Memberships
The mission of the US Vintage Model Yacht Group (US VMYG) is to honor the early years of the sport of model yachting through the promotion of older free-sailed model yachts, the conversion of early free-sailed model yachts to radio-control (R/C), the development of more recent R/C model yachts from vintage (pre-1970) designs, and to embrace later vintage boat classes of interest.
The US VMYG focuses on boats that are pre-1970 and often very early model yachts. The Group supports International A Boats, Schooners, Skipjacks, Unrestricted Model Racing yachts, Vintage 10-Raters, Vintage 36 (36/600), and Vintage Marbleheads (50/800). Our newsletter, The Model Yacht, and our website have been redesigned. The newsletter is being distributed in full color (digital edition) and will feature articles on building and restoring vintage model yachts, vintage events, vintage resources, barnacles (you need to join to find out what these are), and other features. The mailed edition is printed with color covers and black and white pages.
The funds from your support and other sources of income (sale of plans, booklets, investments and other items) allow us to:
- publish three journals per year, digitally and in print.
- publish the journal without advertising.
- mail the journal to those who pay for a mailed copy.
- continue to develop and maintain our website.
- collect, record, and archive early model yachting items.
- support the club that hosts the National Championship Regatta.
- provide construction advice.
- provide additional member benefits, such as free copies of back issues of the newsletter/journal.
- assist individuals identify a boat they have.
- accept donations as a 501(c)3.
- support US VMYG events.
- register yachts and maintain class rules and records.
- repurpose Journal articles to build out the web site with valuable content.
Thank you for supporting the “Legacy of Model Yachting”.
If you are already a member and would like to donate to the US VMYG: 