How to Build a Model Yacht (1902) - Herbert Fisher & Frank Nichols

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Authors: Herbert Fisher and Frank Nichols, with a new introduction and commentary by Russell Potts.


ISBN: 1 873148 22 4


A5: 70pp, bound


A nicely illustrated volume covering hull construction, spars and sail making as well as the necessary construction of the rowing skiff with which to follow ‘your’ model. Originally produced in the USA. There is a very informative introduction, setting it in context, by Russell Potts who thoughtfully adds an excellent and detailed commentary on the main sections too. This adds considerably to the overall value making it an interesting overview of the way our sport was carried out just a century ago. Glancing through it is enough to make anyone appreciate the ease with which modern rc sailing takes place.

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How to Build a Model Yacht (1902) - Herbert Fisher & Frank Nichols

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Authors: Herbert Fisher and Frank Nichols, with a new introduction and commentary by Russell Potts.

A nicely illustrated volume covering hull construction, spars and sail making as well as the necessary construction of the rowing skiff with which to follow ‘your’ model.

This is the first ‘how to do it’ book produced in the USA. It appeared originally as a series of articles in the magazine The Rudder in the mid 1890s and gives an interesting picture of the building and sailing practice of model yachtsmen in New York at that time. The text has been reset and the original illustrations re- inserted. The introduction fills in the historical background and discusses the style and organisation of model sailing in and around New York. The original book form publication contained a number of designs contributed to the magazine by modellers in both the USA and in Britain and these have been supplemented by further designs from contemporary sources to illustrate a discussion of the design problems that were faced by modellers at this period and the solutions they attempted.

Illustrated with many lines plans of boats from the period.

There is a very informative introduction, setting it in context, by Russell Potts who thoughtfully adds an excellent and detailed commentary on the main sections too. This adds considerably to the overall value making it an interesting overview of the way our sport was carried out just a century ago. Glancing through it is enough to make anyone appreciate the ease with which modern rc sailing takes place.

 

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