Model Yachting: Volume 3, Issue 34 – December 1947

Ranger Dimensions & Sail Area.
Race Preparation & Tuning Tips.
One-Design Advocacy.
Club & Race Highlights.
Community Spirit & History.

Ranger Dimensions & Sail Area.
Race Preparation & Tuning Tips.
One-Design Advocacy.
Club & Race Highlights.
Community Spirit & History.

Membership decline and club closures require urgent action.
Revise fouling and scoring rules to encourage fairness.
One-Design Class a major solution
Community Engagement
Race & Club Highlights

H. Harris Howeler elected National President
1-1 scoring system, one-design class.
Advocates simpler rules, team races, community workshops, and rotating officers.
Encourage beginner instruction,
BMYA plans for 1948 Olympic-style events.

Emphasis on growing
Wilmarth F. Post
Importance of model yacht design in major yacht racing
San Francisco Bay, Vancouver
trophy rules and fairness in competitions.
Latest yacht designs listed with specifications
Light humor and anecdotes sprinkled throughout.

Interview with Ains Ballantyne
Editorial on Entry Limitations
Regional News
Sail Design toward 90° boom angles for increased sail area.
Concern over untaxed roach area giving unfair advantage.
England – Town Cup Championship
Wilbur Hopkins offering “Sharpie” kits for easy building.

Annual Meeting Chicago
Leadership Changes
Plans underway for mass production of yachts
Interview H. Harris Howeler
Race Reports
Care of Sails:
Sail Design Trends
Dictionary of Nautical Terms:
Historical & Trophy Notes: Eagle Cup

Humorous Story
Make Pictures Talk
Nautical Dictionary (Part 1)
Yacht Racing in 1927
New England Inter-Club Race
Power Boat News San Francisco Spring Meet
Club News Irvington, Boston, Detroit, Mill Pond, England
Upcoming Events June–October Schedule Highlights

Memorial Issue
Danish Model Yacht Union.
Club News
Upcoming Events
Photography Tips
Power Boating Eastern Circuit
Humor Column

Loyalty to the Sport by Otto B. Upyonda
Plastic Boats – A Reality:
Introduction of Bakelite-molded
Draft vs. Beam (Joe Patey):
Concern over extreme designs
Club News: many
Glues and Adhesives: Phenol resin adhesives, Cold-setting resorcinol
Boats for sale (Cheerio II design hull).
Tools available (Power Joiner).
Requests for used yachts.