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Model yachting, like all other sports and pastimes, has been infused with the spirit of the age. Both in the building and sailing of model yachts, skill and science have raised this pastime from what formerly used to be considered as one most suitable for juveniles to what is now acknowledged to be one of the most clever branches of model-‘making, requiring to be followed with knowledge of nautical matters, some acquaintance with mechanics, the laws of motion, opposing forces—as wind and water resistance, an important part in yacht designing.

Now, when a boat is hard pressed, the heeling of the boat, combined with the "twist" of the sail, results in the sailcloth being more horizontal than vertical: and then the pressure on the sail is more downward than sideways.

A simple plan for building a model yacht of
extreme lightness, I think, will be of use to
any readers of these pages. a style of
boat is not untried, for my own boat, Shark built from these lines last year.

It is always advisable to use a single headsail. There are, of course, some theoretical advantages obtained by the use of the two headsails; but the chief one, namely that the wind will not collect in the belly of a smaller sail, is scarcely applicable to a model.

Details on technical instructions for fitting and rigging a model yacht, including diagrams for components like gaff jaws and bowsprits. The text also includes news and event updates from the Sheerness Conservative Model Yacht Club and the Bristol Model Yacht Club, outlining race results and class rules for the upcoming season

The Model Engineer and Amateur Electrician serves as a technical and community retrospective on the state of model yachting at the turn of the century. The writing captures a period where model yachting was transitioning from a casual pastime into a sophisticated, regulated sport with standardized engineering principles.

Model Yachting Supplement. In introducing to our readers this Model Yachting Supplement, we are making an experiment, the success of which depends almost entirely on the way in which our efforts are supported by those for whom we are endeavouring to cater in this section of our journal.