Evening star., 1937-06-20
>RU1SING division Of the West
River Sailing Club begins its
second year As . part Of the

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River Sailing Club begins its
second year as . part Of the
Galesville organization this
week end with . deet Of auxiliary
sailing craft racing from Selby Bay on
South River. where they gathered for
. rendezvous yesterday to West River
buoy No. 3, distance Of IL miles.
This IS the first Of q series Of three
races. the second on August 7 and the
final slated for September S, for the
beautiful club trophy, q model of
schooner under sail. which currently
Il In the possession Of Carl Arlt for
sailing his 52-foot Chesapeake Bay
bugeye Verdonia to first place on
handicap rating last year.
Clarence Lane, chairman Of Cruis-
ing Boat Committee and skipper OF
31-foot sloop Quaker Maid, expects an
even large number OF craft than the
IL Of last year with the launching of
DR.. A. K. Balls 33-foot yawl Spindrift
from Hartge Bros Shipyard and the
arrival from Washington shortly Of
George Jensen's sloop Blackhawk.
The fleet consists Of Walter Rus
sells Lorna, a 26-foot cutter; the 81
foot Nenemoosha Of Lyman Hewins,
well-known naval architect; the 30
foot Vega, . ketch Of E. O. Hulburt;
John C. Borton's 28-foot cutter See
more. the Wilhelmina, q 30-foot sloop
of E. H. Seigler; Edward Coleman's
Alden-designed sloop. the Kipawah,
another 30-footer.
Other yachts, all sloops, expected
out are the Grisley ~, 3s-footer OF
Albert Bird; John Gregory's 27-foot
Venture; Jack Hazards 24-foot craft,
the smallest in the class. and the
Verdonia.
Winners in that flag contest of
Presidents Cup Regatta Association
which came to a close Friday mid
night and left Andy Duffy, contest
chairman, swamped with entries and
presents q problem Of selection to
judges will be announced as part Of
the program Of the annual association
cruise aboard the S. S. Potomac next
Tuesday night.
A NUMBER Of Sea Scouts attending
\ the National Boy Scout Jamboree
this month are going to participate
in regatta under auspices OF the
Potomac River Sailing Association on
July of Hains Point with an after
noon of two races in moth, dinghy and
comet classes, according to plans being
formulated by National Sea Scout Di-
rector Thomas j. Keane.
The feature OF the regatta promises
to be among the comets. A picked
number OF Sea Scouts-two in each
boat-will crew for washington own
ers Of these popular sailing craft.
Young skippers are expected to bring
In q number Of their own boats in
addition to local yachtsmen Offering
theirs.
Races will be one lap, starting at 2
pm, over the usual association course
and there will be two events in each
class.
First customer for one OF the trim
and very seaworthy sea skif1s that
have just arrived at Nash Marine
Supply was James Roosevelt. who had
the 14-footer rigged as a tender for
the charted schooner Sewanna, which
now lies anchored at Annapolis.
With sheer and bow like a Cape
Cod dory. the skif1 has four-cylinder
engine placed, oddly enough, in the
bow, thus affording maximum room
for passengers. Sixty miles on one
gallon Of gas Is the claim Of its de-
signers. Hull is lap-straked Of cedar
over oak frames.
These are not all the features of this
dory, which is designed in IA and
16 foot lengths. It's exceptionally
seaworthy, although light in weight,
and there Is plenty OF freeboard with
maximum assurance against tipping.