The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1903-05-02
GULF COAST YACHT
ASSOCIATION MEETS
In Annual Session at BiIoxl-Adopts a
Number Of New Rules Meeting Well
Attended and Harmonious -dulfport
VIII Come In and BE Given Dates.
From Monday,s BIloxI Hera,a

From Mondays Biloxi Herald.
Z Yesterday the Southern Gulf
Coast Yacht Racing Association
met and transacted importantbus.
mess in this city. The visiting
members were as follows:
New Orleans - Commodore T..
lO'Brien, Hayward Burton and
Sam Gautier.
Bay st. Louise. A. Butler, II.
Mendes and e. 4. O'Brien.
Pass Christian-D. Robertson.
Il. 4. Carroll, John Menge, Jr.
Scranton-Walter Gautier.
Mobile-J. X. Glennan, ID. Le-
gard, +. r. Overall. l.. Baron Ly-
on and Lyman Dorgan came, but
arrived too late. for meeting, as
they trusted the speed of a gaso-
line launch, which failed to make
port in season.
1t was decided that in the future
the club rcgattas of the associa-
tion should be under the control
Of three judges and three timers.
The committee of the club giving
their regatta should have full con-
troll up to the time the starting
gun is fired. From that time on
the regatta officials should take
charge. One Judge and n timer
should be appointed by the club
giving the regatta, the other two
named by the president of the as
sociation, and these officials must
come from clubs other than the
club giving the regatta.
1t was decided that there should
be an official measurer, whose du-
ty it shall be to serve rs referee in
all disputes connected with the
measurements of yachts by club
measurers. If there is a protest
against measurement the matter
is submitted to the association Of
ticial, and he must be present Mt
every regatta.
The racing.rules were taken up,
and first it was decided that there
should be no restrictions as to the
crews as far as numbers go. There
will also be no restriction as to
ballast in yacht. except in case
of cabin sloop or schooner, when
the ballast must be stationary,
either in the hull or on tho keel or
both.
The course to be sailed during
the season was fixed at fifteen
miles.
Yachts must be ready for mca-
surement at least three days be-
fore q regatta, but unavoidable de-
lays will be taken into considera-
tion, and the measurements of any
club in question. Where changes
have been suspected, the boat can
be remeasured and the matter re-
ferred to the official association
for action.
Commodore O'Brien and Hay
ward Burton will shortly visit
GulfDort for the purpose of as
sisting the gentlemen there in or
ganizing a club, and if things arc
in shape the Pass Christian club
will volunteer to accept the dates
now assigned to the Southern
Yacht Club, give up their own
dates, and the Southerns will sail
their race a week after than sche.
duled, making the event come off
August ID and Is.
After the meeting the Biloxi
Club spread splendid lunch fol
visiting yachtsmen, and the meet
ing broke up with the best of feel.
ing all around.
Biloxi did not win out in all hei
propositions, but as Il majority
rules, our boys bow to the will OF
the ASSOCIATION and will do then
best to show a clean pair of heel,
with more than one boat during
the coming struggles for yachting
supremacy.