70th Annual Metropolitan Detroit Model Yacht Regatta
The pond at Belle Isle, MI.
The Detroit Public Schools sponsored their 70th annual model yacht regatta on Saturday, May 23, 1998 at the Belle Isle model yacht basin.
Category Manual Arts Programs
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Model Yachting and Manual Arts Training in the United States
Manual arts teachers quickly recognized model yachting as providing near-perfect shop projects, especially for introductory courses. Students had to work in wood, metal, and cloth, assemble parts into a working whole, and had the opportunity to see the results of their efforts under sail, with the additional spice of a student regatta.
