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Conditions Governing Boat
Races On August 18th

Races On August 18th
For those taking part in the boat
races on August 18th, and for tlose
VINO expect to attend them the fol-
lowing will be of INTEREST,"
The following signals will be used
in starting all races:
Flags of different solid colors will
BE- used to designate the order in
which the various races will be run.
These flags will be superimposed,
one upon the other-the top flag be-
ing the boats in the first race to
start: the second from the top. the
second class to start, and SO on.
The colors of the flags represent
ing each Class Of boats will be as fol-
lows:
White-Bugeyes. class L.
Black-nugeyes, class II. -.
Sed-Skipiack, class /.
Yellow-Work Canoe Glass.
Blue-Motor Workboat class.
These flags indicating the order
in which the races will be sailed,
will be hoisted to the main truck of
the Regatta Committee Boat at s
bells IS A. M on the morning of
the races, August IL, and will re-
main flying until bells 6 A. NJ
so that all racing captains will have
ample taime to observe the order in
which the respective classes will
race. The attention of the racing
captain will be called to them when
they are broken out by the firing Of
a gun from the Regatta Committee
Boat at the starting line.
Immediately upon the firing Of
this gun all racing captains will re-
port on board the Regatta Com
mittee Boat to check in. sign and re-
ceive numbers and final instructions.
No captain whose name does not ap-
pear on the official register of the
Regatta Committee prior to the start
OF the race will be considered q
qualified entrant in the race 1t is
urged upon all captains the neces-
sity of reporting to the Regatta Com
mittee Boat as specified above.
Fifteen minutes before the start
of the first race warning Gun"
Will be fired from the deck of the
Regatta Committee boat. AT the
same .time the flag denoting the
class of boats in the first race will
be hcisted to the main truck of the
Regatta Committee Boat. This will
give the boats in the first race ample
time TO make sail and get under
way.
Ten minutes after the firing of the
Warning Gun the Preparatory Gun
will be fired from the deck of the
Regatta Committee Boat. Exactly
five minutes later the starting Gun
will be fired.
simultaneously with the firing of
the Starting Gun the flag for that
class of boats will be lowered and
the flag denoting the next class OF
boats to start will be hoisted. Thus
the Starting Gun for one class will
also be the Is minute Warning Gun
for the following class.
In the event of lack of sufficient
wind to start racing at 1880 A. NJ,
August II tthe time designated for
the start of the first race) the code
signal l yellow field with black
disc in center) will be flown from
the main truck of the Regatta Com
mittee Boat until there is sufficient
wind to warrant the start of the rae
ing. When this flag is lowered the
Is minute preparatory gun will be
fred and the flag showing the class
of boat which will race will be
hoisted.
Any boat, the foremost OF which
(in the cas- eof bugeye sand canoes,
Or mainsail in the skipjack class or
the stern of the work motorboat
class crosses the starting line before
the firing of the starting gun Will be
forced to make anew rt-andLln-
so doing must round the Judges
Boat (Regatta Committee Boat) OF
the red buoy at the starting line.
Any boat turning back over the
fairway without going around the
starting buoy (or Judges Boat Will
be disqualified.
Between 8 bells 6 A. No and 4
bells Go A. NJ on the morning OF
the races August 18th, member
Of the Regatta Committee will seal
the engines of all sailboats having
auxiliary power. These seals must
De intact at the finish of the race.
Each racing captain will be fur
nisheo a duplicate set of numbers
upon registering at the Regatta Com
mittee Boat and his deposit fee OF
SIS refunded to him when he reports
On the Committee Boat on the morn
ing of the races. The numbers will
correspond with the number given
each boat on the official register OF
The Regatta Committee. These
numbers must be fastened by the
captains who receive them as near
~ as possible in the center OF the
foresail on bugeyes and canoes and
the mainsail of the skipjacks, on
both sides of the sail, and flown
from the flag pole at bow and stern
IF work motorboats. Boats not
fulfilling this requirement after hav-
ing been supplied with the proper
numbers will not be rewarded as
qualified entrants.
1t is requested that so far as pos
sible all racing captains arrive on
Bay Ridge, with their boats the
night before August IL, the day OF
the race, as this will greatly expedite
he work of the Regatta Committee
and assure the prompt starting OF
the races. Boats which cannot ar
rive the night before should be at
Claiborne Saturday morning, August
l2 at 8 bells { SA. NJ in order
that their masters may report on
the Regatta Committee Boat at the
meeting of the racing captains AZ
that time.
Entry lists in all classes will close
August 5th, 1922.