96 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
fAtra. 1, 1896. 
Iiarchmont Race Week, 1896, 
As TOLD last week, the first annual race week of the Larcbmont Y. 
C. opened on July 18 with the postponed annual regatta of July 4, con- 
tinuing as foUows: 
SKOOND DAT. 
Monday, July eo. 
The progrsmnoe for Monday Included a special race for schooners in 
racing trim, in one class; a special race for schooners in cruising trim, 
one class; the third series race for 34ft. and 30ft. special clapses: a 
special race for the 21ft. class, and a race for the 15ft. class. Of the 
schooners, Ci^lonia, Emerald and Amorita sailed in the racing division, 
and Ramona, Atlantic and Elsemarie as cruisers. There was a fresh 
S.W. breeze, with a little rain at times, the conditions making a lively 
and exciting race. The usual club triangles were sailed, the start 
being made at 11 :30. The first round was timed: 
Colonia .,...1 08 55 Carolina 1 82 53 
Emerald 1 12 46 Raccoon 1 33 59 
Amorita 1 SO 08 Mai 1 33 10 
Acushla 1 26 35 Departure. 1 33 24 
Dragoon 1 26 47 Musme.... 1 36 20 
Ramona 1 28 33 Argonaut....; 1 36 88 
Elsemarie 1 31 05 Atlantic 1 38 46 
The 21 footers and IS-footers were not timed. In the 30tt. class both 
Mai and Carolina were disabled while t>olding leading places and com- 
pelled to withdraw. Departure sailed with a reefed mainsail and 
scored her first victory in the class, coming in first. The full times 
were: 
SCHOONERS— IN RACING TKIM. 
Start. Finish, Elapsed. Corrected. 
Colonia ..... 11 35 32 2 38 31 3 02 59 3 02 59 
Emerald 11 86 28 2 46 04 8 09 41 3 07 58 
Amorita 11 33 2 57 53 8 21 20 8 08 16 
SCHOONERS -IN CRUISING TRIM. 
Elsemarie 11 37 25 3 15 34 3 ;:i8 09 3 38 09 
Ramona 11 38 00 3 10 58 8 32 58 3 32 58 
Atlantic 11 38 00 3 29 12 8 51 12 3 39 56 
SPECIAL 34ft. class. 
Dragoon 11 44 52 3 06 33 8 21 41 
Acushla 11 45 49 3 06 05 3 20 16 
SPECIAL 30pt. class— start 11:51. 
Musme 3 13 27 3 23 27 
Departure 3 12 42 3 21 43 
Argonaut 3 21 13 3 30 13 
Raccoon 3 12 52 3 21 62 
Mai : Disabled. 
Carolina Not timed. 
15ft. class- start 11:56. 
Paprika 1 57 41 2 01 41 
Hope 2 15 57 2 19 57 
Tola Not timed. 
SI FT. CLASS. 
Houri 11 44 53 1 40 08 1 55 15 
Celia 11 44 12 1 41 01 1 56 48 
Vaquero.. ............ ,.11 45 15 1 42 58 1 57 43 
THIRD DAY. 
Tuesday, July St. 
The programme for Tuesday was a varied one. giving the racing 
men a day of rest and more or less boisterous amusement about the 
harbor; it included a four oared gie: race for the Hen and Chickens 
Colors, presented by Com, Qillig; pair-oared gig race, for Dauntless 
Colors, presented by H. B, Seeley; dinghy race, for Execution Colors, 
presented by H, B. Seeley; race for naphtha launches exceeding 21tt. 
l.w.L; race for naphtha launches 21ft. l.w.l and under; race for the 
Eastward and Westward challenge cup; tub races and water sports, 
and an illumination and ball in the evening. 
Fortunately the day was pleasant, as many ladies were among the 
spectators. The first race, for naphtha launches, was won by Repub- 
lic in one class and Sachera in the other. The Hen and Chickens Colors 
were won by Ramona's gi?. Crusader's pair-oared gig won the Daunt- 
less Colors and Amorita's dinghy won the Execution Colors. The rest 
of the day was devoted to general water sports, swimming races, 
water baseball, etc., and in the evening the club house and grounds 
were illuminated and a ball was given. 
FOURTH DAY. 
Wednesday, July S2. 
Wednesday was a day of calms and drifting, with rain and mist in 
the morning. Emerald did not start, so that the schooner class was 
reduced to Colonia and Amorita, an ill-matched pair in size. The pro- 
gramme ineJi)d»-d op^n races for all classes and fourth series races for 
the 34ft. and 30ft. classPS- The racing throughout was fluky and In- 
conclusive. The times were: 
ECHOOSERS— SPECIAL— CLASS A. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Viator 12 08 00 3 30 04 3 23 04 3 32 04 
Sachem 13 08 00 . 5 11 22 5 03 22 4 58 23 
Ramona 12 08 00 6 15 33 6 07 33 6 07 83 
Once around the course, 10?^ nautical miles. Viator wins by Ih, 
S6m. 183. 
SCHOONERS- CLASS B. 
Colonia 12 06 07 6 45 10 6 39 08 6 39 03 
Amorita 12 06 11 6 49 30 6 43 19 6 83 57 
Twice around the course, 21i^ nautical miles. 
OUTTKRS— CLASS 4. 
Wasp 12 13 52 7 07 46 6 53 54 6 53 54 
Carmita 12 13 46 Did not finish. 
Twice around the course, 21}^ nautical miles. 
CUTTERS— CLASS 5. 
TJvira 12 16 00 Did not finish. 
Choctaw 12 16 00 Did not finish. 
0DTTER8— CLASS 6. 
Norota 12 16 00 Did not finish. 
COTTERS— CLASS 7. 
Infanta 12 16 00 5 01 45 4 45 45 4 41 21 
Oymbra 12 14 15 3 54 14 8 39 59 3 39 59 
Twice around the course, 21 nautical miles. 
34FT. CLASS. 
Dragoon .12 16 00 Did not finish. 
Acushla .,12 15 58 Did not finish. 
SPECIAL CLASS— 30-B'OOTEnS START 12:81 
Musme 4 17 07 3 4<5 07 
Departure 4 24 45 3 53 45 
Mai - 4 30 52 8 59 52 . ,. ;. 
Carolina 4 23 29 8 51 29 
Argonaut 4 16 47 3 45 44 
Raccoon 4 44 06 4 13 06 
Ooce around the course, 10% nautical miles. 
SLOOPS— CLASS 9. 
IJhiita 12 24 46 Did not finish. 
GobUn 12 as 16 4 39 18 4 16 02 4 15 32 
Quantuck , 12 25 25 4 34 54 4 09 29 4 06 56 
Twice around the course, 11 nautical miles. 
SLOOPS— CLASS 10. 
Hyale 12 22 00 Did not finish. 
Dolly 13 21 51 Did not finish, 
CATS— CLASS 11. 
Dornsis 12 23 53 3 22 49 2 58 56 2 58 56 
Volsung 12 22 16 3 36 04 3 13 48 3 18 11 
Lizzie V 12 23 00 Did not finish. 
Twice around, 11 miles. 
CATS— CLASS 12. 
Presto 12 21 10 3 49 10 3 28 00 3 28 00 
St. Elmo 11 12 21 10 Did not finish. 
Twice around, 11 miles. 
CATS— CLASS 13. 
Edna 12 24 39 4 09 08 3 44 29 3 44 29 
Twice around, 11 miles 
21 FOOTERS. 
Celia 12 21 36 Withdrew. 
Hour!.. , 12 32 40 3 3.3 58 8 11 18 
Vaquero 12 21 35 3 31 56 3 10 21 
Maysie , 12 26 00 Did not finish. 
Twice around, 11 miles. 
15ft. class. 
Hope 12 36 00 5 21 59 4 45 59 
Gnome 12 36 00 Did not finish. 
Paprika. 12 36 00 5 07 06 4 31 06 
Ideal 12 36 00 o 07 20 4 31 20 
Yola.... 12 36 00 5 22 04 4 46 04 
Monsoon 12 36 00 Did not finish. 
Twice around, 11 miles. 
The Wintringham 30-footer Argonaut won her first race. 
FIFTH DAY. 
Thursday, July 2S. 
Wednesday night brought a change of weather, the rain and damp- 
ness disappeared before a fresh N.W. breeze, making fine racing 
weather. None of the larger boats came to the line, however, for one 
of the best days of the season. The course for the larger yachts was 
the Parsonage Point and Red Springs triangle, sailed twice, 
miles. The start was made at 11:35, all but the 51-footer8 being reefed, 
many carrying two tucks. Apart from the regular clashes, Uvlra 
and Choctaw sailed a private match. The first incident of the day 
was the knocking down of Acushla before the start, her cockpit fill 
Ing, the accident delaying her some three minutes. The first leg was 
a free reach, the second a reach and the third to windward. Disasters 
were many: Presto broke her tiller. Raccoon sprung the jaws of her 
gafif and tore a small hole in the sail, which later on, when on the 
wind, split in two; Mai parted her thwart halyards; Acushla spilt her 
jib and Yola capsized. The first round was timed: 
VolBung. ,,. 12 49 08 Choctaw , ,, 1 26 23 
lifzzie V, ..„..,,.,.,..„. .12 53 04 Dragoon.,,,,,,,,..,.,..... 1 36 56 
Oconee... 12 53 39 Acushla 1 40 47 
Ethel .,. 1 00 20 Musme 1 48 24 
Loyalty 1 00 42 Mai 1 49 57 
Dosoris. . , . , , 1 02 01 Carolina 1 50 55 
Uvira 1 21 16 Raccoon 1 57 40 
Awa 1 24 34 Departure 1 57 56 
Paprika 1 25 13 
The final times were; 
CUTTERS— CABIN TRUNKS— CLASS 5. 
Start Finish Elapsed. Corrected. 
Choctaw.,.,..,... 11 36 44 3 18 48 8 42 04 8 41 27 
Awa 11 35 59 8 13 09 3 37 10 3 37 10 
Course, 21J4 miles. 
34rT. CLASS— CLASS 8. 
Dragoon 11 85 52 8 27 57 3 52 01 
Acushla 11 38 00 3 33 21 3 55 21 
Course, 21i^ miles. 
CABIN CATS— CLASSES 11 AND 12. 
Volsung 11 44 54 1 57 27 2 12 33 2 11 56 
Lizzie V 11 46 00 2 09 32 2 23 32 2 23 88 
Ethel 11 45 11 2 20 06 2 34 55 2 23 24 
Oconee 11 46 00 3 11 12 2 25 12 2 21 41 
Loyalty 11 44 65 2 17 40 2 33 45 3 33 45 
Dosoris 11 46 00 Did not finish. 
Presto 11 44 43 Disabled. 
Course, lOJ^ miles. 
30fT. CLASS— START 11:51. 
Musme 3 39 20 3 48 20 
Departure 3 55 13 4 04 13 
Mai 3 54 11 4 03 11 
Carolina 8 41 13 3 50 12 
Course, 21^ miles. 
21ft. CLASS. 
Celia 11 46 00 2 16 02 2 30 02 
Houri 11 44 19 1 59 36 3 15 17 
Course, 1(^ miles. 
15ft. class— start 11:56. 
Paprika 3 44 20 2 48 30 
Trilby 2 54 46 2 58 46 
Course, lOJ^ miles. 
CUTTERS— POSTPONED RACE OF WEDNESDAY. 
Uvlra 11 37 08 3 07 20 3 30 12 3 30 12 
Choctaw 11 86 44 8 18 48 8 43 04 3 36 04 
Course, 21J^ miles. 
SIXTH DAY. 
SYiday, July Ik. 
The schooners were ready again on Friday morning, though 
there was but a light easterly breeze. This, however, increased 
during the progress of the race until the finish was made in a 
strong breeze and nasty sea. The new schooner Quisetta, whose 
d6but in these races had been looked for with much interest, only 
reached Larchmont, in tow of a tug, on Friday morning, being 
about three months late in completion. The start was made at 12:05 
for the schooners. Emerald being a couple of minutes late. The first 
leg was to windward, to the markboat out in the Sound, with a fresh- 
enmg breeze. The end of the first round was timed: 
Norota ,..,,>,......l 59 31 Dragoon ...2 03 56 
Colonia 2 00 13 Amorita 3 04 23 
Acushla 2 00 50 Raccoon 20534 
Mai .\ 2 02 00 Departure 2 06 44 
Musme 2 02 05 Carolina 2 07 10 
Emerald 3 02 53 
The second round was sailed in a strong breeze from N.E. and a 
nasty sea. The times were: 
SCHOONERS— ALL IN ONE CLASS. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Colonia 12 07 57 3 25 48 8 17 51 8 17 51 
Emerald 12 08 00 3 31 06 3 23 06 3 31 28 
Amorita 12 08 00 3 37 80 3 29 30 3 16 26 
Course, 30 miles. 
CUTTERS- CLASS 6. 
Norota 12 14 03 3 20 15 3 06 12 3 06 12 
Course, 22 miles. 
SLOOPS— CLASS 8. 
Drag'- on 13 15 46 3 29 32 3 13 46 
Acushla 13 15 59 3 26 42 3 10 43 .... 
Course, 22 miles. 
30ft. class— START 12:21. 
Musme 3 28 06 3 07 06 
Departure 3 35 S6 3 14 36 
Mai 3 25 53 3 04 53 
CaroUna 3 37 58 3 16 58 
Argonaut , , Not timed. 
Raccoon , 3 84 30 8 18 80 
Course, 22 miles. 
21 FT. CLASS. 
Celia ..13 13 54 2 13 45 1 59 51 
Houri ; ..12 13 33 2 14 52 2 01 19 
Vaquero 12 13 40 2 14 10 3 00 30 
Course, 22 miles. 
15ft. class— start, 12:26. 
Hope 2 41 29 2 15 29 
Paprika 8 38 20 2 06 20 
Ideal Not timed. 
Trilby 2 40 58 2 14 58 
Yola Not timed. 
Course, 11 miles. 
SKVKNTH DAY. 
Saturday, July 25. 
The last day of the race week was by far the best in the matter o 
weather, the wind being strong from N.W., making a rattling race 
The only drawback was the absence of yachts, the fleet, though a 
comparatively large one, being broken up into pairs and trios, only 
one out of fifteen classes having more than three starters. Ramona 
and Elsemarie were put together, with a handicap of 5m. in favor of 
the latter. Wasp allowed Norota an arbitrary handicap of 20m. Uvlra 
allowed Liris 8m. The new schooner Quisetta was under way, but did 
not start. The only new boat was the 20-footer Eos, designed by Chas. 
Olmstead for P. P. Dodge and sailed by F. B. Jones, winning easily in 
her class. The start was made at 11:85, Colonia going^ over promptly, 
while Emerald was handicapped The schooners carried working top- 
sails, but the smaller craft had one and two reefs In. All but the 15- 
footers sailed the Parsonage Point and Red Springs triangle. The 
yachts traveled at a high speed through the first two rounds,' but the 
wind fell on the last round. Amorita had no competitor and gave up, 
while Norota also withdrew, having no chance beside Wasp. The 
times were: 
SCHOONERS— SPBCIAI.— CLASS A. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Ramona 11 58 27 5 10 45 5 12 18 5 57 18 
Elsemarie 11 59 01 4 57 23 4 58 22 4 58 32 
Course, 33J4 miles. 
SCHOONERS— CLASS B. 
Colonia 11 35 25 3 38 41 4 03 16 4 03 16 
Bmerala 11 38 00 3 57 59 4 19 59 4 18 09 
Course. V<l^ miles. 
SCHOONERS— CLASS D. 
Amorita 11 86 26 Withdrew. 
Course, 82}4 miles. 
CUTTERS -CLASS 4. 
Wasp 11 43 39 2 45 49 3 02 10 3 03 10 
Norota 11 44 44 Withdrew. 
Course, 21}^ miles, 
CUTTERS- CLASS 5— FLUSH DECKS. 
Uvira 11 44 58 3 15 40 3 30 42 3 30 42 
Liris 11 46 00 3 33 88 8 46 38 3 38 38 
Course, 311^ miles. 
CUTTERS- CLASS 7. 
Infanta 11 44 31 3 37 53 5 53 22 3 48 58 
Cymbra 11 44 06 3 47 06 4 03 00 4 03 00 
Course, 21}^ miles. 
34ft. class. 
Dragoon 11 45 86 8 37 17 3 51 42 
Acushla 11 45 23 3 42 08 3 56 46 
Course, 21}^ mUes. 
30ft. class- start 12:01. 
Musme 3 49 50 8 48 50 
Departure 8 55 05 3 54 05 
Mai 3 46 14 3 45 14 ..... 
Caro Ina 3 52 03 3 51 03 
Raccoon , 
Course, 21 miles. 
SLOOPS— CLASS 9. 
Ninita 11 51 51 2 18 11 2 26 20 2 26 20 
Quantuck .11 53 12 Did not finish. 
Goblin .....11 63 15 3 19 69 2 27 44 2 27 12 
Course, 10^6, miles. 
SLOOPS— CLASS 10. 
Bos 11 52 14 2 41 31 2 49 17 
Hyale 11 53 03 8 17 81 3 25 28 
Dolly 11 55 13 3 34 20 3 39 07 
Course, lOJ^ miles. 
CATS— CLASS 11. 
Volsung 11 52 00 2 00 28 2 08 28 2 06 35 
Molly Bawn 1153 15 Did not finish. 
Loyalty U 52 38 2 40 58 2 48 20 2 48 20 
Course, 10)^ miles. 
CATS. 
Weasel. , , 11 53 20 2 29 43 2 37 23 2 .37 23 
Pres'o 11 53 13 2 28 43 2 36 81 2 34 00 
Course, lOJ^ miles. 
CATS— CLASS 13 
Edna 11 52 27 2 89 06 2 46 39 2 46 39 
31 FT. CLASS. 
Celia 11 51 27 2 08 27 2 17 00 
Vaquero 11 52 24 2 21 14 3 23 50 
Course, W/z miles. 
ISFT. CLASS— START, 12:06 
Paprika 12 06 00 2 53 38 2 47 38 
Microbe 12 08 00 2 57 27 2 51 27 
Course, 10).^ miles. 
The week ended with a grand display of fireworks in the evening, 
accompanied by music by the Seventh Regiment band. The success 
of I he experiment insures its continuance in future years. 
The Tacht Racing Union. 
The Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound comes in for some 
complimentary remarks from the Yachtsman, as follows: 
The Yacht Racing Union of Long Islan'l Sound bids fair to teach its 
British prototype some useful lessons. To begin with, the Y. R. U. of 
L. I. S. has a much more impressive name than the Yacht Racing As- 
sociation of the Cumbraes and the adjacent islands of Great Britain 
and Ireland. But, as we all know, there is nothing in a name and so 
we must let this point pass. 
One of the lessons already taught by the New York organization to 
British yachtsmen is, that to be thoroughly useful such an association 
must be formed of club representatives exclusively, and that onlv 
such clubs as seek to benefit by the rules of the organization should 
be entitled to send representatives. In the case of the Y. R. U. of 
L. I. S., each club sends a representative for every hundred or frac- 
tion of hundred of its members, and there is a restriction that no 
bloated club may send more than five representatives to the union— all 
of whom (so far as may be practicable) are to be chosen from the 
race or regatta committee of each club. The powers of the union are 
merely advisory, and no club is bound by its action unless it likes. 
This sounds modest, but modesty is often seen in great men and great 
organizations, though, indeed, our Y. R. A. is a conspicuous example 
of a body whose influence is not to be altogether attributed to this 
quality. The Y. R. U. has a council of seven Cselected from club rep- 
resentatives, with the proviso that no club shall have more than one 
of its representatives on the council) who manage the affairs of the 
union. But here come some weak point?, borrowed from our 
Y. R. A.: There is only one general meeting of the union each year, 
and the council of seven have the power to fill any vacancies occurring 
in its ranks between these annual gatherings. 
The foregoing will suffice to show that the infant organization of 
Long Island Sound has been launched with the sole purpose of pro- 
moting yacht racing- just as our Y. R. A. was originally instituted— 
and that the grotesque nature of the British Association's constitution 
has been to a great extent avoided. It would be well for the Ameri- 
can Union to take fuller warning from our British Association's 
faults, and for our own "S. R. A. to consider the constitution of the Y. 
R. U. We have contended for many years that any central yacht rac- 
ing committee, to be authoritative, must of necessity be composed of 
club representatives alone, and that instead of giving its council such 
great powers as seem to be thought right, a little more use might be 
made of the penny post, with a view to ascertaining the views of each 
constituent club on vital questions. This we suggest now only for 
the benefit of the American Union— our own Y. R. A. is, we fear, be- 
yond redemption. It will go struggling on and on in its own simple way, 
always oblivious of its professed object, and ever content to allow Its 
council to remain a brilliant example of a mutual admiration society. 
In the matter of a long and complicated title, the Y. R. U. is quite 
as badly handicapped as all similar organizations; no one has yet suc- 
ceeded in coining a short and suiflciently definite name. We hope 
that in time the Y. R. U. of Long Island Sound wiU give place to a 
similar but much larger national body that, being the only one in 
America, will need no superfluous initials to distinguish it from 
others. We agree with all that the Yachtsman says in praise of the 
young association, it has been most ably managed thus far, and many 
of the weak points of the British Y. R. A. have been avoided. At the 
same time it is only fair to say that it has not yet been put to the test 
of time, as has the other. The task of properly balancing the oppos- 
ing forces in such a body, so as to preserve a certain amount of power 
and authority in the hands of a governing body that is not too large 
for efllcient work, and at the same time to keep this body in close 
touch with the wishes of the association at large, is a most difficult 
one, In the case of the British Y. R. A. the governing body is at once 
weak and strong, it possesses and exercises certain autocratic powers 
and at the same time has not the power to enforce its decrees in the 
face of objection from any club. There are still many hard problems 
ahead of the Y. R. U., but with a continuance of the same good sense 
and moderation that has thus far marked its work, no serious trouble 
is to be feared from them. 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895. 
Commodore, Wm. R. Huntington, Rome, N. Y. 
Sec'y-Treas., Thos. H. Stryker, Rome, N. Y. 
Librarian, w. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PURSERS, 
Atlantic Division, H. M. Dater, 807 Adelphi street, Brooklyn, N, Y. 
Central Division, Geo. J. Keyes, 193 Front street, Rochester, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, R. H. Hammond, Worcester, Mass. 
Northern Division, Douglas H. McDougal, Toronto, Canada. 
Annual dues, $1 ; initiation fee, $1. 
Annual meet, Aug. 14-28, Grindstone Island, St. Lawrence River. 
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. 
Commodore, C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, HI. 
Bear-Commodore, E. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Sec'y-Treas., W. D. Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; C. J. Steadman, 
Cincinnati, O. ; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. 
New YorH: C. C. 
In its present location the New York 0. C. offers to the owners of 
small craft such facilities as they have long needed about New York, 
and which they can obtain through no yacht club. The club's station 
at Bensonhursc fronts on Gravesend Bay and is close to the waters of 
the Upper and Lower Bays and the Shrewsbury, the sailing and cruis- 
ing ground of jaany New York yachtsmen. The club has now a large 
house with every faoiUty for the comfort of its members, among 
whom are owners not only of canoes, but of all types of small craft 
and yachts. The dues are far less than those of the regular yacht 
clubs. The following notice has recently been sent out: 
To the Members of the New York C. G.: 
Arrangements have been completed providing comfortable lodgings 
at tbe club house for members who wish to remain over night or for 
a few days. The regular rooms have all been taken for the season, but 
there may be a few vacancies during August, when some of the regu- 
lar lodgers are away on vacations. Cot or bed, over night, 50 cents. 
Dinner, 50 cents; breakfast, 35 cents; lunch, 35 cents. 
A locker room.in the club house has been fitted up, opening off the 
bathroom, for the convenience of those members who ride wheels and 
do not live in the house. There are twenty lockers in all. Price, $1 
for the season. Send application to chairman of house committee, 
Mr. I. A. Brownell. 
The locker room in the boat house on the pier has been put in order 
and lockers built, and as there is a great demand for the limited num- 
ber thus far constructed, an early application will be necessary to 
secure one. Price, $3 for the season. Send application to Capt. H. 
H. Smythe. 
A fresh-water shower bath is now being constructed in the boat 
house, and it will be ready in a few days. The small boat bouse on 
shore is now available to members as a repair aJid storage shop and 
varnishing room. 
