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FOREST ANt) STH^AM. 
March 14, 1903.I 
of length. Example deck beams may be li^ X Hn., spaced 12iri. 
c. to c., or IVj X ^iin., spaced 6in. c. tt) c. 
Article XIV. Centerboards shall be so constructed that they can 
be wholly housed without leaving any projection below the keel 
or hull. 
They shall not be loaded except to overcome flotation, but metal 
plates may be used under the following restrictions : 
If of steel or iron plate, they shall be of practically uniform 
thickness, and shall not weigh, either singly or collectively, over 
4501bs. 
If of bronze, brass or any metal other than steel or iron, they 
shall be of practically uniform thickness, and not weigh, eithc. 
.singly or collectively, over jJOOlbs. 
(For draft of centerboards see Article XII.) 
No hollow boards shall be allowed. 
SAILS. 
^Article XV. Sails shall be limited to mainsails, jibs and spin- 
tuakers. 
All jibs and spinnakers must be triangular sails, but each may 
have a small club on the head not exceeding 5 per cent, of the 
base of the fore triangle. 
The total area of the mainsail and fore triangle shall not exceed 
500 sij. ft. 
The total area of the spinnaker, measured as a triangle, whose 
base is the length of the spinnaker boom measured from its out 
end, when set to the center of the mast, and whose perpendicular 
is the distance from the deck at the foreside of the mast to the 
spinnaker halliard block, shall not exceed twice the area of the 
fore triangle. 
Article XVI. The mainsail when set must not be set beyond 
Ihe hoist and outer points marked on the mast, boom, gatf or 
other spars, as directed by Article X: 
Any jib, when set, shall not extend beyond the upper and for- 
ward points defined in Article X. 
The spinnaker boom, when used in carrying sail, shall not be 
lasheJ ito prevent its lifting. 
BALLAST. 
Article XN'IL Shifting ballast shall not be allowed. 
Centerboards shall be considered as fixed ballast. 
Article XVIII. No outrigger or other mechanical device for 
CEurrfing live ballast outboard shall be allowed. 
Article XIX. Yachts must sail throughout the match with the 
same amount of fixed ballast and with centerboards of practically 
the same weight as carried in the first race. 
LIFE PRESERVERS AND ANCHORS. 
Article XX. Life preservers, anchors, chains, etc., may or may 
not be carried, at the option of the contestants. The option must 
be declared before measurement and for the purposes hereof, and 
shall be adhered to throughout the races. 
CREW. 
Article XXI. The crew shall be amateurs and members of the 
vrespective clubs. 
Article XXII. The provision of the Trust, Article X., re- 
r.quiring helmsmen to be xiominated in writing twenty-four hours 
liiefore the day appointed for the first race is waived. In lieu 
dJiereof the challenging and challenged clubs shall furnish each 
;to the other, or to their respective representatives, a certificate 
.in a form of the following tenor: 
"•It is hereby certified that who are nominated 
Ito aail on the representative yacht of 
tthis club, are amateurs in the spirit of the word, and are mem- 
Ibers of this club." 
.Article XXIII. The total weight of the crew, including all 
clothes, personal apparel and belongings worn by them or carried 
iQti board during the race, shall not exceed ()501bs. 
COURSES. 
Article XXIV. The courses shall consist of a triangular 
course and a covirse to windward and return. 
Jiacii leg of the triangular course shall be one and one-third 
najutical imiles in length. The course .shall be sailed over three 
times. 
Eadhi leg of the course to windward and return shall, if pos- 
sible, he two nautical miles, and in any event not less than one 
nautical mile. 
The course shall be sailed over a sufficient number of times to 
make a total of twelve nautical miles. 
Article XXV. The marks to indicate the courses shall consist 
of staffs, bearing red and white flags for the triangular course, and 
blrck and white for the windward and return course, and they 
shall be capped with bright tin cones. 
Article XXVI. A race may be suspended or postponed fo/ 
such time .as the judges deem reasonable, to permit of repairs to 
a competitor disabled or injured before the second or preparatory 
; signal. 
Article XXVII. A start may be suspended or postponed to a 
Hater hour of the same day or to the next following day (ex- 
icluding Sunday) in the event of a fog or a calm. 
ORDER OF COURSES. 
iArticle XXVIII. The races shall be sailed alternately over the 
ttriangular and the windward and return courses. 
'iTihe first race to be triangular or windward and return, as the 
w<inn£r of the toss may elect. 
START AND FINISH. 
ArtorVe XXIX. The start and finish shall be respectively across 
a line Ixctween and designated by a mark and a stakeboat flying 
the burge£ of the Royal St. Lawrence V. C. 
Article XXX. (a) Windward and return course. For the 
stf'irt and during the race the stakeboat shall be anchored at right 
angles to the course, so that the competitors shall leave the 
starting buov to starboard. 
(b) Triangular course. For the start and during the race the 
stakeboat shall be moored outside and at right angles to the 
first leg. 
Article XXXI. For the finish the stakeboat shall be moored in 
a similar position on the other side of the buoy at right angles 
to the last leg. , . , , 
Article XXXII. To determine the start and finish, the judges 
steamer shall be anchored beyond the stakeboat, with its signal 
staff, as nearly as practicable, in range with the mast of the 
stakeboat and the mark, but the true line shall be held to be the 
prolongation of the range of the signal staff of the judges' steamer 
and of the flag mast on the stakeboat. 
Article XXXIII. Unless otherwise ordered, marks shall be left 
to starboard. . . 
Article XXXIV. If the judges, in their discretion order the 
triangular course to be sailed in the reverse direction, leaving 
marks to port, the reverse positions of the stakeboat and judges' 
steamer shall be a notice of such reversal. 
THE RACES. 
Article XXXV. The start be made as neariy as practicable at 
a quarter past one in the afternoon. 
'the race shall be deemed to have begun when the second signal 
has been given, except for the calculation of the time limit, under 
Article XXXIX. , , . 
Article XXXVI. The start shall be a flying start, and the sig- 
nals therefor shall be as follows: ,„,,•■ 
(a) First Signal— Preliminary. — The blue peter shall be hoisted 
on the signal staff of the judges' steamer, accompanied by a 
whistle 15 seconds' long. , ^ . , , 
There shall be an interval of 5 minutes between the first and 
second signals. ™, , , , . , , 
(b) Second Signal— Preparatory.— The blue peter on the judges 
steamer shall be lowered and a red ball hoisted, accompanied by 
a whistle 15 seconds long. 
There shall be an interval of 5 minutes between the second and 
third Signal— Start. — The red ball shall be lowered, ac- 
companied by the firing of a gun, and a whistle 15 seconds long. 
,\rticle XXX VI I. 'the races shall be sailed without time al- 
lowance. ^ . , , , , ,, 
Article XXXVIII. In case it should be necessary to recall 
either or both of the competitors, the following signals shall be 
"^(a) For the recall of the challenging yacht a United States 
ensign shall be hoisted on the signal staff of the judges' steamer, 
accompanied by two sharp whistles. 
1^ r^— " * •'■»■ c'Tal'^ne-ed vacht a British ensign shall 
be so hoisted, accompanied by three sharp whistles. 
i^^c-.. -1 uuin competitors iiie burgee of both clubs 
shall be hoisted, accompanied by four sharp whistles. 
Article XXXIX. The competitors shall be called off: 
(a) If any triangular race is not concluded within three and 
one-quarter' hours after the third or start signal has been given, 
^b) If any windward and return race is not concluded within 
three and one-half hours after the third or start signal has been 
given. 
Article XL. For calling off a race the red ball shall be half-masted 
on the signal staff' of tlie judges' steamer, accompanied by the 
firing of a gun and a whistle 15 seconds long. 
Article XLl. 1 he match shall be sailed under the rules of the 
Royal St. Lawrence Y. C, except as modified by this instrument. 
Article XLII. The provisions of the Trust, insofar as the same 
are inconsistent with the foregoing articles, are hereby waived. 
TRIAL RACES. 
Note. — The rules and regulations governing the Seawanhaka 
International races will be followed in the trial races as far as 
possible. 
'1 lie trial races will be held off the southerly end of ITouse 
Island, Manchester Harbor on Wednesday, June 10; Kriday, June 
12; Saturday, Uine IH; Monday, June 15, and Tuesday, June 1(1, 
1903. 
COURSES. 
The courses will be alternately triangular and to windward or 
leeward and retvirn. Full instructions will be furnished from the 
judges' steamer on each race day, one hour before the preliminary 
signal. 
START AND SIGNALS. 
The start shall be made as nearly as practicable at 2 o'clock 
in the afternoon of each day. The race shall be deemed to have 
begun when the second signal has been given, except for the 
calculation of the time limn. (See Article^ XXXIX. of the Sea- 
wanhaka International Rules.) 
'I'lie start shall be a ffying one, and the signals therefor shall 
be as follows: 
First Signal — Preliminary. — The blue peter 'shall be hoisted on 
the signal staff of the judges' steamer, accompanied by a whistle 
Xa seconds long. 
There shall be an interval of 5 minutes between the first and 
second signals. " 
Second Signal — Preparatory. — ^The , blue peter on the judges' 
steamer shall be lowered and a red'ball hoisted, accompanied" by 
a whistle 15 seconds long. 
There shall be an interval of 5 minutes between the second 
and third signals. 
Third Signal —Start.— The red ball shall be lowered, accom- 
panied by the firing of a gun and a whistle 15 seconds long. 
NO TIAIE ALLOWANCE. 
The races shall be sailed without time allowance. 
RECALLS. 
Should the judges decide to recall the yachts after the race i.s 
started, a gun will be fired or a whistle blown from the judges' 
steamer after all the competitors have crossed the starting line. 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR TRIAL RACES. 
(1) Written entries must be filed with the secretary of the 
Seawanhaka cup committee of the Manchester Y. C. on or be- 
fore June 1, 1903. 
CJ.) The owner of each yacht entering for the trial races must, 
on or before June 8, 1903, furnish to the secretary of the commit- 
tee the racing measurement of his yacht, certified by the measurer 
of the Manchester Y. C. 
(3) Each yacht must carry the racing number fastened securely 
on both sides of the mainsail. Numbers to be furnished by the 
Manchester Y. C. 
(4) In the event of any race being postponed or ordered re- 
sailed, it will be sailed at as early a date as may be practicable. 
(5) The yacht or yachts, selected to represent the club, shall 
be the ones which, in the judgment of the special committee 
(appointed by the Manchester V. C.) shall be the best adapted 
therefor, and not necessarily the winners of a majority of the 
trial races. Additional races may be ordered by the committee 
between such contestants as they may select. 
(15) It is understood and agreed that the Manchester Y. C. is 
to pav the transportation charges on any yachts that may be sent 
to Canada by the Manchester V. C. to compete in the Seawanhaka 
international races of 1903. 
Note.— In reference to Article XXII. of the Agreement be- 
tween the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. and the Manchester Y. C, 
and for the purpose of carrying out this said agreement, the fol- 
lowing vote has been promulgated by the executive committee of 
the Manchester Y. C. : 
\'oted: That a committee of three from the club be appointed 
by the executive committee of the Manchester Y. C. to select any 
number of yachts which they may see fit to represent the Man- 
chester Y. C. in the races on Lake St. Louis next July, 1903, 
and that said special committee be also empowered to select from 
the members of the Manchester Y. C. a crew of four men to 
handle said yachts in the Seawanhaka races, and that the crew 
thus chosen be allowed to name from members of the Man- 
chester Y. C. any substitutes which they may see fit to select. 
And also that the crew selected shall have the power to designate 
which of the selected yachts shall compete against the representa- 
tive of the Roval St. Lawrence Y. C. 
All communications with reference to the Seawanhaka cup races 
should be addressed to Mr. IT. B. Pearson, 85 Water Street, 
Boston, Mass. 
Arthur M. Merkiam, ] 
airman. S 
Chairman. {_ Seawanhaka Cup Committee 
H. P. Pearson, Secy. i Manchester Y. C. 
Edwin A. Boardman, 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, March 9. — Mr. J. Hopkins Smith, Jr., has or- 
dered another yacht to compete in the Kiel regattas. Mr. 
B. B. Crowninshield, who designed Uncle Sam for Mr. 
Smith last year, will turn out the lines of the new boat, 
and she will be built by Fenton, of Manchester, who 
built Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam was a 21-footer, and this 
lime Mr. Smith will go up a class. The new boat will be 
48ft. lin. over all, 30ft. 6in. waterline, gft. 6in. beam and 
6ft. gin. draft. Her displacement will be 15,420 pounds, 
and she will carry 7,507 pounds of lead outside. 
Mr. Linus A. Chase, formerly in the New York office of 
Mr. Frank N. Tandy, is now associated with Mr. Crown- 
iiishield. Mr. Crowninshield has sold the 55-footer Sea 
Lark, owned by Mr. Asa Schofield, to Mr. H. W. Pea- 
bod)', and the Bar Harbor 25-footer, Rip, owned by Mr. 
A. J. Cassatt, of Philadelphia, to Mr. James Lawrence, of 
Groton, Mass. She will be used on the Maine Coast. 
Lines are being turned out for a light draft 5Sft. water- 
line schooner for Mr. Lawrence Jones, of Louisville, 
Ky., who now has the schooner Attaquin under charter. 
She will be Sift, over all, 20ft. beam and 2ft. gin. draft. 
Her displacement will be about 42 tons, and she will carry 
about 2,500 square feet of sail. Provisions will be made 
for auxiliary power, although it is not expected that the 
engine will be installed at once. The centerboard will be 
hung on one side of the keel, so that the shaft may be 
placed in the center of the vessel, the engine being de- 
signed to fit in between the centerboard box and the 
foremast. The yacht will be used in Florida and southern 
waters. Crowninshield has also received an order for a 
one-rater for Mr. L Bergmanon, of St. Petersburg, Rus- 
sia, to conform to the Russian rating ride. Oxner and 
Story are building a 6ift. waterline fisherman for a syn- 
dicate headed by Mr. Crowninshield. The i8-footer of his 
design for Mr. B. S. Permar has been laid down by 
Graves, of Marblehead. and the 25-footer for Mr. L. C. 
Wade has been set up at the Marblehead Yacht Yard. 
The 27-foot yawl for Mr. J. C. Ayers, will be built at 
Jacob's yard. City Island. _ . 
■ The spring meeting of the Yacht Racing Association 
of Massachusetts will be held Thursday evening, March 
ig, at which officers will be elected and dates will be 
assigned to the clubs for open races during the season. 
There are several amendments to be proposed which will 
make the meeting the most important held for years. It 
is understood that a vote will be proposed to the effect 
that at the fall meeting rules will be proposed for all of 
the Association classes. This is practically a notice that 
at the end of this season the present classes will pass out 
c.l existence, unless it should be the will cf the delegate.s, 
at the fall meeting, to adopt the present restrictions again. 
It is not believed, hov.'ever, that anything of this kind will 
be done. Throughout the season the Executive Commit- 
tee will watch the result of rules in this and other sec- 
tions of the coast, so that the best points in each may be 
absorbed. A proposition will be made to adopt the 22ft. 
class, and, considering the number of boats that have been 
Imilt for the class, there seems to be great confidence on 
the part of the promoters that it will be adopted. There 
are now eight boats ordered. The last two are for Mr. 
.Sanuiel W. Lewis and Mr. F. B. Talbot, designed by 
Messrs. Burgess and Packard, and for Mr. Charles D. 
Lanning, designed by Messrs. Small Bros. Another new 
rule to be proposed in the Association meeting will be 
in regard to protests that are appealed from the judges of 
races to the Executive Committee of the Association. 
It will be proposed that the sum of $5 accompany each 
notice of appeal, this sum to be returned to the person 
making the appeal if he should be in the right, and tO' be 
turned over to the Associations treasury if he should be 
wrong. It is expected that the resquest will be made that 
Ihe Boston Y. C. be allowed more delegates, because of 
its size and the number of yachts entering from it. 
The Regatta Committee of the Corinthian Y. C, of 
Marblehead, has arranged the folloNving fixtures; 
June 20, Saturday — First championship. 
July 4, Saturday — Second championship. 
July 18, Saturday — Third championship. 
Julj'^ 29, 30, and 31, and August i, Wednesday, Thurs- 
day, Friday and Saturday — Midsummer series of invita- 
tion races. 
August 8, Saturday — Fourth championship. 
August 15, Saturday — Fifth championship. 
August 22, Saturday— Sixth championship. 
Other races will be announced later. The arrangements 
for the annual cruise will be goverened by the orders of 
Commodore John O. Shaw, Jr. 
Mr. liollis Burgess has sold to Mr. W. Starling Bur- 
gess the cutter Winnifred, owned by Mr. E. H. Howe, 
of Lynn. Mr. Burgess will have about the same altera- 
tions made in her interior that were made in the cutter 
Edith, recently purchased by him. She will also be given 
auxiliary power. Winnifred was originally called Btitter- 
fly and was afterward called WHiite Wing. She was de- 
signed by Mr. J. Beavor Webb for Mr. Burgess' father, 
the late Edward Burgess. Mr. Burgess will call her by 
her original name, Butterfly. Burgess and Packard have 
received an order for a 30ft. launch for Mr. Henry F, 
FJurlburt. She will be built by Murray and Tregurtha. 
Prof. Packard went to Pennsylvania last week to look 
over the new coaching launch, Ben Franklin II., de- 
signed by Messrs. Burgess and Packard for the Uni- 
versity of Pennsylvania. 
Mr. Joseph J. Moebs and Mr. H. J. Connor have 
formed a partnership and will conduct the business of 
yacht designing and brokerage at 7 Water street, Bos- 
ton. Mr. Moebs is a graduate of "Tech," and is well 
known among the racing men of Massachusetts Bay. 
At Lawley's the 40-rater designed by Messrs. Burgess 
and Packard for Col. R. H. Morgan, is in frame. Major 
L. H. Bent's 50ft. schooner, designed by Mr. Arthur Bin- 
ney, is being finished up inside and will soon be ready 
for launching. The 25-footer designed by Mr. F. D. 
Lawley for Mr. John Swift, is being finished up inside. 
The cruising 21-footer designed by Mr. F. D. Lawley 
for Mr. L. H. Spalding, will probably be hauled out of the 
shop this week. Mr. Trenor L. Park's 43-rater, designed 
by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield, is partly planked. Charles 
Fletcher's new steam yacht, designed lay Cheseborough, is 
Hearing completion and the steam yacht for Mr. C. G. 
Emery, by the same designer, is nearly all plated. The 
launch designed by Mr. F. D. Lawley for Mr. W. F. 
Greer is planked and the launch for the Boston Y. C. is 
finished. The wooden keel is being turned out for Mr. 
John M. Richtnond's schooner. 
Mr. E. A. Boardman has an order for an i8-footer for 
I\lr. Reginald Boardman and a 14ft. double planked cedar 
tender for Mr. J. C. Philips, to be used on Wenham 
Lake. This boat will weigh between 70 and 80 pounds. 
White, of Manchester, has the Malcolmson i8-footer 
planked and has started the Watson 21-footer. He has 
finished the i8-footer for Mr. E. A. Boardman, which will 
be tried out Patriots' Day. 
Mr. F. T. Wood, of Wollaston, has designed a 21- 
footer for his brother, Mr. W. S. Wood, of Fall River. 
She will be a heavily built cruising boat, with 4ft. Sin. 
lieadroom, and will carry 675 square feet of sail. She 
v.ill be built by Mr. A. LeBonte, of Fall River. Mr. 
LeBonte is also building from Mr. Wood's design a 32ft. 
speed launch, to be equipped with two 7 horse-power 
engines placed tandem. 
Mr. W. B. Stearns and Mr. George T. McKay have 
formed a partnership under the name of Stearns & 
McKay. The business of designing, building, outfitting 
and repairing will be carried on at the Marblehead Yacht 
Yard, as heretofore. A specialty will be made oi; 
auxiliary yachts and power launches. 
Mr. Isaac B. Mills has designed a 35ft. cabin launch for 
Mr. G. H. Street, which is iSuilding by Meek, of North 
Weymouth. He has also designed two 30ft. hunting 
launches, one of which is for Mr. C. T. Estabrook, and 
a 15ft. power tender for Mr. C. M. Bruce. 
Mr. Samuel MacConnell has resigned from the firm of 
MacConnell Bros., and with William H. Stimpsoii has 
established a yacht designing and brokerage business at 
114 State street. Ex-Commodore J. R. Hodder, of the 
Winthrop Y. C, has been admitted to the firm of Mc- 
Connell Bros., who have removed their headquarters to 
519 Exchange Building. John B. Killeen. 
Mr. Samuel MacConnell has resigned from the firm 
of MacConnell Bros, and with William H. Stimpson 
has established a yacht brokerage business as MacCon- 
nell & Co., at 114 State Street, Boston, Mass. In ad- 
dition to the regular business, they intend to add a 
department for designing yachts and superintending 
their construction, 
