Evening star., 1961-09-01
BUSY HOLIDAY WEEK END
Four Days Of Cruises
And Boot Races Start
By CHARLES COVELL
Outdoor Editor


outdoor Editor
Although a couple of the
finest cruising months are still
ahead, Labor Day traditionally
brings together many Wash
ington area yachtsmen for their
last rendezvous of the season.
Such events are scheduled
this week end for Capital, Co.
rinthian and AlmaS Temple
Yacht Clubs. Competing for
attention will be cruises for
other clubs, both outboard and
inboard, a fishing carnival and
sailing regattas.
For the spectators. there also
will be outboard and inboard
powerboat races, a water ski
show and a major event for
canoeists, their Presidents Cup
events on the Potomac.
Some 40 to so yachts of Co.
rinthian's big fleet are gather
ing at Spicer's Wharf. Leonard
town, today for a three-day
rendezvous. Some Of the boats
are cruising down the Potomac
from Washington while others
are heading home for the win
ter from the bay and saltier
points such as Ocean City, Md,
and Virginia Beach.
3D. Visiting YeOcOmicO
At least a dozen boats from
Capital Yacht Club will be at
the Yeocomico Yacht Club on
the Yeocomico River at Kinsale,
Va, while AlmaS Temple
yachtsmen will rendezvous at
10a.m. tomorrow in the mouth
Of the West River. From there
they will cruise to st. Michael'S.
Two other cruises will find
the DC. Boating Club travelling
from Aqua Creek to Chapel
Creek and return and the Po-
tomac Valley Boating Club
touring the Rhode and Severn
Rivers.
Rose Haven Yacht Club is
having its second annual fish
ing carnival this weekend. 1t
starts at dawn tomorrow and
continues through Monday. Be-
sides fishing there will be a
boat parade, water shows, a i
Miss Mermaid beauty pageant,
swimming and diving contests,
crab races and boat and hell
copter passenger rides.
Boat Parade Scheduled
The swimming races will take
place tomorrow afternoon in
the clubs pool followed by a
water show in the evening. The
beauty pageant will take place
Sunday afternoon after which
there will be diving events and
another water show in the
evening.
The boat parade also is
scheduled Sunday afternoon
and that night there will be a
Masque Ball with shipwreck
costuming.
The Grand Crab Preakness
starts tomorrow morning and
races are scheduled every hour
for three days. In this Rose
Haven is competing with Girls
field, Md, which also is having
its annual Hard Grab Derby
besides boat and street parades
and fishing contests.
Powerboat fans are going to
Urbanna, Va, where both in
board and outboard hydroplane
races are scheduled Sunday and
Monday. There also will be
boat races at 2 pm. Sunday
off Swann's at Piney Point on
the lower Potomac.
Sponsoring Ski Show
Flotilla "a of the Coast Guard
Auxiliary is co-sponsoring. a
water ski show from 2 to S
pm. Sunday off the Surfside
Club near the Route 2 bridge
over the South River. There
will be- ballerina and ballet
routines, barefoot and pyramid
skiing and a kite flying act.
The flotilla plans to have
examiners on hand to offer
boatmen the auxiliary's free
courtesy inspection.
The West River Sailing Club
is holding its 32d annual re-
gatta. 1t starts today with the
traditional race from Annap-
oils to West River for Chesa-
peake 20s, Thistles, Hamptons,
Flying Dutchmen. Mobjacks,
international las and Jet las.
This will be followed by a skip
pers' party at Galesville Hall.
Free-for- All Slated
-
Races for these classes plus
Penguins and Junior Penguins
viii start at 10 am. and 2:30
pm. tomorrow and 10 am.
Sunday. There also will be rae
irig for the Quadrant class at
If am. tomorrow and for the
three cruising classes at the
same time both tomorrow and
Sunday. A free-for-all will take
place at 2:30 pm Sunday.
Trophies will be presented