The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
SPORTS
PROGRAM OF RACES
Schedule of Regattass Arranged by
Committee of Minnetonka Club.
CHANGES IN YACHTING RULES
Regulations Have Been Altered so
as to Do Away With Excessive 4
Time Allowances. ~s~1z

The yachting season at Lake Mime
tonka will be formally opened May 80,
when the first regatta of the season will
be held. The program for the summer has
been drawn up, and the rules to govern
yacht races prepared by the sports and
pastimes committee of. the Minnetonka
club. .5E ~
Ten races will be sailed, of which five
will be cup races, three championship
races and two special contests. The full
program follows:
May 30. special race.
June IA, championship race.
June rs, cup race. ys ssz
July 4, championship race. is, SIS
July II, cup race.
July IS. cup race. ~"
Aug. 9, cup race. 80.
Aug. %, championship race.
Aug. 80, cup race. -.
Sept. 6, special race. 1ge-
A number Of important changes have
been made in the rules to govern yacht
racing, of which the most important fol-
low:
Boats will be classified according to length
over all. There shall be four classes, as
follows: = -
First Glass jib and mainsail boats between
80 and 40 feet; second class, jib and main
sail boats between 20 and 30 feet third class,
cat-rigged boats under 80 feet; fourth, spe-
clal class, catboats of one design.
Restrictions on Sail Area.
The following restrictions are made for
boats OF these classes with regard to sail area:
The sail area of any boat sailing in the
first class shall not exceed 900 square feet.
nor be less than 625 square feet The sail
area OF any ~ boat of the second class shall
sail area of any boat of the third class shall
not exceed 625 square feet. .-- ~
While there is a minimum set on sail area,
any boat whose sail area is less than the
minimum Is permitted to sail, provided she
takes the minimum of her class, as deter
mined by her overall length, as a basis for
time allowance. go.
Time allowance shall be given for difference
In sailing lengths, according to the table used
by the Minnetonka Yacht club, which is the
regular Herreshof table Of allowance.
The sailing length of any boat upon which
this time allowance is based shall be the
square root of her sail area.
Any cat-ngged boat, or any boat sailing in
the second class may carry any number of
men, provided their aggregate weight does not
exceed 11a pounds for each square foot of sail
area. Any boat sailing in the first class may
gregate weight does not exceed IN pounds
for each square foot of sail area.
The committee, in preparing these rules,
especially considered existing boats, and
was governed by the desire to make con-
ditions as even as possible for every boat
now on Lake Minnetonka. The classical
ton based on overall length seemed to be
the most practicable. But, in order that
there might not be too great difference
in sailing length between two boats sail
ing in the same class, the committee found
it necessary to base the time allowance
upon the amount of sail area carried, to
which it set maximum and minimum
limit, in each class.
Thus in the first class, sloops with a
minimum of 625 square feet and max
imum of 900 square feet, the smallest boat
in the class would receive only about AZ
minutes time allowance over the largest
boat in the class, which is very moderate
w roJ yritI, oil
ten or even twelve minutes that was set
upon large boat in the olden days.
Size of Crews.
In determining the size of the crew that
could be carried by each boat, the COM
mittee, based the amount of weight al
| lowed by the number of men actually nee
essary to handle an ordinary jib and
| mainsail boat. This rule practically al
lows first-class sloop six men, a second
class sloop five, and catboat from four
| to five men.
In the race the one gun flying start will
| prevail. The committee also will be in
| clined to arrange different courses for
the different races, getting in as much
windWard and leeward work as possible,
SO as to allow Of the use Of spinnakers
and balloon jibs. " ..s8..E
Dates for golf matches will not be fixed
until after meeting of the two Mime
'COnhd CLUBS, ana the Mfn1kahda and Bryn
Mawr clubs this week. There has been
talk OF league to include these four
clubs, In which case a regular schedule
| OF team matches will be arranged. It has
been decided to hold the Minnetonka club
| tennis tournament June T. and an invita-
tion tournament July 4. The Northwestern
tournament opens July %, and the dates
for the club and invitation contests were
hxed early in order to allow the players
| to get IN as much practice as nossihIo ho
fore the more important event.