The sun., 1919-06-01
Royal Yacht Squadron Offers
Prizes for Regatta OFF
COwes in August.
SETS GOOD EXAMPLE
Similar Step by New York
Yacht Club Would Encourage
Shippers Hereabouts.


meeting OF the organization held O few
weeks ago at Clarldge's Hotel In Lon
don. The senior nag officer stated that
providing sufficient suitable yachts were
fitted and In commission thS>club would
oner prizes for them at regstta to be
held at Cowes in August. The club,
however. will mako no attempt to hold
Cowes Week this year.
II the New York Yacht Club took sim
liar steps, undoubtedly there would be
, at least one race for the organization
this summer. Every day one hears Of
some new yacht going into commission.
Of course. the number IL small when
| compared with former years. Still
there IL a possibility Of several of the
"ffties'' taking to the water. one or two
! of the "forties'' and an equal number
of the thirty footers of the club. I'm
| doubtedly. others would be put into COM
| mission II their owners thought the club
| would hold one race this year.
Even IL the big yachts are not put into
| commission. there promises to be plenty
, Of small boat racing. Word comes from
! Boston. that the Royal st. Lawrence
Yacht Club is anxious to challenge for
| the Seawanfraka Cup. originally offered
by tho Seawanhaka Corirthian Yacht
Club of oyster Bay. but now held by a
Down East yachting organization.
For seawanhakn Cup.
| 1t is a good ten years since there
has been race for the Seawan-
haka Cup. The Seawanhaka and the
Massachusetts, which successfully de-
Tended the cup. were sold TO the South
Il eru Yacht Club of New Orleans. They
have been In southern waters for years
| A challenge for the trophy would create
great interest in Down East yachting
circles.
II New York Is without any interna-
| tional or intersectional racing this sum-
mer. the metropolitan tars will have
the satisfaction OF knowing that one OF
the local yachting Organizations has
been the first to promote a new class
since Uncle Sam declared war on Ger
many. The credit goes to the Yacht
Racing Association OF Jamaica Bay
which shortly will have q new class OF
little fellows.
Had 1t not been for the war, the
yachts would have been built two year,
ago. Al that time It was decided e
build Sea News. a class designed BY
Fred Goeller a Manhattan naval archi
tect, who Is now in the United Sta tel
Navy. The Sea News was chosen aftel
n committee made up of R II. Behrens
Canarsie Yacht Club; Z. Oppenheim
Rackaway Park Yacht Club, b. Veneer
Motor Boat Club of Jamaica Bay, ant
w. Endlich, Canarsie Yacht Club, has
thoroughly Investigated all OF the small
ono design classes on neighborini
waters.
The idea Of the committee was to flint
q boat with a large enough sail sprea'
to be a good sailer and at the same tim
safe enough craft for the younge
generation. The principal reason 70
the promotion of the class was to en-
courage youngsters. Still boat wa
wanted that would be large enough I
sit five or six full sized adults withou
unnecessary crowding.
GoslIer's Boat Ideal.
The committee decided that MI
Coolers boat Ideally Allied the bill.
, few changes were necessary on accoun
OF the shoals and fats of Jamaica Bay
, The boat is fast, sturdy little craft
cat rugged. II feet over all. by 6h fee
beam, drawing 10 inches with board u
and about ~ feet with the board dowr
Tho class is being built by Rider
Suydam OF Old Mill Creek. Fourtee
have been ordered. Originally the
were promised by June 10. Owing I
wet weather the class probably will no
be delivered much before July l.
The yachtsmen who have ordered III
} boats are Commodore c. A. Martin. Ca
narsie Yacht Club; Commodore 1
wedsl. Canarsie Yacht Club, presiden
of the Yacht Racing Association o
D Jamaica Bay /; Commodore A. II. Brood
Canarsie Yacht Club; Commodore e.
Theimer. Rockaway Point Yacht Club
Commodore l.. C. Heimer, Motor Boa
Club of jamaica Bay; Commodore E.
Watson, Jamaica Bay Yacht Club
! Commodore E. Behr, Old MIL zach
Club; A. Bentkomf. II. Bergman.
5 Friedenberg. s. Lauterback. f. Meye'
s. Cllmann and B. Wood. all OF tn
Rockaway Point Yacht Club.
II is the plan OF the Yacht Racin
, Association to race the new clas
| throughout the summer on Saturoa
and Sunday afternoons. G. A. Merritt
' one OF the most enthusiastic yachtsme
on Jamaica Bay, has offered chan
J pionship trophy. There also Is poss
billy that Sir Thomas Upton may o!
fer a cup for the class. The racin
. dates will be announced just as soon q
all the yachts take the water.
The Labor Shortage.
As they sail only small yachts. II
jamaica Bay Corinthians are decided
, more fortunate than their brotht
yachtsmen on Gravesend Bay an
!, Long Island Sound. They do not hay
to worry this year about the demand
3 of paid hands. Investigations at III
3 Yachting centres OF Long Island sho
r that II is practically impossible to Ell
gage crews. Port Jefferson has Il
! years furnished captains, mates. eng
. neers, firemen and sailors for the yach'
that each season go into commission fc
|, the wealthy yachtsmen OF the mort
. shore OF Long Island.
! This summer the good sailornen {
o Port Jefferson are turning up the
, weatherbeaten noses at berths on yachts
. To 20 TO sea they are demandin
! not only exceptionally high wages bl
l. they also are asking for an eight hot
!. working day. Under the circumstance
4 very few of the larger boats that hay
2 recently been turned back by the Co
eminent TO their former owners will Z
:. into commission,
y lantic Yacht Club. Ia putting two sms
yachts into commission at Port Jeffe
]. son. One Is the schooner Isis, which
2 will use as the flagship Of the Sea Ga
. club. The other Is the power boi
- Wig wag. Other yachts that are golI
;. into commission at Port Jefferson al
4 Norman Johnson's houseboat Bel
:, Chance, Akela, which was s.. p. n
1873 during the war. and the steam
:. Emerald, the property OF MaNw'
wyeth OF Philadelphia. which will n
1 ha mt into nopa mI ssion until newt sur