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Marblehead Model Yacht Club still sailing strong
July 12, 2023 by Ryan Vermette
At nearly 131 years old, one of the town’s most historic clubs is still alive and well.
Meeting on Saturdays and Sundays, members of the Marblehead Model Yacht Club gather at Redd’s Pond to set sail, remotely. Standing at the edge of the pond, each of the captains place their model yachts in the water.
The boats then drift toward the starting line, and the race is off.
Going at a speed of roughly 1 nautical mile per hour, the yachts have no motor, so with joysticks in hand, members can only control the boats by moving the sails with the remote control.
MMYC Commodore Biff Martin, a native Marbleheader who grew up within arms reach of Redd’s Pond, said that he has been involved with model yachts since he was old enough to play with them.
“I love doing it,” Martin said. “To me it’s a great hobby, there’s a number of thousands of people in the country that think it’s a great hobby and probably tens of thousands in the world that do it.”
The club’s history dates back to 1892, when some form of what is now the Marblehead Model Yacht Club began racing yachts at Redd’s Pond. Thirty-eight years later, MMYC member Roy Clough created the Marblehead Class, which is now used in model-yacht pond racing across the globe and was at one point the most used model in the world. Martin said that today, it is still in the top three most used globally.
The MMYC today actively races the International Marblehead Class, the CR 914, the Vintage Marblehead Class, the DF95 and DF65, and the American Marblehead Class, which Martin invented with the help of a friend.
The American Marblehead Class includes all Marblehead Class boats from 1931 to present day.
The club notes on its website, however, that all classes are welcome and if there is great interest in a class, races will be arranged for it.
Martin said that he has built many models himself and is close to finishing a number of others. He said that building a CR 914 kit will take about 30 hours. When he builds a Marblehead Class from scratch, it can take up to 75 hours because of the attention to detail that Martin gives his yachts.
“If you build it the way I do, they’re carved, rather than plank-on-plank,” Martin said.
The club begins racing in March and race days take place on Saturdays at 1 p.m. and Sundays at 10 p.m. until early November. Afterward, racing continues through the cold weather until the pond freezes over.
Though the model yachts are powered by sails, Martin said the pond is a tough place to catch wind because of the tree cover around it.
“It makes it swirly,” he said. “Everybody that did free-sail sailing here realized that if you could sail here, you could sail anywhere in the country.”
The club currently has around 40 members who participate in racing. Though numbers have been declining throughout the years, Martin said that three newcomers have joined recently. Model yacht racing, like many other hobbies, takes time and practice, but Martin said that you can catch on quickly if you take the time to watch others.
“A lot of people are hesitant to try something like this. It’s not a long (learning) curve and if you watch what other people do and steal what they’re doing, you can be very successful in a short period of time,” Martin joked.
Ryan Vermette is the Item's Marblehead reporter. He graduated from Springfield College in 2021 with a Bachelor's degree in Communications/Sports Journalism. While in school, he wrote multiple sports articles for the school newspaper, the Springfield Student, and joined Essex Media Group in August, 2022. Ryan is a college basketball fanatic and an avid Boston sports fan and in his free time, enjoys video games and Marvel movies.
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In 1930 Roy Clough, then commodore of the Marblehead Model Yacht Club, proposed a new class of larger model sailboats. The first published reference we have is from Model Yachting for Oct–Nov 1930. These boats must be “50 inches on deck” (50 in LOA). The sail area was settled at 800 in 2 , 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 US 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.
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DragonForce 65
The DragonForce 65 is the fastest growing class of RC sailboats in the U.S. The boat has earned this distinction by being a great one-design sailing boat while being the least expensive ready-to-sail boat on the market. At around $350 for a boat with radio and receiver and about 6-10 hours of assembly and you're on the water!
An added benefit of the boat is the well-supplied and dedicated national distributor that provides excellent access to boats, parts and accessories allowed by the class rules.
Purchase: https://radiosailing.net/ Class: https://dragonforce65.us/
Canada distributor: https://www.tmrcboatyard.com/product/jos8815rtrfs-df65-r-c-sailboat-kit-ready-to-run-with-flysky-fs-i6-radio/
MMYC DF-65 Fleet Captains: Josh Underdown and David Johnson
DragonFlite 95
The DragonFlite 95 is a Restricted One Design boat that is meant to compete within a strict set of rules to ensure a true test of a skipper's ability to tune their boat and race it well. Additionally, this 950mm boat is of high quality for a modest price. The DF95 is sold ready to race for ~$550 which includes transmitter and receiver, just add AA batteries. The DF95 comes with a carbon fiber keel, Mylar sails, and a one-piece carbon mast, all cutting-edge components. It can be on the water in a few hours and assembled by a person with no experience building boats.
Its sailings characteristics are such that it is easily sailed by a beginner but offers exceptional performance for the seasoned skipper. Going upwind it sails as if on rails and downwind, because of its lightweight and nice waterline, is quick and agile.
Purchase: https://radiosailing.net/ Class: https://dragonflite95.us/
MMYC DF-95 Fleet Captain: Robert Guenther
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The 914 millimeter long CR 914 is based on the original design of the International America's Cup Class. The CR 914 is relatively inexpensive and can be purchased fully built or can be assembled from a kit without special skills or tools. A high performance racing machine that accelerates quickly, turns on a dime and points like a tour guide.
It sails well in an extremely wide range of wind velocities, without having to use multiple rigs for light and heavy air like some other classes must do. Weighing only 6.25 pounds and carrying 658 square inches of sail area, it ghosts amazingly well in the lightest of air. Ballasted by over three pounds of lead in the streamlined bulb at the end of its deep fin keel, however, this remarkable little boat readily handles a 20 knot wind and can keep racing in gusts to 30 without shortening sail.
Purchase: www.rcyachts.com Class: https://www.cr914class.org/
CR-914 Class Maestro: Tim Galvin [email protected]
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The AC class yacht is the largest of the development class yachts, being 1/12 scale versions of the full-sized America's Cup class yachts. This development class allows variations in length, sail area and displacement based on a formula. These swift and agile yachts provide for close racing. They are huge boats at 72" long with mast heights of 98”. It is the intent of the AC Class Rule to produce model yachts which replicate the true-to-scale appearance, performance, and construction integrity of the America's Cup yachts, to accurately measure the true performance potential of AC Class yachts, and to provide equitable model-yacht racing. The AC Class boats raced in the Maine Model Yacht Club were built locally over the past 20+ years and are based on the ‘Bahamut’ hull design.
In fact, the molds are currently in Lincolnville, ME. Over 50 boats were laid up in this mold with the hope that many more boats will originate from that same mold as the local class grows. These boats are true model yachts in the fact that a significant amount of modeling skill and ‘Yankee Ingenuity’ is required to complete and rig these models. No two boats are exactly alike! The effort, however, is well worth it as one sails these very graceful boats. Several club members will be more than happy to assist with providing part sourcing information and ‘consulting’ services to help you build your AC Class yacht. If you built balsa model planes as a kid and have basic modeling skills, you can build an AC Class RC yacht and join the fun!
MMYC Class Contact: Jeff Hamilton [email protected]
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In 1930 the Marblehead Model Yacht Club, based at Reeds Pond in Marblehead, Massachusetts, proposed a new model sailboat class with very simple design rules. The LOA shall be 50 ± 0.25 in and sail area shall not exceed 800 sq in. This new class was officially adopted in the US in 1932 and since then the Marblehead class sailboat has become one of the most popular boats in model yachting.
A Vintage Marblehead Model Yacht will stay true to the original designs and construction methods with some allowances made for modern adhesives and radio control sailing. Most hulls are wooden and are built using plank-on-frame or horizontal and vertical lifts. The wooden hull may be covered with a light layer of fiberglass cloth for water tightness, but can not provide the primary strength of the hull. The deck must be wooden and sails must be made with woven cloth.
The Maine Model Yacht Club currently has one Vintage Marblehead boat. POCAHONTAS is a 1936 design by W.J. Daniels. She is built using plank-on-frame construction with eastern white cedar planks, fir laid decking, spruce mast, brass hardware and Dacron woven sails.
MMYC Class Contact: Robert Guenther [email protected]
Scaled Models
The Maine Model Yacht Club fleet contains several other boats that do not fit within a defined model class. Some of these are scaled models of full-size boats and others are specifically designed for radio-controlled boating. Any and all boats are welcomed at the MMYC.
The fleet currently has a Beals Island lobster boat OSPREY, MMYC rescue tug DIANE LOUISE and a couple of Gary Webb’s double-ended sloop EMMA with more boats under construction in the local boat shops.
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Marblehead Model Yacht Club still sailing strong
July 13, 2023 by [email protected]
MARBLEHEAD — At nearly 131 years old, one of the town’s most historic clubs is still alive and well.
Meeting on Saturdays and Sundays, members of the Marblehead Model Yacht Club gather at Redd’s Pond to set sail, remotely. Standing at the edge of the pond, each of the captains place their model yachts in the water.
The boats then drift toward the starting line, and the race is off.
Going at a speed of roughly 1 nautical mile per hour, the yachts have no motor, so with joysticks in hand, members can only control the boats by moving the sails with the remote control.
MMYC Commodore Biff Martin, a native Marbleheader who grew up within arms reach of Redd’s Pond, said that he has been involved with model yachts since he was old enough to play with them.
“I love doing it,” Martin said. “To me it’s a great hobby, there’s a number of thousands of people in the country that think it’s a great hobby and probably tens of thousands in the world that do it.”
The club’s history dates back to 1892, when some form of what is now the Marblehead Model Yacht Club began racing yachts at Redd’s Pond. Thirty-eight years later, MMYC member Roy Clough created the Marblehead Class, which is now used in model-yacht pond racing across the globe and was at one point the most used model in the world. Martin said that today, it is still in the top three most used globally.
The MMYC today actively races the International Marblehead Class, the CR 914, the Vintage Marblehead Class, the DF95 and DF65, and the American Marblehead Class, which Martin invented with the help of a friend.
The American Marblehead Class includes all Marblehead Class boats from 1931 to present day.
The club notes on its website, however, that all classes are welcome and if there is great interest in a class, races will be arranged for it.
Martin said that he has built many models himself and is close to finishing a number of others. He said that building a CR 914 kit will take about 30 hours. When he builds a Marblehead Class from scratch, it can take up to 75 hours because of the attention to detail that Martin gives his yachts.
“If you build it the way I do, they’re carved, rather than plank-on-plank,” Martin said.
The club begins racing in March and race days take place on Saturdays at 1 p.m. and Sundays at 10 p.m. until early November. Afterward, racing continues through the cold weather until the pond freezes over.
Though the model yachts are powered by sails, Martin said the pond is a tough place to catch wind because of the tree cover around it.
“It makes it swirly,” he said. “Everybody that did free-sail sailing here realized that if you could sail here, you could sail anywhere in the country.”
The club currently has around 40 members who participate in racing. Though numbers have been declining throughout the years, Martin said that three newcomers have joined recently. Model yacht racing, like many other hobbies, takes time and practice, but Martin said that you can catch on quickly if you take the time to watch others.
“A lot of people are hesitant to try something like this. It’s not a long (learning) curve and if you watch what other people do and steal what they’re doing, you can be very successful in a short period of time,” Martin joked.
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Hello everyone,
I started this model a few months ago and am creating this build log (my first) so I can show the progress to date and get advice moving forward. I have to say I am feeling a little nervous! The boat is a 50" model yacht of the Marblehead class. This class was started in the Depression era when, like now, people had more free time on their hands. These models were designed to sail in ponds (like the one in Central Park in NYC). Initially they would sail on their own and be redirected by the owner at the edge of the pond, with a stick. Now, they are mostly radio control. I'm more interested in building than sailing so we'll see how far I progress in that area.
The design is by J. Selmer Larson, a well-known sculptor during that time. I love the hull design and am interested in working with aircraft plywood.
I am really interested in seeing how well I can do using the tools I already own – I don't want to buy a lot of stuff just for this model. Here's the strongback (materials from Home Depot) and the beginning of the keel. It's in two halves to make it easier to form. I don't own a table saw so most of my timber will be standard dimensional spruce.
Here are the molds, and my first pass at the keel fin. Parts of the fin will extend up to the deck to support the mast. Molds are made of MDF and the fin is two layers of 1/16" aircraft plywood epoxied together; to be built up and strengthened later on. I do admit, I bought a nice jigsaw just for this model; even so the molds do not feel very accurate. I can fair up the hull later as I get more into it (I hope).
Here's the framework with the sheer clamps installed. It all feels a bit wobbly so I put some dowels between the molds to add some rigidity. If you look carefully you can see my high-tech twisted wire clamps. The green tape will help keep the boat itself from being glued to the molds. At least that is the plan. I"m not sure how I will get the boat out once it is planked either.
That's all for now! My main takeaway so far: A huge amount of thought and planning is required for each step. Once the planning is done the actual "work" takes very little time at all. I was surprised how far you have to think ahead to make sure everything will work out at the end. I'm guessing this is an experience most of you all are very familiar with.
Thank you all for your attention and I hope to post more soon.
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I assume that most of our members already realize this, but it's worth mentioning that the build is 1:1 because it's not a scale model -- it's a full-size replica of a craft that was designed from the get-go as a pond yacht. Should be interesting -- good luck!
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Exactly! There are a lot of forces on a sailing model so the hull and rig have to be very strong. The bow will have a "bumper" to reduce damage in the case of a collision.
Class M models are fun to sail. I encourage you to consider RC-ing her. Just need a single winch to control the two sheets and a rudder servo....
Ian, Thanks for the encouragement. I've pretty much made up my mind to complete this with RC. I may try to find someone to help me to the RC setup when I reach that point.
Now that I have the molds in place I decided to use a block for the stem and transom. It weighs a little extra but gives me plenty of gluing surface, and I don't think the weight will make a big difference. Fun to get all the angles squared away! I am using the second power tool I purchased for this project; a 12" disc sander from Harbor Freight. It works great.
I glued the keelson over the molds and attached it to the sheer clamp using the blocks at both the stem and stern. Twisted wire worked well for the clamps.
Here's a view of everything so far, including the chine logs which I bevelled in advance.
Note, the spruce keelson was too thick (too stiff) so I had to cut into it every few inches to make it more flexible.
Starting to look more like a boat now! I have glued the keel fin into the keelson to make it one solid structure. I will reinforce the keel later as it has to hold a 10lb lead bulb.
Thanks for reading and I will post more progress soon. I hope you all had a great weekend!
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Time to put on the two side planks! These are made from 1/16" 3ply birch plywood, from Boulter Plywood in Boston. It's an amazing material – stiff and very light – and the surface is very clean. Here's my first try at wrapping the ply around the hull:
I epoxied the side onto the framework, holding it on with as many clamps as I own. I guess you can never have too many clamps!
I pinned the planks to the chine using toothpicks to prevent any shifting as the glue dried. The epoxy has no holding power when it is wet ....
Finally, I made a tiny transom to cover the blocks at the stern (and bow). Eventually the bow will have a rounded "bumper" in case there are any collisions.
Next step is to put on the bottom. Back to you all soon!
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That looks a very nice project, Michael.
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What a great project and it looks like this will be a very well built boat. You are within 30 miles of 3 AMYA clubs who I'm sure could help you with fitting the RC equipment. Although I don't think they race vintage Marbleheads. You are also only 60 miles from Marblehead, MA where this class originated and they still race vintage Marbleheads like the one you are building. I picked up a 1970's Marblehead late this past summer that I can't wait to start racing in April. I will be attending the Wooden Boat School in June to take a pond yacht restoration class and have found a vintage Marblehead hull/keel that was damaged in a flood. So I'll need frames in the interior, a deck, radio equipment and all rigging to build during the week in ME.
You might also consider joining the US Vintage Model Yacht Group ( USVMYG.org) which is the group who enjoys building, restoring and racing model yacht designs from before 1970. The vintage Marblehead is one of the largest classes. There are all kinds of resources available on the USVMYG web page including locating and installing radios. Last October we hosted the US Vintage Nationals outside of Philadelphia. Here is a link to the video of the Marblehead class races. I was racing number 150 and came in 12 out of about 20 boats which was fine since I just started racing this past summer. "Pirate" the orange number 150 was a loaner from the commodore of our club since I did not have a Marblehead yet.
Please also post your build pictures on the USVMYG Facebook Page or send them to me, I'll make videos of them and post them to the YouTube channel if you want.
I can't wait to see your progress.
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A recent WoodenBoat magazine article had a recent feature article about a present day reimagined model yacht class that is popular in the Pacific Northwest. Interesting stuff.
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Yekaterinburg city, Russia
The capital city of Sverdlovsk oblast .
Yekaterinburg - Overview
Yekaterinburg or Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk in 1924-1991) is the fourth most populous city in Russia (after Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Novosibirsk), the administrative center of the Ural Federal District and Sverdlovsk Oblast.
This city is one of the country’s largest transport and logistics hubs, as well as an important industrial center. It is unofficially called the “capital of the Urals.”
The population of Yekaterinburg is about 1,493,600 (2022), the area - 468 sq. km.
The phone code - +7 343, the postal codes - 620000-620920.
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History of Yekaterinburg
Foundation of yekaterinburg.
The territory along the Iset River, which served as a convenient transport route from the Ural Mountains deep into Siberia, has long attracted settlers. The oldest of the currently discovered settlements on the territory of present Yekaterinburg was located next to the Palkinsky Stone Tents rock massif and dates back to the 6th millennium BC.
From the 7th-3rd centuries BC, ancient metallurgists who mastered the smelting of copper lived in this settlement. Copper figures of birds, animals, people, arrowheads, various household items were found here. Later they learned how to make iron products. All discovered settlements were destroyed as a result of fires, possibly during raids of the conquerors.
The territory occupied by present Yekaterinburg became part of Russia in the middle of the 17th century. At that time, it had practically no permanent population. The first Russian settlements were founded in the second half of the 17th century. At the beginning of the 18th century, the first ironworks were built here.
In the spring of 1723, by decree of Emperor Peter I, the construction of the largest iron-making plant in Russia began on the banks of the Iset River. Construction began on the initiative of Vasily Tatishchev (a prominent Russian statesman). He was supported by Georg Wilhelm de Gennin (a German-born Russian military officer and engineer), on the initiative of which the fortress plant was named Yekaterinburg in honor of Empress Catherine I (Yekaterina in Russian), the wife of Peter I.
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The historic birthday of Yekaterinburg is November 18, 1723. On this day, a test run of the plant equipment was carried out. Its main products included iron, cast iron, and copper. In 1725, the Yekaterinburg Mint began production on the territory of the fortress and became the main producer of copper coins in the Russian Empire. Until 1876, it produced about 80% of the country’s copper coins. In the 1720s, the population of Yekaterinburg was about 4,000 people.
Yekaterinburg - one of the economic centers of the Russian Empire
In the middle of the 18th century, the first ore gold in Russia was discovered in this region, which was the beginning of the gold industry in the country. As a result, Yekaterinburg became the center of a whole system of densely located plants and began to develop as the capital of the mining region, which spread on both sides of the Ural Range.
In 1781, Catherine II granted Yekaterinburg the status of a county town in the Perm Governorate. The population of the town was about 8,000 people. In 1783, the town received a coat of arms depicting an ore mine and a melting furnace, which symbolized its mining and metallurgical industries (similar images are depicted on the current coat of arms and flag of Yekaterinburg).
In 1783, the Great Siberian Road was opened - the main road of the Russian Empire that passed through Yekaterinburg. It served as an impetus for the transformation of Yekaterinburg into a transport hub and a center of trade. Thus, Yekaterinburg, among other towns of the Perm Governorate, became the key town for the development of the boundless and rich Siberia, the “window to Asia”, just as St. Petersburg was the Russian “window to Europe.”
In 1808, the Yekaterinburg plant was closed, and the history of the town entered a new stage related to the development of a large regional center with a diversified economy. At the beginning of the 19th century, the gold mining industry flourished. At the same time, deposits of emeralds, sapphires, aquamarines, diamonds, and other precious, semiprecious, and ornamental stones were discovered in the Urals. Yekaterinburg became one of the world centers for their artistic processing.
After the abolition of serfdom in 1861, the mining industry of the Urals experienced a severe crisis, a number of plants were closed. In 1878, the first railway was constructed across the Urals and connected Yekaterinburg with Perm. In 1888, the Yekaterinburg-Tyumen railway was built, and in 1897 - the railway to Chelyabinsk, which provided access to the Trans-Siberian Railway. Yekaterinburg became a major railway junction, which contributed to the development of the local food industry, especially flour milling. In 1913, the population of Yekaterinburg was about 69,000 people.
Yekaterinburg in the first years of Soviet power
On November 8, 1917, Soviet power was established in Yekaterinburg. On April 30, 1918, the last Russian emperor Nicholas II and his family members with a few servants were transported from Tobolsk to Yekaterinburg. They were placed in the “House of Special Purpose”, the mansion of engineer Nikolai Ipatiev requisitioned for this purpose, and transferred under the supervision and responsibility of the Ural Regional Soviet.
In July 1918, units of the White Siberian army approached Yekaterinburg, under this pretext the leadership of the Ural Regional Soviet decided to shoot the imperial family. On the night of July 16-17, 1918, it was done in the basement of the Ipatiev House.
10 days later, units of the Czechoslovak Legion entered Yekaterinburg. Over the next 12 months, it was under the control of anti-Bolshevik forces. On July 14, 1919, the Red Army reoccupied the city. Soviet authorities and the Yekaterinburg Province with a center in Yekaterinburg were restored. In 1920, the population of the city was about 94,400 people.
The political center of the Urals moved from Perm to Yekaterinburg. In 1923, Yekaterinburg became the administrative center of the vast Ural Oblast, which in size exceeded the territory of the present Ural Federal District of Russia. In 1924, the city council decided to rename the capital of the new region to Sverdlovsk - in honor of Yakov Sverdlov, a Bolshevik party administrator and chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee.
Sverdlovsk - a Soviet industrial giant
During the years of Stalin’s industrialization, Sverdlovsk was turned into a powerful industrial center. The old factories were reconstructed and new large factories were built, including giant machine-building and metal processing plants. In 1933, the construction of the future flagship of Soviet engineering (Uralmash) was completed. The population of Sverdlovsk grew by more than 3 times, and it became one of the fastest growing cities in the USSR.
January 17, 1934, Ural Oblast was divided into three regions - Sverdlovsk Oblast with a center in Sverdlovsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast with a center in Chelyabinsk, and Ob-Irtysh Oblast with a center in Tyumen. By the end of the 1930s, there were 140 industrial enterprises, 25 research institutes, 12 higher educational institutions in Sverdlovsk. In 1939, the population of the city was about 425,500 people.
Along with other Ural cities, Sverdlovsk made a significant contribution to the victory of the USSR in the Second World War. In total, more than 100,000 residents of the city joined the Red Army. 41,772 people didn’t return from the war: 21,397 - killed in battles, 4,778 - died from wounds in hospitals, 15,491 - went missing, 106 - died in prisoner of war camps.
Sverdlovsk became the largest evacuation point, more than 50 large and medium enterprises from the western regions of Russia and Ukraine were evacuated here. During the war years, industrial production in Sverdlovsk grew 7 times.
After the war, this city became the largest center for engineering and metalworking in Russia. During the Cold War, Sverdlovsk, as a key center of the defense industry, was practically closed to foreigners. In 1960, in the sky above the city, Soviet air defense shot down the U-2 spy plane of the US manned by Francis Gary Powers.
On January 23, 1967, a millionth resident was born in the city and Sverdlovsk became one of the first Russian cities with a population of more than 1 million people. In 1979, Sverdlovsk was included in the list of historical cities of Russia.
On October 4, 1988, a serious accident occurred at the Sverdlovsk railway station. The train carrying almost 100 tons of explosives rolled downhill and crashed into a coal freight train. An explosion occurred, aggravated by the proximity of a large warehouse of fuels and lubricants. The funnel at the site of the explosion had a diameter of 40-60 meters and a depth of 8 meters, the shock wave spread 10-15 kilometers. The explosion killed 4 people at the station and injured more than 500 people. About 600 houses were severely damaged.
Yekaterinburg - one of the largest cities of the Russian Federation
On September 4, 1991, the Sverdlovsk City Council of People’s Deputies decided to return the city its original name - Yekaterinburg. The population of the city was about 1,375,000 people. The restrictions on foreign visitors to the city were also lifted, and soon the first consulate general was opened here - the United States of America (in 1994).
The transition to a market economy led to a reduction in production at industrial enterprises, inert giant plant found themselves in a particularly difficult situation. In 1991, the construction of the television tower was stopped. The city was flooded with chaotic small retail trade in temporary pavilions and markets. These years were the heyday of organized crime, Yekaterinburg became one of the “criminal capitals” of Russia. The economic situation began to improve by the end of the 1990s.
In 2000-2003, the Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land was built on the site of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg. In 2008-2009, the Koltsovo Airport was reconstructed. In June 15-17, 2009, SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and BRIC (Brasilia, Russia, India, China) summits were held in Yekaterinburg.
In 2015, the Presidential Center of Boris Yeltsin, the first president of Russia, was opened in Yekaterinburg. On March 24, 2018, the abandoned unfinished television tower was dismantled. It was the tallest building in the city (almost 240 meters) and became one of the symbols of Yekaterinburg. 4 matches of FIFA World Cup 2018 were played in Yekaterinburg.
Today, Yekaterinburg is the largest center of attraction not only of Sverdlovsk Oblast, but also of the surrounding regions. By some socio-economic indicators, this city ranks third in Russia, after Moscow and St. Petersburg. Along with the development of trade and business, the city lost the status of the country’s largest industrial center.
On the streets of Yekaterinburg
Soviet-era apartment buildings in Yekaterinburg
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In the central part of Yekaterinburg
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Yekaterinburg street view
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Yekaterinburg - Features
Yekaterinburg is located in the floodplain of the Iset River on the eastern slope of the Middle Urals in Asia, near its border with Europe, about 1,800 km east of Moscow. Since the Ural Mountains are very old, there are no significant hills in the city.
This relief was a favorable condition for the construction of the main transport routes from Central Russia to Siberia (the Siberian Route and the Trans-Siberian Railway) through Yekaterinburg. As a result, it has become one of the most strategically important centers of Russia, which still provides a link between the European and Asian parts of the country.
Yekaterinburg is located in the border zone of temperate continental and continental climates. It is characterized by a sharp variability in weather conditions with well-defined seasons. The Ural Mountains, despite their low height, block the way to the masses of air coming from the west from the European part of Russia.
As a result, the Middle Urals is open to the invasion of cold Arctic air and continental air of the West Siberian Plain. At the same time, warm air masses of the Caspian Sea and the deserts of Central Asia can freely enter this territory from the south.
That is why the city is characterized by sharp temperature fluctuations and the formation of weather anomalies: in winter from severe frosts to thaws and rains, in summer from heat above plus 35 degrees Celsius to frosts. The average temperature in January is minus 12.6 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 19 degrees Celsius.
The city has a rather unfavorable environmental situation due to air pollution. In 2016, Yekaterinburg was included in the list of Russian cities with the worst environmental situation by this indicator. Car emissions account for more than 90% of all pollution.
Yekaterinburg ranks third in Russia (after Moscow and St. Petersburg) in the number of diplomatic missions, while their consular districts extend far beyond Sverdlovsk Oblast, and serve other regions of the Urals, Siberia, and the Volga region.
In terms of economy, Yekaterinburg also ranks third in the country. It is one of the largest financial and business centers of Russia. The main branches of production: metallurgical production and metalworking, food production, production of electrical equipment, electronic and optical equipment, production of vehicles, production of machinery and equipment, chemical production.
Almost all types of urban public transport are presented in Yekaterinburg: buses, trolleybuses, trams, subways, taxis. Yekaterinburg is the third largest transportation hub in Russia: 6 federal highways, 7 main railway lines, as well as Koltsovo International Airport, one of the country’s largest airports. The location of Yekaterinburg in the central part of the region allows you to get from it to any major city of the Urals in 7-10 hours.
Yekaterinburg has an extensive scientific and technical potential, it is one of the largest scientific centers in Russia. The Presidium and about 20 institutes of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 66 research institutes, and about 30 universities are located here.
This city is a relatively large tourist center. A significant part of tourists visit it to honor the memory of the last Russian emperor and his family killed by the Bolsheviks in the basement of the Ipatiev House in 1918.
There are about 50 different museums in Yekaterinburg. One of the world’s largest collections of constructivist architectural monuments has been preserved here. In total, there are over 600 historical and cultural monuments in the city, of which 43 are objects of federal significance. The City Day of Yekaterinburg is celebrated on the third Saturday of August.
Interesting facts about Yekaterinburg
- It was founded by the decree of the first Russian Emperor Peter I and the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II was shot here;
- In 1820, the roof of the UK Parliament building in London was made of roofing iron produced in Yekaterinburg;
- Ural steel was used in the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris;
- Ural copper was used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty in New York;
- During the Second World War, Sverdlovsk was the center of broadcasting in the USSR;
- Equipment for the world’s deepest borehole (Kola Superdeep Borehole, 12,262 meters) was produced in Yekaterinburg;
- Boris Yeltsin, the first president of Russia, began his political career in Yekaterinburg;
- Minor planet #27736 Yekaterinburg, discovered by the Belgian astronomer Eric Elst on September 22, 1990, was named in honor of this city;
- Two most northern skyscrapers in the world are located in Yekaterinburg: the Iset residential tower (209 m) and the Vysotsky business center (188 m), they are the tallest buildings throughout Russia east of Moscow.
Pictures of Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg city view
Author: Andrey Zagaynov
Modern architecture in Yekaterinburg
Author: Yury Baranov
The territory of the central stadium of Yekaterinburg before reconstruction
Author: Sergey Likhota
Main Attractions of Yekaterinburg
Sevastyanov House - a palace of the first quarter of the 19th century built in the architectural styles of pseudo-Gothic, Neo-Baroque, and Moorish traditions and painted in green, white, and red tones. Today, it is the most beautiful building in Yekaterinburg and one of its symbols. The house stands on the promenade of the Iset River, very close to the city dam. Lenina Avenue, 35.
“Plotinka” - the dam of the city pond on the Iset River built in the 18th century. From an architectural point of view, it is an ordinary bridge. However, it is of particular importance for the residents of Yekaterinburg since the construction of the entire city started from this place. Today, this is the main place for festivities in Yekaterinburg. Lenina Avenue.
Observation Deck of the Business Center “Vysotsky” - an open-air observation deck on the 52nd floor at an altitude of 168 meters. From here you can enjoy the views of all of Yekaterinburg. On the second and third floors of this skyscraper there is the memorial museum of Vladimir Vysotsky - a singer, songwriter, and actor who had an immense effect on Soviet culture. Malysheva Street, 51.
Vaynera Street - the central avenue of Yekaterinburg, the so-called “Ural Arbat”. One of its parts from Kuibysheva Street to Lenina Avenue is a pedestrian street. This is one of the oldest streets in Yekaterinburg laid in the middle of the 18th century. Along it, you can see merchant mansions, shops, administrative buildings, most of which were built in the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.
Rastorguev-Kharitonov Palace (1794-1824) - one of the most valuable architectural manor and park ensembles in Yekaterinburg, an architectural monument of federal significance built in the classical style and located in the city center. Karla Libknekhta Street, 44.
Church of the Ascension (1792-1818) - one of the oldest churches in Yekaterinburg located next to the Rastorguev-Kharitonov Palace. This beautiful building combines the features of baroque, pseudo-Russian style, and classicism. Klary Tsetkin Street, 11.
Yeltsin Center - a cultural and educational center dedicated to the contemporary history of Russia, as well as the personality of its first president, Boris Yeltsin. The museum dedicated to his life is one of the best museums in Russia. Borisa Yeltsina Street, 3.
Yekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts - the largest art museum in the Urals housed in two buildings. This museum is best known for its unique collection of Kasli art castings and the world-famous Kasli cast iron pavilion - a participant in the 1900 Paris World’s Fair.
The following collections can also be found here: Russian paintings of the 18th - early 20th centuries, Russian avant-garde of 1910-1920, Russian porcelain and glass of the 18th - 20th centuries, Russian icon painting of the 16th-19th centuries, Western European art of the 14th-19th centuries, stone-carving and jewelry art of the Urals, Zlatoust decorated weapons and steel engraving. Voevodina Street, 5; Vaynera Street, 11.
Museum of the History of Stone-Cutting and Jewelry Art . A unique collection of this museum consists of gem minerals, works of jewelers and stone-cutters of the Urals, and products created at the Ural lapidary factory. The museum has Malachite and Bazhov halls, the Emerald Room, and several exhibition galleries where visitors can see works made of colored stone and metal created by local artists. Lenina Avenue, 37.
Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore . At first, its collection consisted of four departments: mineralogical, botanical, zoological, and paleontological. Later, numismatic, ethnographic, and anthropological sections were added. Today, there are more than 700 thousand exhibits here. Lenina Avenue, 69/10.
Museum of the History of Yekaterinburg . This museum occupies a historic building of the 19th century. In addition to the main exhibition, you can see the wax figures of Peter the Great, Catherine II, Nicholas II, the Ural manufacturers Demidov, and the founders of Yekaterinburg.
Old Railway Station of Yekaterinburg - one of the most beautiful and picturesque buildings in the city built in 1878. In 2003, after a large-scale reconstruction, the Museum of the History of Science and Technology of the Sverdlovsk Railway was opened here. Vokzal’naya Ulitsa, 14.
Yekaterinburg Circus . Visible from a lot of points of the city, the building of the Yekaterinburg Circus is known for its amazing dome consisting of trellised openwork semi-arches, which is not typical for circuses in Russia. 8 Marta Street, 43.
White Tower (1929-1931) - a former water tower 29 meters high located at a certain distance from the center of Yekaterinburg, an architectural monument of Constructivism. Today, it is used as a cultural site. Bakinskikh Komissarov Street, 2?.
Keyboard Monument - a contemporary art object made on a scale of 30:1 in 2005. This 16x4 meter concrete keyboard consists of 104 keys spaced 15 cm apart. From here the famous tourist route “Red Line” begins (a self-guided tour of the historic city center). The monument is located on the embankment of the Iset River next to the House of the Merchant Chuvildin (Gorkogo Street, 14A).
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The popularity of the 450 Class during the 1920s and the innovative nature of club members provided the creative foundation for another developmental model to emerge with better sailing capabilities. In late 1929, Mr. Roy Clough, a charter MMYC member, conceived an idea for a new class of longer models with a properly scaled sail plan. It is thought its origins were rooted in the flexible designs of the 450 Class. One known design factor was a physical size and weight for a model ideal for both racing and transport. It also was crafted to look like the full-size yachts of that period. Mr. Clough's original model design was 50-inches long with 800 square inches of sail; hence, the name " Marblehead 50-800 ". Until today, these are the principal design measures that govern the development of modern M designs.  Of note, the club first conceived interclub model racing and offered the MMYC Perpetual Challenge Cup for this initial M Class competition in the US. This first series of interclub races was held August 1932 at Redd's Pond, with MMYC's Frank Courtis and his "Cypher" M winning this trophy. Also, model yachting was a demonstration sport at the 1936 Olympics in Germany, where the M was one of two classes of models raced. Thus, Roy Clough's original model concept, launched at Redd's Pond and named for the Town, became the world standard known today as the M 50-800 design or more commonly the M Class. Next >> |
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Birthplace of the "Marblehead Class" and home to the new " American Marblehead Class". If it's a Marblehead we sail them! We also have a large fleet of CR 914s sailing as well as Dragon boats... and International, AMYA Ms.. Anyone interested in learning about, watching, or participating in the sailing of these yachts check out our 2019 schedule under the "Racing Information" tab to see our ...
People who enjoy model boating hail from a variety of backgrounds and pursue the sport for a myriad of reasons. MMYC's objective is to provide an environment that welcomes them all. Our members include 2nd and 3rd generation sailors who have been building and sailing models since they were children. ... ©2002-2010 Marblehead Model Yacht Club ...
Marblehead Model Yacht Club, Marblehead, Massachusetts. 1,002 likes · 3 talking about this · 7 were here. The Marblehead Model Yacht Club (MMYC) is a non-profit organization comprised of enthusiasts...
The club's history dates back to 1892, when some form of what is now the Marblehead Model Yacht Club began racing yachts at Redd's Pond. Thirty-eight years later, MMYC member Roy Clough created the Marblehead Class, which is now used in model-yacht pond racing across the globe and was at one point the most used model in the world.
The 100th birthday of organized Marblehead model yacht racing in 1992 was testimony to the forward-thinking organizers, designers, builders and skippers that have been involved in both the MMYC and the sport in America during the last 100+ years. Next >> ©2002-2006 Marblehead Model Yacht Club
You are invited to join the Marblehead Model Yacht Club. The key to an effective sailing and racing program is a strong organization to manage the activities. That is the role of the club. Some of the club's tasks are: Provide and environment that assures that the sport is fun and rewarding for all members.
The Marblehead club was always a bit of a maverick in model yachting circles because it was large enough (70 members in 1930) to support classes of its own. Throughout the 1920s a very popular local class was the one originally suggested by the full-scale designer L. Francis Herreshoff: 450 in2 of sail area and no other restrictions. ...
Vintage Marblehead. In 1930 Roy Clough, then commodore of the Marblehead Model Yacht Club, proposed a new class of larger model sailboats. The first published reference we have is from Model Yachting for Oct-Nov 1930. These boats must be "50 inches on deck" (50 in LOA). The sail area was settled at 800 in 2, and the single most popular ...
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You are invited to join the Marblehead Model Yacht Club. Click here to Downd Membership Application and Renewal Form The key to an effective sailing and racing program is a strong organization to manage the activities. That is the role of the club. Some of the club's tasks are:
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The Marblehead Model Yacht Club (MMYC) is a non-profit organization comprised of enthusiasts who are dedicated to the sport of model yachting. Our organization is one of the oldest model yacht clubs in America, with origins dating back to 1892. MMYC's mission is to foster an enjoyable environment for sailing, racing, building and designing ...
In 1930 the Marblehead Model Yacht Club, based at Reeds Pond in Marblehead, Massachusetts, proposed a new model sailboat class with very simple design rules. The LOA shall be 50 ± 0.25 in and sail area shall not exceed 800 sq in. This new class was officially adopted in the US in 1932 and since then the Marblehead class sailboat has become one ...
MARBLEHEAD — At nearly 131 years old, one of the town's most historic clubs is still alive and well. Meeting on Saturdays and Sundays, members of the Marblehead Model Yacht Club gather at Redd ...
The boat is a 50" model yacht of the Marblehead class. This class was started in the Depression era when, like now, people had more free time on their hands. These models were designed to sail in ponds (like the one in Central Park in NYC). ... "Pirate" the orange number 150 was a loaner from the commodore of our club since I did not have a ...
The Marblehead class (M) is probably the most exciting to sail with its minimal rule structure and modern construction techniques a modern M will usually be made of carbon fibre and kevlar with full carbon rigs. The rules do allow for most boats from the mid 90's onward to be modernised and still hold their own in current fleets.
The Marblehead Model Yacht Club currently races the AMYA classes of boats listed below, but all boat classes are welcome. If there is sufficient interest races will be arranged for any class of boat. Racing is scheduled every Sunday at 10 AM and many Saturday's at 1 PM from early March until November. ...
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This city is one of the country's largest transport and logistics hubs, as well as an important industrial center. It is unofficially called the "capital of the Urals.". The population of Yekaterinburg is about 1,493,600 (2022), the area - 468 sq. km. The phone code - +7 343, the postal codes - 620000-620920.
Organized model yachting in Marblehead marked its Centennial in 1992. The longevity of the sport at Redd's Pond can be attributed to the two groups that have actively supported it - Marblehead Midget Yacht Club (1892 to 1925) and Marblehead Model Yacht Club (1925 to present). Redd's Pond became an excellent venue for model boats when it was deepened as a Town fire-fighting reservoir in 1880s.
14. Visit the Old Water Tower. Source: Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Dom kobb used under CC BY-SA 3.0. The old water tower is one of Yekaterinburg's oldest structures dating back to the 1800s and stands as a monument of industrial architecture. It is one of the city's endearing symbols.
Mr. Clough's original model design was 50-inches long with 800 square inches of sail; hence, the name " Marblehead 50-800 ". Until today, these are the principal design measures that govern the development of modern M designs. When introduced in the 1930 season at Redd's Pond, the M soon became the club's model of choice.