A race between two types: CAPE COD BABY KNOCKABOUT (CC 27) and 

 EIGHTEEN-FOOT KNOCKABOUT (K 302). Courtesy Robert O. Bigelow. 



12 knots would send the boat head to wind. With such a weather helm the 

 boats were thought safe for children. However, the knockabouts were pur- 

 chased by some retired captains who had been racing spritsails with the 

 summer people. And this is where the fun started. 



"About 1930 the class had gathered some 'hot shots.' Three or four of 

 them were retired yacht captains who had a tradition of yachting in the 

 grand manner. These men began enlarging rudders and jibs to reduce the 



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