The sun., 1908-06-07
GOOD HAMMERS IN YACHTING
EvEN THE YIsiTOR HAS SOME
ROUTINE TO LEARN.

The etiquette Of Jolning ana Leaving the
ship-Tne Owner Always Captain
-Flags with Many Meaninss-Rulea
Of salutang-Guns Now Little Used.
With many yachtsmen good part Of
the pleasure Of tho gport Ia In the routine
and discipline on board the yacht and the
systematio way In which things are RIM,
To do this properly ono must be thoroughly
familiar with the recognized routine and
yacht etiquette that have been generally
accepted by all yacht clubs.
An owner Of q yacht 10 always the cap
tain, and II is his fault II his yacht is no.
run properly and II there IL not strict dis
cipline. II he II at all familiar with III,
sailing master and the members Of his crew
at the start 1t is only q question Of time
when the crew will run the yacht and the
owner will play second fiddle.
On q yacht the sailing master is ALWAYS
q servant who takes his orders from ths
owner, the captain. The owner is always
addressed as captain unless he holds flag
rank ip the club to which the yacht belongs,
and then he is commodore. and once a COM
modore he always keeps that title by cour-
tS6y. no baiililB HdctoA ho'Vi ''
addressed as captain, but as Mr.. -. and
he takes his orders from the owner and
sees that the members OF the crew carry
them out q II the owner wants his gig or
his launch to 60 ashore he tells the sailing
master and the sailing master gives the
necessary orders to the crew. and when
the gig or launch has been lowered and
manned and is waiting for the owner he
will report that the launch Is at the side
and stand himself at the gangway as the
owner leaves the ship. In the absence Of
the owner the sailing master is In charge
Of the yacht.
A Yacht after having been formally
put into commission should be run with
close observance Of all the rules until the
flag is lowered at the end Of the season.
The vessel s put into commission after II
has been thoroughly overhauled and painted
and is ready for the ow ner 8 use. 1t should
make no difference whether 1t be large
or a small yacht, the ceremony OF hoisting
the colors should be gone through properly.
The different flags carried are bent on their
proper haliiards and at signal gun is
fired, the owners private pennant is run
up. at the main and the American yacht
ems ign is hoisted on staff over the stern
of the yacht. II the yacht has two masts
the club burgee should be hoisted at the
foremast.
After that the official day on a yacht
begins with oolors at o'clock in the morn
ing. At that hour-on signal from the
flagship II It is present or from a warshp
il In the harbor or fort near by or II alone
from the owners signal-the colors arc
hoisted for the day and they are kept flying
until sunset, when they are taken down and
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night t,a lights set IN mott tnsr bpard blue
angular flag is flown from the starboard
spreader which is hoisted as soon as he
steps OF the yacht and run down az soon
as he returns. 49,.
When the owner is at meals white rect.
angular flag is flown from the starboard
spreader. and while that flag is flying it is
not proper for any visitors to board the
yacht unless it is a matter Of urgency.
"A yacht Is the owners house and like his
house on land 1t has two entrances, The
gangway on the starboard side is for the use
Of the owner and his guests and visitors
the gangway on the portside IL for the crew
and over that side OF the vessel all supplies
are taken. A visitor to man g house would
never think Of calling at the servants en-
except on the etarboard side. As launch
or gig approaches yacht one of the crew
will stand at the Rangway 20 assist II neces-
sary in holding the boat alongside and he
will take the visitors card to the owner,
to salute the quarter deck by touching or
raising the hat and the officers standing
there or the owner himself will return this
salute. 1t should be remembered that
a yachtsman Is always very careful about
the deck OF his yacht. It is scraped and
ness and IL II Is soiled or scratched the owner
will worry. A yaohtsman invariably wears
rubber soled shoes on board for two pur-
poses, They do not scratch and when the
decks are vet they hold better: Bearing airing
that have nails in the soles.
There is O rule about launches and an
order OF precedence that should always be
observed and with which those who are not
often on yacht are unfamiliar. When a
launch or gig is about to leave float with
the owner and some guests for the yacht
juniors should enter the launch first and
the owner will be the last to step from the
float. He will take his place In the stern
of the boat II it is rowed and often steer.
In a launch he will sometimes steer and
sometimes will sit in the stern facing the
direction In which the boat is heading
On reaching the yacht the owner will be
the first to leave the launch or gig and board
his vessel and he will then stand at the gang
way and Welcome his guests and see that
they are made comfortable at once. The
rule regarding boats Is that juniors enter
first always and leave last.
As soon as the owner enters his boat his
own private signal will be set on a staff
In the bow, but II the owner Ia not on board
tho club burgee will be flown. and this will
be lowered as soon as all the guests have
left the boat.
Boat crews should be dressed alike In
the uniform adopted by the club in which
the yacht ID enrolled. Nothing looks more
slovenly than to see boat leave handsome
yacht with the men dressed with any old
uniform they may have. some In white and
some In blue.
II It Is after colors every boat that ap-
proaohes yacht should be hailed and
this hail promptly answered. The answer
for the commodore intending to board
his own or another yacht should be "Com-
modore'; Of q junior flag officer flag Of
the feet cap tain fleet. OF captain the
name Of his yacht. Of member faye, aye
Of a visitor visitor Passing boats should
answer passing and q member of the
crew vii answer hello
Salutes often trouble novioes. A yacht
always salutes by dipping the ensign e1-
oept on some few occasions when a gun is
ired. Gums used to be fired on coming to
anchor. but In many OF the older clubs
this has been done away with and the
members are glad. It was tiresome 10 be