]v&E 28, 1902.1 
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PO&ESt AND STft£AM.« 
Yacht Racing Union of the Great 
Lakes. 
Several articles have appeared in Detroit and Chicago 
papers, purporting to express the fact that the Royal 
Canadian Y. C. of Toronto are opposed to the measure- 
ment rules recently adopted by the Yacht Racing Union 
of: the Great Lakes. 
Instead of this being the case, an overwhelming raa- 
jcn'ty of the club members are in favor of the restrictions, 
as they arc satisfied that a much better class of yacht 
will be developed under these restrictions than under a 
formula. 
In order to set at rest any question in the minds of 
their brother yachtsmen on the Great Lakes, it has been 
decided to publish the following resolution of the Sailing 
Committee : 
"Whereas the Sailing Committee of the Royal Canadian 
Y. C. are unanimously in favor of the proposed new re- 
stricted measurements for measuring racing yachts, and 
the amendments to the "scantling table." as submitted by 
the Y. R. U. of the Great Lakes at their meeting, held in 
Detroit in April, 1902, 
''Resolved, That the Royal Canadian Y. C. delegates to 
the Lake Yacht Racing Association meeting, to be held 
at Toronto on June 23, 1902 (or adjournment thereof), 
be instructed to vote in favor of the amendments, as per 
the attached report, and -that each delegate be furnished 
with a copy of this resolution." 
(Signed) F. Pumb, Sec'y- 
Copy of Resolution {Passed at the Meeting of the Yacht 
Racing Union of the Great Lakes held in Cleve- 
land, Ohio, Oct. II, J90J. 
Resolved, That Messrs. Jarvis, Warner and Raddcr be 
a committee to draft building restrictions for cacli class 
in the Union, having in mind the adoption of restrictions 
which would be equally fair to both centerboard and keel 
yachts and the development of a type of yacht with more 
living room, and that this committee be given power to 
engage such professional assistance as they deem proper, 
and to report at a meeting to be called by the chair. 
Carried unanimously. 
Report. 
The committee named in the above resolution beg to 
report that in accordance with its terms they placed them- 
selves in communication with the following naval archi- 
tects, furnishing them with a copy of this resolution, and 
asking them for suggestions to bring about the desired 
result: William Gardner, of Gardner & Cox, New York; 
C. D. Mower, of New York; W. P. Stephens, of New 
York; Louis M. Clark, of Boston; B. B. Crowninshield. 
of Boston; Small Bros., of Boston; Starling Burgess, of 
Boston; George Owen, of Hamilton, Ont. ; William Fife, 
of Fairiie, Scotland; A. E. Payne, of Southampton, Eng- 
land, and Linton Hope, of Greenlithe, England. 
Air. Gardner approves of the idea of restrictions and 
has furnished us with a schedule, and has written a letter 
expressing his views. 
Mr Mower, being absent in the South, did not receive 
our letters for several weeks. When he returned to New 
York, he wrote that he approved of the idea of abandoning 
a formula and adopting restrictions, but that he was too 
busy to work out figures. 
Mr. .Stephens, of New York, said that he disapproved 
of restrictions, as they tended to produce one-design 
classes, and thought that we should, if possible, devise 
some new and better formula for measuring yachts than 
the one we now use. 
Mr. Louis M. Clark, of Boston, approves strongly of 
the movement, but was too busy to work up details. 
Mr. Crowninshield, of Boston, approves of restric- 
tions and has supplied us with a schedule and written a 
letter favoring restrictions. 
Small Bros, approve and have supplied us with a 
schedule of restrictions. 
Mr. Starling Burgess, of Boston, approves of restric- 
tions, and promised to supply us with a schedule, and also 
a design showing his idea of the type of boat he thought 
would likely be developed, but, we regret to say, neither 
have come forward before going to press. 
Mr. George Owen, of Hamilton, has supplied v v>-ith a 
schedule of figures and has worked up several designs. 
Mr. William Fife, of Fairiie, was unable to give any 
attention to the matter, but recommended that we adopt 
the British Y. R. A. amendments to our present formula. 
Mr. A. E. Payne, of Southampton, has sent a schedule, 
which, however, only can be applied to keel yachts, but 
comparing it with the figures suggested for keel yachts 
by the other designers, it is very similar. 
Our letters to Mr. Linton Hope have been returned un- 
delivered. 
In consequence of the ideas and opinions of the above 
named gentlemen having to be drawn out first by corre- 
spondence, naturally a good deal of delay occurred before 
any of them placed their opinions in writing ,and it be- 
came evident that no great progress could be made with- 
out a personal visit. Consequently a member of your 
committee went to New York twice, and Boston once, 
with the result that the schedules of restrictions from 
William Gardner, B. B. Crowninshield, Small Bros, and 
Mr. Owen have been received. 
The restrictions suggested by these designers have all 
taken form as follows : 
To classify by L.W.L. 
To fix a maximum sail area for each class. 
To fix a minimum area of largest cross section for each 
class. 
To fix a minimum beam at the L.W.L. for each class. 
To fix a minimum freeboard for each class. 
To fix a maximum draft for keel yachts for each class. 
To fix a minimum draft for centerboard yachts for each 
class. 
All are unanimous in fixing — 
A maximum sail area. 
A minimum area of largest cross section. , 
A maximum draft for keel yachts. 
Mr. Gardner has thought it unnecessary to restrict 
beam in any way. 
Small Bros, have thought it unnecessary to restrict free- 
board in any way, but have thought it. necessary to fix 
a minimum draft for centerboard yachts. 
Generally speaking, the recommendations for the 
dimensions and areas are very similar, and your com- 
mittee have made a schedule, the figures in which are 
compiled from the average of the figures in the schedules 
supplied by the designers, equalized in a logical way. 
This schedule has been submitted to the designers and 
received the seal of their approval as expressed in the 
certificate attached to the schedule marked "A," and we 
now submit, for your adoption, the class divisions and 
dimensions to be restricted and table of these restrictions: 
(a) Class divisions to be: 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45ft. l.w.l. 
length measured as at present, only without the crews or 
equivalent weight on board. These divisions we find will 
permit of the yachts that now sail in 
25ft. class (girth rule) to sail in new 20ft. l.w.l. class. 
30ft. class (girth rule) to sail in new 25ft. l.w.l. class. 
35ft. class (girth rule) to sail in new 30ft. l.w.l. class. 
40ft. class (girth rule) to sail in new 35ft. l.w.l. class- 
45ft. class (girth rule) to sail in new 40ft. l.w.l. class. 
50ft. class (girth rule) to sail in new 45ft. l.w.l. .class. 
(b) A maximum sail area for each class. 
(c.) A minimum area of largest immersed cross section 
for each class. 
(d) A minimum beam at L.W.L. for each class. 
(e) A minimum freeboard for each class. 
(f ) A maximum draft for keel yachts for each class. 
Schedule A — Table of Restrictions. 
Minimum 
Area of Largest Minimum 
Minimum 
Maxim. 
Tmrnersed 
Beam 
on L.W.L. 
Freeboard." 
Maxi- 
Sail 
Cross 
mum 
Class. Area. 
Section * 
Keel. 
C B. 
Keel 
C.B. 
liraft 
20 550 
9.25 
Oft. iOin. 
7ft. 9tn, 
19111, 
ISin. 
5 
25 1050 
15.75 
8ft. 3in. 
Oft. 2in. 
23in. 
22in. 
6' 
30 1550 
22.25 
9fti fiin. 
10ft. 6in. 
27in. 
20in. 
7 
35 2050 
28.50 
lift. lin. 
12fl. 3in. 
pin. 
29in. 
40 2600 
35. 
12ft. «n. 
14ft. 3in. 
34in. 
32in. 
1 4" 
45 3200 
42. 
13ft/ Sin. 
15ft. Sin. 
3Cin. 
31in. 
10 
* Sectional area of centerboard yacbts to be measured, exclusive 
of sectional area of the centerboard when lowered. Sectional area 
of centerboard opening is not to be deducted from sectional area 
of the yacht at the point of measurement. 
To; the Council of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great 
Lakes : 
Gentlemen— We are of the opinion that the restric- 
tions set out in the above schedule will produce a whole- 
some type of yacht, and afford much more interior ac- 
commodation and better cruising qualities than the class 
of yacht now being built for racing under your girth rule 
formula, and at the same time we are of the opinion that 
properly designed yachts built under these restrictions 
will have little, if any, reduced speed, and that both keel 
and centerboard yachts will race on approximately even 
terms. Yours truly, 
B. B. Crowninshield, Boston. 
Small Bros., Boston. 
Geo. Owen, Hamilton. Ont. 
C. D. Mower, New York. " 
Gardner & Cox, New York. 
Starling Burgess, Boston. 
In addition to the restrictions mentioned in the schedule 
many suggestions have been made with respect to cabin 
accommodation, but your committee feel that it is not 
prudent to bind down owners in too arbitrary a way, and 
feel that as much liberty as possible, consistent with the 
production of a suitable type of yacht, will work the best 
results, and your committee recommended only the fol- 
lowing cabin and other requirements for consideration. 
Cabin Trunk — The height of cabin trunk, measured 
from the level of top side of covering board to highest 
point of cabin trunk (exclusive of skylight), shall not be 
less than 2in. for every foot of extreme beam, for the 20, 
25 and 30ft. l.w.l. classes. The maximum width of cabin 
trunk shall not exceed 60 per cent, or be less than 40 pet- 
cent, of greatest beam on deck in the 20, 25, 30 and 35ft. 
classes". 
Freeboard — Freeboard shall be measured from the top - 
of the covering board to the surface of the water. Any 
excess of freeboard over the minimum required may be 
deducted from the required height for cabin trunk. 
Sails — The total area of the sails abaft the mast shall 
not exceed 75 per cent, of the total allowed sail area. 
Scantling Table — In consequence of the amended 
classification, the headings of our table of scantling will 
have to be altered, so as to make the sizes now applied to 
The 25ft. class (girth rule) apply to the 20ft. class l.w.l. 
The 30ft. class (girth rule) apply to the 25ft. class l.w.l. 
The 35ft class (girth rule) apply to the 30ft. class l.w.l. 
The 40ft. class (girth rule) apply to the 35ft. class l.w.l. 
The 45ft. class (girth rule) apply to the 40ft. class l.w.l. 
The 50ft. class (girth rule) apply to the 45ft. class l.w.l. 
We also would suggest some amendments in the scant- 
ling table itself. We feel that the present areas required 
for the deck beams contemplate the use of spruce or some 
light material. We also think that some reductions might 
be made in the areas of the clamps apd bilge stringers, 
but we recommend that if this be done, the deck beams 
be required to be made of oak and the clamps and bilge 
stringers of either oak, elm or hard pine ; and with the 
above object in view we recommend the following 
amendments to the scantling table: 
Schedule B — Amendments to Scantling Table. 
Oak. 
Class. .20 25 30 35 40 45 
Deck beams, main 3 4V 2 5V 2 6% V/2 9 
Deck beams, auxiliary P/2 V/2 3% 3% 4Vi 5 
Deck beams, half,-.". 1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 4% 
Oak, Rock Elm or Hard Pine. 
Clamp, middle 3 5 7 9 11 15 
Clamp, ends 2 3M 4 5 1V> 9 
Bilge stringer, middle 3 5 7 9 11 13 
The correspondence between the naval architects men- 
tioned in this report and the committee will be handed to 
the secretary to be filed with the records of the Yacht 
Racing Union of the Great Lakes. 
We also wish to point out that, if the changes recom- 
mended by your committee take place, it will be neces- 
sary to revise the book of rules, and it will also be neces- 
sary to provide that all of the present fleet, if not altered, 
be entitled to sail in the respective classes as designated 
in clause (a) of this report, whether they exactly lit or 
not ; the intention being that all the present contestants 
remain together and that all new boats must comply with 
the new restrictions. 
All of which we respectfully submit, 
We are, Gentlemen, 
Your obedient servants, 
E. P. Warner, Chicago. 
E. W. Radder, Cleveland. 
^Emtlius Jarvis, Toronto. 
Larchmont Y* C Spring Regatta. 
larchmont, long island sound. 
Saturday, June 21. 
FOR the last two years the Larchmont Y. C. has been 
most unfortunate in the matter of weather on the day of 
their spring regatta. Last year an easterly storm made 
it necessary to postpone the race until the following Mon- 
day. On Saturday, June 17, the day set aside for their 
spring race this year, the weather was hardly good 
enough iu which to have a. successful race in all the 
classes. 
In the early morning there was but little breeze, and 
about 5 o'clock it began to rain. Shortly after 9 o'clock 
it hegan to blow from the S. and W., gradually increasing 
in force until it was blowing half a gale. Quite a sea 
had been kicked up, and when 11:30 came, the hour 
scheduled for the race, it was deemed advisable to make 
a postponement. The club's tug had considerable diffi- 
culty in putting out the turning marks owing to the sea 
that was running. 
Shortly after noon the weather gave signs of breaking, 
and it was decided to send the boats away at 2 o'clock, 
when the preparatory signal was given and the courses 
signalled. The wind at this time was S. by VV. Muriel 
and F.lmina were the first to start, as Vigilant did not 
have a competitor in the yawl class. The wife of the 
owner of Ailsa being ill, it was not deemed advisable to 
race. her. 
Muriel and Elmina were sent away at 2:05. The course 
over which they were to sail was six miles east, three- 
quarters north, then six miles southwest, five-eighths west 
and then three miles north-northwest. The first leg was 
a reach. Both boats crossed on the starboard tack, El- 
mina being in the lead. Both boats were carrying all 
their lower sails, but soon after the start Elm'na sent up 
her working main topsail- and Muriel following suit a 
little later. The boats made a grand picture as they 
crossed, everything being hidden in a smother of foam. 
Irving Zerega, one of the amateur crew on Muriel, was 
struck by a sea while trimming a sheet on the lee side and 
was washed almost clear of the boat, but fortunately he 
caught the end of a rope and pulled himself aboard again. 
The second leg, was on the wind, and Elmina seemed to 
improve her lead a little. From the second mark home 
it was a broad reach with booms well off. 
Muriel allowed Elmina 8s. over a fifteen-mile course 
under the new rule. 
In the 43ft. class there were three starters. Dorwina, 
Effort and Mira. None of the owners of the boats was 
aboard, and Mr. Addison G. Hanan sailed Dorwina. while 
Mr. A. H. W. Johnson was at the stick on Mira, Mira 
got the best of the start, being, in the windward berth 
and right on the line on gun fire. Dorwina was a good 
second, but to leeward, while Effort was some distance 
astern. Mira had a single reefed mainsail, while Dorwina 
and Effort each had on full mainsail. Dorwina drew 
into the lead on the first leg, which was a reach of four 
miles due E. Effort drew slowly through Mira's lee. 
Aiira was badly handicapped by not having on full main- 
sail. The second leg was four miles S.W.. and the boats 
could lay their course nicely. The last leg was three 
miles N.N.W., a run back to the finish line. Sir'nnakers 
were set and carried for a time, but the wind was- slowly 
heading all the while, and gaff topsails and jib topsails 
were set and spinnakers doused. When nearing the finish 
line the wind was very light, and dead ahead. Effort- 
crossed the line wrong again, and had to return and finish 
correctly; this lost her some little time. Mfra was almsot 
becalmed a couple of hundred yards from the finish line, 
and was some time getting across. 
Two boats started in the 30ft. class — Alerion and 
Mimosa. Mimosa finished first, but was protested by the 
owner of Alerion because she did not round the outer 
nrark, it having sunk. 
Snapper had a sailover in the raceabout class. She 
started the race with trysail, but finished with a two- 
reefed mainsaif and jib. 
Houri did not have any competitor in her class. When 
crossing the starting line one of her amateur crew, Mr. 
Frank Mitchell, slipped overboard and he swam to the 
committee boat, where he was dried out in the engine 
room. 
The owners of the New Rochelle one-design boats that 
started and finished deserve much credit for their pluck. 
It was a nasty day for such small boats, but four of 
these craft covered the course. Their course was five and 
one-half miles in length. Phil Howard brought his boat 
Caper home a winner by a wide margin. 
Three of the Seawanhaka cup trial boats turned up, 
hut they did not race. The summary : 
Schooners— Class D— Start, 2:05. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Elmina, F. F. Brewster 3 37 11 1 32 11 1 32 03 
Muriel, C. M. Smithers 3 38 42 1 33 42 1 33 42 
Sloops— Class L— Start, 2:15. 
Dorvina, Clifford lirokaw 4 03 54 1 48 54 1 48 54 
Mira, C. L. Poor. 4 14 15 1 59 15 1 5fi 48 
Effort, F. M. Smith 4 05 28 1 ;,0 2.S 1 50 20 
Sloops— Class M— Start, 2:25. 
Alerion, A. H. Alkcr... 4 59 25 2 34 25 
Mimosa, T. L. Park 4 39 08 2 14 08 
Larchmont 21ft. Cifss— Start, 2:30. 
Jlouri, J. H. Esser 3 48 05 1 18 Or, I 18 05 
Raceaboitts— Start, 2:30. 
Snapper, A. P.ryan Alley 3 45 42 1 15 42 1 15 42 
New Rochelle One-Design Class — Start, 2:3a 
Caper, P. E. Howard... 4 45 49 2 10 19 2 10 49 
Knave. R. N. Bavier 4 50 38 2 15 37 2 15 37 
Me Too, H. T. Foote 4 50 48 2 15 48 2 15 48 
Alga, Alfred Mestre... 4 52 33 2 17 33 2 17 33 
Mr. Howard W. Coats and Mr. Frank Hardy served on 
the Regatta Committee. 
