J Class Model Region 1 Championship - Coming to Bristol

06/26/09
Bristol RI. The Herreshoff Marine Museum and America’s Cup Hall of Fame, the American Model Yachting Association (AMYA) and the US Vintage Model Yacht Group (US VMYG) are collaborating on the 2009 AMYA J Class Region 1 Model Championship regatta on the weekend of August 6-9 at the Museum’s campus in Bristol, R.I. This AMYA event will feature large scale, radio-controlled models representing many of the original J Boats that raced for the America’s Cup during the Golden Age of yachting. These 1/16-scale models are up to eight feet long, with rigs towering more than ten feet above the water. In addition, there will be a “Legends of Yachting” challenge race with sailing world luminaries such as Halsey Herreshoff taking the helms of these J models to re-enact a winner-take-all America’s Cup showdown using their unique skills through radio-controlled tactics.

Complementing this event during the summer of 2009, the Museum, along with the AMYA and the US VMYG, will present a model yacht exhibition. The exhibit will highlight both design and technology features that appeared in America’s Cup and other racing yachts, as well as models embodying the design influences of Captain Nat and L. Francis Herreshoff.

The American Model Yachting Association (AMYA) and US Vintage Model Yacht Group (VMYG) are collaborating with the Museum to better educate visitors on the history of the sport of model yachting and introduce them to today’s radio-controlled (R/C) racing version. There will be opportunities for visitors to use fully-functioning R/C sailing models throughout summer as well.

The exhibit, including a formal lecture immediately preceding the regatta, will also demonstrate the relationship between the use of models and the design of full-scale racing yachts. This will be illustrated by the Marblehead Class designs, providing a chronology of 80 years of model design evolution. Models of 1930s J Boats and 1960s 12-Meter America’s Cup racers will be presented as well.

2009 J Class Model Yacht Regatta Activities

August 6, Thursday 7:00 - 9:00 PM: Model yachting history & design lecture

August 7, Friday 10:00AM - Noon: Herreshoff MYC R/C sailing demos,
Noon - 4:00 PM: R/C J model practice
6:30 - 8:30 PM: Model yacht exhibit tour & reception

August 8, Saturday 8:00 - 9:00 AM: Herreshoff MYC sailing demos
9:30 AM - 1:30 PM: 1st day R/C J championship racing
2:00 - 3:00 PM: “Legends of Yachting” R/C J model practice
3:00 - 5:00 PM: “Legends” America’s Cup challenge racing
6:30 - 9:00 PM: Regatta dinner, “Legends” ceremony & Museum presentation

August 9, Sunday 8:00 - 9:00 AM: Herreshoff MYC sailing demos
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: 2nd day R/C J championship racing & awards ceremony

For additional details, please visit:
AMYA http://www.modelyacht.org/index.php
US VMYG http://www.usvmyg.org/
Herreshoff Museum http://www.herreshoff.org/

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