Category Archives

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

Editorial Notes – Enlargement of the Journal
Call for a Model Yacht Club at Deal
Lowestoft Model Racing Update
Speed Trials on the Broads
Sailing Rules of the Cowes Model Yacht Club
The London Model Yacht Club Boat-house
Model Yacht Exhibition at Goole
Special Notice – Index to the Volume
Illustration Pages – 10-Ton Model Yacht Sail Plan
Balance Helms – Design and Construction
Models Running Off Their Helms – Technical Correspondence
Editorial Commentary on Helm Behavior
Inter-Club Steamer Race – Manchester
Serpentine Model Yacht Club Racing
Kingstown (Ireland) Model Yacht Club Regatta
Model Yacht Sailing Association (London)
Kingston (Hull) Model Yacht Club News
London Model Yacht Club – Heavy Weather Match
Scarborough Model Yacht Club Season Report
Albert Model Yacht Club – Season Summary
Correspondence – A Successful Yacht
Canoeing Notes and Corrections
British Canoe Clubs – Directory
Wear Canoe Club Annual Meeting
Editorial Notes and Comments – Canoeing
A Talk with Turk’s Foreman
Canoeing Poetry – “Jibing of the Boom”
Canoe Poem – “The Petrel”
Canoeing Down the Wye – Part I
Sale, Exchange, and Advertisements

Editorial – The Defeat of Thistle
Lessons from the America Cup
Formation of the Torbay Model Yacht Club
Correction to Anglesey Measurement Rule
Liverpool Model Yacht Club Regatta
Manchester Model Yacht Club – Weight Handicap Races
Gateshead Model Yacht Club Racing
Serpentine Model Yacht Club – Royal Visit
Southport Model Yacht Club Activities
Corinthian Model Yacht Club Matches
Clapham Model Yacht Club Regatta
George Model Yacht Club Private Match
Kingston (Hull) Model Yacht Club Update
Correspondence – A Query on Model Steamers
Correspondence – Measurement and Hull Form
Editorial Response on Hull Balance
Canoeing Commentary – Lessons from Yachting
Royal Canoe Club Autumn Notes
“Then and Now” – Rigs and Fittings
One from Ireland – Canoeing Correspondence
The “Gadfly” Canoe
Free Rovers Canoe Club Regatta
A Talk with Turk – Canoe Construction
“Strong Arms V Strong Winds" - Easter Cruise (Continued)
Concerning the Humber
Among the Wear Men
Model Yacht Club Register
Sale, Exchange, and Advertisements

Editorial Notes – Anticipating the America Cup Result
Use of Thistle Midship Section for Models
Rig Classification Dispute – Cutter vs. Yawl
New Shared Boat‑House at Kensington Gardens
Union Silk for Model and Canoe Sails
Carnarvon Club Dissolution
Models Running Off Their Helms – Gateshead Correspondence
Editorial Analysis on Helm Instability
Model Yacht Sailing Association (London) Matches
Llandudno Model Yacht Club Regatta
Manchester Model Yacht Club – Low Water Difficulties
Glasgow Model Yacht Club Annual Regatta
Gateshead Inter‑Club Competition
London Model Yacht Club A‑Class Match
West Cowes Model Yacht Club Annual Regatta
Serpentine Model Yacht Club – Ten‑Ton Trials
George Model Yacht Club Match Series
Correspondence – Measurement Debate
Correspondence – Buying a Sailing Canoe
“Then and Now” – Canoe Rigs and Fittings (Continued)
Wear Canoe Club Racing Notes
Formation of the British Canoe Association
Inter‑Club Canoe Meet – Norfolk Broads, August 1887
Minutes of the British Canoe Association Meeting
Sale, Exchange, and Advertisements