Articles that have been published in The Model Yacht, the Newsletter/Journal from the US Vintage Model Yacht Group.
This report discusses more suggested changes to the rule including the use of modern materials and fiberglass hulls. It reviews and discusses nine proposed changes and gives their approval status.
The wave theory described here was attractive to Victorian naval architects because it was fundamentally geometric and could be implemented using the drafting instruments of the time.
This is a short report inviting members to submit rule change proposals.
Moore was a naval architect and this work captures the state of model yacht design in the 1920s.
This report discusses three new suggested changes to the VM rule and gives details on sail measurement and "headboards".
This report discusses the new VM rule based on the 1954 M Class rules. It gives details of the Traditional/High Flyer split around 1945 and discusses the "controversy" over the spade rudders. It also talks about possible changes to the rule and whether there might be meassurement certificates.
This is an early R/C Marblehead rule "to stimulate thought and discussion about the topic of Vintage R/C rules. " They were written specifically for Redd's Pond.
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.
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.
