New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-08
YACHTRACING HANDICAPS.
THE ISSUE OF EQUALIZATION FOR DEPTH
OF DRAUGHT.
FORMULA SUGGESTED BY IRVING cox FOR
MATCHES OF CRUISING AND RACING
YACHTS TO BE DISCUSSED BEFORE
THE COUNCIL OF THE
YACHT RACING

UNION
The Council Of the Yacht Racing Union Of Long
Island Sound will hold its annual meeting for the
discussion Of various topics affecting the racing
prospects for the coming year tomorrow even
ing at the Arena Thirty-flrst-st. and Broadway
Many things to come before this meeting OF
the governing and guiding body Of the organiza-
ton. among others being the everlasting prop
lem of numbering OF more Importance. however
in this instance. is the question OF racing length
and time allowance, and the issue of penaiization
for depth of draught. To some harried souls the
fear seems TO be ever present that the NiSiiant
and the Defender may be turned into schooners.
AS for the latter the issue has been definitely SET
tied by Mr. Vanderbilt himself but there Is yet
room to guess on the prospects OF the Nie''"h'
being turned into a schooner by Mr.. Gould next
season. A communication which has been Tor
warded to the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Clup
for its consideration by Irving Cox, which seeihs
to embody the issue in good form. will be pre-
scented to the Council this evening. Mr. Cox says:
I understand that the Race Committee or the
Seawanhaka Corinthian faeht olup pd nafv ~ rs
ent under consideration the advlsaeinty ot D. re-
formulating the rule known as the SeawannaKa
anre receyn1 BY a' smaller yacht from larger
one. ! also understand that the proposed chahge
rule between boats OF the same general type as
the colona, the Emerald, the Amorita' the o Hs,
and construction. or as between the Marguerite,
the sachem the Maynower. the Sea Fox oa and
but when boats Of both types are raced TO-
gether in one class system of time allowance
manifestiy inaae1uate and favors the boat Of ex-
cessive dTaugh and oxsroa length ,ens,b nIus
the square root Of the sail area divided by two TWO:
yGh We're n rnSns in
present form with weighted Unlike under
water body and in order to bring the TWO Types
proportions of the newer beats. not 10 inc extent
of forcing any revcrsion of type, but simply TO
k,ipu ahn
tically equal size. although of UNEQUAL. dimen-
hc hs nas r OF
desirabl features Comparing the models OF the
cruising boat easy in a seaway; and with proper
distribution OF weights to make her so, Also
r nng and viii lay-to well. She will have more
cabin room than the other on very mucn less
least; The Amoriia type is faster IT is true, but
at what a cost She has so great met meta
height. In other words her Fighting lever is SO
long and the weight at the end so heavy that she
is practically dangerous in scnway, ha arer hnae
TO there Is danger from broachng.to Win
every wave that strikes the long oysrhnngin i
| ends Finally she is in danger or grounding IN
most of our home ports. and cannot make South
ern cruises on the same grounds; Tho farms q, the
| bnst-known cruising and racing yachts of to-day;
together with their records In races have evolved
"a formua-or rather, an addition 10 me EXISTING t
formula which seems 10 1T the purpose nave Idu
unduly taxing any element either OF seawortnn;nss
| or of speed | simply add to the present racing
length propOrtiondte amount ior every ny -
! above the normal in draught overall length ana
aoU .roa / find that a modern racing yacht >
draucht varies Ia multiplied by the square root
tn load water-line and that mean OF eXs,,s
boats gives proportion of overall 10 oad water
line length OF lGI to 10 or. for allowable oVerualI
length take l32. multiplied by load Wat t mi I'M
length fair mean of the square root OF me s',i
area is % multiplied by load water-line iensth'
or in other words the square root OF the sali area
Is the general average, . per cent ioic IMAM '
| load Water-line length 49,. ,.-.,.
| Now nv contention is that up 70 these limits
boats are fair and normal. and should pay no pen
atty for excess in dimensions but tlat ABOVE '.sJ
| nror,rfions boats are machines and abnormal, ana
! should pav an extra penalty when racing WIN d
normal and sensible type OF boat NY ot fnnxs ;o
| I"t 4 equal excess of draught on a. multipled
nv the square root OF the load wateroline Ley y
by load water-iine length. Let { equal the excess
of rho square root Of the sail area above Id mutt
piled by load waterine ensth n, msn a. ien9th
and the square root of the sail area divided by =
/ EQUALS the racing length .. an,,n,,
Excess Of depth Is given value OF D. as asa"ss -
the vaiuc Of | for excess OF length. and excess o,
The souare root OF the sail area. because oepth anu
length are as to ana irvHTSey o oIe 70 aIsnetb in
- va,ta TO Illustrate. compare the dimensions
~ m. Amor,a and the Iroquos. The Amorita -,
wap7r.iinc - feet draught and ~ square root OF
the sail area Her racing length Is 10 lee,. ne
Troquos is % feet over al. iesa ZEE, Oh ~ sa area
/ line 10 feet draught. ~ square root Vi s'' "'e"
'', rhn new formula for the Amorita will be:
canals excess of draught over Ia OF me squat
root ~ The sail area equals l3. minus Ia multiplied
by 'o i. xcess of overall length above lS3 mul
t,nliei by load water-line length equals 3D. ii'"'
x multiplied by 30. equals 90, -, o.o. ho,,,
i snua9 excess Of square root OF sail area above
.c', oi n' io5 multi led by 49, equals ~.
~ ;r hl,,' ,ha formula win work out as follows:
% op D. - e. sS47 racing length
.,ose