Evening star., 1953-05-15
FORE and AFT
By Malcolm lomborne, Jr.

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With the Newport-Annapolis
yacht race a little over five weeks
away, race sponsors have received
% entries. including five from
the Naval Academy alone. The
biennial classic is sponsored by
the New York Yacht Club, the
Naval Academy Squadron and
the Annapolis Yacht Club.
There is still plenty of time for
more yachts to enter the 1856
mile coastal race and officials are
confident the fleet will be larger
than the %. However, it may not
come close to record turnout
because of the 410-mile Storm
Trysail Club race from New
London, Conn, to Gloucester,
Mass, via Mount Desert Rock off
the Main coast. It begins July II.
. It's significant that only three
of the Annapolis race entries are
included in the Mount Desert
race at this writing, apparently
because of the short interval be-
tween the windup of the Annapo-
lis classic and the start of the
New England race. The three
yachts are Harold Lanes Doris
w of Port Washington, N. Y;
Thomas j. Watson, jr.'s Palawan,
Greenwich, Conn.,, and William
Snaith's Figaro, Georgetown,
Conn.
Other entries for the Newport
Annapolis are Arion, Coast Guard
Academy; Bolero, John Nicholas
Brown; Barlovento, Pete dupont
III: Cotton Blossom w. Walter
H. Wheeler; Egret, Porter Schutt;
Fearless, Naval Academy; Fun.
Tom Gloss; Gulf Stream, Monroe
Hemmerdinger: Highland Light,
Naval Academy: Lynx, Henry A.
Wise, jr.; Nina, DeCourSey Fales:
Royono, Naval Academy: Sagola,
George Hinman: Sea Lion, Gil
bert Verney; Starlight, Jim
Brickell; Swift, Naval Academy;
Temp, Robert Roulon Miller; Va
marie, Naval Academy: Mindigo,
Walter S. Gubelmann, and
Zaida, Colin Ratsey.
The entry of Brickell's Star
light from oxford. Md, would in
dicate he has abandoned plans
to ship his sloop to England for
the biennial Fastnet race.
Several inboard drivers here
and others in different racing
areas are highly concerned over
balloting by 48-, 1885, and 266-
cubic-inch hydro drivers in an
American Power Boat Associa-
ton referendum. Drivers are
being asked whether they will
approve limiting racing fuels to
gasoline.
Sponsors of the move earnestly
believe this is the way to cut
down on high speeds, with a re-
sultant decrease in spills and
injuries. The move may have
been triggered by the Florida
accident in which popular Bill
Ritner of Philadelphia had his
arm sheared off at the shoulder
by the prop of another 266-
hydro.
But drivers like John Nc
Keever insist that eliminating al
conol and other non-gasoline
racing fuels only increases the
dangers of fire, explosion and
third degree burns. You can
always scoop up a helmet of
water and put out an alcohol
fire aboard, John says, but when
gasoline ignites. you might as
we'll start swimming for your
life.
Besides, he adds, with an I've
already-tried-it look, gasoline can
be souped up just like alcohol and
you are back where you started.
Selby Bay Yacht Club holds a
victory dance, marking opening
of it's renovated clubhouse, to-
morrow at 8 pm. near Mayo,
Md. The Potomac Ribbers, anna
teur bandsmen of Potomac River
Power Squadron, will play. All
past and present officers of the
squadron and current officers Of
area yacht clubs have been in
vited to attend.
A new 100-slip yacht basin
known as Kentmoor Marina on
Kent Island on the Eastern Shore
| formally opens this week end.
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