Category Archives

Editorial & Publication Notices
Scarborough Club Exhibition
Sail-Area Rule Discussion
Editorial Acknowledgements
Lowestoft Model Yacht Pond
Distribution Complaint Addressed
Southsea Club Update
The America’s Cup
Illustration Correction
New Editions & Model Gifts
Improvements in Screw Propulsion
Crafts of Norfolk & Suffolk
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence
Model Yacht Racing Association Proposal
Editorial Notes & Comments
Slipshod Fitting
Cruising Narratives
Advertisements & Exchange

Editorial Greeting for the New Year
Model‑Yachting in 1888 – Annual Review
Formation and Progress of Clubs
Challenge Cups & Inter‑Club Racing
Doings of the Clubs
Serpentine vs. Corinthian Discussions
Yachting Items
Historic Yacht Races
Cowes and Southampton Regatta Impressions
Model Yacht Register
Illustration Pages & Technical Designs
The Canoeist – Editorial
Royal Canoe Club – New Classification Rules
Camp Fires & Winter Activities
Light from Over the Sea
Poetry & Literary Contributions
Cruising Narrative – Down the Wye (Continued)
Photographs & Illustrations – B.C.A. Loch Lomond Meet
Correspondence
Advertisements & Trade Notices

Editorial Notes and Announcements
Yachting News and America’s Cup Rumours
Notices to Club Secretaries and Contributors
Doings of the Clubs
Editorial Notes on Canoeing and Club Events
British Canoe Association Meet
Regulations for Racing Canoes
Canoeing in Holland – Cruise Narrative
Debate Letter: Canoe Racing Rules (“Which Is Best?”)
Commentary on Meet Locations and Inclusivity
Canoeing on the Kentish Coast
Exchange and Sale Column
Illustration Notes: Canoe “Atalanta”

Editorial Notices and Publishing Announcements
Notices to contributors and advertisers are given, along with subscription instructions for foreign readers and publication deadlines. Information on bronze coatings for model yachts’ bottoms is also included.
Editorial Notes and Commentary
Correspondence: Sail Plan for a Rating Model
A letter from W. E. C. Phelps describes a proposed sail plan for a 20‑rater model yacht, explaining design choices such as a high‑peaked mainsail and a shadow sail. Editorial comments address sail fit and rating rules.
Inter‑Club Match: Serpentine vs. Corinthian
Model Yacht Racing in Torbay
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence: Models Running Off Their Helms
Answers to Correspondents
Club Yacht Register
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Hornsea Mere: A Canoeing and Sailing Visit
A Five‑Minute Visit to the Toronto Canoe Club Boathouse
British Canoe Association Meet for 1889 – Letter
Making Oilskins for Canoeing
The Canoe of the Dismal Swamp (Poem)
Canoeing Down the Wye (Serial Continuation)

Canoeing on the Kentish Coast (Serial)
Exchange and Sale Column

Editorial Notes
Open Match for Model Yachts on Bridlington Bay
Inter‑Club Match: Serpentine v. Corinthian
Inter‑Club Match: Albert (Hull) v. Scarborough
A New Propelling Power for Model Yachts
Doings of the Clubs
Model Yachting in New Zealand
British Canoe Clubs
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Through Ulster with Canoe, Camp, and Camera – Introduction
Through Ulster with Canoe, Camp, and Camera – Cruise Narrative
British Canoe Association – Loch Lomond Meet (Conclusion)
Points in the American Meet
Sunday and the B.C.A.
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Serial Continuation)
American Cruising and Racing Canoe – Technical Article
Exchange and Sale Column

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