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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 8, Issue 4 – April 1891

Editorial and General Notices
New Club Announcements
Bruce Prize Designing Competition
Judges’ Critiques of Individual Designs
Competition Results and Winner
Measurement and Tonnage Discussion
Challenge Cup Racing Report
Doings of the Clubs
Club Correspondence and Opinions
Yachting News and Commentary
Model Yacht Register
Canoeing Reports and Club News
Canoe Technical Articles
Canoe Cruising Narrative
Editorial Notes on Canoeing
Advertisements and Trade Notices

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 8, Issue 3 – March 1891

Editorial and Publication Notices
Designing Competitions
Club Formation and Special News
Yacht Measurement Debate
Doings of the Clubs
Race Reports and Match Sailing
Correspondence on Measurement Rules
Technical Essays on Rating Systems
Club Yacht Register
Canoeist Editorial Transition
Winter Canoeing and Ice Sailing
Canoe Technical and Design Commentary
Canoe Racing and Club Life
Cruising Narratives
Letters on Canoe Performance
Trade Advertisements and Sales

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 8, Issue 2 – February 1891

Editorial and Publication Notices
Designing Competitions
Club Formation and Special News
Yacht Measurement Debate
Doings of the Clubs
Race Reports and Match Sailing
Correspondence on Measurement Rules
Technical Essays on Rating Systems
Club Yacht Register
Canoeist Editorial Transition
Winter Canoeing and Ice Sailing
Canoe Technical and Design Commentary
Canoe Racing and Club Life
Cruising Narratives
Letters on Canoe Performance
Trade Advertisements and Sales

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Forest and Stream: 1891

In the late 1880s, model yacht racing experienced a revival in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, marked by club reorganization and technical advancements in vessel design. The Philadelphia Model Y.C. in 1888 had 18 members and 26 yachts across sailing and steam classes. The American Model Y.C. in Brooklyn, based at Prospect Park and reorganized in 1887, adopted lead centerboards over traditional keels and used automatic tillers for downwind racing.

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 8, Issue 1 – January 1891

Editorial and Publication Notices
The Old Year and the New (Editorial)
Review of the 1890 Model Yachting Season
Designing Competition Announcement
Journal lllustrations and Editorial Portraits
Technical Essay: Tumbling‑Home Topsides
Doings of the Clubs
Detailed Club Racing Reports
Model Steamer Technical Description
Plans, Tables, and Offsets
Correspondence on Measurement and Rating Rules
Correspondence: Steering and Control Ideas
Editorial Reply to Correspondence
Waterproof Glue Company Challenge Trophy
Club Yacht Register
Canoe Cruising Narratives
Sea Canoeing Expedition Report
British Canoe Association Notices
Trade Advertisements and Sales

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 7, Issue 12 – December 1890

Editorial and Publication Notices
Editorial Notes on Public Waters and Authorities
Inter‑Club Competition Announcement
Product Notice: Waterproof Glue
Challenge Cup Racing Report
Doings of the Clubs
Individual Club Race Reports
Season Closures and Prize Distributions
Correspondence on Measurement and Rating Rules
Correspondence on Competition Proposals
Exhibition of Model Yachts
Technical Letters and Design Calculations
Extended Debate on Tonnage versus Rating
Model Yacht Club Register
Editorial Notes on Canoeing Affairs
Design Dispute: The Canoe Aquila
Canoe Cruising Narratives
Northern Canoe Club Reports
British Canoe Association Notices
Editorial Travel Essay: Oxford Sailing Reach
Trade Advertisements and Sales

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 7, Issue 11 – November 1890

Editorial and Publication Notices
Editorial Notes and Commentary
Public Works and Sailing Waters
Doings of the Clubs
Individual Club Race Reports
Provides blow‑by‑blow accounts of matches sailed by numerous clubs, with notes on wind, courses, fouls, tactics, and results.
Inter‑Club Matches and Challenge Shields
Seasonal Summaries and Prize Distributions
Uniform Measurement Debate
Correspondence on Measurement Systems
Model Yacht Club Register
Illustrated Design Feature: Canoe‑Yawl Snake
Canoe Design and Performance Correspondence
Technical Notes and Fittings
Editorial Essays on Sailing Practice
British Canoe Association and Club Notes
Cruising Narratives (Holland and Scotland)
Proposed Group Canoe Cruise
Challenge Cup Canoe Racing Reports
Trade Advertisements and Sales

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 7, Issue 10 – October 1890

Editorial and Publication Notices
Editorial Commentary on Club Cooperation
Inter‑Club Match Observations (Yorkshire and London)
Public Authorities and Model Sailing Facilities
Rating versus 1730 Rule Discussion (Editorial)
Inter‑Club Match: Medway versus Serpentine
Yorkshire Inter‑Club Challenge Shield
Doings of the Clubs
Detailed Club Race Reports
Measurement Debate and Technical Correspondence
Technical Essay: Midship Section and Displacement
Correspondence: Heavy versus Light Model Yachts
Call for a London Challenge Cup
Model Yacht Club Register
British Canoe Association Meet at Falmouth
Canoe‑Yawl and Racing Canoe Developments
American Canoe Association Meet
Canoe Cruising Narratives (Holland and Scotland)
Northern Canoe Club Regatta
Editorial Notes on Canoeing Practice
Correspondence on Canoe Design Lineage
Trade Advertisements and Sales

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 7, Issue 9 – September 1890

Masthead & Publishing Information
Editorial Notes (“Notes”)
Design Acknowledgement
Personal Club News
Sail Plans (Technical Article)
Inter‑Club Match Report
Effect of Weighted Rudders
Doings of the Clubs (General Section)
Kingston Model Yacht Club
Waterford Model Yacht Club
Lowestoft Model Yacht Club
Newcastle Model Yacht Club
Bradford East End Model Yacht Club
Serpentine Model Yacht Club
Correspondence (Letters)
Measurement Editorial
Model Yacht Club Register
Yachting (Full‑Size Yachts)
Advertisements & Trade Notices
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
British Canoe Clubs List
Camping Out – Practical Article
The Coming Craft (Opinion)
Canoeist Correspondence
Riverbank Reflections
An Accidental Cruise
Our Illustrations
Cruise of the Kelpie and Dolphin
Exchange & Sale Column

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