70th Annual Metropolitan Detroit Model Yacht Regatta

The pond at Belle Isle, MI.
The Detroit Public Schools sponsored their 70th annual model yacht regatta on Saturday, May 23, 1998 at the Belle Isle model yacht basin.

The pond at Belle Isle, MI.
The Detroit Public Schools sponsored their 70th annual model yacht regatta on Saturday, May 23, 1998 at the Belle Isle model yacht basin.

If you wonder how model yachts sailed before the days of radio control, the answer was: quite nicely, thank you.

In Which We Finally Get it Close Enough To Right To Move On

The 450 class was being modified; the sail area was settled at 800 in2, and the single most popular class in the history of model yachting was launched.

Construction of a Plank on Sawn Frame Marblehead Class Model Racing Yacht to Ted Houk's 1949 Rip Tide Design

This article is in response to the question on the Seaways list about how to carve a hull, which I think is not only an important skill, but also an excellent way to develop “an eye for a ship,” that is, an intuition for the form of a hull.

Maritime Model Expo at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Mission Statement and Supporting Pillars.
The New Logo.
The Weigh Ahead Survey Report.
2017 US VMYG V36/VM Regatta.
2017 US VMYG Traditional Watercraft Regatta Report.
Look What I found in the Dump! – A Bill Bithell Marblehead.
2017 Bill Bithell Regatta Report.
The Vintage Model Yacht Group is…People!!

In the pursuit of sailing fast, Bob Sterne looks at rig selection, mast position, obtaining proper trim to windward, and altering that trim when sailing in non-optimum conditions.
