110 WITH BOAT AND GUN IN THE YANGTZE VALLEY. 



The owner of the boat so penalised or excluded shall, however, be at liberty to appeal to a special meeting 

 of the members of the Club which the Committee shall call as soon as possible, giving three days' notice, and at 

 which the Committee's decision can be annulled by a majority of two-thirds of those present at the meeting. 



15.— No boat built in Europe or America shall be eligible to compete in the 2J rating class. 



The measurement for rating shall be as follows : — 



[LWL + BG— 2BF + i (SG— 2SF)1 x Sail area 

 8000 

 LWL Load water line 



B Bow end of water line 



S Stern „ „ 



G Girth, deck to deck 



P Freeboard 



All measurements in feet. 

 The measurements of the water line and sail area will be in accordance with the rules adopted by the Y. K. A. 



Considering the requirements, restrictions were unavoidable, and after the experience 

 of four seasons, the Committee who drew up the original rules have reason to be well 

 satisfied with the result of their labours. The rules have so far worked admirably, and there 

 is no indication that they will fail to do so in the future, or that they will encourage the 

 production of other than a desirable kind of craft. One unforeseen move has occurred, — viz., 

 the advent of the Violet, built from a design by the celebrated Mr. G. L. Watson: had this 

 been anticipated, it is possible that the Committee might have excluded professional 

 designs, solely on account of the additional expense but as they made no such prohibition 

 no objection can now be urged. There is another side to the question, however: — the 

 appearance of the Violet in the fleet of 2^ raters has raised the standard at one bound to a 

 point which it would otherwise have taken years to reach, and has also brought the fleet, 

 to some extent, into touch with home boats. The latest addition to the fleet — the Winifred — 

 was also built from a design by Mr. Watson. The owner of any locally-designed boat 

 which beats either the Violet or the Winifred \x^^ therefore the satisfaction of knowing that 

 the performance is one of more than local excellence. 



Following are particulars of the yachts composing the 2% rating class at the present 

 time (July 1910):— 



Re-call 

 No. Name. Flag. Rig. 



1 Viola I* British Schooner 



3 Gull* „ Sloop 



6 Violet* British Lug Sloop 



7 Spoondrift Swiss „ ....... 



8 Atlantic IIP British Yawl 



9 Winsome American ... Sloop 



10 Meitoo British Yawl 



11 Haikwan „ Lug Sloop.. 



12 Haven* „ Ch. Lug 



IS Phyllis British 



* Holders of Admiralty Warrants to fly the Blue Ensign. 



