Palmares of past RM World Championsips
1978 Durban South Africa |
B. Jackson GBR |
1980 Ottawa Canada |
B. Van Koughnett CAN |
1982 Dunkerque France |
B. Jackson GBR |
1986 Fleetwood UK |
P. Jahan FRA |
1988 Berlin Germany |
J. Walicki GER |
1990 Fleetwood UK |
Ch. Boisnault FRA |
1992 New York USA |
G. Bantock GBR |
1994 Capetown S.Africa |
G. Bantock GBR |
1996 Melbourne Australia |
G. Bantock GBR |
1998 Viry Chatillon France |
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In 1930 Roy Clough, then commodore of the Marblehead Club (USA , Massachusetts), proposed a new class of boats. The first published reference we have is from Model Yachting for Oct-Nov 1930.
These boats must be 50 inches on deck. At first it was proposed to carry 700 sq. in. of sail.
The sail area was settled at 800 sq. in. and the single most popular class in the history of model yachting was launched. Called variously the "Marblehead," "50/800," or "M" class, it had at one time over 1000 registered boats. The class became a national class in the U.S. in 1932 and an international class in 1937. There were many reasons for its popularity: the size of the boat made for a good sailing model in all kinds of weather and was still (by design, it was rumored) small enough to fit in the back seat of a car. The simplicity of the rules contrasted with the other classes of the day, which required extensive measurement to determine whether a boat was legal.
By 1971 there were two organizations competing for the right to sanction international model yachting races in the United States: the Model Yacht Racing Association of America, which focused on free-sailing boats, and the then-upstart American Model Yacht Racing Association, which promoted radio control. In 1971 each of them held championships, and Stan Goodwin of Marblehead won both with this boat. As a single design which triumphed both in free-sail and radio control, Warrior I marks a fitting transition from the Vintage to the Modern Era.
For more, look at US Vintage Model Yacht Group
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