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Editorial Notes
Illustration Page – Ten‑Tonner Sail Plan
Southport Model Yacht Club – Open Match (July 25, 1888)
Inter‑Club Match at Port Glasgow
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence - Delhi Model Yacht Club (Canada)
Answers to Correspondents
B.C.A. Back‑Bites (Camp Anecdotes)
British Canoe Association – Loch Lomond Camp (Report)
Light from Over the Water (Correspondence from Ottawa)
Poetry – “My Old Canoe”
Canadian Canoe on the Severn and Wye
Poetry – “Sure My Boat’s a Maiden Sweet”
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Notices

Our Illustrations – A Ten‑Ton Model
Correspondence – Hull Form and Steadiness
Mode of Calculating the Centre of Effort of Sails
Notes and Queries – Displacement and Keel Weight
Editorial Observations on Model‑Yachting Progress
Doings of the Clubs
Canoeing – “Mems from the Mersey”
R.C.C. Regatta for 1888 (Henley)
British Canoe Association – Loch Lomond Meet (Announcement)
Typical Cruise of the “Weedbankreachers”
American Cruising and Racing Canoe (by W. P. Stephens)
Correspondence - Lowestoft as a Canoeing Centre
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Serial Continuation)
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Notices

Editorial Notes – A Crisis for July
Models Running Off Their Helms (Concluded)
First Annual East Coast Inter‑Club Challenge Shield Match
Notes on the “1730” Rule and Hull Diversity
Model Yacht Club Register – Updates
Doings of the Clubs
Canoeing – British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
A Week’s Camp of the Royal Canoe Club
Royal Canoe Club Challenge Cup, 1888
Correspondence – A Big Cruise Proposal
Correspondence – “The Nautilus” of 1888
Correspondence – The British Canoe Association
Correspondence – Cruising Canoe for Two
Camp Gear (Concluded)
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83
Our Illustrations – Steering and Rudder Diagrams
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Notices

Editorial Notes and Current Comment
Appreciation to Scarborough Exhibitors
Models Running Off Their Helms (Discussion continued)
Doings of the Club
Correspondence – Model Yachting in Australia
Correspondence – Measurement of Model Yachts
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Humber Yawl Club – Opening Sail
Racing at Hendon (Canoeing)
Poetry – “My New Severn” and “The New Canoe”
Light from over the Sea (American Correspondence)
Practical Queries and Answers (Canoeing)
“Yellow‑Blade” in a Muddle
Camp Gear (Illustrated)
British Columbian and Alaskan Canoes (Concluded)
Tyne and Wear Canoeists’ Meet Announcement
Model Yacht Club Register – Updates
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Trade Notices

Editorial Notes and Current News
Model Finishing and Construction Notes
Mode of Calculating the Centre of Effort of Sails
Handicapping and Time‑Allowance Tables
Design Theory and Practical Guidance for Builders
Doings of the Clubs
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
British Canoe Association Debate – Replies and Counter‑Replies
River Bank Obstructions and Thames Conservancy Correspondence
Racing Notes – Royal Canoe Club
A Canadian Club Cruise
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Continued)
British Columbian and Alaskan Canoes (Continued)
Correspondence, Queries, and Answers
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Trade Notices

Editorial Notes – Exhibitions and Public Support
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Challenge Shield
Formation of the Edgbaston Model Yacht Club
Proposed Southampton Pond
Boards versus Keels – Large‑Yacht Reflections
Exhibition Reports – Guernsey Model Yacht Club
South Shields Model Yacht Club Exhibition
Exhibition Awards and Judges
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence – Yachts Running Off Their Helms (Part I)
Correspondence – Design, Sail Balance, and Rules
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Wear Canoe Club Notes
The R.C.C. Camp Fire
Strange Facts – The British Canoe Association Debate
Through Switzerland in Canoes
Handy Cruising Canoe – Design and Practice (Illustrated)
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Continued)
British Columbian and Alaskan Canoes
Exchange and Sale Column
Model Yacht Club Register – Updates
Advertisements and Trade Notices

Editorial Notes – Club Formation and Public Water Use
Welcome to the Exe Model Yachting Club
The Fixed Rudder Question
Scarborough Model Yacht Club exhibition
Model Yachting as a Legitimate Sport
Centreboards versus Keels – A British Perspective
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence – Models Running Off Their Helms (Part I)
Correspondence – Speed versus Steadiness
Illustration Pages – Norfolk and Suffolk Wherries
“Flying Cloud” – Model Yacht History
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments
The British Canoe Association Debate (Continue)
Tyneside Tattles
Our Little Camp Fire
A Few Hints to Office Seekers (Humorous)
A Specimen of Amateur Canoe Building
Canoeing Correspondence – Easter Cruising Queries
The Sportsman’s Exhibition – Canoeing Decline
The Weed Bank Reachers’
Canoe Philosophy
Launch from Lowestoft Beach
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Trade Notices

Editorial Notes
Goole Model Yacht Club Formed
East Coast Challenge Cup Proposal
Clapham, Torquay, and Hull Club Updates
Resignation of Mr. H. Lear
Dundee Marine Exhibition
Guernsey Model Yacht Club Rules and Officers
Handicapping System Acknowledgment
Yachting in America
Yachting Items
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence: Torquay Model Yacht Club
Correspondence: Models Running Off Their Helms
Answers to Correspondents
Yacht Register
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
British Canoe Association Discussion
Camp Fire Meeting Announcement
Canoeing Poetry: “Paddling Homewards”
Awards for Merit: R. J. Turk
Canoe Voyage from Hereford to Brighton
Camp‑Fire Cruise Narrative
Canoeing Down the Wye (Continued)
Notices and Advertisements

Editorial Notes – Looking Back on 1887
Growth of Model Yacht Clubs
Exhibitions and Model Yachting Promotion
Resignation of Glasgow M.Y.C. Secretary
Yachting in 1887 – A Review of Full‑Sized Racing
The America Cup and Rule Changes
Criticism of the Length and Sail Area Rule
Doings of the Clubs – London Model Yacht Sailing Association
Dundee Model Yacht Club Annual Meeting
Serpentine Model Yacht Club Matches
Medway Model Yacht Club Winter Activities
Kingstown (Ireland) Model Yacht Club Social Evening
London Model Yacht Club – Final Match of the Year
Scarborough Model Yacht Club Developments
Manchester Model Yacht Club Activities
Glasgow Model Yacht Club Annual General Meeting
Dumbarton Model Yacht Club Annual Meeting
Kingston (Hull) Model Yacht Club Annual Dinner
Construction Article – Building a 10‑Ton Model Yacht
Correspondence – Models Running Off
Answers to Correspondents (Mast Position)
Canoeing Editorial Notes from Trinidad
Advocacy for Open Canals
Royal Canoe Club Annual Meeting
British Canoe Association Progress
American Canoeing – Materials
American Canoeing – Camp Outfit
“Strong Arms, Strong Winds” – Easter Cruise (Continued)
Canoeing Down the Wye – Continued
Notices, Registers, and Advertisements