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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 11 – November 1889

Editorial
Lowestoft Model Yacht Pond Feature
Choosing Club Champions
Prize Competition: Model Yacht Designing (Part III)
** Casting Keels for Model Yachts**
About London
Speed Trials at Lowestoft
Doing of the Clubs
Inter‑Club and Regional Racing Reports
Junior and Youth Sailing
Correspondence: Annual Competition Support
Correspondence: Design Criticism and Displacement Debate
Correspondence: Tonnage vs Sail‑Tons
Model Yacht Club Register
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes on Canoeing Practice
B.C.A. Meet Locations Discussion
New Canoe Clubs and Regional Growth
Canoe Cruising Narratives
Exchange and Sale Column

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 10 – October 1889

Editorial on Modern Yacht Design and Fife’s Triumph
General Editorial Notes and Notices
Inter‑Club Matches: Grimsby vs Albert (Hull)
Grand Illuminated Model Yacht Match (Hull)
Private Match on the Serpentine
New Club Formation at Waterford
Action of a Vessel’s Rudder
Prize Competition: Model Yacht Designing Announcement
Model Yacht Designing Illustration
Doings of the Clubs
Serpentine Model Yacht Club Activities
Provincial Club Reports
Juvenile and Amateur Racing
Canoeing Historical Notes
British Canoe Club Developments
B.C.A. Meet Site Discussion for 1890
Canoe Cruising Narrative
Northern Notes
Humber Yawl Club Regatta
Correspondence: Tonnage vs Sail‑Ton
Model Yacht Club Register
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Commentary
Exchange and Sale Column

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 9 – September 1889

Special B.C.A. Number Introduction
Editorial Notes and Material Tests
Annual Sailing Competition for British Model‑Yachtsmen (Proposal)
Prize Competition: Model Yacht Designing (Part II)
North Challenge Shield Inter‑Club Match
Open Match at Bridlington
Book Review: Sailing by E. F. Knight
Doings of the Clubs (General)
London Model Yacht Club Reports
Northern and Provincial Club Activity
Inter‑Club and Open Racing Highlights
Corinthian and Serpentine M.Y.C. Matches
Canoe Cruising and Racing Notes
Questions on Amateur Canoe Building
Model Yacht Club Register
British Canoe Clubs Directory
British Canoe Association Meet, 1889 (Windermere)
B.C.A. Camp Life and Organisation
Canoe Types and Comparative Performance
B.C.A. Races and Annual Meeting
Lessons Learned from the 1889 B.C.A. Meet
List of Members Present at the B.C.A. Meet
Exchange and Sale Column

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 8 – August 1889

Editorial: Formation of the Sunderland Club — Announcement of the newly founded Sunderland Model Yacht Club, supported by civic leaders and provided with improved sailing facilities at Roker Park.
Editorial Notes on Inter‑Club Competition
Opening of the Lowestoft Model Yacht Pond
Prize Competition: Model Yacht Designing (Notice)
Inter‑Club Match: Medway v. Serpentine
Doings of the Clubs: General Reports
Edgbaston Model Yacht Club
George Model Yacht Club (London)
Ulster Model Yacht Club
Manchester Model Yacht Club: Steam Yacht Racing
International Correspondence: Hamburg and Goole
Serpentine Model Yacht Club
Scarborough Model Yacht Club
Kingston‑upon‑Hull Model Yacht Club
London Model Yacht Club
Bradford Model Yacht Club Reflections
Torquay and Exeter Model Yachting
Correspondence: Measurement and Speed Disputes
Answers to Correspondents
Canoeing Editorial Notes and Commentary
British Canoe Association: Windermere Meet Arrangements
Hendon Sketches (Illustrated Feature)
Humber Yawl Club
Northern Notes (Tyne Canoe Club)
Correspondence: “Innocence” and Rocker Debate
Canoe Cruising Narrative: Descending the Trent (Serial)
Model Yacht Club Register
Exchange and Sale Column

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 7 – July 1889

Editorial Notes: Growth of Provincial Model Yachting
Prize Competition: Model Yacht Designing (Part I)
East Coast Challenge Shield: Second Annual Contest
Inter‑Club Match: Corinthian M.Y.C. v. Model Yacht Sailing Association
A Day’s Outing at the Royal Albert Regatta
Discussion of Racing Yacht Measurements
Doings of the Clubs: General Reports
Model Yacht Regatta at Hayle (Cornwall)
Gateshead Model Yacht Club
Serpentine Model Yacht Club
Corinthian Model Yacht Club (London)
Scarborough Model Yacht Club
London Model Yacht Club
Dundee Model Yacht Club
Kingstown (Ireland) Model Yacht Club
Correspondence: Measurement, Design, and Speed
Correspondence: “Canoes of 1889”
Technical Discussion: Midship Section Resistance
Royal Canoe Club: Hendon Racing Reports
British Canoe Association: Windermere Meet Announcement
Canoeing Editorial Notes and Commentary
Northern Notes (Tyne and Wear Canoeists)
Canoe Cruising Narrative: Descending the Trent (Serial)
Practical Canoe Log: Hexham to Sunderland
Model Yacht Club Register
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Exchange and Sale Column

Read MoreThe Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 7 – July 1889

The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 6 – June 1889

Editorial Notes: New Clubs and Growing Facilities
Inter‑Club Match: Kingston (Hull) v. Scarborough
Doings of the Clubs
Glasgow Model Yacht Club
George Model Yacht Club (London)
Serpentine Model Yacht Club (London)
Torbay Model Yacht Club
Gateshead Model Yacht Club
Scarborough Model Yacht Club
Kingstown (Ireland) Model Yacht Club
Bradford Model Yacht Club
Leeds Model Yacht Club
Dundee Model Yacht Club
Manchester Model Yacht Club
Corinthian Model Yacht Club (London)
Editorial Feature: The New ’Uns (R.C.C. Canoes of 1889)
Canoe Cruising Narrative: From Oxford to London Down the Thames
Correspondence: Canoe Transport by Rail
Correspondence: The 25‑Rating Model
Correspondence: Inter‑Club Match Organization
Royal Canoe Club: Early Season Racing
British Canoe Association: Club and Association Notes
Canadian Notes
Technical Note: Finding the Centre of Effort
Canoe Cruising Narrative: Descending the Trent (Serial)
Model Yacht Club Register
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Exchange and Sale Column

Read MoreThe Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 6 – June 1889

The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 5 – May 1889

Front Matter & Editorial Notices
The Inter‑Club Model‑Yachtsman Match (Albert vs. Scarborough)
Kingston Model Yacht Club Presentation
Doings of the Model‑Yachtsman Clubs
London Model Yacht Club
Model Yacht Sailing Association (London)
Leeds Model Yacht Club (Formation and Planning)
Scarbrough Model Yacht Club Annual Meeting
Serpentine Model Yacht Club
George & Other London Clubs
Bradford Model Yacht Club
Correspondence Section
Our Illustration – 25‑Rating Model Design
Model Yacht Club Register
Canoeing Section – Technique and Advocacy
Editorial Notes and Comments
Discovery of a Prehistoric Canoe
Canadian Comments
An Easter Cruise
Humber Yawl Club Annual Meeting
Sale, Exchange, and Advertisements

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The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 4 – April 1889

Editorial Notes – Measurement and Club Policy
Modern Yachting in 1888 and 1889 (Review Notice)
Proposed Model Yacht Racing Association
Exhibition of Models at Scarborough
Jarrow and Hebburn Model Yacht Club Exhibition
New Club at Cardiff
Doings of the Clubs – Kingston (Hull)
Doings of the Clubs – Serpentine
Doings of the Clubs – Corinthian (London)
Doings of the Clubs – George Model Yacht Club
Doings of the Clubs – Dundee
Doings of the Clubs – Medway
Doings of the Clubs – Torbay
Doings of the Clubs – Bradford
Doings of the Clubs – Lowestoft
Correspondence – Measurement and Rating Debate
Correspondence – Inter‑Club Match Disputes
Our Illustration Pages – Midship Sections
Clyde Lugsail Boats
Raking Sternposts (Technical Note)
Canadian Comments
Two Interesting Letters (British Canoe Association)
A Word from a Remote Quarter (Canada)
Canoeing Editorial Notes and Comments
Descending the Trent (Continued)
Late Report – Gateshead Model Yacht Club
Sale, Exchange, and Advertisements

Read MoreThe Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 4 – April 1889

The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 3 – March 1889

Editorial Notes – The Southsea Club
Folkestone and Model Yachting Controversy
Model Yachting and Municipal Support
Acknowledgement of Cooperative Clubs
Lifeboat Work and Coastal Service
The London Clubs
Exhibition Announcement – Jarrow and Hebburn
The Club Register
Model Yachting in the United States
History of the Southsea Model Yacht Club
Speed Trials of Mr. G. Hale’s Models
Doings of the Clubs – Manchester
Doings of the Clubs – George (London)
Doings of the Clubs – Dumbarton
Doings of the Clubs – London Model Yacht Club
Doings of the Clubs – Corinthian (London)
Doings of the Clubs – Clapham (London)
Correspondence – Measurement and Rating Debate
Correspondence – Defense of Competing Views
The New Heading (Correction)
Illustrations – Model Yacht Designs
Model Yacht Club Register (Detailed Listings)
Canoeing Section – Clubs and Associations
Editorial Notes (Canoeing)
Programme of Races – Western Canoe Association (USA)
Camp Fire and Club Social Life (Mersey)
A Midwinter’s Reverie (Poem)
The Tees River for Canoeing
Reader Enquiry – Canoe Fitting Advice
Descending the Trent (Continued)
Sale, Exchange, and Advertisements

Read MoreThe Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 6, Issue 3 – March 1889