Yachting Fixtures. 
JULY. 
10. New York Y. C. annual, Newport. 
10. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
10. Duxbury Y. C. 
10. Indian Harbor Y. C., annual. 
10. Atlantic Y. C. 
10. Yachtsmen’s Club, Philadelphia auxiliary race to 
Beach Haven. 
10. Edgewood Y. C. open. 
10. Corinthian Y. C., Marblehead, club. 
10. Columbia Y. C., open. 
10. South Boston Y. C., cruise. 
10. American Y. C., Newburyport, club. 
10. Annisquam Y. C., club. 
10. Bellport Y. C., club. 
10. Beverly Y. C., power. 
10. Boston Y. C., one-design, Hull. 
10. Eastern Y. C., cruise, Marblehead to Peaks Island. 
10. Hingharp Y. C-, one-design, Crow Point. 
10. Quincy Y. C., power. 
10. Savin Hill Y. C., power. 
10. South Boston Y. C., cruise, City Point to Portland. 
10-17. Eastern Y. C. cruise to Bar Harbor. 
11. Bergen Beach Y. C. 
11. Eastern Y. C., cruise, Peaks Island to New Meadows 
River, no race. 
11. Wollaston Y. C., ocean race. 
12. New York Y. C., Newport to Glen Cove. 
12. Eastern Y. C., cruise, New Meadows River to Pema- 
quid. 
13. Eastern Y. C., cruise, Pemaquid to Rockland. 
14. Eastern Y. C., cruise, Rockland to Kentacove, no 
race. 
15. Eastern Y. C., cruise, Kents Cove to Swan Island. 
15-17. Ocean City Y. C. regatta. 
16. Eastern Y. C, Swan Island to Bartlett’s Narrows, no 
race. 
17. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
17. Duxbury Y. C. 
17. New Rochelle Y. C., motor boats. 
17. Manhasset Bay Y. C., one-design. 
17. Crescent A. C. open. 
17. Crescent A. C., Marblehead race. 
17. Columbia Y. C., Michigan City race. 
17. Quincy Y. C., catboats. 
17. American Y. C., Newburyport, cruise to Portsmouth. 
17. Annisquam Y. C., club. 
17. Beverly Y. C., tournament race. 
17. Boston Y. C., cruise, Marblehead to Gloucester. 
17. Boston Y. C., one-design, Hull. 
17. Columbia Y. C., commodore’s cups, City Point. 
17. Conanicut Y. C., open, Jamestown, R. I. 
17. Corinthian Y. C., club. 
17. Eastern Y. C., cruise, Bartlett's Narrows to Bar 
Harbor. 
17. Manchester Y. C., One-design. 
17. Quincy Y, C., cats. 
17. Savin Hill Y. C., power. 
17-24. Boston Y. C. cruise. 
17-24. Larchmqnt Y. C., race week. 
18. Taunton Y. C., motor boats around Rhode Island. 
18. Jamaica Bay Association ocean race. 
18. Boston Y. C., cruise, Gloucester to Isles of Shoals. 
19. Boston Y. C., cruise, Isles of Shoals to Peaks Island. 
19. Fall River Y. C., motor boats. 
19-24. Quincy Y. C., Quincy cup. 
20. Boston Y.C.. cruise, Peaks Island to Boothbay Harbor 
21. Boston Y. C., cruise, at Boothbay Harbor. 
22. Boston Y. C., cruise, Boothbay Harbor to Pt. Clyde. 
22. Island Heights Y.C., Interbay catboats, Barnegat Bay. 
22. 23. 24. Island Heights Y. C.. interbay catboats. 
23. Boston Y. C., cruise, Port Clyde to Camden. 
24. Larchmont Y. C. open. 
24. Brooklyn Y. C. 
24. Rhode Island Y. C. cruise. 
24. Chicago Y. C., race to Mackinac Bay. 
24. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
24. Duxbury Y. C. 
24. Squantum Y. C., open. 
24. Winthrop Y. C., interclub. 
24. American Y. C., Newburyport, club. 
24. Chicago Y. C., race to Macatawa Bay. 
24. Annisquam Y. C., club. 
24. Beverly Y. C., third championship and power. 
24. Boston Y. C., cruise, disbands at Camden. 
24. Boston Y. C., one-design, Hull. 
24. Bristol Y. C., Fletcher cup, first race. 
24. Bellport Y. C., club. 
24. Hingham Y. C., one-design. 
24. Jubilee Y. C., Jubilee cups, power and sailing, open. 
24. Savin Hill Y. C., power. 
25. Old Mill Y. C. 
31. Riverside Y. C., annual. 
31. Atlantic Y. C., race around Long Island. 
31. Manhasset Bay Y. C,, one-design. 
31. Fall River Y. C., ocean race. 
31. Edgewood Y. C., Streeter cup race. 
31. Taunton Y. C., motor boats. 
31. Corinthian Y. C., Marblehead, open. 
31. White Lake Y. C. 
31. Duxbury Y. C. 
31. American Y. C., Newburyport, cruise to Ipswich. 
31. Annisquam Y. C., club. 
31. Beverly Y. C., power and sailing races, water sports. 
31. Manchester Y. C., one-design. 
31. Manhasset Bay Y. C., Cornfield L. V. race. 
31. Portland Y. C., dories. 
31. Quincy Y. C., cats. 
31. Savin Hill Y. C., power. 
31. Washington Park Y. C., cruise. 
31. Colonial Y. C., power boats around Long Island. 
31. Bellport Y. C., open. 
German Sonder Boats. 
The Sonderclass yachts of Germany have 
been racing in the Kiel regattas in order that 
the committee might select the three that are 
to be sent to Marblehead to race against the 
three best American boats for the President 
Taft cup and other trophies. These races will 
begin on August 30. 
Nineteen yachts took part in the German re¬ 
gattas and three of these were owned and raced 
by members of the Emperor’s family. The 
Crown Prince sailed Angela IV., Prince Eitel 
raced Elizabeth and Prince Adelbert sailed Jeck. 
Angela IV. made a very fair record and it was 
thought at one time that she would be one of 
the trio selected but the committee evidently 
took three yachts that will suit all conditions of 
weather. The three chosen are Havella, owned 
by Otto Protzen and Dr. Rakemius, Seehund II., 
owned by Otto Berghoff, and Wittelsbach V., 
owned by Chr. Alt. The first two named are 
from designs by Oertz who designed the 
schooners Meteor IV. and Germania and Wit¬ 
telsbach V. is from designs by Engelbrecht. 
This last named is a this year’s boat, the other 
two having been built last year. This would 
seem to indicate that German designers have 
not made much progress since they turned out 
the craft that beat the American visitors last 
year. 
Otto Protzen came to this country in 1906 and 
sailed Wansee in the international races. _ He 
learned much on that visit and his experience 
will be of great benefit to him in the coming 
races. 
As the Sonder class international match for 
the Taft cup, off Marblehead, beginning Aug. 
30, is to be sailed under European racing rules, 
the contestants in the American trial races— 
to be sailed Aug. 16 and following days—are 
brushing up on some of the finer points in¬ 
volved in the rules. 
The Eastern Y. C.’s special German-Ameri- 
can race committee ,at a recent meeting, in re¬ 
sponse to inquiries elucidated a number of 
points in the rules, which racing men in gen¬ 
eral will find interesting. 
These are embodied in a letter written by 
the committee, which follows: 
“June 21, 1909. 
“Mr. W. Starling Burgess, Marblehead, Mass.: 
“Dear Mr. Burgess—We have held a meeting 
of the German-American race committee and 
have made the following rulings regarding the 
questions in your letter of June 10, 1909: 
“1. Shall the spinnaker, when completely 
hoisted, and its boom at right angles with the 
mast, be allowed to project outside of the fore 
triangle when swung into the same plane? 
“This question is governed by paragraph 
VII., RIG., in our circular. Under this para¬ 
graph spars are to be measured according to 
the rules of the International Yacht Racing 
Union. The rules of the International Yacht 
Racing Union, of which I inclose copy here¬ 
with, state at the bottom of page 77, that the 
base line of the fore triangle is measured from 
the foreside of the mast to where the line of 
the luff of the foremost head sail when extended 
cuts the bowsprit, other spar, hull, etc., as the 
case may be. In all cases, if the distance from 
the center fore and aft line of the mast to 
the outer end of the spinnaker boom exceeds 
the distance from the foreside of the mast to 
the bowsprit end (where cut by the line of the 
luff of the foremost head sail), the excess shall 
be added to the base of the fore triangle. 
“This rule seems to be very clear and will 
allow the spinnaker boom to project outside 
of the fore triangle in the manner specified in 
your letter provided that the spinnaker pole 
when measured in accordance with the rules 
of the International Yacht Racing Union does 
not project outside of the triangle. •* 
“2. Are black bands to be allowed on the 
boom and gaff at the outer points of measure¬ 
ment instead of cutting the spars off at these 
points? 1 
“This question is answered in the second 
paragraph on page 77. which leaves it to the 
option of the owner to have the,outer points 
of measurement on the boom, gaff or yard, etc., 
to be black bands beyond the inner edges of 
which the sail must not be extended. 
“3. Shall there be any limiting marks of the 
hoist as measured? 
“This question is answered by reference to 
the first paragraph on page 76 of the rules ■ 
which reads as follows: 1 
“ ‘B.—Perpendicular to A, measured to the 
lower edge of a black band or other distinctive 
mark on the mast (hereinafter described as M), 
above which mark the throat cringle of the 
mainsail shall not be hoisted.’ 
“Regarding the question as to a band to 
mark the position of the boom will say that 
the rules apparently do not contemplate that 
the position of the gooseneck of the boom isi 
t© be movable, and our committee have, there¬ 
fore, ruled that in the case of boats having 
booms which are not fixed, but which are pro-| 
vided with arrangements so that they may slide 
vertically on the mast, that a black band must, 
be painted on the mast when the sails are, 
measured so as to clearly show the location of 
the boom when the sail was measured, and that 
the boom must never be carried in a position 
lower than that shown by the band. 
“4. Is foreign bolt rope to be allowed in 
Sonder boat sails? _ , 
“In answer to this question our committee^ 
has ruled that foreign bolt rope shall not bel 
allowed in Sonder boat sails. The committee' 
feel that this ruling is in accordance with the! 
spirit of the restrictions and regulations.- Rawi 
materials of foreign origin may be used. For 
instance, Egyptian cotton which is spun and 
woven into duck in this country can be used* 
just as Oregon pine may be used for the spars 
of German boats, or as Spanish copper may be 
used in making the various bronze fittings re 
quired on the boats. On the other hand, cot 
ton duck, deck cleats, snap hooks, rope of any 
kind, etc., etc., which has been manufacture! 
outside of this country if used will render.< 
Sonder boat ineligible to take part in the tria 
races. 
“Yours respectfully, 
“(Signed) Henry Howard, 
“Chairman.’ 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
Eight of the 13-footers owned in the Sea 
wanhaka Corinthian Y. C. sailed in the week! 
race for the first series prize on July 3. The; 
had a fresh northwest wind. E. Tuckerman 
Iris won. The elapsed times were: Iris.,.1.24.33 
Sabrina, 1.26.04; Water Baby, 1.26.55; Thelema 
1.28.00; Imp, 1.22.09; Hen, 1.39.30; Cicada am 
Flicker disabled. 
A special race was sailed last Monday after 
noon. The wind was northwest, light, and th 
start was made at 3.20 o’clock. The race wa 
won by L. Landon’s Imp with L. C. Tiffany 
Water Baby second. The elapsed times: Imi 
1.28.35; Water Baby, 1.29.10; Grilse^ 1.34.21 
Cicada, 1.34.52; Grayling, 1.36.50; Marjorn 
1 - 37 - 21 ; Hen, 1.44.12. 
