May 23, 1908.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
825 
Yachting in California. 
San Francisco, Cal., May 8 .—Editor Forest 
and Stream: With the opening jinks at the 
Golden Gate Y. C. last Saturday night, and the 
club's opening cruise Sunday, all the yacht clubs 
of the bay have started their season, and from 
now on cruises, races and social gatherings will 
follow one another until the end of October. 
The cruise of the Golden Gate Y. C. was in 
the channel and along the waterfront. Commo¬ 
dore W. W. Haley headed the fleet on the flag¬ 
ship Sappho. The wind was light off Sausalito 
when the fleet got under way in the morning, 
but out in the channel a fresh breeze was en¬ 
countered. In the afternoon a number of the 
yachts went into the upper bay. Among the 
yachts which accompanied Commodore Haley 
were Helen. Ariel, Comet, Pelican, Three of 
Us, Belle. Moonlight, Zada, Thetis, Vega, Pil¬ 
grim, Elsie, Ollie, Q. T. Oriole. 
The San Francisco Y. C. held its first over¬ 
night cruise of the season last Sunday. Only 
Chispa and Caprice sailed over to McNear’s 
Saturday night, but a number of yachts joined 
them later. Among these were the flagship 
Monsoon, Neva. White Heather, Jester, Sur¬ 
prise, Challenger, Curie and Curlew and the 
launch Romer. 
Sunday, May 10, will be the day on which all 
the yacht clubs of this port will assemble in a 
long procession and sail around the great fleet 
of warships that will then be anchored in the 
bay. The start will be made from Sausalito at 
10 o’clock A. M. Over one hundred yachts arc 
expected to take part in the procession. Of its 
kind it will be the most elaborate affair that has 
ever taken place on this coast. 
The California Y. C. has announced its sched¬ 
ule of events for the season. The annual class 
regatta race will be sailed on June 14 and the 
race for the Wallace trophy will be decided on 
July 12. The following schedule was adopted 
for the season: Opening day, May 2; cruise 
in squadron, May 3; cruise to McNear’s, May 
16, returning the next day; cruise to Vallejo, 
May 29-30; sealed handicap home, May 31; an¬ 
nual class flag regatta race, June 14; cruise to 
Montezuma, July 4-5: Wallace trophy race, July 
12; California day, July 26; cruise in squadron 
to Hunter’s Point, Aug. 9; dinner race, Aug. 
23; cruise to Paradise and return, Aug. 29-30. 
Points to be visited in September: Army Point. 
Sept. 5; Vallejo, Sept. 8; Rio Vista, Sept. 6; 
Antioch. Sept. 7; cruise outside the heads, Sept. 
20; cruise to McNear’s and return, Sept. 26-27; 
Vincent handicap, Oct. 4; closing day on Oct. 
17- The squadron will disperse for the winter 
in a cruise from the club house on Oct. 18. 
Many dates have been left open throughout the 
season and events for these dates may be ar¬ 
ranged. 
Under the bluest of blue skies and with a 
steady breeze that favored them through the 
Golden State, the squadron of the Corinthian 
Y. C. held their initial cruise of the season Sun¬ 
day, April 26. Each boat was fully manned and 
contained a full quota of stout hearted guests. 
The course was a long leg off Peninsula Point 
and then about toward the San Francisco Y. C., 
then heading out past Yellow Bluff and toward 
Fort Point, then to the waterfront and back to 
Angel Island. In the twenty-two years of the 
existence of the club there has never been seen 
such a perfect formation in a squadron cruise. 
With Presto in the lead, the others came down 
like so many well drilled soldiers. There was 
no crowding or jibing, and they went the whole 
distance in this formation. 
In the fleet of the Corinthians were the flag¬ 
ship Presto, the sloops Nixie, Yankee. Genesta. 
Harpoon, Freda, Hollis, Discovery, Vixen and 
several others, including the schooner Martha 
and the yawls Truant and Seven Bells. 
. the meantime the fleet of the San Fran¬ 
cisco ''t . C. followed Commodore F. D. Phillips 
in the sloop Monsoon over the same course taken 
by the Corinthians. In the fleet of the San 
Francisco Y. C. were the flagship Monsoon, the 
\J?u PS Annie, Challenger, Curlew, Neva and 
u u- te T eatfl er, the schooners Lady Ada and 
White Wings and the yawls Arcturus and Jester. 
The Corinthian Y. C. is to have a permanent 
home. For years the club has been paying rent, 
but the new owners of the land on the point 
of Vallentine’s Islandh ave made such a good 
offer that the officers of the club have decided 
to purchase. Not only are they going to buy 
the land, but it has been decided to erect one 
of the handsomest club houses on the coast. 
The Sequoia Y. C., of Eureka, has sent a chal¬ 
lenge to the Corinthian Y. C. for a race for the 
San Francisco perpetual challenge cup, but as 
the Tiburon yachtsmen have already accepted the 
challenge of the San Francisco Y. C., the Eureka 
sailors will be disappointed this year. There are 
two new yachts in Eureka which are showing 
lots of speed, and the owners are anxious to 
try conclusions with the fast boats of this bay. 
In default of a race for the cup the Northern 
yachtsmen say that they will come down here 
and enter any race that may be arranged, and 
it is likely that one of the local clubs will get 
up a race for the visitors against the best yachts 
of their class in the bay. 
A report from Honolulu, dated May 1, says: 
‘The new yacht Hawaii, built by popular sub¬ 
scription for the trans-Pacific yacht race, was 
given a builder’s trial and made getod time over 
a short course around Diamond Head. It will 
be sent on an official trial trip to-morrow. Up 
to this time no entries of yachts have been made 
on the Pacific Coast, and local yachtsmen fear 
there will be no race this year. In event of this 
Hawaii will be housed over until next year.” 
Model Yacht Races. 
Eight boats entered for the regular weekly 
pennant races of the Model Y. C. on Spreckels 
Lake last Sunday. The wind blew a perfect gale 
all afternoon and made the sailing very diffi¬ 
cult. Skidoo carried off the honors of the day 
by winning the feature event. At the last meet¬ 
ing of the club a communication was addressed 
to the reception committee of the fleet to extend 
to Admiral Evans and the officers an invitation 
to spend an afternoon at the lake and witness 
the maneuvers of the models. In case of an 
acceptance the members of the club will arrange 
some special races and also demonstrate the 
method of tacking and coming about by the 
rubber system. This is a very interesting 
feature, as these small crafts can be sent any 
distance desired and then come about of their 
own accord. 
When you see a yellow covered book with 
a blue compass on it and the words, Yachtsman’s 
Guide, that’s it. That is what you are looking 
for; the book every yachtsman carries all sum¬ 
mer for the handy references it contains as to 
lights, distances, etc. It contains full instruc¬ 
tions and information for yachtsmen, ship offi¬ 
cers and motor boat owners. Among other 
things: Flags of yacht clubs, international code 
of signals, storm signals, flags of maritime 
nations in colors, yachting etiquette, laws gov¬ 
erning yachts, nautical dictionary, names of 
spars, rigging, sails, etc., of different kinds of 
yachts and vessels (illustrated), rules of the 
road at sea, knots and splices, signalling by all 
methods, points of the compass, engineers’ sig¬ 
nals, directory of yacht clubs and offices, etc. 
The guide is invaluable to the “old salt” and 
amateur alike. It is to the beginner a faithful 
instructor, and to the experienced sailor a con¬ 
stant reminder. 
A. C. A. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
The next cruise will be down the Delaware 
River, leaving Easton, Pa., and Phillipsburg, N. 
J-, early Saturday morning. May 30, and arriv¬ 
ing at Park Island, Trenton, N. J., Saturday 
evening. May 31. 
Canoes should be shipped to Phillipsburg, N. 
J., by freight via either C. R. R. of N. J., D. L. 
& W., L. V.. or P. R. R. to reach there not later 
than May 28. Meet at the United States Hotel, 
Easton, Friday eve. 
It is proposed to camp Saturday night, but 
hotels are conveniently located along the route. 
Those intending to participate in this cruise 
are requested to notify Frederic Andreas, 1 
Broadway, New York city. 
ARTHUR BINNEY, 
(Formerly Stewart & Binney.) 
Naval Architect and Yacht Broker, 
Mason Building. Kilby Street. BOSTON, MASS. 
Cable Address. “Designer,” Boston. 
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