The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-05-04
GULF COAST YACHTING ASSN.
Dates and Rules For Regattas Decid.
ed upon.--Bay st. Louis Regatta
July ~.

Inc OuII COhsC 1acnting AS
sociation, including all organiza-
tions from New Orleans to Mo.
bile, was organized in New Orleans
last Sunday. Mondays Times
Democrat gives the following ac-
count:
An important yachting associa-
tion was formed in this city yes,
sterday which will do much toward
creatingipcreased interest in the
popular sport in Southern waters,
The new association will be
known as the Southern Gulf Coast
Yachting Association, and is com.
posed of the following clubs:
Southern Yacht Club, Pass Chris
tian Yacht Club, Bay7Waveland
Yacht Club, Mobile club. Biloxi
club and the Scranton club.
For a number of years the
yachtsmen of this city and along
the Gulf coast have endeavored to
form such an association, and it
was not until a few weeks ago that
the movement assumed definite
shape. The principal objects of
the new organization are to fix
rules and dates to govern the va
rious yacht clubs. Heretofore re-
gattas were given on any date, and
as consequence many lovers of
the sport were prevented from
getting away.
"What we want" said Commo-
dore O'Brien, who was requested
to state the object of the meeting,
"ls to fix some definite date on
which to hold our regattas. If
the dates are fixed for o def
mite time there will be large at
tendance of yachtsmen. The ge-
neral racing rules must be changed.
Our idea is to have all the races
in July il possible.
Commodore Larry O'Donnell
called the meeting to order, and
Mr.. Sampsell acted as secretary.
Commodore O'Brien presented
the name of Commodore Albert
Baldwin for president. Mr..
.O'Brien said that Mr.. Baldwin
would have been present but was
detained on special business. The
election was unanimous.
The following were elected vice
presidents: E, j. Bowers, Bay
Wayeland; J. II. Menge, Jr.. Pass
Christian; I. p. Dulion, Biloxi;J.
Curtis Bush, Mobile; Walter
Gautier, Scranton.
With the exception of rule IL,
which provides chat in the annual
regatta the wheel or tiller of each
yacht shall be held by an amateur
and rule 13, which provides that
yachts of the first and second
classes must carry two, and yachts
of smaller classes one serviceable
life buoy within easy reach of the
helmsman the racing rules of the
Southern Yacht Club were adopt
ed.
The course is to be fifteen miles.
Each club is allowed to lay out it's
own course. 1t was decided that
small boats will only have to sail
twice around the course.
If a yacht has no competitor,
she may go in the class above at
the usual rating. If she enters on
her own free will, she goes in at
her minimum rating, but If the
boats forced into class above she
can go in on her sailing rating.
Each club is given the privilege
Of making its own Classification.
Following are the dates selected
by the association for the regat-
tas:
Biloxi July 4, 5, 6, Z.
Mobile--July Is, Id,
Pass Christian, July 20.
Bay-Waveland, July q.
Southern Yacht Club, Aug. 6.
The next annual meeting of the
association will be held at Mobile
April 25, 1902.
The delegates present yesterday
were:
Southern Yacht Club---L. o.
Donnell, E. II. O'Brien and Fl. Fl
Burton.
Waveland-E. E. O'Brier
land James Rea.
Pass Christian John Menge
Jr., and Clarence Heaslip.
Biloxi--John Carraway, III. +
lSawford and DIR. d. A. Nash.
Mobile-M. j. Parker, Jane
McPhillips.