Year: 1869

The Atlantic Yacht Club of BrooiIyn-Prepa-


ratioDs for their Annual Regatta-Tablc Of


Disbursements for Allowances Of Time-A


Spring Cruise up the Sound Decided upon.


The Atlantic Yacht Club Of Brooklyn, at an ad-
journed meeting held on Thursday last at their ele-
giant and new club rooms, No. 14o Montague street.
decided upon all the preliminary arrangements for
their usual summer regatta to be held on the sth Of
June next This event Is always one of great i'm
portance 10 the gentlemen OF sister city, and II s
looked forward with interest by all lovers of aquatic
sports In this section. THIS is very natural many
OF the boats Of the association have nObly won q
reputation by their honest merits and truly Dut few
clubs extant have evinced, within the two OF three
years past. more enterprise IN building vessels or
enthusiasm in holding regattas in our charming wa
tiers than this.


In the regatta to take place the coming the
boats will be divided as follows:-


Schooners into two classes, those under and those
over fifty feet IN length.


Sloops into four classes. First those over forty
eight feet second those OF thirty EIGHT and under
fortyeght feet third those under thirtyeight fe e.
fourth. such as are without cabins, or open boats.


The allowance OF time will be OF two kinds First,
for differences OF length agreeably to scale here
with annexed and secondly, for the area d
canvas in excess OF 100 feet for each squan
foot OF a yachts largest immersed section land n
that proportion for fractions of FOOT at the rate sf
5-lo0 OF second for each mile OF a course to lie
sailed over.


These allowances, deemed to be Just and equta.
BILE, Will be added or deducted from the boats con-
tending In the race shall be fair IN each case.


The club advise that the theory of this canvas
measurement is that the resistance to he overcome
by boat in sailing Is the amount OF square feet in
her hull to be forced through the water and that
experience has shown them that one hundred
square feet OF canvas to each square foot Ofhe hull to
be propelled through the water, III that ratio is the
proper allowance or Ofcourse, II a boat has more
than her proportion Of canvas she would give time
to her antagonists and UiCe Uei'Sd. They also hold
that by this method the differences in sails thus
provided for as we'll as the matter OF BEATS length


The measurer OF the club, Henry A. GOuge. has
already prepared plan for the accurate measure
ment OF the immersed mldship section OF a yacht,
and he will measure each yacht entered for the
coming regatta.


The club has given notice that all entries for this
friendly race must be made fOrtyeight hours before
nine O'Clock A. NJ OF the appointed day, and beside
the usual particulars OF their boats, owners must
state in their communications when applying for
entrance the lengths OF their yachts on the water
line, the number OF sails proposed be carried at
that time, with their full outside measurements.
None but fore and aft sails Will be allowed IN this
contest.


The table prepared by the club for allowances Of
time, based on the lengths OF their yachts on the
water line, for each mile Of course sailed, Is as
fOlIOWS:-