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The Nottingham 60 has a full keeled hull designed to represent the J Class yachts of the 1920’s and 1930’s and although the silhouette of the hull may be similar to some of these yachts, it is not a scale replica of any. Even in their day, the J Class yachts were tender in stronger winds, and if the hull is scaled down (and this hull would be about 1:20) a 10 mph wind would scale back up to 200mph!!
A twenty-one page manual for building plank on frame models.
At my age, I told myself that was the time to rewind the reel of my life.
At my age, I told myself that was the time to rewind the reel of my life.
This manual will focus on a very specific ‘special interest group’ of Marblehead sailboats... the “Vintage Marblehead” class.
his manual was provided by The Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle, WA. It was the result of building seven generations of Pirate Pond Boats with Alternative School #1 in Seattle since 1999. The instructors and students have both learned a great deal about building pond boats over these years.
Written in 1978 by Rich Matt, then American Model Yachting Association (AMYA) Santa Barbara One-Design Class Secretary, this booklet explains how to assemble a competitive Santa Barbara One-Design radio-controlled racing yacht at lower cost than a complete commercial kit. Matt compares open-design and one-design racing, outlines the Santa Barbara class’s handling and portability advantages, and recommends buying the essential fiberglass hull and keel while sourcing spars, sails, fittings, adhesives, and other materials separately.
It's a lot of fun to build a fleet of 36" Sharpie Class Model
racing yachts in your Y.M.C.A,. Hobby School or Boys! Club, It is
even more fun to race them together on your nearby model yacht basin,
It is much easier to build model yachts by the dozen, It is fun to
organize an assembly line and see how fast you can turn out these beautiful craft.
