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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 16, 1904. 
LINES AND CONSTRUCTION PLANS OF 22-FOOTER DESIGNED BY FRED. D. LAWLEY AND BUILT BY THE GEO. LAWLEY & SON CORP., 1903. 
point for going over the course, and an additional point 
for each boat which she defeats, all boats starting in one 
class and at the same time, corrected time to be computed 
in accordance with the association time allowance tables. 
The club by which the winning boat is entered is en- 
titled to hold the cup, subject t6 the provisions of a 
declaration of trust, until it is challenged for and won by 
a boat of another club. 
Full particulars can be obtained from any member, of 
the committee, composed of J. H. Wainwright, American 
Y. C. ; H. J. Gielow, Atlantic Y. C. ; E. W. Graef, Brook- 
lyn Y. C. ; E. M. MacClellan and Anson B. Cole, Man- 
hasset Y. C. 
This association, which was formed about one year 
ago, is composed of delegates from yachting clubs, and 
since, its organization it has formulated rules and tables- 
of time allowance, governing speed and endurance con- 
tests of power boats, which have not only become the 
standard of this country, but have been adopted by the 
Marine Motor Boat Association of England and else- 
where. 
The purpose of the association is to encourage power 
boat racing and endurance c6ntests, thereby improving 
power boat engines and models. The annual meeting of 
the association will be held at the Hotel Spaulding, Fort}'^- 
third street, between Sixth avenue and Broadway, on 
February 3, at 8 o'clock P» M. 
New Theories on Time Allowance for Racing 
Yach . 
New York, Dec. 29. — Editor Forest and Stream: In 
the discussions of the principles involved in a rule of 
measurement for classification and time allowance which 
have recently appeared in your paper, I have looked in 
vain to find any criticism of the system at present in 
general use of basing the time allowed upon the length 
of the course sailed. 
It seems to me that this rnethod is wrong and that 
the time allowed .should be proportioned to the length 
of time taken to sail the race. 
If one yacht sails the course in two hours and 
lias to give a smaller vessel ten minutes out of the 
two hours, it does not seem at all logical in case 
it takes the larger- vessel four ho;u|-s to^ sail the course 
that the smaller vessel should only get the same allpw- 
atice or ten minutes out of the fotir hours. 
In some of the foreigti sailing clubf the amount of 
the allowance is varied according , to ; the force of the 
win4, and in strong ^vin^s the aUowance. is mttch less, 
■fitipn w lifht winds- _^ : ' 
It appears to me that the time taken to sail the course 
gives us a true measure of both the distance sailed and 
the force of the wind, and that if the time allow- 
ance were based on the elapsed times of the race in- 
stead of on the distance sailed, a much more satisfac- 
tory and logical application of time allowance would 
result. 
In carrying out this plan, the present tables of allow- 
ance per mile could be used with the addition of a 
speed column giving the average speeds opposite the 
rating measurements. 
This speed column could be figured out with reason- 
able accuracy from past performances, and need only 
be correct in relative speeds. 
The time allowed, instead of being figured the same 
for strong and light breezes, for quick and slow races, 
upon the distance sailed would be proportioned upon 
the time taken to sail the race. 
The calculation of time allowance would be no more 
complicated than at present; the allowance per mile 
between the yachts being taken from the table and be- 
ing multiplied by the average speed, would be the al- 
lowance per hour, and this, when multiplied by ■ the 
elapsed time, would give the allowance for the race. 
As an example, a yacht 40ft. R. L. allows one 30ft. 
R. L. 70 seconds per mile; with the average speed if 
fixed at 5.5 miles per hour, we would get an allowance 
of 6 minutes and 25 seconds sCn hour, and this multi- 
plied by the elapsed time of the larger boat or the 
mean of the elapsed times of the two boats, wOuld 
be the allowance for the race. 
If the elapsed time taken should be two hours, the 
allowance would be 11 minutes and 50 seconds; if 3 
hours, 19 minutes and 15 seconds; if 3 hours and a 
half, 22 mirmtes and 23 seconds. If the race should be 
sailed at the average speed of 5.5 miles per hour the 
allowance would be the same as if figured by the pres- 
ent method On the length of the course. 
The only conditions under which this system might 
work unfairly would be in case of prolonged calm, for 
part of the race and strong winds for the rest. 
If this should be considered a serious objection, the 
allowances could be figured in the way suggested, and 
also on the length of the course and the mean of the 
two taken for the allowance in the race. 
It seems to me that this plan would be a much more 
logical rnethod of adjusting time allowances than the 
present way of basing them on the distance sailed Avith- 
out regard to condition? of wind or weather. ' 
■ ^ ' ■ Ii<AWTON. 
All coipmunlcations intended for FoifST AWd Stixait stioold 
always be addressed to the Forest and Strem- Pahlisfaiasr Co., 
Desigfn foir a 22-Footet. 
The 22ft. restricted class bids fair to be one of the 
most popular in Eastern waters next summer, and the 
design published in this issue shows a boat intended for 
it. The boat was turned out by Mr. Fred D. Lawley, 
and will be built for a Massachusetts yachtsman by 
the George Lawley & Son Corp., South Boston, Mass. 
The design shows a smart looking boat that will no 
doubt have a good turn of speed. Her overhangs are 
long and full, which give long, easy sailing lines and 
ample deck room. 
Under a cabin house, lift long and 7ft wide, there 
is good headroom, and under the skylight and com- 
panion there are 5ft. in the clear. The cabin floor is 
3ft. wide, and on either side are bunks 8ft. long and 
2ft. wide. Behind these are lockers. At the after end 
of the cabin, on each side, are hanging lockers, and at 
the forward end are sideboards. In the galley there is 
a two-burner stove, an ice box and dish lockers. 
The cockpit is watertight and is 8ft. long, and on 
either side are slatted seats. There is a 2oin. water- 
way all around the cabin house and cockpit. 
The boat's frames are of oak, and she is planked with 
y&i-n. cedar. She will be steered with a tiller. The 
boat has; a liberal rig, her .sail area being 900 sq, ft 
Her dimensions are as follows: 
Length — 
Over, all ...... 37ft. 8 in. 
L. W. L 2ift. 8 in. 
Overhang — ^ 
Forward 8ft 10 in. 
Aft 7ft 2 in. 
Freeboard-' — 
Forward 2ft 8 in. 
Least ift iQi^in. 
„ ^Aft 2ft 3^. 
Breadth- 
Extreme .loft I in. 
L. W. L... 9ft 6 in. 
Draft- 
To rabbet ift. n in. 
Extreme 5ft 8 in. 
Sail area— • 
Jib ..... 180 sq. ft. 
Mainsail 720 sq. ft. 
Total 900 sq. ft. 
Lead on keel . . . . ........... . . . . 3,100 lbs. 
King Victor 3mmaniael has ofJered the Club Nautique 
de Nice a silver Qup for a yaqht race between Spezzia and 
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