The World of Model Yachts:

May 15 - October 31, 2004
at the Museum of Yachting, Newport

February 14, 2004

In collaboration with the American Model Yachting Association and US Vintage Model Yacht Group, the Museum of Yachting in Newport, RI is presenting a series of model yachting events for its 20th Anniversary Season. Activities will include radio-controlled racing, youth events, and a new exhibit -- "The World of Model Yachts" -- featuring approximately 50 models from the 1800's to the present, with boats and material from the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand.

Radio-controlled racing at Museum of Yachting will feature J, East Coast 12-Meter and CR-914 class sailing models. 

Scale J-Class models average nine feet in length and can weigh over 80 pounds.  EC-12 models, based on a full-size 12 Meter design, are 56-inches long and 27 pounds. CR-914 Class models are 36-inch, kit-built models having a 1990s America's Cup Class appearance and will be used in a season-long radio sailing  mentoring program for youths and adults.

Among the scheduled events:

 Other model yachting activities at the Museum of Yachting will include participation in the 30th Anniversary WoodenBoat Show at Ft. Adams July 23-25, along with various on-site model demonstrations, lectures and workshops.

For more information, or to register your child for Model Yachting for Youths, please call (401) 847-1018 or visit the museum's web site at:  www.museumofyachting.org

American Model Yachting Association
http://www.amya.org/

US Vintage Model Yacht Group
http://www.swcp.com/usvmyg/