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Model yacht clubs have existed for many years in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States, most of them holding a number of regattas during each season. The rules do not generally require the owner or skipper of a model to build his own craft, but among model yachtsmen the designing and the construction of the boats constitute as important and interesting a part of the sport as the actual ...
The San Francisco Model Yacht Club (SFMYC) is dedicated to the hobby, arts, and sport of building and racing working model boats of all descriptions. A California-incorporated 501(c)(7) non-profit, social/recreational corporation, it is anchored by the Spreckels Lake Model Yacht Facility in Golden Gate Park , which includes the lake itself and ...
In 1981 Brett McCormack of New Zealand saw a picture of "Choppa" in "Model Boats" magazine and was inspired to design a 12-inch yacht for a school technical drawing project. Much later, in 1996, he actually built the design as a free-sailing model for his 2-year-old son.
The Y Flyer is a recreational sailboat, initially built predominantly of wood, later versions were constructed of fiberglass, with wood trim.It has a flexible fractional sloop rig with wooden or aluminum spars and a rotating mast.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Model yacht may refer to: Model yachting, the pastime ...
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Alan Payne (right) and Bryce Mortlock (next left) constructing a Payne-Mortlock sailing canoe, late 1940s.. Alan Newbury Payne AM (11 December 1921, London – 20 June 1995, Sydney) was a naval architect [1] born in England but who worked in Australia.
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