The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-21
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Are a"Psreei or 0rsunies."
The action Of the Atlantic Yacht Club IN
changing the course for its annual regatta was
favorably commented on last week. Tho club
not only decided to start It's races below the
Earrows hereafter. instead OF In front OF ito
club house at Bay Ridge. but II also established
a course outside Sandy Hook. which Is better
ada pied to the prevailing winds In the sumo
mer than course having Sandy Hook Light.
ship in Its present position for an outer mark.
II has been the custom for clubs sailing their
annual rceattas down the lower bay to make
the Sandy Hook Lightship the outer mark for
the larger classes OF sloops and schoonerA.
The New York Yacht Club adheres to this cus-
tom. but since the lightship in question wse
shifted to the northeast Of It's old position.
yachts having to round It are liable In June
to have n free wind during the most Inn!
portant part OF their race. In the
bay the tides and currents are so uncertain
and hard to cheat that a premium is put upon
knowledge Of tho waters. while outside theJ
Hook yachts sail moro on their respective
merits II Is especially desirable that there
should be wlndward work whore the tide.is
fair to oil hands. and to increase the chances,
OF having this condition the Atlantic YAchtS
Club decided to sail the larger yachts south-1
southwest from the Scotland LRhtship to .
mark placed for the occasion. instead Of going
northeast to the Sandy Hook Lightship.
Starting below the Narrows is another wise
move. Tho start In front Of the club house at j
Bay Ridge has frequently been spoiled By the
iii fllculty Of working through the feet Of
yachts anchored about the starting line. and /
4 is q nuisance to have to work out through
the Narrows In race. The winds in the Mar
bsen mans has
have usually begun only when the boats were
The courses down the bay are not anything
ttGboast Of at best Che, old sailor men IKE Joe
ton, and others having tho cali on tides aud .
currents but outside the, Hook everybody has
s PsG s% the Rs s
fellows have great time hy themselves.
and Hn rs sss 4ass s"e wesf as so
prompted q discussion among several yacht
STP TIT the 9hsr AZ 9 s in accord
time for esnSns out cid oe5s to
track against sano 10y You might Is we'll enter
a three minute, horse against Maud =. as to.
that they want to mix up cruising with racing.
ky % sSHf a ts
racing rules. 1t has been said that yachting
+ on the DECLINE simply because the New YORK
one idea Of tiniering With With rules That is mere
rubbish. Look at last seasons sport There
r N. san, ysc North p sss
all the cruisers in the fleet. The 46-foot class
was one e the best this country has ever seen.
success from start to finish; ..,,
The men who did not win were outclassed.
You have T Ss Successful &C; boat viii lila always
Kin class II pen stay licked. The men with
cd Of classification evidently do not observe
yachting on the , other side from 4. an impsrtial
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Eye there In the first place ace, Eng.
The 2..raters. 5.raters. and 1O.raters aIrs.
their greet racers and these are only FROM %
thS SAN, same idea q form; They are slow 70
they have not branched out as have designers
IN this country: Let come Of our designers g,
al. over with spread :eag leism. had Won.
British Yachting mem ' viii Suiid new o $50
which is always the siSn 9, lively times Here
es9si as
" asd in
Sf shsss classes aos as 50 in IL
S SSpss e e real racing; arg i men XfI st.y
thanks to tile New York Yacht Club. and H
there Is any trouble It IL not with that system.
It lies among the racing me.," emselves. The
rules OF the New York Yacht Club are all right.
We want boats. We want more 4O-footers or
5-footers. and then We would have even more
This comparison between British and Amer. i
fcan yachting Is undoubtedly well drawns ThA, .
conditions are different in the two countries,
and at the present time America is In the lead
IN swift boats as she has been since 1851
seSeoner, America: T. stts@pt to adopt TIC
wake would be q queer course to pur- ,
sue. AS matter Of fact. there ID
Club changing its present method OF :
classifying by water line length. It may create |
new classes OF thirty and thirty Ave footers. ,
respectively to make room in its races for
men who can not afford larger boats. but the :
day for listening to arguments In favor Of q (:
change Of system has gone by The Atlantic
and Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht clubs
stand in line with the New York Yacht Club,
and 1t is significant fact that the sentiment
among racing men Is more and more In praise
OF the New York Yacht Clubs conservatism. y.
Among the yachtsmen who are opposed to
everlasting talk about rules of measurement
and classification is Thomas Clapham. M.
says: The tinkering, with such vital matters
Is hampering every good designer. who cannon
frank ly tell them to conflne their meddling to
darning stockings or other such matters %
they understand" ~"
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