The Model Yacht: Volume 1, Number 1 – Spring 1997
Building and Sailing the Cheerio.
Toy Yachts and Yachty Characters.
New US VMYG Division: Traditional Sailing Craft.
Zip A Marblehead Class Model Racing Yacht.
Category Archives
The Design of Model Yacht Sails
Surprisingly little has been written about the designing and effect of sail-plans as applied to yachts, but periodic fashions in sails seem to come and go, and each in turn is hailed as the best yet.
The Spinnaker
The proper use of a spinnaker adds speed and steadiness to a model yacht when running before the wind, and may also be used on a broad reach.
Sail Plans: Dimensioned and Balanced for the Marblehead Class Model Racing Yacht
Here in Wisconsin, where skippers frequently encounter high wind velocities during the course of our model yacht racing season, it is almost essential that our craft be equipped with first, second, and even third suits of sails, while the hulls themselves remain of such a design as to be driven easily on those days when the winds are light. This situation compels may of us to make more than a casual study of our sail requirements.