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- A correction is issued for the size of the London M.Y.C.'s sailing water, the Round Pond, with the actual dimensions given as 232 yds. by 181 yds.
- The successful West Cowes Regatta is praised, and the formation of a local West Cowes Model Yacht Club is suggested.
- There are updates on new clubs forming in Manchester (facing initial difficulties), Beverley (where a club is reportedly founded), and a movement to start a second club in Liverpool.
- Design & Measurement: The editorial discusses the drawbacks of the latest trend toward "lean type" (overly narrow, deep-bodied) model yachts, noting they are bad to steer and inferior to older, broader designs in rough water. The issue concludes with a Register detailing the varied measurement rules for model yacht clubs across the UK, including those in London, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Hull.

- Launch of the London Model Yacht Club with the new “240 Rule” (length × beam ≤ 240).
- Beginner Tips: How to manage sails in varying breezes and correct faults like “running off helm.”
- Club Reports: Race results and activities from London, Glasgow, Greenock, Hull, and others.
- Yachting News: Updates on French yacht lists, regattas in Southampton, Portsmouth, Thames, and Orford.
- Correspondence: Calls for unified measurement rules and beginner-friendly building guides.

- Hollingworth Lake Regatta: Acknowledges the Liverpool Club for organizing a successful, large, and representative gathering of model yachtsmen at Hollingworth Lake.
- Public Support & Prizes: Commends the Hollingworth Lake Co. for offering £10 in prize money, noting it is a notable instance of a public company supporting the sport. It suggests involving the public is the best way to secure prizes and popularize model yachting.
- Regatta Course Choice: Warns club officers against choosing water sheets that are too large, as this prevents spectators from seeing the full race, thereby reducing the charm of the sport.
- Improving Spectator Appeal: Suggests that for great public exhibitions of racing, sailing one straight course instead of only tacking to windward would make the sport more interesting and understandable to the general public, who are otherwise disappointed by the "scientific creeping" of windward beating.
- Design Section: Includes a Design for a 20-Tonner model yacht.

- Photographs of the 1884 Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club Regatta are available for sale, featuring scenes from the Humber races, including the steam yacht Josepha.
- Death of Mr. F. Biddle: The journal expresses regret over the death of Mr. F. Biddle, a model yachtsman of 35 years and a highly respected arbiter in the Model Yacht Sailing Association, London.
- Club Formation: Plans are noted for the formation of a model yacht club in Manchester, and racing under the auspices of the Itchen Ferry Model Yacht Club is mentioned.
- Model Yacht Making for Beginners: "Buttercup" continues their series, detailing how to set up the spars and construct foresheet and mainsheet "horses" (devices for holding the sails).
- Design Section: Includes a Design for a 3-Tonner.

Inter-Club Competition: The editor urges clubs to send boats to the Liverpool M.Y.C. Regatta at Hollingsworth Lake on August 18th to promote friendliness and accord.
- National Organization: There is disappointment over the lack of response for a Challenge Trophy and a call to form a Model Yacht Racing Association to standardize the sport, as current club rules are "inharmonious".
- Encouraging Beginners: A letter advises model yachtsmen not to be discouraged by failure, detailing how a "dull" boat can become "first-class" through patient experimentation with ballast and the forefoot.
- Club News: Includes reports on regattas by the Greenock M.Y.C. and Hull (Kingston & Albert) M.Y.C..
- Serpentine M.Y.C. History: Notes the club's shift from length-based rules in 1872 to tonnage rules in 1880, resulting in faster, truer-sailing models.
- Technical Article: The "Model Yacht Making for Beginners" series provides instructions on fitting the gaff and the main-boom.