Evening star., 1933-07-02
Model Yachts That Race in Washington
BY JOHN FRAZIER.

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dance along over ripping water and
tack majestically with the wind.
Full-risged, flying In the Summer sun
with crowds shouting their approval
Of the winners.
The model yacht race on the Lincoln Me-
mortal Rejecting Pool.
Every year . neet Of jaunty models puts forth
from the edges Of the shallow pool In an an-
nual race. These models are made by private
individuals Of Warrington and line the pool
with their well-wishers.
The races this year viii be quite important
for following them, the national races viii be
held washington has not been honored In this
respect for several years.
In America there are 80 to 40 fun clubs the
size Of the washington club About 20 Of the6e
belong to the Model Yachting Association under
whose auspices the national races win be held
Expected to be 1t Washington the last week
Of June and flrst Of July are the clubs from
Chicago, st. Louis, Detroit, jacksonville, Fla,
and other cities. The races this year VIII marx
the third time they have been held in WASH
inston; aat ,s.o The two previous yes1' were 1873
Each club participating In the national re-
gatta win have two entries. These are selected
from . series Of local elimination tests. These
tests take place usually few weeks In ad-
vance Of the national meet. In Warrington,
this year, they Will begin early In June.
Building and sailing these model yachts is
one Of the most intriguing and delightful
pastimes. Right from the ground up the b.
bies are built and exact replica IN inches Of
the sonsie faced swallows Of the deep.
In designing them Is much care-even more
lis taken than In designing the larger boats.
For all sailing conditions must be foreseen
and the small craft trimmed to carry through
without . skipper aboard. They must be able
to tack, sail into the wind or down It, Is the
case may be. without the touch Of . guiding
hand An canvas must be set so as to get the
maximum speed out OF the prevailing wind.
They must be properly ballasted SO as to meet
trough seas" ON their own ground
The class Of boats Designed by the WASH
ington club are Of the class known Is Inter-
national A. They are q scale down OF the
international six meter boat. The scale Of the
large boats Is In feet. that Of the models In
inches
The models average around feet-4s inches
ON the water line. Overall they measure
something Ike 6 feet-72 inches. The weight
of each Is approximately 40 to 50 pounds.
Four -ffths Of this weight Is lead. Like their
full-grown brothers and sisters they sail under
rules, the Interpretation of which, oftentimes,
proves quite exciting.
Quite a bit Of latitude is permitted In the
type Of boat to be built. Close competition,
however. has decreed two or three semi-stand-
ard types These follow the schooner. the
sloop and the CUTTER.
Three methods are used In construction Of
the racers, the more popular being that known
as the bread and butter" method. It Is the
easiest and, on the whole the more accurate
method Of building . model. This method
consists In marking out on boards to 60 into
the construction Of the model an outline OF
the boats hull, step by step up from the keel.
Each board Is then laid on top Of each other.
according to these lines. after the manner Of
slices of bread. The glue to hold them to-
Qether In the "buttern The rough exterior
and interior Of the boat Is now dressed down
to the contour Of the lines on each board,
supe1imposed upon each other. The work nm
ished, . stately little ship is at hands
Another very popular method employed IN
making these models Is the plAnking method.
This consists In laying keel, side ran and
ribs. Planks are warped to these ribs from
stem to stern. The plank method takes much
longer to finish, one occupying as much time
in building as two years. The plank Jobs are
also more costly than the bread and butter"
jobs. In the former white pine Is used and
In the latter mahogany. Mahogany warps
better. White pine Is lighter, easily worked
and stands atmospheric changes better than
other woods. Basswood and poplar are both
quite uniform in texture Of desirable softness
and work up well.
THREE members Of the Warrington Club
] already have new boats for the coming
SchlafIer and J. II. Tremearne They were
built from designs drawn BY Mr.. Thomas
Moore designer With the Navy Department.
These boats were built ct home By their own
ers, the spare Winter hours furnishing the
time, the dining room and table q basement
and bench the laboratory.
Two methods Of sailing the 'models' are IN
vogue. One is from skill, the other from
bank to hank. The skin sailing has the dis