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In this book, Klaus Pollahn traces the international development of A-Class model racing yachts from the class’s beginnings in 1922 to modern designs and racing practice. He examines the original ambition of Malden Heckstall Smith to use relatively inexpensive model yachts as a proving ground for full-size metre-class yacht design, and considers how model sailors and largely amateur designers developed ideas of their own.

n seinem reich illustrierten Werk Ein Hamburger Beitrag zur Geschichte der A-Klasse zeichnet Klaus Pollahn die internationale Entwicklung der A-Klasse im Modellsegelsport von ihren Anfängen im Jahr 1922 bis in die jüngere Vergangenheit nach.

This book is a practical guide to building model yachts intended for competitive sailing. Written chiefly for newcomers to the craft, C. R. Griffin explains how to choose among racing yacht classes and construction methods, and emphasizes the precision, appropriate materials, low weight, sound design, and reliable fittings that racing demands.

The designing and building of model power boats has much to offer to both young and old, for it combines indoor and outdoor activity in a manner which is both healthy and instructive.

This book is primarily intended as an aid for the newcomer to model boat building. In taking the stage by stage construction of a typical model power boat, from the drawing board to completion, the book intends to present the fundamental principals of model boat building so that the novice will have no difficulty in constructing any of the models which have been dealt with in detail in the latter part.

The design of a model yacht is in all respects analogous to that of a real yacht. It is a scientific business requiring study and calculation, and therefore this branch of the pastime has a high educational value.

The building of models again calls for a high degree of accuracy and craftsmanship. It 1s futile to design a boat carefully and not to build her true to design. Patience and accuracy are, therefore, essential.

John Black’s practical guide to constructing, rigging, and sailing a competitive Marblehead 50/800 model yacht. Beginning with a short history of the Marblehead or M Class, Black explains the necessary tools and compares three established methods of hull construction.

Claude William Horst was an extracurricular boatbuilding instructor with the Milwaukee Vocational School. This book describes building and sailing a freesailed Marblehead with the lift method.