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Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 12, Number 4 – July 1939

July 7, 1939

Editorial – Assistant Editor’s closing remarks
British “A”‑Class Championship (Fleetwood) – Official notice
Building a Planked Hull (conclusion) – Step‑by‑step
10‑Rater Championship at Eastbourne –
Our Scottish Page – Commentary
American News – Reports on U.S. A‑class
News from Éire – Cork and Lough Mahon
Club Reports (UK‑wide) – Match results,
Wooden Merchant‑Ship Building (continuation)
Robertson Cup Challenge Fund
Fixture Lists & Upcoming Events

Archives, The Model Craftsman

The Model Craftsman: Volume 8, Issue 1 – June 1939

June 15, 1939

Let us consider why rating rules are necessary. Mr. X builds a boat, say, 48 in.
long, but his rival, Mr. Y, takes the same
design and builds a boat 60 in. long. Both
boats are equally good, but Mr. Y always
wins owing to larger size. As this kind of competition does not produce close racing, some sort of classification is necessary.

Archives, The Model Maker

The Model Maker: Volume 16, Issue 5 – June – July, 1939

June 15, 1939

Projects which offer boys and girls a chance to build and sail boats under supervision are limited to cities where natural facilities make them feasible and where already existing clubs and sailing activities have created interest.

Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 12, Number 3 – June 1939

June 7, 1939

Editorial – Reflects on the differing interests
Is the End of Class Racing in Sight? (Part I)
Building a Planked Hull (Part II)
Is the End of Class Racing in Sight? (Conclusion)
Legend – A humorous allegory urging readers to support the International Regatta Fund
The Propelling Force of the Wind
“Blue Bird” (Conclusion)
Hot Advice for the Model Yachtsman in Difficulties
Correspondence: Restarts
Club News and Racing Reports
Our Scottish Page
News from Éire
American News

Archives, The Model Craftsman

The Model Craftsman: Volume 7, Issue 12 – May 1939

May 15, 1939

The National Sportsman’s Show,held in New York City, went over fine, so far as model yachting is concerned. There were seventy-two M class and two A class models on display. Their attraction can be attested by three things: the great number of visitors who stopped to seek information, a new club formed because of it (The Empire M.Y.C. to sail in Central Park Lake, New York City), and the fact that the Show Committee donated $50.00 in cash to the sport with which to purchase prizes for both the A and M classes.

Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 12, Number 2 – May 1939

May 7, 1939

Editorial – Endorses handicapping systems
H.M.S. “Bounty” (Ship Modelling Note)
Plans for Ship Modellers – Reviews Admiral Paris’s Souvenir de Marine
Building a Planked Hull (continued)
Scandinavian Model News
Our Scottish Page
Model Yacht Racing Association of America
The M‑Class Championship Race
Open Easter Races (Bradford)
Club News and Racing Reports
Modelling “Blue Bird” (continued)
News of the Little Ships
Navigation Pavilion, Liège Exhibition
American News
News from Éire
Correspondence
Model Yachting at Margate

Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 12, Number 1 – April 1939

April 7, 1939

Editorial – Introduces the new volume
Marine Modelling and Model Yacht Building at London Evening Institutes – Announces new L.C.C. evening‑institute facilities
The “Marine Models” Cup
Obituary: Paymaster‑Lieut.-Comdr. W. F. Behenna
Building a Planked Hull (Part I)
Messrs. Bassett‑Lowke’s New Catalogue
A System of Handicapping in Model Yacht Clubs (Part I)
Our Scottish Page
Wooden Merchant‑Ship Building (Part I)
Modelling “Blue Bird” (Part I)
Club News and Racing Reports
Racing Trim
American News
A System of Handicapping in Model Yacht Clubs (Conclusion)
News from Éire
Scottish M.Y.A. Report

Archives, Construction Methods, Popular Science, Vintage Marblehead

Simplified Model Yacht for Racing in the “50-800” Class

March 15, 1939

This article describes, and provides plans for, a 50-in hard chine hull that can be built with plywood.

Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 11, Number 12 – March 1939

March 15, 1939

Editorial – Closes the eleventh volume
The Scale Ship Model Society Exhibition Loch Fyne Skiffs – Illustrated note
News of the Little Ships – Commentary on smaller model classes
Our Scottish Page – Scottish club news
News from Éire – Reports
Model Yachting Association of America
The M‑Class and After – Editorial
Correspondence – Letters
American News – C. O. Brook reports
Model Yacht Racing Association – Annual General Meeting
Scandinavian News (Stockholm follow‑up)