South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-12
BRITISH CREWS TO
PILOT YACHTS FOR
DEFENSE OF HONOR
Four Small Craft and Four
Seasoned Crews to Come
to States Soon.
BY MILTON BONNER

LONDON. Aug. about Aug.
10. the Berengarin, one OF the big
ocean liners leaving this side. viii
have on board four speedy little six
meter yachts and four crews Of sea
scned British sportsmen who intend
TO contest this year in the great in
ternational yacht cup races at
Oy ster Bay beginning Sept. 9.
The trophy fought for viii be the
British-American cup which was
won by a good score by the Britons
last year in their own waters. They
are hoping to repeat the trick this
year on this side OF the ocean.
The contest viii be the outstand
ing event in water sports this year.
The competition will be between
crews Of four boats on each side.
Ships and Pilots.
The British ships VIII be the Jean,
owned by Sir John Ward; the Reg.
owned by Norman Clark Neil; the
Cola III owned by f. J stephen.
and the Rose. owned by the Roya,
South Yacht clubs syndicate.
Jean will be steered by Sir Ralph
Gore. a veteran yachtsman. Rose
will have at the helm her designer,
Charles Nicholson, as well known IN
America as in Britain, as designer
OF the Shamrock ". Reg will be
steered by Capt. r. T. Dickson, a
former officer IN the Royal Engin-
GERS and a skillful yachtsman. Cola
III will be steered either by her
owner and designer, +. J. Stephen.
or by his son.
The Jean IS also a Nicholson de-
sign. while Reg Is by the well-known
Will Fife.
After Team HOnors.
A point Of special interest In the
forthcoming races is that it is team
racing. Therefore, each competitor.
instead Of going out for individual
honors. seeks to bring advantages to
one or more OF the boats on his side.
Within legitimate limits. strictly set
down in agreed rules. he may ham
per one or more OF his opponents
and thus let one Of his own team
get clear away. This leads 20 very
skillful handling and 90 exciting in
cidents from the standpoint Of the
spectator who knows the game.
The contest consists of six races
in all and points arc counted
eight for the first boat in each race,
seven for the second and so on down
TO one for the last. Any boat not
completing the course does not get
any points.
Slx-Meter Yachts.
To many Americans the term
"six-meter yacht" may not convey
a very clear meaning All yachts
built for racing purposes are con-
structed according TO rules in which
sail area and hull measure nents
are figured. The result Is express
Ell IN meters rather than feet or
tons. because the new rules are in
ternational and govern the building
Of all racing yachts the world over.
There Is a wide latitude IN build
ing. Thus, for light weather craft,
the sail area Is large. while the hull
IT measurements are small. For hard
weather, the hull is big, while the
sail area Is small.
Crews OF -Four.
The average six-meter yacht has
main dimensions OF about 81 feet
OF the water line 30 feet over all.
6 TO Z feet beam and feet depth.
Sail area varies from $50 10 over
500 square feet. Each ship IS al
lowed a crew OF four.
The trophy was competed for the
first time last year on this side in
l. e.
came across and were defeated by
tho Britons. the score being III
points TO So.