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OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
CHICAGO YACHT CLUB L922 OFFICERS Sheldon Clark
Samuel Insull
SECRETARY Harold Bradley
REAR COMMODORE Clark C. Wright JUDGE ADVOCATE
TREASURER
717 N. Michigan Ave.
Richard G. Jones
Phone Superior 9100
MEASURER Clark C. Wright
Harry G. Wilson
VICE COMMODORE
COMMODORE
John L. Shortall FLEET SURGEON Dr. John A. Wolfer
LIBRARIAN FLEET CAPTAIN,
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J. E. Roberts
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DIRECTORS Laurance Armour
Dr. W. L. Baum Leonard J. Lambin Charles R. Francis
George O. Clinch Ogden T. McClurg
Bertram M. Winston
E. C. Webster
COMIVIITTEES MOORINGS COMMITTEE
HOUSE COMMITTEE
A. C. King, Chairman
Bertram M. Winston, Chairman
B. H. Pistorius Wm. Geo. D. Orr
William C. Moulton R. G. Jones A. Von Wening Geo. Hull Porter
N. L. Hurd
ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE
REGATTA COMMITTEE
Geo. Hull Porter, Chairman Augustus S. Peabody Charles W. Wrigley E. E. Sheridan James O. HeYworth
Frank B. Evers, Chairman Fred C. Taylor Frank B,'Wever Charles Scates
Geo. Dalseg
E. C. Webster
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Evan Evans, Chairman Don B. Sebastian H. P. O'Connell Francis Taylor James N. Smith
PRESS COMMITTEE J. M. HandleY, Chairman
Gaar Williams
Byron Willis
Wm. D. McJunkin
Bernard J. MullaneY
LINCOLN PARK RELATIONS COMMITTEE Col. Wm. N. Pelouze, Chairman Charles R. Francis, Vice-Chairman Geo. F. Harding,
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Fred'k H. Bartlett
AVIATION COMMITTEE J. F, Cornelius, Chairman Philip K. Wrigley w. Mitchell Blair
NEW CI-UB HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Samuel Insull, Chairman, A. M. Andrews, Laurance-Armour,-Lqlte-r-Armour,{rg.d'k T1. Billl-ett' h. boiia.iohn F.'Corcoran, Joseph M..Cu{$r, Sqnrlel Dauchy, Charles il. W: i. B;il;-Rai,n -W:biiLr,, ii.biit w. oor,4, Chirles B. Erwin, $_tai!gs E. Fox, CharlesDaniel s.'b;;;; G;;E F;"y;'C:'i{. j. r1;rl,'CiJigL f'. Oetz, Albert Y. Gowen, George F._Hgdr4g, Jr..Byron S_. $-"ry"y'
n. iieiti..,'l;fb. Uivworttr, Chaurrcey Kebp,_Og.denA.T.-McClurg, -!-o!grt llr-MgporW. Shaw, N: Rgbgli,.Walden ll.-eabu_ze,pase19.F-.'IiES, iii.-rill. f. - rvrititlir,'ir.,-8.t.-w'* A. o. Srririain, w. J. Sutherlarid, T-. Philip Swift, Fred w. Upham' rvriiil" 'ivitsli, Girtata B. winstonl Philip K. wriglev'
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DELEGATES TO LAKE MICHIGAN YACHTING ASSOCIATION Frank B' Wever Ogden T. McClurg '
Charles Scates
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ILAKIE, N,flICHIGAN
%chtin(rurrs PUBLISHED BY CHICAGO YACHT CLUB
Sprin! Numben, 1922
C.Y. C. L92L RACING SUMMARY 565
C. Y. C. Startersln Open Races of Other Clubs:
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Jackson Park Y. C. Michigan City Race Jackson Park Y. C. Q Series
TOTAL STARTERS
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13
l0 6
611
By J. M. Handley
According to Chairman Frank Wever
of the Regatta Committee, Chicago Yacht Club's total of 611 starters in the past season's races constitutes a new record
among ya.cht clubs. The owners will admit that it was a busy season, Races were held on thirty-seven different days; and, in addition, the boats listed below, there were 17 starters in races not finished or single starters in their class, making a total of 565 starters in races run by the Club. Herbert L, Stone, the able editor of Yachting, comrnenting on Chicago yachting, said: "We have nothing in the East that can compare to the sailing enthusiasm you have. in Chicago. I don't believe there is any yacht club in Northern waters that has ever shown such a long season, nor one so replete with good racing for all classes.
"Of course we have more big boat racing down on the Atlantic Coast, and our aggregate of boats in all events surpasses yours, but that means scores of yacht clubs, and I know for a fact that no yacht club can show such a list of starters, o.r such a rich and varied assort-
ment of racing as your club offers its members.
"In Southern waters there are clubs with longer seasons, but they start sailing when our boats-and yours-are still snowed in, and they race after ice is in our harbors and waters. "I consider the past season of the Chicago Yacht Club a most marvelous proof
of the vitality and popularity of the sport on Lake Michigan." I doubt if any yacht club anywhere can show such a record of mileage sailed as we show at the Chicago Yacht Club. In addition to racing on local courses there are plenty -of cruising races, from the early race to Michigan City which opens the season for cruising events early in June, to the big Mackinac race, the longest cruising race on fresh water, and at present writing, the longest cruising race held anywhere. If the mileage of all our races were added up I believe it wou.ld show a total amazing as the total of 611 boats participating in our racing here last season. Note the length of the season-May 21 to October 22. Five full months of racing fixtures, regular scheduled events in
Lake Michigan Yachting Ncws
which fleets competed for prizes' It is unbelieva6le in Northern waters' "f*""t ;;A ; mightY fine showing for any localitv. ^"
Cote E;;; on the Riviera-along thesailing Mediterranean-the ihe a'^fr"t-oi ;";;; i" ""t so long' And that is the vachtsman's Paradise' '-i;il";;;f tire Lake Michigan Yachting
Association clubs should feel mlghty nroud of their achievements' feel Proud of the good "'iil;-ti;;;id
aispt'Y"a' TheY. should
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to be postponed for bad weather' r.."-ft"a -S;;" of the'racis were sailed in v-eri-
tuUf" gtfl. of wind that might deter less resourleful skippers and crews' r ney ;;; b";; t"n,i.i in seas that made the Orvner
Cllarss No. in Class Wirrrer l)ate 2 Sprinqtime. Ntay 21 Scarvanllaka Sloolrs I)orello. . . Ilnir,ersal SlooPs. . Spriigtimc. 28 Sea$'anhaka Sloops.
C)rvner Class No iu Class \\:inner (l lldell \1i IlI l0 Desigrl Orrc '\rtcona "Irre. - 13 llhicago 7 Cio-qsootr" " 'Il trl Railton 18 R. 20 lrt. . . .. f)auchv ru Ii1.. .. .. .. .. . 7 -(ari.. .. . . .Samuel i, 6 Sarri""" 'SanruclD:ruchv ia.roFt" .ru ". """ e:rch lacc' r,li",_i'""i. rrinlttr oI si:ries on poitlts 2trcl FL N. llrrdson 21 Chicago One Design 7 Rill'
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entrance to Belmont Harbor a hardcur;f ;;i"; to navigate ewilgbyto.thethe nature r""itl"a "rosu s"ia" caused. oi tt shore line at this Point' "'#; " il"" Jr" skippers and able boats' good crews' have We "iii" ifu?.go vact't Club is proud of its fleet, its sailors, its skippe.rs' It rs ry:"3 of the record they made last year an| 'r ln is to be hoped that the high mark setwill showing ma-tle in 1e21 ii,;;;;;;iui year' We want -to go each i"""tip."a ;;";4. ;;d make everY season a bit better the last one. than -^-ff"t"-it Frank Wever's tabulated record of the season, showing the -date of ln race, classes entered, number ot -boats owner' winner,and of u."ii "t.tt, name Read it. You'll be interested:
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Lake Michigan Yachting News
LAKE MICHIGAN YACHTING ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE OF RACING FOR 1922 At the annual meeting of the Lake Michigan Yachting Association the following schedule of events f.or 1922 were decided on: June 17
Michigan City Race
June tr8
Juiy 4
Stratford Hotel Cup Race 8:30 A. M. Chicago Yacht Club Michighn City to Chicago L. M. Y. A. Regatta off 11:00A.M. Chicago Yacht Club
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Chicago to Saugatuck 7:00 P. M.
july 22
Chicago-Mackinac
Saturday Sunday
9:30A.M.
Belmont Harbor
Tuesday
Saturday Saturday
Race 4:00 F. M.
Columbia Yacht Club
L. M. Y. A. Yacht Clubs Chicago Yacht Club
August 17
Thursday
August 18
Lipton Cup Races
2:00 P. M. Chicago Yacht Club
Chicago-Racine Race
10:00 A M.
Chicago Yacht Club
Milwaukee-Racine Race
2:00 P. M.
South Shore Yacht Club
Racine to Kenosha
10:00 A. M.
Racine Yacl'rt CL-rb
Jackson Park to
10:00 A. I\{.
Jackson Park Yacht Club
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South Shore Annuai
1:30 P. M.
South Shore Yacht Club
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Nutting Cup Race-
11:00 A. M.
Chicago Yacirt Club
I,'riday
August 19
Saturday
August 26
Saturday
August 26
Saturday
August 27 Sunday
September 2 Saturday S eptember
Monday S epternber
Monday
Michigan City
Regatta- M ilwaukee
"R" Class
September 8
Friday
September 9
Saturday
i "Q" Class Championship 2:00 P. M. Jackson Park Yacht Ch,.h
September 10 ( Sunday September 16 Autumn Regatta
Saturday
3:00 P. M. Chicago Yacht Club
CHICAGO YACHT CLUB RACE SCHEDULE The new chairman of the Chicago Yacht Club Regatta Committee, Mr. F. R. Evers, has issued the 1922 racing schedule. As usual, the big racing event of the year will be the Mackinac Cup race. This wiil start this year on luly 22. Other big events wiil be the Stratford Hotel cup contest, the Lipton races and the Autumn regatta.
The sailing dates are as follows, May 30]-Club course, 2 p. m, June 3-Club course, 3 p. m. June l0-Club course, 3 p. m. June 17-Annual Michigan City race, under auspices of Columbia Yacht Club, 9:30 a. m. June l8-Stratford Hotel cup race from Michigan City to Chicago, 8:30 a. m. June 24-CIub course, 3 p. m. JuIy l-Club course, 3 p. m. Ju.ly 4-,Annual L. M. Y. A. regatta, 1I a. m. July 8-Chicago to Saugatuck, 7 p. m. Julv 9 Canoe Association (western divi-
-American sion) regatta,2 p.m" July 15-Club course, 3 p. m. July 2?-Chicago to Mackinac Island, 4 p. m.'August S-Club course, 3 p. m. August 12-Club course. 3 p. m. A,ugust 13-American Canoe Association (western division) regatta,
2 p. rn. August l7-Lipton cup race, Class R, 2 p. m. August tr8-Second Lipton atp race, 2
p. m. August 19-Third Lipton cap race, 2 p. m. ,August l9-Lipton dinner, 7 p. m. August 20-Novelty race, 3 p. m., Venetian night. August 26-Racine races, 10 a. m. August 27Racine to Kenosha race, 10 a. m. September 2 Park-Michigan City race, 10 a. m. -Jackson September 2-First Gehrmann trophy race, one design class, 2:30 p. m. September 3-Seconl Gehrmann trophy race, 2:30 p. m. September 4 Gehrmann trophy race,2:30 p. m.: Nut-Third ting cup race for Class R boats, 11 a^. m. September 8-First Q Class championship contest, 2 p, rl. September 9-Second Q Class contest, 2 p. m.: Club course, 3 p. m. September 10Third Q Class contest,2 p.rn. (Under the auspices of the Jackson Park Yacht Club.) September l6-Annual Autumn regatta, 3 p. m. Sep" tember 23-Club course. 3 b. m. September 30 coufle, 3 p. m. October 7-Club course, -Club 3 p.m. The one-design class schedule will be completed in a few days. There will be fourteen boats in this division this year.
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-tomorrow'--,f,*1?:rff ,.?:':'#;,1':-.f,:""it"i;?,T'1"; Take the l*"i:t*llg,tiE*"1:* feet' She Affi;h'b;fi; and;,6i:"6'dt.T*: men and vouns wornen of -draws-6 of folks out' , i#,;"i.; older the t"t. o-ot" uroustrt *..t-by..B"-9"+;991:9t'" ;;; vl,iiri'i.it. yachting is an acquired. taste. Y:p!_11._pt: i.?. i: C;; tf,. s"*i, time that Edward Buker vachting ai--a t;i;f'l tt; Otlv iiittt and Clarence Kraft the fear the lake. ttrei" took atGreek t-o t!:T' A-';I;. e;s.;;;.-:;ort'- Siiling is Motorboating"*vti'ttvlEtiminatethatfear"^viigi"i"'-sirenandspiderwillbe,chicago v"titTciiil't t2--itttts"tti'tives in next season's Teach them about sailing for course races' - - layi-ng.a and out getting To these proved themselves worthv craft ,rn"or* '-il; Q'g-lr1v.e some distant poirrt #ir1"ifr"-i"i."ii i" ;;:,h;;tdi;'i,r'G TiTl iii6,$i*T-+*Bh ff [{%H::t'f"fl,3f,f St'"iXti},t'd",.,1'H'*,* new:xi,:",""1'.T;,'.;il: tfl"'t?"iritfr-"""",'Jr-soo-a*io'"n.iiiiont.t*.." no ?1# m*.;J,*,1,t"$t Yacht club and iii: ;n;,; -6;l-oi ihe-chicago tually, new boats. in iu open events the
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WOMAN IN YACHTING By Mrs. Abbie Dalseg
Yatlttittr,J is cninenlly a s.port !or wnmtn. Il'e lt,.rz,e rttt Lakr )litltilyul re'rourt'elul qcomen who ct).r .tail'a ho"at. oI tltrsc nutrt it l,tttcr kn'ou',,'i),)r' a nrtmlter ol ahl.e, f earle.ss, L)alseg v^ho ha: sailed htr littlr."ttt.t?-,1?s;ril?t" in n(til)) r,t,r, ,,rrr,l rri,t'rrr ,t ., 1rtu,li,t ,,,,,,,,i,i 'oilltrr. rterstll. r,ike ntanv otlter f t ttttl. lt /t(tl slt? /tut lo .t.ty, tt/,ortt trtilitu-S.n;Lting_till nppeal the muny v)0tnen, ,tais.res, "'"" sisters, tciect//eortt ol ntmbers ol iLt tlult. Hrr rtrt'irlr i.,'.-t'er! ;"tr,:itiirirl.to ijnn'i'
*;i, ii,rai"i;i.'""'
, The title of this article was wished upon it by some one else and is rather *i"guiaiis,- as it conveys the idea of woman's acfri""-e-""Elria influen^F in yachting, but from "t*".""i1o""-lt seems that woman's greatest influence in yacht_ rng rras been to get men away from it. Note the oppo_site effect of woman,s inflpence in
automobiles.
_.However, this is not altogether their fault.
The men who desire to intErest tttiii swe.t_ hearts or. wives in yachting should bear il;fid thelr entire unfamiliarity with boats and water ald not expect them to be full blown sailors after three or four afternoons' sailing. _
In our modern civilization even men find
themselves unaccustomed to combatinf ih; ;i;_ ments. There are just a few who 6ave conquered their fear and have learned somethins of.-the adventure, joy and great t.eiaom of irrE
gSmq Apparently men are more apt. :a.rllncgtrls Lrttre ot yesterday are the sweethearts and wives ot _today. What the result will be of trainin-g the _modern mother, who lives in an age when. athletics have been found to be ;s necessary for the growing girl as the growins boy, remains to be seen. The benefits as weii as the beauties, of sailing are yet to be discovered by most women. When this is done eirls will be apt sailors by the time they are yolnt
women.
Overcoming Fear of \Mater
I did not have to overcome the fear of the w_ater, It was not, however, because of knowl_ edge of boats, sailing and weather. To be
frank, it was confidence in mv husband's abilitv
as a sailor. One day we cipsized in a dorri.
Three weeks after that I began to be afraid an-d
A close finish. Mts. Dalseg at the stick, Miss Foleet at the main sheet- -Neaiing iii itiZ'.* re-mained so the rest of the season,
sailed all of the time. In the years thii but h;;;-i"L lowed I l-r.ave learned to u;deista;A i Ittt. if boats, sailing
and vyeather, a"d lr"ow th;;"iu;k of knowledge is the root of fear. To. women who have not learned its iovs crujsing seems to be more o, l.ii-of i ffid## and inconvenience. Of al,l fl2ys, cruising days are the best! 'l o the woman lover of the Great Out_of_ Doors, there iq-nothing like cruising.' Th; ;i_ mosphere ls. dtqerent, the mode of livine and ot travehng ls dillerent. The desire for a-dven_
ture, thrill and chance; the unexpectea ttrai ot us llke more or Iess is found in cruising, iif
The Thrill of Cruising While cruising in strange waters you start
out in- th.e early morning. your tr."[fa.t rniv be fish. just caught a l'ew minutes fitore. -oi smokin'_ hot pancakes. In tfre meantiml -i breeze lras come up. you,re anxious ib-;io; away. things and be on your way, for when
cruising-even though the- anchora-e'e vou trr". just left may be just all one could dlsiie_to be on. your w-ay with e_verything pulling and the un.known ahead-weil, there is hardly a feeling to compare with it. You can be going along at a good clip. Or. after several hours of calm, a breere to-"=l and it's great how happy yoir can feel for i""i e.noug\ s,ind to keep moving. The sun ion_ trnues his journey across the heavens. you,ve watched the ever changing color of the skv. the water, the shore line, the horizon. Lunch iime comes. You- go below and your heart swells with a new fondness for sailing and the ihin.
She provides you with a home. i means of e"iting somewhere, and always iri the Great Out-
of-Doors.
Aboutingbteezeandqtightrace. Anyhealthvuoran -
oill get a thfill oit of a sqil tih; thie.
In the afternoon you pick up a smoke stack or a church steeple, both significant of a town.
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RULES IN RACING Racing rules are nothing more than the reasonable rules of safety at sea, supplemented by such additionF as apply particularly to contests where close quarters require instant decision and where the effort to make the most of every advantage naturally leads to chance taking.
It is most important that they should
be lived up to to the letter and that infrac-
tions should meet with immediate penalty.
It is obviously impossible for any race
officials to be all-seeing and omnipresent,
and while the ideal condition would be one where such ofEcials could view all critical issues and initiate action, still in the absence of such action there should be no possible objection to proper protests by those who have been the victims of broken rules.
All games- of sports have codes of conduct. Tennis has foot-faults, football has holding, and polo has off-side play. Pen-
alties are frequent, are accepted with the best of grace and cauSe no subsequent ill feeling; in fact, are forgotten before the game is over in many cases. Isn't it fair to ask why yacht racing should have developed the tradition that there is something unsportsmanlike in a protest, and that there should be some odium attached to the man who makes one? This is surely quite a mistaken notion. It leads to careless sailing, it creates dangerous situations, and in the end lowers the standards of sailing themselves. Until we disabuse our minds of the idea, there cannot be clean racing nor can.we escape the risk of collision and serious damage to one or the other of the boats involved. Protests should be made in a formal
manner, without heat, and should be con-
sidered by the race officials as soon as possible after the.occurrence. The rules are carefully formulated, they are uniform throughout the yacht-racing world, and can be readily assimilated by a few hours' study, provided one haS sufficient interest to give these rules proper thought.
A most excellent book on the general subject is the "Hand Book of American Yacht Racing Rules," writtert by mem-
bers of the New York Yacht Club, and published by Putnam & Sons of New York. Frequent meetings should be held dur-
ing the winter months, at which fine
points in the racing game should be discussed and tt?e fullest criticism invited. Difficult quesiions should be submitted-to competent authorities and magazines de_ vcted.to the sport should pu6lish prob_ lcms ln tlletr papers and seek replies to the questions involved give a concrete example, a particu- To interesting larly correspondence ii given below, being a query to certain exlerts and their several replies. It is only fair to say that in this particular case the boat making the protest, while she was di_ rectly involved, still had no special interest in the matter except the one of wish_ ing to see the strict -observance of the rules of the yachting game.
The following letter was sent to cer_ tain yachtmen who were thought competent to pass on the issue involved: -
1o.... My dear Sir:
.I shall be greatly obliged to you if you will grve me your opinion of the merits of the case in the follcjwing situation: Two racing boats, A and B. are aooroachins the windward mark on opposite titks, wini northeast. A is on the pori iack and can easilv make the mark. B, however, is approaching th-e mark on the starboard tack and- would Jtrike A at some point forward of her shroud"vided-both boats kept on their courses. A dois "."not g.ive- way, however, until B calls ..Right_of_ way," when A goes about away from the-mark. coincident with B's luffing to avoid collision. B, finding that she can safely round the mark. keeps swinging, rounds the mark and lays hei course for the next mark. She has so little room, however, that she cannot start sheets for -some_ 5econds, but does safely clear thi mark without mishap. B protests A on the ground that the riehts of the starboard are inviolate (Rule XII. Section 2-(a) ), and claims that no warning'is required nor must contact actually occur Io cause the foul. B also claims the right to decide for herself whether the proper time has come to
round the mark. A claims that as B is about to round the mark on the required side. and does so on round the mark without delay, that theri was no interference, and that altfiough B did cail for -room, tha-t_ her inrmediate roinding of the mark was sufficient evidence that no Joul oc-
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LIFE MEMBER NUMBER ONE The commodord wncjte us: " Please pnint this letter, I am so ovetrcome by t.ll1s.proof -of real -friendship that I don't know what to say, I should like to shake evet ybody by thehand." Allright Sheldon,here she i^s.
gla,tcxao Yecnr $uus ORCANIZEO
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ANCHORAGES:
CLUB HOUSE: F(ffi C MONrw sTR€A
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(!I OF BEIMON1 AVf hU' F@r or MoNtuts 5lRl:r I f
TELEPNON€ F^NOOLfu 66IO
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I *lELDry,l CWK,roudore lrl Wsst W.sh,ngton St.€t
cHfcAGo l&reh L, L922 l.
To the Board. of Dlreotors,
Llfe Membershlp Cornrnlttee, and Mornbers of tJxe Chleago Yaobt Clubl-
Thore are tlmes tn one rs llf,e whon words fall, and at th16 utonent I ftnd lt dlfflcult to pr4operl"y express my approolatlon of your tribute ln prosentlng me wtth the flrst Llfe Merborship 1n our CIub.
i I ,1
To say that I wae dolfuhted, as well as-6u!pt'1sed, ln beoonrlnS th€ roolplont of 6ueh a st&stantlal honor', ls puttlng lt m11d1.y. I havo not beon glven a Ilst sf those who so stgna[y honored nei I am thereforersuslng tho means affonded, tUrm tyre medlum cf the CLub magazlne, to exproas my grat,ltude. I wlsh to th,ank you, not cnly for the glft and the nondenful ray ln nhlch lt came, but rnore - fon the splr'r.t whlroh prompted youn aotlon. In acoeptlng tttls tlfe mombership, f can not help but foel that there are others who, orr acoou[t of ttrelr unfalllrrg loyalty and yeans of earnest effont tn tho best lnterosts of the club, are entLtled to Just as nuch cnedlt as I f,or the hlgh posltlon whlch the CIub now occuples. Nothtng has glven mo more genulne pleasure tban-that cf belng-the r.6clplent of tne Clulr.rs ftrst Llf€ Member.shlp, and lt shall be my p1easure ln the futune, ae lt has been ln the past, to leave no stone untumod for the botterrnent cf the Yacht Clrrb and lts representatlve rnernbership. Even sere I pnoperly glfted, I oould not adequateJ"y express nfiy apprectatlon.
Falthfully
urs, Corrmodore
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PARK II. THE OF JACKSON LOG - - rx rszr vtAcxrNAC RACE Threrest in the 1922 Mackinac Race is already
will be the we-1lrieT -wtut W.hat ,"""ii.-tl"s-iii"1t. wind will prevail? what i'liiiit-il"J?
boats --ir.,will start?
race is still the subject-of vear's -wo"la1ut
many
Racine light abeam' traveling abo* 8l Iniles, change course to N. rk w. abeam'. 12:35 A. M' -ni. Wind Pointlight ';;0; ship abeam tn i,Iit*"utee li: 12:12 A.M.
haze.
big sinsle stickers-have ar#iiii6it. had tiken the West Shore iiiiJ?' ii;ir i' tt "v Iii""ri"i"l, Jld" of ii"rti" g direct ror Pt' B etsv ?
3:45 A. M.
*rui+"f+$#:si}::i3a+:!Htlir able material for skiPPers'
8:00 A. M
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split Tackson Park II, Gem and Arc-adiaMacktthe ;i of the fleet in in.clo.se to ""'#llJ?i.r,;i,; tl,'et boats stood il;';;;.:"Tt.s" .h;;;. This log is particularlv inter-
;ff ;;i tti"t *i'il" the !-oats-that ;J;#;;";;;"lt "r,o*t -rii"8 lfr" *..t coast course actually,sailed-abott they, apparently'. lost,no,thrng Z6^^*if".-t"tiher, 'Ui advantage it, i"a probably- profited bv thePark's T og: is of a fresher breeze. rtere
"r[.i EqE,
olrir*ed small spinnaker and set
C. W. Kraft, A. A' Bennett,
12:30 P. M.
i[""ito*o" N. W. about 10 miles'
Joe Connell,
1:15 P. M.
Doused Iumbo and set balloon iif. Wirid blowing fresh and sea so decided to cross the i"ut i"g deir[". "att.t laying out course end .iJia to take c-ourie for south of Soutlr Fox Island NE,. % ry'i2o -it"t from Two Rivers, but ac this course was onlY /2 Point Jest of the course for the Mani-
ci""*"a i,i"i +tostto, c'.w' Kraft Harbor Light' All excePt l-' P' tried to cariy light canvas' -.J'
k"pt *oit i"! cin-vas and, jihbed ovLr half way to light and dotng as well without light canvas' Round"d tigtrt and siemed as if doing better than those we ' *ltttwere held tiitt cit"'as set' sowhen canvas until 5:10' *oiti"d-balloon we set Jib to Starboard.' 5:30 P'M. Grosse Point abeam, we havlng Pott"d "*"Y from Gem .and.,we ieemed to be doing better than ihose who electql to-take tq9 9l'lside course for Pt' Betsy' At tnrs stated it ryas his beilnt Kraft ii"f that with the wind as,it -was
the west shore course would be a hold iooa gamfte and deci4ed.-to t=he west shore 6 or 8 miles out' so as to get the benefit of anY
tt oii f i""2" if the wind should
lighten, and decide o-n crossrng
th:e lake when a shift of wind gave
us-a favorable opportunity, figur-
we
ing bY holding alo-ng -shore *6u1d-ha.'e the wind a little more abeam, and if our calc-uilations
wort< out we would travel a little iaster than the boats going uP the
-iaat. of the lake with sPinmak7:15 - F. M. Oit "outs" decided on we passecl r(eners set.
Ft. Sheridan, Waukegan and osha. Passed seeing onlY reflection of city lights in the haze'
a
boom to Port and set set splnto sfarboard. Course N' bY
ai the tiller, with Virginla on Port side to lea and headed tor- tes H'
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;;il;; ;ii;; ?arrYing balloon all night. S' S' iiii"aiittitti"s asain. Nowto N' course wl"X.. "tingid caPs showing ii'i.--iitt wh-ite
11:40 A. M.
Bill Hardthr'
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Port Washington abeam' fifii"a t r"ti"i to south,. Set spinjib
astern and traveling fast' 8:30 A. M. o.irtia small sPinnaker and Put up Jumbo. , 9:00 A. M. Sheboygan -sot abeam. tigt t, doused Jumbo 10:30 A. M. Wi"d' and set small sPinnaker' 1l:00 A. M. ffii"a--f,l"ti"g to south' Jibb.ed
Jaclison
LOG OF JACKSON PARK II
Crew:
7:50 A. M
Iumbo spinnaker'
Wind S. by E.
tou Passage I figured with the wind sout6 and a good sea run-
ning we might keeP ed-ging YP ,ndwork tolhe east and get iniiai ot the Manitous, (Two Riv-
t
ers to South Manitou, 90 miles) *tr;.t *igt t Put us in bad if it thickened uP.
1:30 P. M.
Two Rivers, bearing N. W. about O *it"s and'change our course for South Fox N. E.-% E.-120 miles
7:30 P. M.
Hivine not laid down mY back was -the s-ettins tired, so Al Bennett stick and I laY down, took
iwi"d S. S. E. about 15 miles).
having been uP continuously since
the st-art. About 9:30 P. M. I heard someone say' "That is a steamboat," and after some time someone saYing, "That is a gas
bouv." With that I jumPed uP and- said, "There should not be a gas bouy anYwhere near where
ive were, as we were onlY on this course 8 hours and we were not traveling fast enough to Pick uP the one at South Fox Island 120 miles. or the one at S1eePing Bear about 100 miles from Two Rivers." Coming on deck and looking around it was hazY and verY blick and off our starboard bow
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deck lights of a steamboat could be seen, but no running lights, and occasionally a weak flash could be seen E. S. E. of us. Here I took the stick and had the boys take in the balloon jib and set working jib. Weather in the southwest was looking bad with lightning and some thunder. Changed course and run over towards the steamer and in about 20 minutes were close enough to
see it was coming out of the
quartering wind were footing
{aster than we were and were drawing nearer to us and we could see it was Chaperon and 7:30 A. M.
Changed course for Sleeping Bear
10:30 P. M
Squall struck from S. W. with heavy rain. Took in main sail and sailed under Jib. Boys watching forward saw one yacht's sails to Port and one to Starboard a
gas bouy under working canvas, expecting the squall to strike any
farther than those taking the east shore. We had to keep clear of several steamers, one a large passenger steamer and had difhculty
watching the steamers and the
course, as my compass was under
the cockpit floor and it was necessary to have two men bailing the water out of the cockpit all
10:45 P. M 11:00 P. M
l1:05 P. M t
through the squall so the compass could be seen. Passed Sleeping Bear Point. Picked up South Manitou light, the weather clearing a little.
Squall over and two steamers passed us to Port. Entire crew soaked through and cold, so f changed socks and told the boys to turn in and get some sleep and get warm. Bill Hardthr said he would steer a while, but in a short
time Bill said, "C. W., I can't hold my eyes open," so I took the stick and Bill lay down on the seat for a snooze. 1:30 A. M. Had Bill set balloon jib, the wind lightening very much, and boat rolling hard in the big swells. 5:30 A. M, At dawn. to our surprise two sails were seen to the east of us abeam about 2l or 3 miles, but in the haze could not make them out
for a long time. At first they looked like Intrepid and Mavourneen, but we did not think that possible, but thought it might be the case and that we were in a better position than we had 6:00 A. M.
dreamed of.
Fox fsland abeam and I got the
crew on deck in a hurry, when I said, "Come up and see if this is Intrepid or Mavourneen to the
east of us."
I took the glasses and in the haze ahead of us could see what might
out it was Virginia only a short
minute.
little ahead of us, in the lightning flashes, so knew we were near some of the racers and felt we might be in pretty good position, even if we did sail about 20 miles
Gem.
be a lighthouse or the peak of a mainsail dead ahead, but it turned out to be a sail as it came no closer and was lost shortly in the haze ahead, and we later found
fash to the S. 8.. was Port Betsy.
10:C0 P. M.
a
t
us heading for Skilligalee with a
Manitou Passage and that the
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6:30 A. M. Took in balloon jib and put up Jumbo. Not enough wind to hold it out and boom slatting hard. 7:00 A. M. Wind picked up from south a little and the boats to the east of
9:30 A. M.
distance aheacl of us.
Wind dead astern, light. We were trying to pick up Skilligalee, but were unable to in the haze. 10:30 A. M. Still unable to pick Skilligalee, . but could dimly see New Shoal Light, so changed course for \iVau-
gashance, so jybed main and spinnaker and crossed astern of Gem about 500 feet, Gem jybed also and holding this course. About 15 minutes we picked up Skilligalee about 4 miles to the southeast, and we jybed main and spinnakerragain, as we could not as yet pick Waugashance or the Grays Reef light vessel.
11:J0 A. M. Picked Grays Reef light vessei and laid course for Waugashance.
Gem at this point was a little
astern of us, but a little to wind-
wald, both Gem and Chaperor.r c.arrying large spinnakers to port, Gem getting our wind and passing us. Needless to say, thii got our dander up and I told the boys this was no place to have a boat
ahead of us and we were going to
get by if we had to run the Gem
off the lake, and we settled down to work and after several attempts
we got to windward of them. Ir:30 A. M. Passed Waugashance about g00
feet ahead of Gem and Chaperon still far.ther astern. The boyJ said, "Say, shall we have some iunch?,;
"Lunch," said I. ,.Not a damn mouthful until we beat those boats to Mackinac," and we had to work canvas and trim continuously to keep gaining to be sure we had lead enough to bar a slip. as we had to jybe mainsail and spinnaker to cross the line.
l:50 P. M. Graham Shoal abeam. Jybed main
to starboard and set Jumbo to port without a hitch and felt rea_ sonabiy safe vye could not be headed by Gem, but knew Chao_ eron with t hour and 17 minutes
would beat us out.
2:46:A6 P.M.Crossed line and got gun with Gem about I rr.ile astern.
C. W. KRAFT, Skipper.
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CHICAGO YACHT CLUB'S OPPORTUNITY The following letter, from a memE)r recently moved to New York, to Mr- Frank Wevir, speaks for itself in regard to the vast natural advantages presented to yachtsmen in Chicago:
My dear Frank: i h".r" been down here for some time. and
have been out to most of the y.acht clubs within if.in" distance of New York, and, believe me, "t fellows back there don't know how weII rou
6tt-"ou-"." with that wonderful body of water at Jour front door and two club houses withtn or your a tew minutes' ride of your ofEces here are set. ho*.s. Most of the yacht clubs tide, consist i;;;k ;" iittt" u"vs *liich, at low largely of mud flats with some stakes markrng tti" channels of exit to the sound' is done - Wii"".""i ""tthere is any yacht racing it from the club, as they have to go miles away -order to get enougt-l. water and room outside in to race in. When any one llvrng 1n tne-clty a;=l;; to take a sail-here, it require,s fifteen or twentv miles ride on some interurban- ratl;;;- ;d then taking a taxi to an out-of-the*.v'pi"C" in order toand the club house' YtF: terliv I went out to see some races to be held f"ai"" Harbor Club. After riding about ^t-ifri tfriiiv *it.* on a railway and at Greenwich takinE a taxi uD to the harbor, I arrlved' +nd It lfas foind a verf wonderful club house. and yoq would i p. iir"" ^.(Sundav), there would have been a thought that have "Uo"t crowd out there at their beautiful club house, is considered the finest in *t i"t, Uy the way, -were four or five people at the Eistl There the club. and f was informed that the races were being held outside. They- must have been very much outside, because lrom se-veral places wirere I viewed the sound, I could not see a sail. -
I had the same experience last Saturday when I went over to Manhassett Bay. I met a very
fine fellow by the name of Curry who o,riginally owned Mr. Spies' "Siren," which at that time
went out for a fine sail, and believe me, Frank, the thirties are a fine craft. They would be wonderful for Lake Michigan, and remind me a whole lot of Larakin, except that they are a lit-
tle more modern in design. Larakin, as you know, was a Buzzard Bay thirtY. Now, what I am telling you is this: that compared with Chicago, there is not near the inducement in Nerr York for yachting as there is back home for the average feIlow. Long fsland Sound is not and never will be the wonderful body of water for sailing that Lake Michigan is. It is probably more convenient for cruising here, but the winds are not nearly as steady as they are at home. You fellows want to make the drive of your life to get that new club house started, because with thatbuilding on the north point of the harbor, you would have absolutely the best location of any yacht club in the United States. I do not know of a yacht club here where the races can be watched from the club house. Just think what this alone would mean to the membersbip and to the game as well. There is not a yacht club in New York (where there are any yachts) that is within miles of a convenient location, and what is more, I do not think that there is a single club here which has as good a fleet as the Chicago Yacht Club. The small yacht is the thing here. I have seen Stars, Jewels, Fish, Arrow, Bird and all the rest of the small yachts, but I still think the same as I did while I was back there, and the proud owner of a Chicago One-Design,
ever slipped over a wave. Marconi rig is considered here to be far superior to the Gaff, and all the new boats are being equipped this way. f wish the club success in their effort to obtain the five hundred new members, and I feel sure that if those who enjoy the water in and around Chicago would only stop and realize what a God's blessing has been placed at their front door, you would not be looking long for five hundred new members.
Sircerely yours,
DICK THOMPKINSON.
'ww@ HAVE A LITTLE CONSIDERATION
your engine and don't set your bow waves tossing the harbor waters. There isn't a day passes but some smart chap with a high powered motor boat comes slashing into the harbor at full speed. His bow wave sets every boat in the harbor to dancing. Dingheys hangPrgc l2
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that we have the best designed little yacht that
was called "Gray Jacket"' He is now the owner of "Rowdy," i New York thirty, and we
This is for fnotor boat men ! Belmont Harbor isn't as big as the ocean. Boats are pretty well crowded. When you enter the harbor slow down
t
ing astern o,f yachts go slamming up
under the counters and either mar the paint or do worse damage either to themselves or to the yachts they are attached to. Yachts have been damaged-some seriously-by this inconsiclerate practice. Threading your way through a congested anchorage is dangerous enough at slow speed; doing it at high speed is more than dangerous.
' Have a little consideration, Mr. Motor Boat Man.
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WE CONGRATULATE YOU (Continued. from Page 8)
summer. There are nearby cruising races enough to give them a good taste of deep water sailing. They wili find plenty oi competition in the fleets of the Milwaukee yacht clubs and Jackson Park Y. C.
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We expect to annollncg the coming ot one such boat in our next issue. She is
a magnificent ship. The best type for
Lake Michigan. Big, powerful, fast and able to take anything the elements may turn loose on the lakes. She is a good start. Who will be next? Two splendid schooners are for sale in Milwaukee, we are informed. Theywould be fine additions to our fleet. Down East
there are many good boats offered.
Schooners, yawls, sloops. Just the type of boat we want to see here. Any member, new or old, who is considering the purchase of a boat can get advice through the News. And meanwhile, Fellow Yachstmen, congratulations. You have the finest club in the United States, the best board ot officers and directors, and you are going to have the finest yacht club house ever
built. It is going to be the best club in the city. Open all year round, with
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everything to promote yachting activity, social activity, good fellowship. You are to be congratulated. More power to you.
@ DONATES TROPHY FOR .,Q" CHAMPIONSHIP The trophy for the championship "Q" series of races to be sailed each year under the auspices of the Jackson Park Yacht Club has been donated by T. C. Latz, for years one of Chicago's most enthusiastic yachtsmen. Mr. Lutz has never failed to appear whenever there was
PHILIP K. WRIGLEY BUYS CRUISER Philip K. Wrigley, of Chicago Yacht Club, ha; l;"1 i,,i'it i.Ea "i $aspbo E"p'*;-L*6;; through Henry C. Grebe & Co. The yacht will be one of the finest on these waters. She is to be called the "WASP." The "WASP" is of the twin screw type, 54-foot length, and is powered with two 200 H. P. Sterling motors, which give her a speed up to 28 miles per hour, Her hull is double_ planked mahogany and her exterior and interior finish is mahogany. The yacht is now at Detroit, but is expected to be in Chicago the early part of May.
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HENRY C. GREBE OPENS YACHT BROKERAGE Mr. Henry Grebe, one of our members, has
bought and taken over the Yacht Brokerage
Department of Edward P. Farley Company. He is now conducting this business under the name of Henry C. Grebe & Company, Inc., with ofEces at 6 North Michigan Ave., as Yacht Brokers and Naval Architects. Mr. Grebe has had many years' practical experience on all types and sizes of yaihts and
he has been connected with some of the leading builders in the country, both in the shops and
in designing departments. He is a very able sailor and skipper and has cruised thousands of miles in sail and power boats on the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Coast, His sailing days started back in 1904. Several years later he
skipped the racing yacht MENDOTA, which won some interesting races in Chicago, as well as Milwaukee.
Any member contemplating purchasing a
yacht of any kind would do well to get in touch with Mr. Grebe, who can offer boats of all types and size for sale here or in the East.
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A SAILOR'S SPRING SONG 'T will not be long before we feel
The tender south rrrind's soft embrace. And know the tug of straining wheelThe wire-note of wind-taut brace.
With fair winds free and blowing strong We'll set our course at Fancy's call, To Mackinac, or ports along A shore where sun-flecked waters sprawll.
promise of a good scrap between boats of the same class or in the open ragattas where the
And glisten on the golden sand;
keenest.
With speed of lisht o'er lake and land, And green trees solemn curtsy make.
competition between tle Chicago clubs is
He has watched with a great deal of interest the growth of the yachting fraternity in this locality; he has for years served, on committees to welcome to our midst Sir Thomas Lipton
and other well-known yachtsmen. Commodore C. H. J. Thorby will be asked to accept the trophy as soon as the deed of gift is completed and the transfer will probably be made on Memorial Day, the official opening date for the summer activities.
Where sea-gulls dip and figure eight
Then gurgling waters underfoot Will laughing songs of pleasure sing, As crimson shafts of twilight shoot Across the sky's blue burgeoning.
Oh. speed, kind Summer, to our heart; Cruel Winter's shackles swift unchain, And throw the snow-clouds far apart That we may, carefree, sail again. Page 13
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curred. and that B's calling for room was premature and not supported by the outcome. Both yachts agrii as to the facts. WuF there a foul? Does the proximity oI the mark afiect the situation?
From . Sir: Dear - i hop" that Mr' Stone called on y-ou in Chicago, ind I ask you to forgive me for leaving yo*ur'inquiry unanswered so long. The fact is'
In reply the following letters were re-
my mail slide. Ilowever, here -is my answer. vdur racing problem. given after consultation
Yours sincerelY,
ceived:
tr'rom. Dear - YouiSir: ietter of 22nd August was received this mornins. and after reading its contents and studyini'the diagram, I beg leave to reply as follows:
B *"t right in his contention.' When B on starboard tick approached so close to A on Dort tack as to co-me within risk of a foul, A im i., ...ot in not giving way. A hail was not necessary, A wai not correct in his claim, because there rs no rule which would compel B to go -about on the other tack' From your description I was close-hauled, sailing as close to the wlld as she could with advantage, and B might have kept on as long as she Pleased' Reolvine to vour Gnal questions: There was foui wnEn B-was forced to luff to keep clear
" A. The proximity of the mark of the course of do.r rrot affect the- situation' It is simply a .t question of starboard and port tack. ' Yours truly, H. de B. PARSONS,
Author, Handbook on American Yacht Rac-
ing Rules.
From.. Mv-Your dear Sir: letter of August 22nd rcceived. I don't pose as ai expert on racing iules, me but after reading your letter it seems tojustithat there is no iuLstion but that B was fied in protesting A. The starboard tack has the prec-edence oier all other rules,.and it seems to me that B could have kept on sailing as long as he wished before turning the mark. I don't think A had any right to assume that B was about to round- the mark when he did. I don't think B was premature in calliirg for room if there was any danger of a collision.
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lttrl^Y'#l*h"r,*, Naval Architect.
From . Dear Sir:
Your question is one that is not distinctly and soecificallv covered in the rules, but the
writer is of tire ooinion that A should have given room to B. The fact that the latter bo,at Eould not start sheets, presumably because the boom would have fouled the mark, shows how close was the clearance allowed. The only question remaining is how close B was to A. Ii it had been possible for B to get around without having io trim sheets for the specific purpose of avoiding a foul on. the mark, -I *orild say that A wis right in claiming the call for room premature, Yours truly' GERALD T. WHITE, Editor, The Rudder Magazine. Page 14
i ha*re 6een getting the magazine on the-press in Mr. Stone-'s abience, and have simply let to
i"ith Mr. Feriin, chairman of the Larchmong Yacht Club Regatta Committee: E is correct] ttre rights of the starboard tack are inviolate, and the foul did occur. Evidently A is coniused by Rule XII, Section 8, which siys, that if two yachts can fetcLa- m-ark
without tiiking, and etC. In this case B had to tack to turn th; mark, and its proximity of the mark does not affect the Rules of the Road. Indeed, B could carry A a half mile beyond the mark ii she wanted to. If both yachts agree as to the facts, that is; as given in your first paragraph, my opinion, and that of Mr. Perrin, is thit i foul- did occur, and that A is at fault.
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CHARLES H. HALL, Editor, Yachting Magazine.
From . Dear Sir:
On my return my attention was called to
some ccirrespondence Mr. Hall had with-you regarding a ioul in one of your races on Lake
Michigan-, and I merely want to say that I aeree with Mr. Hall that the boat on the starb6ard tack had the right of way. Almost the identical situation arose here on Great South Bay, and to the surprise of every one, the reea[ta committee decided in favor of the boat
6n the port tack. 'Ihis created a lot of criticism by members of nearly all the other regatta iommittees, as there is nothing in the
lules that gives the boat on the port tack rights over a boai on the starboard tack. If the star-
board tack is not held inviolate, the results
would certainly be disastrous mahy times.
Yours trulY,
H. L. STONE,
Editor, Yachting Magazine.
It is interesting to note that in the case cited above the judges denied B's protest and excused A, but the consensus of opinion of the experts seems to support B in his claim.
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NEW MEMBERS BUY 7L.FT. CRUISER Messrs. F. E. Nellis and E. P. Miller have just purchased the 7l-foot Twin Screw Cruiser "ALTHEA II" through Henry C. Grebe & Co. The yacht is now being refrnished in one of the local shipyards and will take up her mooring at Belmont Harbor. IIer new name will be the "NOM.AD."
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IN YACHTING WOMAN (Continued {rom Page 5)
You make a snug harbor at sun down. Perhaps you have a swim before. supper. Then you stretch out any place on deck beneath the quiet stars, listening to the crickets, frogs, and birds, the tinkle of a cowbell, and other music of the night, and turn in and feel-O, such a feeling
of satisfaction!
Every Day Is Different I
Every day is not the same. When you have made your harbor at sundown, or when the beacon lights are winking during a blow and a little bad weather, there's your snug cabin with
books and jolly cruising mates. Start out another day at sun up. For some reason or other you rvant to make your next port that very day; wind or no wind to start out with. If you are of the crew, you cannot understand the why of starting out at such an
unearthly hour. No wind, as you hoist sail and shove away from the dock. Everything wet {rom the dew. Don't know whether to haul in on this sheet or ease away on that one. "Watch out for her stern!" some one shouts. You watch out by running your pike pole away through a rotten post into the dock. Her stern's alright, though, even if you did almost-gosh ding it! You take a livelier interest in things and discover that there is a breeze outside as you round the breakwater. Sniff! Sniff! Rub your eyes good. Yes, it's "sissages" an' pancakes, an'-say this isn't so bad after all! Breakfast over you even want to wash dishes, and you get some of the unexpected. Your husband washes the dishes, the coffee pot'n' every-
thing!
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you sail along on a gray day. The sky is purple, turquoise and mauve. Ahead the gulls arb flying low. The wind has lightened some, so you just jog along. Towards noon the wind dies completely, and your ship lays there wal-
lowing. You become q.uite familiar with the
sound of the slatting canvas, the swinging;boom, the rattle of the block on the sheet traveler, and if you haven't an engine, you resolve never to
cruise without one again. Of course, one that
will go when you say "Let's go." You tickle the mast, toss pennies overboard, whistle. Visions of a snug harbor before sundown vanish. Of all the grand and glorious feelin's a breezet, Another minute you'll have it. Engines and the few hours of calm are forgotten and you are on your way. The sideJights are set out, for when on the water, darkness is swift to follow the setting sun. Watches are arranged, for it may be a few hours or a night on the lake.
Mystery of Night Sailing The stars come out one by one it seems. Soon they're all out. The Great Dipper in the northwest, Cassiopia in the northeast and Scorpio, the most beautiful summer constellation, in the south. The moon is rising and soon you seem to be sailing in a sea of molten silver. The breeze holds good. Your harbor light of red and white flashes is quite visible now. All this with the quiet sounds of the night, the gurgle and the lap, lap, of the sea. Oh! it's bee-u-tiful, as Harry Lauder sings. One of the crew is on the look-out. He sees some things that you can't see nor anyone else. As you near the harbor, arguing ensues as to whether you should
leave the lights to poJt or to starboard or go
in between. Someorle thinks of looking in "Scates"' book and your problem is solved.
Soon all is made secure for the night. You turn in leaving the reflections of the riding light to
play about the ship,
For variety, when you have set the Coffee pot out on the cockpit floor and come up from the cabin to eat with the others, someone moves their foot gently and over goes the coffee. You have lost the top of the pepper shaker. Can't find it any place. In finishing up yesterday's stew you find it in the bottom of the
kettle. In port, for instance, Sheboygan or Po,rt Washington, you lay out a waist. By the
time you are ready to put it on, it will be all speckled with soot ready to wear while you have been getting yourself ready. The towns mentioned are only emergency stopping places, P. W. id particular, for the real cruising grounds are away up north of these places.
A Joy for Every Day As glorious as cruising is, we cannot cruise
all of the time or even when we want to; but we have the lake so convenient that for one day, or several days, we can enjoy the sirirple manner of living, the lack of responsibility, relaxation and change. These are needs of all humans, men and women alike. Just a short ride to the lake makes it possible for us to make
Off for a day's cruise. Peeling spu<Is for the steo. ML and Mrs. Ddlseg stattittg from Belmont Parh Harbor.
these things our own experience. Men in yachting! Give the women an opportunity to find her place in yachting. 'Women, give yachting a fair chance. Go out to give of yourself and enjoy your share of it. There is something there for every one of you. Page ls
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of all steam, power and rn[I yachts and auxiliaries which are offered for sale or charter. I
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