2023 A Class and Unrestricted – US National Championship Regatta
Only two A class yachts made their 100 year anniversary along with two unrestricted yachts.
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The Model Yacht: Volume 24, Number 2 – Summer 2023 (Fittings)
2023 Membership Survey Report.
Tee-shaped Brass for Various Fittings.
Tools and Materials for Making Metal Fittings.
Fairleads.
Gooseneck Attachment Bracket.
A Simple Mast Step On Deck.
Turnbuckles.
Constructing a Sail Control Arm.
Addressing Sail Arm Friction.
Rudder Connecting Rod.
Malay Jong – A Maiden Voyage
This model boat from Indonesia and Malaysia is traditionally freesailed off the beaches. This was the maiden voyage in Pennsylvania, USA.
The Model Yacht: Volume 24, Number 1 – Winter/Spring 2023 (Sailing & Tuning)
The Tuning Cycle.
Bench Tuning Your Boat.
Sails: The Source of Power An Introduction to Model Yacht Sails,
It’s Not The Slot! How sails really work.
Switching Gears and Sailing Fast.
TECH TOPICS: Helm Balance, with simple calculations of Center of Lateral Resistance and Center of Effort.
Carr High Twist Sail Handling Instructions.
The Right Jibe (or Gybe?)
“My Boat is Sinking!”
A Boat Dryer.
Friendship-Rigged Nottingham 60.
Sunk Vintage 36 Recovery
A really cool video showing a submersible robot from Video Ray recovering a sunken Vintage 36 model yacht.
The Model Yacht: Volume 23, Number 3 – Fall 2022 (Boat Identification)
How (Where) Did You Find That?
A Dean’s Loft Discovery.
Flotation Chambers for Models of Open Cockpit Boats.
Two–Pond–Boat Inquiry.
Museum Find.
US Vintage Model Yacht Group 2022 Regatta Report.
My Grandfather’s Boat.
A 1920–1930 Wooden Model Cutter.
Swiss Marblehead.
