Category Articles
“Until You Get it Right”, Part The Third
In Which We Apply the Lessons Learned
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.
Freesailing
If you wonder how model yachts sailed before the days of radio control, the answer was: quite nicely, thank you.
“Until You Get it Right”, Part The Second
In Which We Finally Get it Close Enough To Right To Move On
History of the Marblehead Class
The 450 class was being modified; the sail area was settled at 800 in2, and the single most popular class in the history of model yachting was launched.
“Until You Get it Right”
Construction of a Plank on Sawn Frame Marblehead Class Model Racing Yacht to Ted Houk's 1949 Rip Tide Design
Carving a Static Model Hull
This article is in response to the question on the Seaways list about how to carve a hull, which I think is not only an important skill, but also an excellent way to develop “an eye for a ship,” that is, an intuition for the form of a hull.
How to Sail Fast
In the pursuit of sailing fast, Bob Sterne looks at rig selection, mast position, obtaining proper trim to windward, and altering that trim when sailing in non-optimum conditions.