Category Model Boats (1966 – 1999)

In the Tideway
SAIL FOIL A simple but exciting little sailing hydrofoil which will certainly prove a crowd-puller By F. MACCLAY
KIA KIA A 54in. w.l|. 53.7Ib. design which won the last Australian ‘A’ Class Championship By D. V. Billing
1974 MARBLEHEAD NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Witton Lakes, Birmingham April 13-14
MOONRAKER A two-part article on building the first all-British Marblehead kit, marketed for radio control by Nylet Ltd.
R/C YACHTING IN BRITAIN Now that radio yachts are ‘off the ground’ in Britain, M.Y.A. Radio Secretary Norman Hatfield feels that a look back is instructive.
Sail-in at Holme Pierrepoint By Mike Harris, Midiand District Councillor, tells something of the real frostbiter experienced.
GENIE Part 6 of Vic Smeed’s ultra-simple Marblehead class yacht for vane or radio-control sailing.

An 18.5 lb M which sailed off for first place in the 1972 Australian Championship. By D. V. Billing
R/C Yachting in the U.S.A. In Part Three Laurence V. Goodrich concludes his review of the experiences of the Eastern Division of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America in R/C.
GENIE Part 5 of Vic Smeed’s ultra-simple Marblehead class yacht for vane or radio-control sailing.
Sail Aerodynamics Graham Bantock ciarifies one or two woolly bits in previous aerodynamic articles

In the Tideway
R/C YACHTING IN THE U.S.A. Part Two of Laurance V. Goodrich’s account of the ‘experiences of the Eastern Division, Model Yacht Racing Association of America, in ‘marrying’ radio yachts to well-established vane clubs.
RANGER Winner of the Australian 10-rater Championship, Sept. 1973. By D. V. Billing
GENIE Part 4 of Vic Smeed‘s ultra-simple Marblehead class yacht for vane or radio-control sailing.

In the Tideway
GENIE Part two of Vic Smeed’s simple Marblehead for vane or radio
Readers Write...
More on Sail Aerodynamics Some additional notes by the Editor
ROUND THE REGATTAS — and other club activities

GENIE Part One of a series on building a simple and inexpensive 15.5 Ib. Marblehead yacht for vane or radio BY VIC SMEED
The Aerodynamics of Yacht Sails By Harry Woodend. Reproduced from the M.Y.R.A.A. Quarterly Report by permission of the Model Yacht Racing Association of America

In the Tideway
FROM THE M.P.B.A. PRESIDENT
1973 BRITISH MARBLEHEAD CHAMPIONSHIPS Bournville, 25-27 Aug. Report by M. Harris
Round the Regattas or, more correctly, round Mersea Island

1973 A-Class Championships and International Yachting Monthly Cup Report by Joyce Roberts, Photos by J. Browne and the Editor
An American R/C Yacht Kit Bob Jeffries reports on his findings with the ‘Soling’ Marblehead
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Round the Regattas

R/C YACHTING IN THE U.S.A. Bob Jeffries recently visited and competed in California
Making a Spinnaker An extra sail for the 36in. Gosling or similar size yacht
DOUBLE LUFF SAILS by A. B. Whiteley
Round the Regattas

Another Proportional Sail Winch for R/C yachts
This neat and different approach avoids corrosion-prone wipers. Sent in by C. I. Redhill of the East Rand M.B.C., South Africa.
TANK TESTS OF MODEL YACHT HULLS by Graham Bantock
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GOSLING Part 4 of this extremely popular yacht, which fits the 36 in. Restricted class, yet is easy and cheap to build. BY VIC SMEED
1973 36 in. Restricted Championships Reported by 14-year-old Tom Armour