Model Yachting News • January and February 2026

Posted on February 23, 2026March 6, 2026 by Paul McBride

Written by Mark Whitehead
Proofreading & Editing by Kathleen Whitehead
Photos by Paul McBride, B. B. Wright, Steve Leker, Mark Whitehead
Layout and Photo Captions by Paul McBride
Games by Dave Perry

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Winter Projects

There’s not much sailing this time of the year, but the Skippers certainly stay busy preparing for the new season.

The Model Yacht Building Class was filled in January so there are lots of projects to prepare for the class. The Soling kits don’t include the radio equipment or items needed for rigging and sails.

Starting early, Anthony Quinn, our master sailmaker, has prepared sails for the classes through 2027. I guess he was on a roll. The commodore, Mark Whitehead, makes the masts and fittings for the rigging and also identifies items required for purchase, which is handled by Ann Lennon, New Hampshire Boat Museum’s program coordinator. Our stand maker, Steve Leker, will be building the boat stands later in the spring.

All those dozens of boat kits that are given to the younger set are being produced by Al Posnack.

Our start buoys have had years of use and are ready for some TLC. Ted Monetta is taking on that responsibility and bringing them back to life.

Winter Sailing Class

On February 18 we held our first instructional class entitled “Strategies, Roundings, and Rules.” Tim Wright, our “Professor T” as sailing instructor, presents these classes to prepare skippers for the upcoming season. Al Posnack assists with the computer setup, and photos are taken from B.B. Wright’s 2025 collection.

There were twenty-three skippers in attendance for this informative class, including Lisa Lotter and Bob DiGiacomio, members of the Model Yacht Building Class of 2026.