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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Sept. 5, 1908. 
PLANS OF BELGIAN SLOOP DESIGNED BY C. D. MOWER. 
MIDSHIP SECTION OF BEEGIUM SLOOP. 
Power Boats at Indian Harbor. 
The regatta committee of the Indian Harbor 
Y. C. announces a programme of races for 
power boats for Labor Day, Sept. 7. These 
races are open to boats of any recognized yacht 
club, and entries should be made to the com¬ 
mittee not later than Saturday, Sept. 6. The 
races will be under the rules of the American 
Power Boat Association, and will be started at 
11 o'clock. The course will be from off the club 
pier to the red spar buoy southwest of Green- 
winch Point, then to the Cows Gas buoy off 
Shippan Point, then to the red spar buoy south¬ 
west of Great Captain Island, then to the red 
spar buoy off the northerly end of Cormorant 
Reef and then to the starting mark. This is 
12 miles in length. Vessels of the first division 
will go twice around, and the second and third 
divisions will go twice. There will be a first 
prize when two start and a second prize when 
four start. After the races the vessels will be 
sent over the measured mile course, and a prize 
is offered for the best time made. The com¬ 
mittee consists of Frank Bowne Jones, Richard 
A. Monks and Herman A. Edson. 
Belgi an Sloop. 
The accompanying plans of a little shoal draft 
sloop were designed for George Blech, Esq., 
of Brussels, Belgium, by Chas. D. Mower. She 
will be built in Brussels to race against similar 
boats of Linton Hope design. Restrictions of 
this class are, 6m. over all, not over 20 sq. -m. 
sail area; minimum weight required, 600 kilos. 
DIMENSIONS. 
Length over all. 
Meters. 
FL 
In. 
19 
8 
Waterline . 
. 4.50 
14 
9 
Overhang, forward . 
.00 
2 
ny 2 
aft . 
1 
11 % 
Breadth, extreme . 
. 1.84 
6 
oy 2 
Waterline . 
. 1.5(1 
5 
1 % 
Draft of hull . 
0 
cy. 
Freeboard, bow . 
.55 
1 
91/2 
Stern . 
1 
3 
Least . 
1 
2 
Sq. Meters. 
Sq. 1 ; 
"eet. 
Area, mainsail . 
Jib . 
180 
34 
Total sail area. 
214 
