The sun., 1908-10-06
work ron YACHTsMEN.
Many AmsndmeDts 10 Measurement and
Ilae1hg Ruiea 20 no Considered.

Charlea Lane Poor. the secretary 70 the
Atlantic Coast Conference, has had printed
the many Amendments that the dele8atoa
10 the Atlantic Coast Conference, wish TO be
considered. This conference VIII meet
st the New York Yacht Club on Thursday
afternoon and evening and try to got
through an immense amount Of work. IL
ls probable that much Of the work. however.
will have to be done by committeeas and
these committees will report at meeting
10 be held later In. the year. The clubs
or associations to be represented at this
conference are: New York Yacht Club,
Atlantic Yacht Club, Beverly. Yacht Club,
Corinthlan Yacht Club Of Marblehead.
Coripthian Yacht Club OF Philadelphia.
Eastern Yacht Club. Larchmont Yacht Club.
the yacht racing association o. Long Island
Sound, Messachusetts and ,NafIaga9sett
aSy aPS the frSst Ss HsSnS uGa nave OF
Rno% SsSS What az business Is to 6e bsoasht before
them.
-Four changes are. suggested to the rating
SIS from the denominator and the equlya,,
sns or facson 20 Se
ncatiou. A third amendment removes the
so adjusted as to make the now boats rate
near their water line length. The fourth
amendment substitutes In place OF B.
and raises the classification limits approxi-
Il il proposed pr that yawk shall be rated
at % per cent. and schooners at 90 per cent.
/ OF their actual measurement.
There are three amendments TO be con-
sidered relating to length. The first will
make J. In the formula ole-half the. sun,
qhe seeona sass In he
formula shall be the load water line length,
but Il the quarter beam length shall exceed
the load water line, then such excess over
90 per cent. or deficit under 81 per cent.
shall be added to theload water line.
the formula shall he the load water line
length" u Is also suggested that the
yertica height, at which the quarter beam
load water line instead Of one-tenth Of the
water line beam.
There are several amendments 10 the
oi sails and head sails. Club ,topsails come
in for some consideration.
There are amendments TO the present
70 .i dsansht S 'i limit nit MAKE radical chan Ses;
yachts ps shall be in feet o,Ie multiplied by
1su of drsaSht Sr e esolnsiSe % % Of eentrebosrd as
per above formula shall be multiplied by
, and added to the rating measurement.
The SECOND f9rmInlaa GIIa h IL; Length plus 20
IL Is proposed that any excess Of the
square root OF sail area over l25 per cent.
OF load water line shall be added to the
rating. The limit OF displacement II is
proposed shell be O.isi mul III oiled by load
water line plus ntt. The displacement OF
yacht may exceed this limit. but such ex
cess shall not be used in obtaining the rat
ing.
The quarter beam Is 10 be limited to 90
per cent. OF the load water line. and any
excess is to be added 10 the rating II the
amendment to this rule is adopted. Free
boa rd Ia also to be taken into considerat tion.
and where l. Is the quarter beam length the
minimum limit Of free board Is to be length
divided by 20 pluB CO. This limit is not to
apply to yachts launched before next
1t is proposed that all yachts launched
after January l next sha IL rate at tho high
est limits Of the class except In cllsses
A and =. :"
The delegates will also pay some attention
to racing and cruising trim,so that cruising
trim may be more definitely given In the
rules. 1t Is suggested that boats of iS feet
rating and over NAV carry clubtopsails
a nd the size of the boats to he carried In
the different classes are to be defined.
Z. It Is also prorcscd that the scantiing
restrictions for yachts 81 feet and under,
similar 10 those of the Massachusetts as
sociation, and the same associations re-
strictlons for cabin houses on 27footers, be
adopted.
The time allowance table is 70 be changed
from 10 per cent. OF the so-callSd full al
lowanoe" TO 90 per cent.