Category The Model Yacht

The Model Yacht: Volume 26, Number 1 – Spring 2025 (New meets Old)

The Strategic Planning Process.
The GPS Positioning Buoy Project.
A Custom Cradle for Elizabeth Silsbee.
Drum Winch Option.
Using Technology; Generating A Complex Ballast Pattern.
Self-Righting Catamaran: Deck and Hatch Construction.
The Restoration of Sun-Kiss, A Marblehead Developed in the USA.
Notes On the Sliding Rig, by A.R. Lassel.

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The Model Yacht: Volume 24, Number 3 – Fall 2023 (Building)

A New US VMYG Class: The Vintage 10-Rater.
2023 US VMYG National Championship Regatta Report.
Modeling the Chesapeake Bugeye Brown Smith Jones.
A Chesapeake Skipjack Stole My Heart,
Modeling L Francis Hereshoff’s Design No. 53: Ben My Chree (the Stuart Knockabout).
It’s a 10-Rater!
Remnant’s Restoration (It seemed like a good idea at the time…)
Sailing a Malay Jong: Not as Simple As One Might Think.

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The Model Yacht: Volume 24, Number 1 – Winter/Spring 2023 (Sailing & Tuning)

The Tuning Cycle.
Bench Tuning Your Boat.
Sails: The Source of Power An Introduction to Model Yacht Sails,
It’s Not The Slot! How sails really work.
Switching Gears and Sailing Fast.
TECH TOPICS: Helm Balance, with simple calculations of Center of Lateral Resistance and Center of Effort.
Carr High Twist Sail Handling Instructions.
The Right Jibe (or Gybe?)
“My Boat is Sinking!”
A Boat Dryer.
Friendship-Rigged Nottingham 60.

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