The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-01
RULES UNDER WHICH RACES
WILL BE SAILED TO-DAY
Just How Shippers and Crews Will Have to Con.
duct Themselves and Their Craft.

So that the shippers and crews of
the boats that will compete in the Sa-
vannah Yacht Club races to-day may
be properly guided the following rules
have been announced and will be of in
terest to those who will follow the
races:
All club matches. and all yachts sail
ing therein. shall be under the direc-
ton of the Sailing Committee, whose
decisions are to be given in strict ac-
cordance with these rules, and to be
final, said Sailing Committee to have
the power of postponing any of the
matches in case of unfavorable wealth
er, etc.
Yachts competing for the club prizes
must be owned or represented by
member of the club whose dues have
been paid.
The basis of allowance of time in all
regattas for sailing yachts shall be six
seconds per foot of sailing length per
nautical mile.
If one yacht in any class sails the
race within seven Cd hours, it shall be
considered a race for that class; but if
not performed in that time, the race
shall be repeated on a day to be named
by the Sailing Committee.
Unless two yachts are entered, and
two start in any class no prize shall be
given to such class.
After the start, no throwing out or
taking in, or booming out of ballast,
will be allowed All ceilings, seats
and fixtures must be kept and remain
on board and in their places during
race. No person must leave a yacht,
nor must any one be received on board,
unless TO save life, during a race. The
winning yacht will not be debarred
the prize in its respective class should
she by accident lose one sand bag out
Of ten.
Yachts are allowed to anchor during
race, but no oars, poles, or any means
of propulsion other than sails, shall
at any time be used to propel a yacht,
or get her aloat, if once aground.
Nothing but the hand lead and line
may be used in sounding.
Each yacht must go fairly over the
course, and not touch any buoy, boat
or vessel used to mark it out, or foul
any vessel in the race.
Yachts on the port tack shall inva-
riably give way to those on the star
board, whether engaged in the same or
different races, and naphtha yachts
shall, in all cases, give way to sailing
yachts.
give way to those on the wind, wheth-
er engaged in the same or different
races.
yacht may huff as she pleases to
prevent another yacht passing to wind
ward, but must not bear away in or
der to hinder her passing to leeward.
The overtaking yacht, if to leeward,
must not huff until she has drawn
clear ahead of the yacht she has over
taken.
N. B.-The lee side to be considered
that on which the leading yacht car
Ties her boom.
yacht overtaking another yacht,
shall keep out of the way of the last
mentioned yacht; but when rounding
any buoy or vessel used to mark out
the course, if two yachts are not clear
Of each other at the time the lead
ing yacht is close to and actually
rounding the mark the outside yacht
must give the other room to pass clear
of it, whether it be the lee or wealth
er yacht which is in danger of fouling
the mark No yacht shall be consid-
cred clear of another yacht unless so
much ahead as to give a free choice
TO the other on which side she shall
pass. An overtaking yacht shall not
however, be justified in attempting to
establish an overlap, and thus force
a passage between a leading yacht and
the mark after the latter yacht has
altered her helm for the purpose Of
rounding.
When passing a pier, shoal, rock, or
other obstruction to sea-room, should
yachts not be clear Of each other, the
outside yacht or yachts must give
room to the yacht in danger of FOUL
ing such obstruction. whether she be
the weather or leeward Yacht. Pro-
vided. always, that an overlap has been
established before an obstruction is
actually reached. An overlap Is es-
tablished when an overtaking yacht
has no longer a free choice on which
side she shall pass. and continues 10
exist as long as the leeward yacht, by
lufiing. or the weather yacht. by bear
ing away, IL in danger of fouling.
yacht must never bear away out
OF her course 20 hinder the other pass