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1971 BRITISH OPEN ‘A’ CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP and International Y.M, Cup. Reported by Joyce Roberts
RACING MODEL YACHT CONSTRUCTION Checking a.u. weight and trim

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TORNADO 58 in. l.o.a., 55 in. w.l. free-lance radio-controlled yacht BY C. S. GOULD
Racing Model Yacht Construction Part 15 For this month’s instalment, Sailmaking, Roy Griffin temporarily hands over to George Clark, well-known for good sails
‘Shortbow’ The late Stan Witty’s adaptation of his popular Marblehead ‘Longbow’ to the 1/2M or MM 25 in. class. By courtesy of L. Conner

Marblehead Championship Gosport May 29-31 Reported by Fred Shepherd
RACING MODEL YACHT CONSTRUCTION VANE FEATHERS, SYNCHRONOUS SHEETING, AND SPINNAKERS BY C. R. GRIFFIN PART FOURTEEN
1970,36 in. Restricted Championship Bournville, June 13th
R/C Yachting in the U.S.A. Correspondents provide some interesting background to the fast-growing U.S. radio control sail world

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CHALLENGE John Lewis looks at ‘A’ Class trends and introduces a new medium weight, medium size design
METROPOLITAN AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT M CLASS TEAM RACE, 18th APRIL
Racing Model Yacht Construction In Part 13, C. R. Griffin describes ‘the other type’ of vane steering gear, with acknowledgements to
F. R. Shepherd
TEST BENCH

First-ever National Marblehead Team Championships Photographs and notes by Fred Shepherd
Building the GRAUPNER ‘OPTIMIST’ In part two of his two-part report, Bob Jeffries discusses R/C installation
Racing Model Yacht Construction By C. R. Griffin Notes on vane gear, and a moving carriage gear

Racing Model Yacht Construction Part Eleven By C. R. Griffin Erection of mast, horses, rudder and deck fittings, spinnaker boom, etc.
One Man’s Models Reader John McCloskey sends a couple of snaps of recent work
10-RATER "CRACKER" John LEWIS MAKES A WELCOME RETURN TO ADVANCED 10-RATER DESIGN
Building the GRAUPNER ‘OPTIMIST’ Bob Jeffries writes a two-part report on building and sailing this 41 in. R/C model yacht

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Simple Moving Carriage Vane Gear Built without elaborate tools by T. H. Crawford
Some Observations on Radio Controlled Yachts By American reader Frank D. Kelley
A LIGHTWEIGHT ‘A’ CLASS BOAT BY A LEADING AMERICAN YACHT MINI A by G. Fuller
R/C Yachting with Metro Marine Modellers By D. A. Eason
TEST BENCH
“Square One” Sailmaking Making sails with mode materials is very much easier than it used to be. Fred Shepherd gives the procedure in concluding his note on his simple 36 in. Restricted design

SQUARE ONE Fred Shepherd’s ultra-simple 36 in. R yacht. Full-size plans for hull, ete. are available ref. MM 1104 price 50p post free from Model Maker Plans Service, 13-35 Bridge Street, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. PART THREE - FITTINGS continued
Racing Model Yacht Construction Part Ten By C. R. Griffin Jib fitting at left is not described as being a little heavy and rather complex to build. Example above is type sketched in Fig. 78D, for use with conventional jib stay.
Lateral Control J. D'Oyly Wright concludes his examination of keel effects in scale sailing models

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Racing Model Yacht Construction Part Nine — fittings By C. R. Griffin
SQUARE ONE Part two ~- fittings BY FRED SHEPHERD
Lateral Control (the effects of keel appendages on sailing model performance )J. D’Oyly Wright continues his observations in Part three