Category The Model Yacht

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.

How (Where) Did You Find That?
A Dean’s Loft Discovery.
Flotation Chambers for Models of Open Cockpit Boats.
Two–Pond–Boat Inquiry.
Museum Find.
US Vintage Model Yacht Group 2022 Regatta Report.
My Grandfather’s Boat.
A 1920–1930 Wooden Model Cutter.
Swiss Marblehead.

Model Yacht Design in 1896.
Modeling a Historic Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe.
Modeling an Open Cockpit Boat Using a Raised Floor.
Modeling the J-Boat Rainbow for the Vintage 36/600 Class: A Challenge of Scale.
Running Backstays.
TECH TOPICS: Speed

Tribute to Rick Hilsinger.
Tribute to Captain William D “Bill” Pinkney.
Basic Model Yacht Finishing/Refinishing.
Making a Spreader.
Gadgets & Gizmos.

Before Remote Control.
Tesla and the First Remote-Controlled Boat.
Tesla’s Remote-Controlled Boat.
British Boat Rigging.
US VMYG 2021 National Regatta Report.
Wind Indicator.
TECH TOPICS: Positioning the Ballast.
Electronics Board Layout.
And a not so Simple Electronics Board.
Making a Deck Beam Pattern.

A Tribute to Alan Suydam.
Washington Model Yacht Club (WMYC), Washington DC.
Pond Sailing in Seattle.
Robert Bennet Forbes and the Founding of the Bennet Yacht Club.
By Their Marks Ye Shall Know Them.
TECH TOPICS: The Effects of Being Overweight.
Svea Project Follow Up.
Svea Ballasting Issues.
How to Acquire a Model Sailboat Waterline Without Falling in the Pond.

Deriving a Vintage 36 Model from a Favorite Vintage Marblehead Design.
Building a Skeg and Rudder for a Fiberglas Hull.
Building Odyssey.
Sanding and Finishing.
The Cutter in Deal.
Bending Wood: The Last Episode. by John Stoudt Read on usvmyg.org – Completion and inst
Setting Up Swing-Arm Controls.
Get Your Boy One (For Yourself).

Model Yacht Restoration Decision Making.
Restoration of An Early “A” Boat.
Restoration: A Boat Without a Keel.
Busman’s Holiday.

Rating Rules for Vintage Boats.
Pepper – A 1948 Chris-Craft Custom Runabout.
Self-Righting Catamaran.
The Great Schooner Model Society.
Stay at Home Sailing.
Gadgets and Gizmos. A Paint Stand.
Malay Jong. The Ultimate Free Sailing Model Yacht.