The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-28
TO REVIVE YACHTING
ON GRAVESEND BAY
Plan for Handicap Class Is
Latest Idea for Renewal
Of Interest in Racing.
FEW VESSELS FOR SALE

Strenuous efforts are to be made to
try to revive Yacht racing on Gravesenn
Bay. The sport has been declining there
steadily In spite of air that the Yacht
Racing Association Of Gravesend Bay
could do. For some time the r class
furnished the best sport. but a v vacht
is too costly for the average man. The
o class followed and was popular 70"
many seasons. but by last year Oh" heet
had dwindled down to four yachts and
4, ~ ,s,id tina, non All of them will be
In commission this year. The Birds
were tried. but lasted for one season.
To interest the younger yachtsnen the
dorics and the stars have been tried. but
CIR .scue reason ~ other thcir pupu-
larity has not been lasting.
when a class of small craft is doomed
4, is expected that 1t will be attractive
3 because Of IFS c%lcapuess and that those
vino have Joined the class will become
enthusiasts in the sport and soon pur-
chase Yachts in larger and more pre-
,.rt,ous classes To "a certain extent
this has worked on; on the lower bay.
I'm, more often than not the enthusiast
has not only entered a larger class nut
he has sought other worlds 10 conquer
and has gone TO the Sound or ZONE
other section.
one drawback to the lower bay has
been Its courses. CIR it hecomcs nsonoto-
, nous TO sail the same curse week after
week Realizing this, several commit
tees have tried to vary this nonotony
and new courses have been laid out,
Int tho start and finish is always in
GraveSsnd BAY and IN many or the
races from on the Atlantic Yacht Cluo
house A. Sea Gate. The Atlantic, brook'
lyn, B%r.rynhuiat and crcScnt cIuN al
start from that point largely because u
is convenient to the regatta committees
Because Of the mount OF trdNic COINS
IN and dovu the bay IL Is rather dan
gerous for small yachts 20 cross th'
, channel. so ;hat there ia not mnci
chance to var the rnur,es.
Now Efforts are being made TO boon
m. snort IN another vay. The Graves
end BAY Association 10 composed %
IN, Atlantis brooklyn. Marine an'
Field, B~ensonhurst and Crescent club
and although tn. regatt.Ls of those club
arc supposed to H. open they do no
attract yachts from clubs outside tn
association except an occasional Hacia
from the Sound. There are a dozen @
more lively clubs with anchorage
apund the lower hay. and in thes
clubs are many yachts that can wi
races. Perhaps they are not eligible {
sail in Class Q or with some OF IN
more modern Yachts, hut they "oul
furnish fine sport in a handicap class
There are sloops, jib and main sai
!, yachts. catboais. yawis, dories. ket
+. boats and centreboard craft. and If tins
, could be gathered together in one Q
A u.rhans Two classes and be proper
p handicapped they would make plenty q
close and Interesting racing. A commit
: tee of the lower bay y~Achtsnpen is no.
h a, work on some such plan as this an
. : viii he ready 20 announce It's pIar
at the next meeting OF tho association
II looks as II tho srpT or the lowe
: bay may he saved.
Many who would like TO own a yrA
4 nave thought that this :. the time
' buy and that because business Is du
!, yachtsnen will sacrifice thar vessel
This is all a mistake" said q broN'
laS week. "Yadhtstnen are sicrihcir
Is nothing in fact when they are al
f preached with an Offer to buy or chart
they seem very diiiident and the on
" has to be n good one TO make the
nibblc. There are mary In tho mark
~ to huy or 10 charer, And some OF the
rsallZ1fE mat tleN WOl1 W awe ~ x
what they want have given orders
huild. The outlook for the season
remarkably good. and many yachts W
h. in ~cornruisison this year that ma
" been laid up for a long time"
-, I.a~ley'e is the busiest ward along I
IN coast. There is a large f'eet Of rleisn
lie craft laid vp AZ NepOnset and the m
- ijrity of these viii begin TO ht o
in ABOUT six weeks. In addition to u
49, work several vessels are tSire built a
thes. are to he ready by the openi
~ OF thu season. Tnc Cochran snhcon
W Sea can is partly decked and the toir
~ work is being put in. There Is a del
about the motor and this probably u
10 keep Mr.. Cr'hran from masking a crui
AZ as early A. he intended.
u In the wooden construction shed
'e Cromwell schooner from designs
~ y Il. CrowninShicld and the auxilia
IS, schooner designed by Fred II. Lawl
'r sor Robert S~alionsta.l arc IN rane r
rs 30 foot Hand V bottom semi-sTeed b.
Tor Chester ". Bliss is lsing plink'
1T Work has been started on a s. IA
So cruising motor yacht designed by Attn
. R!nrey for Frcdcrich II. Wells OF Ri
\. %'ngton. VI. and o. ar SO foot cruiS
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