Radio Controlled Model Sailboat
This article was originally published in the Radio News April 1948 issue. It shows how good we have it now with our out-of-the-box radio systems.
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Theoretical Vane Setting
Most of us set the vane hit or miss; some adjust it according to the actual wind direction, and wonder why the boat refuses to steer the course desired. A few skippers have discovered the principle that a boat does not sail on the true wind, that is, the wind shown by the wind-sock or flag.
The Design of Model Yacht Sails
Surprisingly little has been written about the designing and effect of sail-plans as applied to yachts, but periodic fashions in sails seem to come and go, and each in turn is hailed as the best yet.
The Spinnaker
The proper use of a spinnaker adds speed and steadiness to a model yacht when running before the wind, and may also be used on a broad reach.
Sail Plans: Dimensioned and Balanced for the Marblehead Class Model Racing Yacht
Here in Wisconsin, where skippers frequently encounter high wind velocities during the course of our model yacht racing season, it is almost essential that our craft be equipped with first, second, and even third suits of sails, while the hulls themselves remain of such a design as to be driven easily on those days when the winds are light. This situation compels may of us to make more than a casual study of our sail requirements.
Sails by Walter K. Moss
The sailing qualities, speed, and control of your model are dependent on good sails.
Simplified Model Yacht for Racing in the “50-800” Class
This article describes, and provides plans for, a 50-in hard chine hull that can be built with plywood.
The Model Craftsman: Volume 6, Issue 4 – September 1937
A balanced boat is one which will hold its course and also attain a good speed with the sails closely sheeted, when beating into, and about 4 points off the wind.
The Marblehead 50/800 Class
Model yachting has been growing in this country slowly but surely for a good many years, but since the introduction of the Marblehead 50/800 Class it has gone ahead by leaps and bounds.