very improbable either would be passed. The weather was ideal, but the wind hardly strong enough or the directicn of the best to give the boats a real test. A light northwesterly breeze gave a reach both ways. “‘ Blue Iris,” nicely trimmed, scored on her first board and, continuing to do well, gradually drew away from ‘‘ Vi” and “ Nestling.”” These two boats (sisters) continued to fight it out until the last board of the day, when “ Vi” finished three points ahead of her rival. *‘‘ Hilda’ also did well, making the next highest score of the day. The donor of the cup favoured the competitors with a visit for the purpose of watching the racing, and we were also very pleased that Mrs. Arno came with him. Final scores: ‘‘ Blue Iris” (A. Boniface), 99 points; ‘‘ Vi’ (F. Borkett), 83; “* Nestling”’ (H. Payne), 80; ‘‘ Hilda *’ (G. Veners), 63; ‘‘ Iris ” (W. Townsend), 57; ‘‘ White Heather” (Col. Sparrow), 54; ‘Silver Spray” (A. Pelling), 51; ‘Madeleine IT,” (W. H. Smith), 37. 166 The Model Yachtsman. IN THE MIDLANDS. BOURNVILLE MODEL YACHT CLUB. Opposing Birmingham Model Yacht Club at Salford Park last Saturday, the Bournville Model Yacht Club gained a victory in the 6-metre 1}-in. scale model class by 42 points. The visitors were November 1931 The race for the Lever Cup for Local Handicap boats, ranging in length from 3 ft. 6 in. to 6 ft. 11 in., wes won on Oct. 3 by R. Wright, with his boat ** Rattler” (3 ft. 6 in.). The Mather Richardson 10-rater Cup Race, for which 22 boats were entered, will be continued on Saturday, Oct. 17. accompanied by Vice-Commodore F. B. Cottrell in the absence of the Commodore, Mr. W. H. Davey. Mr. George Beale (captain) took charge of the Bournville yachts, which from the start put up a good performance. There was a moderate breeze throughout the afternoon, and racing was keen. None of the Bournville boats were defeated until well into the second heat. Mr. Cunningham, of the Birmingham Club was officer of the day, and Mr. F. Broscombe umpire, while Mr. C. Lemon, secretary of the Birmingham Club, took charge of the whole of the racing, and arranged a splendid tea which was very much appreciated after such exhilarating sport. Mr. MacFarlane, also of the Birmingham Club, after tea commended the racing of both clubs. Mr. F. B. Cottrell responded with his usual ‘ close-hauled ” wit. (A. Harlow), 15; ‘‘ Kia-Ora’’ (E. Wakeman), 15; * Tess’ (E. Higgins), 12; ‘* Mary * (D. Jenkins), 9 ; *“ Pen-Pol” (J. Murley), 9—Total 75. ee =a a= Racing was resumed after tea, when Bournville’s win was especially creditable, as on the last occasion the club was badly defeated. The results were:—Birmingham: “Leda” (N. Powell), 9 points; “* Peggy” (H. F. Bach), 9; “ Kalatia”’ (A. C. Thompson), 6; “ Little Duchess *”’ (A. Barton), 6; ‘‘ Comet ”’ (C. Taplin), 3 ; **Tsis ’ (G. Thompson), 0—Total 33. Bournville: *Esby’ (R. Ponderleith), 15 points; ‘ Elvira” IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND. FLEETWOOD MODEL YACHT AND POWER BOAT CLUB. The local Handicap Class Race, which commenced on Aug. 14, was concluded on Saturday Oct. 10, J. Anyon being the winner, with “ Alice” (5-ft. class). An apology is due to the South Manchester Model Yacht Club for confusing them with the Platt Model Yacht Club, whose visit was mentioned in the October issue, and it is hoped the mistake did not cause any inconvenience. The 36-in. Restricted Class Race for senior members was continued from Sept. 19 on Saturday, Oct. 10, resulting as follows: ‘‘ Neerenut’’ (A. Wright), 40 points ; ‘Cum Cum” (J. Wright), 33 ; ** Alice’ (J. Leadbetter), 23. Four boats withdrew from an entry of 13, and the race gave some good sport. BRADFORD M.Y.C. The * Hirst ** Cup Race, for 10-raters, was sailed at Larkfield on Sept. 19. The event attracted an entry of eight boats. A fairly stiff N.N.W. breeze gave a dead beat and run. The feature of the afternoon was the consistent sailing of ‘‘ Renee ’’ by Mr. E. Turner. Under storm canvas she won board after board and finished with a possible score of 35 points. Many boats were overcanvassed, despite the fact that all had ample time to change down. “Renee” is a Daniels’ design from THE MODEL YACHTSMAN last year. She has not previously done so well, and her owner is to be congratulated. Other scores were: ‘Sheila’ (S. Roo), 25 points; “ Britannia” (J. P. Clapham), 24; “Mary” (G. Rawnsley), 13; ‘“ Winsome” (G. Brown), 12; “Cygnet” (E. Iredale), 9; ** Bluejacket > (E. Earnshaw), 8; ‘‘ Remora” (F. H. Thompson), 2. The duties of Officer of the Day were undertaken by Mr. E. Gill. Judges: Messrs. W. H. Porter and F. Scarborough; Umpire, Mr. J. W. Whitaker ; Starter, Mr. J. Patterson. The “A” Class Race for the Atkinson Trophy took place on Sept. 26 and Oct. 3. In charge of racing was Mr. F. H. Thompson, Officer of the Day, assisted by Mr. J. P. Clapham, Starter, and Messrs. Stephenson and Brayshaw, Judges. Mr. Dawson’s ‘ Defiance’? was sailed by Mr. G. Brown, her owner being on the “ big stuff,” with the Royal Yorkshire. In a light westerly breeze all boats carried first suits, and half the heats were sailed on the first day. Re-sails were also disposed of. At the close ** Mary,” holder of the trophy, was in the lead, closely followed by ‘* Defiance.”’ This boat was sailing very well, Mr. Brown handling her splendidly. On the second day conditions were not so easy,. the wind being south, on which bank we have a few trees. ‘‘ Defiance,’ however, still kept her form, and ran out winner by a good margin. Final scores as follows: ‘* Defiance’ (V. Dawson), 32 points ; ** Juno” (E. North) and “Flying Cloud” (E. Turner), 24; ‘‘ Valkyrie” (J. W. Whitaker), 22 ; ** Desiree *’ (R. B Roche), 21; “* Mary” (W. Harrison), 20; ‘‘ Whimbrel” (F. C. Hirst), 19 ; “ Peggy ” (W. H. Porter), 14; ‘*Scindia”’ (D. Thompson), 4 points. As a wind up to the cup racing, a dinner was held at the Fox and Hounds Hotel on the same evening. This was followed by the presentation of cups, etc., o the winners: Atkinson Trophy, ‘“ Defiance ” November 1931 The Model Yachtsman. (Vernon Dawson) ; Hirst Cup, ‘‘ Renee ’’ (E. Turner). Prizes for the fortnightly races were also handed to : “A” class, “ Mary” (W. Harrison) ; 2nd, ‘‘ Juno ”’ (E. North). 10-rater, ‘‘ Britannia ’’ (J.P. Clapham) ; 2nd, “ Renee ’ (E. Turner) ; 6-metre, “‘ Blue Bird ” (G. C. Kitchen). W. HH. PLATT MODEL YACHT CLUB. THE THREE-CLUBS MATCH. There was an enjoyable afternoon’s sailing on the Platt Lake, Manchester, on Sept. 12, when the Wilmslow M.Y.C. was entertained by the Platt and South Manchester Clubs. The weather was very kind. In the forenoon there was a miserable drizzle and no wind, so that model yachting looked like being washed out for the day. By 2 o’clock the rain had cleared and there was a nice S.E. wind. The boards were to windward, scoring 4, 3, and 2; and a run, 3, 2, and 1. Under the able direction of Mr. Shepherd (officer of the day) the heats were got off very expeditiously, with the result that two rounds of six heats each were sailed before the tea interval, the scores being then : South Manchester 66, Platt 59, Wilmslow 53. Afterwards a third round was sailed, when both Platt and Wilmslow made up some leeway, scoring 32 and 28 respectively. The totals were therefore : South Manchester 96, Platt 91, Wilmslow 81. Wilmslow, though in the third position, averred that they had thoroughly enjoyed the event and extended an invitation to the Manchester Clubs to go over to Wilmslow early next season. Regarding individual scores, ** Ariel’? (S.M.) is to$be congratulated on winning every race (21 points). ‘* Merlin” (S.M.) was only beaten by ““Venture”’ (P.). ‘Iona’ (P.) scored 18 points, losing twice to “‘ Lady Anne” (W.) and once to ** Ruby ” (S.M.). The Wilmslow members were handicapped, of course, by the fact that they were on strange water. Their highest scorer was ‘ Lily ’’ (19 points). 167 OBITUARY NOTICE. W. G. FORD. We regret to hear of the passing of yet another sport of model yachting in the person of Mr. W. G. Ford, at the ripe age of 81. keen adherent to the Mr. Ford joined the Model Sailing Association, Kensington Gardens, as long ago as 1888. The boats then in vogue were of the plank-on-edge type to the 1730 rule, and in these classes he soon became a factor to be reckoned with. These were followed by the Cod’s Head type with loaded swing rudders. Mr. Ford followed the various changes in the evergreen 10-rater class. When the Braine Steering Gear was introduced, he soon grasped _ its possibilities and few knew its value better. He finished with one of the best 18-footers in the Club which he sailed with a skill envied by all. Gradually however, he had to obey the dictates of Anno Domini and take a less active part in the sport he loved. By profession he was an Estate Agent in which business he had been engaged for over 60 years. IMPORTANT NOTICE TQ READERS. Owing to increase in size of the Magazine, pcestage on the issues has increased. only allowed postage. On scription rates of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN The old subscription rate of 6s. 6d. 3d. per number for packing and and after November Ist all subwill accordingly be raised to 7s. per annum, which, of course, includes our Special September Number and any other Special Numbers that may be issued. Owing to fluctuations in the rates of. foreign exchange we are reluctantly compelled to withdraw our dollar subscription rate and other foreign quotations. All remittances from abroad should be made by P.O. or cheque payable in London for the exact amount of sterling required. In order to facilitate distribution of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN through model yacht clubs we are still prepared to send club secretaries quantities of not less than six per month for 6d. each, post free. In order to facilitate book-keeping these accounts must be settled monthly. 168 The Model November 1931 Yachtsman. Our Scottish Pa e & Bu Wanzi Kavya HIS month sees the end of serious model yachting in Scotland. The year has been rather a smooth one generally, perhaps too qniet to be healthy. We cannot call to mind any outstanding features in the history of Scottish model yachting except perhaps that the Dennistoun M.Y.C. has made a double scoop in the Scottish Championships by winning both the 6- and 12-metres for the second time. Another point worth mentioning is that Jack Livingston was winner of both the National Cham- pionships and took second place in hoth the Scottish event. It should be noted that ** Adapta ”’ was not sailing for the Dennistoun Club when she won the 6-metres event the first time and perhaps we should be more in order in putting the credit to the boats and skippers rather than the clubs. **‘ Adapta”’ has proved herself a wonderful boat. When she first came forward at the Championship held at Dumbarton there was a strong gale blowing, and this under-canvassed 12, as she was called, had it all her own way. We need hardly mention that the pond- side lawyers had it all cut and dried that she would be useless on any other day with the usual weather. Some even went the length of wanting to introduce a clause which would prohibit the conversion of a 12 to a 6. So far as we know, she conforms to the LY.R.U. rule as applied to models, and the matter ends there. To all outward appearances she has never been anything else but a good healthy 6-metres, a little chubby perhaps. No, this old converted 12 and the winner of the 12’s event which was built away back in 1926, tell us how little we have advanced. The Scottish M.Y.A. held their chamyionship at Clydebank on Sept. 26. This year they had a trophy to sail for in the form of a beautiful silver quaich presented by Mr. Wm. Hutchison, of Paisley. Early in the day the Clyde towns were wrapped in a The S.M.Y.A. 6-metres Championship Trophy. dense fog and conditions promised to te horeless. There was practically no wind, the greater part of the pond being like a mirror with every now and then a slight cat’s paw. Skippers were never at any time quite sure of the trim. “* Uranus,” the West of Scotland boat, did well at the early part of the day, and seemed to be general favourite, but later on she fell from grace and had to be content with second place. We are rather surprised to see her doing so well in these light airs, as she is really at her best in a steady blow. “Corona,” her elder sister, would have done a lot better. However, it was “‘ Adapta’s’”’ day out, and she did all that was asked of her and more perhaps. There were several re-sails down for settlement, but as these did not affect the position of the winner, they were omitted. The scores were as follows: ‘‘ Adapta”’ (T. Porter, Dennistoun), 36 points; ‘ Uranus” (J. Living- ston, West of Scotland), 28; ‘“So-So” (G. McKenzie, Clydebank), 24; “Sylvia” (J. H. Robson, Kilmarnock), 22; ‘‘Jean”’ (R. Watt, Victoria), 22; ‘‘ Ace’ (J. McVae, Elder Park), 16; ‘“Annie” (D. Leggat, Paisley), 16; ‘‘Jalone” (A. McLachlan, Maxwell), 14; ‘‘ Whoopee” (J. McDearmid, Alexander), 10; ‘* Black Lassie ”’ (Capt. McDonald, Queen’s Park), 8; (J. Todd, Dumbarton), 8. ‘‘ Our Girls ” ‘** Adapta ’’ was then taken into the boat-house and measured. We really cannot understand the reason of this as we distinctly remember being told publicly at the Annual General Meeting that with the adoption of the present sailing rules this measuring farce would not take place unless in the case of a protest. It is very evident to anyone acquainted with the Scottish clubs that this measurement, red tape, is very distasteful to the vast majority of sailing men and when it is completed it means nothing. What does it matter whether a boat measures in or not if you know nothing of the rest of the competitors. It is only too well known that every year sees dud certificates coming forward from clubs who cannot get hold of a competent measurer. Any child could show you what damage one boat could do to the score sheet if she is over rating and not detected. If the S.M.Y.A. want to be really conscientious about the matter, why don’t they do the obvious thing. A couple of official and qualified measurers could easily go round the whole of the Scottish clubs not more than a fortnight before the event and measure (continued on page 170). November 1931 THE NEW The Model MODEL Yachtsman. YACHT BASIN ILLINOIS. 169 AT CHICAGO, Through the courtesy of the South Park Commissioners we are able to publish the above photos of the new lake at Chicago. The lower one shows a heat starting in the Midwest Races held last June. The-new pool is 460ft. long and 330ft. wide and situated on the borders of Lake Michegan. ae | 170 The OUR SCOTTISH Model PAGE. (continued from page 186). the selected-boats and see that their certificates are in order and marks properly placed. The S.M.Y.A. have splendid drawings of a measuring apparatus which could be carried in the smallest of cases. It would also be a good way of getting out of the lady-like habit of using Prns. On Sept. 19 the M.Y.A. British National 12-metre championship was held at Whiteinch. Mr. P. T. Jones, of the Gourock M.Y.C. was officer of the day, as in the 6’s event. The wind at first was very poor. Soon after the first couple of heats, however, a — nice steady blow came up from the west. Everyone settled down to a good afternoon’s sailing. The Victoria and West had quite a tussle for the honours of the day and ended by the first and third going to the West and the second place to the Victoria. The Scottish A-class were represented by Capt. Healy’s “Flame.” The wind settling down to a westerly breeze from a variable south-easter upset the score sheet for a bit, boats scoring 3 points for a run and 2 for a beat. November 1931 Moreover, he has the unique reputation of not having an enemy in model yachting, and will therefore carry the goodwill of the clubs as part of his stock in trade—we nearly said impedimenta. There is no one in Scotland who is better able to get right into the heart ot club doings, for he is well known from Berwick to the Tweed. Finally, may we close these remarks by thanking all our readers for the wonderful reception which we have received from all and sundry. Since taking on this job we have met many sterling fellows in the sport and made several life-long friendships, we hope. These have been happy days and would seem to point to the adage “‘ Once a model yachtsman, always a model yachtsman.” WITH to POWER BOAT This had its effect in the final scores, as the boats taking second and third places should have been reversed. Still no one can be blamed as the wind’s direction was purely guesswork for the first few heats. The scores are as follows (total possible 50) :—‘*‘ Regulus ” (J. Livingston, West of Scotland), Cameron, Yachtsman } 43 points; ‘‘Cutty Sark II.” (A. Victoria), 32; “Aymara” (P. J. McGregor, West of Scotland), 29; ‘*‘ Glenmore” (J. McPherson, Victoria), 23; ‘‘ Mary” (R. Watt, Victoria), 22; ‘‘ Jesmond” (D. Paxton, West of Scotland), 20; “Flame” (Capt. Healy, Scottish A-class), 19; ‘* Minne-ha-ha ’’ (H. Smith, Gourock), 19; ‘‘Katomba’ (R. Campbell, Gourock), 18 “May” (M. Polonis, Gourock), 14; ‘ Lady Margaret” (J. R. Mair, Scottish A-class), 3. With ideal conditions there is very little to be said about the racing” “Every boat was out for the cup, and quite a number nearly got it. The eventual winner, though, stood high at all times. It is very hard to visualise ‘‘ Regulus ’”’ and her skipper not in the running at Whiteinch. Jack Livingston must be considered one of our best. He has been at some time or other winner of all four championships for the I.Y.R.U. classes in Scotland. After the race we were all invited to tea and a social gathering at the hall nearby. At this function both the six-metres and the 12-metres trophies were presented, and the usual speech-making indulged in. May we thank those kind gentlemen for their most appreciated remarks about the writer of these notes. Sometimes it has been an arduous job, but after it is all over and one hears these kindly remarks one feels that the effort has been worth while. Next month these notes will be compiled by our successor, the Scottish Commodore. He will keep the model yachting world aw fait about Scottish events. As our readers already know, his is a most capable typewriter and we expect great things in the future. HEATON & DISTRICT M.P.B.C. The above Club finished up their competitions on Saturday, September 26th. The Club Championship goes to the boat which scored the greatest number of points in the year’s competitions and was won by Mr. Hopper’s “ Irene” with 11 points. Mr. Wallace’s ‘‘ Helen” was second with 10 points. Mr. English’s “ Jean’ with 9 points, and Mr. Hepplewhite’s ‘‘ Cynthia ” fourth with 8 points. From this it will be seen how keen the competition was, and it was only on the last day of the season that the matter was settled. At the inter-club meeting on Whit Monday at Tynemouth the Club took Ist and 2nd prizes. At the N.E. Coast Championship meeting it took Ist and 2nd places and won the Moncrieff Cup for the team competition. At the meeting at Tynemouth in connection with their Carnival Week the Club won all five prizes which were offered. The Club has sustained a severe loss by the death of their Hon. Secretary, Mr. Thos. Smeaton. Mr. Smeaton was perhaps the best-known man in the power-boat world of the N.E. Coast. He was secretary to the North-East Coast Model Yacht Association as well as the Heaton & District M.P.B.C., and his genial manners and sane views made him exceedingly popular. He was also very successful with his boat, the ‘‘ Sadie,’’ which won the N.E. Championship twice and the Club Championship three times. J. Humptsx (Jnr.), Asst. Hon. Secretary. November 1931 The Model Yachtsman. 171 OHN Black is a school master by profession and a model yachtsman. by inclination. Although he hails from Boston, Mass., his forebears were Scot- JOHN BLACK ~ tish. We do not know John Black’s age, but he is surely one of the greatest boys of his years. Although he had considerable previous model yachting success, John Black’s star first shone on Europe in 1926 when he won the American Selection Races with the original ** Bostonia,”’ first of the line of yachts bearing her name, and thus had the honour of carrying the Stars and Stripes in the World Championship Races at Gosport. He was beaten by the redoubtable ‘* Defiance *’ (Captain F. W. Lazell). His next venture at Gosport was in the following year when with “ Bostonia II.’’ he came as near to winning the World Championship as is possible without actually securing the coveted honour. On this occasion he lost to the British ‘‘ Gertrude”’ (R. Jurd) by a single point. He won the American Races again in 1929 with ‘‘ Bostonia ITI.,” but at Gosport he struck a tough opponent in ** Albion’ (L. Rudd), which finished ahead of her American opponent. Although his next boat, ‘* Bostonia IV.,” won the American Selection Races of 1930, she was passed over in favour of ‘“* Yankee Doodle IT.” as the Committee considered that the !atter boat would prove more suitable to Gosport conditions. ** Bostonia IV.,’’ however, repeated her success in this year’s American Races, and Mr. Black accordingly came to Gosport. In the World Championship Races he lost to ‘* Hermione ” (T. H. Willey). During this year’s trip to Britain, Mr. Black took ‘‘ Bostonia IV.”’ to Scotland, where he was very successful against the Scottish A-class boats. John Black is a thorough sportsman, fighting every board to the end of the race. He knows how to win modestly and lose gracefully. He is the cleanest sailor possible and has never been a ; _ From an original Drawing by W. G. Munro. known to infringe a rule. His cheery sportsmanship has endeared him to British model yachtsmen, and nobody would regret it if he took that “old mug’”’ back to Boston with the projected *‘ Bostonia V.” November 1931 The Model Yachtsman WOODEN HULLS FOR MODEL POWER BOATS. By ATLANTIC. Part VIL. hi bas first of these methods consists of planking with light stuff over very closely-spaced bent timbers. By the other method the timbers are spaced farther apart and heavier planking is used. Dealing with the first method, we will assume that the lifeboat hull is to be built. To get a light hull (without trying for an extreme lightweight as for a racing boat), we can use wood +” thick for planking, and ribs 3” by +”. This means that in plotting out the moulds we must allow }” from the outside of the skin for the thickness of skin and ribs. Having to make a former in a similar manner to that already detailed for the diagonal skinned boat, we shall also have to allow an additional amount for the thickness of the strips with which we are going to plank up the former. Peete eae FoR aes The backbone is made, moulds set up and former made in exactly the same fashion as for the diagonal skin boat. There is one difference, however, as the inwales go inside the ribs, and allowance must be made for this in setting them up. About the best wood to use for the bent timbers of a model is Italian Walnut, and strips can be prepared accordingly. If these are boiled for about half an hour they will bend very easily without any danger of splitting. For the lifeboat they can be spaced 23” centres, but for a lighter, still stronger job the ribs can be smaller and spaced closer together. Slots have to be cut along the keel to house the ends of the ribs. These fall in the planking rabbet, and must be sufficiently deep so that the timber will go in flush with the bottom of the rabbet. It should be glued and screwed at the lower end, and the upper end can be pinned or screwed to the inwale. ee were AY already been faired up very little further The hull = a =2 eae| ae is now ready to be planked up. oe A OE are set up. The timbers are then faired up, being eased or packed out if necessary. but as the moulds fairing up should be required on the ribs. ~is Me — tee When all the timbers have been put on they must be tested carefully with a batten, and have their edges rubbed down, the forward ones on the fore edge and the after ones on the after edge, as was detailed when dealing with the moulds after they have SS 0 +e — twee It should, of course, have been mentioned that the former must be covered with tissue paper as before. The sheer strake should be the first plank to be put on. Whether this is set with its top level with the top of the inwale or a little above to allow for the deck thickness will entirely depend on whether the deck is to be dropped in or not.‘ It should be mentioned that the sheer strake is invariably wider than the planks below it, as this sets a finish to the job, particularly in a varnished boat. On a boat about a metre long, §” would be about right to make the sheer strake in the centre. Before starting to plank, the planking must be thought out, otherwise it will be all sorts of widths and look very bad. Take the full-sized section plan of the Life boat (showing all the sections), strike a diagonal from the turn of the bilge, say where the midsection intercepts w.1.5 to a position on the stem somewhere about w.1.B. Draw the other side of the diagonal on the stern sections at exactly the same angle to the centreline. The part of the body above this diagonal can be considered as the topsides of the boat which will contain the first group of planks. Mark off this diagonal on each section. On the midship section measure up the periphery of the topsides, using a strip of paper for the pur— pose. Mark off at the top 8” for the sheer plank. The other planks will be about 3” wide on the midship section, and the periphery can he divided into an appropriate number of spaces. At the stem set off 3” for the sheer plank and divide up into a similar number of parts. Each section is similarly divided up and the ribs marked accordingly. Take a piece of the planking wood the length of the sheer plank about 14” wide. This will be used as a “try-plank.” Tack lightly round the boat so that the centre falls on the proper spot on the midsection. The ends will then be found too low. Set a pair of dividers to }” more than the gap at the end and going along each section prick off the same distance below each spot on the sheerline. These spots are now transferred to a fresh piece of the planking wood anda line run through them with a batten. Below each of the spots set out the plank width of the particular section and run a second line through these spots. These two lines will give the top and bottom of the sheer plank which can now be cut out. A duplicate plank is then cut for the other side of the boat. These planks can be glued and fastened into position. The ends are screwed into the rabbet and the planks nailed with small copper or brass pins to the ribs. If the upper nail into each rib is put forward the lower one should go into the after part of the rib, as if they are staggered in this fashion there will be no danger of splitting the rib. If the sheer plank was taken off from the port side of the boat, the next plank must be taken to starboard, and so on. The try-plank can be shortened as required for each successive plank. It will be noticed that ” (i.e., curvature) of each plank differs. the ‘‘Sny By taking them off carefully. however, this will be easily got. It is a most mistaken practice to force the ends of the planking up, as it puts a strain on November 1931 The Model the framework of the boat which must eventually cause it to go out of shape. Some builders cut their planks with the top edges all straight and take the taper off the bottom edge. This is entirely wrong and cannot be recommended. It may be a shade quicker, but is certainly not better. The second and subsequent planks can be cut a little full and then fitted to the edge of the preceding plank. The planks should be glued edge to edge with casein glue, as this makes a strong and watertight job. The bottom edge of the planks should be shot absolutely true, as this will facilitate fitting the next plank. After the first group of planks has been put on, the remaining part of the boat can be divided up appropriately and then planked up. In bad building one sometimes finds a “ stealer (7.e.,) a plank that does not run the full length of the vessel); but this should be avoided, and if a little care is taken in dividing up the space to be planked, there should be no difficulty. After planking up is complete, the boat is rubbed down and the former removed. The points of the nails are then bent over inside the hull; care must be taken when doing this not to knock the head out of the wood. Heads should be well flush but not punched below the surface of the skin. If they are left too far up, the heads will be rubbed off when glasspapering down, but if they are below the surface then nasty pits will be made in the surface. The second method of planking is to use a thicker rib spaced on each mould. In this case simply the planking thickness and rib thickness is taken off the section drawings to make the moulds as no former is used. The ribs are then boiled for about half an hour until the wood becomes pliable, when they are tacked on to the moulds and left to dry. Some builders using this method bend extra ribs into the boat after the moulds are removed. In order to permit the bottom ends of the ribs being checked into the keel the garboard strake must be left off until after the boat has been taken off the moulds and the extra ribs put in. Whichever of these two methods of planking is used, the inwale is inside the ribs, and consequently there are gaps between the ribs where the inwale is away from the skin. These spaces are filled in with suitable pieces of pine. It may be asked why the inwale was not made the full thickness in the The first instance with the ribs checked into it. reason is that if the inwale was made this way it would not bend well and would cause a succession of flats and angles. One other method of construction particularly suitable for speed boats must be mentioned, and that is the ribbon carvel system in which the ribbons form longitudinal] stringers. 173 Yachtsman. The boat is built straight on to cut frames which are made the size of the sections minus skin thickness only. After they have been erected with keel, stem, and transom in place, the inwales are joggled into the frames in such fashion that they do not come against the skin but allow for the thickness of the ribbons. The ribbons can be made of pine }” by 2”, and the outer skin of wood #;” thick. The ribbons are joggled into the frames, being glued and nailed with small brass or copper nails. The usual angle at which the planking is done is such that the plank that starts at the stemhead comes out at the tuck of the transom, or alternatively the plank starting at the forefront comes out at the top corner of the transom. For a metre hydroplane with reverse curves, planks should not exceed 8” width. Planks are cut almost parallel. but the “sny”’ varies with different parts of the boat. So much depends on the particular design that no specific rule can be given. The best thing for the builder to do is to arrange his strips first, tacking them into position, and when this is accomplished to his satisfaction, proceed to joggle the ribbons into the frames. In planking up, the try-plank is used as previously explained. The planks are glued and nailed to the ribbons, but the nails put alternately into each plank to avoid splitting the ribbons. In fact, it will be found best to drill the holes first with a drill slightly smaller than the nail that is being used, turning the points over afterwards. One thing that the plank builder must always bear in mind is that he must put his planks on alternately to port and starboard—port starboard, starboard port. A second point is that the planks must be so cut that they require no forcing. If this is borne in mind and the builder uses sufficient care in getting his moulds out correctly and setting up, it should not be a matter of great difficulty to build a satisfactory hull. 1 previously stated that it was difficult to exactly estimate a planked boat’s skin thickness, and this has brought up a crop of queries, one writer going so far, in a letter, as to accuse me of advocating inaccuracy. I do nothing of the kind. Obviously a plank in a boat does spring a bit, and I do not care how carefully a hull is planked up, there will be slight ridges at the plank edges. When we rub down these disappear, but so does a certain amount of wood, and it is obviously im/possible, without drilling and measuring minutely, to say just how much the thickness is reduced. It may well be ys” or in an extreme case even more, Provided sufficient wood is left, it is not a matter of great importance what the thickness is to such a small margin; all that matters is that the outer shape of the hull shall be true to design, and if the builder has been sufficiently careful the result will be satisfactory. THE END. November 1931 The Model Yachtsman The Editor accepts no responsibilly for opinions expressed by (orrespondents Letlers intended for publication must he 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. ~ HANDICAPPING MODEL YACHT RACES. M.Y.A. SAILING RULES. Sir, The Editorial explanation confirms the belief generally acted upon at Glasgow, namely, that a retrim is always permissible and that tacking by the pole can be effected only as strictly defined by the rules. Sir, In reading Mr. Andrew’s letter in this month’s issue of THE MODEL YACHTSMAN I notice that while the length of the Llandudno pond is Visitors to one pond have been noticed to tack their boats on a run or broad reach by turning the boat to windward through an entire circle. This, in effect, amounts to a gybe and is contrary to the letter and spirit of the rules. To “tack” implies that the yacht is sailing more or less to windward ; and on leeward courses a retrim is obligatory. 220 yards. I am, etc., ‘*OBSERVER.” HANDICAPPING MODEL YACHT RACES. Sir, With reference to Mr. A. C. Davidson’s formula for calculating best speeds 4 l.w.l. in feet = m.p.h. would apply fairly for full displacement types of models, but 1.5 I.w.l. in feet = m.p.h. is nearer the mark for A-class and 6-meter boats, whilst a good 10-rater type will require a higher rating. At the International Gosport meeting, 1930, I timed a number of courses sailed under the most favourable conditions, i.e., strong breeze on the quarter, resulting in just upon 3 m.p.h., which in a boat 48” lw.l. = 1.5+/ Lw.l. A good 10-rater (which, I consider, is quite as fast as an “ A” class) doing 3 m.p.h. on a 40” l.w.1. would equal 1.6/ l.w.1. It would therefore appear that this type of formula would not deal fairly with a mixed lot of craft without some additional margin of allowance, to be left to the handicapper’s judgment. “ SATLOR.” Our Correspondent is incorrect in saying that a 10-rater is as fast as an A-class boat. We should imagine any owner of a moderately good A-class would like to sail Sailor and his 10-rater for a modest wager. —Hd., THE M.Y. given as 185 yards, no mention is made of the actual length of course sailed in a race. The course used, as far as possible, is a beat to windward, and for a yacht capable of sailing only three points from the wind the actual distance traversed will be about Now if we apply Mr. Davison’s excellent rule (which is founded on well-known facts about ship resistance) to the 45” l.o.a. boat mentioned by Mr. Andrew, we can find the least time in which she can reasonably be expected to cover the course used here. The rule can be re-written thus: Best speed in feet per second equals 0.565 times the square root of the |.w.l. in inches. The maximum “ sailing length’ of the 45” l.o.a. boat cannot be more than 45”, giving a maximum speed of 3.78 teet per second ; the course is 660 feet long and therefore the time taken will be 175 seconds. A 67” l.o.a. 10-rater must then cover the course in 160 seconds to finish level, and must go at a speed of 4.13 feet per second. The “sailing length *’ corresponding to this is 53.5 inches, but I do not know what relationship this bears to the “sailing length ” of a modern “ Daniels” 10-rater. Perhaps Mr. Daniels could give some information on this point, with particular reference to the two models of his design and build which Mr. Andrew mentions. In conclusion, I should like to point out that no handicap of a fixed ‘“‘ Time for Distance’ nature can be suitable for all boats in all weathers, but must necessarily be a compromise. Yours faithfully, M. N. HUMPHREYS. Y Fron, Gogarth, Llandudno. Further correspondence is nnavoidably held over until next month owing to pressure on our space. Printed and Published for the Proprietors by H, G. 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