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the trough of the sea. She was drifting astern 
rapidly, and fortunately obeyed her helm as 
well as most small boats under sternway. But 
it was quick work, as the seas threw her head 
off, and two or three times she just missed 
shipping a big wave over the side, that would 
have swamped her at once, and probably have 
sunk her outright. In spite of the sea anchor 
we drifted three miles, dead astern, before the 
wind moderated, and we could carry sail. 
“I am quite sure,” he added, “that but for 
the fortunate capsizing of the skiff, the boat 
could never have been held to the wind; for 
like all squalls, its direction was by no means 
steady, and the boat was too short to ride the 
seas. There was, of course, the choice of turn¬ 
ing tail and running, but this is a dangerous 
maneuver with a small open boat. I believe 
that the impromptu sea anchor saved our lives.” 
No doubt this squall was more violent, and 
particularly more protracted than the average, 
but certain points stand out clearly: The 
warning it gave was only of a general charac¬ 
ter, and indicated little more than an ordinary 
shift of wind. The boat was seaworthy, and 
the handling as good as the average. Had 
the first rush of wind, which overset the skiff, 
struck the yacht with mainsail standing, 
scarcely anything could have averted a capsize, 
and this might easily have resulted in loss of 
life; for no help was near, and the weather was 
too thick while the squall lasted to permit of 
an accident being seen. Had the skipper been 
a little less cautious, or a little less fortunate, 
the result would have been very different. 
The moral is plain enough: never take 
chances with a squall; never run risks, even 
with a shift of wind; and once satisfied that a 
squall of some sort is coming, meet it under 
bare poles, or at all events, under such sail as 
can be handled in a jiffy. 
An example of extreme caution on the part 
of a skipper, who was by no means afraid to 
take chances on occasion, occurred in one of 
the Seawanhaka Cup races, between Red Coat 
and Minnesota, in 1900. All through the race 
the weather was unsettled, and Red Coat, 
sailed by Herrick Duggan, had obtained a de¬ 
cisive lead. On the last leg the wind fell away 
altogether, and as the time limit had almost 
run out, it looked as though the race would 
not be completed at all. 
Meanwhile a wicked looking sky was loom¬ 
ing up over the north shore of Lake St. Louis. 
Already the sun was struggling blood-red 
through heavy vapors; and these shaded 
rapidly into storm clouds of inky blackness. 
The water caught the varied contrasts of the 
heavens, rolling sullenly in black and red, and 
its own Ottawa River brown, for the finishing 
line was off Point Claire; to the south, the 
proper blue of the St. Lawrence had turned to 
a dull weedy green; and against it all shone 
the spectre-like sails of the competing yachts 
and the attendant fleet. 
Duggan had edged the Red Coat to within 
a hundred yards of the line, and there she 
stopped dead. The merest puff, from any quar¬ 
ter, would send her over, and there was no 
time to lose. Yet Duggan coolly turned in a 
couple of reefs, and under this reduced canvas 
Red Coat finished in the first of the squall. 
Minnesota carried her full mainsail, and drove 
across the line in spectacular style, but the 
squall, as it happened, was in no way danger¬ 
ous. Mr. Duggan’s cautious reefing was merely 
to avoid the possibility of carrying away the 
mast, or of a simple capsize on the wrong side 
of the line, which might have cost him a well- 
earned race. William Q. Phillips. 
Inter-Bay 18-Footer Races. 
The committees of the Massachusetts and 
Narragansett Bay Knockabout Association have 
agreed on the conditions to govern the match 
race to be sailed off Marblehead on Aug. 4, 5 
and 6. They are: 
Rules.—The rules and restrictions of the 18- 
foot knockabout association of Massachusetts 
Bay shall govern these races with the following 
exceptions: First—Any boat built under the 
above named rules and restrictions which has 
undergone no change in ballast since originally 
qualifying in the 18-foot knockabout class of 
Massachusetts Bay shall be eligible, provided 
her L. W. L. measurement shall not exceed 18.5 
feet. Second—No professional shall be allowed 
as member of the crew of any of the contestants. 
Racing Rules.—The racing rules as adopted 
by the Atlantic Coast Conference and in use by 
both the M. Y. R. A. and the N. B. Y. R. A. 
shall govern. 
Entries.—Each team shall consist of three 
boats designated by their respective associations. 
Points.-—The point and percentage table of the 
M. Y. R. A. shall be used in determining the 
standing of the teams, it being assumed that all 
the boats entered on each team has started in 
all the races. 
Flags and Numbers.—Each contestant shall fly 
the racing flag of the racing association under 
which she regularly races, and carry her regular 
class number. 
Courses.—Courses to be selected by the com¬ 
mittee of the club in charge of the races and 
to be of not less than eight nautical miles of 
which at least one-third shall be as near as pos¬ 
sible to windward. 
Time of Races.—Preparatory gun to be fired 
at-, warning gun ten minutes later, fol¬ 
lowed five minutes later by starting gun. 
Motor 'Boating . 
Motor Boat Fixtures. 
JULY. 
9. New York Motor B. C., club. 
9. Dorchester Y. C. 
9. Chicago Y. C. 4 
14. Fall River Y. C. 
14. Atlantic City to Sea Gate. 
16. Crescent A. C., Marblehead to Bay Ridge. 
16. Columbia Y. C., relay race to Charlevoix. 
16. Taunton Y. C. 
16-23. Chesapeake Bay Y. R. A. 
18-24. Inter-Lake Y. A. 
23. Narragansett Assn., Newport to Cottage City. 
26. Holly Beach Y. C., race to Philadelphia. 
30. New England Engine and Boat Assn., races at 
Winthrop. 
31. New York Motor B. C. 
AUGUST. 
3. Bensonhurst Y. C., race to Narragansett Bay. 
4. Faij River Y. C. 
4, 5, 6. Gold Challenge Cup races, Alexandria Bay. 
11. Fall River Y. C. 
13. Boston Y. C., Isle of Shoals and return. 
13. Dorchester Y. C. 
18. Fall River Y. C. 
20. British International Trophy race. 
20. New England Engine and Boat Assn., races on 
Charles River. 
21. Cleveland P. B. C., Ohio State Championships. 
25. Fall River Y. C. 
27. Dorchester Y. C. 
28. New York Motor B. C. 
SEPTEMBER. 
3. Atlantic Y. C. 
3, 4, 5. Taunton Y. C. 
4, 5. Larchmont Y. C. long distance race. 
5. Hudson River Y. R. A., Ossining. 
17. Taunton Y C. at Dighton 
Eronel II. Wins Bermuda Race. 
Vice-Commodore Samuel Cochrane’s Eronel 
II won the annual motor boat race to Bermuda. 
This race was started at 10:15 o’clock on June 
25 and Eronel II crossed the finishing line off 
St. David’s Head at 2:24 a. m. on June 29. 
Yo Ho, owned by Henry Douglas Brown, was 
not far astern of the winner. Yo Ho finished 
at 6:55 and on corrected time she was beaten 
1 hour, 15 minutes, 28 seconds. 
Eronel’s actual time was 87 "hours, 33 minutes, 
which does not nearly approach the time made 
by Ailsa Craig in 1907, 64 hours, 49 minutes. 
Mr. Cochrane was rather disappointed at this. 
He had expected to make better than 72 hours, 
but on the way down Eronel had trouble with 
her engine, caused by dirty gasolene, and for 
six hours on June 26 she was hove to trying to 
remedy things. Engineer Moffat and Mr. 
Cochrane worked until they collapsed. During 
that time Yo Ho passed Eronel, but later in 
the day Eronel again took the lead and when 
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