Evening star., 1942-07-10
Major Part Of Event
To Be Held Sunday;
D. {. Boats Enter
Stors, Twenties, Dinehies
To Represent Capitol;
Rendezvous Slated
BY MALCOLM LAMBORNE, Jr.


The first large regatta of the
season will be held this week end on
the Severn River and Chesapeake
Bay, under auspices of Annapolis
Yacht Club, and despite war restric-
tions on travel and the large number
of yachtsmen who have gone into
the services, officials were predicting
q feet equal to those of peacetime.
Commodore Pete Magruder said
yesterday "goodly numbers" of SAIL
ing enthusiasts from many sections
of the bay, as well as from Wash
ington, had sent in entries.
The regatta, the seventh annual
for the bay club, originally was
scheduled to open today, but officials
recently voted to stage the major
portion of the affair only on Sunday,
when it became apparent con-
testants would be unable to take as
much as three days off.
Competition tomorrow will be
devoted to special races of the West
River Sailing Club from Galesville,
Md, to Annapolis and of the Gibson
Island Yacht Squadron from Glib
son Island, Md, to Annapolis. Sail
ors at the two places will race to the
Severn for special prizes donated by
the club.
Associa ton Holds Rendezvous.
This week end also has been select
ed for the annual rendezvous OF
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Asso-
ciation. But here again the war has
curtailed activities. No formal dinner
has been planned for tomorrow
night, according to President Miller
Sherwood. Commodore Magruder,
however, will play host to CBYRA
members and contestants at party
tomorrow afternoon, with dancing
at the club in the evening.
Washington will be represented IN
at least three classes in Sundays
races-stars, Chesapeake twenties
and penguin dinghies.
In addition to these classes, the
following have been slated: Navy
whaleboats and knockabouts, 14-foot
international dinghies, Hampton
one-designs, D dinghies, moths, ma
tional one-design, Severn one-design,
Delta cruising class, racing division
and class A, B and c cruising
divisions.
Course 1S Miles Long.
These last four classes are for the
bays big yachts. They compete in
single event out in the bay, begin
ming Sunday morning. Their course,
about ID miles long. will take the
fleet across to the Eastern Shore,
down the bay to point below the
entrance of West River and return
to a finish off Annapolis Roads.
Stars race at the mouth OF the
Severn, while all other small classes
compete over several courses nearby.
This will mark the first time in the
memory of experienced sailing
shippers that small boats in this area
have competed in a two-race series,
three being the traditional number.
The first race begins around $50
am. and the second at about 2 pm.
Trophies will be awarded Sunday
at 8 pm. in the clubhouse overlook
ing the Severn.
Five special trophies have been
placed In competition this year, three
of them for the cruising classes.
These are the Naval Academy Boat
Club prize, the w. T. Morris
Trophy and the Commodore.'s
Trophy. Hampton sloops will COM
pete for the J. Willis Martin
Memorial Trophy, presented by the
family of the clubs late commodore.
and the 14-foot international
dinghies race for the Arthuro
Fernandez Trophy.
Comdr. c. Covode Davis, U. S. NJ,
an instructor at the Naval Academy,
Is chairman Of the Race Committee.
Midshipnen will race in the
whaleboats, knockabouts and star
class.