Model Yachting Monthly: Volume 1, Issue 1 – March 1945

Synchronous Sheet Control
Self-Tacking Vane Gear
handling light vs. heavy winds
Plans M-Class
Plans X-Class

Synchronous Sheet Control
Self-Tacking Vane Gear
handling light vs. heavy winds
Plans M-Class
Plans X-Class

X Class (American 1,000 Square-Inch Sai] Area Class) RATING RULES
Adopted Dec. 1939 by the M.Y.R.A.A.

Editorial Reviews the 1939 season
More About Wing Sails – Experimental study of rigid wing sails on model yachts,
International Race for the Robertson 6‑Metre Cup (Detroit)
Fleetwood Regatta – Coverage of the British Championship
Ships and Shoes and Sealing Wax – A reflective, lighter piece
Clubs – News and reports
Our Scottish Page – Scottish association .
Television Broadcast from the Round Pond at Kensington Gardens.
Canadian News – Updates on model yachting activity and conditions in Canada
Book Reviews – Reviews of recently published books and catalogues .
Advertisements and Notices

Editorial – Reflects on class racing, design
The “Davison” Trip Tacking Gear
Wooden Merchant‑Ship Building
Our Scottish Page – Reports
News of the Little Ships – Club racing
News from Éire – Irish model yachting
American News – Reports on U.S.
Clubs – Detailed club reports
Correspondence – Technical letters

Editorial – Assistant Editor’s closing remarks
British “A”‑Class Championship (Fleetwood) – Official notice
Building a Planked Hull (conclusion) – Step‑by‑step
10‑Rater Championship at Eastbourne –
Our Scottish Page – Commentary
American News – Reports on U.S. A‑class
News from Éire – Cork and Lough Mahon
Club Reports (UK‑wide) – Match results,
Wooden Merchant‑Ship Building (continuation)
Robertson Cup Challenge Fund
Fixture Lists & Upcoming Events

Editorial – Reflects on the differing interests
Is the End of Class Racing in Sight? (Part I)
Building a Planked Hull (Part II)
Is the End of Class Racing in Sight? (Conclusion)
Legend – A humorous allegory urging readers to support the International Regatta Fund
The Propelling Force of the Wind
“Blue Bird” (Conclusion)
Hot Advice for the Model Yachtsman in Difficulties
Correspondence: Restarts
Club News and Racing Reports
Our Scottish Page
News from Éire
American News

Editorial – Endorses handicapping systems
H.M.S. “Bounty” (Ship Modelling Note)
Plans for Ship Modellers – Reviews Admiral Paris’s Souvenir de Marine
Building a Planked Hull (continued)
Scandinavian Model News
Our Scottish Page
Model Yacht Racing Association of America
The M‑Class Championship Race
Open Easter Races (Bradford)
Club News and Racing Reports
Modelling “Blue Bird” (continued)
News of the Little Ships
Navigation Pavilion, Liège Exhibition
American News
News from Éire
Correspondence
Model Yachting at Margate

Editorial – Introduces the new volume
Marine Modelling and Model Yacht Building at London Evening Institutes – Announces new L.C.C. evening‑institute facilities
The “Marine Models” Cup
Obituary: Paymaster‑Lieut.-Comdr. W. F. Behenna
Building a Planked Hull (Part I)
Messrs. Bassett‑Lowke’s New Catalogue
A System of Handicapping in Model Yacht Clubs (Part I)
Our Scottish Page
Wooden Merchant‑Ship Building (Part I)
Modelling “Blue Bird” (Part I)
Club News and Racing Reports
Racing Trim
American News
A System of Handicapping in Model Yacht Clubs (Conclusion)
News from Éire
Scottish M.Y.A. Report

This article describes, and provides plans for, a 50-in hard chine hull that can be built with plywood.