New-York tribune., 1898-12-27
YACHTING.
NEXT YEARS RACING KNoCkABoUTS

THE SOUND ASSOCIATIONS RULES FOR THE
BUILDING OF THE NEW BOATS IN THIS CLASS.
Infinite pains have been taken by the officers
representing the Yacht Racing Association OF Long
Island Sound 10 enable the average yachtsman 10
race his boat without fear OF being continually
beaten as In former years. by craft which win
solely by reason OF their construction. on Decem-
Der Is The Tribune printed the Stephens table or
scantlings and synopsis Of the committees re-
port four DAYS before the general meeting. II now
gives the restrictions that have been made law IN
regard 10 the racing knockabout classes of the
q and % foot water-line length These VIII con
troll ail the building to he Immediately started IN
these classes. and have been awa,ted .! !oca'
yachtsmen for months.
Boats OF this type are intended TO be sea""rihy
craft with caoin-house and fair accommodations
with water-tight standing-room or air tanks o.
sufficient capacity 10 float the boat when fuH OF
water rigged simply with only mansa forestay-
sail or ji0 and spinnaker. There are TO be Two
classes one of 25-foot waterne and one OF q foot
water-l line the measurement to be made with fui
equipment ard crew on board The beam al the
water-line must not be less than is specified IN
the accompanying table and the freeboard must not
be less than that mentioned except that a re-
duction of one inch will be allowed for every In
crease of one foot in beam. A Centreboard. when
used. must De OF wood and must not be weighted
more heavily than Is necessary TO SINK IL readiE'
The cabin must have a floor between frames amid
ships In width not less tldll OupulIdrttl
est BEAM and in length not less than specihed Inc
minimum headroom over the required floor space
and the draught OF the boat are shown in the taoe
There must be a partition OF the thickness speci
fed al the after end of the cabin which shall be
fitted with two permanent lockers. The total out
side fixed ballast must not be less than Is specified
for the required A proportional reduction
of ballast has 10 be allowed for each inch increase
in beam Certificate of weight OF ballast must be
furnished to the measurer by the designer and
builder The keel. stem. frame, house and deck
beams must be OF oak or its equivalent In strength
Deck clamps must from stem TO stern. with
the minimum cross section as specified for at least
one half and bilge sringers must run for at least
one-half OF the extreme length OF the boat amid
ships The clamps and stringers are 10 be OF yel-
low pine or its equivalent In strength
The sail area il Is provided. shall not be more
than that specified. and not over eighty per cent OF
the area shall be in the mainsail The measurer
shall be provided with the correct sail plan OF any
boat TO be measured and previous 20 measurement
the shall cause disting Uishing marks, salts
factory 10 the measurer, TO be placed on the sparS
as follows On the mast at the tack a. the foot of
the mainsail on the boom at the clew OF the main
sail: on the gaf at the peak OF the mainsaI. No
part OF the mainsail shall extend beyond these
marks The marks shall be black bands painted
around the spars in II manner satisfactory to the
measurer the edges of the bands shall be the
limits Of the sail. The OF the jib shall be con-
s,Sered 10 be me area OF tle , iVImtu fon
tachment OF the tack TO the stem or bowsprit TO
the forward side OF the mast at the tack mark OF
the mainsail multiplied by the distance from the
upper edge OF the said tack mark TO the jib-stay
mark The extreme distance from mast TO end %
spinnaker boom when IN position as used snali not
be than 400 divided by distance from deck 10
throat OF spinnaker halyard block. figured In feet
and decimals.
Each boat must carry the anchor and cable speci-
fed. with bucket. pump, compass. ioshorH Doa'-
hook leadllne lantern and life-preservers .,o
The number OF IN. crew is limited. shown IN the
Alb
more than one paid hand Will be carried
All boats launched previous TO the adoption nl
these rules and which have been accepted by tne
Knockabuut Association under previous rules, VIII
be admitted to the classes.