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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 1, Number 12 – March 1929

Advertisements and Trade Notice
Editorial – End of Volume One
International Growth of Model Yachting
Easter Inter‑National 6‑Metre Match Race
Important Notice – M.Y.A. Administration
Gosport Regatta and British Championships
London Jottings
Forest Gate Model Yacht Club Annual Meeting
Highgate M.Y.C. Experimental Fleet Race
London League Annual Meeting
Regional Club Reports
Imperial Junior League of Model Yachtsmen
International Races 1929
Our Designing Competition
Scottish Opinion on Class Selection
Scottish M.Y.A. General Meeting
Mythology – A Satirical Interlude
The Full‑Rigged Ship – Part V
Square Sails on Full‑Rigged Ships (Illustrated Guide)
The Birth of the Twins
Letters to the Editor – The International B‑Class
I.Y.R.U. Formula Amendments
Binding, Back Numbers, and Publication Notices

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The Model Yacht: Volume 1, Issue 6 – March 1929

The “Weaver” Steering Gear: A Different Type of Automatic Gear Said to Be the Equal of Many.
Model Yachting in Scotland.
How to Build and Rig a Model Yacht: Part IV Construction (Continued).
Proposal for a New Model Yacht Rating Rule: Suggestions for Three Classes of "Sail Area” Rules.
Lines of a Class R Model, Universal Rule.
Naval Architecture for Small Boat and Model Yacht Builders: Lesson 3 – A Skiff.
Is the Ideal Rating Rule Possible?

Read MoreThe Model Yacht: Volume 1, Issue 6 – March 1929

The Model Yachtsman: Volume 1, Number 11 – February 1929

Advertisements and Trade Notices
Editorial – Organising the Future of the Sport
London Jottings
London League Fixtures for 1929
South London Model Yacht Club
Y.M. 6‑Metre Model Owners’ Association
Wimbledon District Developments
Southern Union Notes – Eastbourne M.Y.C.
Poole Model Yacht Club
Southern Model Yachting Union AGM
Solent Model Yacht Club (Southsea)
Our Scottish Page
Paisley Model Yacht Club Social and Prize‑Giving
Model Yacht Building in Glasgow
Binding Cases and Indices
The Full‑Rigged Ship – Part IV
Our A‑Class Design (W. J. Daniels)
Photograph Blocks for Published Models
Is the Ideal Rating Rule Possible? (J. G. Feltwell)
The Birth of the Twins – Part IV
Gloom (Poem)
Letters to the Editor – Two Rating Rules
Letters to the Editor – Small Classes and Handicaps
Publication and Subscription Notices

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The Model Yacht: Volume 1, Issue 4-5 – January-February 1929

The Story of Dauntless: A Tale of a Greenhorn who Became One of Our Most Enthusiastic Model Yacht Sailors.
Rating Rules for the International Model A, or Six-Meter Class: Part II – Measuring Sail Area.
How to Build and Rig a Model Yacht: Part III – Construction.
Model Yachting Prospects in Europe for 1929.
Naval Architecture for Small Boat and Model Yacht Builders: Lesson 2.
“Model Yacht Designing and Racing Is a Man's Job” Says FT Wood, NA.
Plan of a 6-Meter International Class A Model..

Read MoreThe Model Yacht: Volume 1, Issue 4-5 – January-February 1929

The Model Yachtsman: Volume 1, Number 10 – January 1929

Editorial – A New Year for Model Yachting
General Arrangement for I.Y.R.U. 6‑Metre Model
Enlarged Body Plan for 6‑Metre Model
Our Designs
“Modelised” Lorne Corinthian Dinghy
North of England Model Yachting Union
Yachting in Birmingham
A Happy Response
Scottish Notes and Club Developments
“Patsy” – American International A‑Class Design
Full‑Rigged Ship – Part III
A Sailing Model of the “Cutty Sark”
Rotor Ships
Some Considerations on the International B‑Class
The Birth of the Twins – Part III
Lead Line for 36‑Inch L.O.A. Model
Poetry – “Gloom”
Correspondence – A‑Class Measurement
Correspondence – The B‑Class Debate
Correspondence – The Need for a Small Class
Publication and Subscription Notices

Read MoreThe Model Yachtsman: Volume 1, Number 10 – January 1929

The Model Yachtsman: Volume 1, Number 9 – December 1928

Advertisements and Trade Notices
Editorial – A Christmas Number and an Appeal
To Our Readers
The Work of the Model Yachting Association
East Anglian Notes
London Jottings
Hackney and North‑East London Model Yacht Club
North of England Model Yachting Union Notes
Sidney Park Model Yacht Club
Smith’s Bookstalls
Our Scottish Page
West of Scotland Model Yacht Club Season Summary
Notice to Club Secretaries
Scribe and Scribbler! – A Phantastic Phantasy
A Hectograph for Club Secretaries
Making Plaster of Paris Moulds for Casting Lead Keels
6‑Metre Design (12‑Inch Scale) – G. W. Munro
The Birth of the Twins – Part III
The G and 2d Taxes in the I.Y.R.U. Formula
Full‑Rigged Ship – Part II
Lorne Corinthian Dinghy – Modelised
Correspondence – Why Not a Dinghy Class?
Correspondence – An Interesting Recollection and a Rating Suggestion
News from the States
Publication and Subscription Notices

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The Model Yachtsman: Volume 1, Number 8 – November 1928

Advertisements and Trade Notices
Editorial – The Clipper Ship and the Romance of Sail
Our Design – Notice of Delay
International B‑Class – A Preliminary Discussion
M.Y.A. International Regatta 1929
London Jottings
South London M.Y.C. – Wivenhoe Bowl (10‑Raters)
London League – Stanton Cup (10‑Raters)
M.Y.A. Knight Cup – 10‑Metres
London League Championship – 10‑Raters
Forest Gate M.Y.C. – Junior Cup Event
North of England M.Y.U. – Birkenhead M.Y. & P.B.C.
Bradford M.Y. & P.B.C. – Taylor Trophy (A‑Class)
Bradford M.Y. – Blackwell Trophy (10‑Raters)
Sydney Carter Cup – Handicap Race (All Classes)
Wirral M.Y.C. – Open Water A‑Class Race
Southern Union Notes
East Anglian Notes
British A‑Class Championship – Announcement
Our Scottish Page
M.Y.A. British 12‑Metre Championship (Scotland)
Teach the Young Idea
Ayr and Kilmarnock Inter‑Club Match (12‑Metres)
The Model Yacht – A New American Contemporary
The Need of a 3‑Footer Class (Yardstick)
The Birth of the Twins – Part II
The Transport of Models by Rail
The Origin of the Clipper Bow
Correction – The “St. George” Model
Full‑Rigged Ship – Introductory Article
A 1¼‑Inch Six‑Metre Design – Correspondence
B‑Class and a Simple Formula – Correspondence
A Canadian Model – Correspondence
Birkenhead Lake and the Younger Generation – Correspondence
International Yacht Racing Union – Rule Amendments
Publication and Subscription Notices

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