Evening star., 1961-05-19
BY CHARLES COVELL
Outdoor Editor

01lC 3OOOLudC Nd1lCS oOdJ JI1lf
Club joining the old guard o.
Washington area yachting
such as Corinthian and Capt.
tai Yacht Clubs, it looks like
q banner season now beginning
Several of the clubs already
have held their flag raising'
or are getting ready for them
Picking princesses for the
Queen of the Chesapeake con-
tect June 4 at Maryland Yach'
Club also has been occupying
many.
Corinthian, for in t nee
picks its representative tomor'
row night at a Queens dance
for members at its clubhouse
She will be crowned Sunday al
the annual Shad bake and flag
raising ceremony which opens
the clubs boating season. 1
starts at pm. on the club
grounds and is open to botf
members and their guests.
Sailing clubs also look to 6
banner season with fall sched.
lues announced by Washing
ton area as we'll as such prom
inent Chesapeake Bay organi.
cations as the West River anc
Severn River Sailing Club S
The schedules:
ALMAS YACHT CLUB -
May 27-3o, cruise to Cambridge
Yacht Club; June ga, cruise
to Maryland Yacht Club to par
ticipate in Queen of the Chesa-
peake contest; July IA, cruise
to White Sands Yacht and
Country Club on st. Leonard'S
Creek; July 81, pre-cruise party
at Rear Commodore j. Roy
Crockett's home; July 29-Au-
gust 6, cruise to Norfolk with
visits to clubs in lower bay
area; September 2-5, cruise to
Miles River Yacht Club.
ANNAPOLIS YACHT CLUB
Spring series of races at 10
am. tomorrow and II am.
Sunday.
CAPITAL POWERBOAT AS
SOCIATION-(Races through
out Region 4 Of the American
Powerboat Association May
1923, Grasonville, Md. in
boards; June 3, Richmond, out
boards and stock outboards;
June 4, Richmond, inboards;
June 3, Aqualand. Newburg,
Md, inboardS: June 4, Aqua
land, outboards and stock out
boards; June II, Havre de-
Grace, inboards; June IT, St.
Michael's, Md, stock outboards;
June 1S, Newbern. N. c.. out
boards and stock outboards,
Cambridge, Md, stock out
boards. and Hopewell. Va, in
boards; June 24-25, st.
Michael's, inboardS; July Ia,
Hampton, Va, inboards; July
2, Tappahannock, Va, stock
outboards; July 4, West Point,
Va, stock outboards; July IS.
Solomons. Md, outboards and
stock outboards; July 16, Sol
ONIONS, inboards; July is, Po-
tomac at Washington, in
boards; July 16, Washington,
outboards and stock outboards:
July 1928, Roanoke Rapids,
N. c., inboards; July 80, Clarkes-
vile, Va. inboards; July 80,
Williamsburg, Va, stock out
boards; August 5-6, Cambridge,
inboards; August IL. Hinton.
w. Va, stock outboards; Au-
gust 1918, Chestertown, Md,
inboards; August 20, Stoney
Greek, Md, inboards; August
20, Colonial Beach, Va, out
boards and stock outboards;
August 27, Norfolk, inboardS;
August 81, Benedict, Md, out
boards and stock outboards;
September 3, Urbanna, Va. in
boards; September 4, Urbanna,
outboards and stock outboards:
September 4. Crisfield, Md,
stock outboards; September .,
Kilmarnock, Va, stock out
boards: September 10, Kilmar-
mock, inboards; September 16-
II, Presidents Cup Regatta off
Hams Point, inboards and util-
titles; September 1924. New
Martinsville, w. Va, inboards;
September 30. Elizabeth City,
N. c., stock outboards; October
/, Elizabeth City, inboards; Oc-
tober Is. Charleston, w. Va,
inboards.
CAPITAL YACHT CLUB =
May 27-30, cruise to Colonial
Yacht Club after which mem
berS who berth their boats on
the bay during the summer
will proceed to these ports:
June 3. rendezvous at Thomas
Point Light and cruise to
Maryland Yacht Club for
Queen of Chesapeake contest;
June 81, Commodore's party at
clubhouse; July 4 and Labor
Day rendezvous Also planned in
Chesapeake Bay and on the
Potomac.
CHESAPEAKE YACHT
CLUB - June 3, flag-raising
ceremonies; club dance on
third Saturday of each month,
ending in October; club cruises
week ends of May 80 and July
4; October %, oyster roast: Oc-
tober 28, installation of officers.
COLUMBIA YACHT CLUB =
May $3.50, cruiser to Sweden
Point, Aqualand and Leonard
town.
CORINTHIAN YACHT CLUB
Tomorrow night, members
dance and selection of queen to
represent club in Queen Of
Chesapeake contest; Sunday,
shad bake, flag-raising and
crowning of queen; May 27-30,