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VOL. 3-No. 1 JANUARY 1926 $1.50 PER YEAR Junior YACHT CLUB ORGANIZED by RICHARD L. SAUNDERS N the previous number of The Compass It is to remedy this condition that Com- I the Commodore called attention to the modore Stevenson has proposed the or- fact that every organization, business or ganization of a Junior Yacht Club. A city social, requires new blood in regular trans- the size of Rochester has hundreds of boys fusions to keep it in a condition of health who are fairly itching to learn the art and prosperity. By process of time the of sailing. Some few of them are able to regular members grow old and while their create or find a chance to realize their am- interest remains keen they must of necessity become less active. This feature of the bition but most of them are unable to grat- great sport of yachting has been neglected ify their longings. It is a common sight to by the R. Y. C. for many years. A number see a group of boys wander into the Yacht of young sailors have drifted into our Club grounds, gaze admiringly at the membership and they have brought some yachts and dream of the days when they too fine craft with them into our splendid fleet might proudly pace the deck of some fine but no organized effort has been made to yacht. Their dreams are usually followed recruit our ranks. (Continued on Page 14)

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Chateau Lourier Rideau Locks at Ottawa Parliament Buildings A Cruise IN FOREIGN WATERS by RICHARD L. SAUNDERS

that nothing was visible. It is always a I thoseT was daysa beastlywhen hot'a manday canin July,raise onethirst'.of marvel how much can be stowed out of I slammed down the cover of the old desk, sight on a small yacht. I began to regret hastily said goodby to partners and office that I had left certain things at home. force, took a long breath to shake all re- We moved the good ship Alice II over sponsibilities, muttered 'see you in a to the neighboring mooring for a full sup- month', swung onto a passing car and hur- ply of gas and water and then adjourned to ried home. Yes, it is lots of fun to pack the Club House to partake of one of Stew- your things for a cruise, heaps more than ard Harris' famous dinners. With the aro- it is to unpack when it is over. Isn't it ma of a good cigar weenjoyed the pleasures strarme what a lot of junk one requires to of anticipation and prepared to turn in so make\him happy? You start out with the as to be on deck early to greet the Surgeon theoryHnat all you need is a change of and his wife who were to arrive from Akron underwe~r, pajamas and a cap, but decide at an early hour in the morning. But all to take tnis and take that until you wonder was not to go smoothly. The Comn'1

us into three shifts, each fellow paired with the other's wife so that each could shine before some woman who was not 'on to him'. No one of a pair dared to boss the other. It worked out great. Each pair tried to out do the other. The meals were wonders but ter- ribly trying on the girth line. Funny how hungry you get on a yacht. We had to find ~ome regular job for the boy so he was designated as 'Steward'. How we did order him about and make him fetch and carry. He was a good sport and retained his good nature to the very end. The next year he was promoted to first mate and now the ship i~ stewardless. A forty foot bridge deck cruiser does not require much housekeep- ing so we soon shook down into our routine. Down the St. Lawrence past the beautiful homes which dot the shores and Islands, we were all too soon at Ogdensburg where we gassed again. The boatmen tried to tell us about the rapids which we would soon The Commodore and some of His Husky Crew enter. Of course we tried to assimilate as much information as possible but one's absorptive powers are limited so we decided gives such a thrill to the landfall that all to stick close to the Chart. We gained a bit are on edge for the first glimpse of land. When in the afternoon we 'hit the Ducks of experience at the Galop Rapids and then the rapid Du Platt ~oon opened before us. right on the nose' we slapped our chests The current was making ten miles an hour and admitted readily that we were some and the Alice was doing eleven so we were navigators. This called for a celebration going some. We gave her the gas and in that due and ancient form practiced by dashed past rocky points skidding like an all navigators since old Chris. Columbus automobile whose driver is about to have inaugurated the custom. On past the beau. his license revoked. The chart said 'heavy tiful islands we were not long in entering the St. Lawrence and soon moored at a nice swells' just after the second turn. I'll say they were. There were three. The first clean pier on one of Uncle Sam's Islands, made us take notice, the second made us maintained as a public playground. How gasp, and at the third I am sure that all grand it seemed to be once again so close hearts skipped. It looked to be ten feet to nature's own water, hills and trees after high. When we burst througli it into com- so many months of the city's distractions. paratively calm water we looked at each A swim, a good dinner, a pipe and then a other in that funny way you do when Har- soft bunk and sweet dreams were ours. old Lloyd regains his equilibrium on the In the morning we ran over to Clayton iron frame of the tenth story. to get a phone so as to learn the condition of the little pill swallower at home and to take on gas. This is one of the delights of power cruising. You are always taking on gas and what a hole it makes in the ship's money chest. You fill an auto for a couple of dollars but that is only odd change on a cruiser's gas bill. We decided to establish some proper arrangements for the necessary household duties or police duty or whatever it is that they call it on shipboard so that all of the labor would not gravitate to the willing ones. The Commodore being a wise old owl divided Locking Through

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Soon we entered the canal alongside of Upon crossing the line from Ontario into the river, arriving in the early twilight at Quebec a large store in a tiny village bear- Cornwall. Here we encountered the only ing the legend 'Bass Ale' caught the eye disagreeable incident of the cruise. At the of the crew. We had not seen such a sign edge of the city some hoodlums on the in ages and thought we must be dreaming. canal bank called to us 'take down that We recovered quickly and before the boat dirty rag' referring to our ensign trailing had reached the dock we had negotiated astern. Canadians are so uniformlv cour- the few feet necessary. The lady in charge teous and so hospitable to foreign~rs that was French and as our vocabulary was lim- we were startled but decided they were be- ited we did not hit it off very well hut by neath notice and in no way represented the the use of a few signs we soon made our feelings of their countrymen. wants known. The afternoon was hot. How Most of us Americans are unaware of the good it tasted. .immense traffic in the St. Lawrence canals. On we continued across wide and shallow At almost every turn we met a large Lake S1. Louis and in the late afternoon steamer. At Cornwall one of the locks was entered the basin at Lachine, a few miles out of commission for a couple of hours by out of Montreal and at the head of the a plank becoming wedged under a gate. famous Lachine Rapids. Our first bad In that time a dozen large vessels had gath- weather overtook us here. A nastv thunder ered waiting their turn to go through. The squall came up at dark with plenty of wind locks are busy twenty-four hours a day. We but the Alice was snugly anchored and we watched with a great deal of interest the did not worry. Montreal is the largest city arrival of the diver who was to make re- in Canada and quite magnificent in its pairs. He let us watch him get into his business blocks, public buildings and suit and helmet and readily consented to hotels. A ride through the city and espe- pose while our girls photographed him. He cially the French quarter was enjoyed after disappeared beneath the water waving which we returned by trolley to Lachine and adieu to us. We expected to wait until the on board our floating home again. freight and passenger vessels had all been "All aboard for Ottawa" the steward locked through but the officials gave us shouted, and we were off on the' second leg our turn just as though we were five times of our triangular cruise. Up the Ottawa larger. (Continued on Page 16)

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~ YACHT BUILDING STARTED There has been a prompt and lively re- terested in the work and all entered into it sponse to the announcements in the Decem- '1" with great enthusiasm. The work will be ber issue of The Compass relative to the carried on e a c h Saturday afternoon inauguration of Model Yacht Building at throughout the winter and, by the open- the Club by the young sons of our mem- ing of the sailing season, there should be bers. The boys were on the job promptly a fleet of eight or ten fine models which on the hour set by the Commodore and will give the boys-and the grown-ups as eager to get the work under way. Six boys well-a lot of sport in carrying out a series registered on Saturday, January 9th and of model yacht races which will be sched- two more the following Saturday. Those uled. who are now on the list are as follows:- All the lumber is being supplied at cost Clifford Stevenson, Robert Hoffman, Geo. and arrangements have been made to sup- Newell, Jr., Peck Farley, Jr., Joseph F. pI y the tools necessary at a discount. Weed Weller, Jr., Haywood Hawks, Mortimer and Company are cooperating with Mr. Anstice, Jr. and William A. Meier. There Loewenguth in the matter of tools and are several other boys who have signified supplies and have already sent down a '~ their intention to registering later. sample set of the tools. Arrangements The first active meeting was held on Sat- are being made to provide a locker for urday, January 16th when actual work of each of the builders so that each may be laying out the models was commenced. able to keep his kit in good order and Peck Farley very kindly loaned his design separate from the others. As a matter of fact neatness in all phases of the work of his Class R yacht Rogue and all the ...I' models will be replicas in miniature of will be required. this fine and successful yacht. The design After the work is well under way the was redrawn by Volney Lacy to put it in boys will be allowed to do certain parts of proper shape for model production. The the work at home if he wishes to do so. instruction in the transfer of the lines to This will be encouraged so as to carry the wood for cutting out was given by Fred work along as rapidly as possible, the in- Loewenguth. Excellent progress was made, tention being that the actual work of con- even to actually sawing out some pieces for struction and fitting out will be completed the first model. The boys were keenly in- by the time the sailing season opens. /AlA

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WORK AHEAD FOR COMMITTEES Sea Scout and Junior Yacht Club We have decided to try a new plan this Dick Saunders, Ed Leary and Peck Far- year. The Commodore with the advice ley will have something good to tell us of the executive committee appoints all the soon. I wouldn't think of stealing their committees. This year we have selected fire so you'll have to wait. When you get only chairmen and have given them power the news you'll agree with me that its the to name their own committees. With real biggest piece of constructive work ever started. live wires at the head of each committee, we are sure of results. Yours for the Greatest Yachting Year, Entertainment Committee COMMODORE STEVENSON Phil Hoffman hasn't given us the names of those to serve with him, but we can A~ count on one sure thing and that is a good A CRUISE AROUND THE WORLD list of stag parties and dances. He is already working hard on the mid-winter If you like a good story of the sea, we cruise set for February 22nd and although can recommend "The Cruise of the Amaryl- he isn't saying much, we know he has a lis," by G. H. P. Muhlhauser, a young lot of good fun to spring at this event. Englishman, who was a yachtsman all his life. It is a story of a cruise around the House Committee world, 31,159 miles, in three years. The Herb Meier has agreed to take the re- Amaryllis is a yawl rigged yacht of 28 sponsibility of sweeping out and dusting tons gross, 62 feet overall, 52 feet on the up. If things about the house don't suit water line, 13 feet beam and draws 10 feet you, just file your complaint with him and of water. At the end of the successful trip he will probably put you on his committee. the author said, "Nobody but myself would have been such a perfect fool ever to have Property Committee done it." Bill Barrows has promised to take enough time off from selling suits to look ~~ after all the property of the Club with the exception of the House, and that is some NEWS FROM TORONTO job. Very shortly he is going to give us a list of the improvements we have to make OT that we have any news from our this year. We are not worrying about N good friends across the lake but that Bill wishing any fancy expenditures on us we want it. We have a number of regular because he has just relinquished the post readers over there because we send The of paying the bills for the past year. Compass to them every month and, besides, a copy goes to each of the yacht clubs. We Regatta Committee hope that they will all read this item and We had a great year for the sailors in then a few of them sit down with scratch 1925 with Dalzell at the head of the re- pad and pencil and give us the dope as to gatta committee and we have told him to what is going on over there. Fact is we continue his work this year. He is shortly would like to have a regular correspondent going to give us a racing schedule second in each of the Toronto Clubs. Our cher- to none the Club has ever had. We will all ished idea is that The Compass may be the have to go some to do our part not to dis- medium through which all the yachting appoint him and his committee. It looks news on Lake Ontario is broadcast. like our biggest year and Dal is prepared So now, you Toronto yachters, if you are to do a lot of hard work to assure success. doing things of interest to your neighbors The only thing that we fear is that Dal or if things are happening over there that will ask us to provide a committee boat you know we would like to hear about, then and then we'll have to start the argument give us the stuff so we can tell everybody all over on the use of power boats. about it through these columns. THE c 0 M PAS s 7 UNKNOWN By Thomas Fleming Day rrFixit 'BEFORE the Loss" Lo! when the sun was half dropt in thewest, As wing-weary sea birds seeking their night rest, They drifted in upon the harbor's breast. W. Slayton Wilson, Inc. None knew from whence they came, or where they sailed; Underwriters and Insurance Engineers

No betraying pennon from their mastheads 526 CUTLER BLDG. ROCHESTER, N. Y. trailed; They answered not when they were loudly hailed.

When the day into night had died, They clustered on the ebbing tide, Everything New in Like sleeping sea swans, side by side. Life Insurance The warders at the midnight hour, ~"i?~ Within the shadow of the tower, Watched their lanterns rise and lower. New York Life Ins. Co. Ere scarce the day and earth had wed, GEORGE V. SHAW. Manager Their oars on either side they spread, 501 Cutler Bldg. Shook out their sails and southward fled.

And when the sun shot up across the bay, Naught showed where they had made their stay, NOW IS THE TIME Save the broken corals where their anchors to take up with us the matter of lay. the insurance on your boat. We Write.t\~1Kinds of Insurance So into my heart at eventide, Oftimes a fleet of dreams will glide, HARR~~iliM:cKA Y

And all night long at anchor ride. 409.413Cen', .~ rust Building 25 Main ~Street East From whence they come, or where they go, Mai~i261 What pain or joy their forms foreshow,- I dare not ask-I cannot know.

But when dawn breaks o'er sea and mart, With rippling oar and yearning sails they WILLIAM F. KALLUS€H start, 8v1ERCHANT 'TAILOR Leaving their anchor marks upon my heart. -- /A/g 'i:i?'i Words and eggs Must be handled with care, FIVE HUDSON AVENUE For words once spoken ROCHESTER, NEW YORK And eggs once broken, Are not the easiest things to repair. ! -

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Annual FOUR OFFICES: MID-WINTER CRUISE As you have all been advised by the ONE notice which has already been sent out, the Annual Mid-Winter Cruise will be held UNION TRUST on Washington's Birthday, Monday, Feb- ruary 22nd. On that day the steamer On- COMPANY tario, No.1 or No.2, we do not know which, will become a yacht-our Flagship Complete banking service -in command of Commodore Harry Stev- is available at all offices of enson, ably assisted by the ship's Captain. Of course when Harry tells the Captain to this Company, because each "head her up a bit" said Captain will tell office IS the Union Trust said Harry to go to- Well anyway, Company. LET'S GO and have a-howling good time. Downtown Office Really it isn't necessary to say any more. 19 MAIN STREET WEST The mere announcement of this great event is enough to cause a scramble for tickets. Uptown Office You all know that Phil Hoffman, in his EAST AVENUE AT MAIN STREET capacity of Master of Ceremonies, will Branches provide enough fun on this occasion to last until Memorial Day. Get your tickets for 590 JOSEPH AVENUE yourself and friends and do it early for 4424 LAKE AVENUE, CHARLOTTE the limit of 150 will soon be taken up. Tickets are in the hands of members of the Executive Committee as listed on page eleven of this issue. Or you may procure them at either of Phil Hoffman's stores, 499 Court St., or 60 South Fitzhugh. The boat train leaves the B. R. & P. station at 8 :30 A. M. Exchange your tickets at the station. Wear your yachting togs. LET'S GO! Iik~

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TIME IS Too slow for those who wait, Too swift for those who fear, Too long for those who grieve, Too short for those who rejoice, But for those who love, Time is eternity. T H E c 0 M P A S S 9 NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY WHATEVER your E advertised our New Year's Eve business or perso- W celebration as the best one to be held in the city and everyone who attended said nal banking require- it was the happiest ushering in of the New ments they will always Year of their experience. It really was a fine party and it was plain to see that all receive friendly atten- enjoyed themselves. Every place was taken tion at the at the elegant dinner which Mr. and Mrs. Harris had prepared. The tables were so arranged that close to a hundred were seated and yet there was room enough left for

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THE COMPASS -and they sure will have to fight if they get it. A Yachting Magazine Next on the program is the great ren- Published Monthly by dezvous in Henderson Harbor and the three ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB days racing of the great L. Y. R. A. Re- ROCHESTER, NEW YORK gatta. The largest fleet ever assembled on VOLNEY E. LACY, Editor Lake Ontario will serve to make this a regatta which no yachtsman, be he devotee ASSOCIATEEDITORS of either power or sail, can afford to miss. CLUTE E. NOXON, Historian Keep in mind, R. Y. C. fellows, that our CHARLES W. RAWLINGS Lipton Trophy will be raced for for the WALTER BROWN first time as the 1. Y. R. A. Class R. RICHARD 1. SAUNDERS championship. Our entire fleet should be CHARLES FAXON, Art there to witness the contests.

BUSINESS MANAGERS Let's not forget the George Cup series HARRY C. STEVENSON to be held by the Watertown fellows just W. P. FARLEY prior to the 1. Y. R. A. event. Our own club. has challenged and we are to pick a Address all advertising communications challenger from our R fleet to represent us. to Box 1012, Rochester, N. Y. So now let us get busy without delay JANUARY 1926 and make up our program to fit into the general scheme. The big opening event at Sodus on Memorial Day, races most GREAT RACING SEASON AHEAD every Sunday morning, a cruise to Pres- quile for July 4th and, by all means, let's Here we are again at the beginning of have a real power yacht program. another yachting year. It is with great LET'S GO! for the greatest racing season pleasure and keen anticipation that the in the history of our club. editors of The Compass take up the task of broadca~ting the !announcements of the ~IA events to come and in setting down their successful accomplishment into a history COOPERATION MAKES GOOD of the R. Y. C. for the year 1926. While no official program has yet been formu- In this issue of The Compass we are giv- lated, many of the important events are ing our readers a good illustration of what already settled upon by the programs of can be done with a little cooperation. When the 1. Y. R. A. and other organizations on your Editor has to do the long end of the the Lake. We have onlv to weave our own job you will get all that he can give you events into the larger s~heme for the entire in interest and general attractiveness but Lake to form for ourselves a program no one or two persons can possibly get up which, in its execution, will make the a magazine for five hundred readers, month after month, and continue to make it suffi- greatest year in our history. cientl y interesting to all concerned. We The 1. Y. R. A. program which has been must print everything that is of interest to tentatively arranged starts out with a race our readers and it takes a lot of contrib- from Toronto to Rochester. So we are again utors to supply the demand. One writer to be visited by a fine fleet and our good could fill the magazine full each month friends from acrOSi>the Lake. To be host but that would only give you the angle of to those good fellows from Canada and the situation as one man sees it. It is easv also from our own ports is a pleasure to see where that would lead us. Well, w~ which is a joy to anticipate and more j oy- are not going to do it that way for we have ful in its accomplishment. Then comes the started a campaign for "stuff" that will hit great Freeman Cup Race which will be every reader right in the eye every month. started off our piers and finish off Six We are going to drag the thoughts and good Town Point or thereabouts. It will be a ideas out the whole gang and print them in great race for the Canadian boys sure will these columns. We have found a wav to fight for the right to lift the cup from us do it. '

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You will surely be interested in the breezy story of a "Cruise in Foreign Waters" which Dick Saunders has given us. It just makes one feel that he is making the trip himself or else that he wishes that he could. It makes one thing very clear and that is that cruising far and wide is the one greatest form of vacation recreation. We have more such stories for vou to look forward to. Watch for them. - ~& TO-DAY The sea and the sky are in love to-day, Their forms are the forms of one; THE North East Model XA Hom, built especially for heavy duty service, is the ideal hom fot Matine And ships that sit on the lip of the bay, Application. It has a strong peneteating tone that tatties far ahead. Coming and going the other way, And the Notth East Hom is built with that same Are sparks in the sparkling sun. ruggedness and long life ,hat have made North East Starting, Lighting and Ignition the standard equipment on Dodge Brothers, Reo, Graham Brothers, The shape and shadow of yachts that slip Yellow Cabs and Coaches, Mack Trucks and Buses, Embayed by the land's long sweep as well as on Sterling, and Fay &: Bowen Marine Are phantoms that cover a phantom ship, Engines. While out on the shoal the summer gulls NORTH EAST ELECTRIC CO. dip- Rochester, N. Y. To.day is a day asleep. Official Seryice by -Tom Slane. NORTH EAST SERVICE, INC. iQ& 391 Lyell Avenue Officers and Committees of the ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB For the Year 1926 Harry C. Stevenson, Commodore / Let us keep you always well W. Peck Farley, Vice Commodore ¥ dressed with our Phil G. Hoffman, Rear Commodore John H. Castle, Fleet Captain ./ Volney E. Lacy, Secretary V Mortimer R. Anstice, Treasurer Wardrobe Service Richard L. Saunders, Corresponding Secretary V Volney E. Lacy, Measurer Used by hundreds of Rochester's Harold H. Baker, Fleet Surgeon - keenest business men; you can't afford to do it any other way. DIRECTORS 1 ''''''''- Thomas Parsons l/ William P. Barrows Fred A. Mabbett r Herbert E. Meier Phone, MAIN 7974 John H. Castle and we will explain DELEGATES~L. Y.R.A. Iy

Lorenzo G. MabbettV-Frank T. ChristyWilli~arrow'?/ ALTERNATE DELEGATES w. Peck FarlV James P. O'Connor Otis Nagle t-/" Leary's COMMITTEES Dry Cleaning and Dying A. H. Dalzell, Chairman Regatta Committee ~ William P. Barrows, Chairman Property Com. Plant Mill and Platt Sts. \ Herbert E. Meier, Chairman House Committee Branch 27 Chestnut St. "-I W. Peck Farley, Chairman Membership Com. Phil G. Hoffman, Chairman Entertainment Com. 12 THE C 0 M PAS S

A Sailing Class for THE YOUNG FELLOWS A HERE has been much talk as to what DISTINCTIVE T is the best size and type of boat with which to interest the younger element in SERVICE the great sport of sailing. Of course talk is a great thing but all talk and no action FOR YOUR leads to nowhere and back again and that BANKING puts us right where we started. Now let's stop talking in circles and begin going BUSINESS straight by carefully weighing the sur- rounding conditions and selecting a good type of craft to meet them to the best ad- C7-\o o~ vantage. What are the requirements for such a craft? Think it over a few moments and RESOURCES $17,000,000.00 the answers are plain to see. First-The boat must be of moderate GENESEE cost-certainly not over $1000-to be popular with the young fellows. VALLEY TRUST Second-It must be safe and seaworthy and of such proportions as to be of use for CO. sailing parties of four to six persons aside from its value as a class racer. 21 Exchange Street Third-It should be capable of being sailed in comparatively shallow water. A deep type would be feasible for use off the Port of Rochester only but at Sodus, Sandy Creek or such places, deep draft is not desirable. It is even desirable that the TELEPHONES boat could be beached without damage in case of necessity. Main 456 Main 457 Fourth-A jib and mainsail rig is best for all round purposes. The two sail rig is always more appealing than the single "cat" or "leg 0' mutton" types. Well, when the pros and cons are all talked over and each item of the requirements settled upon, the general specifica- tions will be about as follows: Length-16 to 18 feet. Beam-6 to 6% feet. Draft-board up-l foot or less. Center board-Iron. Lines-Clean but not too slack of bilge. Decks-Forward and side but little or none aft. Sides-High enough and with sufficient sheer to be reasonably dry. 93.99 Street Sail plan-Straight Spar Marconi with Exchange plenty of area but not too much-just Rochester, N. Y. shy of over-canvasing. The above describes just a darned good, all purpose boat and ought to be very popular when once introduced. Properly T H E c 0 M PAS S 13 designed such a boat would be practically non-capsizable and, with a tight bulkhead forward and a couple of air tanks aft, Customers' Good-will is would float high even when filled with water. a result of Good Banking Bill Barrows has been appointed a com. Service. We are always striv- mittee of one to gather data as to a suitable boat-its type and design and cost coming to better our Service, plete. From what he has said it appears thereby enabling us to meet that he is for such a boat as above de- the needs of our ever increas- scribed. He has another good idea-get a couple of boats here and have them ready ing number of Satisfied Cus- to sail soon after the ice is out of the basin. tomers. He thinks it is easier to sell real boats rather than imaginary boats from plans. It's the right idea so let's have the boats G"':f[~.[IIJ~ here and get this small class started. We need these boats and the dinghys to round THE out our fleet. NATIONAL BANK SPEED, DISTANCE AND TIME OF ROCHESTER The following formulas will be handy in 30 State Street Rochester, N. Y. doping out the speed of your boat next Member of Federal Reserve System season: S=Speed-miles per hour. D=Distance run-miles. T-Time-minutes. S=D-- x 60 ..; T EZRA J. BOLLER D=D x S 834-836GraniteBuilding 60 . EMIL R. BOLLER T=D x 60 Assoc.ates {DONALD G. CLARK S Everything in Insurance Of course T must be expressed in min- Main 5305 Main 6343 utes and decimal, as 6 min. 24 sec.=6.4 mIll.

The good ship "Seamaid," Gifford Morgan owner, is cruising in Florida flying the R. Y. C. burgee. He took one with him when he wen~ away but evidently ..~<; the Florida people have not taken proper notice of it so he sent in a hurry order for a much larger one. That's the stuff Giff- make 'em see it. We'll send a ten footer if Rochester. NY. you want it.

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JUNIOR YACHT CLUB ORGANIZED (Continued from Page 1) POULTRY by rude awakenings at the hands of the caretakers who chase them out to the street. A large percentage of our members do Of theBestQuality not own yachts. They have sons or other near relatives who are anxious to learn sailing. It is from that group that most We Supply of our future members will come. The Committee appointed by the Com- RochesterYacht modore has laid out the following plan. We are going to erect a suitable frame Club building about 18 x 20 feet, one story high, on the lawn north of the locker house as Members' Trade a club house for the use of the Junior Yacht Solicited Club. A picture of the proposed building from the plans of the architect, John F. Strobel, appears in this number of The Compass. This club will be subsidiary to the R. Y. C. and will be governed by a W. A. Mitchell committee appointed annually by the Com- modore. All of the junior activities will be centered in this separate building so that 82 Front Street the enjoyment of the regular club house by the seniors will not be interfered with. Membership will be by approval of the committee. We expect to start with 12 or 15 members and increase the number if the accommodations seem to warrant it. Sev- eral sailing dinghys and other small craft will be available for use. A landing stage in the basin directly in front of the junior DIAMOND club house will be provided for their ex- clusive use. Hooks will be provided where Specialists each laq may keep his 'yachting togs.' Registration of members is now open. If you have some boy of suitable age whom ~K.)l~ you would like to enlist send his name to 7"\~ the Secretary. The committee will proceed soon to designate from the list of candidates ~,iy those who are to be admitted. Be sure that your boy can swim. That is one thing I we shall not teach. As soon as organized the boys will meet at stated intervals to t~~ study things nautical, such as: Rules of the .0 road for both power and said yachts: knots, splices, etc., names of different types of rig, sails, spars, rigging, etc. These will be taught both from books and models. As soon as navigation opens in May we will get the boys on the water. There will be 94 MAINST.EAST.."LJ) -;Ir. ~n first some sailing in small boats. When STONEJ 2~7hJ'i8I.,rDII, JEWELERSe \)v. racing opens for the 'P' class and 'R' class boats one boy will be placed on each craft in those classes in each race. Early in the THE COMPASS 15

season one or two of the large power yachts will take all of the juniors to Sodus for a week end. Several sailing dinghys will be towed and camp will be made for EDEN-ized one or two nights. This will be repeated several times in the season. The boys will thus learn about power cruisers as well as Clothes are II sailing craft. Some form of organization among the boys will probably develop. It is sug- the Cleanest f gested that they elect the usual officers, Commodore, Vice Commodore, Secretary, Treasurer, etc. They may desire to have BECAUSEElectric theWasherEden a small treasury with dues at twenty-five washes cleaner than the cents per month. Perhaps some inexpen- sive uniform may be desirable, such as old-time method. All duck trousers and a yachting cap. These the wearing and tear- details will naturally work out as we pro- ing of fabric due to ceed. wash-board rubbing is The officers and members who are back- eliminated. ing this project expect that we shall be able to train a large group of young sailors in All dirt part i cl e s , one season and that from year to year we are sifted through the will pour into the club a substantial group thousands of holes in of young enthusiastic new members, thus contributing a substantial element to the the large sanitary cylin- prosperity of our Club. der and drop into the famous Eden Sediment .., ~A Zone. OLD SODUS BAY YACHT CLUB DOCKS REPAIRED Let the Eden change Another bit of good news that comes to your wash day into us from Sodus is that the docks surround- wash hour. Phone us ing the old Sodus Yacht Club house have and we will send a rep- been rebuilt in concrete. The U. S. Engi- resentative to tell you neer Crew who operated at Sodus last sea- all about this wonder- son put the finishing touch to the dilapida- tion of the old wood construction. The ful labor-saving device N. Y. State Fish Hatchery Department, who and explain our easy now use this property, insisted upon the payment plan on the repair of the damage and the engineers pro- Eden Washer. ceeded to do it in proper style. This is certainly good news to yachtsmen as this dock has been about the onlv land- ~~ ing place for them at the bay. It h~s been ~ free to the use of yachtsmen as a public dock and, of course, will continue to be so. Aside from its being in the hands of a Main 3960 yacht club, and operated as such, it is best, from the yachtsman's standpoint, to be owned by the State and thereby be of public use. Rochester Gas and iA~ Electric Corporation If you like The Compass thank our ad- 34 CLINTON AVE. N. vertisers. Tell them about it when you make your purchases.

.--io< 16 T H E C 0 M p A s s A Cruise IN FOREIGN WATERS ExcelsoAuto Supply (Continued from Page 4) River we went. Our chart took us right Corporation through the center of beautiful Lake of Two Mountains. The placid water with the Distributors for high mountains made a deep impression on us all. The Commodore had been unable to get any charts of the Ottawa River proper SEIBERLING so we navigated to the Capital of Canada up this winding river with the aid of a road ALL. TREAD map which showed the river only inci- dentally. However, by great caution and TIRES liberal use of the lead line in doubtful spots we went through without touching bottom. At one spot where the river looked Wholesale broad and deep a native stood on the bank waiving frantically at us. We thought he GASOLINEand OILS wanted to get aboard but as our knowledge of sign language had greatly improved during our stay in this land of French Main 3462 Main 4343 people we finally decided that he was warning us of peril ahead and so hastily chang- 275 State Street ing our course he signalled all right. The lead line showed the water shoaling rap- Rochester, New York idly so he probably saved us from getting into mud. The Ottawa is a beautiful river and leads up to the beautiful city of the same name. Across the river is the City of Hull, in the province of Quebec. On- tario is arid but Quebec is moist. The VOLNEY E. LACY bridge over the dividing river does a thriv- Sales RePresentative for ing business. The Best in Marine Equipment It seemed that a change of diet would be appreciated so that night we dined in our RICHARDSON CRUISERS best clothes at the Chateau Laurier. The STERLING, STEARNS, next morning we climbed up the six locks KERMATH, and NIAGARA right through the very center of the City MARINE ENGINES into the Rideau River thus entering the last leg of our journey. It was here that one THE ELTO OUTBOARD MOTOR of our crew furnished amusement for the SKANEATELES ROW BOATS natives by trying to carry a line ashore in HYDE PROPELLERS one jump when he should have taken two. SMITH PAINT and VARNISH The one leap failed to carry him the re- -and an endless variety of other items quired distance but the said natives fished of necessity to the Yachtsman him out without damage except a bit of dampness. The Rideau is a pretty stream Tell me what size and type of boat you want and I will find it for you but we hurried along as we were looking forward to some fine bass fishing when we I aim to make your yachting more con- reached the Rideau Lakes. One of the venient, more pleasurable and less expensive bridges over the river was out of commission and we had to lay up for a whole day Office at while repairs were made. A large thresh- ing machine had broken the swinging sec- ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB tion so that it could not be moved. Phone Charlotte 358 At Merrickville we were visited by our old friend from home, Dr. John R: Wil- T H E C 0 M p A S S 17

Iiams, and his family who were here visiting some 'Canadian relatives. In Big Rideau Lake we filled our tanks from the clear clean water as we knew it For those .who want would be the last we could use until we the finest- arrived at Kingston. The Rideau Lakes are mostly stagnant and the water is not invit- ing for drinking purposes. At the lower WILLYS-KNIGHT Six

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end of Newboro Lake we had hoped to find c our friends the Ashleys from our home town. They have a delightful cottage at the Elbow just at the turn into Clear Lake. Miller-Lee Motors, Inc. They were absent so this pleasure was de- 28 South Union Street nied us. At Chaffey's Locks just a few miles below we tied up for a couple of days to get our first fishing. The wind blew pretty hard for fishing but we had fair luck getting more than we could use. Through beautiful Opinicon, Sand and Whitefish LET'S GO! Lakes we continued to the hamlet of Brew- ers Mill, where our friend Otto R. Rohr of Where? Rochester has his unique cottage. He ac- quired a large house boat, skidded it up The Mid. Winter Cruise sideways onto a low bank, planted grass of course! and trees all around it and has an ideal fishing camp, flying the R. Y. C. burgee, February 22nd and the flags of the two countries. Here we spent a couple of days for more fishing. So

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many came to our lines that we had to stop from sheer embarrassment. We did not DRA YTON, PENINGTON know what to do with them. After visiting the cottages of Frank & COLKET Pigott and Charlie Case, both home town boys, we said goodbye to Peter Milne the Members affable lock master and other friends we had made and turned again southward NEW YORK through the River Styx to Kingston the AND quaint old town at the head of the St. Law- PHILADELPHIA rence. The old stone forts in the harbor are relics of colonial days. After taking on STOCK EXCHANGES water, ice, gas, and other supplies, we laid our course between Amherst Island and CHICAGO the mainland for McDonalds Cove where BOARD OF TRADE we anchored for the night. This quiet little cove looked so different than the last time we had seen it. Then it was filled with yachts New York Syracuse big and little attending the race meet .of the Philadelphia Lake Yacht Racing Association. Next day we started early up the Bay of 31 Exchange St. Bldg. Quinte as we were anxious to arrive at Belleville by one o'clock so as to witness Rochester, N. Y. the start of the first race at the Association meet. We timed our arrival so carefully A. B. ENOS that when we steamed into the fleet and dropped our anchor firing the customary gun some of the racing crews thought it was the preparatory gun and scrambled lustily to cast off mooring lines. The racing was fine. Good winds were the rule. All a real sailor needs to make him happy is a good ship and a spanking breeze. Our steward enlisted in the crew of Commodore Lansing's schooner to such good purpose Imperial Floor that she came home a winner. It was here that news of President Harding's death came to us. All flags were half masted both Company Canadian and United States. We had re- ceived word of his illness through our radio. This is a great addition to a power cruiser. Every night we had wonderful SANITARYFLOORS concerts. Weather reports and baseball scores kept us up to date and every night at ten o'clock we went through the cere- ~M~r'~~ mony of setting our watches by Arlington ~t time. From Belleville we went west towing two Canadian Yachts against a strong westerly wind. At Nigger Narrows we had to an- Rochester, N. ¥. chor our tow while we pulled off from the rocks one of the power yachts from our own Club that had gone ashore. That night we dropped our tow at Presque Isle Bay after seeing them safely through the six miles of the Murray Canal. Next day was our last, so bidding a fond adieu to Canada

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we steamed out onto the broad expanse of Lake Ontario our homeward bound pennant trailing in the breeze, and five hours later we had reached America and entered Brockport Cold Storage the basin again. We had been away twenty- two days, mostly in delightful waters where Company, Inc. ease, rest and contentment abound. We (On the New York Central Railroad) hated to drop the anchor but family ties and business called and we must obev. ~[I)~

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