
Is the Ideal Rating Rule Possible?
Years ago when there were no rating rules or restrictions, and handicaps were unknown, yacht racing resolved itself mainly into a matter of size, and the largest yachts generally won.

Years ago when there were no rating rules or restrictions, and handicaps were unknown, yacht racing resolved itself mainly into a matter of size, and the largest yachts generally won.

This article was originally published in Country Life Illustrated on December 9, 1899 giving a great description of model yachting at that time.

This essay appeared on p 214 of the March 10, 1894 issue of Forest and Stream magazine and is such an excellent source of information on early model yachting in the United States that we are reproducing it in its entirety.