Category The Model Yacht
Articles that have been published in The Model Yacht, the Newsletter/Journal from the US Vintage Model Yacht Group.
Vintage Marblehead Coordinator’s Report: Winter 1999/2000
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.
Curve of Areas, Versed Sines, Trochoids, and the Wave Theory
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.
Vintage Marblehead Coordinator’s Report: Fall 1999
This is a short report inviting members to submit rule change proposals.
Traditional Model Yacht Design
Moore was a naval architect and this work captures the state of model yacht design in the 1920s.
Vintage Marblehead Coordinator’s Report: Spring 1999
This report discusses three new suggested changes to the VM rule and gives details on sail measurement and "headboards".
Vintage Marblehead Coordinator’s Report: Winter 1998/1999
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.
R/C Vintage “M” Class Racing Rules Format for Redd’s Pond
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.
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.