New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
REIGN OF THE KNOCKABOUT.
THE PROTECTED CLASSES TO MEET THE
OTHERS.
PREPARATIONS MADE BY THE INDIAN HARBoR
YACHT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO SEND
FLEET AND BEVERLY AND
MARBLEHEAD CRAFT
y uv Tur TEDrAN HARBOR
HOPED FOR.

In that Yachting centre, the Indian Haroor ach'
| Club preparations being made for the coming
| racing season which are too GOOD 70 remain u''
| coined bv other clubs. one part OF the genera
| aea ia IN attract the racing craft OF the Boston
beverly and Marblehead Yacht clubs to the con.
,as,s in New-york waters These clubs could send
on an almost unlimited number of their weatneriy
small Yachts II the notion took root 10 nave
large feet of 21-foot knockahouts make INC ''ns
ocean massage round Cape Cod 10 the sneltefeo
waters OF the Sound would be the hrst peiio' III
ance Of the kind, and would certainly win nttns
racord in the annals of American yachting Inc
ohu,tv n make a sea voyage Of this kind with rea-
sonsble safety in so small a boat would be u'-
umph for the Notwithstanding or the country anu
one that could be regarded with just prloe-hot do
dangerous and foolhardy feat that happened 10
terminate successfully but as an enterprise which
had 10 a large extent been robbed oil lis rshs oS
the best kind of yacht construction.
The announced intention of the indian HdrOoI
Yacht Club Is to offer races In which all the KNOCK
abouts in use next season may, apparently, oe
eligible for competition. AT the last count i'aue "
these new boats and not including some large
fleets in Eastern waters. the number seemed 10 Dc
about sixty-hve. OF these about thrty-hVe were
being produced in the Seawanhaka Corinthian one
design c.ass and in the Seawanhaka races this
special class will be protected from the entry Oh
outsiders which may or may not be puht WIN
the undue refinements Of construction that always
promise success when pited against the l"o'e '0''
build of the cruiser.
At present 1t does not appear that any or the So
called fake knockabouts will be produced thls
season. but to guard against these the lhdlah mar
bor Yacht Club has passed certain restrictions on
the subject which define exactly what shall be al
lowed in the open restricted races now proposed
4 craft of this class shall be a seaworthy boat.
with cabln-house and fair accommodations. She
shall have "water-tight standing room or air
tanks OF sufficient capacity to float her when fun
of water. She may carry mainsan, to ana SPIN
maker The load water-line shall not exceed q
feet and the beam of keel boats shall be at least
seven feet while the beam Of centreboard boats
shall be at least feet inches. She must have
n side OUT of water of at least twenty inches and
the size Of the cabin house is also regulated.
For centreboard boats the draught shall not be
less than three feet and the outside fixed ballast
not less than three thousand pounds. In keel boats
the draught shall not exceed six feet and the out
side ballast shall not be less than thirty-fve hun
dred pounds. The fin shall not be counted in the
required weight of ballast.
IL will be that these wholesome limitations
when taken In conjunclio ion with the regulations
controlling scantlngs and general construction the
particulars as 10 which will be supplied by the
club are sufficient to enforce the production OF
craft which In all senses trustworthy as cruis
ers while at the time wide scope is left for
model. The sail area is limited to GOO square feet
OF which not more than 4S0 feet shall be In the
In her equipment each boat shall carry an
anchor of not less than twenty-five pounds, a
rope, also a bucket, pump. compass. foghorn. boat
hook leadline. lantern and three life -preservers
The racing crew is limited 10 three. in which the
helmsman must be amateur, and In which not
more than one shall be a professional
That the Indian Harbor Yacht Clubs open races
for knockabouts will be largely attended is sus-