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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 2, Number 6 – September 1929

Editorial – September 1929
The Model Yachting Association’s Gosport Regatta
British A‑Class Championship – Gosport 1929
Final Rounds of the British Championship
International Races – Gosport 1929
International Race Progress and Results
International Race Results and Analysis
Technical Particulars of the International Competitors
Annual Meeting of the International M.Y.R.A. Council
London Jottings
Southern Union – Club Match Reports
Club Sailing Waters Development
I.Y.R.U. Classes – New Rules Publication
Our Scottish Page
West of Scotland M.Y.C. Open 6‑Metre Regatta
“Progress” – 6‑Metre Model Design
Our Designing Competition
Simplified Method of Building a Planked Model – By G. Cuthbert Paine
How to Build a Bread‑and‑Butter Hull – By Yardstick
Simple Rating Rules – Letter to the Editor
Ailsa Remonstrates
Trimming by Diagram – Letter to the Editor

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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 2, Number 5 – August 1929

Editorial – August 1929
National 10‑Rater Championship – Forest Gate
Forest Gate M.Y.C. – Nicholl Prize Race
In the Midlands – Birmingham M.Y.C.
Leicester M.Y.C.
North of England M.Y.U. – Bradford M.Y. & P.B.C. Talbot Trophy
Derby M.Y.C. – Alderman Ling Cup
Southern Union – An A‑Class Model for Australia
Southampton M.Y.C. v Poole M.Y.C.
Solent M.Y.C. – Crane Shield (12‑Metres)
Gosport M.Y.C. – A‑Class Racing
East Anglian News – Norfolk & Norwich v Great Yarmouth
Yachting United – “Bostonia III” to Represent America
Activities in the United States
“Siesta” Challenge Trophy
Our Scottish Page – Robertson Cup Race
A First Attempt at Ship Modelling – By A. S. Dean
Prize Designs – “Kalulu” and “Gudrun Elvira”
Letters from the Designing Competition Winners
International Model Yacht Racing – A Brief History
Indicator for Novices – By F. W. Plews
Simple Methods of Finding the Centre of Effort – By A. C. Davison
Casting Lead Keels in Sand Moulds – By R. Rowlandson
Following in Father’s Footsteps

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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 2, Number 4 – July 1929

Our Designing Competition (Judge’s Report)
Judge’s Report on Designing Competition – J. R. Barnett
Model Yachting Association News – General Meeting
International Races
Gosport Regatta Fund
The Model Yachting Association’s Eastbourne Cup Regatta
Results of the Eastbourne A‑Class Regatta
What Is Her History? – “Little Maud”
Sales and Wants Advertisements
The M.Y.A. Manchester 10‑Rater Regatta
Score Sheet – Manchester 10‑Rater Regatta
An Apology
London Association’s 10‑Rater Regatta (Forest Gate)
Some Model Yacht!
The Thames Barge – Part II
Thames and Medway Barge Races
Designing Competition Awards
Our Prize Design – “Kalulu”
Body Plan of “Kalulu”
The “Kobenhaven”
East Anglian Notes
London Jottings
Midlands Notes – Leicester Model Yacht Club
Western News – Bristol, Poole, Weymouth
Southern Union News
Gosport Model Yacht Club Whitsun Regatta
National Carnival of the League of Model Yachtsmen
Our Scottish Page
Advertisements and Trade Notices

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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 2, Number 3 – June 1929

Model Yacht Sailing for Novices
Our Designing Competition
East Anglian Notes – London Jottings
Forest Gate M.Y.C. Report
Irish Notes – Ulster M.Y.C.
Sydney Park M.Y.C.
Southern Union – Bradford M.Y. & P.B.C.
Solent M.Y.C. (Southsea)
Portsmouth M.Y.C.
Eastbourne M.Y.C.
Scottish Page – West of Scotland and Other Clubs
Greenock M.Y.C. Opening Day
Aberdeen M.Y. and P.B.C. Club Notes
Coverage of prize presentations, annual meeting decisions, financial health, and the introduction of the A‑Class.

Obituary – Eng.-Rear-Admiral William G. Mogg
Whitsun Regattas Preview
Enterprising Firms
Model Yachting Activities in the U.S.A.
Ship Lovers’ Association
How to Build “The M.Y.” Junior Star – Part III
Some Calculations Used in Designing Model Yachts – Part III
The Thames Barge – Part I

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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 2, Number 2 – May 1929

Editorial
Eastbourne Cup Race
Manchester 10‑Rater Race
Alterations and I.Y.R.U. Amendments to Formula
Gosport Regatta
National 10‑Rater Championship
The Model Yachting Association’s Bradford Cup Regatta
Score Sheet of the Bradford Cup
A Race at Bradford for 6‑Metres
Some Calculations Used in Designing Model Yachts – Part II
How to Build “The M.Y.” Junior Star (Continued)
London Jottings – London League
Y.M. 6‑m. M.O.A. Clubhouse Plans
Kensington M.Y.S.A. – Dacia Challenge Cup
Birkenhead M.Y. & P.B.C.
Bradford M.Y. & P.B.C. Fixtures
Sydney Park M.Y.C.
Southern Union – Gosport M.Y.C.
Poole and District M.Y.C.
Solent M.Y.C. (Southsea)
Group of A‑Class and 18‑Footer Models – Ulster M.Y.C.
Futile Musings
A Model Topsail Schooner
Our Scottish Page
A Plea for a Simpler Rule
Britain and the B‑Class
Proposed B‑Class

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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 2, Number 1 – April 1929

Editorial
M.Y.A. Notes and Fixture Updates
Obituary – Mr. F. Horrex
Imperial Junior League
London Jottings
Birkenhead M.Y. & P.B.C.
Poole M.Y.C. Annual General Meeting
Southern Model Yacht Union (S.M.Y.U.)
Scottish Page – Gourock, Paisley, and Ayr Clubs
Six‑Metres Match at Bradford
Scottish Fixture List for 1929
The I.Y.R.U. Metre Class Models in Scotland
Old Book – “The Young Sea Officer’s Sheet Anchor”
How to Build “The M.Y.” Star Junior – Part I
Displacement Calculations – Part I
Painting the Twins
The London League and the B‑Class
Speedy Types of Models
Proposed Boys’ Class
Proposed International B‑Class
Our Designing Competition – Correction
Full‑Rigged Ship – Correction

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