The New York herald., 1921-05-01
Local Yacht Clubs Plan
Busiest Season in Years
New Designs to Be Seen and Small Boat Racing VIII
Be Feature-Fne Weather Encourages
an Early Start.
~ FRANK Il. CURTIS.

Reports from the principal yacht
clubs from Sea Gate TO Oyster Bay and
Stamford indicate that the season OF
1921, which opens officially four weeks
from tomorrow. will be the most active
in years, with small boat racing to
.he fore.
The sons of members" as the young
or $achting generation is called. are
coming out strong with several new
classes. These include the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian kittens" and the Indian
Harbor "seamews," which will race
among themselves and viii be sailed
mostly ny boys on vacation from school
and college. These small classes con-
stitute a sort OF training school
There will be also of course. the regu-
lar schedule OF interclub regattas, and
each club will have special feature
events Of Its own. The resumption of
the New York Yacht Clubs annual
cruise and the possibility of another
racing cruise lend additional interest.
Tentative plans for the season were
furnished 70 THE New YORK HERALD
last week by the chairmen of the race
committees OF eight of tho larger clubs.
In every case ii was said that there
will be more yachts In commission this
year than any year since the war.
New York Yacht Club Dates.
The New York Yacht Club announced
it's full pre-war schedule of events as
follows: June 80. races off Glen Cove
for the Glen Cove cup; July 8, annual
regatta, including the New York Yacht
Club course cups. Glen Cove; July 26,
rendezvous off Glen Cove for the annual
cruise July 81, Glen Cove to New
Haven July 2s, to New London; July
90. to Block Island: July 80. to New
port July 81. Newport: August 1. Astor
cup races at Newport; August 2. King s
cup, at Newport September 8, Autumn
cup off Glen Cove.
The race committee also announced
that the ocean races for the Brenton
Reef and Cap May cups may be sailed.
These cups are now in possession of the
club and are offered for challenge to
member yachts.
Atlantic Yacht C;ub Schedule.
The Atlantic Yacht Club of Brooklyn
had its informal opening on April 16
the formal opening is set for May 30,
when the first races of the season will
be sailed. The Sea Gate boat will make
regular trips from the Battery as usual
from that date. Race week will start
August % with races for the Childs cup.
| There VIII be races for all classes on
August 23. "a. 2s and 81. On August 25
there will be water sports. Entertain
ments and dances will be held in the
club house every evening.
Throughout the season the Atlantic
Yacht Club and the other members OF
the Gravesend Bay Yacht Racing As
sociation. the Brooklyn Yacht Club. Pill
grim Yacht Club, Marine and Field Club,
Bensonhurst Yacht Club and the yacht
ing department of the Crescent Ath-
letlc Club, will race Saturdays and holi-
days over new courses varying from
eight to twenty-four miles.
The house committee Of the Atlantic
Yacht Club has planned national fete
days. when France. England and Other
allied countries will be honored and
their flags flown from the club flag
staff
The Larchmont Yacht Club VIII open
officially the FIRST or second Saturday i'm
June. AZ most of the yachts owned by
the members are of class designs eligi-
bic for the interclub races the Larch-
mont Club will hold no private races.
The fort!eth annual Independence Day
regatta, yachting classic of the Sound.
is expected 10 bring out more than 100