Category The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist

Editorial Notices and Publishing Announcements
Notices to contributors and advertisers are given, along with subscription instructions for foreign readers and publication deadlines. Information on bronze coatings for model yachts’ bottoms is also included.
Editorial Notes and Commentary
Correspondence: Sail Plan for a Rating Model
A letter from W. E. C. Phelps describes a proposed sail plan for a 20‑rater model yacht, explaining design choices such as a high‑peaked mainsail and a shadow sail. Editorial comments address sail fit and rating rules.
Inter‑Club Match: Serpentine vs. Corinthian
Model Yacht Racing in Torbay
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence: Models Running Off Their Helms
Answers to Correspondents
Club Yacht Register
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Hornsea Mere: A Canoeing and Sailing Visit
A Five‑Minute Visit to the Toronto Canoe Club Boathouse
British Canoe Association Meet for 1889 – Letter
Making Oilskins for Canoeing
The Canoe of the Dismal Swamp (Poem)
Canoeing Down the Wye (Serial Continuation)

Canoeing on the Kentish Coast (Serial)
Exchange and Sale Column

Editorial Notes
Open Match for Model Yachts on Bridlington Bay
Inter‑Club Match: Serpentine v. Corinthian
Inter‑Club Match: Albert (Hull) v. Scarborough
A New Propelling Power for Model Yachts
Doings of the Clubs
Model Yachting in New Zealand
British Canoe Clubs
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Through Ulster with Canoe, Camp, and Camera – Introduction
Through Ulster with Canoe, Camp, and Camera – Cruise Narrative
British Canoe Association – Loch Lomond Meet (Conclusion)
Points in the American Meet
Sunday and the B.C.A.
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Serial Continuation)
American Cruising and Racing Canoe – Technical Article
Exchange and Sale Column

Editorial Notes
Illustration Page – Ten‑Tonner Sail Plan
Southport Model Yacht Club – Open Match (July 25, 1888)
Inter‑Club Match at Port Glasgow
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence - Delhi Model Yacht Club (Canada)
Answers to Correspondents
B.C.A. Back‑Bites (Camp Anecdotes)
British Canoe Association – Loch Lomond Camp (Report)
Light from Over the Water (Correspondence from Ottawa)
Poetry – “My Old Canoe”
Canadian Canoe on the Severn and Wye
Poetry – “Sure My Boat’s a Maiden Sweet”
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Notices

Our Illustrations – A Ten‑Ton Model
Correspondence – Hull Form and Steadiness
Mode of Calculating the Centre of Effort of Sails
Notes and Queries – Displacement and Keel Weight
Editorial Observations on Model‑Yachting Progress
Doings of the Clubs
Canoeing – “Mems from the Mersey”
R.C.C. Regatta for 1888 (Henley)
British Canoe Association – Loch Lomond Meet (Announcement)
Typical Cruise of the “Weedbankreachers”
American Cruising and Racing Canoe (by W. P. Stephens)
Correspondence - Lowestoft as a Canoeing Centre
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Serial Continuation)
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Notices

Editorial Notes – A Crisis for July
Models Running Off Their Helms (Concluded)
First Annual East Coast Inter‑Club Challenge Shield Match
Notes on the “1730” Rule and Hull Diversity
Model Yacht Club Register – Updates
Doings of the Clubs
Canoeing – British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
A Week’s Camp of the Royal Canoe Club
Royal Canoe Club Challenge Cup, 1888
Correspondence – A Big Cruise Proposal
Correspondence – “The Nautilus” of 1888
Correspondence – The British Canoe Association
Correspondence – Cruising Canoe for Two
Camp Gear (Concluded)
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83
Our Illustrations – Steering and Rudder Diagrams
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Notices

Editorial Notes and Current Comment
Appreciation to Scarborough Exhibitors
Models Running Off Their Helms (Discussion continued)
Doings of the Club
Correspondence – Model Yachting in Australia
Correspondence – Measurement of Model Yachts
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Humber Yawl Club – Opening Sail
Racing at Hendon (Canoeing)
Poetry – “My New Severn” and “The New Canoe”
Light from over the Sea (American Correspondence)
Practical Queries and Answers (Canoeing)
“Yellow‑Blade” in a Muddle
Camp Gear (Illustrated)
British Columbian and Alaskan Canoes (Concluded)
Tyne and Wear Canoeists’ Meet Announcement
Model Yacht Club Register – Updates
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Trade Notices

Editorial Notes and Current News
Model Finishing and Construction Notes
Mode of Calculating the Centre of Effort of Sails
Handicapping and Time‑Allowance Tables
Design Theory and Practical Guidance for Builders
Doings of the Clubs
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
British Canoe Association Debate – Replies and Counter‑Replies
River Bank Obstructions and Thames Conservancy Correspondence
Racing Notes – Royal Canoe Club
A Canadian Club Cruise
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Continued)
British Columbian and Alaskan Canoes (Continued)
Correspondence, Queries, and Answers
Exchange and Sale Column
Advertisements and Trade Notices

Editorial Notes – Exhibitions and Public Support
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Challenge Shield
Formation of the Edgbaston Model Yacht Club
Proposed Southampton Pond
Boards versus Keels – Large‑Yacht Reflections
Exhibition Reports – Guernsey Model Yacht Club
South Shields Model Yacht Club Exhibition
Exhibition Awards and Judges
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence – Yachts Running Off Their Helms (Part I)
Correspondence – Design, Sail Balance, and Rules
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments (Canoeing)
Wear Canoe Club Notes
The R.C.C. Camp Fire
Strange Facts – The British Canoe Association Debate
Through Switzerland in Canoes
Handy Cruising Canoe – Design and Practice (Illustrated)
Canoeing Down the Wye in ’83 (Continued)
British Columbian and Alaskan Canoes
Exchange and Sale Column
Model Yacht Club Register – Updates
Advertisements and Trade Notices

Editorial Notes – Club Formation and Public Water Use
Welcome to the Exe Model Yachting Club
The Fixed Rudder Question
Scarborough Model Yacht Club exhibition
Model Yachting as a Legitimate Sport
Centreboards versus Keels – A British Perspective
Doings of the Clubs
Correspondence – Models Running Off Their Helms (Part I)
Correspondence – Speed versus Steadiness
Illustration Pages – Norfolk and Suffolk Wherries
“Flying Cloud” – Model Yacht History
British Canoe Clubs Directory
Editorial Notes and Comments
The British Canoe Association Debate (Continue)
Tyneside Tattles
Our Little Camp Fire
A Few Hints to Office Seekers (Humorous)
A Specimen of Amateur Canoe Building
Canoeing Correspondence – Easter Cruising Queries
The Sportsman’s Exhibition – Canoeing Decline
The Weed Bank Reachers’
Canoe Philosophy
Launch from Lowestoft Beach
Exchange and Sale Column
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