The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
Yacht Fleet Leaves
Winter Quarters
Mem SIOOp Pelican Expected TO
Be Great Rival Of Otier
Twenty-Five Footers

Now that the yachts are out or the
lagoon and have taken up their sum-
ner moorings. the owners and crews
have zgaif begun to put the crafts IN
shape.
ca Gste Yacht club, which are praet-
callv in commission, are: Sloop Sapho-
which mas been tcwed down from its
winter quarters at Escalle. and VIII be
sailed this season by Commodore W.
w. Haley Captain Marius Burnett,
Clarence Cl0a and II. Magnus;a sloop
ollie. sn commission and lying on the
clubhouse. will fly the vice commo-
dore's flag. with r. l. Merino. W. 6.
Miller and A. Upton as a crew. The
sloop Moonlight has been on the ways
al sausaiito an winter, where its own
ers have been rneking extensive alter
ations 10 its hull and rigging. which,
no doubt. viii increase it's speed con-
sidersbiy. The Moonlight will be
handled this season by Port Captain
Vincent. A. F. Rousseau and Louis r.
Holm. all OF whom built it, and have
sailed ii since il was launched The
sloop Three or Us lies Ia Richardson
bay. Its crew consists OF r. r. SUIT
ton. 3. sutton II. Sutton and F.. Kelly
Sloop Vega has been completely over
hauled. lis owner having fitted it With
new mast. sails and rigging this sea
son. It will be sailed by +. Tr4ut-
man and p TrautInan. The sloop
Thetis is at Anderson's ways in the Po-
trero. and has had a good overhauiing
and viii be at its moorings off sausa-
ito at the opening OF the seaeon. 1t
will be sailed this year by G. Lewis, n
Madden. C. Fauser al nd B. Shyfock. The
yaNl Pilgrim. at present in Richardson
bsv. will be sailed by W. Reeves. G.
Benson. r. Benson and Il. Bond. The
sloop Elsie. lying at Greenbrae. VIII
soon be at its moorings, and viii nave
A. Traeger, r. Switzer and a Lang
aboard this year The sloop Ariel has
seen thoroughly overhauied and will
be sailed by A. c. Lee, A Wilson, N.
Ballard. J. AicEnerney. E. Solar and ].
Peterson. The sioop Belle lies at
Frnters point. but VIII soon be taken
"a Sausalito. and viii be sailed by its
skinner. w Burke. r. Driscoii viii sail
MS sloop Q. z, which is al present ly-
ing. off SausaIito The 20 foot sloop
Ruby is in commission and vii oe
sailed by her owner. Captain Stevens.
captain Craig VIII sail the .yawl Roam
er. at present lying in the Oakland
estuary
The latest addition to the feet. the
sloop Pelican, is from the board Of
-rowninsh HELD. the eastern designer, and
is OF the I'm keel type. with extreme
overhSnSS. Ii rs eSpecteu lhal II VIII
be q great rival Of the other 20 footers
in the September races. 1t will be
handled by its owner, Captain Cal
lagher and will ny the burgee of the
Golden Gates. The sloop Ivy, at pres
ent at South San Francisco, viii go to its
new moorings at Saussiito in the near
future. and be manned by 9. Brown, J.
Eaadale, W. Smith and c. ODonneh.
The sloop Flirt, which has been winter
ing AZ Greenbrae. will be sailed by its
owner. c. Mccarthy. The Hiawatha,
which has been purchased by Lincoln
Jackson and Dave Oleson, is in Sausa-
Ito. The Comet viii be sailed by r.
Cslissmsn and H. Mas, its new own
ers. The launch Sequois, owned by
President L c. Pistolesi, viii be the
usual rescuer for becsimed yachts