Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-04
MANY YACHTS IN
HONOLULU RACE
.LURLINE, TWO TIMES WINNER,
AMONG THEM
SAN FRANCISCO AND SEATTLE
REPRESENTED
Changes in Rules Are Announced Per.
mitting Thirty-Footers to Become
Eligible, and This Lets in
Many New Boats
Lsnecial to The Herald. !

SAN PEDRO, Feb. 9.-Much interest
is being taken in the preparations for
the biennial transpacific yacht race
from San Pedro to Honolulu, sched-
uled to start July 4. This interest is
not confined to local yachtsmen, but
extends all along the coast and to
Honolulu.
C. d. Callahan said today that the
Gwendolyn II of Seattle probably will
be entered again, as also will a num-
ber of yachts from San Francisco.
The Merchants Marine league of San
Francisco an organization devoted to
restoring the American flag on the
high seas, is boosting the race.
The new yawl Winsome, designed
by Callahan and built by the Fulton
Marine Construction company for
Francis Hay, will be entered in the
race. 1t is expected that Thomas
Fleming Day. editor of the Rudder,
who never has lost an ocean race, will
sail the Winsome.
Other entries will include the new
sloop Siwash, built and designed by
Charles Fulton, and the Lurline, owned
by II. Fl. Sinclair, formerly of Pasa~
dena and now of San Francisco, which
won both of the other races. The
Honolulu Yacht club will send the
yacht Hawaii and put up a cup. The
number of entries this year is expected
to exceed those of the last two races,
the rules having been amended to al
low thirty-foot boats to enter. The
limit was forty feet under the old
rules. These are the new rules:
Conditions-The race is open to
cruising craft belonging to any or
ganized yacht club whose waterline
is not less than thirty feet.
Boats to enter this race must be
bonafide cruising craft of substantial
build and rig, having full deck and
watertight cockpit. Yachts having fin
or bulb keels or balanced rudders are
barred.
Measurements - The measurement
for computing allowance is the length
of the boat over all; the length on
deck from the fore side of the stem to
the after side of the stern board or
transom. Fiddle heads or ornamental
pieces are not included in this meas
urement. Boats will write for allow
ance from the closest hull foot.
Crew-There will be no restriction to
the number or character of the crew.
but the person in charge of the sailing
of the yacht must be a bonafde men,
ber of an organized yacht club.
Sails-Lower sails to be those usual
ly carried by the yacht when cruising.
No restrictions on light sails.
Boats-Yachts must carry such small
boats or tenders as they carry when
cruising.
Stores and water-Stores and water
sufficient for thirty days must be on
board Water to be in fixed tanks or
breakers.
Observation-Disclosures chains or haw-
sers, side lights, two compasses. sex
tant, chronometer and life belts or
jackets for each member of the crew.
Ballast-Weight may be shifted fore
and aft for the purpose of trimming.
but no weight, either in the form of
stores or ballast, must be jettisoned
except as a measure of safety.
Time allowance-The time allowance
shall be sixty minutes for the foot for
the full course, distance of 20S6 miles.
No allowance for rig.
Time of start-The race viii start at
12 o'clock on Monday, July 4, 1910, from
San Pedro.
Finish of race-The finish of the race
to be abreast of Diamond Head light,
Honolulu territory of Hawaii, not over
one mile to leeward.
Entries-Entries must be received by
the secretary of the Hawaii Yacht
club, limited, not later than May l,
1910. Such entries must be in dupli-
cate and be accompanied by a full de-
scription of the yacht.
Protests-Protests concerning non
eligibility of yacht must be in writ
ing and be made not less than forty
eight hours before the time fixed for
starting. The committee reserves the
right to reject an entry if the boat is
in any way unsuited for ocean racing,
or is defective in hull, rig or stores.
The committee upon written request
will inspect any boat and certify as
to her eligibility.