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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)

Archives, The Model Craftsman

The Model Craftsman: Volume 7, Issue 9 – February 1939

February 15, 1939

This attachment is offered to model yachtsmen as a result of a suggestion I inserted in my monthly article recently to the effect that model yachtsmen should “swap” ideas for new gadgets, sail plans, rigs, etc.

Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 11, Number 11 – February 1939

February 7, 1939

EDITORIAL
THE M-CLASS AND AFTER
The TRUE CAUSES of HEAVYWEIGHT MODELS
LATE NEWS - MODEL YACHTING ASSOCIATION
NEW 10-RATER DESIGN "Daffodil,” by W. J. Daniels.
READERS’ MODELS
STEREOSCOPY, THE PERFECT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR MARINE MODELS
CORRESPONDENCE
NOTICE TO CLUB SECRETARIES
Our Scottish Page
NEWS FROM EIRE
MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
AMERICAN NEWS By C. O. BROOK
CANADIAN MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION

Archives, Historic Documents, MYRAA

MYRAA 1939 Year Book: Fixture List and Directory of Clubs

February 2, 1939

Model Yacht Racing Association of America Officers and Objectives
The Sport of Model Yachting
1939 Events
List of Member Clubs
List of Clubs Not Affiliated with MYRAA
Rating Rules of for Model Yachts
Flags, Pennants and Burgees of Member Clubs
Pond Sailing Duties of Officials and Contestants
Competition
Dissertation on the OOD
Fragments of Model Yacht History From Pacific Division
Southern California Model Yacht Racing Association
The Appeal of Model Yachting

Archives, Books

A Marblehead Model Sailing Yacht by Claude W. Horst – 1939

February 2, 1939

Claude William Horst was an extracurricular boatbuilding instructor with the Milwaukee Vocational School. This book describes building and sailing a freesailed Marblehead with the lift method.

Archives, The Model Craftsman

The Model Craftsman: Volume 7, Issue 8 – January 1939

January 15, 1939

More than a fireplace model, this miniature iceboat is a scale replica of a championship ice speedster and a snappy little racer. Model iceboat racing is becoming as popular as model yacht contests afloat.

Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 11, Number 10 – January 1939

January 7, 1939

THE “MARINE MODELS” CUP
NEWS FROM INDIA
THANK YOU!
THE TOSS O’ THE COIN
LATE NEWS
READERS’ MODELS
THE MODEL YACHTING FLEET
DOES THE TOURNAMENT SYSTEM OF RACING PRODUCE UNSATISFACTORY MODEL YACHTS? By ANON.
THE M-CLASS AND AFTER BY Y.Z.
News of the Little Ships
M.Y.A. FIXTURE LIST FOR 1939
M.Y.A. GENERAL MEETING
NEWS FROM MONTREAL
ON THE SICK LIST
Our Scottish Page
MODEL YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
AMERICAN NEWS By C. O. BROOK
NEWS FROM EIRE
CORRESPONDENCE

Archives, The Model Craftsman

The Model Craftsman: Volume 7, Issue 7 – December 1938

December 15, 1938

The design of automatic steering gear for model yachts is a subject that permits of a lot of experiments in different directions. My own efforts went into the production of
a device that would be simple and easy to build, and the result is detailed in the sketches on this page.

Archives, Marine Models

Marine Models: Volume 11, Number 9 – December 1938

December 7, 1938

Editorial
The Norfolk Wherry (Conclusion)
Steam Power / Technical Workshop
Petrol Engine & Hydroplane Topics
Describes an experimental vessel, the “roller ship” by Ernest Bazin.
Model Yacht Sailing for Beginners (Conclusion)
Club News (UK & Abroad)
American Model Yachting News
Scottish Page
Industry & Hobby Notes
Correspondence