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- 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.

- Call for a National Challenge Trophy: The editor urges clubs to contribute funds to raise a valuable Challenge Trophy to be sailed for annually. The preferred measurement rule for competition is the Length and Sail Area rule, adopted by the Y.R.A..
- "Model Yacht Making for Beginners" continues with a detailed guide on positioning and fitting the lower and top masts.
- A "Brief History of the Belfast Model Yacht Club" is provided, detailing its original founding around 1860, its demise in 1864, and its successful revival on March 1st, 1882.
- Regatta Reports: The edition covers recent race results
- Club Register: A list provides the different measurement rules used by various clubs.

- Detailed coverage of recent Whitsuntide and early summer races from London clubs
- "Model Yacht Making for Beginners") with practical advice on hull construction, fitting, or rigging for model yachtsmen.
- Standardization Call: Editorial content advocating for standardized measurement rules (likely favoring the Length and Sail Area rule) and greater cooperation among clubs, possibly repeating the call for a national Challenge Trophy or a Model Yacht Racing Association.
- Correspondence: Letters from readers discussing various topics, such as ballast, sail design, or local club formation.

- There is a call for correspondents to offer suggestions on reforming model yacht measurement rules, following a proposal by Mr. A. C. Gaffikin (Belfast).
- "Brief History of the Liverpool Model Yacht Club" is featured, detailing its founding in 1862, its split in 1863 to form the Victoria M.Y.C., and its eventual adoption of Y.R.A. Tonnage Rules in 1878 and 1883.
- A report on the Albert M.Y.C. Exhibition at Hull praises the quality of the local models and highlights five Y.R.A. scale models lent by the Liverpool M.Y.C..
- "Model Yacht Making for Beginners" series provides detailed instructions on painting the hull, ascertaining ballast weight, constructing deck beams, and making and casting a lead keel.
= Regatta Reports: Includes results from the opening races of the season.
- A review of the book, Model Yachts and Boats, their Designing, Making and Sailing by J. du V. Grosvenor.

- The editorial argues strongly that model yachting is a respectable, useful, and competitive pastime, not "childish". It stresses the need for model yachtsmen to boldly push their sport forward to gain public recognition.
- "Model Yacht Making for Beginners" series provides detailed instructions by "Buttercup" on how to prepare and smooth the second half of the hull and then how to hollow out both halves.
- Measurement and Reform: An editorial section discusses the dissatisfaction with the Y.R.A.'s current measurement rules for full-sized yachts, which has led to "unparalled leanness" in design. It argues that the sail-area-and-length rule should be made compulsory to address the issue.
- A correspondent specifically requests a uniform measurement rule be adopted by all Model Yacht Clubs across the UK to facilitate inter-club competition.
- New Sail Plan: A simple, effective, and beautiful three-sail plan (foresail, mainsail, topsail) is presented, along with detailed spar dimensions and cutting instructions.
- Club Reports:

- A "Brief History of the Kingston Model Yacht Club (Hull)" is featured, detailing its formation in 1881. The formation of the breakaway Albert M.Y.C. in 1883 is also mentioned.
- The start of a serialized article, "Model Yacht Making for Beginners," by "Buttercup" is included, which focuses on building a 2ft. 6in. model yacht in halves. This first part details selecting yellow pine wood, preparing the tool kit (gouge, oilstone, small American plane, spokeshave), and shaping the deck-plan and sheer-line on the first half of the hull.
- Discusses the current debate over measurement rules in full-sized yachting, noting that the "wordy war" on the subject is waged fiercely. It provides details on the New York Y.C.'s measurement formula, based on Dixon Kemp's design.
- Club Reports:
- The Kingston M.Y.C. is holding its Annual Exhibition of new models from March 17th to 22nd at the Sailors' Institute.