Evening star., 1939-07-09
Pair Of Capital Craft
Among 1Oin Cruise
From Baltimore
BoItz, Wheot|ey Tokine
250-MiIe Trip; N. Y.
Facilities Ideal
By MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.

Departure yesterday morning from
Baltimore of 10 yachts, including
several local boats, all flying the
United States Power Squadron's
flag, for a destination more than
$50 miles away, marks one of the
longest squadron runs ever staged
by a boating group.
The yachts were scheduled to make
Cape May Inlet last night, con-
tinue up the coast as far as Sandy
Hook today and arrive at the New
York Worlds Fair tomorrow, where
they will be greeted by Chief Comdr
Arthur E. Middleton of the United
States Power Squadrons.
Five cruisers from the Delaware
River Power Squadron swung into
line at noon yesterday as the feet
came out of the Chesapeake & Della
were Canal and moved on down
the Delaware Accompanying the
yachts is a cutter supplied espe-
cially by the United States Coast
Guard to convoy the group the en-
tire distance.
DIR. Gill Directs Run.
The squadron run, one of many
THAI gill converge on the fair this
week. when United States Power
Squadron day is held there, is under
the direction of DR.. G. Bache Gill.
commodore of Corinthian Yacht
Club here More than 100 yachts
are expected to participate in the
squadron day
Basing at Port Washington Yacht
Club. Port Washington, Long Island,
the fleet will spend 10 days cruising
out Long Island Sound and Wis
iting the fair. The bay flotilla will
up anchors in time to join with the
large squadron rendezvous at Miles
River Yacht Club Regatta at st.
Michaels the first week in August.
In addition to welcome by Comdr.
Middleton aboard his yacht Roy
attic, squadron members from New
York City, Brooklyn and the south
shore of Long Island will be on
hand tomorrow to greet the visitors
as they come up the Battery and
anchor in Flushing Bay, marine
headquarters of the fair.
Capital yachtsmen participating
are Edward C. Baltz on his Fifty
Fifty II; H. Winship Wheatley.
aboard his Sequoia. and Van Wyck
Mott, with his cruiser Roamer
These and other boatmen attend
Ing the fair will find one of the most
modern pleasure boat basins in the
world.
$50 MOOrings Available.
In Flushing Bay, 300 yards off a
bulkhead, are $50 moorings, each
equipped with specially designed
anchor and Navy-type buoy. Laid
out like rows of corn, the buoys are
so rigged that each yatch ties both
bow and stern. They are free of
charge by Federal law. However,
to assure berths well in advance, a
81 reservation fee has been put into
effect. Only other charge is a 25-
cent charge for tender service from
anchorages to landing stage.
-Four tenders, each carrying from
20 to 25 persons, are now in use and
will take one ashore with the Gus
tomary three blasts of a horn.
The Coast Guard is on duty "a
hours day in order to keep an eve
on the fleet. At the basin entrance
when moorings are all taken a police
boat is stationed to advise visitors
to change their course for the night
AS in the case of the bay squadron
yachts, nearby yacht clubs-and
they are numerous as crab cakes in
Annapolis-are lending a hand in
supplying as many berths as can be
spared during an overflow.
In addition to yacht traffic in
Flushing Bay, party boats are max
Ing regular trips with passengers
from New Rochelle and City Island
points to the fair They also are
operating five 41-foot Elco cruisers
with accommodations for 81 from
Fiftv-second street, and fleet of
Chris Craft speedboats from Forty
ninth street.
Landings are made at four 100
foot floating docks which lead d.
rectly to the fair grounds.