Evening star., 1942-04-24
Most Of Races Held
In Other Seasons
To Be Retained
Marine Repoirmen Soy
Business Prospects
Appear Normal


Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Asso-
citation In spite Of the possibility Of
war restrictions Or . shortage Of
boating supplies. The schedule in
cludes races for five general classes
OF vessels: Cruising. racing. Delta
Star and smaller boats
The list includes most Of the
races held In previous summers.
Only . few Of the longer races, such
as the Gibson Island to Hampton,
Va. race, have been called OF be-
cause OF restrictions IN Virginia
waters.
Washington sailing fans, expected
to be busy through the middle of
June with the spring series Of Poto-
mac River Sailing Association. will
participate In the first Of bay re-
gattas the last week end In June,
when Fairhaven Sailing Club on
Herring Bay stages its annual show.
The dates are June az and 20.
The bays two most important
small boat events-Annapolis Yacht
Club and Gibson Island Yacht
Squadron regattas-are slated for
July 10 to IL and 1919. respectively.
Local sailors again are expected to
play an important part in these two.
While no definite plans have been
made for the p. r. 8. A. regatta, for
meriy held In conjunction with the
Presidents Cup regatta, the G. B. Y.
r. A. has set aside September 10
and 90 for the event.
Marine repair yards In the
bay area report the business
outlook as good as for other
years. Some Of them, however,
report . shortage of labor. since
their men gradually are being
drafted or finding employment in
defense industries.
Dealers In yachting supplies de-
clared that many items were be-
coming unobtainable. Brass, bronze
and copper fittings, manila rope.
hemp and canvas are smong the
articles not available for general
use. But some of them have con-
siderable stocks on hand which NAV
continue to be sold until exhausted.
The schedule:
suin Regstta-Sn,aller boats
May 24-Maryland Yacht Club Shake
oown haee-Cruising, racing. Delta.
Point e LRe iona point R.eet
IN June s.:,..Magyl.na Yacht Club Small
June Naval Academy Y a. R.es
s.isa1sit., ssn. 15Sit,ssl5%ors ..II.T Yacht Club Re-
NJ, june I3;l4-dlbson Island Y. 9. Rhod.
Ins IEaysr .s.n RENDEZVOUS and Race Baek-cruis-
,,,1 June ssSS:2ll.pot.pskus Sailing Assoei.-
s.ttaM tane sm, sSiis-Fairhaven Sailing Club Re-
!. June aa:asIro,.p.tus s.il,nr A,.oei..
a0S 9uIs IEesa.iascsS;s'ss a.nss,sS;ns raging bsjs.;
,-.yr Ssly z-s-xs@Sson 7. c. R.s.ts.-I
!, Jsi, a7Ss-aoet Han =. c. ..s.tt.-
:. July s.. ioM.Annanoli. r G. Gibson Island
:. sGeiisSca iSis1ss.ssSis' 11;sSi''is 2 d cTiSS,a,
y. 81, s,.sss ss.1s-o.s.on Island r..
..Msiii!s Miy stss@en::;i.r .neeii:si River Yacht and
ooyasT' ols::sssas sns i.i.sai io.,.-
jaIy siHasastu smt.nsIsa:s. ssssaa: zach. Club
August .S;s-1ilss River zach. Club
ssds. Asss:. e LHsssi.na sHasas;s y.sa. Club rae.
osek-Cruistng, racing. Delta.
ssss issa !. Ss, S.,sEss xs.a SSs
:, August ii-It-chssapeake Bay zach.
Cub bNaces--Cruising. racins, star, smaiier
August lf-l6-Tred Avon Yacht Cub
Ausust l4-lE4oiomons Island Yacht
Club Regatte-4maller
Ausust l6-rotapskut Sailing Associa.
uon Oxiord Eaee Rack-Cruisins. Delta
August 22-23-9DaYrows Point Yacht |
Cinn keettta-M classes.
AnEust 3e--Naval Academy Y. 3. Race
"a, Aasast ss.so sosindi.n Landing Boat
w. August ,s.30--Rappahannoek River
September "0ibsen isiand Cedar Point |
September 5----Norfelk Portsmouth Yacht
RACING Association Nesatta--Smaller.
September 5.7--Wsst River Saiiing Club |
s'ss.ssMssn.iIssli s:es:nsss isais-urs.aa. r.sa. Club |
: SEPTEMBER is-is-Ek River Yacht club
Refatta-StAr smaller
September ls-Maryiand Yacht Club Re. |
September ie-ao-Fetemse River Sail.
ing Association Negatta-SnalleT,
October Annapolis Yacht Club thfst |
OF three weekly raessl--cruisins, rseins.