Vanes and the Sliding Rig
This material is a bit heavy going, but rewarding if you want to learn just how sophisticated self-steering boats were in the days immediately before Radio Control.
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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.
Vintage Construction Methods
Wood hulls are either carved or built-up (plank-on-frame) in a manner similar to full sized boats.
Model Yachting in the United States
An overview of Model Yachting in the US from the early days through the 1960s.
Taking the Lines off of Scat II, a Previously Unknown Design by John Black
When Dave brought the existence of this boat to my attention in a series of emails I knew that she was so important that her lines had to be in the historical record.
Sea-Going Model Yachts (1906)
Model yachting, like all other sports and pastimes, has been infused with the spirit of the age.
What a Difference a Year Makes
Here we present two boats by the same designer, done just a year apart.
Spring-Loaded Boom Vang
This article describes how to make a spring-loaded boom vang. The spring compression allows the boom to be pulled down lower than its normal position in order to tighten the leech under certain upwind sailing conditions.
More on Prospero
As is so often the case, once we run an article on a boat (Prospero, Vol. 13 No. 2) we get a response from our readers, and the Prospero article in our last issue was no exception.