Category The Model Craftsman

Only one type of man could be fittingly placed in charge of such a shop. One who combined the skill of a professional woodworker with the knowledge and enthusiasm of a practical model yachtsman, Fortunately the right man was available in the person of Archie Arroll of the Cadillac Model Yacht Club.

Yes, yes; of course we men had
ONE edge on them at least; no woman would ever build a model yacht, much less sail one; no sirree; we had ’em “buffaloed” at last —but had we? Wasn’t that a “female lady” over there sailing a boat? Sure it was. But something must be wrong; yes, something was wrong—with us.

There can be no alibis for the losers. Every skipper sailed a good race... there was no walk-away for Mr. Anderson. He had to sail,
and sail every foot of the course.

Most astounding in the history
of the sport.

Not being a professional scribe, the reader is asked not to mistake this report as over-enthusiasm of a correspondent, but to believe that it is an unbiased sketch of what has been acclaimed unanimously as
the greatest Regatta ever witnessed in Model Yachting.

The race between the two leaders decided the National Championship. Blue Chip went on to win with four more beats and two more runs, finishing up the day’s sailing with a grand total of 98 points for
the three-day regatta.

This design, while one of the fastest, is not eligible for International competition, being of foreign origin.

We recently paid a very pleasant visit to the Staten Island Model Yacht Club. The Club uses a lake called ““Wolf’s Pond” which is fed by springs at one end and discharges into the sea at the other. The remarkable feature of this lake is that it is not more than 300 feet from the sea, being only separated from the salt water by a low ridge, over which the waves of Princess
Bay are plainly visible.

A resume of the racing schedule for the summer season opens this department. Model Craftsman will give you detailed accounts and photographs of most of these events during the few months.

Model yachting has been growing in this country slowly but surely for a good many years, but since the introduction of the Marblehead 50-800 Class it has gone ahead by leaps and bounds. Never since model yachts have been sailed has a class met with such instant favor and popularity as this class.
has. Originated in the Marble-
head Model -Yacht Club it is now

built and .raced in nearly every
club in the country,