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The Model Yacht: Volume 23, Number 2 – Summer 2022 (Design Considerations)
Model Yacht Design in 1896.
Modeling a Historic Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe.
Modeling an Open Cockpit Boat Using a Raised Floor.
Modeling the J-Boat Rainbow for the Vintage 36/600 Class: A Challenge of Scale.
Running Backstays.
TECH TOPICS: Speed

The Model Yacht: Volume 23, Number 1 – Winter 2022 (Ingenuity 2)
Tribute to Rick Hilsinger.
Tribute to Captain William D “Bill” Pinkney.
Basic Model Yacht Finishing/Refinishing.
Making a Spreader.
Gadgets & Gizmos.

The Model Yacht: Volume 22, Number 3 – Fall 2021 (Ingenuity)
Before Remote Control.
Tesla and the First Remote-Controlled Boat.
Tesla’s Remote-Controlled Boat.
British Boat Rigging.
US VMYG 2021 National Regatta Report.
Wind Indicator.
TECH TOPICS: Positioning the Ballast.
Electronics Board Layout.
And a not so Simple Electronics Board.
Making a Deck Beam Pattern.

How NOT to start a model yacht race
Please don't copy these maneuvers!

2021 Highlights: US VMYG National Championship Regatta
Highlights and recognition of the whole regatta.