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Nov. 21, 1908.] 
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Pacific Coast Yachting. 
San Francisco, Nov. 6.—There is usually but 
tie done on the coast in yachting lines dur- 
g the winter months, but the present season 
omises to be an exception to the rule in some 
ctions. In Southern California especially the 
inter racing fever has taken a strong hold, and 
e sport promises to be as lively there about 
e holiday season as it was in the summer time, 
ew boats are being built there by the dozen 
id persons are taking up the sport who never 
ought of it before. Twelve racing yachts are 
:ing built simultaneously from the same 
isign, for Los Angeles yachtsmen, and this 
ct, better than any other statement could, ex- 
nplifies the wonderful growth of the sport in 
te vicinity of Los Angeles. The South Coast 
ory Association was recently formed for the 
tecial purpose of building and racing “club” 
:iries. This association is a branch of the 
outh Coast Y. C., and only members of the 
icht club are eligible to the new association. 
seems that one class designs all over the 
nintry have furnished more real sport than 
iy other type of boat. The boats being as 
early alike as it is possible for builders to 
ake them, the winning of races depends en- 
rely upon the skill of the skipper and his 
ew. The skipper who knows his boat best, 
ho knows just how to sail her to get the best 
■suits and how to take advantage of every shift 
: f wind and tide, is the man to land the 
ophies. 
The association recently formed at Los An¬ 
des has chosen the “Swampscott” club dory— 
ne of the most famous small boats in the 
orld—as the design to be followed in the con- 
ruction of the boats ordered. This type of 
Dat was designed, with modern ideas, from the 
mous dories of the New England fishermen, 
nd is both weatherly and fast. One of the 
masons for the popularity of the craft is the 
.ct that the dory is inexpensive, and this will 
,‘sult in many more taking up the sport of 
achting than formerly. Work on the boats 
>r the Southern California Association has 
3mtnenced already, according to advices re- 
eived from there, and it is expected to have 
lem ready for racing by the end of the present 
lonth. Already races are being planned, and 
ne is scheduled for New Year’s Day from San 
edro to Catalina. 
The specifications and restrictions call for 
!inker-built boats 18 feet over all, while the 
aterline length shall not exceed 15 feet. The 
oats will have a beam of 5 feet and the scow 
.•pe will be positively prohibited. The boats 
| ill be fully'' decked with a comfortable cockpit, 
his is considered to be an improvement over 
le dory in use in the East, as the majority of 
lose in use there are open, it is said. The 
eck, however, makes the boat much better for 
pen-sea sailing, especially in rough weather, 
he working sail will consist of a jib and a 
lainsail. A spinnaker may be carried, but the 
•ngth of the spinnaker boom is limited to 10 
:et. The mainsail will be of the leg-o’-mutton 
.•pe and shall not exceed 16 square yards in 
rea, while the jib is limited to 3 square yards. 
Jo hollow spars or silk sails will be allowed, 
he restrictions contain a scantling table which 
avers the construction of the entire boat and 
lsures the owner of having a fine, stauncn 
raft, able in a seaway and very fast for her 
iches. During races the new boat will carry a 
rew of three men. 
Building a number of boats at the same time 
nd from the same design reduces the cost of 
uilding more than might even be imagined: in 
ict, the cost is reduced fully 30 per cent. The 
)ory Association is rapidly growing, and a 
umber of others have promised to build boats 
3r the class, so that by the time the winter 
port is well under way there will be quite a 
eet to take part in the races. From the figures 
ow at hand, it appears that these boats can 
e completed for from $125 to $150, certainly a 
mall figure for a boat of this size. 
The dory enthusiasm has spread from Los 
tngeles to San Diego, and yachtsmen in the 
outhern city are planning to build six boats 
xactly like the boats being constructed for the 
Los Angeles club. This will afford great sport, 
as the dories can easily be towed between these 
places and interclub regattas sailed. This would 
do much to promote the sport along the south 
coast. The plan has been presented to San 
Francisco yachtsmen, and while no definite 
action has been taken by any of them as yet, 
it is quite likely that it will not be long before 
some of them follow the lead of their southern 
neighbors. 
Almost all of the yachts that have been in 
commission in San Francisco Bay during the 
past season are now being stripped for the 
winter rest, but there are a few exceptions to 
the rule. Fulton Berry is an enthusiast on the 
subject of winter cruising and finds the sport 
more attractive then than in the summer time, 
as clear weather is the rule when it is not 
actually raining. His boat, Nixie, will be in 
commission all winter. Commodore Strom, of 
the Aeolian Y. C., will keep Nautilus under 
sail until the end of the year at least, and ex¬ 
pects to have some great sport about holiday 
time. 
Sails Must be Home-Made. 
Boston, Nov. 14. —An interesting ruling on 
the regulations for the Sonder class interna¬ 
tional match off Marblehead next season has 
just been announced by the joint committees of 
the Eastern and Kaiserlicher yacht clubs, having 
the arrangements in hand for the contest, which 
will be sailed early in September, off Marble¬ 
head. 
It is that imported canvas cannot be used in 
sails. A paragraph in the preliminary agree¬ 
ment for the match was as follows: “Each 
yacht must be designed and built and all her 
sails and fittings must be made in the country 
to which the yacht belongs.” 
The point was raised as to whether sails could 
be made from imported duck, as some were in 
the first Sonder class match off Marblehead, in 
1906, and also as some have been in America’s 
Cup races. 
The wording of the agreement did not cover 
this point distinctly. The Eastern Y. C. com¬ 
mittee therefore cabled to the committee of 
the Kaiserlicher Y. C. for their views and re¬ 
ceived the reply that it was the intention of 
the German yachtsmen to have the canvas as 
well as the sails made in the country to which 
the yacht belongs. This interpretation of the 
rule was strictly in accordance with the pur¬ 
pose of the German Emperor, who wishes the 
international matches to be a practical school 
to Germans in building and outfitting, as well as 
-in sailing yachts. A concrete exposition of the 
Kaiser’s views on this point is now being made 
in his new racing schooner, which is to be en¬ 
tirely of German build. 
In view of the reply received from Germany, 
the Eastern Y C. has ruled that all sails for 
Sonder class boats intended for the trial races 
to be sailed in August to select the national 
representatives for the match must be made of 
canvas of American manufacture. 
Aeolian Y. C. House Burned. 
The Aeolian Y. C. house at Alameda, Cal., 
was destroyed by fire on Nov. 4, and the loss 
to the club amounted to $4,000, and $4,000 more 
to members. Four firemen were injured in the 
blaze which was caused through the careless¬ 
ness of Arthur Chandler, a member. 
Chandler was soldering metal parts on Presi¬ 
dent Ward’s yacht Iola. He set the torch down 
in the club house kitchen and left the place. 
With the releasing of the air pressure, which 
keeps the flame away from the oil. the flame 
dropped down into the oil in the bowl of the 
torch and an explosion followed. Quantities 
of flaming oil were hurled in all directions, and 
the wood frame of the club house began to burn 
fiercely. Before the fire was discovered it had 
converted the interior of the club house into a 
blazing furnace. T. Risley summoned the fire 
department, but the 3,000 feet of hose, which 
the firemen laid from Encinal avenue and 
High street, proved not enough to reach the 
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