The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-15
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ton went out Of existence. In 1908,
snothered by the motor craze.
The fish class boats are 20 feet over
all, s feet inches beam and draw
feet. They carry MAR all lib. spinna-
ker and balloon jib.
The boats entered win be Of the new
type of seacraft which the New Or
leans club adopted more than two
years ago for sloop races In order
that all craft might have an equal
chance Of winning in the races. Cap
tain DeBuys, of New Orleans. evolved
a plan to assure beyond question thas
all entrants have an equal opportunity,
regardless of whether such craft may
be entered by a yacht club in nearby
waters or one in New York. Massa-
chusetts or far-off Texas.
The plan offered by Mr. DeBuys was
this: The Southern Yacht club woula
offer TO build at cost. one or more Of
the one-design open sloops for any
yacht club, or any individual Of any
recognized yachting Institution; or, in
the alternative. such club or individual,
could have the craft built elsewhere
from blue print plans and specifica-
lions furnished by the s. Y. c., which
has charge Of the one-design fish
class" and be by such committee de-
clared to comply fully with the build
ing and rigging restrictions and re-
quirements. before recognition as ell
gible to the interclub championship
races.
One advantage of this plan is thas
il obviates the necessity of a club at
some distant point having to send its
own craft to Pensacola or other point
to take part In an inter -club race. In
stead. it is only necessary to send q
picked team to enter the races.
THE equal chance for all alike" Is
further insured BY reason Of the fact
that all Of the shippers who sail in one
OF these championship races have to
draw lots between themselves for the
boats. all Of which win be numbered a
few minutes before the firing of the
preparatory gun.
Pensacola Yacht Club.
The Pensacola Yacht club was Or
ganized in 1908, and was then known
as the Pensacola Yacht and Motor
Boat club, and its first real home was
at the foot of one of the old original
Spanish streets-Alcaniz IN June,
1914, it moved to it's present quarters
at the foot of Palafox wharf. About
that time the name was legally
changed to the Pensacola Yacht club.
The first commodore was George T.
Morgan. followed by James Q. Watson,
T. @. Watson, g. Moreno Jones. peter
Lindenstruth, Nat Kaiser, F. Fl. Hen
ming, r. w. Goodhart and John H.
Cross, the present commodore. The
club has been most fortunate in the
personnel of its commodores-
The club now has several hundred
members, besides nonresident and
honorary members. Many of the menu
bers own their own boats. but 1t is not
necessary TO own boat to become a
member.
The club is planning to build al
handsome and commodious club house
in the near future to be located on
the western arm Of the bay.
The Pensacola Yacht club and the
Southern Yacht club have been closely
connected for a number of years. The
long distance motor races which are
run from New orleans to Pensacola
each summer were inaugurated in
1919, and have been run every succeed
ing year, with the exception of 1917
and 1913, when, owing to the mining
OF Pensacola harbor as war measure,