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The History ofof thethe LAKE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION

1884-1884 - 19621962

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Written byby LIEUT.-COLONELL. L. F.F. GRANT

Hon.Hou. M.E.I.C., D-es-Scs.D-~s-Scs.(Hon.) (Hon.)Laval Laval LL.D. (Holm)(Hon.) Royal Military MilitaryCollege College PresidentL.Y.R.A., L.Y.R.A., 1934,1934, 1935

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PAGE Royal Hamilton Yacht ClubClub 1818 Rochester Yacht ClubClub 1919 Junior Club, Royal CanadianCanadian YachtYacht ClubClub 3434 Ashbridge’sAshbridge's BayBay YachtYacht Club 3434 Hoyden II, C.Y.C.C.Y.C. 3535 Ivanhoe, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. 5050 Royal Canadian Yacht ClubClub 5151 National Yacht Club 6666 Crescent YachtYacht ClubClub 6767 Clayton Yacht Club 8181 OtcottOlcott Yacht ClubClub 8282 To the Victors, the SpoilsSpoils 9898 Tip, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. 9898 Thermis, B.C.C. 9999 Dalhousie Yacht Club 9999 Lieut.-Colonel L.L. F. Grant 114 Patricia,R.C.Y.C. R.C.Y.C. 115 Thisbe, R.C.Y.C. ’' 130 ii~,

LIEUT.-COLONEL L. F. GRANT LL.D. President L.Y.R.A., 1934-35 ABOUT THETHE AUTHORAUTHOR

Lieut.-Colonel LeLe RoyRoy F.F. Grant graduated from RoyalRoyal MilitaryMilitary CollegeCollegein in 1906, and from Queen'sQueen’sUniversity Universityin in1926 1926in illCivil CivilEngineering Engineeringwith with honours; hehe is a PastPast PresidentPresident ofof thethe EngineeringEngineering Institute ofof CanadaCanada was President of the and a WardenWarden ofof thethe IronIron Ring.Ring. HeHe was President of the EngineeringEngineering Council Professional Development. of his forbears He comes honestly byby hishis lovelove ofof sailing;sailing;one one of his forbears beingbeing of the famous China He first learned to a Captain in the days of the famous China Clippers.Clippers. He first learned to sail in 18971897 at NarragansettNarragansett Bay; in 18991899 on LakeLake ofof TwoTwo MountainsMountains O.A. and 15' L.W.L. he sailed one of the old-time half-ratershalf-raters aboutabout 23'23’ O.A. and 15’ L.W.L. with jib-headed rig long beforebefore thatthat rig became commoncommon onon larger boats.boats. On moving toto KingstonKingstonin in 19031903he he acquiredacquiredone oneof ofthe the 22'22’ knock-knockabout class and sailedsailed herher forfor severalseveral years.years. HisHis firstfirst appearanceappearance atat thethe L.Y.R.A. Regatta was in Toronto in 1904.1904. Shortly after graduating fromfrom R.M.C.,R.M.C., he spent several years in Halifax in he and on the PacificPacific Coast; after returning to Kingston in 1921, he againagain became active in the sailing game andand has continued to be soso everever since.since. He sailed in twenty-seventwenty-seven L.Y.R.A. RegattasRegattas asas wellwell asas beingbeing aa leadingleading figure inin thethe Eastern Circuit; he has contributedcontributed much to thethe activitiesactivities of the L.Y.R.A., servingserving on itsits CouncilCouncil forfor severalseveral years,years, andand asas Presi-Presi- dent in 1934 and 1935. In thethe earlyearly thirtiesthirties Col.Col. GrantGrant servedserved forfor twotwo yearsyears asas CommodoreCommodore of the KingstonKingston Yacht Club,Club, followingfollowing a number ofof yearsyears asas Secretary.Secretary. He servedserved on thethe staffstaff ofof R.M.C.R.M.C. betweenbetween thethe twotwo GreatGreat WarsWars andand fos-fostered sailing atat the College;College; at variousvarious times bringingin in AdmiraltyAdmiralty dinghies, fourteenfourteenfoot footinternational internationaldinghies, dinghies,"C" "C"boats boatsand andBluenoses. Bluenoses. Cot.Col. Grant sailedsailed thethe ClassClass"R" "R" boatboatSwamba Swarnba forfor aa numbernumber ofof years,years, which he re-namedre-named FourFour Winds;Winds; sheshe waswas a formera former winnerwinner of theof the GeorgeGeorge Cup.Cup, In 19381938 he had built in Kingston the theBenson Bensondesigned designedTramp TrampRoyal, Royal, winner ofof thethe FreemanFreemanCup Cup inin bothboth 19451945 andand 1946.1946. ItIt is interesting to to ~

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his two sons-in- note thatthat inin 19481948 thethe CupCup waswas wonwon byby Chance,Chance, sailedsailed byby his two sons-in- at his law, and asas aa resultresult thethe CupCup waswas usedused asas a puncha punch bowlbowl at his dauocAaterdaughter's s his wedding, andand as a Christening FontFont forfor atat leastleast oneone ofof his grand-children.grand-children. Despite his achievementsachievements inin Academic, MilitaryMilitary andand SailingSailingcircles, circles, and wise counsel is Col. Grant isis aa veryvery modestmodest man,man, butbut whosewhose adviceadvice and wise counsel is much sought after. Would that we had many more of his ilk!ilkI were Col. Grant in this Years of research were spent by Col. Grant in compilingcompiling this history i dating back to 1884; he poured over the Minutes of the L.Y.R.A., which both were rather meagemeagre andand overover thethe filesfiles ofof yachtingyachting magazines,magazines, both .- Canadian and American, and inin hishis modestymodesty gives creditcredit toto the recollections of many Lake Ontario sailor-men. On June 1st,lst, 19621962 hehe waswas honouredhonoured withwith thethe degreedegree ofof DoctorDoctor ofof LawsLaws

' by his old love, RoyalRoyal MilitaryMilitaryCollege. College. T. K.K. WADEWADE !i i

ii THE LAKE YACHT RACINGRACINGASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION

Compiled 1951-1962

The Editor is indebtedindebted to thethe followingfollowing gentlemen amongstamongstothers othersfor for most of the information inin thisthis history:history: Mr.Mr. BlakeBlake VanVan Winckle,Winckle,Queen Queen City Y.C.,Y.C., Toronto; Mr. E. G. Sorsoleil, RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Y.C.,Y.C., Toronto;Toronto; Mr. C. H. J.I. Snider,Snider, RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Y.C.,Y.C., Toronto;Toronto; Mr.Mr. D.D. F.F. Lane,Lane, The Watertown Daily Times, Watertown, N.Y.;N.Y.; CommodoreCommodore T.T. K.K. Wade,Wade, Royal Canadian Y.C., Toronto;Toronto; Mr.Mr. FrankFrank Herrick,Herrick, CrescentCrescent Y.C.,Y.C., Chaumont, N.Y.;N.Y.; Mr.Mr. S. Vila, Royal Hamilton Y.C., Hamilton; andand Mr. E. C.C. Moore,Moore, RochesterRochester Y.C.Y.C. It isis to be greatly regrettedre~etted thatthat thethe minuteminute bookbook forfor thethe yearsyears 18841884 toto 1892 inclusive, isis missing,missing,and andthat that thethe annual meetingmeetingof of NovemberNovember 111th, lth, 18931893 isis thethe earliestearliest recordrecord wewe possesspossess exceptexcept for thethe organizationorganization meeting of 1884. A thorou~thorough searchsearch hashas beenbeen mademade of theof thefilestiles of OUTINGof OUTING andand FORESTFOREST ANDSTREAM STREAMin inthe theNew NewYork YorkPublic PublicLibrary Library and a few itemsitems werewere foundfound fromfrom these sources.sources. Nothing new of importance hashas been found in thethe files ofof RUDDER.RUDDER.

OFFICERS SINCESINCE ORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

YEARYe/ua PRESIDENTSPru3s|DENTs VICE-PRESIDENTSVICE-PRESIDIZNTS 2ND VICE-PRESIDENTSVICE-PI{ESlDBNTS SECRETARIESSecnermues

1884 John Leys, R.C.Y.C ...... ,...... __ T...... _ Leys, R.C.Y.C. John T. Mott,Mott, O.Y.CO.Y.C...... Hugh C. Dennis,Dennis, T.Y.CT.Y.C...... _._. Geo. E.E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

John ...... 1885 H. ._ _ 1885 John T.T._Mott, Mott, O.Y.CO.Y.C...... W. H. Biggar, B.Q.Y.CB.Q.Y.C...... Thos. McGaw,McGaw, T.Y.CT.Y.C...... _...... Geo. E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1886 W. H. _...... _ ._.._.... _ 1886 W. H. Biggar,Brggar, B.Q.Y.CB.Q.Y.C...... Co!.Col. Campbell, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... Thos. McGaw,McGaw, T.Y.CT.Y.C...... _..... _ Geo. E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1887 J. B. H...... _ _ 1887 J. B. Carruthers,Carruthers, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... Geo. H. Newell,Newell, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... John Leys,Leys, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... ___.__.__,, Geo. E.E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1888 ...._..._.. _ 1888 Geo. F. Newell,Newell, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... Thos. McGaw,McGaw, T.Y.CT_Y.C...... F. E.E. Kilvert,Kilvert, H.Y.CH.Y.C...... _. _ Geo. E.E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1889 J.J. F. Monck,Monck, H.Y.CH_Y.C...... __ John T. Mott,Mott, O.Y.CO.Y.C...... ___._...... The office was abolished Geo. E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

18901890 A.A. R.R. Boswell,Boswell, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... J. B.B. Carruthers,Carruthers, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... ___... in 1889.1889. Geo. E.E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

...... ,,.., ______T. _._.._... _ 1891 John T. Mott,Mott, O.Y.CO.Y.C...... Mat. Cartwright,Cartwright, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... _...._.__...... _.... Geo. E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

H. ....___...... _..... _ 1892 Mat. Cartwright,Cartwright, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... W. H. Biggar,Biggar, B.Q.Y.CB.Q.Y.C...... _ ...... _. Geo. E.E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

....._... _ ,1893.1893 F.F. S.S. Malloch,Malloch, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C...... A. R.R. Boswell,Boswell, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... ______.....____ _ Geo. E. Evans,Evans, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

._.., 1894 A. R.R. Boswell,Boswell, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... W. H. Biggar, B.Q.Y.CB.Q.Y.C...... _.__. _ E. H.H. Ambrose,Ambrose, R.H.Y.C.R.H.Y.C.

18951895 tEmilius/Emilius Jarvis,Jarvis, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... Allen Ames, O.Y.CO.Y.C...... _,___,_____.__ ,.___ _ E. H.H. Ambrose,Ambrose, R.H.Y.C.R.H.Y.C.

1896 AEmilius/Emilius Jarvis,Jarvis, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C ...... J. E.E. Burroughs,Burroughs, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... _._._ _._.. _ E. H.H. Ambrose,Ambrose R.H.Y.C.R.H.Y.C. 1897 E.E. H.H. Ambrose,Ambrose, R.H.Y.C ...... T. B. Pritchard,Pritchard, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... _.... ._._.. _ Frank M.M. Gray,Gray; R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

...... _ 1898 Frank Strange, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... R. A.A. Downey, O.Y.C ...... O.Y.C. _._...... _ _ Strange, Downey, Frank M.M. Gray,Gray ,R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

..,.,,...... _ 1899 A.A. G.G. Wright,Wright, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... F. B.B. Hower,Hower, B.Y.CB.Y.C...... _._...... _.... _ Frank M.M. Gray,Gray R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

...,. ,... . 1900 J. S.S. Thompson,Thompson, B.Y.CB.Y.C...... R. A.A. Lucas,Lucas, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C...... _.___ ._.__ _ F. J.J. Campbell,Campbell, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. 1901 R.R. A.A. Lucas,Lucas, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C...... ,.... _ F. M.M. Gray,Gray, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... , F. J.J. Campbell,Campbell, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

_ _ 1902 _ ...... _ _._.._ _ 1902 F. M.M Gray,Gray, R.C.Y.CR.CY.C ...... Dr. D.D. A.A. Black,Black, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... ,,__,,._, Temple McMurrich, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

...__...... _ 1903 Frank Strange,Strange, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... John T.T. Mott,Mott, O.Y.CO.Y.C...... __._,__,___.. _____.__. _ Temple McMurrich, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

_ 1904 John T.T. Mott,Mott, O.Y.CO.Y.C...... Charles VanVan Voorhis,Voorhis, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... _..__ _.._..... _ M. Ross Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.

1905 T. B.B. Pritchard,Pritchard, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... _ Stewart Malloch,Malloch, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C...... _ ._.. _ .._.... ._ M._ Ross Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.

_ 1906 E.E FinchFinch Noyes,Noyes, R.H.Y.CR.H_Y.C ...... T. A. E.E. World,w01~1<1, Q.C.Y.CQ_c.Y.c_ ...... ______M. Ross Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.

_ _ 1907 T.T A.A. E.E. World,World, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... _, E. C.C. Gildersleeve,Gildersleeve, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... _... ..,...... _ M. Ross Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.

1908 C. G. Marlatt,Marlatt, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... _ Geo. W.W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... _._ _ E. K. M.M. Wedd,Wedd, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

_ 1909 C.g. G.G. Marlatt,Marlatt, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... _.__.__ _ Geo. W.W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.CC_Y.C...... ____. _ E. K.K. M.M. Wedd,Wedd, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

. 19101910 C.C G.G. Marlatt,Marlatt, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... _..._.... _ Geo. W.W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... _ E. K. M.M. Wedd,Wedd, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1911 Samuel Vila,Vila, R.H.Y.C.R.H.Y.C ...... _._._. _ Geo. W.W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... ____..._.. ______R. H.H. Joyce,Joyce, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1912 Geo. W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... Dr. D.D. AllenAllen Black,Black, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... __.___ __ I. J.J. Ardagh,Ardagh, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1913 Geo. W C.Y.C. Dr. D. Allen .___...... _ _ 1913 Geo. W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.C ...... Dr. D. Allen Black,Black, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... J.I. D. McWiUiams,McWilliams 9 R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

. 1914 Geo. W Reeves C_Y.C. S R.C.Y.C. _____.__.______1914 Geo. W. Reeves, C.Y.C ...... S. Small,Small, R.C.Y.C ...... JJ. D. McWilliams,McWilliams _ R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

19151915 Geo. W.W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... S. Small, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... _...... _ J.I. D. McWilliams,McWilliams, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1916 Geo. W.W Reeves,Reeves C.Y.CC_Y.C...... S. Small, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... __... _ J. D. McWilliams,McWilliams, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

_ 1917 GeoGeo. W.W Reeves,Reeves C.Y.CC.Y.C...... SS. SmallSmall, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... ___._ _ J. D. McWilliams,McWilliams, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C.

1918 .____ _ 1918 Geo. W. Reeves,Reeves, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... S.s. Small.Small: R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... JI. D._ McWilliams,McWilliams R.C.Y.C. OFFICERS OF OFL.Y.R.A. L.Y.R.A.1939-1962 1939-1962

2ND VICE-PRESIDENTS SECRETARIESSrzcnrmmres YEAP,Yuan PP.ESIDENTSPRESIDIZNTS VIcE-PRESIDENTSVICE-Pnesxolmrs ZND VICE-PRESIDENTS

_ R.C.Y.C...... ,...... J. D. McWilliams, _ J. D. McWilliams, R.C.Y.C. 19191919 Samuel Vila, R.H.Y.CR.H_Y.C...... ,.. N.N _ R.R. Gooderham, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... Gooderham, A. B. R.C.Y.C...... _ Bowes, _ A. B. Bowes, R.C.Y.C. 1920 N. R.R. Gooderham,Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.._.S.R_C.Y.C..... S Lansing,Lansing, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... A. B. R.C.Y.C. ...,..._... _ A. B. Bowes,Bowes, R.C.Y.C. 1921 S. Lansing, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... _..,. _ W. B.B. Casey,Casey, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... A. B. Bowes, R.C.Y.C. _ A. B. Bowes, R.C.Y.C. 1922 W.W. B.B. Casey,Casey, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... 11_._ _ C.C H.H. O.O. Pook,Poolc, R.H.Y.CR_H_Y.C ...... A. B.B. Bowes,Bowes, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. 1923 W. B. Casey,Casey, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... _... _ C. H.H. O.O. Pook,Pook, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C ...... _ _ Van 1924 C. H.H. O.O. Pook,Pook, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C ...... W. P.P. Barrows,Barrows, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... ,...... _.. B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C. _ Van 1925 W. P. Barrows,Barrows, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... T. A.A. E.E. World,World, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... ,.... _ B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. _ Van 1926 T. A.A. E.E. World,World, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C ...... F. H.H. Herrick,Herrick, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... ,. _ B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. B. Van 1927 T. A.A. E.E. World,World, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C ...... E. A. Barnes,Barnes, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... _.... _ B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. B. Van .,...... _ B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C. _ Q.C.Y.C. "1928`1928 T. A. E. World, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... E. A. Barnes,Barnes, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... B. Van _ SSISTANT ,...... _. ASSISTANTSECRETARY SECRETARY B. VanWinckle, Winckle Q.C.Y.C. _ H~}~HUun~.H~~H~~.~nuUHH~_ Q.C.Y.C. 19291929 T. A.A. E.E. World,World, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... _ E. A. Barnes,Barnes, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... _.... _ B. Van .,__.__._.... _ F. A. B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C. _ Q.C.Y.C. 19301930 T. A.A. E.E. World,World, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... _...,. E. A. Barnes,Barnes, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... F. A. Moore,Moore, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... _.__... _ B. Van ...... ,.,.. _ F. A. R.C.Y.C. B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C. 1931 T. K.K. Wade,Wade, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... __ E. A. Barnes,Barnes, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... F. A. Moore,Moore, R.C.Y.C ...... Q.C.Y.C.

_..,.... _ B. Van ...... ,... _ F. A. R.C.Y.C. B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C...... Q.C.Y.C. 19321932 E.E. A.A. Barnes,Barnes, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... _ L. F. Grant,Grant, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... F. A. Moore,Moore, R.C.Y.C ......

_ ,.___... _ Van _._._.,_...... , _ F. A. R.C.Y.C. B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. _ Moore, 1933 E.E. A.A. Barnes,Barnes, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... L. F. Grant,Grant, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... F. A. Moore, R.C.Y.C ......

....__,_ _ Van ...._,.,... _ F. A. Moore, R.C.Y.C. B. Van WinckleWinckle, Q.C.Y.C. 19341934 L. F.F. Grant,Grant, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... W. V. Castle,Castle, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... F. A. Moore, R.C.Y.C ...... Van Winckle .._.__.._.. _ B. Van Winckle Q.C.Y.C. 19351935 L. F.F. Grant,Grant, K.Y.CK.Y.C...... W. V.V. Castle,Castle, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... Q.C.Y.C Van 19361936 W.W. F.F. N.N. Windeyer,Windeyer, R.C.Y.C...T.H.R.C.Y.C... T. H. Booth,Booth, B.C.CB.C.C...... __.. _ B. Van Winckle,Winckle Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C

_ Van Winckle 1937 W. F. N.N. Windeyer,Windeyer, R.C.Y.C...T.H.R.C.Y.C... T. H. Booth,Booth, B.C.CB.C.C...... _.,_._..,_.,... B. Van Winckle Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C

.,,... _ Van _ __,.,. R. B. F. R.C.Y.C. B. Van Winckle Q.C.Y.C. 1938 W. F. N. Windeyer, R.C.Y.C...R.C.Y.C...W.V.W. V. Castle, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... R. B. F. Barr,Barr, R.C.Y.C ...... Winckle Q.C.Y.C Istlst Vice-Pres. 2nd Vice.-Pres.Vice.-Pres.

...,__..__. _ _ Blake Van Winckle, Q.C.Y.C. 1939 W. V. Castle, Sr., R.Y.CR.Y.C...... ,..... Robert Barr,Barr, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... R.C.Y.C. C. W. C.Y.C. Blake Van Winckle, Q.C.Y.C. 1940 Robert Barr,Barr , R.C.Y.C ...... C. W. Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.C ...... _.... _ R.Y.C. R.C.Y.C. C. W. Gamble, C.Y.C. A. R. Moyer,Moyer, Jr.,Jr., Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... George Culp,Culp, R.Y.C. 1941 Robert Barr,Barr, R.C.Y.C ...... C. W. Gamble, C.Y.C ...... __, _ R.Y.C. R.C.Y.C. C. W. Gamble, C.Y.C. A. R.R. Moyer,Moyer, Jr.,Jr., Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... George Cnlp,Culp, R.Y.C. 1942 RobertRobert Barr,Barr, R.C.Y.C ...... C. W. Gamble, C.Y.C ...... ___. _ George Culp,, R.Y.C.R.Y.C. C. W. C.Y.C. _ A. R.R. Moyer,Moyer, Jr.,Jr., Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... George Culp 19431943 Robert Barr,Barr, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... C. W. Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.C ...... Y.Y.C. ,,,_ _ , R.Y.C. 1944 Robert Barr, R.C.Y.C. C. W.W. Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... A. R. Moyer,Moyer, Jr.,Jr., Y.Y.C ...... George Culp,Culp R.Y.C. 1944 Robert Barr, R.C.Y.C ...... R.Y.C. _ Y.Y.C. N B. Castle, 19451945 W.W. P.P. Barrows,Barrows, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... James Hyland, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... C. J. Spaulding,Spaulding, Y.Y.C. N.B. Castle, R.Y.C. N B. R.Y.C. _ _ Van _ Castle, 1946"1946 W.W. P.P. Barrows, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... C. J.J Spaulding,Spaulding, Y.Y.CYYC...... Blakelake Van Winckle,Winckle,Q.C.Y.C... Q.C.Y.C...N.B. Castle, R.Y.C.

.__._. _ _ N. B. R.Y.C. _._____,_ lilford R.H_Y.C. Castle, 1947 C. J. Spaulding,Spaulding, Y.Y.C.Y.Y.C ...... _ C. W. Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C ...... N. B. Castle, R.Y.C. ______N. B. R.Y.C. _ lilfortl R.H.Y_C_ N. B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C. 19481948 C. J.J. Spaulding,Spaulding, Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... _..,,_ _ C. W. Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... Clifford Lunt,Lunt, R.H.Y.C ...... _,_._,_ _ N. B. R.Y.C. .._,. liflord R.H_Y.C. N. B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C. 1949 C. J. Spaulding,Spaulding, Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... ,.... _ C. W. Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C ......

____ _ R.Y.C. R.H_Y.C. E._ G. Sorsolei!,Sorsoleil, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C ...... N.N B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C. 1950 C._ W. Gamble, C.Y.CC.Y.C...... Clifford Lnnt,Lunt, R.H.Y.C ...... G. R.C.Y.C. __._. _ N B. Castle, R.Y.C. 1951 C. W. Gamble, C.Y.C.C.Y.C ...... _..,_ _ Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.CR.H_Y.C...... E. G. Sorsoleil,Sorsoleil, R.C.Y.C ...... N. B. Castle, R.Y.C.

_ R.Y.C. J. Y.Y.C. ___.______._.__ N.N B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C...... _. _ Clifford R.H_Y.C. P. J. Hunt,Hunt, Y.Y.C ...... 19521952 E._ G.G. Sorsoleil,Sorsoleil, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C ...... YEAR PRESIDENTS VICE-PRESIDENTS 2NDZND VICE-PRESIDENTSVICE-PRESIDENTS SECRETARY-TREASURERSSECRBTARY-TREASURERS

.....__. 1953 E. G.G. Sorsoleil,Sorsoleil, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C...... ,.... ._ P. J.J. Hunt,Hunt, Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... ,.,...... , N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

1954 CliffordClifford Lunt, R.H.Y.CR.H.Y.C...... P. J.J. Hunt,Hunt, Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... ,,.,.....A.. . A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorsline, S.B.Y.CS.B.Y.C...... N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

...... ,.....,,... 1955 P. J.J. Hunt,Hunt, Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorsline, S.B.Y.CS.B.Y.C...... J. R.R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

1956 P. J.J. Hunt,Hunt, Y.Y.CY.Y.C...... ,...... A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorsline, S.B.Y.CS.B.Y.C...... J. R.R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... _ N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

1957 A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorslinc, S.B.Y.CS.B.Y.C...... __.,..,. J.1. R.R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... Karl Smither,Smither, B.C.CB.C.C...... N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

1958 J. .. ..__._.._., ...... 1958 J. R.R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... Karl Smither,Smither, B.C.CB.C.C...... Arn Gorman,Gorman, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

1959 J.J. R.R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.CR.C.Y.C...... _ Karl Smither,Smither, B.C.CB.C.C...... , Arn Gorman,Gorman, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... ,...... , . N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

1960 Karl Smither,Smither, B.C.CB.C.C...... Arn Gorman,Gorman, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... W. V. Castle,Castle, 3r.,Jr., R.Y.CR.Y.C...... N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

1961 Karl Smither,Smither, B.C.CB.C.C...... Arn Gorman,Gorman, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C. && Treats...Treas.. A. H. Gorsline,Gorsline, S.B.Y.C.,S.B.Y.C., Sec.Sec

1962 Arn Gorman,Gorman, Q.C.Y.CQ.C.Y.C...... N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.CR.Y.C...... G. J. Stouck,Stouck, D.Y.CD.Y.C...... ,...... A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorsline, S.B.Y.C.S.B.Y.C. PART ONEONE PART ONEONE

From thethe formationformation ofof thethe AssociationAssociation in 18841884 toto thethe FirstFirst GreatGreat War,War, 19141914

The idea of allan association of yacht clubs on LakeLake Ontario seems to have firstiirst been conceived byby the late GeorgeGeorge H. Duggan,Duggan, thenthen residentresident ofof Toronto and aa membermember ofof thethe TorontoToronto YachtYacht Club.Club. Duggan,Duggan, whowho had been out of college forfor lessless thanthan aa yearyear (he graduated in 1883), togethertogether with two other members of the club, G. E.E. EvansEvans andand W.W. H.H. Parsons,Parsons, brought the matter of an associationassociation to the notice of hishis clubclub at its annual meeting onon JanuaryJanuary 5th,5th, 1884. Reporting thisthis meetingmeeting thethe TORONTOTORONTO GLOBEGLOBEof ofJanuary January 7th7th says, "At the Toronto Yacht Club meetingmeeting thethe formation ofof aa Canadian Yachting Association waswas discussed,discussed,and and itit waswas feltfelt thatthat other clubs might thinkthink the Toronto Yacht Club forward inin takingtaking thethe initiative."initiative."In In spitespiteof of this modesty, the club appointedappointed Messrs.Messrs. Duggan, Evans, Parsons and William Dickson,Dickson, thethe clubclub secretary,secretary, asas aa committee toto writewrite toto allal! thethe Canadian clubs, thethe object beingbeing "to"to bring members andand yachtsyachts ofof allall the CanadianCanadian clubs together once a year for mutualmutual enjoyment and forfor thethe discussiondiscussion of matters of interestinterest toto thethe yachtsmenyachtsmen ofof thethe countrycountry generally." The committee’scommittee's ideas, however, were somewhat different as the offi-ohi- cial report of the firstiirst meeting shows.shows. ThisThis reportreport isis soso interestinginterestingthat thatit it should be given inin fullfull asas follows:follows:

LAKE YACHTYACHT RACINGRACING ASSOCIATIONASSOCIATION FORMEDFORMED Successful meetingmeeting atat thethe Queen’sQueen's onon SaturdaySaturday afternoon.afternoon. At thethe annualannual generalgeneral meetingmeeting of the Toronto Yacht Club held on Saturday, Jan.Jan. 5th, 1884,1884, thethe feasibilityfeasibility of formingforming aa YachtYacht racingracing Association was discussed, and a committeecommittee consisting of Messrs. G. H.H. Duggan, W.W. H. Parsons,Parsons, Win.Wm. Dickson,Dickson, andand GeorgeGeorge E.E. EvansEvans waswas

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'fi ll in communication with appointed, with instructions toto put themselves in communication with to the formation of 1 the other yachtyachtclubs clubsaround aroundthe thelakes lakeswith witha view a view to the formation of, 1 on the of such anan association.association. AfterAfter considerableconsiderable correspondence on the part of clubs on the lakes it was thethe secretarysecretaryof ofthe theT.Y.C. T.Y.C.with withother otheryacht yacht clubs on the lakes it was , of such an associ- found that they were all very much in favour of having such an associ- to each of the clubs on ation formed. A circular was then sent to each of the clubs callingcalling on to form a committee them toto appointappoint threethree delegates;delegates; thesethese delegatesdelegates to form a committee and rules to such an association. and drawdraw upup aa constitutionconstitution and rules to governgovern such an association. resulted in a of The outcome of this preliminary skirmishingskirmishing resulted in ameeting meeting of at the hotel on Saturday afternoon thethe delegatesdelegates so appointed at the Queen’sQueen's hotel on Saturday afternoon Yacht Club sent Colonel [March 29th, 1884].18841 TheThe RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Yacht Club sent Colonel and the Grasett andand Messrs.Messrs. JohnJohn LeysLeys andand RobertRobert Cochrane,Cochrane, and the OswegoOswego The of Quinte Yacht Club Messrs. Mott, Phelps, andand McMurrich.Mcl/lurrich. The BayBay of Quinte to send but authorized Yacht Club waswas unfortunatelyunfortunately unable to send delegates,delegates, but authorized Club to /vote on the vital thethe secretarysecretary of the Toronto Yacht Club to vote on the vital pointspoints took the chair and the dele- which came up for discussion.discussion. Mr. Leys took the chair and the dele- to tackle the most subject which gates immediately proceededproceeded to tackle the most importantimportant subject which the measurement rule, for it was believed came up forfor discussion,discussion, viz. the measurement rule, for it was believed other less thatthat ifif unanimityunanimity could be secured on this subject other less importantimportant be considered details could easily bebe settled, and the associationassociation mightmight be considered as formed.formed. letter the ad- Mr. EvansEvans readread aa longlong andand exhaustiveexhaustive letter uponupon the subjectsubject ad- of Forirssr AND STREAM, which dressed to him by Mr.Mr. C.C. P.P. Kunhardt,Kunhardt, of FOREST AND STREAM, which the different entered with great exactness into the principleprinciple underlying the different York Yacht Club and rules for measurementmeasurement ofof thethe Seawanhaka,Seawanhaka, NewNew York Yacht Club and and after the matter had been fully English Yacht-racing Association,Association, and after the matter had been fully the lakes examined, discussed, and its effecteffect upon typical yachts round the lakes examined, rule as a mean between it was decided to adoptadopt thethe SeawanhakaSeawanhaka rule as a happyhappy mean between had this rule, the two others. The Toronto Yacht Club had alreadyalready adopted this rule, came and sailedsailed theirtheir recentrecent regattaregatta underunder it.it. TheThe OswegoOswego delegatesdelegates came declared in its armed with fullfull authorityauthorityto to bindbind theirtheir clubcluband and alsoalso declared in its letter to the of favour. The Bay of Quinte Yacht Club,Club, inin theirtheir letter to the secretarysecretary of to cast their vote in its the Toronto Yacht Club.¯Club, gave~avehim him fullfull powerpower to cast their vote in its decided to recommend its favour, and thethe RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian delegatesdelegates decided to recommend its of their club which will be adoption at aa specialspecial general meeting of their club which will shortlyshortly be held. had writ~ Kingston, althoughalthough unfortunatelyunfortunatelyunable unableto tosend senddelegates, delegates, had writ- that had ten to thethe secretarysecretary ofof thethe TorontoToronto YachtYacht Club,Club, statingstating that theythey had of their already adopted the SeawanhakaSeawanhaka rule,rule. so that thethe co-operationco-operation of their as assured. club may be looked upon as assured. i

1 44 A lakelake yachtyacht associationassociation constitution waswas forthwithforthwith drafteddrafted byby thethe meeting, by which itit willwill bebe seenseen thatthat anyany ofof the yacht clubs around thethe lakelake of goodgood standingstanding may become a membermember of thethe associationassociation by adopting the constitution and by-laws. The officersoilicers for the ensuingensuing year werewere nextnext appointedappointed asas follows:follows: President, Mr.Mr. John Leys;Leys; ViceVice president,president, Mr.Mr. Mott;Mott; SecondSecond ViceVice President, Mr. HughHugh C.C. Dennis;Dennis; SecretarySecretary andand treasurer,treasurer, Mr.Mr. GeorgeGeorge E.E. Evans. After the labourslabours ofof thethe meetingmeeting thethe delegatesdelegates adjournedadjourned to dinner,dinner, which was served in the Queen’sQueen's best style, the Mayor presiding, withwith Mr. LeysLeys inin thethe vice-chair.vice-chair. After dinnerdinner cigarscigars were in order, andand thethe delegates spent a very pleasant eveningevening over the subject nearest toto theirtheir hearts, andand separatedseparated withwith greatgreat regret,regret, butbut feelingfeeling satisfiedsatistied thatthat theythey had accomplishedaccomplished or almost accomplished,accomplished, aa good work. Appended is thethe constitution.constitution. AA copy ofof itit and thethe sailingsailing rules will bebe sentsent toto each club upon the lakes,lakes, and uponupon theirtheir signifyingsignifying theirtheir acceptance ofof themthem theythey may become members of the association.association. It isis consideredconsidered thatthat whatwhat has been donedone will fill a long felt want, and yachtsmen herehere wish TheThe Lake Yacht Racing AssociationAssociationbon bonvoyage:-- voyage:- March 29/84. Sigqaed,Signed, Geo. Geo. E.E. Evans

So far as known, there was no other similar bodybody inin existenceexistence inin 18841884 in North America, andand itit isis believedbelieved thatthat the L.Y.R.A. is thethe oldestoldest association of yacht clubs on the continent.continent. The Constitution defined thethe object of the association inin these words: "The objectobject of thethe AssociationAssociation shall be toto encourageencourage yacht building and yacht racing, and to establishestablish and enforceenforce uniform rulesrules forfor the governmentof of allall races in which the yachts of twotwo oror moremore clubsclubs compete." The Toronto,Toronto, RoyalRoyal Canadian,Canadian, OswegoOswego and Bay ofof QuinteQuinte YachtYacht Clubs were thus thethe fourfour chartercharter membersmembers ofof thethe LakeLake YachtYacht RacingRacing Association,and and ofof these only the RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian hashas maintainedmaintained uninterrupted membership.membership. Mr. EvansEvans heldheld thethe positionposition ofof secretary-treasurersecretary-treasurer forfor tenten yearsyears andand was also an activeactive sailor. Commodore Mott was for long the deandean ofof thethe yachting fraternityfraternityon on LakeLake Gntario.Ontario.His Hissloop sloopPapoose Papoose waswas a familiar and welcomewelcome visitor atat every port, andand whenwhen sheshe finallyfinally reachedreached the stage to which all good ships must eventually come,come,her her ownerownerhad had herher honorably burned rather than letlet herher passpass intointo thethe handshands ofof someonesomeone who would not treat her likelike thethe ladylady sheshe was.was.

¯f 5 iiL of the idea of the Association Herrick Duggan, the young originator of the idea of the Association for several Among other successes had been aa successfulsuccessful skipperskipper for several years.years. Among other successes of the to H. C. Dennis he hadhad wonwon racesraces inin Cygnet,Cygnet, the sloopsloop belongingbelonging to H. C. Dennis of who founded the L. Y. R. A. Cobourg. Such were the menmen who founded the L. Y. R. A. had corresponded with the It isis interestinginteresting to notenote thatthat KingstonKingston had corresponded with the in 1887, although the Kingston association,and and gavegaveit it aa president in 1887, although the Kingston association, been nor has the editor of this history Y.C. was not formed until 1896, nor has the editor of this history been inhabitants" of Kingston who remember able to find any of the "oldest"oldest inhabitants" of Kingston who remember to that date. any yachting organizationorganizationprior prior to that date. had in Ireland but its The SeawanhakaSeawanhaka RuleRule ofof thatthat day had originated in Ireland but its C. of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. use had been mainlymainly furthered by the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. of used in North in 1884 it was fairly extensively Long Island Sound, andand in 1884 it was fairly extensively used in North America. was half the sum of the Simply thethe rule was that the racingracing length was half the sum of the of the sail area. The rule obviously water-line length andand thethe square root of the sail area. The rule obviously were no scantling restrictions encouraged long overhangs, andand as there were no scantling restrictions encouraged Its were built under its influence. simplicity some very flimsy boatsboats were built under its influence. Its simplicity extreme features gave however, and itsits freedomfreedom fromfrom clausesclauses taxingtaxing extreme features gave however, it and while it many freak craft, designers aa very free hand, and while it producedproduced many freak craft, it to the ultimate benefit also encouraged originalityoriginalityand and experimentation,experimentation, to the ultimate benefit rule that (who shortly afterwards of the sport. It waswas underunder thisthis rule that DugganDuggan (who shortly afterwards the boats which won the Seawan- left Toronto forfor Montreal)Montreal) designeddesigned the boats which won the Seawan- which St. Lawrence Yacht Club, and haka CupCup inin 18961896 forfor thethe RoyalRoyal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, and which contests until 1905. successfully defendeddefended itit inin eight successive contests until 1905. That is the boats The firstfirst regattasregattas were of thethe port-to-portport-to-port type.type. That is the boats where a one or two day rendezvousedat at oneone port,port, raced to another,another, where a one or two day Thus in 1887, and then a race to another port. regatta would bebe held,held, and then a race to another port. Thus in 1887, to Charlotte, on August on Auaust 1st, there waswas a cruise from Toronto to Charlotte, on August on August lst, there 8th from Oswego to Kingston, 4th fromfrom CharlotteCharlotte toto Oswego,Oswego, on AugustAugust 8th from Oswego to Kingston, to Belleville. Sometimes the "circuit" and on thethe llthllth fromfrom KingstonKingston to Belleville. Sometimes the "circuit" at one cruised to was sailed. That is the fleet raced port, typetype of regattaregatta was sailed. That is the fleet raced at one port, cruised to on. For instance in 1888, the another where theythey racedraced again,again, andand so on. For instance in 1888, the Rochester, Hamilton and fleet raced atat Kingston,Kingston, Belleville,Belleville, Oswego, Rochester, Hamilton and from 13th to 3lst. That year's Toronto, the whole regatta lastinglasting fromJuly July 13th to 31st. That year’s Beet been a memorable one. The Oswego meet by thethe wayway mustmust havehave been a memorable one. The Oswego fleet of weather, Verve of Toronto could not reach KingstonKingston because of heavy weather, Verve of Toronto of 10th while on her way to Kingston, was dismasted onon thethe night of JulyJuly 10th while on her way to Kingston, before up and and drifted for three nightsnights and two days before being picked up and lost her race at Garfield of Kingston given aa tow; and inin thethe race at KingstonKingston Garfield of Kingston lost her Gerda of collided, while bowsprit; CygnetCygnet of TorontoToronto andand Gerda of KingstonKingston collided, while

I 6 Iolanthe waswas unableunable toto crosscross thethe line.line. AlsoAlso oneone ofof thethe buoysbuoys draggeddragged itsits anchor and drifteddrifted ashoreashore soso thatthat thethe racerace hadhad toto bebe re-sailed.re-sailed. In 18891889 aa specialspecial committee,committee, ofof whichwhich Mr.Mr. ~Emilius/Emilius JarvisJarvis waswas chair~chairman, was appointed to consider and recommend a uniform system, and after a carefulcareful investigationinvestigation they recommended thethe continued use of the SeawanhakaRule, Rule, bothboth for purposepurpose ofof ratingrating measurementmeasurement andand forfor classification,and andthe the divisiondivisionof ofthe the fleetfleetinto into sixsix classes.classes.They Theypre- pre- pared tables and diagrams, showing howhow muchmuch sailsail areaarea could be carried with a givenEven waterline, toto atfit aa givengivenrating, rating,and andat at aa meetingmeetingin inHamilton Hamilton on NovemberNovember 9th thethe AssociationAssociation acceptedaccepted thethe recommendationsrecommendations andand established thesethese classifications:classifications:for for25, 25, 30,30, 35,35, 4040 andand 46 feet corrected length and under, and aa classclass forfor allall overover 4646 feetfeet correctedcorrected length.length. These classesclasses were altered oror mergedmerged later,later, butbut thethe basisbasis ofof waterlinewaterline length and sailsail areaarea forfor measurementmeasurement andand classificationclassification purposespurposes re-remained until the end of the century and a little later. Even as late asas thethe L.L. Y.Y. R.R. A.A. meetingmeeting atat HamiltonHamilton onon NovemberNovember 9th, 1889,1889, when this decision waswasmade, made,it it hadhad beenbeen thethe practice toto allow fiveyive minutesminutes gracegrace inin crossingcrossing lineline at theat thestart!start! ThisThis historichistoric meeting made the decision--amiddecision-amid considerableconsiderable headshaking over the prospects of collision--tocollision-to taketake thethe contestant’scontestant's timetime fromfrom gun-fire.gun-fire. In 18891889 thethe TorontoToronto Y.Y. C.C. amalgamatedamalgarnated withwith thethe RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Y.C.Y. C. OuTIycOUTING magazine, VolumeVolume 17,17, (October(October 1890-March1890--March 1891)1891) states:states: "Rochester Yacht Club racesraces to SodusSodus Bay set for May 30th,30th, JuneJune 18th18th and September 30th30th (Ladies'(Ladies’Day). Day). JulyJuly 20--L.Y.R.A.20--L.Y.R.A. (but(but doesdoes notnot state where)." In OUTINaQUTING therethere isis reference toto a regattaregatta atat BellevilleBelleville inin 1892,1892, butbut apparently there was a circuit as well,well, ending at Toronto.Toronto, ItIt mustmust havehave been a ratherrather lengthylengthy affair, as one yacht (Oriole)(Oriole) reportedreported thatthat herher taffrail loglog recordedrecorded 607607 miles duringduring thethe wholewhole regatta.regatta. At thethe meetingmeeting of November 11th,llth, 1893,1893, thethe followingfollowing clubs werewere represented: R.R. C.C. Y.Y. C.,C., QueenQueen CityCity YachtYacht Club,Club, RochesterRochester YachtYacht Club, Oswego YachtYacht Club,Club, RoyalRoyal HamiltonHamiltonYacht Yacht ClubClub andand BayBay ofof Quinte Yacht Club. The only two clubsclubs who had paidpaid theirtheir feesfees werewere the R.C.Y.C. andand thethe QueenQueen City.City. At thisthis meetingmeeting the RoyalRoyal HamiltonHamilton Y. C.C. proposedproposed thethe followingfollowing definition: "A"A yacht shall bebe defined asas aa boatboat thethe beambeam ofof whichwhichis isnot not less than one-third the lengthlength of thethe water-linewater~line or which carries not lessless than thirty pounds of ballast permanently stowedstowedunder under thethe platformplatform oror in lockers forfor every foot of length on the waterline."waterline." R. C.C. Y.Y. C.C. how-how-

¯' 7 ever had a somewhatsomewhat different conception andand a combination of the two which was linallyfinally adoptedadopted readread asas follows: "A"A yacht as defineddefined by this association shall bebe a vesselvessel of at leastleast 1616 ft.ft. l.w.1,l.w.l. andand mustmust carrycarry notnot less thanthan 300 lbs.lbs. ofof ballastballast permanentlypermanently stowed underunder thethe platform or in lockerslockers or havehave aa beambeam ofof notnot lessless thanthan one-thirdone-third ofof herher l.w.1.l.w.l. SheShe must have standing rigging oror aa nxedfixed mastmast andand mustmust be kept permanently on the water during the season and must not be engagedengaged in trade." This meeting discussed the measurement of sails and itsits decisionsdecisions fi!!lill some twenty pages of the book.book. A motionmotion was passed that "The circuitcircuit for thatthat yearyear bebe abolished"abolished" for the and aa committeecommittee waswas appointedappointed to considerconsider thethe rendezvousrendezvous for the regatta apparentlyapparently the firstnrst time that thethe regattaregatta hadhad beenbeen heldheld atat oneone place. OUTINCOUTING magazine, magazine,Volume Volume24, 24,September September 1894,1894, sayssays thatthat 18941894 waswas the firstHrst year for coursecourse racingracing insteadinstead of port-to-port, and thethe regattaregatta was held at SodusSodus on JulyJuly 4th.4th. ClubsClubs representedrepresented were:were: BayBay ofof Quinte,Quinte, Oswego, Queen City, RoyalRoya! Hamilton, Royal Canadian, Rochester and Victoria. The classes were: 70 ft., 46 ft., 3535 ft.,ft., 3030 ft.,ft., 2525 ft.ft. OnlyOnly threethree classes sailedsailed eacheach day.day. On JulyJuly 5th5th SodusSodus winnerswinners were:were: 4646 ft.--Condor;ft.--Condor; 3535 ft.--Vivia;ft.»-Vivia; 30 ft.--Vedette.ft.-Vedette. On JulyJuly 6th6th winnerswinners were:were: 7070 ft.--Vreda;ft.-Vreda; 40 40ft.--ft.- Yama; 2525 ft.---Salola.ft.-Salola. OnOn JulyJuly 7th7th winnerswinners were: 4646 ft.--Condor;ft.--Condor; 3535 ft.--Vivia;ft.-Vivia; 30 ft.-~N0rma.ft.--Norma. Report ofof thethe meetingmeeting on November 10th, 1894, shows a balance on hand ofof $67.25.$67.25. ClubsClubs representedrepresented werewere Oswego,Oswego, QueenQueen City,City, Roches-Roches~ ter,ter, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., R.H.Y.C.,R.H.Y.C., Victoria.Victoria. BayBay ofof QuinteQuinte waswas notnot represented.represented. Classes decideddecided uponupon were:were: 2222 ft.ft. and under; 27 ft. and under to 2222 ft.;ft.; 37 ft. to 3232 ft.; 32 ft.ft. toto 2727 ft.ft. butbut allowingallowing boatsboats 32,532.5 toto sailsail inin 3232 ft.ft. class for oneone year.year. In 18941894 thethe FisherFisher CupCup waswas presentedpresented by the owners of Onward, butbut there is nothing said about it afterwards.afterwards. Records forfor thethe nextnext fewfew yearsyears areare scarce,scarce, butbut thethe fol!owingfollowing itemsitems areare in the tiles:files: inin 1895 there was aa complaintthat that allall yachtsyachtsdid didnot notcarry carry their numbers. InIn 18961896 thethe AssociationAssociation joined thethe Yacht Racing Union of thethe GreatGreat Lakes.Lakes. ItsIts generalgeneral rulesrules andand racingracing rulesrules havinghaving beenbeen thoroughly discussed,discussed,the the LakeLake Yacht Racing Association adoptedadopted thethe same by a vote of 8 to 3,3, andand substitutedsubstituted themthem forfor thethe existingexisting ones.ones. Notes for 18971897 statestate thatthat BuffaloBuffalo andand KingstonKingston werewere electedelected toto membership byby the council during thethe year. At this time the association seems to have hadhad somesome controlcontrol overover thethe Canada’sCanada's CupCup sincesince aa resolu-resolu-

88 1 the R.C.Y.C. tion concerning thisthis was introduced by representativesrepresentatives of the R.C.Y.C. and passed.passed. and Yachts were classified asas the "First Class"Class" ofof unspecifiedunspecified size, and and 22 ft. thethe followingdefinite definitesizes: sizes:42 42ft., ft.,37 37ft., ft.,32 32ft., ft.,27 27ft., ft., and 22 ft. a At this meeting therethere isis thethe first mentionmention ofof "scantling"scantlingrestrictions", restrictions", a and the R. C. Y. C. motion being mademade byby thethe Queen City YachtYacht ClubClub and the R. C. Y. C. that Also there was added to thethe measurementmeasurement rule a sectionsection providingproviding that of the immersed for yachtsyachts built after NovemberNovember 7th, 1897,1897, the areaarea of the immersed the extremi- mid-ship section inscribedinscribedwithin withina a parallelogramparallelogramtouching touching the extremi- for tiesties of the section should notnot bebe lessless thanthan 12% of thethe parallelogramparallelogram for classes. thethe 22 ft.ft. class,class, 20%20% forfor thethe 2727 ft.ft. classclass andand 33.3%33.3% forfor largerlarger classes. Lakes. This apparently followed thethe rule of the Y.R.U. of thethe GreatGreat Lakes. that the annual An amendedamended constitution waswas printedprinted andand itit isis notednoted that the annual dues per club were $15.5.5. to By 18981898 thethe SeawanhakaSeawanhaka measurementmeasurement rulerule hadhad beenbeen changedchanged to water-linelength lengthplus plusbeam, beam,plus plus.75 .75girth girthplus plus50% 50%of ofthe thesquare squareroot root were built under this of sail area, the whole divideddividedby by2, 2,but but nono boatsboats were built under this was for rule on LakeLake Ontario.Ontario. AA 22-foot22-foot KnockaboutKnockabout classclass was recognized,recognized, for which thethe rated length remained atat half the sum of waterwater lineline lengthlength plus square root of sail area. were members of In 19001900 itit wouldwould appearappear thatthat thethe followingfollowing clubsclubs were members of the Lake Yacht RacingRacing Association:Association: Bay ofof Quinte,Quinte, Oswego,Oswego, R.C.Y.C., and Queen City, R.H.Y.C., Rochester, VictoriaVictoria (Hamilton), Kingston and a code Buff!lo.Buffalo. At this meeting a committee was appointed "to arrange a code of flags and general etiquette forfor thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. Rules" was issued. In 19021902 aa newnew handbook of the "Constitution"Constitution and Rules" was issued. Under definitions wewefind findthe thefollowing followingII: II:"A "A yachtyacht shallshallbe be_as as aa vesselvessel of not less than 1515 ft. t.w.1,l.w.l. andand must carry not less than 500 pounds of ballast permanently stowedstowed underunder thethe platformplatform oror in lockers or have a beam of notnot lessless thanthan one-thirdone-third ofof herher t.w.1,l.w.l. length.length. SheShe mustmust have on the standing rigging, oror aa fixed mast,mast, andand mustmust bebe keptkept permanently on the waterWater during the season, and must notnot bebe engagedengaged inin trade."trade." At the Annual Meeting on November 7th,7th, 1903, the cash balance onon hand is givengiven as $3.85. A handbook,handbook, "L.Y.R.A."L.Y.R.A. RacingRacing RulesRules andand OfficialOflicial Racing SchedulesSchedules 1905"l905" gives thethe following "List "Listof ofYacht YachtClubs Clubsbelonging belongingto tothe theLake Lake Yacht RacingRacing Association: Royal Canadian Yacht Club,Club, QueenQueen CityCity Yacht Club, Royal Hamilton Yacht Club, KingstonKingstonYacht YachtClub, Club,Roch- Roch- ester Yacht Club, VictoriaVictoria YachtYacht ClubClub andand OswegoOswego YachtYacht Club.Club. 1905--Crescent1905-Crescent Y.Y. C.C. (Chaumont,(Chaumont, N.Y.)N.Y.) admitted.admitted.

¯ 99 the In 19051905 itit waswas mentionedmentioned that thethe nextnext meetingmeeting was to be held at the club located in the citycity wherewhere thethe presidentpresident resided.resided. RochesterRochester protestedprotested the holding of the meeting, nono reasonreason beingbeing givenEven inin thethe minutes.minutes. In 19061906 thethe associationassociation adoptedadopted thethe measurementmeasurement rules of thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. of the GreatGreat Lakes.Lakes. AlthoughAlthough notnot specificallyspecihcally soso stated,stated, thisthis must havehave been the UniversalUniversal Rule, which was drawn up in 1903.1903. In 19061906 assessmentsassessments (additional(additional toto membershipmembership fees)fees) were:were: R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., R.H.Y.C. andand Rochester,Rochester, $50.00$50.00 each;each; Crescent,Crescent, OswegoOswego andand Kingston,Kingston, for $10.00 each. The new Victoria Yacht Club from Hamilton applied for and assessment of admission onon payment of the annualannual fee ofof $15.00$15.00 and assessment of however. $10.00. It doesdoes notnot appearappear thatthat thethe clubclub actuallyactually joined,joined, however. the At aa meetingmeeting heldheld onon NovemberNovember2nd, 2nd,1907, 1907, theCrescent, Crescent,Rochester, Rochester ...... Sodus Bay, Kingston, RoyalRoyal Canadian,Canadian, RoyalRoyal Hamilton,Hamilton, OswegoOswegoand and Queen CityCity YachtYacht ClubsClubs werewere represented.represented. ItIt waswas reportedreported thatthat SodusSodus Bay Yacht ClubClub had beenbeen admittedadmitted asas aa membermember clubclub duringduring thethe year.year. to be Also that there waswas aa balancebalance ofof $57.54,$57.54, "showing"showing the associationassociation to be inin very good shape hnancially."financially." the It waswas decideddecided toto holdhold separateseparate racesraces atat eacheach clubclub underunder the auspicesauspices of the association and unless at least three clubs hadhad decided toto do this have been by July 1st,lst, nono regattaregatta wouldwould be held.held. ThisThis decisiondecision maymay have been under reached because of aa longlong distancedistance racerace proposedproposed forfor 1908,1908, under .the_the auspices of the Eastern Yacht RacingRacing Circuit,Circuit, for whichwhich a cupcup hadhad beenbeen offered by the latelate ThomasThomas FlemingFleming Day,Day, editoreditor ofof thethe RUDDER.RUDDER. ThisThis and was race was to be fromfrom HamiltonHamilton toto Chaumont,Chaumont, 190190 statutestatute miles,miles, and was there were sixteen starters. open to allall clubsclubs onon thethe Lake.Lake. Altogether,Altogether, there were sixteen starters. was won owned The race started on August 10th,10th, andand was wonby byGenesee Genesee ownedby by Mr. Eric C.C. Moore,Moore, ofof the Rochester Y.C. GeneseeGenesee waswas a aformerformer winnerwinner of thethe Canada’sCanada's Cup, havinghaving defeated BeaverBeaver ofof RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian atat Toronto in 1899.1899. OtherOther well-knownwell-known yachts which participatedparticipated inin thethe and racerace werewere Invader,Invader, Strathcona,Strathcona, Tantrum,Tantrum, Iroquois,Iroquois, Whirl,Whirl, Chiryea,Chiryea, and Brenda. SomeSome ofof thethe skippersskippers prophesiedprophesied that thethe winningwinning boatboat wouldwould sail the course in 3030 hours.hours. Others,Others, moremore conservative,conservative, suggested 3434 to time was 36. Actually, veryverylight lightwinds windsprevailed, prevailed,and andGenesee's Genesee’selapsed elapsed time was 37.05.55.37.05.55 Iroquois which finishedhnished second waswas onlyonly 4242 seconds behind in elapsed time.time.Invader Invader ofof the Royal Hamilton Y.C.,Y.C., andand also a Canada Cup winner was third to finish, andand also third on corrected time. Wind may have been lacking duringduring thethe race, but there waswas plenty of it shortlyshortly afterwards. On the eveningevening of August 12th, a gale came up during which the water-level inin ChaumontChaumont BayBay roserose threethree feet,feet, in less than half-an-hour,half-an~hour, marooning thethe crowdcrowd inin thethe club house, and causing

' 10I0 several yachts toto gogo agound.aground. SoSo it itis isreportedreported in inthethe WATERTOWNWATERTOWN TIMESTIMES of August !3th.13th. This race was of major importance becausebecause itit waswas thethe forerunnerforerunnerof of thethe Freeman Cup which was institutedinstituted inin 1921, and which hashas becomebecome such an important adjunct to the L.Y.R.A. regatta in recent years. At thethe 19071907 meeting,meeting, thethe questionquestion ofof costscosts ofof buildingbuilding boats was discussed and moved byby Mr.Mr. McMurray,McMurray, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., secondedsecondedby byMr. Mr.Vila, Vila, R.H.Y.C., thatthat it be referredreferred to Messrs. Reeves,Reeves,Crescent CrescentY. Y.C., C.,and and Fernside, VictoriaVictoria Y.Y. C.,C., toto consider andand reportreport onon thethe costcost ofof construc-construc- tiontion ofof boats,boats, "With"With thethe ideaidea ofof procuringprocuring goodgood serviceableserviceable boatsboats atat aa reasonable cost."cost." Alas!Alas! atat thethe annual meeting ofof 1908, Mr.Mr. Reeves re-reported that the sub-committee hadhad notnot yetyet gonegone intointo thethe matter--normatter--nor is there any further recordrecord ofof itsits activities.activities. At aa meetingmeeting held onon NovemberNovember 28th, 19081908 it waswas suggestedsuggested thatthat Western clubs shouldshould raceracefrom fromHamilton Hamiltonto toCobourg, Cobourg,Eastern Easternclubs clubsfrom from Kingston to Cobourg, and thencethence thethe wholewhole fleettieet should race toto Charlotte.Charlotte. But at aa subsequentsubsequent meeting, it was decided toto simply holdhold aa regatta at Cobourg on August 4th, 5th and 6th,6th, andand thisthis waswas done.done. TheThe interlakeinterlake Y.A. and Lake Michegan Y.A. Y.A.were wereinvited invitedto totake takepart. part. Scantling restrictionsrestrictionsof ofthe theYacht YachtRacing RacingUnion Unionof ofthe theGreat GreatLakes Lakes were adopted. At thisthis time, the Universal RuleRule waswasin inforce, force,in inthe thefollowing followingform: form: Rating measurement isis thethe length multipliedmultipliedby bythe the squaresquare rootroot ofof thethe sail area, and divided by 5.5 times thethe cube root of displacement. A spring meeting waswasheld heldin inFebruary, February,1909. 1909.The Thecommittee committeereported reported that thethe regattaregatta wouldwould bebe heldheld atat CobourgCobourg andand followingfollowing specialspecial subscrip-subscriptions were asked for:for: RochesterRochester $100,$100, Kingston $50, $50, OswegoOswego$50, $50, Crescent$25, $25,Hamilton Hamilton$100, $100,Queen QueenCity City$50, $50,R.C.Y.C. R.C.Y.C.$250 $250and and the Town ofof CobourgCobourg $500.$500. OnOn Monday,Monday, AugustAugust lst,1st, cruisingcruising racesracesfrom from Toronto, from Kingston, fromfrom CharlotteCharlotteto to Cobourg.Cobourg.On On AugustAugust 4th,4th, 5th and 6th triangular races at Cobourg. Mr. T. B. F.F. BensonBenson (R.C.Y.C.),(R.C.Y.C.), waswas appointedappointed "association officer officer in charge of the races". Interlake YachtingYachting Association, Lake Michigan Yachting Association and Cleveland Y.C.Y.C. werewereinvited invitedto toattend, attend,but butthere thereis isno norecord recordof oftheir their sending anyany yachts.yachts. Apri!April 17th, 1909: programmeprogramme amended.amended.Race Raceat at CharlotteCharlotteAugust August 3rd, cruising racerace toto CobourgCobourg onon thethe 4th,4th, regattaregatta atat Cobourg onon thethe 5th, 6th and 7th.7th, The cruisingcruising races from TorontoToronto and KingstonKingston werewere appar-apparently abandoned.abandoned.

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that 25% be to Fil It waswas decided to "arrange the prize money soso that 25% be givengiven to the word "veteran" thethe veteran cruisercruiser classes".classes". This is the firstnrst time that the word "veteran" not in the classes, appears as applied to boats which could not compete in the racing classes, appears for such boats and in thethe minutes.minutes. In laterlater years,years, aa rulerule waswas framedframed for such boats and definite classes set up for them.them. funds were some- At the timetime ofof thethe meetingmeeting of November 6th, 1909,1909, funds were some- how- what low; balance on hand being $19.60. The CobourgCobourg regatta, how- and $1049.25 ever, showed a profit, subscriptions werewere $1050$1050 and expensesexpenses $!049.25. At thisthis timetime thethe annualannual duesdues werewere $15$15 plusplus thethe regattaregatta subscriptions,subscriptions, host the heaviest one of which was paid by the host club. the first time In thethe minutesminutes of November 1910, is contained forfor the first time any it is noted that the mention ofof the regatta of the pastpast summer.summer. Here it is noted that the success. regattaregatta waswas heldheld atat KingstonKingston andand waswas a agreatgreat success. where the 1911 Apparently, therethere was somesome difficultydifficulty inin deciding where the 1911 oifered Hamilton $500 and regatta should bebe held. Cobourg offered $1,000,$1,000, Hamilton $500 and it was decided that the Canadian NationalNational ExhibitionExhibition$1,000. $1,000.Finally, Finally, it was decided that the last week of the regattaregatta would be held in Toronto duringduring the last week of August.August. a The minutes for 19111911 mentionmention races for "Veteran""Veteran" yachts,yachts, a specialspecial rulerule for which had not yet been formulated. the Crescent At the 1911 meeting, according accordingto tothe theWatertown Watertown Times,Times, the Crescent at Y.C. suggested having a permanent rendezvousrendezvous forfor regattasregattas at Prinyer’sPrinyer's has been considered times since. Cove on the Bay ofof Quinte.Quinte. ThisThis has been considered manymany times since. was instructed At the meetingmeeting of November 16th, 1912,1912, thethe secretarysecretary was instructed action at the to write to aa certaincertain ownerowner r%ardm~"regarding hishis ungentlemanlyungentlemanly action at the a race in a class for which he had been regattaregatta in persisting in entering a race in a class for which he had been to the un- toldtold he waswas not eligibleeligible and also forfor using languagelanguage to the judgesjudges un- becoming aa member of the L.Y.R.A." at which Sodus A meetingmeeting was held on May 3rd, 1913,1913, inin KingstonKingston at which Sodus cash Bay Yacht Club resig-ned,resigned, andand atat which it was decideddecided to give cash prizes in connection with the at thethe regatta.regatta. ItIt waswas proposedproposed toto havehave gamesgames in connection with the 1913 regattareaatta and S75$75 waswas allotted for this purpose.

Prize money at thisthis timetime waswas asas follows:follows:

Class "A" 1stlst $35$35 2nd $25S25 3rd $20S20 "B" 3030 2020 1515 "C" 2525 1515 1010 "D" 2525 15l5 1010 "E" 2020 1212 88 "H" 2020 1212 8

I2 Subscriptions promisedpromised were:were: R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. $400,$400, KingstonKingston $150,$150, R.H.Y.C.R.H.Y.C. $150, Crescent $100, Queen City $50, Oswego $50. The springspring meetingmeeting of counci!council by now seems toto have become a regular occurrence for the purpose ofof arrangingarranging details of the regatta¯regatta. Report forfor thethe 19131913 regattaregatta showedshowed aa deficitdeficit of $205.99.$205.99 The meetingmeeting of November 7th, 1914,1914, waswas heldheld atat Oswego.Oswego. PresidentPresident Reeves was in the chairchair andand mentionedmentioned thatthat severalseveral ofof thethe oldestoldest mem-members ofof thethe associationassociation werewere present,present, somesome ofof whomwhom hadhad beenbeen atat thethe meeting of 1884. The followingfollowing clubs are mentioned as members: Oswego,Oswego, Rochester, R.H.Y.C.,R.H.Y.C.,_Kingston, Kingston, QueenQueen CityCity (Alexandra, Toronto-dateToronto--date ofof admis-admission not known).known)¯ The total amount distributed in cash prizesprizes atat thethe 19141914 regattaregatta isis givenEven as $731. As Canada waswas atat warwar thethe questionquestion ofof aa regattaregatta forfor 19151915 waswas leftleft toto thethe newnew council¯council. Especially noted at the dinner fol!owingfollowing thethe meeting was thethe expression of regard forfor the Canadians in their time of trouble. With this gracious andand kindlykindly wishwishfrom fromthe theAmerican Americansailors, sailors,the thefirst first era ofof thethe LakeLake YachtYacht AssociationAssociation camecame toto anan end.end.

¯... _ _ThisThis waswas the last regularregularmeeting meetinguntil until1919 1919..._ _ _

TO THETHE UNPAIDUNPAID HANDHAND

I doff my cap toto thethe unsungunsung crewcrew Who do the things they'rethey’retold toldto to do;do; That hardy, loyal,loyal,faithful faithfulband- band-- The toiling throng-the throng--the UnpaidUnpaid Hand.Hand.

The Unpaid Hand inin his dungarees, Rough and ready and aimin’aimin' toto please,please, A-pullin'A-pullin’ thethe sheets andand cleatin'cleatin’ 'em’erafast fast So the SassySassy Sa!Sal won’twon't finishiinish last.last.

The Unpaid Hand who boils and burns On a windlesswindless day, when the buoy-turns Are hell to handle and hard to make In a sizzlingsizzling sun on a listless lake.take.

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The Unpaid Hand inin aa gale o'o’windwind-- Soaked toto thethebone-his bone--his knucklesknucklesskinned- skinned-- Settin’Settin' the thespinnaker--takin' spinnaker--takin’it itin- in-- Hoistin’Hoistin' the thegenoa-swearin' genoa--swearin’like likesin- sin-- Hikin’Hikin' toto windwardwindwardto totrim trimthe theboat- boat-- Bailin’Bailin' like likehell hellto tokeep keepher herafloat- afloat-- Haulin’Haulin' thethe backstays--trimmin'backstays--trimmin’the themain- main-- Over'nOver’n over'nover’n overover again.again.

And when the racesraces have allall been runrun And the boat hehe crewedcrewed on’son's the boat that won,won, And the lucky skipper is steppin'steppin’up up To get hishis flagsflagsand andthe theSilver SilverCup Cup.... . _

Back in thethe corner-feelin'corner--feelin’grandgrand-- With a nicenice littlelittlebun-sits bun--sits the UnpaidUnpaid Hand.Hand. i GEORGE CULP, R.Y.C.R.Y.C

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PART TWOTW0

Between thethe Wars,Wars, 1919-19401919-1940

When this partpart of thethe historyhistory waswas compiledcompiled (1956)(1956) many yachtsmen whowho had beenbeen prominentprominent in sailingsailing and in administeringadministering the the aiiairsaffairsof ofthe the association duringduring thesethese years were still alive, and furnished some very valuable information forfor thethe history.history. TheThe editoreditor himselfhimselfsailed sailedin intwelve twelve Freeman Cup racesraces andand inin fourteenfourteen regattas,regattas, duringduring thatthat periodperiod asas wellwell as being at all of the annualannual meetingsmeetings except one,one, andand nearlynearly all ofof the council meetingsmeetingsfrom from 19261926to to 1941.1941. HeHe has therefore felt free to addadd some of hishis personalpersonal recollectionsrecollectionsto tothe thehistory, history,but butin insuch sucha a waywaythat that they will notnot bebe confused withwith thethe recordrecord ofof factsfacts takentaken from the minute books, regatta programsprograms andand otherother officialofficial records.records. In thethe twentytwenty threethree yearsyears coveredcovered byby thisthis partpart ofof thethe history,history, certaincertain customs grew upup with regard to thethe meetings,meetings, which it may be well to summarize here.here. The annual meeting was generally heldheld atat thethe homehome portport of the president. A springspring councilcouncil meetingmeeting was held at thethe placeplace chosenchosen forfor thethe regatta, and ifif necessarynecessary (as(as waswas oftenoften thethe case)case) anotheranother councilcouncil meet-meet- inging was held during thethe regatta. A thirdthird waswas held concurrently withwith thethe annual meeting of the association, at which only council members votedvoted on matters assignedassigned to council by thethe constitution,constitution, whereas a!lall delegates present voted on other questions. For instance the date and place of thethe followingyear's year’sregatta regattawas wasset set atat the annualannual meeting,meeting, but inin casescases where a vote was necessary on this question the presidentpresident mightmight remindremind thethe meeting thatthat only oneone delegatedelegate (the(the councillor)councillor) fromfrom each club couldcould vote. This custom obviated the necessity of holding a separate council meeting, gavegave allall delegatesdelegatesan anopportunity opportunityof ofhearing hearingand andtaking takingpart partin in all discussions,discussions, and insured close relations between the delegatesdelegates as aa whole, and the council. Separate minutes of the springspring and summ.ersummer coun-

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. ,i iii -Wm and set for the combined association cil meetings werewere kept,kept, butbut only one set for the combined association and council meetings ininthe the autumn.autumn. meetings the read a report of At thethe annualannual meetingmeeting the presidentpresident read a completecomplete report of the and outlined some of the matters association'sassociation s activitiesactivities forfor thethe pastpast year,year, and outlined some of the matters 1 Actions taken by council at any : thatthat wouldwould be laidlaid before the delegates.delegates. Actions taken by council at any and where necessary ratined. meetings during the yearyear werewere reported,reported, and where necessary ratified. on the Yacht Reports from committeescommittees and from our representativesrepresentatives on the Yacht Reports Yacht and on the North American Racing Union of the GreatGreat LakesLakes and on the North American Yacht dealt measurement rule alterations Racing Union were received andand dealt with, measurement rule alterations the association and the oiiicers considered andand anyany otherother mattersmatters affectingaffecting the association and the officers for thethe nextnext yearyear elected.elected. , but although some mention Of course finncesiinnces were always considered,considered, but although some mention the editor has thought it well is made of these inin thethe bodybody ofof thisthis record,record, the editor has thought it well and the the 'financial history of the association to givegive aa summarysummary ofof the financial history of the association and the at the end. closely relatedrelated mattermatter of prizes,prizes, inin anan appendixappendix at the end. President T. A. E. World, During his longlong termterm ofof officeoffice(1926-1930), (1926-1930), President T. A. E. World, at dinner following the meet- QCYC invariably entertained the delegates at dinner following the meet- dinner was held, following ing. In succeedingsucceeding yearsyears aa "pay for yourself"yourself" dinner was held, fol!owing ing. at was sometimes For instance which a talk onon aa yachtingyachting subjectsubject was sometimes given. For instance at an 1935 the late J _ E. Hahn gave the annual meeting at KingstonKingston inin 1935 the late MajorMajor J. E. Hahn gave an races of that year, between eye-witness account of the America’sArnerica's CupCup races of that year, between Enterprise andand EndeavourEndeavour I.I _ between 1914 and 1919, although There isis nono recordrecord ofof anyany meetingsmeetings between 1914 and 1919, although and annual financial statements most clubs continued to pay annual fees, and annual financial statements on tile. were made out, andand areare on file.

record. We may now take upup thethe year-to-yearyear-to-year record.

1919

Yacht Association was The firstfirst post-warpost-war meetingmeeting ofof thethe LakeLake Yacht RacingRacing Association was on 17th 1919. The Presi- held at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto,Toronto, on MayMay 17th 1919. The Presi- were YC was in the chair, and delegates dent.dent, GeorgeGeorge Reeves,Reeves, CrescentCrescent YC was in the chair, and delegates were Hamilton and Queen City Yacht present from Royal Canadian, Royal Hamilton and Queen City Yacht Clubs.

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@.~@A ~@@$1_VVV¢ V_-, _ \ \ VV \ \V»»2=;.¢w>»w~m»wM&<»w \ V/ ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB --Rochester, New York ft* 1 The financial reportreport showed 79.2679.26inhand,dueshavingbeenpaid$179.26 inin hand,hand, duesdueshaving havingbeen beenpaid paid by severalseveral clubs forfor 1915 and 19161916 althoughalthough no regattas were held. It waswas noted that thisthis waswas thethe firstlirst L.Y.R.A. meetingmeeting atat whichwhich Col.Col. JohnJohn T. Mott ofof OswegoOswego had notnot beenbeen presentpresent andand aa specialspecial messagemessage ofof regretregret was sent to him.him. A lengthylengthy discussion tooktook place as to the future activitiesactivities of the asso-association, and it was hnallyfinallymoved movedand andcarried carriedthat thata aregatta regattabe be heldheldin inthe the formform of aa port-to-portport-to-port circuit,circuit, with one day’sday's racingracing atat each port, and the secretary was requestedrequested toto writewrite allall clubsclubs notnot representedrepresented atat thethe meet-meeting, asking whetherwhether theythey wouldwouldsupport supportthis thisprogram, program,and anda a committeecommittee was appointed to work out the details. The following were thenthen elected as thethe Council: President Commodore Samuel Vila,Vila, R.H.Y.C.R.H.Y.C. 1 Vice-President Norman R. Gooderham,Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. J Secretary-Treasurer J.D.J. D. McWilliams,McWilliams, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. Council Commodore M. Armstrong,Armstrong, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. Commodore Richard Coughlin, C.Y.C. Commodore Asa McDowellMcDowell Commodore Parker, OswegoOswego Y.C.Y.C. Commodore N.N. C. Polson, Kingston Y.C. Commodore Lacey, RochesterRochester Y.C.Y.C. The thanks ofof thethe meetingmeeting werewere expressedexpressed toto JudgeJudge Reeves,Reeves, presidentpresident from 1913, who in his replyreply voiced hishis regretregretthat that thethe ranksranks ofof thethe L.Y.R.A. hadhad lostlost soso manymany ofof theirtheir bestbest sailorssailors in the greatgreat strugglestruggle just closed butbut expressed thethe convictionconvictionthat thatthe the ranksranks wouldwouldbe be filledfilledby bya a new generation.generation. A sub-committeesub-committee of Commodore Armstrong, Q.C.Y.C., Vice-President N. R. Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., andand thethe actingacting secretarysecretary Mr.Mr. M.M. A.A. KennedyKennedy f out of the K was set up toto workwork out thethe detailsdetails of the regatta.regatta. '/ Another generalgeneral meeting was heldheld at the Royal Canadian Yacht ClubClub on June 16th,16th, 1919,1919, andand thethe followingfollowing program, recommendedrecommendedby bythe the sub-committee, was decided on for thethe regatta.regatta. Fleet to assembleassemble at HamiltonHamilton on Saturday,Saturday, August 2nd,2nd, and race there thatthat afternoon.afternoon.

Monday, August 4th Race from Hamilton to Toronto Tues. August 5thSth Race from Toronto to Olcott Wed. August 6th Race from OlcottOlcott toto CharlotteCharlotte Thurs. August 7th Participate in locallocal regatta of thethe Rochester Y.C.Y.C.

19 Fri. August Sth8th RaceRace fromfrom CharlotteCharlotte toto CobourgCobourg Sat. August 9th A regatta atat Cobourg,Cobourg, thethe detailsdetails ofof whichwhich had notnot yetyet beenbeen arranged.arranged.

The sub-committee regrettedregretted thatthat it had not been possible inin the time in the available toto include the Crescent, Kingston andand OswegoOswegoclubs clubs in the will that a full program, but presentpresent dayday readersreaders will probably agree that a veryvery full week’sweek's sailingsailinghad had beenbeen provided for.for. It waswas decideddecided thatthat cashcash prizesprizes and flagsBags (for 1st,lst, 2nd and 3rd3rd places)places) werewere toto bebe awardedawarded forfor thethe port-port- individual races in the to-port racesraces asas aa wholewhole andand cashcash prizesprizes onlyonly forfor individual races in the series. 25%25 % of the prizeprize moneymoney waswas allottedallotted forfor seriesseries prizes,prizes, andand 7575% % the forfor thethe individualindividual races, and thethe moneymoney was divided equally betweenbetween the fiveEve classes,classes,M, M, P,P, and RR underunder thethe UniversalUniversal Rule,Rule, andand twotwo VeteranVeteran the for classes, oneone over,over, andand thethe otherother underunder 25'.25’. 50%50% ofof the moneymoney for anyany 30% to the second and class in any race was to gogo to thethe firstfirst yacht,yacht, 30% to the second and 20% toto thethe third.third. Mr. Gooderham,Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., CommodoreCommodore Armstrong,Armstrong, Q.C.Y.C.,Q.C.Y.C., andand Commodore Lacey,Lacey, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., were appointed a committeecommittee toto allocateallocate boats to classesclasses "their decision toto bebe inal".final". ThereThere isis nono recordrecord ofof anyany well. complaint, so this committee must have done their work wel!. At the requestrequest of the RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Yacht Club, this progamprogram waswas later changed by eliminating thethe Hamilton-TorontoHamilton-Torontorace, race,and andhaving havinga a triangle race at TorontoToronto instead.instead. TheThe minutesminutes areare notnot perfectlyperfectly clear,clear, but apparentlyapparently the Royal Hamilton YachtYacht ClubClub heldheld aa regatta forfor its for own iieetfleet and the L.Y.R.A. generallygenerally on the Saturday,Saturday, Nvinggiving $250 for prizes, The fleet then sailedsailed independentlyto to TorontoToronto wherewhere anotheranother day’sday's coursecourse racingracing waswas held,held, thenthen raced to OlcottOlcott onon Tuesday,Tuesday, fromfrom Olcott to CharlotteCharlotte onon Wednesday,Wednesday, took part inin thethe RochesterRochester YachtYacht Club’sClub's regatta on Thursday and ended thethe meetmeet with a race from Charlotte to Cobourg.Cobourg. ThusThus threethree cruisingcruising racesraces andand threethree trian~etriangle racesraces werewere sailed. Fees paid byby thethe variousvarious clubsclubs werewere $45.00$45.00 eacheach fromfrom thethe RoyalRoyal Canadian, Royal Hamilton, Rochester and Crescent YachtYacht Clubs, $60.00$60.00 from thethe KingstonKingston and OswegoOswego clubs, and $75.00 from QueenQueen City.City. In additionaddition thethe RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian played thethe role of fairy godmother toto the extent of an additionaladditional $600.00! Cash prizes totalledtotalled 566800,$668.00, withwith seventeen yachtsyachts receivingreceivingone one oror more prizes.prizes. Nirwana andand Zorco,Zoraya a headed the list with $92.00 each. Expenses were Sl43.02,$143.02, and the deficit on the regattaregatta waswas $211.02.$2ll.02. ThisThis waswas moremore thanthan coveredcovered byby thethe above-above-

2020 , illsm, all Wi \\ till! mentioned fees andand the cash in hand,hand, soso thatthat thethe associationassociation endedended thethe year with $327.77. With the prize money donateddonated byby thethe Royal HamiltonHamilton andand RochesterRochester clubs (which unlike thethe RoyalRoyal Canadian'sCanadian’s$600.00 $600.00did didnot notpass passthrough through the Association) about $1200$1200 mustmust havehave beenbeen disbursed.disbursed. At TorontoToronto therethere werewere nineteennineteen entries,entries, andand anan averageaverage ofof twelvetwelve to thirteenthirteen yachtsyachts inin thethe threethree cruisingcruising races.races. YachtsYachts fromfrom Crescent,Crescent, Kingston and Oswego joinedjoined thethe fleet atat Rochester, and nineteen yachts participated there,there, asas wellwell asas tenten StarStar classclass boats.boats. Mr. ErnestErnest MatthewsMatthews of TorontoToronto kindlykindly placedplaced hishis steamsteam yachtyacht Semiramis atat thethe disposaldisposal ofof thethe associationassociation asas aa judges’judges' boat for the regatta. The fleetfleet was a somewhat mixed one, the famous old cutter Aggie,A ggie, thethe .X 1, schooner Haswell the Commodore seven in the i schooner HasweIl skippedskipped byby the Commodore Jarvis,Jarvis, seven in the P-class,P-class, W T il, Bernice, Nutmeg,Nutmeg, Stranger,Stranger, Patricia,Patricia, Temeraire,emeraire, Zoraya,Zoraya, IroquoisIroquois andand Crusader; two,two, Nirwana andand SwambaSwamba in thethe R-class,R-class, andand thethe restrest werewere veterans, schooners, yawls and ketches. One boat rejoicedrejoiced in thethe namename ofof More Trouble,Trouble, andand thethe editoreditor considersconsiders thatthat herher ownerowner mustmust havehave beenbeen a man worth knowing.knowing. The marconimarconi rig, except in thethe Stars,Stars, hadhad notnot mademade itsits appearanceappearance on the lake, and indeedindeed for aa yearyear oror twotwo waswas prohibited.prohibited. LaterLater itit waswas allowed, subjectsubject toto aa handicaphandicap ofof 10 secondsseconds perper mile,mile, andand byby 19221922 hadhad been accepted.accepted. Because this regatta was the firstfirst ofof thesethese heldheld afterafter WorldWorld WarWar I,I, itit influencedinfluenced thethe pattern of regattasregattas for somesome time,time, andand itit hashas thereforetherefore been reported much more fully than other events. It got thethe associationassociation offoi to a good start, andand muchmuch creditcredit isis duedue toto thosethose whowho arrangedarranged itit andand to those who in it. J to those who participated in it. The regular annual meeting forfor 1919 waswas heldheld atat HamiltonHamilton onon Novem-Novem- ber 1st,lst, and is remarkable for the most complete presidentialpresidential reportreport thatthat the minutesminutes thusthus farfar contain.contain. ClubsClubs representedrepresented werewere RoyalRoyal Canadian,Canadian, Royal Hamilton and Oswego. ItIt was decideddecided to writewrite thethe clubsclubs sug-sug- gesting aa three-daythree-day regattaregattaat at CobourgCobourgon onAugust August9th, 9th,10th 10thand and llth.llth. The clubs concurred in the place, but thethe datesdates werewere changedchanged toto AugustAugust 2nd, 3rd and 4th. OfficersOilicers electedelected were:were: President, N. R.R. Gooderham,Gooderham, Roya!Royal CanadianCanadian Y.C.; Vice-President,Vice-President, StuartStuart Lansing,Lansing, CrescentCrescent Y.C.;Y.C.; andand Secretary-Secretary- Treasurer, ArthurArthur B.B. Bowes,Bowes, RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Y.C.Y.C.

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Mr. J. D. It waswas voted toto makemake aa presentationpresentation toto thethe retiringretiring secretarysecretary Mr. J. D. McWilliams, inin recognitionrecognition ofofhis hislong longand andvaluable valuableservices. services. The springspring council meetings votedvoted toto presentpresent shieldsshieldsvalued valuedat at $9.00$9.00 each to winningwinning yachts inin eacheach class,class, subsequentlysubsequently aa recommendationrecommendation for cheepercheeper shieldsshields waswas receivedreceived fromfrom thethe KingstonKingston Y.C.Y.C. There is nono recordrecord inin thethe minutesminutes of thethe 19201920 regattaregatta butbut oneone un-un- expected feature deservesdeserves mention. OnOn thethe SundaySunday beforebefore thethe racesraces therethere branch of the Canadian was a churchchurch paradeparade ofof thethe CobourgCobourg branch of the Canadian Legion,Legion, British Empire Service League,League, headedheaded byby thethe CobourgCobourg Band.Band. TheThe visit-visit- did some however ing sailors were invitedinvited toto taketake part,part, and nearly allall did so,so, some however to scoff re- expressing somesome ridiculeridicule ofof thethe idea. But "those who came to scoff remained to pray" oror atat leastleast toto findiind thethe paradeparade andand serviceservice impressive.impressive. The attendance ofof thethe yachtsmenyachtsmen especiallyespecially ofof thosethose fromfrom thethe UnitedUnited StatesStates and the of was deeplydeeply appreciated by by thethe Legion and by the goodgood peoplepeople of Cobourg. a to the It waswas decideddecided to dropdrop thethe customcustom ofof makingmaking a presentationpresentation to the retiring secretary,secretary, butbut toto give him a cashcash honorariumhonorarium instead. It waswas voted to hold the 19211921 regattaregatta at Kingston,Kingston, AugustAugust 2nd2nd toto 4th. The oilicersofficers electedelected forfor 1921 were: StuartStuart Lansing,Lansing, C.Y.C.,C.Y.C., President;President; Wm.Wm. Casey, K.Y.C., Vice-President;Vice-President; andand A.A. B.B. Bowes,Bowes, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., Secretary-Secretary- Treasurer. Commodore World,World, Q.C.Y.C.,Q.C.Y.C., secondedseconded byby C.C. G. Dunn moved that the retiringretiring presidentpresident be electedelected honoraryhonorary president,president, andand anan ex-officioex-oliicio member of council, thus officiallyollicially inaugurating inauguratinga asystem systemthat thathas hascon- con- tinued with some lapses,lapses, untiluntil thethe present,present, andand willwill nono doubtdoubt continuecontinue into thethe future.future.

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At thisthis meetingmeeting delegatesdelegates from the NationalNational Y.C.Y.C. ofof TorontoToronto werewere present, and it is presumed that this club was admitted to membership atat the meeting.meeting. There isis howeverhowever nono minuteminute toto thisthis effect.effect. During the ensuing winterwinter aa questionnairequestionnaire rere restrictionsrestrictions onon thethe marconimarconi rig was sent toto the clubs, and nearly all the clubs approved the restric-

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' wud viva, ` ill tionstions recommendedrecommended byby the Y.RA. ofof LongLong IslandIsland Sound,Sound, whichwhich werewere also approved by the Yacht RacingRacing UnionUnion ofof thethe GreatGreat Lakes.Lakes. AA specialspecial general meetingmeetingto to consider thisthis and some other importantimportant matters was held at the R.C.Y.C. on April 2rid,2nd, 1921. The decision of the Y.R.U. was accepted.accepted. Yachts from the AtlanticAtlantic coastcoast werewere nownow appearingappearing inin increasingincreasing num-nurn~ bers onon thethe Lake,Lake, manymany ofof themthem havinghaving measurementmeasurement certificatescertificates basedbased on measurements taken inin saltsalt water.water. AA specialspecial committeecommittee was appointed toto decidedecide aa permissiblepermissible marginmargin ofof differencedifference betweenbetween suchsuch certificates,certificates, and those based onon fresh-waterfresh-water measurements.measurements. The first mention of a committeecommittee to actuallyactually handle the racesraces appearsappears inin thethe minutesminutes ofof thisthis meeting,meeting, and from thatthat timetime onon regattasregattas werewere handled by such committees andand notnot byby thethe hosthost club.club. l But thethe outstandingoutstanding event of thisthis importantimportant meetingmeeting was notice of /J thethe donation of a perpetualperpetual trophytrophy forfor longlong distance racing byby Mr. C. S. Freeman of Toronto. This, thethe firstnrst cupcup presentedpresented to thethe L.Y.R.A.,L.Y.R.A., waswas gatefullygratefully accepted,accepted, andand thethe meetingmeeting setset thethe coursecourse forfor thethe firstfirst racerace fromfrom Hamilton to Kingston, startingstartingon onthe the eveningeveningof ofJuly July30th, 30th,1921. 1921.Thus Thus was inaugurated an eventevent whichwhich has becomebecome increasinglyincreasingly importantimportant inin the L.Y.R.A., andand thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup hashas becomebecome itsits mostmost covetedcoveted trophy.trophy. Men who have sailed in many regattas will say that the greatestgreatest yachting thrillthrill of the year is day-break on the morning followingfollowingthe thestart startof of"the "the Freeman". AsAs sailsail afterafter sailsail showsshows up all hands try toto identifyidentify eacheach new appearance. "How did thatthat littlelittle fellowfellow getget upup here?here'?" ...."We're We’re well up, there are three in our classclass that owe us time all behindbehind us."us." "If"If thatthat is so-and-soso-and~so wewe oughtought toto win ourour class at least, but ifif it’sit's someonesomeone else we’rewe're licked,"licked," areare some of the remarks oneone maymay hear.hear. The firstfirst FreemanFreeman waswas sailedsailed overover aa coursecourse andand underunder weatherweather con-conditions worthyworthy ofof thethe trophy.trophy. FromFrom endend toto endend ofof thethe Lake and straight down the middle it waswas oneone ofof thethe longestlongest possiblepossible courses.courses. The racerace started shortly after dark offoff the BurlingtonBurlington piers in a south-westsouth-west wind, succeeded byby a severesevere thunderthunder stormstorm aboutabout midnightmidnight whichwhich scatteredscattered the fleetfleet and forced many to taketake shelter.shelter. TheThe stormstorm waswas followedfollowed byby aa 25 to 30 mile schooner weather and the ili 25 to 30 mile north-westerlynorth-westerly givinggiving perfect schooner weather and the 189 mile racerace waswas wonwon inin 2020 hrs.hrs. 12 mins.mins. byby Haswell,Haswell, skipped by oneone of Lake Ontario’sOntario's greatest sailors, the late CommodoreCommodore ~EmiliusAimilius Jarvis, Jarvis, a fittingfitting first chapter to the FreemanFreeman Cup’sCup's record. Not untiluntil tenten yearsyears later was itit won byby aa schooner.schooner. The annual meeting ofof 1921 was held on December 3rd3rd in Toronto. The deed ofof giftgift for thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup waswas accepted,accepted, asas waswas alsoalso a arevisionrevision

¯ 2323 f VW ,li N if of thethe deeddeed ofof Nftgift forfor thethe GeorgeGeorge CupCup providingproviding thatthat thethe racesraces shouldshould be held in conjunction with the L.Y.R.A. regatta.regatta. The revivedrevived Bay of Quinte Y.C.Y.C. appliedapplied forfor membership.membership. The secretary was instructed to prepareprepare aa registerregister ofof allall yachtsyachts belong-belong- ing to L.Y.R.A. clubsclubs withwith theirtheir associationassociation ratings,ratings, andand toto assign per-permanent racing numbersnumbers toto them.them. SubsequentlySubsequently numbersnumbers werewere assignedassigned ' A much list is to clubsclubs as follows: (regatta(regatta programprogam for 1936. A much longer list is given inin thethe programprogram forfor 1946)

Kingston Y.C.Y.C. 1-9 Crescent Y.C.Y.C. 10-19 Royal Canadian Y.C. 20-39 Royal Hamilton Y.C. 40-49 Rochester Y.C.Y.C. 50-59 QueenOueen CityCity Y.C.Y.C. 60-69 Oswego Y.Y.C.C. 90-99 Buff!loBuffalo C.C.C.C. 110-119 Youngstown Y.C. 120-129 Olcott Y.C.Y.C. 130-139

Numbers omitted in thethe aboveabove werewere assignedassigned to clubs that nevernever usedused them or which diddid notnot maintainmaintain membershipmembership ininthe the association.association. aided This system of numbering met with general approval,approva!, and aided greatly in thethe identificationidentification of yachts. However thethe introductionintroductionof of thethe metremetre classes in 1930 with assigned numbers fromfrom EuropeEurope modiiiedmodified itit toto some until at the extent, and from thenthen onon thethe customcustom waswas usedused lessless andand less,less, until at the present time (1956)(1956) therethere areare fewfew examplesexamples ofof itit onon thethe lake.lake. Cove It was decided toto hold thethe 1922 regatta at Macdonald'sMacdonald’s Cove (Prinyer)(Prinyer) with the Freeman Cup racerace startingstarting atat Cobourg.Cobourg. William CaseyCasey ofof the Kingston Y.C. was elected president for 1922,1922, and A.A. B.B. BowesBowes secretary.secretary. Two delegates from thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. werewere present,present, andand mademade suggestionssuggestions for thethe inter-lakeinter-lake seriesseries for aa newnew trophytrophy toto bebe namednamed thethe RichardsonRichardson Cup. This laterlater becamebecame anan importantimportant eventevent forfor thethe R-class.R-class.

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The annua!annual meetingmeeting of 19221922 mademade certaincertain recommendationsrecommendations to thethe trustees of the GeorgeGeorge Cup.Cup. ItIt seemsseems worthworth whilewhile toto makemake somesome remarksremarks about this trophy.trophy. Donated byby thethe latelate SilasSilas L.L. GeorgeGeorge ofof thethe CrescentCrescent Y.C. in 19211921 itit stimulatedstimulated very keen racing tirstfirst inin the R-class (20-ft. rating underunder thethe Universal Rule) Rule) andand laterlater inin the sixsix metresmetres of the International Rule. The challenge hadhad toto come "from the other side of the Lake". That isis ifif thethe cupcup waswas heldheld inin Canada,Canada, therethere couldcould bebe nono contest without a challengechallenge from a U.S.U.S. clubclub andand vicevice versa.versa. HoweverHowever in the L.Y.R.A. once such a challenge hadhad been accepted, any other club in the L.Y.R.A. a While the L.Y.R,A. had no control over the .,;~,>,,, was free to enterenter a boat.boat. While the L.Y.R.A. had no control over the tum,,\, ,., ' between the ,w 1 there has been a close ~' trophy there has always been a veryvery close relationshiprelationship between the ll WX trophy always Y nv' rlllt trusteestrustees and thethe councilcouncil ofof thethe association,association, andand thethe latterlatter oftenoften mademade recommendationsrecommendations concerningconcerningthe the conditionsconditionsgoverning governingthe thecup. cup. of the It waswas alsoalso decideddecided toto recommendrecommend toto thethe YachtYacht RacingRacing UnionUnion of the Great Lakes that races for thethe RichardsonRichardson Cup, be heldheld annually,annually, and thatthat thethe 19231923 matchmatch bebe sailedsailed onon LakeLake Ontario,Ontario, underunder thethe auspicesauspices ofof thethe R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. Big Bay, opposite Belleville, was waschosen chosenas asthe the sitesite forfor thethe 19231923 regatta, with the Bay ofof QuinteQuinte Y.C.Y.C. asas hosthost club.club. The delegatesdelegates to the Y.R.U.Y.R.U. werewere instructedinstructed to opposeoppose aa motionmotion toto eliminate thethe wordswords "or"or isis a professional inin anyany otherother sport"sport" fromfrom thethe definition ofof Corinthianism.Corinthianism.Apparently Apparentlysuch sucha amotion motionwas wasto tobe be con-considered at the nextnext Y.R.U.Y.R.U. meeting.meeting. ThisThis motionmotion waswas defeated.defeated. Receipts for the regattaregatta fromfrom clubsclubs forfor 19221922 hadhad been:been: KingstonKingston Y.C. Y.C. Crescent Y.C. SSO; Canadian ' if Y.C. $100;$l00; Queen City Y.C. $25;$25; Crescent Y.C. $50; RoyalRoyal Canadian W .L . 1, .R Y.C. $400; Royal Hamilton Y.C. $50;550; andand RochesterRochester Y.C.Y.C. $100.$100. TheThe regatta statement showedshowed aa profitprofit ofof $15.17$15.17 inin spite of items totalling $614.75 for prize moneymoney flags and trophies and a mysteriousmysterious expense ofof $6.76 for aa lostlost governmentgovernment blanket. This mustmust havehave been partpart ofof somesome equipment loanedloaned byby the Department of NationalNational Defence, which in-included a marqueemarquee tent. ThisThis incidentallyincidentally was found very useful, especially toto thethecrew crewof ofVitesse Vitessewhen whenshe shewas was struckstruck by lightning which notnot only injured some of her crew,crew, but seriouslyseriously damageddamaged the yachtyacht herself.herself. Her crewcrew found aa homehome inin thethe tent.tent. Wm. Casey ofof KingstonKingston waswas electedelected presidentpresident andand A.A. B.B. BowesBowes ofof Toronto, Secretary.Secretary.

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was decided that the course for the At thethe springspring meeting of 19231923 itit was decided that the course for the to Freeman Cup should be from Toronto to Cobourg.Cobourg. had on the Lake in A newnew classclass of boatsboats forfor youngyoung sailorssailors had appearedappeared on the Lake in Yacht Club. These were the 1923, fostered by the RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Yacht Club. These were the were fine little so-called "C"C boats" designed byby T.T. B. F. Benson.Benson. TheyThey were fine little accommodation for three. In 1956 ships, 25'25’ overall, and with cabin accommodation for three. In 1956 of the best on the lake some of them were still sailing,sailing, andand manymany of the best skippersskippers on the lake in this class. got their firstnrst keen racingracing experienceexperience in this class. of 1923 there the Also in the minutesminutes of thethe springspring meeting of 1923 there appears the first mention of races forfor powerpower boats.boats. of Quinte, Queen Delegates from the Royal Canadian,Canadian, Kingston,Kingston, Bay of Quinte, Queen Rochester clubs met at Kingston for City, Crescent, Royal Hamilton and Rochester clubs met at Kingston for The Toronto Canoe Club thethe annualannual meetingmeeting of 1923. A delegatedelegate from The Toronto Canoe Club is no record in minutes of the admission was also present,present, butbut there is no record in thethe_ minutes of the admission under the of of this club.club. TheThe regattaregatta waswas setset forfor SodusSodus Bay,Bay, under the auspicesauspices of at Toronto. the Rochester Yacht Club,Club, TheThe FreemanFreeman CupCup racerace startingstarting at Toronto. from Charlotte to Sodus The hosthost clubclub alsoalso arrangedarranged aa pre-regattapre-regatta racerace from Charlotte to Sodus for boats notnot enteringentering thethe Freeman.Freeman. the series (sailed at It waswas decideddecided that thethe winnerwinner ofof the GeorgeGeorge CupCup series (sailed at should rank as Chaumont immediately before beforethe the L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. regatta)regatta) should rank as the L.Y.R.A. in champion R-boat of Lake Ontario,Ontario, andand shouldshould representrepresent the L.Y.R.A. in was however cancelled the the RichardsonRichardson CupCup contest.contest. ThisThis decisiondecision was however cancelled the the Lake Cntario was to following year.year. TheThe selection of the Lake Ontario representativerepresentative was to in the future. prove a difficult questionquestion in the future.

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undertook to assume At thethe springspring meetingmeeting the Rochester Yacht ClubClub undertook to assume class for the Freeman all expensesexpenses for the regattaregatta includingincluding class trophies for the Freeman Cup winners, and championship trophies.trophies. but was On time thethe P-classP-classyacht yachtOlympian Olympian won the Freeman Cup, but was the was the disqualineddisqualifiedfor fornot notcarrying carryinga dinghy.a dinghy.Olympian Olympianby by theway, way, was theonly only L.Y.R.A. P-class yacht with marconi rig that everever sailedsailed in thethe L.Y.R.A.

' 2626 lint W 1924 was remarkableremarkable for thethe factfact thatthat threethree councilcouncil meetingsmeetings werewere necessary atat thethe regatta.regatta. The Buffalo Canoe Club andand thethe GeneseeGenesee YachtYacht ClubClub werewere admittedadmitted to membership at the 19241924 annualannual meeting.meeting. Mr. T. B.B. F.F. Benson,Benson, navalnaval Architect was elected an honorary member of Council and forfor manymany years gave valuable technical advice to thethe association.association. Mr. W.W. P.P. Barrows,Barrows, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., waswas electedelected president.president. FewFew menmen havehave done more forfor yachtingyachting onon LakeLake OntarioOntario thanthan "Bill""Bill" Barrows.Barrows.A A winningwinning skipper of the Canada’s,Canada's, LiptonLipton and Rochester Cups, and of many other important trophiestrophies hehe was also the movingmoving spirit behind numerous projects for benefitingbenefiting the sport. HeHe waswas aa valuablevaluable committeecommittee member,member, both of the N.A.Y.R.U. andand thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. andand twicetwice servedserved asas president.president. His extensiveextensive experience was always available toto beginners, many of whom profited byby hintshints fromfrom him.him. Et, Mr. BlakeBlake VanVan WinckleWinckle waswas electedelected secretary-treasurer. , _.lil secretary-treasurer. An intriguingintriguing minuteminuteis is toto the effect thatthat the fees of one clubclub for 1923 and 19241924 be cancelled,cancelled, and the club be keptkept inin goodgood standing.standing. The name ofof the clubclub isis not given.given.

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1925 brought somesome changeschanges in thethe constitution;constitution; requirementsrequirements forfor admission of clubs to the associationassociation were to be not lessless thanthan fiftyfifty members andand fivefive yachtsyachts ofof moremore thanthan 15’15' 1.w.1.l.w.l. reg~alarlyregularly sailingsailingwith withthe the applying club.club.Also Alsoat at thethe annualannual meetingmeetinga arule ruleto to meetmeet nightnightcondi- condi- tionstions inin thethe FreemanFreeman andand otherother long-distancelong-distance racesraces waswas passed,passed, requir-requir- it .xl inging that, inin order notnot toto obscureobscure navigation lights,lights,yachts yachtscould couldnot notuse use lightlight head-sails, spinakers,spinakers,balloon balloonjibs, jibs,reaching reachingjibs jibsor orspinaker spinakerbooms booms between the hours of 7.007.00 p.m.p.m. andand 5.005 .00 a.m.,a.m., EasternEastern StandardStandard Time.Time. InIn factfact atat thisthis meeting a general overhauling ofof minorminor detailsdetails inin thethe racingracing rules took place. For 19261926 CommodoreCommodore T.T. A.A. E.E. World,World, Q.C.Y.C.,Q.C.Y.C., waswas electedelected presi-president andand Mr.Mr. BlakeBlake VanVan Winckle,Winckle, Q.C.Y.C.,Q.C.Y.C., waswas re-electedre-elected secretary.secretary. The secretary’ssecretary's honorarium was set at $100.00.Sl00.00. So many amendments and additions to the rules had been made in the last fewfew years that aa specialspecial committeecommittee was appointed to bring the rulerule book up to date and toto reportreport atat thethe nextnext meeting.meeting. ¯ QQ 2727 i the 1926 The invitation ofof the Crescent Yacht Club toto have the 1926 regatta to Island was at HendersonHenderson HarbourHarbour waswas accepted.accepted. CharlotteCharlotte to StonyStony Island was chosen asas thethe coursecourse forfor thethe FreemanFreeman Cup.Cup. the nrst since 1919 at The 19251925 annualannual meetingmeeting isis notable asas beingbeing the first since 1919 at the which fullful! report of thethe pastpast season’sseason's activitiesactivities was presented byby the the minutes. The inclusion of this president or secretary oror included inin the minutes. The inclusion of this items of interest not recorded else- report hashas mademade availableavailable manymany items of interest not recorded else- where. to the trustees of the At thisthis meetingmeeting againagain severa!several recommendations to the trustees of the of were indicating the George Cup for changeschanges in the deeddeed of giftgift were passed,passed, indicating the close association between the L.Y.R.A. andand thethe trustees.trustees. on behalf of the Rochester Mr. W. P.P. Barrows,Barrows, thethe retiringretiring president,president, on behalf of the Rochester Thomas Yacht Club presented to the associationassociation the Sir Thomas Lipton trophy, the number of to be awardedawarded to thethe R-classR-class yachtyacht makingmaking the highesthighest number of points in the of the in the series. This is one of the most beautiful cups in the custody of the for two or three association, and has been raced forfor sincesince 1924,1924, exceptexcept for two or three World War. years during the Second World War. and out-classed By this time there were aa numbernumber ofof oldold and consequentlyconsequently out-classed No exact defl- racing yachts inin thethe fleet,fleet, whichwhich werewere knownknown asas veterans.veterans. No exact defi- the owner of one defined nition of a veteran was ever laid down, though the owner of one defined the was a more of equip- it as anyany yacht in which the pump was a more importantimportant piecepiece of equip- was faced with the ment than thethe mast.mast. HoweverHowever thethe associationassociation was faced with the problemproblem boats could race on fairly even terms of finding a rule under which these boats could race on fairly even terms which was to with more modern craft in thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup race,race, which was openopen to was entrusted to Mr. thethe wholewhole fleet.fleet. The tasktask ofof formulatingformulating this rule was entrusted to Mr. the convener of a T. B.B. F.F. Benson.Benson. Mr.Mr. BensonBenson waswas alsoalso appointedappointed the convener of a The committee 're’re fosteringfosteringa a rule for betterbetter typetype yachts’.yachts'. The perennialperennial question had already come upup in 1907. fruitful and Altogether thethe 1925 annual meeting waswas aa most fruitful one, and to the showed howhow hardhard the council of the associationassociation was working to put the of the time. association inin good trimtrim toto meetmeet thethe changingchangingconditions conditions o[ the time. from Mr. C. D. Just afterafter thisthis meetingmeeting thethe secretarysecretary receivedreceived aa letterletter from Mr. C. D. Sound the Mallory, PresidentPresidentof of thethe Y.R.A.Y.R.A. of Long Island Sound inviting the to held in New York L.Y.R.A. toto sendsend aa delegatedelegate toto aa meetingmeeting to bebe held in New York CityCity an to cover on November 12th, 1925, to discuss formingforming an organizationorganization to cover Benson was sent the yachtingyachting interest of North America.America. Mr.Mr. T.T. B.B. F.F. Benson was sent came the North American Yacht as ourour delegate.delegate. OutOut ofof thisthis meetingmeeting came the North American Yacht Mr. H. Racing Union, and thethe L.Y.R.A. waswas honouredhonoured byby havinghaving Mr. GeorgeGeorge H. Gooderham, R.C.Y.C., appointedappointed vice-president,vice~president, andand Mr.Mr.W.P.Barrows, W. P.Barrows, Committee. Rochester Yacht Club, aa membermember ofof thethe RacingRacing RulesRules Committee.

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The springspring council meetingmeetingalso alsohad had aa fullfull agenda. ToTo quote 'The’The several lettersletters from the TorontoToronto CanoeCanoe ClubClub rere resignationresignation werewere readread

.¯.._ _ andand filedfiled forfor actionaction atat thethe AnnualAnnual meeting.’meeting.' Mr. BensonBenson presented hishis formulaformula forfor ratingrating thethe veteranveteran classesclasses whichwhich will bebe foundfound inin detaildetail onon pagespages45-47 45-47of of thethe bookletbookletpublished publishedby bythe the L.Y.R.A. in 1938,1938, whichwhich containedcontained alsoalso thethe officialofficial racing rules. Mr.Mr. Benson’sBenson's formulaformula requiredrequired onlyonly the standard measurements of sail area, the water-linelength lengh ofof the hull, girth at forwardforward and afterafter endsends of water-line, and freeboard at threethree points.points. ItIt waswas thusthus veryvery easyeasy toto apply.apply. Mr. Benson also recommendedrecommended thatthat the presentpresent UniversalUniversal Rule be 4 from a to a with 'l changed from a multiplication to a summation formula, formula, withpremiums premiums for beam and freeboard.freeboard. WhileWhile nono actualactual formulaformula waswas everever deve!opeddeveloped byby this committee itit is interesting toto note that both thethe aboveabove featuresfeatures werewere incorporated inin thethe RoyalRoyal OceanOcean RacingRacingClub ClubRule Ruleand andin in thethe CruisingCruising Club of America Rule, both of whichwhich were used by the associationassociation in later years.years. For thethe firstirst timetime thethe springspring councilcouncil meetingmeeting was presented withwith aa draft regatta budget and a draftdraft programprogram forfor thethe regattaregatta givinggiving fullfull information asas to classes,classes, starts, signals, and other informationinformation necessary to skippers.skippers. The namesnames ofof thethe judgesjudges werewere alsoalso included.included. This became standard practice until thethe discontinuancediscontinuance of regattas duringduring the Second "War.'War. Also at the springspring meeting of 19261926 yachts not inin thethe restrictedrestricted classesclasses (such as thethe PP andand RR classes,classes, thethe RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian CC Class,Class, etc.)etc.) werewere all divided into sections as follows: fl? divided into sections as follows: Section A: Cutters,Cutters, sloops,sloops, yawls, ketches and schooners rating over 31 ft. under thethe UniversalUniversal Rule. Section B: Veteran sloops and cutters over 25 ft. rating.rating. Also that the classclass formally known as the 20 ft. andand underunder waswas desig-desig- nated thethe VeteranVeteran ClassClass upup toto 2525 ft.ft. rating.rating. AA 2020 ft.ft. VeteranVeteran ClassClass waswas also providedprovided for.for. TheseThese lastlast twotwo changeschanges werewere necessarynecessary becausebecause thethe Veteran formula as drawn upup byby Mr.Mr. BensonBenson fittedfitted thethe aboveabove division.division. That thethe VeteranVeteran formulaformula servedserved aa goodgood purposepurpose andand providedprovided fairfair handicapping forfor old boats was provedproved byby thethe factfact that it was used until thethe veteransveterans had practically allall gonegone toto theirtheir lastlast harbours,harbours, andand thatthat in thethe 19261926 regatta thethe littlelittle veteranveteranyacht yachtBrenda Brenda came within withintwelve twelve

¯ 2929 R's were minutes of winningwinning the Freeman CupCup race.race. AllAll gaff-riggedgatf-rigged R’s were all veteran placed in thethe VeteranVeteran class.class. ClubsClubs werewere instructedinstructed toto havehave all veteran was read to the yachts measured, and a fistlist ofof allall suchsuch yachtsyachts was read to the meeting.meeting. eleven The editor,editor, whosewhose yacht sailedsailed in thethe veteranveteran classclass forfor eleven years,years, the classification. cannot recall any objection being made to the classification. was called on At thethe regattaregatta ofof 19261926 aa specialspecial councilcouncil meetingmeeting was called on August certiicates for 2nd toto considerconsider thethe eligibilityeligibility ofof yachts,yachts, measurementmeasurement certificates for and was to which had not been filed. This had been a perennial difficulty, and was to in 1934. It was decided to allow such come up in aa moremore seriousserious form in 1934. It was decided to allow such for unless yachts to compete, but that they would not be eliNbleeligible for prizes unless on 6th. certificates were nledfiled by 10.00 a.m. on AugustAugust 6th. to consider Another council meetingmeetinghad had toto bebe called onon AugustAugust 4th4th to consider tiled after the time limit of two hours a protest rere thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup race,race, filed after the time limit of two hours after thethe finishfinish ofof thethe race.race. TheThe protestprotest waswas notnot accepted.accepted. to select an R-class A thirdthird councilcouncil meeting was called on August 6th, to select an R-class Lake Erie. representativefor for thethe Richardson CupCup racerace to be heldheld onon Lake Erie. with Eleanor ofof thethe R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., designeddesigned byby Mr.Mr. Benson,Benson, waswas selected,selected, with was not available. Eleanor Kathea IIII ofof C.Y.C.C.Y.C. asas substitutesubstitute ifif EleanorEleanor was not available. Eleanor successfully defended the cup.cup. was The FreemanFreeman CupCup racerace whichwhich broughtbrought outout thirty-fivethirty-five yachtsyachts was which sailed from Rochester to the foot of Stony Island in aa lightlight breeze which however increased beforebefore most of thethe yachtsyachts hadhad finished.finished. ThisThis waswas 60 followed byby three days of successfulsuccessful racing,racing, inin whichwhich aboutabout 60 yachts ` participated. re- Meanwhile aa seriousserious situation had arisenarisen concerningconcerning scantling re- before strictions. The George Cup had been sailed for at Chaumont just before II for Crescent Y.C.) thethe regatta,regatta, the contestantscontestants being KatlzeaKathea II (sailing(sailing for Crescent Y.C.) dif- which, having beenbeen built for Massachusetts BayBay hadhad been subject to dif- ferentferent restrictions.restrictions. The designerdesigner andand buildersbuilders confirmedconhrmed thethe statementsstatements that in the alleged byby thethe RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Y.Y. C.,C., and it was determined that in the dimension thickness ofof oneone of the principal keelkeel timberstimbers (a(a dimension technicallytechnically called 'moulded’mouldeddepth') depth’) sheshe lackedlacked aboutabout ld1./2inch inchof of thethe required minimum. OnOn receipt ofof this information thethe CrescentCrescent Y.Y. C.C. returned Kathea II the George Cup to the trustees,trustees, and the Lipton Cup which Kathea II had also won, to the L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. A specialspecial meeting ofof councilcouncilwas washeld heldon onSept. Sept.4th, 4th,primarily primarilyto todis- dis- was not so much whether the cuss this question. The pointpoint atat issueissue was not so much whether the speedspeed the structural member or strengthstrength ofof KatheaKathea II waswas affectedaffected by the structural member being somewhat lessless thanthan specified, butbut asas toto whether rules adopted should be that Kathea II adhered to. The question was also complicated by the fact that Kathea II

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had not beenbeen built on Lake Ontario,Ontario, and that thethe Y.Y. R.R. U.U. alreadyalready hadhad under consideration for its next meetingmeeting an amendedamended scalescale under whichwhich KatheaKarhea IIII wouldwould havehave beenbeen eli~ble.eligible. Mr.Mr. BensonBenson asas technicaltechnical adviseradviser toto thethe councilcouncil gave a veryvery carefulcareful andand thoughfulthoughful memorandummemorandum onon the subject,subject, for which he was highly complimented by bythose thosepresent. present.Final Final decision was left to the annualannual meeting.meeting. The report ofof thethe president,president, readread atat thethe annualannual meetingmeeting onon Oct.Get. 16th16th 1956 outlined what the newlynewly formedformed N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. had done,done, andand expressed some regret that thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. waswas notnot representedrepresented onon com-committees of thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. withwith thethe exceptionexception ofof Mr.Mr. W.W. P.P. BarrowsBarrows who was aa membermember ofof thethe RacingRacing RulesRules Committee.Committee. ObjectionObjection waswas raisedraised toto Mr.Mr. BarrowsBarrows havinghaving beenbeen appointedappointed byby thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. toto thisthis post insteadinstead of by the L.Y.R.A.,L.Y.R.A., althoughalthough thethe objectionobjection waswas carefulcareful toto pointpoint outout thatthat Mr.Mr. BarrowsBarrows waswas a amostmost excellentexcellent choice.choice. TheThe firstfirst Year BookBook hadhad beenbeen receivedreceived andand waswas foundfound toto containcontain somesome errors,errors, and therethere werewere alsoalso somesome importantimportant omissions,omissions, which, however, werewere toto be rectifiedrectiiied in the nextnext issue.issue. InIn spitespite ofof thethe foregoingforegoing thethe presidentpresident expressedthe the opinionopinionthat that thethe 'Union’Unionwill willdo dovaluable valuablework workin inthe the interestsinterests of yachting onon this continent ifif theythey are able to effecteiiect a rule or rules governing yachtyacht construction, alsoalso measurement regulationsregulationsthat that will be the same in all parts of this country andand whichwhichwill willbring bringinto into force a moremore wholesomewholesome typetype of yacht for useuse onon thethe GreatGreat Lakes.’Lakes! ItIt will be seen that thethe typetype developeddeveloped by the Universal RuleRule was notnot a satisfactory craftcraft in mostmost respects,respects, althoughalthough itsits speedspeed waswas undeniable,undeniable, and the rulerule alsoalso gave a good deal of latitude for experimentation. The meetingmeeting acceptedaccepted thethe resignationsresignations ofof thethe GeneseeGenesee andand NationalNational Yacht Clubs, and alsoalso ofof thethe TorontoToronto CanoeCanoe Club.Club. Mr. Benson’sBenson's committee on a new general measurement rule reported no progress,progress, as itit waswas anticipatedanticipated thatthat thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. wouldwould promul-promul- gate a newnew formula.formula. A numbernumber ofof amendmentsamendments toto thethe constitutionconstitution andand toto thethe racingracing rulesrules werewere presentedpresented andand votedvoted on.on. AA motionmotion waswas alsoalso passed recommending nono RichardsonRichardson CupCup racerace forfor 1926, thus cancelling thethe resolutionresolution of 1922. The contentiousquestion questionof ofthe theeligibility eligibilityof ofKatlzea KatheaII IIwas wasthor- thor- oughly discussed, andand thethe meeting decideddecided thatthat as she did not conformconform toto thethe scantlingscantling restrictions,restrictions,she shecould couldnot notretain retainthe theLipton LiptonCup, Cup,em- em- blematic of the championshipchampionship ofof the RR class.class. TheThe cupcup waswas thereforetherefore awarded toto Eleanor.Eleanor. HoweverHowever aa letterletter waswas readread fromfrom thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. ofof thethe Great Lakes stating that thethe followingfollowing resolution hadhad beenbeen unanimouslyunanimously adopted: ’Be'Be it resolved that the scantlingscantling restrictions ofof thethe Y.R.U. of

313] A ¢ f Great Lakes thethe Great LakesLakes shagshall notnot applyapply toto thosethose yachtsyachts onon thethe Great Lakes priorprior II and several other toto Sept.Sept. 1st,lst, 1926.’1926.' This made Kathea II and several other yachtsyachts the future. In this brought to the lakes in good faithfaith eligibleeligiblefor for the future. Inpassing passing this the N.A.Y.R.U. resolution the Y.R.U. waswas influencediniluenced by thethe factfact thatthat the N.A.Y.R.U. restrictions. was considering a new set ofof scantlingscantling restrictions. Echoes of it are So officiallyoiiicially ended endedthe the 'moulded’mouldeddepth' depth’controversy. controversy. Echoes of it are however still heard among the olderolder generationgeneration who were sailing thirtythirty years ago.ago. for the 1927 On invitationinvitation fromfrom Mr.Mr. Casey, KingstonKingstonwas waschosen chosen for the 1927 sailed from to a 'dnish oif regatta with the Freeman Cup to bebe sailed from Cobourg to a finish off thethe KingstonKingston Yacht Club.Club. Mr. Blake Van Commodore WorldWorld was re-elected president, and Mr. Blake Van Winckle secretary. The secretary’ssecretary's honorarium was set atat $150.00.50.00.50.00.

1927

that The spring meeting ofof 1927 decided amongst otherother thingsthings that yachtsyachts raced to- measured by either the UniversalUniversal Rule or VeteranVeteran RuleRule bebe raced to- to the gether in the Freeman Cup. This made the FreemanFreeman Cup openopen to the of the Club whole ileet,fleet, andand itit soso continuedcontinueduntil untilthe theadoption adoption of theCruising Cruising Club of America measurement rule in 1948.1948. An interestinginteresting minute of this meeting readread as follows: restric- ’Discrepancy'Discrepancy inin datesdates betweenbetween applicationapplication ofof certaincertain scantlingscantling restric- in Y.R.U. of the Great Lakes re- tions on Sept. 9th,9th, 1926 (not 1927) in Y.R.U. of the Great Lakes resolved that its scantlingscantling restrictions shouldshouldnot not bebe applicableapplicableto to yachtsyachts the N.A.Y.R.U. I on the Great Lakes to lst, 1926, whereas on the Great Lakes priorprior to Sept.Sept. 1st, 1926, whereas the N.A.Y.R.U. l After a made these restrictions applicableapplicableonly onlyon onApril April30th, 30th, 1927.1927. After a that the lengthy discussiondiscussionat at thisthis KingstonKingstonmeeting meetingit itwas wasdecided decided that the the above dates must be eligibilityof of anyany yachtyacht laidlaid downdown betweenbetween the above dates must be referred toto thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. forfor decision.’decision.' The aboveabove notenote isis insertedinserted notnot becausebecause anyany yachtsyachts werewere everever involved,involved, the that so far asas thethe editoreditor knows,knows, but toto illustrateillustrate the complications that maymay arise over membership in too many organizations.organizations. Another interesting suggestion waswas thatthat the regattaregatta officialsoiiicials should receive compensation forfor their expenses at thethe regatta,regatta, butbut asas therethere waswas matter was referred to not enoughenough cash on hand to dodo thisthis inin 1927,1927, thethe matter was referred to thethe generalgeneral meeting, toto bebe held inin thethe autumn.

' 3232 i i 7 iv nj i Finally it was decided to arrange with the trustees of the George Cup to hold the racesraces forfor thatthat trophytrophy atat Cobourg,Cobourg, beforebefore thethe datedate selectedselected forfor the start of thethe Freeman Cup.Cup. AA subsequentsubsequent visitvisit ofof PresidentPresident WorldWorld andand Van Winckle to town i Secretary Van Winckle to Cobourg resulted in thethe town offeringoffering prizesprizes for a specialspecial race onon Aug.Aug. 1st,lst, inin whichwhich manymany yachtsyachts participated.participated. TheThe hospitality ofof CobourgCobourg waswas outstanding.outstanding. The Freeman cupcup racerace waswas sailedsailed fromfrom CobourgCobonrg to Kingston,Kingston, leaving the False Ducks to port andand Nine-MileNine-Mile light to starboard. About forty yachts started in very light air, following aa thunderstorm. TheThe conges-conges- tion on thethe startingstarting lineline waswas suchsuch thatthat manymany unavoidableunavoidable foulsfouls tooktook place. It waswas fortunate thatthat nono protestsprotests werewere made,made, asas thethe legallegal problemsproblems involved wouldwouldhave havedefied defiedsolution. solution.After Afterdark darka ahard hard northerlynortherly breezebreeze came up which lasted until well after day-break, andand a fairly high sea i was running after midnight. SeveralSeveralyachts yachtstook tookshelter shelterand anddid didnot notturn turn up until two or threethree daysdays later.later. OneOne wentwent farfar southsouth intointo MexicoMexico Bay.Bay. To addadd toto thethe difficultiesdifiiculties caused by the weather, the light on thethe ScotchScotch Bonnet was out that night.night. The editor,editor, whowho sailedsailed in this racerace recallsrecalls being told that somesome yachts, hugging thethe PrincePrince EdwardEdward shoreshore toto get smooth water, actually passed to the north of ScotchScotch Bonnet and Nichol- son Island.Island. HeHe hashas nevernever beenbeen ableable toto verifyverify this.this. TheThe R-classR-class yachtyacht Kathea IIII waswas thethe winner,winner, andand richlyrichly deserveddeserved herher triumph.triumph. At the spring meeting ofof councilcouncilit it hadhad beenbeen mentionedmentionedthat thatthe theDuke Duke of WindsorWindsor (then Prince of Wales)Wales) wouldwould be in CanadaCanada duringduring the summer, and the Commodore ofof thethe Kingston YachtYacht ClubClub saidsaid thatthat hehe would arrange toto have him at thethe regatta,regatta, aa remarkremark thatthat waswas ~eetedgreeted with some amusement, notnot to say derision. However, CommodoreCommodore Rich-Rich- ardson lived upup to his promise and His Royal Highness arrivedarrived atat thethe KingstonYacht YachtClub Clubon onboard boardthe thesteam steamyacht yachtMagedoma Magedoma ofof Brock-Brock- F ville. The officialsofhcials ofof thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. and of thethe hosthost clubclub werewere presented J presented l to the distinguished visitor.visitor. Magedoma’sMagedomcfs accommodationaccommodation ladderladder waswas tootoo longlong forfor thethe spacespace fromfrom her deck to thethe dock,dock, andand Mr.Mr. PeckPeck FarleyFarley ofof RochesterRochester savedsaved anan awk-awk- ward situation byby providing oneone whichwhich fitted.fitted.Subsequently Subsequentlyhe hehad hada a suitably inscribedinscribed plateplate attachedattached to the ladder. t The 19271927 annualannual meetingmeeting was held at thethe club-houseclub-house of the Buff!loBuffalo Canoe Club, PortPort Abino,Abino, Ont.,Ont., onon invitationinvitationfrom fromCol. Col.Mott Mottas ason onbehalf behalf of Oswego, itit waswas decideddecided toto holdhold thethe 1928 regatta at that port,port, withwith the Freeman CupCup racerace startingstarting atat Cobourg.Cobourg. By this time the Richardson Cup, emblematic ofof thethe championshipchampionshipof of the GreatGreat LakesLakes inin thethe RR classclass hadhad becomebecome anan importantimportant fixturefixture andand

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Rochester and to hold the series. Both the 1928 was Lake Ontario’sOntario's turnturn to hold the series. Both the Rochester and the races and the former was Royal CanadianCanadian Y. C.C. offeredoffered toto arrangearrange the races and the former was il Royal was left to to Lake Ontario chosen. The question of the yachtyacht to representrepresent Lake Ontario was left to consideration to the record a committee, which however waswas toldtold toto give consideration to the record a committee, and series at L.Y.R.A. regatta) of the yachtin inthe theLipton LiptonCup Cup series(R-class (R-class at L.Y.R.A. regatta) and :i yacht no R-class at the end of the regatta yacht in thethe George Cup races.races. IfIf at the end of the regatta no R-class yacht George Cup or to be sailed on the following day had been outstanding, a race was to be sailed on the following day or commit- considered most suitable. Finally the days between the yachts considered most suitable. Finally the commit- of weather which would be most probable tee was to consider the kind of weather which would be most probable be held in September. when the Richardson Cup racesraces wouldwould be held in September. to Os- Freeman race from Cobourg It waswas decideddecided to sailsail thethe Freeman CupCup race from Cobourg to Os- the first time that Main Ducks to starboard, this being wego, leavingleavingthe the Main Ducks to starboard, this being the first time that course. on other than a straight-away the racerace hadhad beenbeen sailedsailed on other than a straight-away course. of the six, eight and ten Other decisions mademade werewere thethe recognition of the six, eight and ten Rule, although none of these yachts metre classesclasses of the InternationalInternational Rule, although none of these yachts who could to allow members of council had yetyet appearedappeared onon thethe lake;lake; to allow members of council who could to send alternates in their place, provided not attendattend councilcouncil meeting to send alternates in their place, provided were given to the official notices were received. Discretionary powers were given to the allowance in the veteran class regatta committee to givegive aa performanceperformance allowance in the veteran class races. based onon recordsrecords ofof previousprevious races. A resolution of regret on the death of Mr. Stuart D. Lansing ofof thethe death of Mr. Stuart D. Lansing A resolution of regret on the and a and valued member of his club Crescent YachtYacht Club--anClub--an old and valued member of his club and a was feared that Alice in regattas. It participant onon his schooner Alice in many regattas. It was feared that leading to his death in the very Mr. LansingLansingmay mayhave havesustained sustainedinjuries injuries leading to his death in the very ~’ to Kingston. punishing racerace ofof 1927 from Cobourg to Kingston. total of about Sl600.00, The financialfinancial statementstatement showed total receipts of about $1600.00, of this $1375.00 is making withwith thethe previousbalance balanceabout aboutS208700, $2087.00, of this $1375.00 is making previous were were $l580.00, of which $565.00 listedlisted as ’donations’.'donations'. ExpensesExpenses were $1580.00, of which $565.00 were for for prize money. B. Van was re-elected and Commodore T.T. A. E.E. WorldWorld was re-elected president,president, and B. Van Winckle secretary.secretary.

1928

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' ' ' " "'-' ' =i'~="'?'v§;-»» ff ;.» 1 ~ Lawn; ~ _ ._ ,;, ./ _»,~,,f,, . ,,@ ,,»§, ,. ,, ,/ ff' ,,f ,_ , _ ,/ Q/A V",QM /FV WW,f # " " _//2 N (M, N G/ M ¢>"" = fx W# 7 4.9¢ f W /4 / W / ,ML MN , J f 9 ww' ,M Q , MM ~ ¢@ f » __ _, _,Ni / / "",M»@,ym§i»,,, é V / f / / / %/ , , / X / / y 6_,._/ 9 J GZHHUIC »- President C. Wesley HO YDEN ll. C.Y.C. Past ment based on knownknown performanceperformance and possibilities.possibilities. TheyThey wentwent intointo separate rooms, and on comparing notes it was found that their selectionsselections were identical forfor AA and B, eleven to each, with a question mark for the twenty-third, which whichwas was anan unknown quantity. Council allirmedaffirmedthe the allotment. In orderorder toto selectselect aa LakeLake OntarioOntario representativerepresentative forfor thethe RichardsonRichardson Cup it waswas decideddecided to hold trial racesraces dailydaily afterafter the regularregular races,races, between boats selected by the committee,committee, andand thethe committeecommittee waswas instructedinstructed to alsoalso taketake inin considerationconsideration the performance inin the Lipton Cup races.races. This went considerably beyondbeyondthe theproposals proposalsmade madeat atthe the 19271927 annualannual meeting. However,However, atat the regatta the winds were uniformly lightlight andand thethe yachts did notnot finish onon anyany dayday inin timetime forfor thethe specialspecialtrial trialraces racesto tobe be sailed afterwards. One was sailed on the dayday followingfollowing the regattaregatta andand in this as inin thethe threethreeregular regularraces, races,Shadow Shadow of the Rochester Y. Y.C. C. showed her superiority in light weather. The committeecommittee however took into account the George Cup racerace whichwhich had beenbeen sailedsailed inin muchmuch harderharder breezes and whichwhich hadhad beenbeen wonwon byby KatheaKathea IIII ofof Crescent.Crescent. Arguing thatthat the Richardson Cup would be sailed for in September,September, the committee selected KatlzeaKathea II! The selectionselection was protestedprotested by Roch- ester, but the committeecommittee adhered to its decision. ThisThis ledled toto a good deal of recrimination,and andthe the situationsituationwas wasnot nothelped helpedwhen whenKazlzea KatheaII IIwas was defeated byby Gossoon ofof thethe Inter-LakeInter-Lake YachtingYachting AssociationAssociation whenwhen thethe Richardson Cup Series was sailed. EchoesEchoes ofof this disputedispute are still heard. Some remarks aboutabout thethe fleet itselfitself atat this time may be ofof interestinterest here. In Division II were thethe two majestic cutters,cutters,Gardenia Gardenia andand Strath-Strath- cona. WithWith theirtheir longlong main-booms,main-booms, loftylofty clubclub topsails,topsails,and and threethree head-head- sails, they made aa picture to delightdelight the eye of anyany yachtsman.yachtsman. Sailing also inin thisthis divisiondivision waswas thethe latelate NormanNorman Gooderham’sGooderhanfs schooner Yolanda, a amostmost beautifulbeautiful craft,craft, carryingcarrying forefore andand mainmain topsailstopsails andand aa big 'tisherman'’fisherman’besides besidesher herlowers. lowers.Yolanda Yolandawas wasone oneof of Mr.Mr. Benson'sBenson’s creations of which he was justly proud. The second division waswas generallygenerallymade madeup up ofof the Universal RuleRule P-class,rating rating31 31ft.: ft.:Alloede, Alloede, Bernice,Bernice, CaraCara Mia,Mia, Iroquois,Iroquois, Italia,Italia, Nut-Nut- meg, Patricia andand Stranger andand aa few more from time to time.time. TheyThey were gaff-rigged, with withthe theexception exceptionof ofOlympian, Olympian, whichwhichhowever howeversailed sailed for only one year. The smallersmaller schooner,schooner, yawl and ketchketch divisiondivision usually included Seneca ofof RoyalRoyal Hamilton,Hamilton, Blue Moon ofof Kingston, AliceAlice ofof CrescentCrescent and AnitraAnitra ofof Oakville.Oakville. lolantheIolant/ie ofof Quebec,Quebec, andand laterlater ofof Toronto,Toronto, alsoalso i sailed for manymany years.years. IndeedIndeed therethere werewere soso manymany schooners,schooners, yawlsyawls andand ii ' 3535 _

it is to mention more than a ketches forfor a year or two that it is impossibleimpossible to mention more than a few. boats in the two divi- The R-class was the biggest,biggest, with over twenty boats in the two divi- on the lake with the marconi sions. They were then the largestlargest yachts on the lake with the marconi in i928 their small head-sails rig. Although considered ultra-modern ultra-modern in 1928 their small head-sails mast- to a accustomed to would appear almostalmost grotesquegrotesque to a generationgeneration accustomed to mast- But were fast and able, and head genoasgenoas and parachuteparachute spinskers.spinskers. But theythey were fast and able, and lot of they gave some of handled by anan exceptionallyexceptionally capable lot of skippers, they gave some of lake. the keenest classclass racingracing everever seenseen onon thethe lake. 25 ft. and the other below There werewere twotwo veteranveteran classes,classes, oneone overover 25 ft. and the other below rule. The class were 25 ft.ft. ratingrating underunder thethe BensonBenson oror VeteranVeteran rule. The largerlarger class were the smaller class had several mainly old boats of a non-racing type, and the smaller class had several all shared was the out-dated RR class boats. OneOne qualityquality which they all shared was the recalls that at Hamilton in importance ofof thethe bilge-pump. The Theeditor editor recalls that at Hamilton in and as soon as one of 1930 there were six boats in the veteranveteran class,class, and as soon as anyany one of water to flow them anchored at thethe endend ofof aa racerace a astreamstream ofof water beganbegan to flow school fromfrom her decks.decks. However they raced keenly, and provided aa goodgood school in time to more modern yachts. forfor skippers,skippers, many of whom graduated in time to more modem yachts. at the fleet of One comment made that yearyear deservesdeserves mention.mention. LookingLooking at the fleet of we six of us, and if veterans one of their sailors remarked, Here we are, six of us, and if youyou iil have made a had investment. paid $3,000 forfor thethe wholewhole sixsix youyou wouldwould have made a bad investment. which works out But they’vethey've brought twenty-four sailorssailors toto the regatta which works out take those cost at $1252525worthofboatpersailor.Nowtakethoseeight-metres,theycost worthworth ofof boatboat perper sailor.sailor. NowNow take those eight-metres,eight-metres, theythey cost takes worth of boat to $18,0008,0008,000each,andcarrysixmen,soittakes each, and carry six men, soso it takes $3,000 worth of boat to we veterans are worth more to the sport! carry oneone man;man; II thinkthink we veterans are worth more to the sport! the C-class boats of the Finally in the ’twenties'twenties andand early 'thirties’thirties the C-class boats of the sailed a crew of R.C.Y.C. made up aa fighting'righting division.division. Generally sailedby by a crew of and were contenders in three youthful sailors theythey wentwent allall overover thethe lakelake and were contenders in also Freeman CupCup racesraces asas wellwell asas inin thethe regattaregatta events.events. TheyThey also producedproduced cannot recall boats such as many able skippers. TheThe editor cannot recall any open boats such as Stars and LightningLightning beforebefore 1931.1931. The editor hopes that the present generation willwill find some interest in The editor hopes that the present generation knowing how the fleet of twenty-five or thirty years ago waswas mademade up. knowing how the fieet of twenty-five or thirty years ago up. fieet was out' of by the To gogo backback toto 1928.1928. TheThe fleet was ’played'played out’ of Cobourg by the which was won town’stown's pipepipe band,band, forfor the start ofof thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup RaceRace which was won Richardson of the by Diana, an R,R, ownedowned byby CommodoreCommodore Richardson of the KingstonKingston Yacht Club. Light and flukyfiuky breezes prevailed for the three daysdays racing, smaller with their so much so that onon thethe firstfirst dayday thethe smaller yachtsyachts caughtcaught upup with their some boats arrived at the first larger sisters on the firstfirst leg,leg, and some thirty boats arrived at the first the lieet sorted out. buoy more or lessless together. After thatthat the fleet gotgot sorted out.

' 3636 i The OswegoOswego YachtYacht ClubClub waswas anan excellentexcellent host,host, thethe fleetBeet waswas largelarge and the regattaregatta aa veryvery enjoyableenjoyable one.one. ToTo olderolder sailorssailors itit isis regrettableregrettable that thisthis waswas thethe lastlast regattaregatta heldheld byby thethe OswegoOswego YachtYacht Club,Club, oneone ofof thethe four original members of thethe L.Y.R.A. At thethe annualannual meetingmeeting of 19281928 the PresidentPresident reported that he and thethe secretary,secretary, acting as anan executive,executive, had heldheld eightyeighty meetingsmeetings during the year, to attendattend toto correspondencecorrespondence and toto carrycarry outout instructionsinstructions fromfrom Council! The supplysupply of prizesprizes had beenbeen generous.generous. BesidesBesides cashcash therethere hadhad beenbeen silver medals forfor skippers and bronze medals for crews in the champion yachts of each class,class, andand flagsflags for first,first, secondsecond andand thirdthird inin eacheach race.race. For oneone oror twotwo classesclasses therethere hadhad beenbeen cupscups asas wel!.well. TwoTwo distinguisheddistinguished members hadhad died during the past year:year: CommodoreCommodore C. G. Marlatt,Marlatt, and Vice-CommodoreVice-Commodore Macrae, bothboth ofof thethe R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. Mr. CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman hadhad expressedexpressed aa wishwish thatthat thethe racerace forfor hishis cupcup should be not less than 100100 milesmiles in length. It was decided toto make an attempt to equalizeequalize classes forfor the FreemanFreeman Cup, usingusing the modemmodern R classclass yachts asas scratch,scratch, andand usin~using empiricalempirical figureshgures asas wellwell asas measure-measurements for thethe otherother classes.classes. ThereThere isis howeverhowever nono recordrecord thatthat thisthis waswas ever done.done. An invitationinvitation was received fromfrom thethe R.C.Y.C. toto hold the 19291929 re-regatta at TorontoToronto inin connectionconnection with the CanadianCanadian National Exhibition.Exhibition. The Exhibition authorities olferedofferedto to paypay forfor flagsflagsand andprizes prizesand andalso alsoto to meet other expenses,expenses, for threethree daysdays L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. racesraces andand threethree additionaladditional days for the Exhibition, a tota!total of about $5,100. For this generous offer the association waswas indebtedindebted toto the efforts of Commodore G.G. H. Good- erham of the R.C.Y.C. The only stipulations laidlaiddown downby bythe theexhibition exhibition authorities were thatthat the regatta should bebe open toto all clubsclubs onon thethe GreatGreat Lakes and that thethe racesraces shouldshould bebe sailedsailed inin HumberHumber Bay,Bay, offoff thethe exhi-exhibition grounds. Needless to say this invitation was accepted. SodusSodus Bay to TorontoToronto waswas selectedselected as thethe coursecourse forfor thethe cruisingcruising rule.rule. Mr.Mr. L.L. C.C. Mabbett of Rochester presentedpresented aa cupcup forfor thethe RR classclass inin thisthis race.race. Other matters discussed were the setting up of a trust fund of $40,000, the income from which could be used to bear thethe expenseexpense ofof sendingsending the Lake Ontario competitor toto Lake MichiganMichigan or LakeLake ErieErie whenwhen thethe Richardson Cup was sailed on those lakes. Late 19281928 seemedseemed a promis-promis- ing time toto inaugurate suchsuch aa trusttrust fund, but within aa year the financial situation waswas changed soso much thatthat the trusttrust fundfund nevernever gotgot beyondbeyond some immediate donations. A number of matters of detail were brought into line withwith thethe practicepractice

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ratiiication. Com- of the N.A.Y.R.U., andand referredreferred toto thethe clubsclubs forfor theirtheir ratification. Com- were re-elected as modore T.T. A.A. WorldWorld andand Mr.Mr. B.B. VanVan WinckleWinckle were re-elected as presi-presi- to be dent andand secretary,secretary, the latter’slatter's honorarium to be $250.00.$250.00.50.00.

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were sailed in to moderate The cruisingcruising race and thethe regattaregatta were sailed in lightlight to moderate class of Roches- winds, andand withoutwithoutspecial specialincident. incident.Safara, SaJara,an anR R classyacht yacht of Roches- the first six-metre to on ter wonwon thethe FreemanFreeman Cup.Cup. Merenneito,Merenneito, the first six-metre to appearappear on the R's. the lakelake was placed in A divisiondivision of the R’s. the Rochester and An eventevent worthworth noticenotice waswas thethe agreementagreement betweenbetween the Rochester and series the following Royal CanadianCanadian clubs to reviverevive thethe Canada’sCanada's CupCup series the following class of the International Rule. For L.Y.R.A. year, using the eight-metre class of the International Rule. For L.Y.R.A. Commodore racing in thisthis classclass aa magnificentmagnificent cupcup waswas presentedpresented byby Commodore G. H. Gooderham,Gooderham, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. and rules of the At the 19291929 annualannual meetingmeeting the measurementmeasurement and racing rules of the to such amendments and N.A.Y.R.U. werewere adopted,adopted, subject,subject, however,however, to such amendments and local conditions. of din- additionsas as mightmightbe bedecided decidedto tosuit suit local conditions.Length Lengh of din- was set at ten ghies forfor the Freeman Cup andand otherother longlong distancedistance racesraces was set at ten small classes for which nine feet, except in the R’s,R's, six-metres and otherother small classes for which nine in the Veteran Rule was changed from feet was specified.specified. TheThe divisor in the Veteran Rule was changed from an outside chance of the 2.5 to 3.0,3.0, thusthus givinggiving veteranveteran boats an outside chance of winningwinning the to 20 ft. Freeman Cup. The divisiondivision of the class was changed to 20 ft. ratingrating instead of 25. Report onon thethe trusttrust fundfund waswas discouraging.discouraging. the An invitationinvitation forfor the 19301930 regattaregatta waswas receivedreceived from the RoyalRoyal Rochester Hamilton Y. C. andand accepted,accepted, withwith thethe FreemanFreeman coursecourse fromfrom Rochester in with the British to Hamilton. The regatta would bebe sailedsailed in conjunctionconjunction with the British the same Empire Games, which werewere beingbeing carriedcarried onon inin Hamilton atat the same time. committee The presidentpresident reportedreported anan easiereasier yearyear forfor thethe executiveexecutive committee with in only seventy-five meetingsmeetingshaving havingbeen beenheld heldas as comparedcompared with eightyeighty in thethe previousprevious twelvetwelve months.months. He also noted that throughthrough thethe kindnesskindness of somesome Toronto yachtsmen at his both at Sodus and two large power craft had beenbeen placed at his disposaldisposal both at Sodus and of the of at Toronto,Toronto, whichwhich relievedrelieved the regattaregatta committeecommittee of the necessitynecessity of some individual. begging thethe useuse ofof a suitable boatboat from some individual. i!i

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Our representativerepresentative on thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. ofof thethe GreatGreat LakesLakes reportedreported a anewnew classification, whichwhich tooktook inin yachtsyachts upup toto 100 feet in length. One wonders whether any suchsuch existedexisted onon LakeLake Ontario.Ontario. CommodoreCommodore Gooderham,Gooderham, representing thethe L.Y.R.A. inin thethe N.A.Y.R.U.,N.A.Y.R.U., reportedreported thatthat sailingsailing rules, measurement rulesrules and time allowances hadhad become soso ’jumbled'jumbled up’up' that a jointjoint committeecommittee of the N.A.Y.R.U. andand thethe NewNew YorkYork YachtYacht Club had beenbeen setset upup toto re-arrangere-arrange andand simplifysimplify them.them. CommodoreCommodore Gooderham also noted that Mr. G.G. HerrickHerrick DugganDuggan of Montreal, one of the foundersfounders of thethe L.Y.R.A.,L.Y.R.A., hadhad beenbeen mademade aa membermember ofof councilcouncil ofof the N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. i 1930

i;;;!ii At thethe councilcouncil meeting ofof MayMay 17th, 1930, it was decided thatthat allall Internationa!International rule yachts must havehave certificatescertificates under the UniversalUniversal rulerule in order toto competecompete forfor thethe FreemanFreeman Cup.Cup. InIn thethe greatgreat majoritymajority ofof casescases thisthis was done and thethe cupcup waswas wonwon byby InternationalInternational rulerule boatsboats onon sixsix occasions beforebefore thethe present (1956) customcustom ofof assigningassigning the cupcup toto only a part of the fleetfieet came into vogue inin l946.1946. It waswas notednoted thatthat thethe BritishBritish EmpireEmpire GamesGames CommitteeCommittee hadhad offeredoffered $2,500$2,500,500 for prizesprizes andand regattaregatta expenses.expenses. The FreemanFreeman CupCup racerace waswas sailedsailed inin ratherrather lightlight weather,weather, withwith aa thunderstorm in the eveningevening of thethe secondsecond day asas thethe smallersmaller boatsboats werewere finishing. TheThe race was againagain wonwon byby Safara.Safara. FreshFresh breezesbreezes prevailedprevailed forfor thethe regattaregatta itself,itself, andand excellentexcellent racingracing resulted.resulted. At thisthis timetime therethere were five eight-metreeight-metreyachts yachtson on thethe lake,lake, all having beenbeen builtbuilt forfor the Canada sailed before the Freeman Three of these i Canada Cup Series,Series, sailed just before the Freeman Cup.Cup. Three of these raced at HamiltonHamilton and createdcreated aa greatgreat dealdeal ofof interest.interest. FollowingFollowing thethe regatta a cruisingcruising race to TorontoToronto waswas sailedsailed andand onon thethe nextnext dayday thethe C.N.E. offered prizes for a coursecourse racerace offoff thethe exhibitionexhibition grounds.grounds. Most of the fleet participated in both of these. A difficultdifficult questionquestioncropped croppedup upfor forthe the firstfirst timetime atat the council meeting heldheld inin Hamilton. This was whether the Buffalo CanoeCanoe Club,Club, aa member of the L.Y.R.A. butbut situatedsituated onon LakeLake ErieErie andand a amembermember ofof the Lake Erie AssociationAssociation should bebe eligible toto provideprovide aa LakeLake Ontario representative for the Richardson Cup.Cup. TheThe decisiondecision waswas thatthat thethe B.C.C.B.C.C. should declaredeclare inin writing,writing,prior prior toto the regatta,regatta, which associationassociationit it wished to represent.

3939 club was admitted to At thethe 19301936 AnnualAnnual MeetingMeeting thethe QuebecQuebec YachtYacht club was admitted to membership. from the N.A.Y.R.U, Numerous amendments to rulesrules werewere submittedsubmitted from the N.A.Y.R.U, not to Lake Ontario con- but itit waswas found that most of these did not apply to Lake Ontario conditions and they were not all adopted. Lake Y.R.A., The President reported thatthat Aralanta,AtaIanta, of the Lake MichiganMichigan Y.R.A., the Buffalo Canoe Club had won the Richardson cup,cup, SprySpry ofof the Buffalo Canoe Club represent-represent- recommended ing the L.Y.R.A. hadhad beenbeen third,third, andand ourour representativerepresentative recommended the of a 'one-wind' that wewe shouldshould no longerlonger adhereadhere toto the systemsystem of choosingchoosing a ’one-wind’ in one race where she got her boat. SprySpry had donedone veryvery badlybadly exceptexcept in one race where she got her weather conditions.conditions. and the Rochester The Buffalo CanoeCanoe Club, the Crescent Yacht Club, and the Rochester If held Crescent it would Yacht Club all applied for the 1931 regatta. If held by Crescent it would at Sodus On a ballot be at Henderson Harbour, andand ifif byby RochesterRochester at Sodus Bay.Bay. On a ballot the Freeman from Cobourg being taken Crescent waswas selected,selected, with the Freeman CupCup from Cobourg how the Main Ducks were to be passed toto Henderson;Henderson; thethe questionquestion ofof how the Main Ducks were to be passed was left to be decided by Council. the of cash which had There was a long discussion on the question of cash prizes, which had since the formation of the association. been aa regularregular featurefeature ofof regattasregattas since the formation of the association. no cash be in 1931 (see Appendix, It waswas finally decideddecided thatthat no cash prizesprizes be givengiven in 1931 (see Appendix, Finances and PrizePrize Money).Money). in 1931 and subse- President World was nominated forfor president in 1931 and subse- Mr. World quently Mr. T. K.K. WadeWade waswas alsoalso nominated,nominated, whereuponwhereupon Mr. World withdrew. Mr. BlakeBlake VanVan WinckleWinckle waswas electedelected Secretary.Secretary. called attention to the work of Major W. F. N.N. Windeyer,Windeyer, R.C.Y.C., called attention to the work of of ofice, his faithfulness, his the past president during hishis fivefive yearsyears of once, his faithfulness, his the service of the association and the wonderful many years of toil in the service of the association and the wonderful results he had obtained.obtained. to Mr. World and S100 was set It waswas votedvoted to makemake aa presentationpresentation to Mr. World and $100 was set his thanks. He was elected aside for thisthis purpose.purpose. Mr.Mr. WorldWorld expressedexpressed his thanks. He was elected honorary president. Mr. World cannot The editor who saw much of the work done by Mr. World cannot true as noted that he omit his own tribute.tribute. ItIt isis quitequite literallyliterally true as notedpreviously, previously, that he a to and Mr.Mr. VanVan WinckteWinckle hadhad fromfrom seventyseventy toto eightyeighty meetingsmeetings a year to of with deal with the business of the association. WithWith a high sense of duty, with and with a tremendous enthusiasm for the an excellentexcellent gift forfor detail, and with a tremendous enthusiasm for the efforts to its success. The L.Y.R.A., CommodoreCommodore WorldWorld gavegave his utmost efforts to its success. The Association owes him much. Two of President World’s pet projects werewere thethe trust fund, and a per- Two of President World's pet projects fund, permanent rendezvous at a site owned by the association. TheThe firstfirst ofof thesethese manent rendezvous at a site owned by the association.

' 4040 G ' ' 7 fell overside because of thethe depressiondepression ofof thethe ’thirties’.th1rt1es. However,However, the.the. idea of a permanent rendezvousrendezvous came up atat thethe annua!annual meetingmeeting ofof 1930,1930, and aa committeecommittee to consider this, and the generalgeneral policy andand financing of the associationassociation waswas setset up.up.

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A the spring meeting of 1931 the Kingston YachtYacht ClubClub objectedobjected toto thethe proposal of aa permanentpermanent rendezvous,rendezvous, pointing outout that anan L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. regatta everevery5’ fewfew yearsyears was of great value toto thethe smallersmaller clubs.clubs. ThisThis waswas referredreferred to thethe above-mentionedabove-mentioned committee, which hadhad not then finished itsits work. Other importantimportant matters atat thethe springspring meetingmeeting werewere thethe adoptionadoption ofof in the various classes a systemsystem of conescones andand spheresspheres forfor startingstarting signalssignals in the various classes which waswas usedused forfor many years; an invitationinvitation toto participate inin the regatta was extended toto District 1212 ofof thethe InternationalInternational StarStar ClassClass Y.R.A.; to decide ties, it was voted that "in the eventevent of a tietie onon pointspoints forfor thethe championshipchampionship between two or moremore yachtsyachts ofof thethe samesame class,class, thethe championship shall shallbe bedecided decidedby byawarding awardingpoints points..,_ . _ afterafter eliminatingeliminating fromfrom consideration thethe yachtsyachtsnot notinvolved involvedin inthe thetie." tie."(The (Theeditor editortakes takes some personal pridepride inin this item as he suggestedsuggested thisthis method whichwhich isis still used.)used.) The presidentpresident reported thatthat thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup hadhad beenbeen destroyeddestroyed byby fire, and consequentlyconsequently thethe meeting decided inin respect toto the FreemanFreeman Cup that "the"the clubclub toto whichwhich thethe winningwinning yacht belongs shallshall agreeagree byby acceptance or possession of the said cup to seesee to it thatthat thethe namename ofof thethe winning yacht,yacht, thethe clubclub toto which sheshe belongsbelongsand and thethe yearyear shallshall bebe en~en- graved oror suitably attachedattachedto to thethe trophy,trophy,and and thatthat itit be taken to the succeeding regattaregatta ofof thethe L.Y.R.A., therethere toto bebe competedcompeted forfor underunder thethe terms thereof. The said clubclub shallshall furtherfurther agreeagree toto acceptaccept fullfull respon-respon- sibility forfor thethe safe-keeping of of thethe saidsaid cup,cup, and shall further agree to furnish proper insurance against firefire andand thefttheft andand payablepayable toto thethe order of the trustees in the sumsum ofof $1,000,000,000orsuchotheramountasmaybe oror suchsuch otherother amountamount asas maymay bebe to with decided upon fromfrom timetime toto time byby thethe council to acceptaccept with anyany changechange in the intrinsic value of the cup. A replicareplica of thethe cupcup waswas atat onceonce orderedordered in England. It waswas ruled thatthat inin mixedmixed classclass racesraces wherewhere InternationalInternational RuleRule yachtsyachts

¯ 414] be rated are ratedrated underunder UniversalUniversal Rule,Rule, thesethese yachtsyachts shallshall be rated byby classes,classes, the in the class thethe ratingrating ofof an?,any classclass toto bebe thatthat ofof the yachtyacht in the class ratingrating hi highestmhest under thethe UniversalUniversal Rule.Rule. at the Lastly, the presidentpresident askedasked thethe delegatesdelegates presentpresent toto considerconsider at the individual for next annual meeting the idea ofof havinghaving individual memberships,memberships, for which a small fee would be charged.charged. followed suc- For thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup thethe largestlargest yachtsyachts startedstarted first,first, followed byby suc- was sailed in ceeding classes at tivefive minute intervals. The race itselfitself was sailed in per-per- R.C.Y.C. This fect schoonerschooner weatherweather andand waswas wonwon byby YoIandaYolanda of ofthethe R.C.Y.C. This the who were was a causecause ofof greatgreat satisfactionsatisfaction toto the cruisingcruising fraternityfraternity who were off the becoming aa little bored byby seeingseeing racing yachts carry off the cruisingcruising not been won a since prize year after year. It hadhad not been won byby a cruisingcruising yachtyacht since Hasu,eIl’sHaswell's victoryvictoryin in 1921,1921, andand waswasnot not againagainwon wonby bya acruiser cruiseruntil until 1939,1939, weather for when itit went toto White WingsWings ofof Toronto.Toronto. GoodGood weather prevailedprevailed for caused two days of the regattaregatta butbut onon thethe secondsecond dayday aa heavyheavy squallsquall caused manymany Most of the Stars iinished yachts to drop outout withwith minorminor disablements.disablements. Most of the Stars finished were Mr. Emilius in spite of the fairly heavy sea.sea. AmongAmong thethe largerlarger boatsboats were Mr. ~milius was that of Non- Jarvis’Jarvis' schoonerschoonerC/zimon. Chimon. AA notablenotable firsttirst appearanceappearance was that of Non- owned J. E. R.C.Y.C. chalant, aa convertedconverted N.Y.Y.C. "50""SO" owned byby Maj.Maj. J. E. Hahn,Hahn, R.C.Y.C. Y. C. was At the 19311931 annualannual meetingmeeting thethe membershipmembership of thethe QuebecQuebec Y. C. was National Y. C. sent to suspended butbut no reasonreason isis given.given. The National Y. C. sent delegatesdelegates to has not been the meeting. ThisThis clubclub hadhad resignedresigned inin 19261926 andand thethe editoreditor has not been their re-admission. it was able to find any minute regarding their re-admission. PresumablyPresumably it was at thisthis meeting.meeting. of the R.C.Y.C. for to It waswas votedvoted toto grantgrant thethe requestrequest of the R.C.Y.C. for permissionpermission to submit the appeal of Stranger fromfrom thethe decisiondecision ofof thethe clubclub protestprotest com-com- and Italia. mittee in the case ofof thethe protestprotest ofofNutmeg Nutmeg IIIIII againstagainst StrangerStranger and Italia. submitted to the N.A.Y.R.U. This waswas thethe firstfirst appea!appeal whichwhich hadhad beenbeen submitted to the N.A.Y.R.U. The decisiondecision of the clubclub protestprotest committeecommittee waswas sustained, and thethe casecase the R.C.Y.C. on became a classicclassic one.one. TheThe N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. complimentedcomplimented the R.C.Y.C. on thethe mannermanner inin whichwhich thethe evidenceevidence waswas presented.presented. The questionquestion of thethe LakeLake OntarioOntario representativerepresentative for thethe RichardsonRichardson winner of the Cup waswas finallyfinally settled byby deciding that that thethe winner of the Lipton Cup should be the firsttirst selection. Both Oshawa and Cobourg extended invitations forfor thethe 1932 regatta, both offerin~offering contributionscontributionsfor for prizeprize money.money.The TheCobourg Cobourginvitation invitationwas was accepted, with the Freeman Cup race toto followfollow the regatta,regatta, andand toto bebe sailed from Cobourg toto Rochester around the Main Ducks. This made it race the the longestlongest coursecourse sincesince thethe HamiltonHamilton toto KingstonKingston raceof of 1921.1921. (At(At the i! 4242 ' ,_.._.._..i.

subsequent spring meeting itit was decided to sail the Freeman Cup racerace before the regattaregatta asas inin thethe pastpast andand thethe aboveabove coursecourse waswas reversed.)reversed.) An attempt toto raterate mixedmixed classesclasses onon performanceperformance waswas againagain authorizedauthorized but was found to be impracticable, and was never carried out. The presi-president announcedannounced that asas thethe suspensionsuspension ofof cashcash prizesprizes had beenbeen forfor onlyonly one year, cash prizes were automatically authorizedauthorized forfor 1932. Cobourg had offered 31500,$1500, for thisthis purpose. i Individual memberships forfor aa feefee ofof $2.00.00$2.00 werewere instituted.instituted. Mr. E.E. AustinAustin BarnesBarnes ofof thethe CrescentCrescent Y.C.Y.C. waswas electedelected president,president, Mr. T.T. A.A. E.E. WorldWorld waswas re-electedre-elected honoraryhonorary president,president, andand Mr.Mr. VanVan Winckle, secretary and Mr. FrankFrank MooreMoore assistantassistant secretary.secretary. The questionquestion of the possibility of yachts fromfrom thethe BuifaloBuffalo CanoeCanoe ClubClub representing bothboth LakeLake OntarioOntario andand Lake Erie in thethe RichardsonRichardson Cup series againa~ain~came cameup, up,and andthe theinquirer inquirerwas wasinformed informedthat that thethe jurisdictionjurisdiction of the L.Y.R.A. extended to clubs only, and not to individuals. Reversing the decision onon cup insurance of a yearyear previouslypreviously it was noted that the associationassociation should insure all cups, assessingassessingthe theclub clubhold- hold- inging them pro rata.

1932 ili ili ! i!i At thethe springspring councilcouncil meeting the president reported that therethere werewere 100 individual members,members,and andthat that theythey wouldwould receivereceivecopies copiesof ofthe the N.A.Y.R.U. sailingsailing rulesrules andand L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. amendmentsamendments thereto,thereto, regattaregatta programs and bulletins of matters of interest. He also informed thethe meet-meeting that aa CanadianCanadian YachtingYachting AssociationAssociation had beenbeen formed.formed. TheThe QueenQueen City Y.C. had presentedpresented the L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. withwith oneone ofof itsits cups,cups, toto bebe racedraced for in the Veteran 20’20' class, and to be known as thethe FredericFrederic Nichols Cup.Cup. A meeting was held with the committeecommittee representingrepresenting thethe towntown ofof CobourgCobourg at whichwhich it was reported that thethe towntown wouldwould not bebe ableable toto givegive moremore than $750,5750, whereuponwhereupon thethe secretary pointedpointedout out thatthat thisthis would notnot allow cashcash prizesprizes toto be given. The matter was left in the hands of thethe finance'finance committeecommittee withwith thethe provisoproviso thatthat every effort should bebe made to provide a suitable trophy for the champion in each division.division. The vexed question of the eligibility ofof TheThe BuffaloBuffalo CanoeCanoe ClubClub yachtsyachts toto enterenter thethe eliminationelimination series on both Lake Ontario andand LakeLake ErieErie waswas again raised, and referred to the annualannual meeting.meeting.

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was memorable for its length The racerace fromfrom RochesterRochester toto CobourgCobourg was memorable for its length mid as a run the both in miles and in hours.hours. StartingStarting aboutabout mid dayday as a spinnakerspinnaker run the the wound as a beat except for larger first leg to thethe MainMain DucksDucks wound up as a beat except for the larger before the wind shifted. Thence yachts which reached the turning point before the wind shifted. Thence as far as Point Petre, when the breeze most of the fleetfleet carried aa fairfair windwind as far as Point Petre, when the breeze for several hours. Another easterly died, leaving anan exasperating "slop""slop" for several hours. Another easterly died, of the until about two o'clock on the afternoon sprang up and lasted until about two o’clock on the afternoon of the did not finish until the second day,day, whenwhen itit died. Many ofof the yachts did not finish until the morning of thethe third day. welcome the sailors. A Yachts- The TownTown ofof CobourgCobourg wentwent allall outout toto welcome the sailors. A Yachts- Band the men’smen's parade was held with CobourgCobourg Highland Band supplying the parade Commo- car lead the driven by marching music. B.B. A. Mallon'sMallon’s car lead the parade, driven by Commo- sailors in and on the car, it was dore Arthur HarrisonHarrison ofof Olcott.Olcott. With 20 sailors in and on the car, it was Crews at Stover's Res- virtually impossible forfor himhim toto see. The Crews gathered at Stover’s Res- out boxes of and thus taurant for dinner.dinner. TheThe ProprietorProprietor passedpassed out boxes of cigarscigars and thus assured of the business while the regatta lasted.lasted. with on the docks. On the final day, In thethe eveningsevenings thethe band played on the docks. On the final day, with stand was used for of thethe absenceabsence of a ClubClub house,house, thethe bandband stand was used for presentationpresentation of Band". To add to the noise prizes to continuous tunestunes ofof "MacNamara's"MacNamara’s Band". To add to the noise the IolantheIolanthe had their ownown band. excellent was Good breezes marked thethe regattaregatta andand excellent sailingsailing was enjoyed.enjoyed. emblematic of the Shadow ofof RochesterRochester wonwon thethe LiptonLipton Cup,Cup, emblematic of the champion-champion- became the Lake Ontario ship of the ROR0 class,class, andand thusthus automaticallyautomatically became the Lake Ontario to be sailed later in the representative inin thethe Richardson CupCup contest to be sailed later in the owners of Shadow their willing- season onon LakeLake St.St. Clair.Clair. TheThe owners of Shadow sig~aifiedsignitied their willing- the to the races. The races were ness to bear thethe expenseexpense ofof sendingsending the yachtyacht to the races. The races were Lake Michigan. sailed inin September andand wonwon byby GossoonGossoon representingrepresenting Lake Michigan. with President The 19321932 annualannual meetingmeeting waswas heldheld atat Watertown,Watertown, with President Club in the chair. E. AustinAustin BarnesBarnes ofof thethe CrescentCrescent YachtYacht Club in the chair. and the Fair Haven The resignationresignation of the QuebecQuebec Y.Y. C.C. waswas accepted,accepted, and the Fair Haven that another Y.R.U. cup Yach Club was admitted.admitted. It waswas announcedannounced that another Y.R.U. cup Commodore Barthel of the (for 8-metre8-metre yachts) hadhad beenbeen donateddonated byby Commodore Barthel of the was voted to Commo- Detroit Yacht Club;Club; HonoraryHonorary LifeLite MembershipMembership was voted to Commo- founders of the L.Y.R.A. dore John T.T. MottMott ofof Oswego,Oswego, oneone ofof thethe founders of the L.Y.R.A. Freeman would start at Cobourg, It waswas decideddecided that thethe 19331933 Freeman CupCup would start at Cobourg, and thence to Fair Haven, the thencethence around a markmark offoff Charlotte,Charlotte, and thence to Fair Haven, the four in- smaller classesclasses startingstartingfirst; first;it it waswas decideddecidedto to trytry four days'days’ racingracing in- Rendezvous Committee stead ofof threethree atat thethe regatta.regatta. TheThe Rendezvous Committee reportedreported and Mr. T. K. Wade were added to it. progress, and thethe secretarysecretary and Mr. T. K. Wade were added to it. it was voted that the asso- A hardyhardy annualannual problemproblem waswas settledsettled whenwhen it was voted that the asso-

¯' i 4444 ciation should pay the premiumspremiums on insuranceinsurance for al!all association cups.cups. ! The honorary president, presidentpresident andand secretarysecretary werewere re-elected.re-elected. Fol- lowing thethe meeting therethere was a dinner,dinner, afterafter whichwhich Mr. CartCarl WeagantWeagant gave the story of his cruise from Ithaca, N.Y.,N.Y., toto Ithaca,Ithaca, Greece,Greece, inin hishis yacht Carlsark.

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Events at the springspring meeting ofof 1933 were the invitation toto thethe Star class ofof thethe 12th district to participate in the regatta. The tiresometiresome question of entries and measurementmeasurement certificates notnot beingbeing tiledfiled onon timetime waswas again the subject of an appeal to thethe clubs.clubs. The outstanding item however was the presentation of the long-awaited reportreport onon PermanentPermanent Rendezvous, Policy and Financing. ThisThis isis referredreferred to inin the’Appendix.the'Appendix. The editor has alwaysalways regarded thisthis asas one of the most valuable committee reportsreports everever presentedpresented toto the association, and thinksthinks that a studystudy ofof itit willwill benefit any future committees dealing dealingwith with these subjects. The Kingstoin YachtYacht Club gavegave noticenotice thatthat atat thethe next annualannual meeting itit would move that:that: "All yachts competing inin thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup racerace shallshall between sunset and sunrise carry on deckdeck readyready forfor useuse anan illuminatingilluminating li~,ht-buoy.light-buoy." CouncilCounci!gave gavenotice noticeof ofmotion motionto tostrike strikeout outarticle article"3" "3" (membership) inin thethe constitution and andto to substitutesubstitutetherefors- therefor:-- "any"any yacht club in good standingstanding onon thethe Great Lakes or tributary waters whose application is approvedapproved byby thethe councilcouncil isis eligibleeligiblefor formembership." membership." The Freeman CupCup racerace startedstarted inin thethe eveningevening withwith 4242 yachtsyachts com-competing under good conditions giving givingthe thesailors sailorsa awonderful wonderfulmoonlight moonlight sail from Cobourg to the Charlotte mark althoughalthough with a fallingfalling breeze. From there on itit waswas aa hardhard beatbeat againstagainst aa strongstrong easterly.easterly. TheThe cupcup waswas won byby KatheaKathea II.II. MostMost ofof thethe smallsmall boatsboats diddid notnot finishfinish until latelate ininthe the evening ofof the second day, thus having the disadvantagedisadvantage ofof sailing inin falling breezesbreezes twotwo days in succession.succession. In atat leastleast oneone classclass thethe crewscrews were so tired that they agreed not to taketake partpart inin thethe firstfirst day’sday's racingracing which was to begin the followin~following morning.morning. AsAs aa matter of poetic justice it may bebe notednoted thatthat oneone ofof thosethose concernedconcerned waswas thethe editor,editor, whowho hadhad seconded the motion for four daysdays racing.racing. The hospitality ofof the host club was excellent, FairFair HavenHaven mademade aa

¯' 4545 i who took in that secure and convenient harbour, and many who took part in that regattaregatta the club regret that itit hashas nevernever beenbeen heldheld therethere again.again. UnfortunatelyUnfortunately the club went out ofof existenceexistence shortlyshortly after.after. of the For thethe 19331933 annualannual meetingmeeting Pt. Abino,Abino, thethe headquartersheadquarters of the to an Buffalo CanoeCanoe Club was chosen, one of thethe reasonsreasons beingbeing to Nvegive an whether Pt. Abino was opportunity to inspect the anchorageanchorage andand decidedecide whether Pt. Abino was as the Buifalo Canoe Club had several a suitablesuitable placeplace for aa regatta,regatta, as the Buffalo Canoe Club had several one to be held in times unotliciallyunofficiallysignified signifiedtheir theirintention intentionof ofasking askingfor for one to be held in their waters.waters. of the Rendezvous The actionaction ofof councilcouncil in implementingimplementing thethe reportreport of the Rendezvous the actual Committee so far asas financingiinancing waswas concernedconcerned waswas approved;approved; the actual left until the iiinancial situation question of a permanent rendezvous waswas left until the financial situation became and indeed it is was more definite. ActuallyActually itit nevernever became possible,possible, and indeed it is the most of unlikely thatthat it would havehave metmet withwith thethe approval ofof the clubs,clubs, most of the L.Y.R.A. whom were very desirous of holding the L.Y.R.A. regattaregatta occasionally.occasionally. Council’sCouncil's motionmotionextending extendingthe theboundaries boundariesof ofeligibility eligibilityfor formembership membership was carried.carried. at The motionmotion of thethe KingstonKingston Yacht Club requiring yachts racingracing at was lost. However, a note was to night to carry self-illuminatingself-illuminating buoys buoys was lost. However, a note was to such be inserted in the program recommendingrecommending yachts to carry such buoys.buoys, A welcome addition to the membership was that of thethe YoungstownYoungstown the Yacht Club.Club, Since thenthen thethe contribution ofof thisthis clubclub toto thethe work ofof the association, and its success in regattas has beenbeen marked.marked. with Freeman at Toronto waswas chosen for thethe 19341934 regattaregatta with thethe Freeman startingstarting at to Toronto. Rochester, rounding aa buoy oft'off Cobourg,Cobourg, andand thencethence goinggoing to Toronto. A motionmotion toto havehave thethe coursecourse Rochester-Cobourg-Youngstown-TorontoRochester-Cobourg-Youngstown-Toronto The date set for the was lost, the distancedistance being considered tootoo great. The date set for the the National Exhibition, regatta co-incided withwith thethe dates of the Canadian National Exhibition, was decided that a of rest which offered toto sponsor the regatta.regatta. ItIt was decided that a dayday of rest was needed afterafter thethe longlong distancedistance race.race. The president reported with regret the deathdeath ofof Mr.Mr. HallamHallam Learned,Learned, officer to the who for many years had beenbeen recordingrecording officer to the regattaregatta committee;committee; Learned. a letter ofof sympathysympathy waswas sentsent toto Mrs.Mrs. Learned. The retiring president (Mr. E.E. AustinAustin Barnes)Barnes) waswas electedelected honoraryhonorary president, L. F. Grant,Grant, KingstonKingston Y. C.,C., waswas electedelected president, Blake Van Commodore Winckle secretary and FrankFrank A.A. MooreMoore assistantassistant secretary.secretary. Commodore World, the retiringretiring honorary president, was unanimouslyunanimouslyelected electeda alife life member ofof the associationassociation inin recognitionof of hishis longlong and valuable services. certificates on a It waswas votedvoted thatthat allall yachtsyachts shouldshould filetile measurementmeasurement certificates on a

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new form at least one month previous to the date of the regatta,regatta, andand thethe secretary was instructed to supplysupply allall clubsclubs withwith thethe necessarynecessary blanks.blanks. On reportreport ofof thethe MeasurementMeasurement CommitteeCommittee itit waswas unanimouslyunanimously voted toto abolish any attempt toto handicaphandicap byby performance.performance.

l93-41934 i At the spring meeting the Olcott Y. C. appliedapplied for admission,admission, and was accepted subject toto confirmation byby thethe annual meeting. TheThe budget ofof assessments asas inin accordance with the reportreport ofof thethe RendezvousRendezvous andand Financing CommitteeCommitteeof of thethe previous year,year, isis here reproduced as anan indicationindication of how thethe figuresfigures workedworkedout. out. TheThe amountsamountsinclude includethe theuni- uni- formform fee ofof $25.00,$25.00,5.00, toto whichwhich waswas addedadded anan assessmentassessment basedbased onon thethe number and sizesize of yachts in eacheach club:club:

Royal Canadian Y.Y.C.C. 325 Rochester Y.Y.C.C. 250 Royal HamiltonHamilton Y.Y.C.C. 4545 Kingston Y.Y.C.C. 4545 Oswego Y.Y.C.C. 5050 Crescent Y.C.Y. C. 7575 Buff!loBuffalo C.C.C.C. 9090 National Y.Y.C.C. 5050 Queen City Y.Y.C.C. 5050 Olcott Y.C.Y. C. 4040 Youngstown Y.Y.C.C. 2525

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The representativesrepresentatives of thethe NationalNational Y.Y. C.C. addressedaddressed thethe meetingmeeting com-complaining of the assessment, and submitting theirtheir resignation, whichwhichwas was referred to thethe nextnext annualannual meeting.meeting. TheThe OswegoOswego Y.Y. C.C. alsoalso wrotewrote regarding assessments.assessments. It waswas reportedreported thatthat thethe CanadianCanadian NationalNational ExhibitionExhibition would makemake cash prizes, and thisthis offeroffer waswas accepted.accepted. ThereThere waswas nono objectionobjection raisedraised to cash prizes on the grounds of professionalism, asas had been the case at the 19301930 annual meeting, andand thethe presidentpresident statedstated thatthat atat thethe 1933 meet-

' 4747 was that should be accepted ing the concensus of opinion was that prizeprize moneymoney should be accepted that cash when available. WeWe maymay thus conclude byby implication that cash prizesprizes if the L.Y.R.A. has to collect the are notnot consistentconsistent with corinthianism if the L.Y.R.A. has to collect the however, if the money is supplied from necessary money from the clubs; however, if the money is supplied from National Exhibition, or the some other source such as thethe CanadianCanadian National Exhibition, or the town of Cobourg, thethe tainttaint is removed. feels that this solu- The editor, who took part in all these discussions, feels that this solu- ethics was a of wisdom. tiontion ofof aa difficultdillicult problem in sportsport ethics was a masterpiecemasterpiece of wisdom. the matter is now of only Solomon could couldhave havedone doneno no better.better. Alas,Alas, the matter is now of only academic interest. start four of the smaller For thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup racerace itit waswas decideddecided toto start four of the smaller hours before the R's and upwards. classes together as oneone groupgroup severalseveral hours before the R’s and upwards. allow~ meant to them half their time In aa veryvery roughrough wayway thisthis waswas meant to givegive them half their time allow- two the and also to obviate giving them ance at thethe beginningbeginning of the race, and also to obviate giving them two the faster boats had only one. evenings withwith fallingfalling breezes,breezes, whereaswhereas the faster boats had only one. that, after the first Also the small boat skippers had been complaining that, after the first sail to be seen, and they hour of the Freeman therethere waswas hardly anotheranother sail to be seen, and they felt out ofof thethe race.race. but the The 19341934 eventevent startedstarted fromfrom RochesterRochester as aa spinnakerspinnaker run,run, but the on the wind hauledhauled to the west, soso thatthat the boats could just lay Cobourg on the both more than most of the fleet wanted, port tack.tack. WindWind andand seasea werewere both more than most of the fleet wanted, An extract from the edi~ and during thethe night conditionsconditionswere werestill stillbad. bad. An extract from the edi- I have ever sailed." Even tor'stor’s loglog reads,reads, "This"This has beenbeen thethe hardest race I have ever sailed." Even Yolanda took solid water on board! largeboats boatslike likeNonchalant Nonchalant and Yolanda took solid water on board! for the second time in three The racerace waswas wonwon byby thethe 8-metre8-metre CayugaCayuga for the second time in three with the held at R.C.Y.C. The years. The finishlinish was at Toronto, with the RegattaRegatta held at R.C.Y.C. The first seemed to be satisfactory, at least system ofof starting the small boats first seemed to be satisfactory, at least from the point ofof viewview of their crews.crews. of 1933 had voted that meas- It waswas recalledrecalled that thethe annualannual meetingmeeting of 1933 had voted that meas- not later than 25th, for urement forms and entries must be recieved not later than JulyJuly 25th, for yachts to be eligibleeligible to compete.compete. file their certificates In spite of this, thethe Rochester YachtYacht ClubClub diddid notnot file their certificates the Freeman while until August 27th, two days after thethe startstart ofof the Freeman Cup,Cup, while either its measurement thethe Royal Canadian Yacht Club had notnot suppliedsupplied either its measurement This made it to certificatesor or listlist ofof entries byby that date. This made it impossibleimpossible to deal of declare winners of the FreemanFreeman CupCup race,race, andand causedcaused a agreatgreat deal of of council to unfair criticism of the Race Committee.Committee. A special meeting of council to at which consider the matter waswas calledcalled for thethe eveningevening of AugustAugust 27th,27th, at which heated. On one side it was ar- the discussiondiscussion was lengthy andand at timestimes heated. On one side it was ar- to and that to allow boats gued that rules once made should be adheredadhered to and that to allow boats

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to which were not entitled to so was to i i to competecompete which were not entitled to dodo so was unfairunfair to thosethose skippersskippers who had compliedcomplied with the requirements. ItIt was also pointed out that ifif aa yachtyacht fromfrom eithereither thethe RochesterRochester oror RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian YachtYacht ClubsClubs should winwin aa trophytrophy andand should bebe protested byby thethe ownerowner ofof aa properlyproperly entered yacht the committee could notnot do anything butbut sustain thethe pro-protest. OnOn thethe otherother side,side, itit waswas urgedurged thatthat thethe offendingoffending clubsclubs had thethe biggest ileetsfleets onon thethe lake,lake, andand that without their yachts the regatta would not be aa success;success; furtherfurther thatthat thethe suffererssufferers wouldwould bebe thethe individua!individual yachtyacht owners, while thethe blame reallyreally laylay withwith thethe officialsofficialsof ofthe thetwo twoclubs, clubs,and and that thethe fleetfleet had assembledassembled to racerace andand notnot toto settlesettle legallegal points.points. The position waswas aa most difficultdifiicult oneone forfor thethe council,council, andand thethe onlyonly bright spot was that the members did not divide on club lines. AA representative ofof the Royal Canadian urged council toto stick to the rules,rules, while several councillorscouncillorsfrom fromother otherclubs clubssaid saidthat that somesomeway wayout outmust must be found. It was finallyiinally decided that the RochesterRochester fleetlleet be declareddeclared eligibleeligible and that the Royal Canadian yachts be allowed untiluntil thethe morningmorning ofof AugustAugust 28th to filefile entries and until 6 p.m.p.m. onon AugustAugust 31st toto filefile certificatescertificates and entries to i and entries and that theirtheir yachtsyachts be permittedpermitted to sailsail inin thethe meantimemeantime at their 1933 ratings, and toto be eligible forfor prizes,prizes,provided providedthe thenew newratings ratings did not exceed the old ones. The Race CommitteeCommittee was authorized to postpost the resultsresults of thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup Race,Race, andand fortunatelyfortunately nono protestsprotests werewere received. So ended what might have been aa mostmost disastrousdisastrous incident.incident. Four daysdays ofof goodgood racingracing werewere held althoughalthough on the secondsecond day the wind was soso light thatthat most of the racesraces were called at the endend ofof thethe first round,round, whenwhen aboutabout three-quartersthree-quarters of thethe fleettleet reachedreached thatthat pointpoint together.together. Fouls were numerous, but absolutelyabsolutely unavoidable, becausebecause ofof the absence of wind. No protests werewere lodged.lodged. IndeedIndeed itit wouldwould havehave beenbeen beyond the power of anyany committeecommittee to judgejudge protestsprotests fairly.fairly. Throughout the regatta the hospitalityhospitality of the R.C.Y.C. as hosthost clubclub was unbounded. As this was the Centennial Year of thethe CityCity of Toronto, andand thethe semi-semi- Centennial Year of the L.Y.R.A., thethe ExhibitionExhibition presentedpresented medalsmedals bear- inging the insigniainsignia of thethe city and of the associationassociation toto the winners of class championships andand also to members of fifty yearsyears standingstanding inin L.Y.R.AL.Y.R.A clubs, and toto thethe regattaregatta officials.otiicials. TheseThese medalsmedals as wellwell asas thethe prizeprize money were granted through the goodgood officesofhces of CommodoreCommodore G. H. Gooderham of the R.C.Y.C. Elimination racesraces forfor the RichardsonRichardson and BarthelBarthel seriesseries hadhad beenbeen sponsored by Rochester, and KatheaKathea IIII ofof CrescentCrescent andand QuestQuest ofof thethe

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Kathea II R.C.Y.C. hadhad beenbeen selectedselected asas LakeLake OntarioOntario representatives.representatives. Kathea II i I no evidence that the Barthel trophy was successful.successfu!. TheThe editoreditor can find no evidence that the Barthel trophy sent no com- was noticeable that Lake Michigan was competed for. It was noticeable that Lake Michigan sent no com- for the committee petitor in the RichardsonRichardson Cup, andand nono representativerepresentative for the committee races had to be handled by Dr. arrived fromfrom LakeLake Erie,Erie, so that the races had to be handled by Dr. committee. Frank MillsMills of R.C.Y.C. asas aa one-manone-man committee. i were t At thethe 50th50th annualannual meetingmeeting inin KingstonKingston resig~nationsresignations were acceptedaccepted Clubs. It was also from the Fair HavenHaven andand NationalNational YachtYacht Clubs. It was also reportedreported fees for several The that thethe BayBay ofof QuinteQuinte Y.Y. C.C. hadhad nono paidpaid itsits fees for several years.years. The is at the annual meet- last referencereference to attendanceattendance byby itsits representativesrepresentatives is at the annual meet- at was invited to hold its regatta inging of 1924,1924, whenwhen thethe associationassociation was invited to hold its regatta at Belleville, anan invitation which was accepted. and there was no course The clubclub hadhad inin factfact gonegone outout ofof existenceexistence and there was no course was to it from membership. This open to thethe associationassociation except to dropdrop it from membership. This was was one of the four originals of greatly regretted as the Bay of QuinteQuinte was one of the four originals of Canadian clubs that had the L.Y.R.A., and waswas alsoalso oneone ofof thethe twotwo Canadian clubs that had since been revived. competed for the America’sAmerica's Cup. TheThe clubclub hashas since been revived. from Sodus and Invitations for the 1935l935 regattaregatta werewere receivedreceived from Sodus Bay and Freeman course was set from Kingston. The latter waswas chosenchosen andand thethe Freeman course was set from thence the False Ducks to Sodus Bay to aa markmark offoff Charlotte,Charlotte, thence leavingleaving the False Ducks to the of Quinte, hnishing off the port, throughthrough the Upper GapGap intointo the BayBay of Quinte, finishing off the weather had been so cold Kingston Y.Y. C. dock. At thethe 19341934 regattaregatta thethe weather had been so cold "whether it would not be possible to that one skipper asked thethe president "whether it would not be possible to of the winter." Accordingly hold future regattas in the summersummer insteadinstead of the winter." Accordingly In of his the 19351935 datedate waswas setset forfor thethe latterlatter partpart ofof July.July. In recognitionrecognition of his G. H. Gooderham, R.C.Y.C., great services to yachting,yachting, Commodore G. H. Gooderham, R.C Y.C., life member of council. was unanimously electedelected anan honoraryhonorary life member of council. and Deaths sincesince the lastlast meetingmeeting includedincluded G.G. E.E. Macrae,Macrae, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., and the of Quinte Y. C. Judge Wills, thethe lastlast remainingremaininglink linkwith with theBay Bay of Quinte Y. C. certificates incorrect, New rigrig allowancesallowances mademade manymany measurementmeasurement certificates incorrect, and new onesones werewere ordered.ordered. the dinner J. E. Al!All the officerswere werere-elected. re-elected.Following Following the dinnerMajor Major J. E .... illustrated talk on the Arnerica's Hahn, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., gavegave anan interestinginteresting illustrated talk on the America’s Cup SeriesSeries betweenbetween EnterpriseEnterprise andand Endeavour.Endeavour.

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1935

The number of individual members reported at the spring meeting waswas only 45, althought thethe fee had been reduced fromfrom $2.00.00$2.00 toto .00..00.The$1.00. TheThe executive authorizedauthorizedthe theprinting printingof of aa yearyear book,book, containingcontainingthe theconsti- consti- tution, amendments toto N.A.Y.R.U. measurement and racing rules, and a list of individual members.members. It waswas decided to ask thethe KingstonKingston Y. C.C. toto collectcollect aa registrationregistration feefee ofof $1.00.00.00perboat,andtoturnitovertotheL.Y.R.A. per boat, and to turn itit overover toto thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. There were now five cups held by thethe association,association, namely the Free- man, the Mabbett, for the firsthrst R-class boat in the Freeman, the Lipton for the winning R-classR-class boatboat inin the regatta, the GooderhamGooderharn for the winning 8-metre inin the regatta and the Nicholls forfor thethe 20 foot handicap class in the regatta.regatta. AsAs cashcash prizesprizes werewere apparentlyapparently aa thingthing ofof thethe pastpast the president urged clubs to donatedonate toto thethe associationassociation cupscups whichwhich werewere no longer being racedraced forfor inin the clubs. The Freeman waswas sailedsailed inin practicallypractically perfect weather, and withoutwithout incident except thatthat twotwo yachtsyachts wentwent agroundaground onon FalseFalse DucksDucks Bank.Bank. They gotgot offoff withoutwithout assistanceassistance however.however. Four daysdays racingracing waswas againagain provided for, the firsthrst day being marked by a heavy thunder-squall nearnear the end.end. AnAn unusualunusual featurefeature ofof thethe regattaregatta waswas thatthat therethere werewere tiesties inin three classes, whichwhichwere weresailed sailedoff offon onthe thelast lastday. day.Conewago, Conewago, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., won both the Freeman andand GooderhamGooderham Cups.Cups. For severalseveral yearsyears thethe U.S.U.S. CoastCoast GuardGuard cutterscutters hadhad patrolledpatrolled thethe course during the Freeman, and at the 19351935 annualannual meetingmeeting at Pt. Abina, appreciation of this waswas voiced.voiced. 5 The president reported that attendanceattendance hadhad beenbeen lessless than usualusual bothboth l president reported i in thethe long-distancelong-distance race and atat thethe regatta.regatta. AA factorfactor inin thisthis waswas thethe de-decline in numbers of the R-class, especially inin BB division.division.Universal UniversalRule Rule boats as aa lotlot werewere disappearing,disappearing, asas veryvery fewfew newnew onesones werewere beingbeing built,built, ones were sold off the lake. !!!i and the oldold ones were beingbeing sold off the lake. The questionquestion of Buffalo C. C.’sC.'s participation inin the L.Y.R.A. and Lake Erie AssociationAssociation refused to die.die. AA committeecommittee hadhad beenbeen appointedappointed to finallyfinally settle thethe matter ifif possible,possible, and the followingfollowing resolutionresolutionwas was carried: °’That"That the L.Y.R.A. shallshall not selectselect asas itsits representativerepresentative in anyany cup contestcontest ofof thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. anyany yachtyacht whosewhose ownerowner oror ownersowners areare mem-members ofof aa clubclub withwith thethe samesame homehome waterswaters asas thatthat ofof thethe ownerowner oror ownersowners of anotheranother yachtyacht inin suchsuch contest."contest." However.However, thethe wholewhole mattermatter waswas laidlaid

¯ 5!5] l on the doorstep of the Y.R.U. which made thethe followingfollowingaddition additionto tothe the deed of gift: "That"That nono yachtsyachts whosewhose ownersowners areare membersmembers of thethe samesame club and whose home waters areare the same shall bebe eligibleeli~ble to compete for this trophy in any one year; AND FURTHER,FURTHER, thatthat any one yachtyacht which participates, or which has participated in any association elimination trialstrials or series forfor selection asas entrantentrant forfor thisthis trophytrophy will notnot bebe per-per- mitted to enterenter thethe competitoncompetiton asas representativerepresentative ofof anyany otherother associationassociation in anyany oneone year."year." ReadersReaders willwill be relievedrelieved to hear thatthat thisthis isis positivelypositively the last word onon thisthis subject-atsubject--at least upup toto thethe presentpresent (1956).(1956). Parachute spinnakers were beginning toto appear, and ourour delegatedelegate toto the N.A.Y.R.U. waswas instructedinstructedto to votevote inin favourfavourof oflimiting limitingtheir theirsize. size. The questionquestion of size of anchors andand cable toto bebe carriedcarried waswas referredreferred backback to thethe racingracing rulesrules commitee.cornmitee. The motionmotion submitted byby Kingston inin 1933 (and defeated) requiringrequiring a self-illuminatingself~illuminating life-buoy life-buoyto tobe becarried carried at night in all cruising races was re-introducedre-introduced andand carried;carried; alsoalso carriedcarried was a motion providing forfor a tire-extinguisherfire-extinguisheron oneach eachyacht. yacht. Entrance fees, having beenbeen triedtried atat thethe 1935 regattaregatta werewere approvedapprovedin in principle, andand thethe amountamount raisedraised toto $2.00$2.00 perper yacht.yacht. TheThe meetingmeetingde- de- cided to give ilagsflags inin eacheach classclass forfor first,first, secondsecondand andthird third forfor thethe Free-Free- man, and for each day’sday's racingracing inin thethe regatta,regatta, aa championstipchampionstip flagflagto tothe the winner ofof thethe FreemanFreeman and to the winner of each division inin thethe regatta.regatta. It waswas alsoalso voted to revertrevert toto threethree daysdays ofof racingracing insteadinstead of four. An appropriation of $50$50 towardstowards thethe expensesexpenses ofof anyany yachtyacht representingrepresenting the L.Y.R.A. in the Richardson series waswas authorized.authorized. The invitation ofof thethe YoungstownYoungstownY. Y.C. C.for forthe the 19361936 regattaregattawas was accepted, with the Freeman startingstarting atat Rochester,Rochester, thencethence toto CobourgCobourg and thenthen toto Youngstown.Youngstown. L. F.F. Grant,Grant, retiringretiring president,president, waswas electedelected honoraryhonorary president,president, W. F. N.N. Windeyer,Windeyer, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C.,president, president,and andBlake BlakeVan VanWinckle- Winckle-- secretary.

1936

The springspring meeting decided toto require a declaration from each yacht as to her cruising equipment.equipment. TheThe presidentpresident reportedreported the death of John T. Mott ofof Oswego,Oswego, one ofof thethe founders,founders, andand proposedproposed thatthat a asuitablesuitable trophytrophy bearing his name be procured forfor annualannual competition.

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Advertising in the regatta program waswas authorized. It waswas decideddecided to invite powerpower yachtsyachts toto attend the regatta,regatta, and ifif possiblepossible to arrangearrange events for them.them. As had beenbeen thethe customcustom forfor thethe lastlast twotwo years,years, thethe smallersmaller yachtsyachts were started in one groupgroup severalseveral hours before the largerlarger onesones in thethe Freeman. Fast time waswas mademade acrossacross thethe lakelake toto Cobourg,Cobourg, andand thethe Editor’sEditor's craft actually reachedreached the turning point before the buoy was set! The legleg fromfrom CobourgCobourg toto Youngstown,Youngstown, however,however, was a slowslow one.one. Norseman, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., waswas thethe winner.winner. The racesraces gavegave aa goodgood varietyvariety ofof conditions,conditions, the firstfirst andand lastlast daysdays giving lightlight toto moderatemoderate breezes,breezes, whilewhilea a strongstrong windwindprevailed prevailedon onthe the second day. On thethe firsthrst afternoonafternoon aa memorialmemorial serviceservice was heldheld inin St. Mark’sMarl<'s ChurchChurch atat Niagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-Lake forfor sevenseven yachtsmenyachtsmen fromfrom thethe yacht F Foam,oam, who hadhad beenbeen drowneddrowned inin 18741874 andand whosewhose gravesgraves areare in thethe churchyard.churchyard. Nearly allall thethe sailorssailors atat thethe regattaregatta attended.attended. For thethe firstfirst time,time, snipes,snipes, dinghies andand knockaboutsknockabouts (of(of the B.C.C.) took part inin thethe regatta.regatta. At aa councilcouncil meetingmeeting held during the regatta, the president reportedreported that Mr. G.G. HerrickHerrick DugganDuggan ofof Montreal,Montreal, one ofof thethe foundersfounders of thethe L.Y.R.A., had offeredoffered to donatedonate aa $1,000,000,000bondtotheassociation. bondbond toto thethe association.association. The prize-givingprize-giving followingfollowingthe the1936 1936regatta regattawas wasa amost mostdignified dignifiedone, one, partly due to the personality of the president, Major W. F.F. N. Windeyer, and partly toto thethe excellentexcellent arrangementsarrangements made byby thethe hosthost club.club. SeatedSeated on aa platformplatform werewere thethe president,president, vice-president,vice-president, secretarysecretary and Mr.Mr. Charles Freeman. In frontfront ofof themthem waswas aa tabletable onon whichwhich werewere thethe cupscups and flags. On the mainmain floorfloor chairschairs were provided for the sailors,sailors, who came dressed as forfor aa semi-formalsemi-formal occasion.occasion. TrophiesTrophies andand flagsflags werewere duly presented, Mr.Mr. KenKen Slater,Slater,owner ownerof ofNorseman, Norseman, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., winnerwinner of thethe Freeman,Freeman, receivingreceiving the trophy fromfrom Mr.Mr. FreemanFreeman himself.himself. Mrs. Freeman waswas presentedpresented withwith rosesroses byby thethe association.association. Following thethe prize-givingprize-givingMr. Mr.Freeman Freemanmade madea a mostmost inspiringinspiringad~ ad- dress, emphasizing thethe unity of yachtsmen onon thethe lakelake and the fraternity of the two countries. Those who heard his final words,words, "the"the King andand the President, the Republic and the Empire," will long rememberremember them.them. New cups this year werewere thethe MottMott trophytrophy forfor largelarge cruisers,cruisers, wonwon byby Nonchalant,Nonclzalarzt, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., thethe BaldwinBaldwin CupCup forfor thethe nextnext classclass ofof cruisers,cruisers, and thethe WorldWorld Trophy, whichwhich was sailed for in the Buffalo knockabout class. (Since 1945 this has beenbeen thethe specialspecial trophytrophy of thethe Tumlarens.)Tumlarens.) For thethe firstfirst time of which there is any record, the presidentpresident called a

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in formal council meetingmeeting forfor thethe eveningeveningpreceding precedingthe theannual annualmeeting, meeting, in thethe hope ofof expeditingexpediting business the following day.day. rules was con- At thisthis meetingmeeting the adoptionadoption of thethe VanderbiltVanderbilt racingracing rules was con- each member of council sidered, the president having previously askedasked each member of council to consider them. had been to form a committee inin hishis own clubclub to consider them.Reports Reports had been and received fromfrom the Rochester,Rochester, Queen City, Youn~town,Youngstown, and RoyalRoyal Canadian yacht clubs andand fromfrom thethe BuffaloBuffalo CanoeCanoe Club.Club. was asked to at After an animatedanimated discussiondiscussion the president was asked to appoint at one from each thethe annualannual meetingmeeting nextnext day,day, twotwo specialspecial committees,committees, one from each their views known side of thethe lakelake to consider the club reports, andand makemake their views known Vanderbilt rules were in fact not toto councilcouncil as soonsoon asas possible.possible. (The(The Vanderbilt rules were in fact not adopted until after the SecondSecond War.) a committee of live Representatives of the CrescentCrescent Y.Y. C.C. askedasked thatthat a committee of five or cutter of about 35 feet in be appointed to consider a one-design sloopsloop or cutter of about 35 feet in not to exceed ten~h,length, withwith accommodationaccommodation forfor threethree oror four,four, andand not to exceed $3,000 in 1956 it was not far inin cost.cost. While this price sounds incredibleincredible in 1956 it was not veryvery far of Barrows of out ofof lineline twentytwenty yearsyears earlier.earlier. Messrs.Messrs. SteeverSteever of Crescent,Crescent, Barrows of Edwards of Rochester, Booth of Buffalo, HoraHora of Kingston and Edwards of Royal Canadian were appointed.appointed. committee At thethe annualannual meetingmeeting thethe followingfollowing day the one-designone-design committee done the Crescent Y. C. reported that aa greatgreat dealdeal ofof workwork hadhad beenbeen done byby the Crescent Y. C. model from the in trying to select a good design. AA half~breadthhalf-breadth model from the designsdesigns Two of Mr. PhilipPhilip RhodesRhodes waswas shownshown toto thethe meeting,meeting, andand waswas adopted.adopted. Two Mr. orders for boatsboats toto thisthis designdesign werewere placedplaced shortlyshortly afterwardsafterwards by Mr. Dr. Borden's craft Henry Wise and Dr. D.D. L.L. Borden,Borden, bothboth ofof Crescent.Crescent. Dr. Borden’s craft Delaware Dr. Borden was namednamed LatonkaLatonka IIIIII andand Mr.Mr. Wise’sWise's Delaware Queen.Queen. Dr. Borden the noted that he hadhad presentedpresented a cupcup forfor competitioncompetition in this class, the Crescent Y. C.C. toto bebe thethe trustees.trustees. a and The questionquestion of the VanderbittVanderbilt rules againagain broughtbroughtforth forth a longtong and and in accordance with the decision of very informativeinformative discussion, and in accordance with the decision of council thethe previousprevious evening,evening,the thepresident presidentappointed appointedthe thetwo twocommittees. committees. members of council, It waswas votedvoted toto makemake pastpast presidentspresidents honoraryhonorary members of council, and Messrs.Messrs. Duggan,Duggan, Evans,Evans, ParsonsParsons andand FreemanFreeman werewere alsoalso electedelected dinner. honorary life members. Mr.Mr. Parsons attended the annual dinner. won Rich- Our representative,the thehardy hardyKathea KatheaII, II, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., hadhad won thethe Rich- ardson Cup. It is,is, however,however, indicative ofof the decline of the once great R-class that thethe president’spresident's reportreport mentionsmentions thatthat thethe GeorgeGeorge CupCup seriesseries of 19361936 had been sailed in 6-metres for the first time. The president appointed a committee to compile data for a history of The president appointed a committee compile history the association. ThisThis committee gatheredgathered somesomeinformation, information,but butno nofur- fur-

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i i) therther mentionmention ofof aa historyhistory appearsappears untiluntil somesome fifteenfifteen oror sixteensixteen yearsyears later,later, when the present editor raised the point again, with the inadequate resultresult whichwhich you seesec before you.you. ItIt waswas voted to changechange the constitution toto give thethe clubclub toto which thethe president belonged another regular membermember ofof council.council. A recommenda-recommenda~ tion toto makemake rigrig al!owancesallowances inin handicaphandicap classesclasses applicableapplicableto tothe the rating,rating, insteadinstead of toto thethe sailsail areaarea ofof yachtsyachts waswas carried.carried. ThisThis ofof coursecourse mademade thethe al!owancesallowances much more effective.effective. The allowancesallowances follow:follow:

Bermudiancutters cuttersand sloops and .sloops ...... 100%

Gail?-riggedGaff-riggedcutters cuttersand sloops and _ sloops ...... _ 96%

Staysail schooners ...... _ 95%

Bermudan yawls ...... _ _ . 93%93 %

Gaff-rigged yawls ...... 89% iilii Gail-rigged yawls Schooners,Bermudian Bermudianmain, main,gaff-fore gaff-fore. ...._ 90%

Bermudian ketch ...... _ 9l%%91 ½ %

Gaff-rigged schoonerschooner ...... _ . . 86%86 % i !iil Gaff-rigged Gaff-riggedGaif~rigged ketch ...... ,... 91%911A %

At thethe samesame timetime thethe divisordivisor forfor thethe veteranveteran oror handicaphandicap rulerule waswas changed fromfrom 3.03.0 toto 2.7,2.7, thusthus increasingincreasingtheir theirrating ratingby by10%. 10%.The Theeditor editor does not recall the resultsresults ofof thesethese changes,changes, butbut itit appearsappears asas ifif thethe newnew method of usingusing rig allowancesallowances waswas toto some extent cancelled, byby thethe change in the formula. The president’spresident's report recommended that four councilcouncil meetingsmeetings be held during each year, as follows: February, when such thingsthings asas the budget and preliminariesto to thethe regatta would be takentaken up.up. A springspring meeting, as in the past (generally(generally atat thethe sitesite ofof thethe regatta).regatta). A meetingmeeting during the regatta.regatta. A meetingmeeting on the eveningevening before the annualannual meeting.meeting. Finally Rochester was selectedselected for the 1937l937 regatta,regatta, withwith thethe FreemanFreeman Cup course from Cobourg to Rochester, leaving the Main Ducks to starboard. Following thethe meeting Mr.Mr. ChickChick LarkinLarkin of BultaloBuffalo gavegave aa veryvery interestinginteresting account, illustratedillustrated byby movies, ofof thethe trans-Atlantic race,race, asas seen fromfrom StormyStormy Weather.Weather.

¯ 5555 1937

In accordanceaccordance withwith hishis suggestionsuggestion the presidentpresident called a meetingmeeting ofof council at Rochester in February. An offeroder was received from Mr. Freeman toto donatedonate anotheranother cupcup forfor aa cruising racerace parallelparallel toto thethe originaloriginal FreemanFreeman CupCup race,race, oror any event ofof aa similar nature. While Mr. Freeman gave the association a very free hand, the ideaidea waswas thatthat thethe cupcup shouldshould bebe allottedallotted toto classesclasses whichwhich had nono chance of winning thethe Charles Freeman Cup. After aa veryvery animatedanimated dis-discussion the offerotfer was accepted and the cup,cup, toto bebe knownknown asas thethe LouiseLouise Freeman, allotted for the first year to thethe smallersmaller classes,classes, 20 foot rating and less, measured under the veteran (or(or Benson)Benson) rule.rule. The executive reported that they had interviewedinterviewed a committe of the town of Cobourg,Cohourg, which had offered substantial cash prizes for one day’sday's racing preceding the Freeman. Rochester Y. C.C. reportedreported thatthat theythey hadhad sentsent aa letterletter toto everyevery membermember recommending individualindividualmembership. membership. It waswas decided to adopt aa smallsmall cruising class, thethe cost to be not more thanthan $1,500.,500.,500.(TheeditorremindshisreadersthatthiswasinI937.) (The(The editoreditor remindsreminds his readers that this was inin I937.)1937.) It isis appropriateappropriate herehere toto makemake aa generalgeneral surveysurvey ofof thethe developmentdevelopment ofof thethe type of yachtsyachtson onthe thelake lakein in1937. 1937.In Inthe thenrst firstdivision divisionGardenia Gardeniaand and it Strathcona werewere gettinggetting nearnear thethe endend ofof theirtheir illustriousillustrious careers,careers, andand it was apparent that YolandaYolanda andand NonchalantNonchalant wouldwould soonsoon havehave littlelittle com-competition. The InternationalInternational rulerule boatsboats werewere growinggrowing in favour, and there ketches was generallygenerally a goodgood turnoutturnout inin thethe mediummedium sizedsized schooners,schooners, ketches and yawls. The veterans, such as Crayling, Ethel C,C, FourFour WindsWinds andand Cock RobinRobin werewere stillstill racingracing hard,hard, butbut theirtheir dayday waswas nearlynearly ended.ended. TheThe Toronto C-class was still active, and two or three TumlarensTumlarens hadhad mademade the best their appearance. But thethe PP andand RR classes,classes, whichwhich hadhad furnishedfurnished the best racing since 1919 were rapidly decreasing in numbers. A veryvery fewfew small fast auxiliaries ofof thethe typetype soso common to~dayto-day (1956)(1956) had made their it was to meet appearance. There waswas aa needneed forfor boatsboats ofof thisthis type,type, andand it was to meet this needneed thatthat thethe one-designone-design class had beenbeen authorizedauthorized at thethe 19361936 annual meeting. UnfortunatelyUnfortunatelythis thisclass, class,called calledthe the"L.O." "L.O." oror Lake Ontario class, never caught the fancy of the cruising yachtsmen andand only the two originaloriginalboats boatsLatonka LatonkaIII llIand andDelaware DelawareQueen Queenwere werebuilt, built,and and the latter was shortly sold off the lake.lake. ThatThat theythey werewere fast,fast, especiallyespecially inin strong breezes, the editor can testifytestify having often raced against and been

5656 beaten by them, and they had fair accommodation,accommodation, certainly much better than the R-class, few of which had anything approachingapproachingfull fullhead-room head-room or comfortable berths; also they were attractive inin appearance, and their rig was modern, providingprovidingbig bigfore-triangles fore-triangleswith withgenoa genoajibs jibsin incontrast contrast to the very smallsmall headsails and spinakers of the R’s.R's. Possibly theirtheir faultfault was that they came out in aa timetime ofof transition,transition, whenwhen navalnaval architectsarchitects werewere still somewhat underunder the influenceinfluence of thethe obsolescentobsolescent Universal rule, whose compilers apparently thoughtthought that there was somethingsomething not quite respectable about freeboard. Although the L.O.’sL.O.'s hadhad moremore freeboardfreeboard than thethe R’s,R's, theythey hadhad ratherrather lessless thanthan isis commoncommon to-dayto-day andand theirtheir ` accommodation suffered accordingly. After the SecondSecond WarWar suchsuch finefine typestypes asas thethe RhodesRhodes 27’s,27's, OwensOwens cut-cutters, Hinckley 24's24’s andand others came in,in, but we are notnot nownow concernedconcerned with these. Going back to the council meeting of February 1937, several changes in classesclasses were authorized.authorized. TheThe 10-metres,10-metres, ofof whichwhich therethere werewere two,two, were putput intointo thethe 2nd division (large(large sloops)sloops) and the P'sP’s werewereput put intointo aa handicap class.class, TheThe divisiondivisionof ofR's R’sinto intotwo twogroups, groups,A Aand andB, B, waswas abolished. A newnew allotmentallotment ofof cupscups becamebecame necessarynecessary toto meetmeet thethe changingchanging con-conditions. ItIt was at that timetime aa hardhard andand fastfast principleprinciple thatthat thethe FreemanFreeman Cup, the premierpremier L.Y.R.A. trophy,trophy, shouldshould be openopen toto thethe wholewhole fleet,ileet, the remainingremaining UniversalUniversal rulerule boats,boats, andand thethe InternationalInternational rulerule iieetfleetboth both sailing under Universal rule measurements, and the rest of the fleet under the VeteranVeteran (Benson)(Benson) rule.rule. TheThe Founders’Founders' cupcup waswas toto gogo toto cruisingcruising boats only, whichwhich for practicalpractical purposespurposes meantmeant allall yachtsyachts measuredmeasured under the Veteran Rule. AlsoAlso thethe LouiseLouise FreemanFreeman waswas toto gogo toto somesome class or classes unlikely toto win the Charles Freeman Cup, suchsuch asas smallsmall cruisers. It waswas decideddecided thatthat nono yachtyacht shouldshould winwin twotwo ofof thesethese cups,cups, soso thatthat ifif aa cruisingcruising yachtyacht wonwon thethe CharlesCharles Freeman,Freeman, thethe Founders’Founders' Cup should go toto thethe runner-uprunner-up inin thethe cruisingcruisingdivision, division,and andif ifa asmall smallcruising cruising yacht won the Founders',Founders’, LouiseLouise FreemanFreeman CupCup shouldshould gogoto to thethe runner-runner- up in the small cruising division.division.For Forthe the presentpresentthe thesmall smallcruising cruisingdivi- divi- sion was to be yachts rating less than 20 feet under thethe VeteranVeteran rule,rule, andand the R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. C-classC-class boats.boats. TheThe orderorder ofof precedenceprecedence ofof thethe threethree cupscups was therefore the CharlesCharles Freeman,Freeman, thethe Founders’Founders' andand thethe LouiseLouise Freeman. Obviouslythe the rulerule situationsituation waswas unsatisfactory,unsatisfactory,and andin in1936 1936the the Measurement and RacingRacing RulesRules CommitteeCommittee hadhad begunbegun toto investigateinvestigate thethe

' 5757 which more will be merits of the RoyalRoyal OceanOcean Racing Club Rule, of which more will be said hereinafter. and a item of The springspring meeting was held at RochesterRochester and a melancholymelancholy item of the Y. one of the two remain» business was the resignation of the Oswego Y. C., one of the two remain- clubs. Council ordered the resignation tabled ing of thethe fourfour founderfounder clubs. Council ordered the resignation tabled to write the Y. C. (or without date, andand instructedinstructed thethe secretarysecretary to write the OswegoOswego Y. C. (or wish of the council the what remained of it)it) sayingsaying that "By unanimous wish of the council the club should be carried as resignation should notnot be accepted but that the club should be carried as since the of the an honorary member for servicesservices rendered, since the organization of the L.Y.R.A.L,Y.R.A. in 1884."1884? The Tumlaren class was adopted as the small one-design class.class. It waswas The Tumlaren class was adopted as the small one-design to in the voted to invite the 12th District Star Class to participate in the regatta. Freeman for a race from It waswas decideddecided toto awardaward thethe LouiseLouise Freeman CupCup for a race from for of 20 foot rating Cobourg toto Rochester direct,direct, onon JulyJuly 26th, for yachts of 20 foot rating in races and under. Minimum lengthlength ofof dinghiesdinghiesto tobe be carriedcarried in cruisingcruising races was set atat 88 feet.feet. in the American Power Boat It waswas votedvoted toto taketake outout membershipmembership in the American Power Boat Association in order to provide better activitiesactivities for power yachts. to schedule. heavy The regatta diddid notnot gogo quitequite accordingaccording to schedule. VeryVery heavy the cancellation of weather prevailed at Cobourg for twotwo days,days, forcingforcing the cancellation of of the Freeman the dayday ofof racingracing atat Cobourg,Cobourg, andand thethe postponementpostponement of the Freeman from July 26th26th toto JulyJuly 27th.27th. as the The FreemanFreeman Cup startstart hadhad beenbeen postponedpostponed allall dayday as the easterlyeasterly been into Harbour for seas were very heavy and hadhad been surgingsurging into CobourgCobourg Harbour for to fend off docks and 24 hours,hours, giving thethe sailors aa badbad night tryingtrying to fend off docks and in Co~ replacing shoreshore lines.lines. AfterAfter all thethe used tires had been bought in Co- to Port for a carload bourg, Major Windeyer sent Gene Sorsoleil to Port HopeHope for a carload toto bebe usedused asas fenders.fenders. behind Even thenthen itit waswas aa veryvery hardhard race,race, severalseveral yachtsyachts anchoringanchoring behind the MainMain Ducks.Ducks. LatonkaLatonka IIIIII hadhad to todropdrop outout owingowing toto a masta mast fittingfitting as was anxious to letting go; this was aa greatgreat disappointmentdisappointment as everyoneeveryone was anxious to see how the L.O.L.O. classclass wouldwould showshow up.up. the For thethe firstfirst time there were no entrants in the first division, andand the one the old Patricia, once great P-class had shrunk to one boat,boat, the grandgrand old Patricia, R.C.Y.C., still being sailed by Commodore T.T. K. Wade. Long may she continue! The Freeman Cup was won for thethe thirdthird timetime byby thethe 8-metre8~metre and the Cayuga, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., thethe Founders’Founders' TrophyTrophy byby BlueBlue Moon,Moon, Y.Y.C.,Y.Y.C., and the Mabbett Cup byby Tycoona,Tycoona, Y.Y.C.,Y.Y.C., andand thethe LouiseLouise FreemanFreeman Cup by Ethel C, Q.C.Y.C. In spitespite of thethe shrinkageshrinkage ofof thethe PP andand RR classes,classes, participationparticipation waswas veryvery

' 5858 good in thethe regattaregatta races,races, whenwhen 6161 yachtsyachts competedcompeted onon thethe finalinal day.day. Winds throughout were ligthtigth to moderate with one brief storm. As inin 1936,1936, thethe presidentpresident calledcalled aa councilcouncil meetingmeeting for the eveningevening preceding thethe annual meeting of OctoberOctober 16th.16th. SeveralSeveral individualindividual members attended.attended. Dr. FrankFrank Mills,Mills, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., representingrepresenting thethe MeasurementMeasurement RulesRules Committee, reportedreported the efforts of the committee toto find anan overall rulerule for racesraces inin whichwhich allall yachtsyachts werewere toto compete,compete, suchsuch asas racesraces forfor thethe twotwo Freeman CupsCups and The Founders’Founders' Cup.Cup. HeHe outlined thethe rule of the Royal Ocean Racing Club,Club, andand the Lake Michigan rule,rule, bothboth of which had thethe objectobject ofof enablingenabling boatsboats ofof widelywidely different types to race together with some equality,equality. Mr. Benson then showedshowed how the detailsdetails ofof measure-measurement of each rule could bebe checked onon individual yachts yachtsso sothat that aa goodgood comparison could be obtained without great difficulty.Mr. Mr. BensonBensoncon- con- sideredsidered that the R.O.R.C.R.0.R.C, rulerule moremore nearlynearly fittedHtted our needs,needs, anan opinionopinion thatthat waswas endorsedendorsed byby Mr.Mr. Dawrs,Dawrs, Y.Y.C.,Y.Y.C., whowho pointedpointed outout thatthat thethe R.O.R.C. rulerule waswas independentindependent ofof displacement,displacement, whichwhich inin manymany casescases was not known, and which could not easily bebe obtained. TheThe presidentpresident appointed Dr. MillsMills andand Messrs.Messrs. Dawrs,Dawrs, Edwards,Edwards, BarrowsBarrows andand BensonBenson as a specialspecial committee to prepare aa reportreport andand recommendationsrecommendations atat thethe earliest possible date. At thethe annualannual meetingmeeting ninenine membermember clubsclubs werewere represented,represented, andand also by invitation thethe NationalNational andand AshbridgeAshbridgeBay Bayclubs clubsof ofToronto. Toronto.A A large number of individual members were also present. The president reported that the Barthel Trophy had been sailed for in Toronto, using the 8-metreS-metre fleet of the R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. It waswas thusthus aa crew,crew, rather thanthan aa yachtyacht contest,contest, thethe expenseexpense ofof sendingsending 8-metre8-metre yachtsyachts fromfrom Chicago toto TorontoToronto (or vice versa)versa) being prohibitive; thetheLake Lake MichiganMichigan crew had been successful,successful, afterafter aa veryvery keenkeen seriesseries whichwhich waswas notnot decideddecided until the last race. i Also noted in thethe president’spresident's report was the increase inin individual memberships to about 200, mainly due to the efforts of Rochester. The meetingmeeting then endorsedendorsed the L.O.L.O. andand TumlarenTumlaren classes,classes, asas de-designed; itit accepted a progressprogress report fromfrom thethe committeecommittee onon cruisingcruising trim, such reports now being hardyhardy annuals,annuals, andand itit accepted thethe invita~invitation of the R.C.Y.C. forfor thethe 19381938 regatta,regatta, withwith thethe FreemanFreeman coursecourse fromfrom Sodus Bay to Toronto, the small classes starting togethertogether inin the morning. The secretary’ssecretary's honorariumhonorarium was set at $300. AA silencesilence ofof oneone minuteminute was held in memory of the late Mr.NormanMr.`Norman Macrae,Macrae, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., ownerowner and skipper for manymany yearsyears ofof Strathcona.Strathcona. ¯ 5959 There is nono mentionmention inin thethe minutesminutes ofof eithereither thethe VanderbiltVanderbilt racing rules, or aa newnew generalgeneral measurementmeasurement rule.rule. About 70 attendedattended thethe annualannual dinner,dinner, whichwhich was followed byby aa talktalk byby in a Captain JackJack Randall, skipperskipper ofof thethe Girl PatPat which hadhad Hguredfigured in a famous case of seizureseizure by thethe U.S.U.S. CoastCoast Guard.Guard.

1938

Abino. The The mid-winter meeting waswas heldheld earlyearly inin MarchMarch at Pt. Abino. The to president recommended that that thethe constitutionconstitutionshould shouldbe bebrought broughtup up to date andand re-printed,re-printed, whichwhich waswas subsequentlysubsequently done.done. HeHe alsoalso recom-recom- did mended the establishmentestablishment ofof associate membershipmembershipfor forclubs clubsthat that did and this was not wish, or were not eligible,eli~ble, to be full members, and this was providedprovided for in the new constitution. Measurement and Sailing RulesRules CommitteeCommitteesubmitted submitteda a verbalverbalreport, report, the next of council. and was asked to prepareprepare aa writtenwritten oneone forfor the next meetingmeeting of council. for to increase A request from a majoritymajority ofof TumlarenTumlaren ownersowners for authorityauthority to increase to time allowance their sail area toto 285285 sq.sq. ft.ft. waswas granted,granted, subjectsubject to time allowance beingbeing standard given byby such yachts toto other Tumlarens which maintained thethe standard rig. Applications for membership were received fromfrom the Clayton, Gene- The Lake Skiff Asso- see and National yacht clubs,clubs, andand accepted.accepted. The Lake SailingSailing Skiff Asso- ciation requested that thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. shouldshould hearhear protestprotest appealsappeals fromfrom thatthat body,body, whichwhich waswas agreedagreed to.to. at which A special general meeting waswas heldheld atat TorontoToronto on May 28th, at which the Buffalo CanoeCanoe ClubClub andand the Royal Canadian, Kingston,National, National, Youngstown, Rochester,Rochester, OlcottOlcott andand Royal Hamilton yacht clubs were represented. for A letter waswas received from Mr. Sampson Smith, enclosing for approvalapproval he offered to for Stars. This a deeddeed ofof giftgift forfor aa trophytrophy whichwhich he offered to presentpresent for Stars. This for from the Sodus was gratefully accepted.accepted. TheThe application for membership from the Sodus Bay Yacht ClubClub waswas receivedreceived andand accepted.accepted. races instead of The meetingmeeting went on recordrecord asas opposingopposing "crew""crew" races instead of "yacht" races for the RichardsonRichardson Cup. Dr. MillsMills andand Mr.Mr. BensonBenson forfor thethe MeasurementMeasurement andand SailingSailing Rules Committee presentedpresented a very completecomplete analysisanalysis of thethe R.O.R.C.R.O.R.C. Rule,Rule, was received for for which they were tendered aa heartyhearty votevote ofof thanks.thanks. ItIt was received for reference to thethe nextnext annualannual meeting.meeting.

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A draftdraft ofof thethe newnew constitutionconstitution waswas presentedpresented andand adopted.adopted. AsAs itit provided forfor aa secondsecondvice-president, vice-president,Mr. Mr.R. R.B. B.F. F.Barr, Barr,R.C.Y.C., R.C.Y.C.,was was elected to that office.office. It alsoalso establishedestablished associate, or non-voting, membership for clubs.clubs. At aa specialspecial council meetingmeetingat atToronto Torontoon onJuly July28th, 28th,Mr. Mr.R. R.Grant, Grant, R.C.Y.C., waswas selectedselectedas asthe the LakeLake OntarioOntarioskipper skipperfor forthe theBarthel Barthel Series, andandShadow, Shadow, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., asas ourour representativerepresentative for thethe RichardsonRichardson Cup the followingfollowing autumn. The secretarysecretary was instructed to havehave copiescopies and forms of thethe R.O.R.C. Rule forfor presentationto to thethe annualannual meeting. i presentation meeting. The long distance race started at Sodus Bay on July 25th in light and variable winds untiluntil earlyearly morningmorning onon thethe 26th,26th, when therethere was aa heavy thunder-squall,thunder~squall, whichwhich waswasfollowed followedby byan analmost almostfiat flatcalm. calm.The TheFreeman Freeman Cup waswas wonwon byby Patricia,Patricia, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C.,the theLouise LouiseFreeman Freemanby Four by FourWinds, Winds, K.Y.C. Prominent newcomersnewcomersin inthe therace racewere wereAlondra Alondraand andGrenadier, Grenadier, both ofof Clayton.Clayton. Light winds prevailedprevailed forfor thethe nrstfirst twotwo daysdays ofof thethe regattaregatta withwith aa freshfresh breeze on the finalina] day. il day. There is no recordrecord ofof aa councilcouncil meetingmeeting preceding the the 19381938 annualannual meeting, whichwhich waswasheld heldat atRochester, Rochester,on onNovember Novemberl9th. 19th. In additionaddition toto thethe Clayton,Clayton, NationalNational andand SodusSodus BayBay yacht clubs,clubs, the Alexandra Alexandra Y.Y. C. of Toronto is mentioned inin thethe President'sPresident’sreport reportas as having become a member of the association. TheThe editor has been unable toto find a record of this in the minutes. Lake Michigan crewcrew hadhad againagain wonwon thethe BarthelBarthel TrophyTrophy inin aa series held atat Youngstown,Youngstown, thethe yachtsyachts beingbeing suppliedsupplied byby thethe YoungstownYoungstown andand Rochester yacht clubs. GossoonGossoonIII, III,also alsoof ofLake LakeMichigan, Michigan,had hadwon wonthe the Richardson CupCup atat Rocky River,River, Ohio.Ohio. The Measurement and Sailing RulesRules Committee presentedpresentedits its reportreport on the on the R.O.R.C. rule, statingstating thatthat itit waswasto tobe bepreferred preferredto tothe theC.C.A. C.C.A.or or Lippincott rule for our purposespurposes becausebecause thethe latterlatter requiredrequired thethe "elusive"elusive

item,item, displacementdisplacement..,_ . _andand requiredrequired datadata asas toto whatwhat perper centcent of thethe displacement isis due to ballast. This feature alone eliminateseliminatesthis thisrule rulefrom from practical consideration." AfterAfter full discussion itit was decided to try the R.O.R.C. rule for one R.O.R.C. rule for one year.year. ItIt waswas toto bebe usedusedfor forall allL.Y.R.A. L.Y.R.A.purposes purposes except that atat thethe regattaregatta yachtsyachts builtbuilt toto specialspecial classesclasses recognizedrecognized byby the L.Y.R.A. couldcould be racedraced togethertogether without timetime allowance.allowance. This This meant that all yachts competing inin thethe longlong distancedistance racerace oror inin handicap classes inin thethe regatta must be measured underunder thethe R.O.R.C. rule. Thus thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. hadhad anan overall rulerule forforthe the wholewholeileet, fleet,for forthe the ¯ 6161 Til ,E long distance races and thethe UniversalUniversal andand VeteranVeteran rulesrules werewere bothboth abolished for such races.races. TheThe meetingmeeting recognizedrecognized thethe RainbowRainbow class.class. Both Sodus BayBay andand Royal HamiltonHamilton appliedappliedfor forthe the regatta,regatta, andand onon two clubs were asked a ballotballot thethe votevote waswas tied.tied. RepresentativesRepresentatives ofof thethe two clubs were asked to withdraw and settle the questionquestion between themselves, itit being under-under- stood that whichever waswasunsuccessful unsuccessfulwould wouldget getthe thestart startof ofthe theFree- Free- ~ man. Royal Hamilton got the regatta.regatta. The meetingmeeting marked the endend ofof thethe three-yearthree-year presidencypresidency ofof MajorMajor W. F.F. N.N. Windeyer.Windeyer. HeHe hadhad accomplishedaccomplished much.much. UnderUnder hishis guidanceguidance the whole he had started one rule hadhad beenbeen adoptedadopted thatthat coveredcovered the whole fleet;Beet; he had started thethe association on itsits way toto thethe adoption ofof thethe VanderbiltVanderbilt racingracing rules,rules, and he had broughtbrought the constitution upup toto date. HeHe had the knack of making excellent selectionsselections forfor committeecommitteework, work,and andhe he leftleft thethe commit-committees to dodo theirtheir job.job. AltogetherAltogether hehe leftleft thethe associationassociation inin betterbetter shapeshape than he found it. W. V.V. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., aa winningwinning skipperskipper ofof bothboth thethe Canada’sCanada's CupCup and the Freeman, waswas electedelected president for 1939, and MajorMajor WindeyerWindeyer became honorary president.president.

l9391939

The mid-winter meeting waswas heldheld atat NiagaraNiagara Falls,Falls, N.Y.,N.Y., onon FebruaryFebruary 25th. TheThe MeasurementMeasurement andand SailingSailing RulesRules CommitteeCommittee recommendedrecommended that thethe R’s,R's, eight-metreseight-metres and six-metres should race in fleetiieet races under the maximum as in the the averaaeaverage rating of the class, instead of under the maximum as in the race under past, but afterafter aa spiritedspirited discussiondiscussion it was decided thatthat they race under the individualindividual ratings, asas determined byby the R.O.R.C. rule.rule. ChargingCharging but no crew members a registrationregistration feefee ofof $1.00.00.00eachwassuggested,butno eacheach waswas suggested,suggested, but no action was taken. During the councilcouncil meeting the measurers of severa!several clubsclubs metmet underunder the chairmanship of Mr. Benson,Benson, and discusseddiscussed problems in connection with measurements underunder the R.O.R.C. rule,rule, andand suggestedsuggested some minor changes to suit locallocal condition.condition. TheirTheir recommendationsrecommendations werewere acceptedaccepted and placed on the agendaagenda forfor thethe springspring meetingmeeting at Hamilton.Hamilton. At thethe springspring meetingmeeting a predictedpredicted log race forfor motormotor yachtsyachts waswas putput to Port Credit and on thethe program,program, the coursecourse being fromfrom HamiltonHamilton to Port Credit and return, a distance of 46 miles, the winner toto rcceivcreceive aa gold cupcup donateddonated

6262 ' s by the A.P.B.A. ItIt waswas votedvoted unanimouslyunanimously thatthat allall skippersskippers andand regularregular crews of sailing yachtsyachts competingcompetingin inthe the regattaregatta shouldshould bebe individual members, and shouldshould pay thethe feefee ofof $1.00..00..00.Thegeneralentrancefeeof TheThe generalgeneral entranceentrance feefee o[of $2.00$2.00.00 per yachtyacht waswas continued.continued. A majormajor itemitem waswas re-classificationre-classification ofof yachts. It was decideddecided to pre-pre- serve all racing classes, suchsuch asas 6’s,6's, 8's,8’s, R's,R’s, C's,C’s, Tumlarens,Tumlarens,etc., etc., asas heretofore, and to classifyclassify the others by waterline lengthlength insteadinstead ofof rating.rating. The following appearsappears to have been the newnew setup:setup:

1lst st DivisionDivision S-metres8-metres 2nd " R-class 3rd " 6-metres " 4th " All handicap yachtsyachts overover 35’35' w.1.w.l. ' 5th " Handicaps yachtsyachts overover 25'25’ w.1.,w.l., butbut notnot over 35’35' w.1.w.l.

" 6th " Al!All handicap yachts such as L.O.’s;L.O.'s; Island-Island- ers, Week-enders,Week-enders, w.1.w.l. notnot ~ivengiven " 7th " Handicap yachts under 25’25' w.l.w.l. 8th " Stars 9th " C’sC's and Tumlarens 10thl Oth " Rainbows

The above list isis notnot quite consistent asas regardsregardsDivisions Divisions5, 5,6 6and and7, 7, but thethe waterwater lineline lengthslengths areare notnot completelycompletely specified.speciied. ForFor instance,instance, ’, Tramp Royal,Royal, withwith a w.1.a w.l. of 231of 23%',½ racedraced in thein the6th 6thdivision.division. The FreemanFreeman startedstarted fromfrom Sodus,Sodus, thethe smallersmaller yachtsyachts beingbeing sentsent awayaway inin thethe morningmorning asas inin thethe pastpast fewfew years.years. LightLight weatherweather prevailed.prevailed. TheThe Freeman waswas wonwon byby WhiteWhite Wings,Wings, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., a newa new yachtyacht fromfrom thethe board o[of JohnJohn Alden.Alden. TrampTramp Royal,Royal, K.Y.C.,K.Y.C., thethe lastlast yachtyacht to beto de-be designed by T. B.B. F.F. Benson,Benson, alsoalso makingmaking herher firstfirst appearance,appearance, won the Louise Freeman,Freeman, Shadow,Shadow, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., tooktook thethe Mabbett,Mabbett, andand thethe Founders’Founders' Cup wentwent toto WhiteWhite WingsWings as theas thewinnerwinner of theof thecruisingcruising divisiondivision as aswellwell as fleetfleet winner, although this was contrary to the decision of February, 1937.l937. Good racing was heldheld forfor the regatta in moderate to light winds. Lake Ontario’sOntario's ~reatestgreatest sailor, the latelate CommodoreCommodore Aimilius Jarvis,Jarvis, R.C.Y.C., made hishis lastlast L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. appearanceappearance atat thisthis regatta,regatta, sailingsailing thethe 12-metre Mitena.Mite/za. AlthoughAlthough he waswas thenthen aboutabout 8080 yearsyears oldold hehe waswas ob-ob~ served one morning inin aa bosun'sbosun’s chairchair adjustingadjustingrigging riggingat atthe thetop topof of Mitena’sMff€l1Cl'rS` 90-foot90-foot mast!mast!

6363 The predictedpredicted log racerace forfor powerpower boatsboats waswas wonwon byby CommodoreCommodore Harold Field, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., withwith thethe marve!!ouslymarvellously small errorerror of 55 seconds!seconds! As CommodoreCommodore FieldField worked untiringlyuntiringlyto to getget powerpower yachtsmenyachtsmeninter- inter- ested in the L.Y.R.A., hishis successsuccess waswas both fittingfitting and popular. AA ratherrather unusual feature ofof thethe powerpower boatboat eventevent waswas thatthat therethere werewere threethree timestimes the four contestants as manymany prizesprizes as theirtheir entries,entries, soso thatthat eacheach ofof the four contestants gotgot threethree prizes!prizes! The three daysdays producedproduced somesome good racing in Hamilton Bay. The Six Metre yachtsyachts providedprovided keen competitioncompetition as they hadhad completedcompleted thethe George Cup Races inin TorontoToronto andand movedmoved enen blocbloc toto Hamilton.Hamilton. CharlesCharles Harrison was there with Erne from Olcott.Olcott. CommodoreCommodore BarrBarr ofof R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. still seemed toto proveprove the fastest boat in Aphrodite.Aphrodite. A few of the boys decided to visit La Salle Park. They found itit closedclosed for the night, but in some manner figured a way toto get thethe scenic railroadrailroad in operation.operation. TheThe gendarmesgendarmes swoopedswooped down and closedclosed operations.operations. A rush callcall toto R.H.Y.C.R.H.Y.C. forfor bailbail fundsfunds waswas received.received. CommodoreCommodore Brown,Brown, Major Windeyer andand Gene Sorsoleil made madea afast fast triptrip andand promisedpromised toto take thethe badbad boysboys backback toto theirtheir yachts.yachts. NoNo chargescharges werewere laid.laid. The annualannual meetingmeeting of 19391939 waswas held atat Lewiston,Lewiston, N.Y., onon Novem-Novem- ber 18th.18th. TheThe presidentpresident reportedreported thatthat threethree yachtyacht clubsclubs hadhad beenbeen ad-admitted during the year,year, namelynamely PrincePrince Edward of Picton,Picton, Ontario,Ontario, Ashbridges BayBay ofof TorontoToronto andand Wilson ofof Wilson,Wilson,N.Y. N.Y.The Theeditor editorhas has been unable to indfind anything inin thethe councilcouncil minutesminutes concerningconcerningthe theabove above

' as member clubs. and presumes theythey werewere admittedadmitted as associateassociate member clubs. One of thethe founders,founders, Mr. GeorgeGeorge E. EvansEvans of Toronto,Toronto, had dieddied during the year. It waswas decideddecided toto continuecontinue thethe R.O.R.C.R.O.R.C. rulerule inin forceforce forfor anotheranother were substituted for the individual year, but averageaverage ratings in classesclasses were substituted for the individual ratings. The Measurement Rules CommitteeCommittee waswas askedasked toto dividedivide thethe fleetBeet intointo threethree generalgeneral divisions, namelynamely racing,racing,fast fast cruising,cruising,and andslow slowcruising; cruising; thesethese could then be furtherfurther subdividedsubdivided according to size. Although Canada hadhad been at warwar forfor twotwo months,months, itit waswas votedvoted toto Char~ hold aa regattaregatta inin 19401940 atat SodusSodus BayBay withwith thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup fromfrom Char- i lotte to Sodus, goinggoing aroundaround thethe MainMainDucks Ducksand andStony StonyIsland Islandand andleav- leav- ing them toto starboard. The R.C.Y.C. protestedprotested againstagainst thethe compulsorycompulsory individual memberships decided upon at the springspring meeting,meeting, and they were cancelled. The BarthetBarthel Trophy had beenbeen sailedsailed forfor atat Rochester,Rochester, andand wonwon byby Lake Michigan as usual.

6464 ' The RichardsonRichardson CupCup seriesseries sailedsailed thisthis yearyear asas aa crewcrew contestcontest atat RockyRocky River, Ohio, was also won by the Lake Michigan entry. A chancechance remarkremark atat thethe startstart ofof thethe FreemanFreeman racerace toto thethe effecteifect thatthat thethe light and variable adverse wind was "unfair"unfair to organized schooners" was overheard byby a member of council, whowho relatedrelated itit atat the annual meeting, pointing outout that the troubletrouble withwith schoonersschooners waswas that they were not ! pointing that they were not organized, although althoughthere therewere weresix sixor oreight eighton on thethe lake. A specialspecial schooner committee was appointed to try to make upup aa classclass which might have fairly even racing. Vice-President R.R. B. F.F. BarrBarr waswas electedelected president,president, andand thethe retiringretiring president became honorary president.president. il

l1940940

The springspring meetingmeeting was held atat Rochester.Rochester. TheThe president’spresident's reportreport re-referred to the ferred to the difficultydiiiiculty of financing, andand suggestedsuggestedthat thatthe theonly onlyway wayin in which a substantial saving could be effected waswas byby eliminating givinggiving at the flagsflags at the regattas. The budget however included $275$27575 for thisthis purpose.purpose. The reportreport ofof thethe MeasurementMeasurement andand RulesRules CommitteeCommittee noted that thethe 1938 measurements under the R.O.R.C. RuleRule hadhad containedcontained somesome arith-arithmetical mistakes and somesome measurementsmeasurements that werewere apparentlyapparently irrecon-irrecon- cilable. cilable. The committee suggested a meeting of measurers by groups,groups, i.e.i.e. the the measurersmeasurers ofof Youngstown,Youngstown, Rochester and SodusSodus Bay inin oneone group,group, the Toronto measurers in another and soso on,on, andand furtherfurther thatthat thethe meas-measurers should allal! meetmeet atat the springspring meeting (this report of course had been before the executiveexecutive before thethe meetingmeeting waswas held).held). The committeecommittee recommendedrecommended thethe acceptanceacceptance ofof aa cupcup whichwhich hadhad beenbeen offered byby Messrs.Messrs. Youngs,Youngs, ofof Clayton,Clayton, GordonGordon andand RosenbergRosenberg ofof Roch-Roch- ester, and R. GrantGrant ofof R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. ThisThis waswas namednamed thethe LakeLake OntarioOntario Cup.Cup. They further recommendedrecommended that thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup bebe awardedawarded toto thethe winner ofof thethe wholewholelieet fleetracing racingas asone onedivision division(Editor's (Editor’snote: note:as asin inthe the past); thatthat thethe newnew cupcup bebe awardedawarded toto thethe winnerwinner of ofthethe racino~racing classclass boats; the Founders’Founders' Cup to the winner of the fast cruising boats,boats, sailingsailing as one division; andand thethe Louise FreemanFreeman CupCup toto the winner ofof the slow cruising boats, sailing asas one division. LastlyLastly theythey again recommended that the winner of the that the winner of the FreemanFreeman CupCup shouldshould not be allowedallowed toto hold any of the other cups, and that the cupcup forfor the divisiondivision in which thethe Freeman

6565 ,i <1 Cup winner sailedsailed shouldshould bebe awardedawardedto tothe thesecond secondboat boatin inthat that division.division. They attached a recommendedrecommended division ofof thethe fleet, which isis given below inin an abbreviated form:form:

Racing DivisionDivision

12 metres and 1010 metresmetres P’sP's and NewNew YorkYorkthirties thirties ..... 8-metres R’sR's 6-metres ii

Fast CruisingCruising DivisionDivision

P’sP's re-rigged asas yawls,also alsosuch suchboats boatsas as Nonc/zalantNonchalant andand i re-rigged yawls, White WingsWings i Two R’sR's of the old BB group,group, L.O.L.O. class,class, Weekenders,Weekenders, Island- ers, thethe oldold VeteranVeteran classes,classes, YankeeYankee One-Designs,One-Designs, andand aa few others suchsuchas asAzura Azura and Tramp Royal. TumlarensTumlarens and C'sC’s werewere alsoalso inin thisthis group.group. For course races this was broken intointo threethree classes.classes.

Slow CruisingCruising DivisionDivision

Schooners: Large class; identified byby name;name; typicaltypicalwere wereIolant/ze lolanthe andandSea Sea Gypsy Small class;class; alsoalso identifiedidentifiedby byname name

For thethe coursecourse racesraces thethe twotwo cruisingcruising divisionsdivisions werewere brokenbroken down.down.

The report waswas mostmost minutelyminutely studied, andand was adopted withwith onlyonly one amendment, whichwhich movedmoved oneone yachtyacht inin the fast cruisers from the small to the large group. The editoreditor hashas dweltdwelt atat somesome lengthlength onon thisthis reportreport becausebecause itit waswas thethe culmination of three years'years’ intensiveintensive work.work. TheThe R.O.R.C.R.O.R.C. rule had been carefully analyzed and its effecteiiect on differentdifferent classes closely estimatedestimated byby comparing the measurements of widely different yachtsyachts under the Uni- versal, International,International, and R.O.R.C. rules.rules. TheThe committeecommittee had alsoalso mademade a study of the measurementmeasurement certificates submitted,submitted,and and hadhad pointed outout errors. No moremore conscientiousconscientious or painstakingpainstaking work was ever done by any of thethe Association’sAssociations committees. TheThe result was that forfor thethe firstfirst

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, ~ , . NATIONALNA l IONAL YACHYACFITI CLUB CLUB-- ---Toronto, Toronto,Canada Cunudu CRESCENT YACHT CLUB -- CI3tlumont, New York timetime in manymany yearsyears thethe wholewhole fleetfleet could race under one rulerule forfor thethe Charles Freeman Cup,Cup, thethe Association’sAssociation's premier trophy. Unlike the Universal or InternationalInternational rules which were devised to develop a type of boat consideredconsidered desirable,desirable, the object of thethe R.O.R.C.R.O.R.C. rule was not toto influenceiniiuence design butbut to raterate existingexisting yachts of widely varying typestypes soso that they couldcould race reasonablyreasonably fairly. For instance it penalized the low freeboard of the Universal type, and thethe extremeextreme nar-nar- rowness of the InternationalInternational type, on thethe wholewhole favouringfavouring neither one nor the other.other. OneOne ofof itsits mostmost attractiveattractive features was that itit diddid notnot callcall forfor thethe determinationdetermination of aa yacht’syacht's displacement, whichwhich couldcould notnot alwaysalways be obtained in older boats. By aa skilfulskilful use of depth andand beambeam measure-measurements it arrived at an approximationapproximation for displacement which, which,while whilenot not absolutely correctcorrect for any one boat, was relatively correct for most boats. A defectdefect in thethe opinionopinion ofof manymany yachtsmenyachtsmen on this continent was thethe limitlimit on thethe sizesize of genoa jibs, which was consideredconsidered unnecessarilyunnecessarilysmall. small. Used with thethe rule, though notnot inherentinherent inin it,it, waswas "time"time correctioncorrection factor"factor" insteadinstead ofof timetime allowanceallowance basedbased onon mileage.mileage. This system is a very much fairer one than the "seconds per mile" allowance, whichwhich maymay meanmean a great deal more distance inin a hard breeze than in a drift.drift. ItIt has,has, how-however, the disadvantagedisadvantage of introducing aa great deal of arithmetical workwork into the tabulation of results ofof everyevery race,race, andand moremore important,important, doesdoesnot not letlet skippersskippers know justjust how much theythey allow to,to, oror receivereceivefrom, from, anyany rival.rival. Entrance fees ranging fromfrom $5.00 to $2.00$2.00 perper yacht,yacht, accordingaccording to size, were decided on, for the 19401940 regatta.regatta. The FreemanFreeman CupCup waswas wonwon byby thethe 8-metre8-metre yachtyacht Vision,Vision, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., thethe LouiseLouise FreemanFreeman byby Winlassie,Wirzlassie, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., thethe MabbettMabbett byby KatheaKathea II,II, R.Y.C., whowho alsoalso receivedreceived the newnew RochesterRochester Cup,Cup, asas runner-uprunner-up inin thethe racingracing division. ApparentlyApparently thethe Founders'Founders’ CupCup waswas not awarded. The schoonerschooner committee evidentlyevidentlydid did aa goodgood job,job, asas five schoonersschoonerspartici- partici- pated inin thethe regatta.regatta. The 19401940 annualannual meetingmeeting was held at Pt.Pt. Abino.Abino. TheThe one-designone-design committee whichwhich hadhad been considering the the adoptionadoption ofof the YankeeYankee one-design class,class, oror the Rainbows, recommended that in view of worldworld conditions, andand thethe unlikelihoodunlikelihoodof ofany anyyachts yachtsbeing beingbuilt builtit itwould wouldbe be advisable toto "sit tight forfor the coming year".year". With the consent of the chairman,chairman, thethe commodoreCommodore of the RochesterRochester Y. C.C. addressedaddressed thethe meeting.meeting. HeHe askedasked thatthat thethe existingexisting officersofiicers bebe re-re- appointed, with the exception of the secretary who could be replaced by Mr. GeorgeGeorge Culp of thethe RochesterRochester Y.Y. C.,C., givinggiving twotwo reasonsreasons forfor thisthis change: first that this would save the honorarium and second that as thethe

¯ 6767 U.S. clubs for the duration ofof thethe warwar wouldwould havehave toto assumeassume thethe financ-inanc- ing of the L.Y.R.A. theythey shouldshould havehave thethe "executive"executive end ofof thethe businessbusiness handled from this side of the line." Mr. VanVan WinckleWinckle was nominated as secretary but declined.declined. Mr. VanVan WinckleWinckle hadhad servedserved asas secretary-treasurersecretary-treasurer forfor sixteensixteen years,years, and under ninenine presidents. During thisthis longlongperiod periodhe he hadhad attainedattained anan unrivalled knowledge ofof thethe affairs ofof the association. TheThe honorariums which he had receivedreceived were invested in the constructionconstruction of his power cruiser RipRip VII, whichwhich on completioncompletion was putput at the service ofof thethe asso-association as a racerace committeecommittee boat. Fitted upup withwith accommodationaccommodation for the committee facilitiesfacilitiesfor for officeofficework, work,and andequipment equipmentfor forhoisting hoistingstarting starting signals, she was a great convenience for the officials.oliicials. Also her availability made it unnecessaryunnecessary for the host clubclub to borrowborrow aa committeecommittee boatboat fromfrom some member. Mr. Blake Van WinckleWinckle was one of thethe makersmakers ofof thethe L.Y.R.A. as itit stoodstood inin 1940,1940, andand hehe waswas unanimouslyunanimously electedelected an honorary life member of council. President Barr, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., waswas re-elected,re»elected, andand Messrs.Messrs. C.C. W.W. GambleGamble of CrescentCrescent andand A.A. R.R. Moyer,Moyer, Jr.,Jr., ofof YoungstownYoungstown werewere electedelected 1stlst andand 2nd2rid vice-presidents respectively.respectively.The The measurementmeasurement andand sailing rules committee waswas re-appointed as waswas thethe motormotor yachtyacht committee.committee. TheThe schooner committee waswas continuedcontinued withwith somesomechanges, changes,and andan anindividual individual membership committee was set up. DeedsDeeds ofof giftgift forfor thethe RochesterRochester andand Lake OntarioOntario cupscups werewere submittedsubmitted byby thethe RochesterRochester representatives.representatives. The YoungstownYoungstown Y.Y. C.C. generouslygenerously offeredoffered toto bearbear thethe expensesexpenses ofof thethe 1941 regatta andand theirtheir offeroffer waswas accepted.accepted. TheThe FreemanFreeman waswas toto startstart from Charlotte, thence around a buoy offoff Cobourg and thence to thethe mouth of the Niagara River. This was one ofof thethe longestlongest meetingsmeetings that manymany couldcould remember.remember. TheThe meeting hadhad started at 10 a.m. andand wentwent on to 99 p.m.p.m. withwith adjournmentsadjournments forfor meals.meals.

1941

Representatives ofof only four U.S. and twotwo CanadianCanadian clubsclubs attendedattended thethe springspring meeting at Pt. Abino.Abino. ItIt waswas votedvoted thatthat thethe yachtyacht winningwinning thethe Freeman Cup should be ineligible to towin winthe theFounders', Founders’,Louise LouiseFreeman Freeman Cup i! i! or Rochester cups,cups, thusthus confirmingconfirming in the case of the firstfirst twotwo the deci-decision of the previous year.

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A ship’sship's clock was presented to Mr.Mr. VanVan Winckle,Winckle, thethe presentationpresentation being made amid great applause. The president reported the deathsdeaths ofof three outstanding yachtsmen,yachtsmen, Mr.Mr. EmiliusiEmiliusJarvis, Jarvis,one oneof ofLake LakeOntario's Ontario’s most famous skippers, Mr.Mr. T. B. F. BensonBenson who had givengiven generously ofof his time and professional knowledgeknowledgeto to thethe associationassociationand and ofof Mr.Mr. RoyRoy Matheson of Royal Hamilton. Dr. FrankFrank Mills,Mills, chairmanchairman ofof thethe MeasurementMeasurement andand SailingSailing Rules committee had had askedasked toto bebe relieved ofof hishis dutiesduties asas hehe hadhad joined thethe Royal Canadian Air Force,Force, andand therethere waswas alsoalso aa vacancyvacancy causedcaused byby thethe death of Mr. Benson.Benson. TheThe measurersmeasurers ofof allall membermember clubsclubs werewere addedadded toto thethe committee.committee. The The annual feefee for membermember clubsclubs atat thisthis timetime waswas $25,$25,5, andand forfor asso-asso~ ciate ciate member clubs 2.50.2.50.Thisistheirstmentionofanyassociate$12.50. This is the firstirst mentionmention of anyany associateassociate member clubs,clubs, althoughalthoughthey theywere wereprovided providedfor forin inthe the constitutionconstitutionof of 1938. There was a long discussion onon expenses andand amountsamounts toto bebe paidpaid additional toto the above fees by the clubs. The meeting votedvoted notnot toto ask the Canadian clubs for thethe fixednxed fees, and thisthis generousgenerous actionaction waswas noted with appreciation by the president. It It waswas decideddecided toto continuecontinue thethe R.O.R.C.R.O.R.C. rulerule forfor anotheranother year.year. AnAn application for for permissionpermissionto toenter entera a LightningLightningclass classboat boatin inthe theFree~ Free- man waswas refused.refused. RacingRacing atat thethe regattaregatta forfor smallsmall classesclasses howeverhowever waswas !ii authorized. The FreemanFreeman cupcup waswas wonwon byby Bangalore,Bangalore, Y.Y.C.,Y.Y.C., thethe Founders’Founders' CupCup by VitesseVitesse II,II, andand the Louise Freeman byby Estella.Estella. ThereThere isis nono reportreport ofof the the regatta, except that thethe CanadianCanadian boatsboats allall tiedtied upup atat Niagara-on-the-Niagara-on-the- Lake. OnlyOnly sailorssailors holding passports could visit Youngstown.Youngstown.The The Com-Com- modore finallynnally mademade arrangements forfor the Canadian crews to be allowed the the finaliinal night atat Y.Y.C forfor prize presentation,presentation,but but onlyonlyon on thethe guarantyguaranty thatthat theythey wouldwould not putput footfoot offoff thethe Y.Y.C.Y.Y.C. property.property. TheThe CanadiansCanadians were returned to Niagara-on-the-LakeNiagara-on-the-Lake at midnight, only to findtind several yachts had transom trouble.trouble. TheThe latelate JamesJames Hyland’sHyland's SixSix Metre had suf-suffered thethe worst.worst. TheseThese yachts werewere secured with stern lines ashore and !j yachts secured with stern lines ashore and bow bow anchorsanchorsout outin inthe theriver riverto tohold holdthem themoif. off.The TheCayuga Cayugahad hadcome comein in at full speed, making large bow waves.waves. The annual meeting ofof 19411941 waswas notnot actuallyactuallyheld helduntil untilJanuary Januaryof of 1942. Delegates ofof eleven clubsclubs assembledassembledat at Hamilton.Hamilton.The The individualindividual membership committeecommitteereported reportedthat that 10441044 letterslettershad had beenbeen sentsent out but onlyonly 100100 hadhad beenbeen respondedresponded to.to. TheyThey questionedquestioned whetherwhether the expense was worth thethe moneymoney involved.involved. Another distinguished member had been lost by death. MajorMajor W.W.F. F. N.

' 6969 Windeyer, presidentpresidentin in 1936,1936, 19371937and and 1938,1938,had hadgone goneoverboard overboardfrom from his yacht Iolant/zeIolanthe duringduring aa week-end cruise.cruise.It It waswas thethe way he would have liked it.it.

A longlong discussion took place as to the future. Both countries were now at war. It waswas finally decided that no regattaregatta shouldshould taketake placeplace unlessunless thethe counci!,council, meeting onon call fromfrom the executive committee,committee, shouldshould soso decidedecide and notify the clubs notnot laterlater thanthan JuneJune 15th. Actually thisthis waswas notnot done.done. Holders of cups were to be notifiednotiiied thatthat they shouldshould retainretain themthem untiluntil the resumptionresumption of competition. At the At the timetime ofof thethe annualannual meetingmeeting ofof 19411941 thethe membershipmembership was as follows:follows:

MEMBER CLUBSCLUBS

Club Date ofof AdmissionAdmission

(or of lastlast admissionadmission in case of clubs which had resigned and been re-admitted) Royal Canadian Y.Y.C.C. 1884 Oswego Y.Y.C.C. 1884 (resigned 1937,1937, butbut byby resolution continuedcontinued asas an honoraryhonorary member)member) Queen City Y.Y.C.C. 1893!893 Rochester Y.C.Y. C. 1893 Royal Hamilton YY.C. 1893 Kingston Y.Y.C.C. 1897 Crescent Y.C.Y. C. 1905 Buffalo C.C.C.C. 1924 Youngstown Y.Y.C.C. 1933 Olcott Y.Y.C.C. 1934 Clayton Y.Y.C.C. 1938 National Y.Y.C.C. 1938 Sodus BayBay Y.Y.C.C. 1938

ASSOCIATE MEMBERMEMBER CLUBSCLUBS

Alexandra Y.Y.C.C. 1938 Genesee Y.C.Y. C. 1938 -not--not shownshown onon letter-letter- head of 19411941 but nono note of withdrawalwithdrawal in the minutesminutes 70

2i Ashbridge’sAshbridge's BayBay Y.Y.C.C. 1939 Prince Edward Y.C.Y. C. 1939 Wilson Y.Y.C.C. 1939 Port Credit Y.Y.C.C. 1940

The editor cannot close this part of thethe historyhistory of the L.Y.R.A. with-with~ out paying a tribute to those yachtsmen who so generously gavegaveup uptheir their time to actact inin variousvarious capacitiescapacities onon thethe racerace committees,committees, andand whowho werewere no longer active after 1941. He fearsfears thatthat hehe cannotcannot recallrecall themthem al!,all, but names that occur to him areare thosethose ofof FrankFrank HerrickHerrick andand Ha!lamHallam LearnedLearned of Crescent, E. M. DillonDillon andand FrankFrank MillsMills ofof R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., JackJack Adams,Adams, Mrs. Adams,Adams, Fred Jenkins,Jenkins, FrankFrank MooreMoore andand JackJack VanVan WinckleWinckle ofof Queen City and GeorgeGeorge WhiteWhite ofof B.C.C.B.C.C. All of thesethese generouslygenerously gave their time and effort,effort, often at consider-consider- able personalpersonal andand financialinancial sacrificesacrihce to handle the races.races. WithoutWithout themthem the L.Y.R.A. couldcould notnot havehave carriedcarried on.on. And soso endsends thethe secondsecond eraera ofof thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A.

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From 1945 to 1955 1945

As thethe SecondSecond WarWar drewdrew toto itsits closeclose thethe LakeLake OntarioOntario yachtsmenyachtsrnen whose age hadhad prevented theirtheir participationparticipationin in action,action,began beganto to thinkthink wistfully ofof sailing,sailing,and anda a generalgeneralmeeting meetingwas wascalled calledfor forFebruary February17th, 17th, 1945, atat thethe RoyalRoyal HamiltonHamilton YachtYacht Club,Club, toto discussdiscuss the future. In thethe absence of the President, Mr. R.R. F.F. B.B. Barr,Barr, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., thethe FirstFirst Vice-Vice- President Mr. C. W.W. Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.C.,C.Y.C., presided,presided, andand thethe followingfollowing clubs were represented:represented:

Member Clubs:Clubs: Associate MemberMember Clubs:Clubs:

BuffaloButfalo Canoe ClubClub Ashbridge'sAshbridge’s BayBay Y. C.C. Crescent Y.C.Y. C. Prince Edward Y.Y. C.C. National Y. C.C. Olcott Y.Y. C.C. Queen City Y.Y. C.C. Rochester Y.Y. C.C. Royal CanadianCanadian Y.Y. C.C. Royal Hamilton Y. C.C. Youngstown Y. C.C.

The followingfollowing werewere notnot represented:

Member Clubs:Clubs: Associate MemberMember Clubs:Clubs.'

Alexandra Y.Y.C.C. Port CreditCredit Y.Y. C.C. Clayton Y.Y.C.C. Wilson Y.Y. C. (believed(believed Kingston Y.Y.C.C. to have gone out of existence) ¯ 7575 After thethe minutes,minutes, accumulatedaccumulated correspondence,correspondence, and financialfinancial statement had been read, thethe chairmanchairman calledcalled for anan informalinformal discussion onon the advisabilityadvisability ofof holdingholdinga a regattaregatta inin 1945. Naturally opinionopinionwas was divided. The delegatesdelegates of thethe Crescent,Crescent, RochesterRochester andand RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian Yacht clubs opposed holdingholdingone oneuntil untilthe theend endof ofthe the warwar inin Europe,Europe, though Rochester favouredfavoured holdingholding aa FreemanFreeman CupCup racerace without a regatta. Most of the otherother clubsclubs advocatedadvocated a regatta, and the opinionsopinions of many returned serviceservice men werewere quotedquoted inin supportsupport ofof renewingrenewing racing,racing, and it was estimated that about 45 yachtsyachts might participate. FinallyFinally thethe member clubsclubs votedvoted sixsix toto threethree in favour of holding aa regatta, andand Hamilton was selected asas thethe port, with the Freeman CupCup racerace startingstarting at Rochester on July 30th. The financialfinancial statement showed a cash balance of $113.11,$ll3.ll, U.S.U.S. andand Canadian bonds valued at $800.00,$800.00, andand outstandingoutstanding membership duesdues of $37.50,$37.50, aa totaltotal ofof $951.11.$95l.11. W.W. P.P. Barrows,Barrows, RochesterRochester Y.Y. C.C. waswas elected President; James Hyland,Hyland, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., FirstFirst Vice-President;Vice-President; andand C. J. Spaulding,Spaulding, Youngstown Y. C., SecondSecond Vice-President;Vice-President; withwith Newton B. Castle,Castle, RochesterRochester Y.Y. C.,C., asas Secretary-Treasurer.Secretary-Treasurer. T.T. K.K. WadeWade waswas ap-appointed delegate to the N.A.Y.R.U., andand itit waswas decideddecided thatthat thethe winnerwinner of the 8-metre8-metre divisiondivision should represent thethe association inin thethe Barthel series, and the winning RR should be chosen forfor the Richardson Cup. It maymay bebe wellwell toto reviewreview thethe generalgeneral yachtingyachting situation atat the time. Only about fourfour reallyreallybig bigyachts yachtsremained: remained:Mitena, Mitena, aa 12-metre;12-metre;Onaire, Onaire, a finefine auxiliary sloop, sloop,and andSkookum, Skookum, aa bigbig schooner,schooner, allall ofof Rochester;Rochester; and NonchalantNonchalarzt ofof R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. NearlyNearly allall ofof thethe grandgrand oldold PP classclass hadhad either gone toto their last moorings,moorings, oror had been sold into non-racing ownership, and the samesame waswas truetrue ofof thethe R’s.R's. TheThe 8-metre8-metre divisiondivision waswas in a healthy condition, butbut thethe SixesSixeswere werejust justbeginning beginningto togrow growin inpopu- popu- larity.larity. There werewere somesome modernmodern cruisers,cruisers, suchsuch asas LatonkaLatonka of ofCrescent,Crescent, Azura ofof Rochester,Rochester, XanaduXanaduand andRevelry Revelryof ofYoungstown, Youngstown,and andTramp Tramp Royal ofof KingstonKingston toto namename five,Eve, butbut thethe RhodesRhodes 27’s,27's, HinckleyHinckley South- westers, and Owens cutters had notnot yetyet mademade theirtheir appearance.appearance. TheThe oldold Veteran class had gonegone outout ofof existence.existence. ObviouslyObviously thethe fleetfleet neededneeded newnew timber, and itit waswas only from salt water fleetsfleets thatthat it could be purchased. Therefore it was not surprising that the CrescentCrescent Yacht ClubClub introducedintroduced a motionmotion to discard the Royal OceanOcean Racing Club measurement rulerule inin favour of the CruisingCruising Club of America measurement formula. The mo-mo~ tion was referred toto thethe MeasurementMeasurement andand RulesRules Committee,Committee, whichwhich con-con- sisted of Charles Harrison, OlcottOlcott Y.Y. C.,C., OscarOscar Marth,Marth, RochesterRochester Y.Y. C.,C., Will Cannon, Youngstown Y.Y. C.,C., and Karl Smither, Buffalo C.C. C.C. The

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Dalhousie Y.Y. C. ofof PortPort Dalhousie,Dalhousie, Ont.,Ont., waswas admittedadmitted toto associateassociate membership andand finally itit waswas decideddecided toto reviverevive individualindividualmembership membership in the association.association. The FreemanFreeman CupCup racerace waswas sailedsailed inin aa veryvery lightlight breeze,breeze, thosethose yachtsyachts ii which went out into the lakelake afterafter passingpassing Devil’sDevil's Nose getting thethe bestbest of what wind there was. The FreemanFreeman CupCup waswas wonwon byby TrampTramp RoyalRoyal ofof Kingston, thethe thirdthird timetime thatthat the cup had been won by a non-racingnon-racing yacht, the two previous winnerswinnersbeing beingHarwell Haswellin in 19211921 andand Yolanda inin 1931. It waswas alsoalso the first time the cup hadhad beenbeen wonwon by aa smallsmall cruisingcruising yacht. Three days of good racing followed, thethe firstfirst twotwobeing beingin inlight lightweather weather and thethe lastlast inin aa freshfresh S.W.S.W. breeze.breeze. As thisthis waswas thethe firsthrst regattaregatta followingfollowing thethe Second War,War, thethe listlist of winners is interesting:

Long-Distance RaceRace Charles Freeman Cup (fleet)(fleet) Tramp Royal, K.Y.C.K.Y.C. Louise Freeman Cup (small(small cruisers)cruisers) Nimbus, R.Y.C. Mabbett Cup (R(R class)class) Shadow, R.Y.C.R.Y.C. President’sPresident's Trophy (6-metres) lill,Jill, Y.Y.C. Y.Y.C. Founders’Founders' Cup Nimbus, R.Y.C. Rochester Cup (R(R class)class) Shadow, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

Course RacesRaces

Gooderham Cup (8-metres) Bangalore, Y.Y.C.Y.Y.C. Lipton Cup (R class) Shadow, R.Y.C.R.Y.C. Nichols Cup (small cruisers) Scrapper II,II, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. Mott Trophy (large cruisers)) Seneca, R.H.Y.C. World Trophy (Tumlarens) Valhalla, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. Baldwin CupCup (medium cruisers) Tramp Royal,Royal, K.Y.C.K.Y.C.

No flags were givengiven thisthis year.year. EveryoneEveryone feltfelt thatthat a good start had beenbeen made for the futurefuture prosperityprosperity ofof thethe association.association. The annualannual meetingmeeting for 19451945 waswas heldheld atat RochesterRochester onon NovemberNovember 10th, with President W. P. BarrowsBarrows inin thethe chair.chair. NineNine membermember clubsclubs and twotwo associateassociate membermember clubsclubs werewere represented.represented. The secretarysecretary announced that thethe followingfollowing clubs hadhad applied for and been granted membershipmembership by the Executive Committee:

¯' 7777 Member Clubs:Clubs: Associate MemberMember Clubs:Clubs:

Buffalo Y.Y.C.C. Algonquin Y.Y. C. Pointe Claire Y.Y.C.C. Canandaigua Y. C.C. Toronto Sailing andand Leander Boat ClubClub Canoe ClubClub (Hamilton) Niagara Sailing ClubClub

Some discussion tooktook place as toto whetherwhether thethe ExecutiveExecutive CommitteeCommittee had exceededexceeded its powerspowers inin grantinggranting membership,membership, andand it waswas finallyfinally moved that all applicationsapplications should bebe presentedpresented andand actedacted uponupon atat the next general meeting ofof thethe association, butbut thatthat the Executive Commit-Commit- teetee shouldshould have power to permitpermit participationparticipation in regattasregattas pending thethe holding of such general meeting. The secretary-treasurer’ssecretary-treasurer's report gavegave great satisfaction,satisfaction, but unfortu-unfortunately the Editor cannotcannot find'rind thethe financialfinancial statement. Mr. BarrowsBarrows waswas re-electedre-elected President,President, Mr.Mr. CharlesCharles J.J. SpauldingSpaulding FirstFirst Vice-President, andand Mr.Mr. BlakeBlake VanVan WinckleWinckle SecondSecond Vice-President.Vice-President. Sodus Bay,Bay, Presqu'ilePresqu’ileand and KingstonKingstonall allasked askedfor forthe the 19461946 regatta,regatta, and the ideaidea ofof aa permanentpermanent rendezvousrendezvous came up again.again. OnOn aa vote,vote, Kingston waswas chosenchosen withwith thethe cruising racerace fromfrom thethe mouth ofof the Niagara River toto Kingston.Kingston. Messrs. Earle Snyder,Snyder, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., OscarOscar Marth,Marth, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., W.W. A.A. Cannon,Cannon, Y.Y.C., Karl Smither,Smither, B.C.C., and GordonGordon Reid,Reid, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., werewere ap-appointed the Measurement and Rules CommitteeCommittee and were especially in-instructed to considerconsider substitutingsubstituting the C.C.A. measurement rulerule for the R.O.R.C. rulerule andand toto reportreport atat thethe springspring meeting.meeting. The VanderbiltVanderbilt racingracing rulesrules werewere discusseddiscussed but nono changeschanges werewere made.

1946

The springspring meeting waswas heldheld atat Rochester on on AprilApril 6th,6th, withwith ninenine member clubs represented. InIn thethe absenceabsence ofof thethe president,president, Vice-Vice- President Spaulding tooktook the chair. The financialfinancial statement showed aa greatly improvedimproved condition,condition,there there being $915.00 cash additional toto $800.00$800.00 inin bonds.bonds. Mr. EarleEarle Snyder,Snyder, chairmanchairman ofof thethe MeasurementMeasurement CommitteeCommittee gavegave hishis

78 " i report, which proposed among otherother thingsthings thatthat aa racingiyachtracing yacht shouldshould bebe defineddenned as one whose beam was lessless than 31%31% ofof 1.w.1.,l.w.l., and that aa cruis-cruising yacht should bebe one with a beam more than 31%. ThisThis waswas aa newnew solution toto thethe perennial questionquestion"what "whatis isa a racingracingyacht?" yacht?"The Thereport report also proposed thatthat the FreemanFreeman Cup andand thethe LouiseLouise FreemanFreeman CupCup should alternate between cruising andand racingracing divisions.divisions.This Thiswas wasobjected objected to on thethe groundground that itit wouldwould be contrarycontrary to thethe deeddeed ofof giftgift andand alsoalso that itit wouldwould damage the prestige of the Charles Freeman Cup. The itemitem carried, with the Charles FreemanFreeman Cup going toto thethe racing divisiondivisionfor for 1946. A long discussion tooktook placeplace onon thethe meritsmerits ofof rigidrigidvs. vs.rubber rubber dinghiesdinghies and it waswas finallyfinally moved that no changechange be mademade thisthis year.year. TheThe argu-arguments on thethe safetysafety factorsfactors of dinghiesdinghies had gone on so tong,long, the host club had to put in a rushrush callcall for dinner as this meeting waswas goinggoingto torun run on into the night. It waswas decideddecided that thethe cruisingcruising racerace shouldshould bebe fromfrom thethe mouthmouth ofof thethe Niagara River to Kingston, 148 miles, andand thatthat the regatta should bebe held at Kingston,Kingston, and thatthat flagsflags bebe awardedawarded thisthis year.year. N.A.Y.R.U. rulesrules werewere retained.retained. The cruising race was sailed in a moderatemoderate breezebreeze andand spinnakersspinnakers werewere carried nearly all thethe way.way. OneOne yachtyacht wentwent tootoo closeclose toto FalseFalse DucksDucks Bank and ran aground,aground, butbut waswas pulledpulled offoff by a motormotor vessel.vessel. A curious situationsituationdeveloped developedin inthe thecase caseof ofTramp TrampRoyal. Royal. UnderUnder thethe principles laidlaid down by the MeasurementMeasurement Committee sheshe shouldshould havehave sailed in the cruising division,division, whichwhichin infact factwas washer herproper properstatus statusunder under any rule. However,However, because sheshe hadhad wonwon thethe CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman CupCup thethe previous year she was placed arbitrarily in the racingracing group, which she won, thus winningwinning the Charles Freeman Cup aa secondsecond time.time. HadHad sheshe sailed in the cruising division sheshe wouldwouldhave havebeen beenbeaten beatenby byF Fo’castle0'castle and anotheranother one of thethe cruisers.cruisers. Fo’castleFo'caszIe was wasawarded awardedthe theLouise Louise Freeman Cup.Cup. Fresh easterlyeasterly breezesbreezes prevailed for thethe firstfirst twotwo daysdays ofof thethe regatta,regatta, and twotwo yachtsyachts (one(one anan 8-metre)8-metre) werewere dismasted.dismasted. TheThe lastlast dayday waswas a a very light andand variable wind,wind, withwitha a goodgooddeal dealof ofluck. luck.The Theturnout turnout waswas bigger than the previousprevious year. Rochester was host to thethe annualannual meetingmeeting ofof 1946.1946. TenTen membermember clubsclubs and one associate membermember clubclub sentsent delegates.delegates. Following minutesminutesand and reports,reports, itit waswas votedvoted toto admit thethe Royal St.St. Lawrence Y. C. asas aa membermember andand thethe BurlingtonBurlington Y.Y. C.C. asas anan associateassociate member.

¯ 7979 It was reported thatthat thethe BarthelBarthel TrophyTrophy hadhad beenbeen wonwon byby thethe R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. representing our association.

OfficersOlicers electedelected were:were: President, Mr. C.C. J.I _ Spaulding,Spaulding, Y.Y.C.;Y.Y.C.; FirstFirst Vice-President, Mr. C.C. WesleyWesley Gamble,Gamble, C.Y.C.;C.Y.C.; SecondSecond Vice-President,Vice-President, Mr. CliffordClifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C.;R.H.Y.C.; andand Secretary-TreasurerSecretary-Treasurer Mr.Mr. NewtonNewton B.B. Castle, R.Y.C. Messrs.Messrs. BarrowsBarrows andand VanVan WinckleWinckle werewere electedelected Honor-Honor- ary Presidents for the ensuingensuing year.year. not It waswas decided that all entries should bebe mademade throughthrough clubs,clubs, andand not of the by yacht owners direct, andand that all entries mustmust bebe inin the hands of the secretary by JulyJuly 1stlst ofof eacheach year.year. LateLate registrationsregistrations mightmight bebe acceptedaccepted but shouldshould be subjectsubject toto aa doubledouble fee.fee. OwnersOwners whowho registeredregistered but whowho did not participate wouldwould bebe entitledentitledto to aa refund.refund. Sodus BayBay was chosen for the 19471947 regatta,regatta, TorontoToronto waswas selectedselected forfor the start ofof thethe cruisingcruising race,race, onon Sunday,Sunday, JulyJuly 27.27. AA separateseparate schoonerschooner a race from class was authorized. Mr. Earle SnyderSnyder offeredoffered a cupcup forfor a race from Rochester toto the point of rendezvousrendezvous atat Toronto, and this was gladly accepted. There waswas aa !onglong discussion over the advisability of starting the fleet inin classes,classes, oror inin twotwo divisionsdivisions(racing (racingand andcruising) cruising) oror allall together.together. This andand severalseveral otherother questionsquestions werewere referredreferred toto thethe appropriateappropriate com-committees. Our old friend, a medium-priced one design yacht, was againagain advocatedadvocated and Mr. IanIan WaldieWaldie ofof thethe R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. reportedreported thatthat hishis clubclub waswas havinghaving such a class,class, designeddesigned by SparkmanSparkman andand Stephens.Stephens. Club dues were set $40$40 forfor membermember clubsclubs andand $12.50$12.50 forfor associateassociate member clubs.clubs.

1947

The reportreport ofof thethe secretary-treasurersecretary-treasurer atat thethe springspring meetingmeeting showedshowed assets of $2,628.73 and no liabilities. AllAll clubsclubshad hadpaid paidtheir theirdues. dues. The FairFair HavenHaven andand Presqu’ilePresqu'ile YachtYacht ClubsClubs werewere electedelected associateassociate member clubs.clubs. There waswas a discussiondiscussion regarding a Coast Guard patrol forfor thethe cruisingcruising The race,race, andand itit seemedseemed probable thatthat thisthis serviceservice would be forthcoming. The course chosen was from Toronto to SodusSodus Bay,Bay, andand therethere waswas alsoalso aa power boatboat racerace betweenbetween thethe samesame ports.ports. AA somewhatsomewhat crypticcryptic notenote statesstates that "the powerpower boat cupscups still have to be located".

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. _ !!iil .... _ . . . InvitationsInv1tat1ons to participate inrn thethe regattarevatta werewere authorized for the New partxclpate I: authorrzed for the New York York State Snipe Association, 12th District of Star` Class, the Lightning Assocratron 3 12th Dlstuct of Star Class the Snxpe 3 Llghtrung AssociationAssocratron and the Comet class. The N.A.Y.R.U. optiona! riglat of way Comet class The N A Y R U optlonal rrght of way rules (Vanderbilt)(Vanderbrlt) werewere adoptedadopted byby unanimousunanrmous vote.vote The difficultdrfflcult mattermatter of classificationclassrncatron ofof yachts waswas leftleft toto the Executive Committee, but the yachts Executrve Comm1ttee 7 but the meeting settled (for 1947 at least) the much discussed question of safety .... meetmg settled (for 1947 at least) the much drscussed questron of safety _ _ _ equipmentequlpment byby requlrmgrequiringerther eithera a nonnon-collapsible_ collapsrble drnghy dinghy;; a arubber rubberhfe liferaft raft on deckdeck (inflated if hand-inflated or deflated if mechanically inflated) (miiated rf hand lnliated or deflated rf mechanically milated) or aa rigidrrgld lifehfe raft.raft The death of ' The death of Commodore Tom World, President from 1926°' to 1930 Commodore Tom World 1 Presrdent from 1976 to 1930 . . . _ " 1nclus1ve , was inclusive, wasbrought broughtto to thethe attentxonattention ofof thethe meetmgmeeting._ One Oneof ofthe the "oldold . . ,, . _ _

guard",, hishrs servicesservrces to the association had been invaluable. guard the assoc1at1on had been rnvaluable .

Mr . . . Mr. Wesley Montgomery,, YY.Y.C.,Y C ., offered a cup to thethe association, asas Wesley Montgomery cup assocratron , didd1d the TomTom Taylor Company, marmemarine outflttersoutfittersof of Toronto, this latter Taylor Company, Toronto 3 th1s latter cup being rnin memory ofof thethe late Tom Taylor, founder of the company, cup 3 founder of the belng memory Taylor company 9 and a and a friendfrlend ofof allall thethe sailorssatlors onon thethe CanadianCanadran side.s1de BothBoth cupscups werewere accepted.accepted , . _ Much to everyone’severyone s d1sappo1ntment disappointmentthe theregatta regattacould couldnot notbe beheld heldat at . il .

Sodus Y _ C _ of Sodus Bay Y.C. because of the veryvery highhwh.D waterwater inrn LakeLake Ontario.Ontarro _ AA footfoot of waterwater waswas overover thethe clubclub househouse floor.floor TheThe QueenQueen CityC1ty Y.Y C.C metmet thethe difficultdrfncult sxtuatronsituation wrthwith anan offerofferto to provide allall facilities,an an offer which was provrde facrhtres 5 offer wh1ch was

' I . gratefully accepted.l The coursecourse forfor thethe cruising racerace waswas changed asas well,well gratefully accepted crursmg changed ' thethe newnew one being from Toronto around aa markmark offoff CharlotteCharlotte andand thencethence

. ,. . _ to 1le and to follow the . to PresquPresqu’ile,, and to follow theregatta regatta msteadinsteadof ofprecedrng precedingrt it.The TheSnyder Snyder Cup racerace waswas toto bebe sailedsarled fromfrom RochesterRochester toto Toronto.Toronto

, _ , The Sn;Snyderder Cup Cuprace racewas wasthe fore the runnerfore-runnerof the well of _theknown well-knownRochester Rochester ....

Race . Race,, whichwh1ch also owed 1tsits mceptxoninception toto MrMr. Earle Snyder.Snyder _ It was sailedsarled rnin a south-westersouth wester varyingvarylnv from a reefing-breezereeling breeze at the start toto aa driftdrrft atat thethe finishfimsh wlthwith aa thunderthunder-squall threateningall al! night,but butnever never quite mater- squall threatenmg mght ' quite mater u » ¢ . ¢ 1 , ializing.1a11z1n

V givinggtvmg exeveryery one a fairfarr chance.chance '

_ _ _ X 3 P The Freeman started 1n a _ UHood south westcr 7 bernv The Freeman CupCup started in a good south-wester, spinnakersspmnakers beingD . . . _ _, _ ccurxed(_ to c carried to starboard practically allall the way to RochesterRochester.. The editor’seditor s ship, practlcally way shlp ,

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of the fleet at Rochester, sailed the 92 which waswas aboutabout inin the middle of the fleet at Rochester, sailed the 92 the wind and shifted miles in just twelve hours.hours. AfterAfter thethe turn,turn, the wind droppeddropped and shifted It was a hue race and won in grand toto north,north, givinggiving a beat toto thethe finish.hnish_ It was a fine race and won in grand division and the 8-metre style byby WhiteWhite WingsWings R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. inin thethe cruisingcruising division and the 8-metre White Wings took the Charles Quest alsoalso R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. in thethe racingracing group. White Wings took the Charles Freeman Cup,Cup, andand QuestQuest thethe LouiseLouise Freeman.Freeman. Buffalo Canoe Club, Point Abino, The annual meeting was held at the Buffalo Canoe Club, Point Abino, for associate membership were read on NovemberNovember 8th.Sth. ApplicationsApplications for associate membership were read There was some discussion as fromfrom thethe PultneyvillePultneyville and OshawaGshawa Clubs.Clubs. There was some discussion as clubs whose Heets were composed to thethe advisabilityadvisability of taking in so many clubs whose fleets were composed at Toronto 60 boats with some entirely of small yachts.yachts. ItIt waswas statedstated thatthat at Toronto 60 boats with some the and 54 craft. cabin accommodation hadhad taken part inin the regatta,regatta, and 54 openopen craft. for the small boat sailors, said Mr. KarlKarl SmitherSmither and Mr. Lunt, speaking for the small boat sailors, said of meeting the cruising i that theythey enjoyedenjoyed very much the opportunity of meeting the cruising boats had sleeping fraternity, andand said that many of thethe largelarge boats had ~vengiven sleeping boat crews. accommodation to to dinghy,dinghy,Lightning, Lightning,and andStar Star boat crews.Pultneyville Pultneyville and Oshawa were then admittedadmitted toto associateassociate membership.membership. for the The advisabilityof of revertingrevertingto to thethe oldold port-to-portport-to-portsystem system for the were taken. cruising yachts was also discussed, but nono stepssteps were taken. was re-elected Mr. C. Wesley Mr. C.C. J.J _ Spaulding,Spaulding, Y.Y.C.,Y.Y.C., was re-elected president,president, Mr. C. Wesley Mr. Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C., Gamble, C.Y.C., first'first vice-president andand Mr. Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C., was re-elected second vice-president. Mr. NewtonNewton B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., was re-elected secretary-treasurer. 1948 and on a vote Sodus Bay and Clayton bothboth asked forfor thethe 1948 regatta and on a vote for the cruising race takentaken ClaytonClayton waswas chosen.chosen. SeveralSeveral su~aestionssuggestions for the cruising race was selected. There was were made,made, andand SodusSodus Bay-Rochester-ClaytonBay~Rochester-Clayton was selected. There was to the C.C.A. rule for the handicap reces, some discussion asas toto changing to the C.C.A. rule for the handicap reces, but nono actualactual stepssteps werewere taken.taken. it was voted Identification numbersnumbers havinghaving fallenfallen intointo somesomeconfusion, confusion, it was voted l numbers to them by their that "yachts"yachts areare toto carrycarry thethe racingracing numbers assignedassigned to them by their numbers will be as long as clubs, except that individualindividual class numbers will be acceptedaccepted as long as The first Rochester race was an- they sufficientlysufficiently identifyidentify thethe yacht". The first Rochester race was an- Rochester-Stony nounced, to be heldheld inin latelate August,August, thethe coursecourse beingbeing Rochester-Stony offered a hand- Island-Toronto-Rochestef,Island-Toronto-Rochester, about 330 miles.miles. Mr. SnyderSnyder offered a hand- some tea-servicetea-service asas aa prize.prize. ii

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OLCOTTOLCO'I""l` YACHT YACHTCLUB CLUB-~ ---Glcott, Olcott,New NewYork York 19484

At thethe springsprrng meetingrneetrng thethe resignationresrgnatron ofof thethe SandySandy BeachBeach Y.C.Y C waswas receivedrecerved and acceptedaccepted withwrth regret.regret TheThe classificationclasslficatron ofof yachtsyachts intornto racingracmg and cruisingcrursmv d1v1s1onsdivisionswas wasagarn againdlscussed discussedand andthe therule ruleadopted adoptedrn inApul April _ 1946 was stated by theth3 MeasurementMeasurement CommitteeComrruttee to havehave beenbeen foundfound * I '

I _ _ Owners could hovs the classrtlcatron _ Port satisfactory.satrsfactory Owners could,, however,ever, challenge the classification. Port- to-portto port racingracmg waswas againaffaln considered.consrdered The firstiirst leg of the cruisingcrursmg race from SodusSodus to the CharlotteCharlotte piersprers waswas . 'V 7 sarled rn .. one starboard tack thence sailed in lrghtlight northnorth-westerly,westerly, grvmg giving onelong long starboard tack,, and and thence itIf was a spinnakerspmnaker run to Clayton inrn beautifulbeautlful weather.weather The Charles Free-Free _ . . _ _ _ man thxs was to the racmv d1v1s1on and was won man Cup this year was assignedassrgned to the racingD division and was won byby

_ R o C 1 Y 1 C an Internatlonal One Deswn 1 one of Chance, R.C.Y.C.,a, an International One-Design.= IncidentallyIncxdentally one of , _ Chance’sChance s owners was a nephewnephew ofof Mrs.Mrs Freeman.Freeman TheThe LouiseLoulse FreemanFreeman

was won R....C Y C a Rhodes '77_ _ Cup was won byby Daphne,Daphne R.C.Y.C.,, a ,Rhodes 27. ' ` 46 ' 57 The Clayton course was necessarrlynecessarily aa stralghtstraight "up-riverup_rlver and backback" type.type _ _

on three were moderate and _ The windswrnds on thethe three daysdays were moderate,' lighthght and heavy.heavy ClaytonClayton Yacht Club carried outout aa mostmost successfulsuccessful eventevent forfor theirtheir firstnrst L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R_A. regatta.regatta When the Race CommitteeCommrttee arr1vedarrived toto set up the finishnnxsh linehue for _ _ _

L _ P ' races found the wrves scrubbrnv doors and L.P. races,, theythey found the ClaytonClayton wives scrubbingD floors and puttmgputting the lastlast touchtouch onon everything.everythrng The RaceRace CommitteeComrnlttee waswas handedhanded thethe finestiinest accommodationaccommodation onon record.record A largelarge cottage was at theirtherr solesole use.use TheThe livinghvmg roomroom waswas thethe office,office, the _ _ _

drnmv room table was to hear _ Sut`f1c1ent rooms for the dininga room table was perfect to hear protests.protests Sufficient rooms for the CommitteeCornmlttee and wives.wlves One of the nrstfirst tlmestimes the ComrnrtteeCommittee d1ddid not have to paypay theirthe1r ownown hotelhotel accounts.accounts MenMen likehke Jimhm LewisLewrs andand CommodoreCommodore Cox never stoppedstopped working.worklng Centreboard boatsboats to launch and endlessendless detaildetall to handle.handle

was as on August -' - The Rochester Race was heldheld as arranged,arranged 9 startingstartmg on August5 29th.79th

I seven two wrth broken masts four wrth Of seventeenseventeen starters seven withdrew,withdrew 3 two with broken masts,7 four with

one other reasons _ The race was won Avzlzon sailssatls blown outout,, and one for other reasons. The race was won byby Avilion of Detroit.Detrolt

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was held at Pt I Abmo and allC the olhcers The 19481948 annualannual meetingmeetrng was held at Pt. Abino,' and all the officers were re-elected.re elected

° Sodus and Yacht Clubs all The National,Natronal e Rochester,Rochester s Sodus Bay and Youngstown Yacht Clubs al!

_ and four ballots were to vet an appliedapphed forfor the t9491949 regatta,regatta ' and four ballots were necessarynecessary to get_G an I . ' ' G `

~ c c . . ¢ whrch w Zts obtamed the Natloml Y C absoluteabsolute mayorltymaiority,, which was ultlmatelyultimately obtainedby by the National Y.C.

_ _ _ _ Port to The cruisingcrulsmg racerace waswasC toto bebe Rochester-Cobourg-Toronto.Rochester Cobourvv_Toronto Port-to-portport

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!i ii Mr. races forfor both thethe FreemanFreeman andand regattaregatta racesraces werewere urgedurged byby Mr. GeorgeGeorge to have both Ford, R.Y.C.R.Y.C. AfterAfter aa longlong discussiondiscussion it was decideddecided to have both port-to-port-to- classes at the port andand coursecourse racesraces forfor thethe handicaphandicap classes at the regatta,regatta, givinggiving owners the choice of which to enter.enter. The R.O.R.C.R.O.R.C._ measurementmeasurement rulerule waswas continuedcontinued inin force, althoughalthough there was a good deal of opposition toto it.it.

1949

Among mattersmatters discusseddiscussed atat thethe springspring meetingmeeting werewere newnew measurementmeasurement certificates, propellerpropeller allowancesallowancesfor for auxiliaries,auxiliaries,and and effortsefforts beingbeing mademade it was felt to bring the R.O.R.C. andand C.C.A.C.C.A. rulesrules closercloser together.together. AgainAgain it was felt was made for a that thethe timetime waswas inopportuneinopportune forfor changes.changes. ProvisionProvision was made for a were authorized for the separate class of HinckleyHinckley auxiliaries. MedalsMedals were authorized for the three boats in each crews of winners in eacheach classclass andand flagsiiags forfor thethe firstirst three boats in each class for the three racesraces takentaken together.together. TheThe coursecourse forfor thethe port-to-portport-to-port Toronto to 2nd races was toto be asas follows:follows: 1stlst day,day, Toronto to Youngstown;Youngstown; 2nd day, Island Youngstown to to Oakville;Oakville;and and3rd 3rd day,day, OakvilleOakvilleto toToronto. Toronto.The The Island Y.C. of Wilson, N.Y., was admittedadmitted toto associateassociate membership.membership. The cruising race started on July 31st31st inin aa freshfresh breeze,breeze, aboutabout westwest byby south, all ofof thethe fleetiieet holdingholding the portport tacktack fromfrom RochesterRochester towardstowards Cobourg. DuringDuringthe the nightnight thethe windwindworked workedaround aroundto tothe thenorth northand and lightened,lightened, and at eight o’clocko'clock nextnext morningmorning severalseveral yachtsyachts werewerebecalmed becalmed On the within aa mile oror two of the mark-boat at Cobourg. On the lighter vein,vein, from the the racerace committeecommittee had borrowedborrowed aa brand-newbrand-new sparspar buoybuoy from the R.C.Y.C. marine yard. This waswas placed 500 yards southsouth ofof thethe CobourgCobourg this at 8 with two lighthouse asas turningturning mark.mark. TheThe committeecommittee placedplaced this at 8 p.m.p.m. with two white lights sixsix feetfeet apart,apart, one above thethe other. Just at dark,dark, thethe buoybuoy lookedlooked to be sinking; byby thethe time theythey reachedreached thethe markmark itit had gone toto the bottom. Grappling ironsirons werewere securedsecuredfrom fromthe thepier pier andand inin quickquick had a small hole. order the buoy was found and raised. The flotationtlotation tank had a small hole. to use the Fortunately the seasseas werewere calmcalm andand thethe decisiondecision waswas mademade to use the was to the bow and carried rowing dinghy asas aa mark. A large pole was lashed to the bow and carried the until 5 a.m. the two white lights.lights. ThusThus twotwo ofof thethe committeecommitteespent spent the nightnight until 5 a.m. when the Coastguard cuttercutter camecame toto themthem andand withwith carefulcareful precisionprecision A.A. H.H. Gorsline, S.B.Y.C., loweredloweredthe the properproper refreshment to to "Gene". Just another occasionoccasion wherewhere thethe ingenuityingenuity ofof ourour boysboys mademade thethe racerace aa success.success.

84S4 ThisThrs nevernever reachedreached press before.before ' TheThe boys refusedrefused any thanks,thanks just press boys any 3 ]ust

claimedclarmed that flattlat seas savedc theirtherr name.name . TheThe windwmd wentwent toto the east, and the east, and therethere waswas an allall dayday spinnakersp1nnaker runrun toto thethe finishfimsh offofr" thethe WesternWestern Gap atat

' Toronto . Lofelez , R . Y . C a fine well won ' Toronto. Lorelei, R.Y.C.,., a fine yachtyacht well-sailedsarled won thethe cruisingcrursmg divi-d1v1

sionsron andand thethe CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman Cup, whilewhrle Jack,Jack aa 6-metre,° took the Cup s a 6 metre a took the LouiseLourse Freeman.Freeman

Course racing or the port-to-port_to _ type waswas optiona! wrthwith the cruisingcrursmv racmg port port type optronal U

classes all of whrch were .. classes,, all of which were sailingsarlmg under handicappinghandlcappmg wrthwith t1metime allowallow- ances.ances About halfhalt electedelected forfor eacheach system.system The edrtor havmv one The editor,7 havingD been one ofof thosethose whowho chosechose thethe conventionalconventlonal course and l course and stayed inn Toronto (having(havrng been told that the ma]or1tymajority of the fleet was soso doing) takestakes thethe liberty of expressing his personal views on domg) hberty of expressmg hrs personal vrews on

the regatta, inasmuchmasmuch as port-to-port_to _ races have been frequently discussed regatta, port port races have been frequently drscussed srnce He does not since. He does not believebeheve thatthat the port-to-portport to port rdeaidea got a fairfa1r trial.tr1al MakingMakrng thethe chorcechoice optronaloptional hadhad thethe resultresult ofof sporhngspoilingthe theevent eventboth bothfor for those who sarledsailed thethe Toronto coursescourses, andand for those who took part in s for those who took part 111 the port-to-port.to There were simply not enough boats to make up two port port srmply not enough boats to make up two lleets fleets. Had all been sentsent onon thethe port-to-portport to port thethe experimentexperlment wouldwould havehave been of much greater value. In the course races the editor’s. , ship. Tramp greater value In the course races the edrtors shlp Tramp .. . . Royaly wonwon aa decisivedec1s1ve victoryvrctorv in1n herher class,class butbut her glory was somewhat Royal , s her glory was somewhat diminisheddrmrnrshed by thethe factfact that on two days she had no competitors at all, by days compeutors all: and onon the thirdthrrd day only oneone. Very lrghtlight andand ilukyflukywrnds windsprevarled prevailedboth both rn Humber and out on the Lake in Humber Bay and out on the Lake, a Nvinggwmg littlehttle chancechance toto thethe heavy . heavy . . weather boats and th1s too Gave weather boats,7 and this too gave'C thethe experimentexperunent lessless value than itlt wouldwould have had underunder moremore variedvarred conditions.cond1t1ons

. .. . One . . One fairfalr criticismcr1t1c1sm of thethe port-to-portport to port systemsystem lSis that itrt seemsseems ratherrather discourteousd1scourteous toto the entertainingentertammv clubclub, which goes to so much trouble gp : whrch goes to so much trouble to make the revatta a success to make the regattaU a success andand toto give thethe visitorsv1s1tors a good time,tune if grve good 5 lf half the boats sarl off for the half the boats sail off for the threethree days.days OnOn twotwo eveningsevemngs thethe RaceRace CommitteeCommrttee handhnghandlingthe the trrangletriangleraces racesrn inToronto Torontodrove droveto tothe the harbourharbour 'S 33 ' where the ~port-to-port"to boats were.were ' In thisthrs way, protests could be port port Way 1 protests could be heardc' and results collected to tfxlteC' heard and results collected,, to take back toto thethe hosthost club.club .

The B - .Tones a a beautrful bowl The Douglas B. Jones Trophy,Trophy a beautiful bowl presented by Mrs.Mrs .

Jones rn of her won ` husband was . Jones in memory of her husband,, was won by CanCan-Can,Can Y.Y.C.. . memory by , Y Y C The BuffaloBuffalo CanoeCanoe ClubClub was again hosthost to the annualannual meeting, at agaxn meetmg s

. . whrch twelve clubs were Mr . . C W . which twelve clubs were represented. Mr. C. W. Gamble, C.Y.C.,. was represented Gamble , CYC ., was

' elected president,, MrMr.. CliffordChtlord LuntLunt,, R.H.Y.C.,R . H . Y . C firstfirst vice-president,vrce and presrdent ., presrdent, and

` Mr . . . R . . Y . E G Sorsolerl C C second vlce . Mr. E. G. Sorsolei!,, R.C.Y.C.,., second vice-president. Mr.. Newton B. presrdent Mr Newton B .

_ _ a v RYC was re elected u Castle 1 Castle,, R.Y.C.,1, was re-elected secretary-treasurer.treasurer Mr.Mr W. P.n Barrows,u secretary W P Barrows , . . H ,

R _ Y _ was s c C assocxatron . ,, named the . to . R.Y.C., was named the association’s delegatedelegate to thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N A Y . R U .

8585 i l l A letterletter waswas readread fromfrom thethe U.S.U.S. CoastCoast GuardGuard drawingdrawing attentionattention toto thethe l failure of severalseveral yachtsyachts toto carrycarry properproper runningrunninglights lightsduring duringthe thecruising cruising race, andand requestingrequesting the associationassociation to taketake measuresmeasures toto preventprevent thisthis happening in 1950.1950. LaterLater yearsyears sawsaw aa fewfew skippersskippers annoyedannoyed atat thethe R.C.R.C. for being disqualified, but butthe thecommittee committeehad hadcarried carriedout outits itsduty. duty.There There was alsoalso somesome discussiondiscussion asas toto whetherwhether thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. right-of-wayright-of-way rules or thethe internationalinternational rules of thethe roadroad pertainingpertaining to sailingsailing vessels should be followed duringduring thethe cruisingcruisingrace. race.It It was decided onon both questions thatthat the N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. rules should govern untiluntil 30 minutesminutes after the start,start, andand thereafterthereafter thethe internationalinternational rulesrules (including(including those governing lights)lights) should bebe followed.followed.Mr. Mr.Barrows Barrowsasked askedthat thata a programprogram without advertising shouldshouldbe beadopted, adopted,but butno no actionaction waswastaken takenon on this.this. A reportreport onon juniorjunior activitiesactivities showedshowed that eight of thethe twelvetwelve clubsclubs represented were carrying on juniorjunior training.training. i 1 An invitationinvitation from the Crescent Y.C.Y.C. toto hold the 19501950 regatta in l regatta i Chaumont BayBay was accepted withwith the startstart ofof thethe cruisingcruising racerace atat Youngstown at 2 p.m. on July 23rd. ForFor thethe regattaregatta itself,itself, nono suggestionssuggestions of aa repetitionrepetition ofof thethe port-to-portport-to-port waswas recommended,recommended, but a motionmotion waswas carried that racesraces for thethe cruisingcruising classesclasses should bebe longer thanthan in the past, and aa coursecourse fromfrom ChaumontChaumont BayBay aroundaround thethe StonyStony IslandIsland buoy was suggested.suggested. The Barthel and Richardson Cup seriesseries were both to be held on Lake Ontario in 1950,1950, inin 8-metre8-metre andand R-classR-class yachtsyachts respectively.respectively. It waswas decided to acceptaccept offersoffers from thethe R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. toto holdhold thethe BarthelBarthel series,series, while the Rochester Y.C. wouldwould looklook afterafter thethe RichardsonRichardson CupCup races.races. It waswas voted that thethe winnerwinner ofof thethe GooderhamGooderharn CupCup shouldshould representrepresent Lake Ontario in the BarthelBarthel series, and the winner ofof thethe Lipton in the Richardson. A written report fromfrom Mr.Mr. EarleEarle Snyder,Snyder, chairmanchairman ofof thethe MeasurementMeasurement l and RulesRules committeecommittee waswas presented,presented, whichwhich severelyseverely criticizedcriticized thethe R.O.R.C. rule, andand comparedcompared itit unfavourablyunfavourably with that ofof thethe C.C.A.C.C.A. A minorityminority report was presented by Mr. GordonGordon Reid,Reid, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. AfterAfter a prolongedprolonged discussion aa votevote was taken, in which all the U.S.U.S. clubs voted in favour of the C.C.A. rule, and all Canadian clubs inin favourfavour ofof the R.O.R.C. rule,rule, exceptexcept thethe Q.C.Y.C.,Q.C.Y.C., whichwhich splitsplit itsits vote.vote. TheThe C.C.A.C.C.A. rule waswas thereforetherefore adopted.adopted. TheThe followingfollowing stipulationsstipulations werewere howeverhowever laidlaid down: That yachts built to thethe InternationalInternational Rule shouldshould race against each other under that rule,rule, andand similarlysimilarly thatthat yachts builtbuilt toto thethe Universal Rule should race against each other under that rule.rule. HowHow

8686 i 1 yachts of thesethese twotwo rulesrules werewere toto racerace togethertogether waswas notnot decided,decided, until a meetingmeeting of measurers in Apri!April 1950. That for 19501950 thethe C.C.A.C.C.A. rulerule asas itit thenthen stoodstood shouldshould bebe used.used. That cruisingcruising boats comingcoming from saltsalt waterwater shouldshould be measuredmeasured in freshfresh water.water. That displacementdisplacement couldcould bebe takentaken fromfrom sig~nedsigned plans by a desig-ner,designer, if no changechange in thethe yachtyacht affectingaifecting displacementdisplacement had been made. That yachts withwith openopen cockpitscockpits bebe allowedallowed to compete.compete. Thus thethe controversycontroversy aboutabout thethe measurementmeasurement rulerule waswas settledsettled forfor somesome years to come.come. It isis toto bebe regrettedregretted thatthat effortseiforts toto bringbring thethe rulesrules intointo conformity had been unsuccessful,unsuccessful, butbut it must bebe rememberedremembered that thethe framers of the two rules had very different aims inin view,view, whichwhich couldcouldnot not be reconciledreconciled inin one formula. The object of the C.C.A.C.C.A. rule waswas toto develop thethe best typetype ofof off-shoreoif-shore cruisingcruising yacht,yacht, whilewhile thatthat ofof the R.O.R.C. rulerule waswas toto permitpermit existingexisting boatsboats ofof widelywidely differentdifferent types to race togethertogether withwith somesome degreedegree ofof fairness.fairness. BothBoth rulesrules werewere excellentlyexcellently devised forfor their purposes. On balance it isis probableprobable thatthat thethe C.C.A.C.C.A. rule was better suited to thethe newnew conditionsconditions onon LakeLake Ontario, butbut the R.O.R.C. rule had servedserved the LY.R.A.L.Y.R.A. wellwell sincesince itsits adoptionadoption inin 1938,1938, and hadhad allowedallowed yachts to compete which couldcould notnot dodo so under the C.C.A. rule, asas theirtheir displacementdisplacement was unknownunknown andand could not bebe readily determined. A barometerbarometer waswas presentedpresented toto thethe retiringretiring president,president, Mr.Mr. Spaulding,Spaulding, in recognitionrecognition ofof hishis hard andand efficientefhcient workwork duringduring hishis threethree years'years’ presidency.

1950

A meetingmeeting of club measurers was held atat thethe RochesterRochester Y.C.Y.C. onon AprilApril 29th, when the C.C.A. rulerule waswas fullyfully discussed. It waswas decided to recom-recommend that International Rule yachts be required to file Universal rulerule certificatescertihcates forfor the cruising races. It waswas alsoalso decideddecided toto adoptadopt changeschanges inin thethe C.C.A.C.C.A. rulerule asas soonsoon asas suchsuch changeschanges werewere notified.notified. The regularregular spring council meeting waswas heldheld atat Watertown,Watertown, N.Y.,N.Y., withwith tenten clubsclubs represented.represented. The resignationresignation of the Toronto SailingSailing and Canoe Club was accepted. The HendersonHenderson HarbourHarbour andand LaurentianLaurentian Y.C.sY.C.s werewere admittedadmitted toto asso-associate membership.membership.

8787 The PresidentPresident appointed a committeecommittee toto prepare a historyhistory ofof thethe association as follows: Chairman: The presentpresent editor, L.L. F.F. Grant,Grant, K.Y.C.K.Y.C. Members: W.W. P.P. Barrows,Barrows, R.Y.C.R.Y.C. C. H.H. J.J. Snider,Snider, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. E. G.G. Sorsoleil,Sorsoleil, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. Blake VanVan Winckle,Winckle, Q.C.Y.C.Q.C.Y.C. T. K.K. Wade,Wade, R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. (The editoreditor regretsregrets thatthat hehe hashas takentaken eighteight yearsyears toto completecomplete thethe task,task, this being writtenwrittenin inApril, April, 1958.)1958.) The retirement from service ofof the steamer Kingston ofof thethe CanadaCanada Steamship LinesLines was announced. Since 1901 she had been aa familiarfamiliar figure on the lake. AA letterletter waswas sentsent toto herher captaincaptain expressingexpressing thethe regretsregrets of the yachtingyachting fraternity byby whomwhom sheshe hadhad beenbeen regardedregarded withwith affectionaffection for manymany years.years. NoNo longerlonger couldcould thethe compasscompass coursecourse bebe checked.checked. The cruising race started withwith aa southerlysoutherly wind,wind, which worked around to the east in rnid~afternoon,mid-afternoon, and back to the southsouth andand south-westsouth-west again, which did with a good dealdea! ofof strength,strength, andand aa hardhard squallsquallin inthe themorning, morning, which did not alfectaffectall allthe thefleet. fleet.Chance, Chance,R.C.Y.C., R.C.Y.C.,lost !osther hermast, mast,and andwas wastowed towed to Chaumont by the U.S.U.S. CoastCoast Guard,Guard, sheshe receivedreceived aa fullfull salutesalute fromfrom the JudgeJudge'sO s boat asas sheshe crossedcrossed thethe lineline inin tow.tow. TheThe Editor’sEditor's loglog recordsrecords thatthat hishis ship,ship, althoughalthough only fifth inin a class of eleven, averaged 6.46.4 milesmiles an hour, and 7.6 miles an hour fromfrom ThirtyThirty MileMileLight Lightto tothe thetinish. finish. The CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman CupCup waswas wonwon by byAquilla,Aquilla, C.Y.C.,C.Y.C., in thein racingthe racing division, and the Louise Freeman byby Mr.Mr. GeorgeGeorge Ford’sFord's finefine new yawl Venture III,III, R.Y.C. TheThe CrescentCrescent Y.C.Y.C. werewere goodgood hosts.hosts. ExcellentExcellent committeecommittee boats werewere provided.provided. At thethe regattaregatta thethe racingracing classesclasses sailedsailed in ChaumontChaumont Bay, andand thethe cruising divisiondivisionwent wentout outto to Pt.Pt. PeninsulaPeninsula andand back.back. WhileWhilethis thisgave gavea a longer course thanthan thethe usual triangle itit waswas shortershorter thanthan thethe port-to-port races ofof 1949.1949. The annual meeting waswasheld heldat at Pt.Pt. Abino onon NovemberNovember llth.l lth. AllAll officers were re-elected.re-elected. The meetingmeeting accepted the invitation ofof the Sodus Bay Y.C. to holdhold thethe 19511951 regattaregatta atat SodusSodus Bay.Bay. TheThe coursecourse selectedselected forfor thethe cruisingcruising racerace was from Presqu’ilePresqu'ile toto Sodus Bay,Bay, leavingleavingStony StonyIsland Islandto tostarboard. starboard.It It was decided to use thethe C.C.A.C.C.A. rulerule forfor cruisingcruising yachtsyachts asas thethe rulerule stoodstood at thethe timetime ofof thethe 19511951 springspring councilcouncil meeting. The advisabilityadvisability ofof requiring yachtsyachts toto be iittedfitted with life-lines when when sailing in the cruisingcruising racesraces waswas discusseddiscussed and referredreferred toto thethe Measure-Measure-

8888 . . . ment and Rules Committee.Cornrrnttee Also referred toto thisthrs committeecommrttee waswas whetherwhether thethe use of radioradro telephone should be permrttedpermitted rnin thethe crursmgcruising racerace.. The OakvilleOakvrlle Yacht SquadronSquadron waswas admittedadmrtted toto associateassocrate membership.mernbershrp

1951

was at Newark N Y on 14th . The springsprrng counci!councrl meetrngmeeting was heldheld at Newark,,.., N.Y., on AprrlApril 14th.

recent of Mr W P Barrows The meetingmeetmg noted withwrth regretregret thethe recent deathdeath of Mr. W. P. Barrows, , ., . . .. one s sarlors . A Rochester Y.C.,Y..,C one ofof LakeLake Ontario’sOntano outstandingoutstandtng sailors. A winningwmnrng ' 1 s of the hard Rochester and of skipperskrpper of thethe Canada’sCanada Cup,Cup s of the hard Rochester Race,Race, and of manymany as rn 1925 other eventsevents he hadhad alsoalso servedserved thethe AssociationAssocratron as presidentpresrdent in 1925,1 . 1945 and 1946.1946 HeHe hadhad beenbeen aa membermember ofof manymany committeescommtttees andand aa dele-dele

was hrs wrllrnvness to gate toto thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N A Y R U OneUne ofof hishis characteristicscharacter1st1cs was his willing~nessU to of whom owe shareshare hishrs knowledgeknowledge withwrth lessless experiencedexperrenced sailors,sarlors a many of whom owe somesome of theirtherr skillskrll to him.htm He hashas beenbeen greatlygreatly missed.mrssed

cash on hand of 478 53 the bonds . The financialfinancral reportreport showedshowed cash on hand of 47853plusthebonds$1,428.53,,..., plusplus the bonds.

' act1v1t1es Mr . Ford was and re A reportreport onon juniorJumor activities by Mr. GeorgeGeorge Ford was presented,presented , and referred back withwrth authorizationauthorrzatton toto gogo aheadahead inrn accordanceaccordance withwrth hishrs recom-recom mendations.mendatrons HeHe was further authorizedauthorrzed toto set up junior]un1or racesraces atat thethe regatta.regatta RecommendationsRecornmendatrons ofof the MeasurementMeasurement andand RulesRules CommitteeCommrttee werewere

. acted onon asas follows:follows

IS to all burlt to that rule The UniversalUnrversal RuleRule is toto apply to all racmgracingboats boats built to that rule,7 and to othersothers ofof similarsxmrlar design.desrgn Boats burltbuilt toto a class shallshallr allall raterate atat thethe htghesthi~est ratingratmg of any boat of . thethe classclass participatingpart1c1pat1ng rnin that regatta.regatta In thethe cruisingcrursrng racerace therethere shallshall bebe aa UniversalUnlversal rulerule classclass and anan Inter-Inter nationalnatlonal rule class.class

not ID 1951 but thatc the matter be LifeL1fe hneslines w1llwill notbe be requrredrequired in 1951,, but that the matter begrven given further study.study . . . I Radro are not to be used ln cases of . Radio telephonestelephones are not to be used exceptexcept in cases of emergency.emervency_.: . . . The meetingmeetrng voted that thethe ExecutiveExecutrve CommitteeCommrttee should have powerI

' to C commlttees as rt deemed and that an amend to appointfrppornt suchsuch committees as it deemed necessary,necessary , and that an amendment to constrtutzon be to thts effect meanwh1le ment to thethe constitution be preparedprepared to this effect; 7 meanwhile anyany

` committeescommrttees already 'rppomted¢appointed are to stand.stand . Rumours of seriousserrous highhrgh water conditionscondltrons at many clubs were prevapreva-

. was . Executrve Commrttee of lent.lent The hosthost clubclub was alarmed.alarmed TheThe Executive Committee of Gamble,Gamble ,

8989 i~ i~ Other Castle, Gorsline andand SorsoleilSorsoleilmade madea a rushrush triptrip toto Sodus Bay. Other clubs reported the samesame trouble.trouble. that An inspection of the grounds of the Sodus Bay Y.C. showed that part of which was still With was already under water, the level of which was still rising. With greatgreat that the could not be regret both the council and the club decided that the regatta could not be and held there because of thethe unusuallyunusually highhigh water.water. TheThe CrescentCrescent and RoyalRoyal Hamilton bothboth oiferedofferedto to taketake onon thethe regattaregatta atat short notice, andand onon a The course decided vote being taken thethe offeroffer ofof CrescentCrescent waswas accepted.accepted. The course decided a off for thethe cruisingcruising racerace waswas fromfrom PresquPresqu'ile, 11"e , aroundaround a buoybuoy off Rochester,Rochester, and then to Chaumont, starting JulyJuly 15th15th atat 22 p.m. the start of the and the There waswas aa ligahtlight south-westsouth-west breezebreeze atat the start of the race,race, and the tacks. The editor's notes that legleg over toto RochesterRochester requiredrequired severalseveral tacks. The editor’s log notes that Grenadier, Sashay, Aquilla,Aquilla, TrampTramp RoyalRoyal andand anotheranother allall roundedrounded thethe 2 a.m. on the 16th.* mark within a few seconds of each other, at aboutabout 2 a.m. on the 16th.* when the wind failed, Thence it was a spinnaker runrun toto thethe headhead ofof Stony,Stony, when the wind failed, the calmcalm being followed byby aa thundersquall.thundersqualt. TheThe CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman CupCup this and was won Venture was assigned toto thethe cruisingcruisingdivision division thisyear, year, and was wonby by Venture III, R.Y.C.;R.Y.C.; ShadowShadow takingtaking the Louise Freeman.Freeman. The RochesterRochester skippersskippers werewere dissatisfieddissatished withwith thethe arrangementsarrangements forfor courses were laid out instead of thethe regattaregatta races,races, asas triangulartriangular courses were laid out instead of port-to-port-to- all left Chaumont the port. With the exception of ofShadow Shadow andand Sisi all left Chaumont the day after the finish of the cruising race. This left only nineteennineteen yachts,yachts, mak-mak- that ing it the smallestsmallest regatta of which there is any record. The yachts that stayed were from clubs as under:

Crescent Y.C.Y. C. 4 Clayton Y.Y.C.C. 1l Kingston Y.Y.C.C. 1l R.C.Y.C. 55 R.H.Y.C. 1l Y.Y.C. 22 Rochester Y.C.Y. C. 2 Port Credit Y.C.Y. C. 11 Sodus Bay Y.Y.C.C. 1 Royal St. Lawrence Y.Y.C.C. !l

Total 19l 9

*There waswas somesome profanity.profanity.

9090

ii! There was possiblypossibly another from thethe RoyalRoyal St.St. Lawrence.Lawrence. MirageMirage from that club waswas aa frequentfrequent visitorvisitor duringduring the latelate fortiesforties and earlyearly fifties, andand her crew certainly showed great sportsmanship inin coming all

' the way from Montreal toto participateparticipate inin thethe regatta.regatta. The exodusexodus called for speedyspeedy re-organizationre-organization of classes byby the Race Committee, whowho werewere quitequite equalequal toto the task. In particularparticular thethe racingracing fleetileet hadhadto tobe beamalgamated amalgamatedinto intoa "miscellaneousa "miscellaneousracingracm~, " ~class" class" andand mis-miscellaneous itit certainly was, containing oneone 30-sq.-metre, oneone 22-sq.- metre, one R, oneone Tumlaren,Tumlaren, oneone P-classP-class andand oneone U.S.U.S. One-Design.One-Design. ThisThis heterogeneous fleet,fleet, however,however, waswas mannedmanned byby a lot ofof excellentexcellent sports-sports- men who sailed every day, although in the final race,race, when thethe wind got over 30 m.p.h.,m,p.h., oneone skipperskipper of aa sq.-metresq.-metre boat saidsaid thatthat itit waswas likelike "being in a submarine withwith nono lid".lid". TheThe championshipchampionshipof ofthis thisclass classwas was : won by Shadow. i The Crescent Y.Y. C.C. andand thethe RaceRace CommitteeCommittee bothboth deservedeserve greatgreat creditcredit for thethe mannermanner inin whichwhich theythey handledhandled thethe difficultdifficult situations createdcreated first by the inability ofof SodusSodusBay Bayto to holdhold thethe regatta,regatta, andand secondlysecondlyby by the early departure of soso manymany boats.boats. As aa resultresult ofof thethe generalgeneral fallingfalling offoif inin attendance,attendance, and particularlyparticularly because of the Eascofiasco at the 19511951 regatta,regatta, thethe ExecutiveExecutive CommitteeCommittee sentsent a questionnaire to yacht owners asking themthem suchsuch questionsquestionsas: as: "Did"Did youyou remain at the host club untilunti! thethe end of the regatta inin 1949, 1950 and 1951; if not, why not'?"not? ...."DidDid you participate inin coursecourse racing,racing, andand werewere the coursescourses satisfactory?satisfacto1y?" ...."WouldWould you prefer port-to-port races in thethe future?"future?" TheThe replies,replies, which were laid before the annual meeting inin No~No- vember, showed a general (though(though byby nono meansmeans overwhelming)overwhelming) prefer-prefer- ence for course racing as against port-to-port. The customcustom seemed to be growinggrowing for cruising yachtsyachts afterafter sailing inin the cruising race to leave the regattaregatta inin orderorder toto spendspend aa weekweek oror soso inin the of or Thousand Islands. Racing amonfr the Bay of Quinte, or Thousand Islands. RacingU amongD thethe racingracing£3 classesclasses seemed asas keenkeen asas ever.ever. Other mattersmatters consideredconsidered at thethe annualannual meetingmeeting werewere thethe reportsreports ofof the Y.R.U. by Mr.Mr. CliffordClifford Lunt, thethe president,president, andand ofof thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. by Mr. KarlKarl Smither.Smither. The BarthelBarthel trophytrophy hadhad beenbeen wonwon byby thethe crewcrew ofof Invader,Invader, R.C.Y.C. Only one power boat had enteredentered thethe competitioncompetition arranged at thethe regatta; the constitution ofof thethe L.Y.R.A. is being brought upup to date and will bebe reprinted; life lineslines onon yachts are to be carried wherewhere practicable in the nextnext cruisingcruising race, and thethe resultsresults toto bebe reportedreported nextnext yearyear werewere additional items.

9191 in the Canadian Yacht Club The 19521952 regatta was to be held at the Royal Canadian Yacht Club in the race was to be from connection withwith itsits centennary, andand the cruising race was to be from 3rd. Sodus BayBay toto Toronto,Toronto, starting on August 3rd. to full membership from asso- The Dalhousie Y. C.C. waswas transferredtransferred to full membership from associate ciate membership. Vice~ E. G. Sorsoleil, R.C.Y.C.; First Officers electedelected were:were: President E. G. Sorsoleil, R.C.Y.C.; First Vice- P. J. Hunt, Clitiord Lunt, R.H.Y.C.; Second Vice-President President Clifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C.; Second Vice-President P. J. Hunt,A continued as Secretary-Treasurer. Y.Y.C.; andand NewtonNewton B.B. CastleCastle continued as Secretary-Treasurer. A to Mr. Gamble, the retiring president. Stormoguide waswas presentedpresented to Mr. Gamble, the retiring president.

1952

it was that the North At thethe springspring meetingmeeting in Toronto it was reported that the North would be held at Mystic, Conn., in Sep- American championship racesraces would be held at Mystic, Conn., in Sep- at Pt., Conn., the Richard- tember,tember, the Sears Cup races (junior) at RockyRocky Pt., Conn., the Richard- in 8-metres on Lake R's at Toronto, and the Barthel son Cup seriesseries in R’s at Toronto, and the Barthel in 8-metres on Lake St. Clair. in the history, retraining from The editoreditor asas usualusual reportedreported progressprogress in the history, refraining from of the The President reported that copies saying howhow much progress. The President reported that copies of the and oliicers. constitution had beenbeen sentsent toto a!!all clubsclubs and officers. much discussion. From care- The RaceRace CommitteeCommittee reportreport occasionedoccasioned much discussion. From care- races the Commit- fully tabulatedtabulated resultsresults oifof thethe 1950 and 1951 cruising races the Commit- fully C.C.A. normal Lake Ontario conditions the teetee had decideddecided thatthat underunder normal Lake Ontario conditions the C.C.A. and recommended that distances rule tended to penalizepenalize smaller yachts, and recommended that distances increased 25%, making time in the cruising racerace should bebe theoreticallytheoretically increased 25%, making time allowances correspondingly greater. that starts of the various classes The committeecommittee alsoalso recommendedrecommended that starts of the various classes and inverse ratio of speed. Those should be atat considerableconsiderable intervalsintervals and inverse ratio of speed. Those been used during the 'thir- who were responsible forfor this system having been used during the ’thir- responsible of somewhat at the introduction ties may be pardoned for feelingfeeling somewhat smugsmug at the introduction of may pardoned in voted that no change be made this last recommendation.recommendation. The meeting voted that no change be made in Boat starts be used. The Power time allowances, butbut that staggeredstaggered starts be used. The Power Boat to be interest to warrant Committee reported that therethere seemedseemed to be enoughenough interest to warrant reported that held at the regatta. It was decided tiags a predicted loglog racerace beingbeing held at the regatta. It was decided that flags predicted for the third in the cruising race, and also be given forfor tirst,first, secondsecond andand third in the cruising race, and also for the and that belt buckles be given to totals in the threethree daysdays of course racing, and that belt buckles be given to no race and in the regatta, but duplica- the winning crews inin thethe cruisingcruising race and in the regatta, but no duplica- tion was to be allowed.allowed.

9292 The La SalleSalle Y.Y. C.C. ofof NiagaraNiagara Falls,Falls, N.Y.,N.Y., waswas admittedadmitted toto associateassociate membership. The cruisingcruising race started onon AugustAugust 3rd3rd withwith aa moderatemoderate northerlynortherly breeze which justjust about allowed the fleet to lay their course on the star-starboard tack. TowardsTowards eveningevening it workedworked toto thethe east,east, al!owingallowing spinnakersspinnakers toto be carried, but dieddied before six o'clock.o’ctock.During Duringthe thenight nightthe thewind windblew blew up quite hard from the south, and there was some rain.rain. On the whole itit was a good race. The CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman CupCup thisthis yearyear wentwent toto thethe racingracing divisionand andwas waswon wonby bythe the6-metre 6-metreJack. Jack.The TheLouise LouiseFreeman FreemanCup Cup went to Sash~,,Sashay, Y.Y.C,Y.Y.C, the first of manymany triumphstriumphsin inthe theFreeman FreemanCup Cup races for thisthis splendidsplendid yacht. The regattaregatta gavegave threethree daysdays ofof goodgood racingracing withwith windswinds ofof varyingvarying strength, and withwith good'good attendance.attendance. AltogetherAltogether itit waswas anan encouraNngencouraging ;i year. 2 was :A The annual meeting was heldheld atat Pt.Pt. Abino, and ten member clubsclubs outout of fourteenfourteen werewere represented.represented. ItIt waswas reportedreported thatthat thethe RichardsonRichardson CupCup series had been wonwon by ShadowShadow ofof R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., butbut thatthat the theBarthelBarthel TrophyTrophy had gonegone to thethe LakeLake MichiganMichigan crew.crew. TheThe BuffaloBuffalo Canoe Club junior crew had won the Lake Erie andand LakeLake MichiganMichigan eliminations, andand hadhad come third in the North AmericanAmerican championshipchampionship at Rocky Pt. The systemsystem of staggeredstaggered starts, withwith thethe smallersmaller andand slowerslower boatsboats starting ahead of the largerlarger onesones hadhad workedworked wellwell in bringing the whole fleettleet in with only aa fewfew hourshours betweenbetween the firstfirst and lastlast boats.boats. TheThe Sampson SmithSmith trophytrophy forfor the Star class was turned over to thethe Inter-Inter- national Star Class, Y.R.A.,Y.R.A., asas it hadhad notnot beenbeen competedcompeted for inin thethe L.Y.R.A. forfor severalseveral years.years. TheThe executiveexecutive waswas authorizedauthorized toto dealdeal withwith associate member clubs in arrears.arrears. Mr.Mr. KarlKarl Smither,Smither, B.Y.C.,B.Y.C., waswas ap-appointed chairman of the Junior Committee, succeeding Mr.Mr. JohnJohn Bennet who, with his committee, received thethe thanks of the meeting. All officers were re-elected. Only due toto pressurepressure ofof businessbusiness inin Mr.Mr. Bennet’sBennet's newnew appointment, did he desire to relinquish hishis office.office. Rochester was chosen for thethe regatta,regatta, withwith thethe cruising racerace toto startstart ii cruising at Toronto, andand toto RochesterRochester afterafter roundingrounding aa buoybuoy offoff Olcott.Olcott. The resignationresignation of the PultneyvillePultneyville Y.Y. C. was accepted, and the Port Credit Y. C. was transferred from associate i Credit Y. C. was transferred from associate membermember toto member.member.

i !i i i

,, 9393 r l it 1953

that the at Toronto it was reported At thethe springspring councilcouncil meeting at Toronto it was reported that the in metre yachts. The Sears Barthel Trophy racesraces wouldwould be sailedsailed in eighteight metre yachts. The Sears under the auspices of the Cleve- Cup would be sailed for in Lightnings, under the auspices of the Cleve- would be with the St. land Y. C.C. ForFor thisthis seriesseries thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. would be groupedgrouped with the St. for the New York Yachting Associations Lawrence Valley andand Centra!Central New York Yachting Associations for the semi-finals. race was found to be shorter The course chosen for the 19531953 cruisingcruising race was found to be shorter of the Freeman Cup, and it was thanthan permittedpermitted by the deeddeed ofof giftgift of the Freeman Cup, and it was Dalhousie--Rochester. For the course races changed toto Toronto--Port Dalhousie--Rochester. For the course races would sail the same triangle as the rest itit waswas decideddecided thatthat thethe 6-metres6-metres would sail the same triangle as the rest to be one race day for Stars, Light- of the racing fleet.iieet. There was to be one race everyevery day for Stars, Light- fees were a smaller Entry nings and other smallsmall classes around a smaller triangle.triangle. Entry fees were nings that The Power Boat Committee reported to bebe thethe samesame asas inin 1952.1952. The Power Boat Committee reported that was on hand for whatever event arranged they expected 20 boatsboats toto bebe on hand for whatever event was arranged for them.them. no changes in the The MeasurementMeasurement andand RulesRules CommitteeCommittee reportedreported no changes in the to the of the 6-metre C.C.A. rule. AttentionAttention waswas drawndrawn to the rapidrapid growthgrowth of the 6-metre in The Cup would be sailed class as evidenced byby itsits activities. The GeorgeGeorge Cup would be sailed in im- series at the R.C.Y.C. in July, and an sixes, also thethe AlarmAlarm TrophyTrophy series at the R.C.Y.C. in July, and an im- Island Sound in August, in which it was expected portant seriesseries on Long Island Sound in August, in which it was expected from Lake Ontario would participate. that atat leastleast oneone CanadianCanadian sixsix from Lake Ontario would participate. notified the secretary that he will present W. V. Castle, a past-president,past-president, notified the secretary that he will present class. a cupcup forfor thethe 6-metre6-metre class. to associate membership. The GenesseeGenessee Y.Y. C.C. waswas admittedadmitted to associate membership. and slow Light weather prevailed atat the startstart ofof thethe cruisingcruising race,race, and slow Light prevailed there to Port Dalhousie. About 9.00 p.m. timetime was made across the lake to Port Dalhousie. About 9.00 p.m. there which caused several boats to lower every- was aa severesevere thundersqualt,thundersquall, which caused severa! boats to lower every- Race Committee travelling the South thing, except working jibs.jibs. The Race Committee travelling the South thing, The in Port Dalhousie Harbor with troubles. shore by car, found 9 boats in Port Dalhousie Harbor with troubles. The Port Weller. A fast trip with the Provincial Police reported flares up,up, off Port Weller. A fast trip with the her canvass the old limping in with all police toto thisthispoint pointfound found the oldStranger Stranger limping in with all her canvass weather had cleared and there was a blown out. About 11.0011,00 p.m.p.m. thethe weather had cleared and there was a run to Rochester under perfect fineiine southwesterly givinggivinga a spinnakerspinnaker run to Rochester under perfect went to of the cruising conditions. The Charles FreemanFreeman CupCup went to SashaySashay of the cruising a which had division, andand thethe LouiseLouise FreemanFreeman toto Aquilla,Aquilla, a 30-sq.-metre,30-sq -metre, which had in 1950. won the Charles Freeman in 1950.

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~!i i~iiii J fl There werewere goodgood breezesbreezes forfor thethe coursecourse races,races, andand therethere werewere somesome excellent contests. ForFor thethe cruisingcruising classes,classes, however, it was aa mostmost un-unsatisfactory regatta. The coursecourse onon allall threethree daysdays waswas westerlywesterly alongalong thethe shoreshore to aa navigationnavigation buoy offoff Braddock’sBraddock's Pt.Pt. On the firstnrst day it waswas aa reach out andand aa reachreach back,back, andand onon thethe secondsecond andand thirdthird daysdays aa hardhard buck to windward and a spinnaker run home, with littlelittle changechangein in posi-posi- tiontion after thethe firstfirst half hour. ItIt isis thethe editor’seditor's opinion that this affected participation in the cruisingcruising classes thethe followingfollowingyear. year. i ! The Dragons turned out inin fairfair numbers,numbers, whichwhich indicated thatthat before longlong they would formform aa veryvery importantimportant group.group. Twelve clubs were representedrepresented at the annual meeting at Pt. AbinoAbino onon November 14. It waswas reported thatthat thethe RichardsonRichardson CupCup (officially(officially called thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. Cup)Cup) hadhad beenbeen wonwon byby VerVer BrugghenBrugghen ofof thethe ChicagoChicago Y.Y. C.,C., representing Lake Michigan. The races had beenbeen sailedsailed atat thethe ChicagoChicago Y. C.C. inin R-classR-class boats.boats. TheThe BarthelBarthel Trophy,Trophy, sailedsailed forfor atat thethe R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., had beenbeen wonwon byby thethe representativerepresentative ofof thethe Inter-LakeInter-Lake Y.Y. A.A. Mr.Mr. JerryJerry Castle and hishis crewcrew fromfrom thethe RochesterRochester Y.Y. C.C. hadhad achievedachieved thirdthird place i place inin thethe MalloryMallory Cup series for the North American championship, aa veryvery creditable showing.showing. The staggeredstaggered startsstarts forfor thethe cruisingcruising racesraces werewere apparentlyapparently workingworking out well,well, but the coursecourse racingracing waswas decreasingdecreasing in interest for thethe cruisingcruising boats andand fewerfewer werewere participatingparticipating everyevery year.year. Mr.Mr. Engholm,Engholm, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., was appointed chairman ofof a committeecommittee toto look into the question ofof providing more satisfactory conditionsconditionsof ofregatta regattaracing racingfor forthe the cruisingcruising boats. The questionquestion ofof dinghiesdinghies andand safetysafety equipmentequipment waswas referredreferred toto thethe Measurement and RulesRules Committee.Committee. The Y. C. of and the of Y. C. l The Newport Y. C. of IrondequoitIrondequoit BayBay and the BayBay of QuinteQuinte Y. C. 5 I of BellevilleBelleville werewere admittedadmitted toto associate membership. ThisThis markedmarked thethe l third admission ofof thethe Bay of Quinte club which waswas oneone ofof thethe originaloriginal fourfour in 1884.1884. Mr. H.H. C.C. Estabrook,Estabrook, FairFair HavenHaven Y.Y. C.,C., reportedreported thatthat therethere wouldwould bebe an anti-aircraft firing rangerange extending alonga!ongthe thesouth southshore shoreof of thethe lakelake from about twotwo milesmiles west of Sandy Pond toto westwest of Fair Haven.Haven. Mr. CliffordClifford Lunt, R.H.Y.C.,R.H.Y.C., waswas electedelected president;president; Mr. P. J.J. HuntHunt Y.Y.C., first vice-president;viee~president; andand Mr. A.A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorsline, R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., secondsecond vice-president; and Mr.Mr. NewtonNewton CastleCastle re-electedre-elected secretary-treasurer.secretary-treasurer. The Presqu’ile,Presqu'ile, RoyalRoyal HamiltonHamilton andand NationalNational YachtYacht ClubsClubsall allinvited invited the association toto hold the 19541954 regattaregatta under theirtheir auspices, and on a vote being taken the NationalNational Y.Y. C.C. waswas selected.selected. AfterAfter aa longlong discus-discus-

9595 J as follows: Rochester- sion the coursecourse forfor thethe cruisingcruising racerace waswas settledsettled as follows: Rochdster- Olcott-Oshawa-Toronto, finishingfinishingat at thethe mouthmouth ofof thethe EasternEastern Gap. and Mr. R.R. F.F. B.B.Barr Barrwas wasappointed appointeddelegate delegateto the toN.A.Y.R.U., the N.A.Y.R.U., and ! of Messrs.E. E.G. G.Sorsoleil, Sorsoleil,T. T.K. K.Wade Wadeand andClifford CliffordLunt Luntto the toY.R.U. the Y.R.U. of t thethe GreatGreat Lakes.Lakes. with a Mr. Sorsoleil,Sorsoleil,retiring retiringpresident, president,was presented was presented"Stormoguide" with a "Stormogafide" l both as in appreciation of thethe tremendoustremendous amountamount ofof workwork donedoneby byhim, him, both as a member of the Race an officerofficer of the association,association, and asas a long-timelong-time member of the Race Committee. His firstfirst L.Y.R.A. racerace waswas 1931.1931.

1954 [ ( C. in Toronto. The spring council councilmeeting meetingwas washeld heldat the at theNational NationalY. Y. C. in Toronto .... The MeasurementMeasurement andand RulesRules CommitteeCommittee reportedreported onon safetysafety equipmentequipment authorized that all yachts must have on board, life saving equipmentequipment authorizedby by had no their respectiverespective governments forfor power yachts, even ifif thethe yachts had no t is about power, and to includeinclude night and dayday flares.flares. There is nothingnothing about power, t dinghies inin the government regulations.regulations, to and it was ] The staggeredstaggered starts in thethe cruisingcruising racesraces werewere objectedobjected to and it was at ive minute voted "that boats racing for the Freeman Cup shouldshould start at five minute at ive intervals; thosethose racingracing forfor thethe Louise FreemanFreeman CupCup should startstart at five inter- minute intervals, andand thosethose racingracing forfor thethe JonesJones CupCup atat fivefive minuteminute inter- : this vals." The editor is in doubt as to thethe preciseprecise meaning ofof this minute,minute, the starts. nor does he know how it differs from the "staggered" starts. until 1955. The Port-to-portPort-to~port races at thethe regattaregatta werewere postponedpostponed until 1955. The were to be the same as found unsatisfac- courses for the cruisingcruising classesclasses were to be the same as found unsatisfac- out and tory atat RochesterRochester thethe previousprevious year,year, namelynamely straight out and straightstraight more i back. Flags would be givengiven for eacheach dayday ifif therethere werewere fifteenfifteen oror more on the award of boats inina aclass. class.No Noaction actionwas wastaken taken on the awardchampionship of championship i the wars. No in the C.C.A. rule I flagstlags as was thethe customcustom betweenbetween the wars. No changeschanges in the C.C.A. rule had been made. There would be three wereadopted, adopted,although althoughsome some had been made. There would be three I events for powerpower yachts.yachts. be held on Trials toto selectselectthe therepresentatives representativesfor forthe theSears Searscup cupwould would be held on ! of the August 3.3. ForFor the Mallory Cup, Cup,the thewinners winnersand andrunners-up runners-up of the -~ Lightning class in the L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. regattaregatta wouldwould bebe chosen.chosen. from The IslandIsland Y.Y. C.C. ofof Wilson,Wilson, N.Y.,N.Y., waswas admittedadmitted toto membershipmembership from 1 associate membership.

9696 ii ’ii)V i r~II~ ~iI ~ The RochesterRochester delegatedelegate announcedannounced thatthat inin futurefuture thethe RochesterRochester racerace would be sailed only in even-numbered years.years. TheThe club was presenting to thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. aa cupcup toto bebe knownknown asas thethe BarrowsBarrows trophy,trophy, toto bebe sailedsailed for inin odd-numberedodd-numbered years, and to startstart andand finishfinish atat differentdilferent clubsclubs every year it is sailed.sailed. The coursecourse would be from 190190 toto 260260 statutestatute miles. The L.Y.R.A wouldwould arrange allall details.details. i arrange The Freeman Cup racerace startedstarted fromfrom RochesterRochester onon AugustAugust 1st,lst, inin aa westerly breeze strong enough to cause a goodgood manymany ofof thethe fleetlieet toto reef.reef. About eight in the evening thethe windwind droppeddropped andand hauledhauledenough enoughto tothe the south to enable the yachts to lay Olcott on the port tack.tack. After rounding the Olcott mark there was a fineine spinnaker runrun until morning whenwhen thethe wind dropped.dropped. AboutAbout noonnoon thethe windwind camecame inin southsouth by east, andand fromfrom OshawaOshawa there waswas aa runrun toto thethe finish.finish. OnOn thethe wholewhole a fine race, with about everythingeverything except reaching.reaching. The CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman i l Cup waswas wonwon byby BuzzyBuzzy II,II, a asix,six, andand thethe LouiseLouise Freeman bybySczshay. Sashay. The regattaregatta gavegave good racing for the racing boats, with two light days and oneone withwith aa moderatemoderate breeze.breeze. But forfor thethe cruisingcruising boats thethe "there"there and back"back" coursecourse provedproved eveneven moremore unpopularunpopular thanthan atat RochesterRochester thethe previous year. The annualannual meetingmeeting was held at Pt.Pt. AbinoAbino again.again. ItIt waswas reportedreported thatthat the Sears Cup had beenbeen wonwon forfor thethe firsthrst timetime byby aa CanadianCanadian crew,crew, thethe Kingston Y.Y. C. entryentry skippedskipped byby HarryHarry Jemmett.Jemmett. ThisThis crew,crew, however,however, was representing the St. Lawrence Valley Yachting Association. For the Mallory Cup, our representativerepresentative KarlKarl Smither hadhad reached the finals, which hadhad been won by Eugene Walet of the Southern Y. C. The BarthelBarthel Trophy had been wonwon byby LakeLake Michigan.Michigan. TheThe RichardsonRichardson Cup seriesseries was won by the Cleveland Y. C. Mr. KennethKenneth Castle,Castle, reportingreporting onon these,these, expressed thethe opinionopinion thatthat thethe RichardsonRichardson CupCup shouldshouldbe besailed sailedfor foronly only every secondsecond year.year. In reportin~reporting on the 19541954 regattaregatta thethe committeecommittee said thatthat in the cruising race therethere werewere 2727 C.C.A.C.C.A. (cruising)(cruising) boats,boats, 55 Tumlarens,Turnlarens, 88 six-six- metres,rnetres, 99 Dragons, 5 eight-metres, 2 2R's R’sand and2 2 others,others,a a totaltotal ofof 58.58. InIn the coursecourse racesraces there hadhad beenbeen 7171 participants,participants, ofof whichwhich onlyonly 66 werewere C.C.A. Representatives of of bothboth the 6-metre6-metre andand DragonsDragons reportedreported rapidrapid growth inin those classes, Mr.Mr. Hanna stating that by nextnext yearyear therethere should be 40 Dragons on the Lake.Lake. Commodore RayRay Engholm, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., reportingreportingfor for the cruisingcruising classes commentedcommentedon onthe the dropdrop inin participation (already(already notednoted inin thisthis history). HeHe suggestedsuggested thethe formationformation ofof aa committeecommittee fromfrom thethe R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C.,

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to the council meet- R.Y.C., Y.Y.C. andand anyany othersothers interested,interested, to reportreportto to the council meet- from the Power Boat Committee but its ing.ing. There was alsoalso aa reportreport from the Power Boat Committee but its his of progress content is not recorded. TheThe EditorEditor gavegave his customarycustomary report of progress on the history. in the The MeasurementMeasurement and RulesRules CommitteeCommittee reported changeschanges in the was new certificates for 1955. It voted C.C.A. rulerule whichwhich wouldwould requirerequire new certificates for 1955. It was voted to C.C.A. rules. that allall C.C.A. boatsboats mustmust conformconform to C.C.A. rules. the by The KingstonKingston delegate referringreferring toto the decreasingdecreasing participationparticipation by of the C.C.A. rule moved that the cruisingboats boatssince sincethe theintroduction introduction of the C.C.A. rule moved that the .... rule reverted to. The motion was lost rule be discarded and thethe R.O.R.C.R.O.R.C. rule reverted to. The motion was lost by a vote of 31 to 4.4. for 1955: President P. I _ Hunt, The following officersofficerswere wereelected elected for 1955: President P. J. Hunt, R.Y.C.; Second Vice- Y.Y.C.; First Vice-PresidentVice-President A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorsline, R.Y.C.; Second Vice- Newton B.Castle, President JohnJohn Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.C.;R.C.Y.C.; Secretary-TreasurerSecretary-Treasurer Newton B. Castle, B. Castle had served as R.Y.C. Since his election in 19451945 Mr.Mr. NewtonNewton B. Castle had served as honorarium. At the annual meeting of 1954 secretary-treasurer withoutwithout honorarium. At the annual meeting of 1954 a wrist watch as a mark of appreciation. he was presented withwith a wrist watch as a mark of appreciation. be races for C.C.A. boats; It waswas votedvoted thatthat therethere shouldshould be port-to-portport-to-port races for C.C.A. boats; and that the race that thethe regattaregatta bebe heldheld atat Kingston,Kingston, and that the long-distancelong-distance race 7. should start from Port Dalhousie on August 7. to the N.A.Y.R.U. and Messrs. R. F.F. B.B. BarrBarr waswas appointedappointed delegatedelegate to the N.A.Y.R.U. and Messrs. Sorsoleil, BrownBrown andand LuntLunt to the Y.R.U. series in 6-metre boats instead It was voted to sail the Richardson Cup series in 6-metre boats instead of R’sR's as heretofore. was directed to establish a The MeasurementMeasurement andand RulesRules CommitteeCommittee was directed to establish a be measured under the C.C.A. rule for veteranveteran boats,boats, whichwhich couldcould notnot be measured under the C.C.A. could not be obtained. rule as their displacement could not be obtained.

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council was held at Buffalo. On January 8,8, 1955,1955, aa specialspecial council meetingmeeting was held at Buffalo. to be settled was whether the The PresidentPresident stated that thethe questionquestion to be settled was whether the meet- at as decided by the annual 1955 regatta should be held at Kingston, as decided by the annual meet- letters he had received objecting to Kingston ing. He readread aa numbernumber ofof letters he had received objecting to Kingston for the start of the cruising race. and alsoalso objecting to Port DalhousieDalhousie for the start of the cruising race. the facilities Commodore S.S. T.T. Hill, K.Y.C.,K.Y.C., spokespoke briefly,brietly, outlining the facilities and Mr. Stouck of the Dalhousie which thethe Kingston Y.Y. C. could offer, and Mr. Stouck of the Dalhousie

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I)ALI?IOUSII~DALHOUSIE "Y/f\CH'l` YACHTCLUB CLUB_ --PortPort Dalhousie, Dalhousie,Ontzxrio Ont~Mo THERMIS 7, B.C.C. --Past PI’es. Karl Smither ,_. A.i_ __

Y. C. spoke of ofthe thearrangements arrangementsthat thatcould couldbe bemade madeat his at hisclub clubfor thefor the i l rendezvous.rendezvous. The Thepresident presidentcalled calledon oneach eachdelegate delegateto express to expressthe opinion the opinion I l of his club, which are summarized as follows: Not Not manymany boatsboats wouldwould participateparticipate either in the cruisingcruising or coursecourse racing; the large concentration of boatsboats isis atat thethe westwest endend ofof thethe lake.lake. The long-distance race was too tong,long, especiallyespecially forfor the racing boats. Racing boats would favour the westwest endend ofof thethe lakelake forfor coursecourse racingracing and participation would be greater there. The RoyalHamilton HamiltonY. Y.C. C.would wouldbe be gladto hold to holdthe coursethe course racing i i Royal glad racing there. It waswas movedmoved andand secondedseconded thatthat thethe regattaregatta bebe notnot heldheld atat Kingston.Kingston. 7 voted in favour of thethe motion, 22 opposedopposed andand 33 diddid notnot vote.vote. This is the only recorded instance of aa regattaregatta beingbeing changedchanged from thethe club originally chosenchosen exceptexcept whenwhen conditionsconditionsof of lake-levelslake-levelsmade madeit it impossiblefor forthe thehost hostclub clubto tocarry carryout out itsits undertakingundertakingas asin in1947 1947and and i 1951. 2 t The DalhousieDalhousie Y. C.C. withdrewwithdrew itsits offeroffer toto serveserve asas a arendezvousrendezvous forfor thethe cruising race. It was voted toto holdhold thethe regatta atat thethe Royal HamiltonHamilton Q cruising regatta Royal Y. C.C. TheThe port-to-portport-to~port racesraces decideddecided onon atat thethe annualannual meetingmeeting ofof 19551955 were not mentioned. The cruising race was to start on thethe dayday followingfollowing thethe lastlast coursecourse race, andand waswas toto bebe fromfrom HamiltonHamilton byby PortPort DalhousieDalhousie toto Presqu’ile.Presqu'ile. ArrangementsArrangementsfor for thethe Richardson CupCup and MalloryMallory Cup were left to thethe ExecutiveExecutive Committee.Committee. TheThe RochesterRochester delegatedelegate proposedproposed thatthat thethe numbernumber ofof votesvotes anyany clubclub shallshall havehave atat anan annualannual meetingmeeting de-de- pend on thatthat club’sclub's participationparticipation in the regatta.regatta. NoNo actionaction waswas taken.taken. Reports given by our delegatesdelegates to thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. meetingmeeting showedshowed thatthat the Y.R.U. hadhad acceptedaccepted thethe O’KeefeO'Keefe Trophy andand thatthat thethe DeedDeed ofof GiftGift would be drawn up by John Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., A.A. H.H. G0rstine,Gorsline, S.B.Y.C.,S.B.Y.C., and Dr.Dr. VerVer BruggenBruggen ofof Chicago.Chicago. AlsoAlso toto presentpresent thethe firstErst setset ofof racerace instructions. ForFor many years thethe ExecutiveExecutive andand RaceRace CommitteeCommittee have tried toto workwork interestinterest inin powerpower boatboat races.races. TorontoToronto DistrictDistrict seemedseemed toto draw a bit ofof interest.interest. The regattaregatta openedopened onon AugustAugust 1st,lst, andand lightlight windswinds with smooth water in Burlington BayBay prevailedprevailed duringduringthe the threethree days,days, withwith intenseintenseheat. heat. The turn-out ofof racingracing craftcraft waswas veryvery goodgood andand therethere waswas anan especiallyespecially fine fleetfleet ofof six-metres. TheThe cruising classclass waswas muchmuch largerlarger thanthan at the two previous regattas.regattas. OnOn the third night a violentviolent squall caused several yachts to drag,drag, andand somesome ofof thethe six-metressix-metres whichwhich werewere lyinglying side-by-side rolled so much thatthat their rigging fouledfouledthat that ofof adjoiningboats. boats.Some Some adjoining g. damage was done.

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About 3636 boatsboats startedstarted thethe cruisingcruising racerace inin aa lightlight north-easterlynorth-easterly breeze. Some forty-tiveforty-five minutesminutes afterafter the startstart aa severesevere thunderthunder squallsquall J + accompanied by a heavy rain causedcaused manymany ofof thethe boatsboats toto lowerlower every-everything. The editor'seditor’slog logsays saysthat thathis hisship shipsailed sailedat atabout about6 6m.p.h. m.p.h,under under a working jib. The weather shortly cleared and gave a fair wind for Port Dalhousie. NearlyNearly allall nightnight itit waswas aa spinnakerspinnaker runrun underunder beautiful condi-conditions. In thethe morningmorning thethe windwind waswas stillstill westerly butbut there was a heavy mist and visibility waswasless lessthan thanhalt halfa amile. mile.Indeed IndeedPresqu'ile Presqu’ilelighthouse lighthouse was onlyonlya aquarter quarterof ofa amile mileaway awaywhen whensighted sio~htedby some by ofsomethe boats.of the boats. : Thisbe,Thisbe, actingacting as CommitteeCommittee boat,boat, had two white lights but the mist made it difficultdiiiicult toto see thethe inishfinishline. line.Rumour Rumour reachedreached CommitteeCommitteeHead- Head- quartersthat thatMetina Metina had beenbeen abandoned.abandoned. ManyMany hourshours later,later, itit waswas a a great thrill toto see thatthat mighty shipship sailsailup up toto thethe hnishfinishline lineby byfour fourof ofthe the crew and Newton B.B. CastleCastle atat thethe stick.stick. ItIt waswas a averyvery fastfast race,race, oneone smallsmall cruiser sailing thethe 124 miles at an averageaverage speedspeed of 6.66.6 miles.miles. But thethe mist took its toll.toll. 12 boatsboats diddid notnot finish,finish,and andit it waswasreported reportedthat thateight eight had taken the groundground eithereither onon Presqu’ilePresqu'ile Pt. or onon thethe PrincePrince EdwardEdward shore. TheThe CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman CupCup wentwent to toSashaySashay in thein cruisingthe cruising divisiondivision and the Louise Freeman to aa six-metre,six-metre, Johan. The annual meeting was heldheld inin BuffaloBuff!lo onon NovemberNovember 12,12, andand eleveneleven clubs were represented.represented. ItIt waswas votedvoted thatthat eacheach classclass boatboat associationassociation iii (e.g.(e.g. Lightning, Dragon,Dragon, etc.) inin thethe areaarea bebe askedasked toto sendsend oneone delegatedelegate toto thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. councilcouncil meetingsmeetings to act inin anan advisoryadvisory capacitycapacity without vote. Both Queen City and Rochester asked for the 19561956 regattaregatta and onon aa vote being taken QueenQueen CityCity waswas selected,selected, withwith thethe coursecourse racingracing toto startstart on June 30,30, andand thethe FreemanFreeman toto followfollow thethe regatta,regatta, fromfrom TorontoToronto to Port DalhousieDalhousie toto Rochester.Rochester. D.D. C.C. DonaldsonDonaldson ofof thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. wonwon thethe first O'KeefeO’Keefe TrophyTrophy forfor the Dragon Class in thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. event.event. ClarkeClarke was the Original Sai!orSailor toto start and drivedrive thethe interestinterest inin thisthis racingracing fleet.fleet. His hrstfirst rewardreward waswasto towin winthis thisevent eventwith withSnap. Snap.Delegates Delegatesto toN.A.Y.R.U. N.A.Y.R.U. and Y.R.U. werewere thethe samesame asas inin 1955.1955. ItIt waswas reportedreported thatthat thethe R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. crew of Skippy Lennox,Lennox, PaulPaul CarverCarver andand DavidDavid Day,Day, hadhad wonwon thethe SearsSears Cup. It waswas suggestedsuggested that aa plaqueplaque bebe awardedawarded them.them. TheThe followingfollowing slate of officersofficers was elected: President, P. J.J. Hunt,Hunt, Y.Y.C.;Y.Y.C.; 1st1st Vice-Vice- !iii President, A. H.H. Gorstine,Gorsline, S.B.Y.C.;S.B.Y.C.; 2nd2nd Vice-President,Vice-President, J.I _ R.R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.C.; Secretary-Treasurer,Secretary-Treasurer, N.N. B.B. Castle,Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C.

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_ _ Ten clubsclubs were represented when the spring meetingmeetrnv was held at the represented sprmg 5 held the

_ _ BoulevardBoulevardY Y. CC. on April 14._ The president, P.P . J.I _ Hunt, officiated._ onApr1l14 presrdent , Hunt, oftictated The QueenQueen CityCrty representativesrepresentatrves reported on thethe plansplans mademade forfor thethe _ _. ,_ __ regatta,' whichwhrch werewere approved._ BecauseBecause ofof thethe LakeLake SailingSatlmv Skiff Associ- regatta approved a Slntf Assocr ' ationanon RegattaRegatta beingbemg held at thethe samesame timetrme underunder thethe auspicesausplces ofof thethe R.C.Y.C.R C Y C there would be no spacespace availableavallable for visitingvtsrtrng yachtsyachts rnin thelrtheir _ D 1 .

. moorings. TheThe QQ.C.Y.C.,....C Y C , thereforetherefore,, had provided mooring rmvsrings along moormgs provtded moor1ng D along the timbertunber seawallseawall oppositeoppostte the clubhouse.clubhouse The racerace committeecommrttee reported that therethere wouldwould bebe nono racesraces forfor thethe

small centreboard classes at thethe L.Y.R.A.LYRA_ _ _ . regatta, asas these would be regatta, these would be

_ _ _ held the S S A _ _ _ held by the L.S.S.A.,L andand thethe Lightnings would also sai! rnin the L.S.S.A._ by _, Lwhtnmgsg also satl the L S S A races.races For the race Port Dalhousre For the cruisingcrursmg race (Toronto,(Toronto 2 Port Dalhousie,3 Rochester) allall thethe

_ _ _ stx_metres would start six-metres would start togethertogether,, butbut thethe racrngracing and crursmgcruising boatsboats wouldwould

' be rated at " y be rated separately,separately s and at thethe regattaregatta thethe cruisingcru1s1ng six-metresstx metres wouldwould sailsatl only once around the course.course TheThe DragonsDragons wouldwould race from TorontoToronto toto Rochester direct,drrect withoutw1thout roundtngrounding the mark at Port Dalhousie.Dalhousre The meetingmeetmg then dealt withwrth thethe racerace forfor thethe BarrowsBarrows MemorialMemortal

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Trophy,' the deed of giftUtft for whtchwhich provides that Itit should be sailed under Trophy U provrdcs that should be sarled under thethe auspicesauspices of the L.Y.R.A.,L.Y_R_A_, oror itsits dulyduly appointedappointed representative,representative, and thatthat thethe coursecourse shouldshould be not lessless thanthan 190190 nornor moremore thanthan 260760 statutestatute miles.mlles It waswas decideddec1ded to appointappomt thethe RochesterRochester Y.Y C.C asas thethe representa-representa tive,trve 3 and that thethe racerace shouldshould startstart atat Youngstown on August 4th, then Youngstown August 4th 3 then around StonyStony IslandIsland, and thence to Rochester.Rochester

_ _ . The meetmv was mformed that the Rlchardson The meetingD was informed that the Richardson CupCup racesraces wouldwould bebe

C ° ssuled at Ch1C21UO tn R ¢ sailed at Chicagoa in R-classclass yachts.yachts A motionmotlon was carriedcarrted that thethe L.Y.R.A.L Y R A shouldshould bebe representedrepresented byby thethe winningwmmng six-metresrx metre crew,crew and bebe continuedcontmued over the years unttluntil changedchanged. ThereThere was toto bbe no competitioncompetttton for the Barthel trophy min 1956.1956

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A was ' Consntutxon ' Commtttee . A Constitution Committee was appomtedappointed,y the the membersmembersto tobe be EE. GG. ' - 7 Sorsolerl sasu Q 1 and Envholm of R C Y C ) L F Grant of Y u C Sorsoleil and RayRay EngholmD of R.C.Y.C., L. F. Grant of KingstonKmgston Y. C.,u' and aa fourthfourth membermember fromfrom thethe RochesterRochester Y.Y C.C The SearsSears Cup finalsfrnftls for thethe juniorjumor sailingSillllflg championshipchamptonshrp of of NorthNorth AmericaAmertca havmghavingbeen beenwon wonm in 19541954 byby thethe KmfrstonKingstonY Y.C C.and and tnin 1955 by thethe R.C.Y.C.R C Y C wouldwould bebe sailedsalled atat MontrealMontreal underunder thethe auspicesausptccs ofof thethe

' ` > - _ St.St LawrenceLtwrencca VtlleyValley2 YY.R.A._ RA_ _ inln Y-flyers.Y tlyers _ It waswas decideddecxded toto holdhold thethe

101 L.Y.R.A. eliminationseliminations at thethe BoulevardBoulevard Y.Y. C.,C., inin Crusader-RainbowCrusader-Rainbow the R.C.Y.C. crew which boats. ItIt waswas alsoalso decideddecided toto awardaward plaquesplaques toto the R.C.Y.C. crew which was successful inin winning thethe cup in 1955. be sailed in and The racesraces forfor thethe MalloryMallory Cup wouldwould be sailed in Seattle, Wash.,Wash., and L.Y.R.A. the class would be Blanchard Seniors. It was decided that thethe L.Y.R.A. of representatives inin the Area semi-finalssemi-finals shouldshould bebe thethe winning crewcrew of Class the KnarrKnarr Class,Class, andand thethe winningwinning crewcrew ofof thethe Rainbow-CrusaderRainbow~Crusader Class in each class that would at thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. regatta,regatta, oror thethe toptop crewcrew in each class that would in the finals. guarantee to sail in thethe semi-finalssemi-finals and in the finals. W. V.V. Castle,Castle, Jr.,Jr., R.Y.C.,R.Y.C., KarlKarl Smither,Smither, B.C.C.,B.C.C., andand JohnJohn Quail,Quail, out a better Boulevard Y. C., werewere appointedappointed aa committeecommittee to workwork out a better wayway the of appointingappointing L.Y.R.A. representativesrepresentatives to suchsuch competitionscompetitions as the Sears, and Mallory, the committee toto reportreport at the 1956 annualannual meeting. in white with red It waswas decideddecided toto issueissue championship pennants in white with red championship pennants I the Second War. lettering as had beenbeen donedone beforebefore the Second War. Boat committee. There waswas nono reportreport fromfrom thethe PowerPower Boat committee. on June 30 with The 19561956 regattaregatta openedopened at thethe QueenQueen CityCity Y. C.C. on June 30 with of lst a N.E. breeze two days of moderatemoderate breezes.breezes. OnOn thethe eveningevening of JulyJuly 1st a N.E. breeze of the boats at their and came up whichwhich damageddamaged some of the boats at their moorings,moorings, and caused others toto movemove toto thethe R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. HeavyHeavy windswinds werewere experiencedexperienced It a miserable on the followingfollowing dayday with good racing.racing. It was, however,however, a miserable dayday from rail to rail. This unfortunate situ- on the judges’judges' boat,boat, whichwhichrolled rolled from rail to rail. This unfortunate situ- and with ation was borne without complaining by bythe the judgesjudges and with perfectperfect equanimity byby thethe sailors. A large fleetileet started the cruising race on July 3rd, the Dragons sailing sailed via from Toronto directly to Rochester, while thethe rest of the fleetfleet sailed via which worked Port Dalhousie.Dalhousie. ThereThere waswas aa lightlight south-easterlysouth~easterly breeze,breeze, which worked of the fleet went around toto north-easterlynorth-easterly andand increasedincreased somewhat.somewhat. MostMost of the fleet went i Dalhousie before seven in the evening by which I around the PortPort Dalhousie buoybuoy before seven in the evening by which i time the wind was about dead ahead forfor thethe nextnext leg.leg. hard. Nine- At midnightmidnight the wind was still dead ahead and blowing hard. Nine- and two or three were teen boats dropped out at OlcottOlcott during the night and two or three were the next seen running to the westward during the next morning,morning. in the The followingfollowing summarysummaryshows showsthe thenumber numberof of participantsparticipants in the starters and finishers in the course races, and thethe numbernumber ofof starters and finishers in the cruisingcruising race:

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Class CourseCourse racesraces CruisingCruising racerace Started FinishedFinished ii 8-metre classclass 55 44 1 R classclass 55 22 1 !! 6-metreclass, class,cruising, cruising, 44 22 00 6-metre class,class, racingracing 1313 11 0 i C.C.A. class, 30.0 andand overover 22 8 6 C.C.A. class, 25.1 to 29.929.9 66 1212 4 C.C.A. class, 20.0 to 25.025.0 77 8 22 Lake Ontario rulerule classclass 55 55 0 Maple Leaf ClassClass 22 00 0 5.5-metre classclass 55 22 0 Tumlaren classclass 4 33 1 Dragon classclass 2929 1111 1010 Star classclass 7 00 0 Crusaders and RainbowsRainbows 1919 00 00 Knarr classclass 2 22 0

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Excluding thethe Dragons whichwhich sailedsailed thethe shorter course direct to Rochester, 49 yachts started in thethe cruisingcruising race, and ofof thesethese onlyonly 1515 finished.finished. Several yachtsyachts suheredsuffered minorminor disablement andand one 8-metre8-metre boat had to be hauled out at Olcott to prevent her sinking. AllAllhonour honourto to those who completed the race.race. PraisePraise toto thosethose whowho encounteredencountered mishapmishap and werewere forcedforced toto seekseek sheltershelter withwith disableddisabled vessels.vessels. The winners in the cruising race areare givengiven below: Charles Freeman CupCup Venture IIII 8-metreS-metre Louise Freeman CupCup White SquallSquall C.C.A. over 30’30' i Douglas B. Jones.Tones TrophyTrophy Shadow R-class

Mabbett Shadow Mabbett CupCup Shadow R-class l President’sPresident's Trophy Johan 6-metre6~metre Founders’Founders' Cup Ivanhoe C.C.A. over 30’30' l Rochester CupCup Shadow R-class l Y.R.U. CupCup Venture IIII 8-metre Tom Taylor Trophy Valhalla Tumlarens Olcott Cup Happy TalkTalk Dragon

The distresseddistressed mariners at OlcottOlcott werewere wellwell cared for byby thethe OlcottOlcott Yacht Club. Although thethe day was JulyJuly 4th,4th, and consequently aa holiday,holiday,

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£1 all boats were notified byby ninenine o'c1ocko’clockin in thethe morningmorningthat that breakfastbreakfast would be served inin thethe club-houseclub-house andand inin thethe afternoon thethe club arranged a mostmost pleasant cocktail party.party. TheThe kindness ofof thethe club will bebe long remembered byby thosethose whowho benefitedbenefitedby byit-of it-of whomwhom thethe editoreditor waswas one.one. For thethe firstfirst timetime sincesince 1932,1932, thethe annualannual meetingmeeting of the L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. was held atat Watertown,Watertown, N.Y.N.Y. TenTen clubsclubs werewere represented,represented, andand Vice-Vice- President A.a. H.H. GorslineGorsline presidedpresided inin thethe absenceabsence ofof PresidentPresident P.P. J.I. Hunt.Hunt. It waswas reportedreported thatthat thethe associationassociation hadhad beenbeen representedrepresented inin thethe SearsSears Cup and Mallory Cup finals butbut thatthat thethe RichardsonRichardson CupCup seriesserieshad hadnot not been sailed. The Barthel trophy series had apparently come to an end as therethere werewere nono suitablesuitable boatsboats onon anyany ofof thethe lakeslakes exceptexcept Ontario.Ontario. The editor reported that Part II ofof thisthis historyhistory would be distributed at the meeting and that Part IIIIII wouldwould bebe distributeddistributed inin aa year’syear's time.time. The followingfollowing officers werewere elected: President, A.A. H.H. Gorsline,Gorsline, S.B.Y.C.; 1stlst Vice-President,Vice-President, JohnJohn R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.C.;R.C.Y.C.; 2nd2nd Vice-Vice- President, KarlKarl Smither,Smither, B.C.C.;B.C.C.; andand Secretary-Treasurer,Secretary-Treasurer, NewtonNewton B.B. Castle, R.Y.C.R.Y.C. The secretarysecretary waswas directeddirected toto writewrite thethe N.A.Y.R.U.,N.A.Y.R.U., requestingrequesting thatthat Rule 29 be nullified so that yachts may wear an ensign or burgee while racing.RUle 29 be nullified so that yachts may wear an ensign or burgee while racing. R.C.Y.C. proposed that thethe constitutionconstitution bebe amendedamended asas follows:follows: (a) ThatThat invitationsinvitations fromfrom clubsclubs toto holdhold thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. regattasregattas mustmust be inin thethe handshands o£of thethe secretarysecretary at leastleast 3030 daysdays priorprior toto thethe annualannual meeting. (b) ThatThat thethe secretarysecretary givegive noticenotice ofof thethe invitationsinvitations toto all clubs inin advance of the annualannual meeting.meeting. (c) ThatThat thethe timetime andand placeplace ofof thethe nextnext regattaregatta bebe fixedfixed byby thethe generalgeneral meeting of the L.Y.R.A. insteadinstead ofof thethe councilcouncil meeting.meeting. A tribute waswas paid toto thethe memorymemory ofof thethe latelate JamesJames Hyland,Hyland, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., and also to that ofof R.R. J.J. Woods,Woods, aa valuedvalued membermember ofof thethe racerace committee.committee. The meeting then adjourned. In thethe afternoonafternoon aa councilcouncil meetingmeeting waswas held,held, withwith PresidentPresident A. H.H. Gorsline in the chair. In thethe reportsreports given,given, special notenote wentwent toto anan old sailorsailor onon ourour Lake, namely Laurie Muir, whowho wonwon thethe O’KeefeO'Keefe Trophy, a Y.R.U.Y.R.U. eventevent forfor thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. HisHis DragonDragon HappyHappy TalkTalk gavegave a gooda good accountaccount of itselfof itself in in thethe fivefive racesraces atat Rochester.Rochester. Rochester was chosen forfor thethe 19571957 regatta,regatta, thethe coursecourse racesraces toto com-com- mence onon JulyJuly 20th, and the cruising racerace toto start on July 23rd, the course being from Rochester to Kingston, leaving StonyStonyIsland Island toto port.port.

104 On motion it was resolved that the Charles Freeman CupCup bebe permanentlypermanently thrownthrown open toto thethe wholewhole fleetileet sailingsailing underunder thethe C.C.A.C.C.A. measurementmeasurement rule, or suchsuch other rulerule asas maymay fromfrom time to timetime be adoptedadopted forfor the cruising classes, providedprovided thethe deeddeed ofof giftgift permits.permits. ThisThis restoredrestored the cup toto thethe position itit heldheldup upto to 1946.1946. J.I. R.R. Mason,Mason, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., waswas appointedappointed chairmanchairman ofof thethe RaceRace Com-Com- mittee, Arn Gorman of the JuniorJunior RacingRacing Committee, JJ._ BrownBrown ofof thethe Power BoatBoat CommitteeCommittee and RalphRalph JohnsonJohnson ofof thethe CharlesCharles FrancisFrancis Adams Trophy Committee.Committee. E. G.G. SorsoleilSorsoleil gave a short reviewreview of his visit to Island yacht clubclub ofof Toronto,Toronto, pointingpointingout outtheir theirexcellent excellentmoor- moor- inging facilities andand theirtheir new club-house. AtAt completion,he he mademade motionmotion thatthat theythey bebe admittedadmitted toto membership.membership. Upon vote thethe IslandIsland Yacht Club of Toronto was admitted toto associateassociate membership.membership.

1957

A long agenda faced the springspring council meeting at Rochester on May 4th.flth. Ten membermember clubsclubs andand twotwo associateassociate membermember clubsclubs werewere represented.represented. It waswas reportedreported thatthat thethe Barthe!Barthel TrophyTrophy racesraces havehave beenbeen shelvedshelved forfor the present,present, but thatthat thethe RichardsonRichardson CupCup racesraces wouldwould bebe atat ChicagoChicago June !4,14, 1515 andand 16,16, usingusing skippersskippers andand crewscrews selectedselected for 19561956 whenwhen the proposed seriesseries was not sailed.sailed. It was not found possible toto hold a power boat event, as the Canadian boat ownersowners werewere notnot interested.interested. TheThe O’KeefeO'Keefe seriesseries forfor DragonsDragons wouldwould be held at Toronto AugustAugust 8,8, 99 andand 1010 underunder thethe auspicesauspices ofof thethe QueenQueen City Y. C.C. W. V. Castle, Jr., reportingreporting forfor thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. MalloryMallory CupCup committee,committee, said that clubclub schedulesschedules were soso overloadedoverloaded thatthat eliminationseliminations were impossible, and after a long discussion it was decided that the twotwo crewscrews to represent the L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R,A. inin thethe MalloryMallory CupCup semi-finalssemi-finals would be picked fromfrom centreboardcentreboard classclass crewscrews byby thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. racerace committeecommittee whosewhose decision wouldwould bebe final, and thatthat ifif suchsuch crewscrews werewere successfulsuccessful theythey should bebe picked forfor thethe finals.finals. Eliminations,Eliminations,however, however,would wouldbe beheld heldfor for the Sears Cup semi-finals betweenbetween JulyJuly 15th and August 1st.lst. Semi-finalsfor forthe the CharlesCharles FrancisFrancis AdamsAdams CupCup (for all-girlall-girl crews) were to be sailed between the L.Y.R.A., andand thethe CentralCentral NewNew YorkYork andand St. Lawrence ValleyValley associations.associations.

105 The N.A.Y.R.U. declineddeclined to remove rule 29, but pointed out that anyany club or associationassociation might waive itit forfor races under their control. It waswas decided to retain it. Reports were received from the RochesterRochester andand KingstonKingston YachtYacht ClubsClubs regarding the arrangementsarrangements for mooringsmoorings at RochesterRochester andand receptionreception atat Kingston at the end ofof thethe cruisingcruising race.race. JulyJuly 1010 waswas setset asas thethe latestlatest datedate on whichwhich entriesentries wouldwould bebe received.received. NewNew certificatescertiiicates forfor C.C.A.C.C.A. boatsboats would be required because of a changechange inin thethe rules.rules. It waswas decideddecided toto awardaward thethe CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman CupCup toto C.C.A.C.C.A. classes,classes, thethe LouiseLouise Freeman toto thethe InternationalInternational classclass andand thethe DouglasDouglas B.B. JonesJones toto thethe UniversalUniversal class.class. The secretarysecretary announced that invitationsinvitations for 19581958 hadhad beenbeen receivedreceived from thethe Clayton,Clayton, DalhousieDalhousie andand YoungstownYoungstown Yacht Clubs. The first day ofof thethe coursecourse racing atat RochesterRochester gave very light andand day racing gave very light J flukyfluky winds. A shift during thethe firstfirst racerace gavegave aa broadbroad reach,reach, aa closeclose reachreach and aa spinnakerspinnaker runrun withwith nono windwardwindward work at all.all. OnOn thethe secondsecond day itit day S I was much the samesame andand anan unusualunusual situationsituation developeddeveloped nearnear thethe secondsecond buoy, when the cruisingcruising classes caught up with the six-metres which hadhad started tenten minutesminutes aheadahead ofof them.them. OneOne oror twotwo cruisingcruising boatboat skippersskippers l suggested that the so-calledso-called racing boats should keep out ofof thethe wayway ofof boats that reallyreally cancan sail,sail, suchsuch asas thethe cruisers.cruisers. The wind on the last day made up for the calms of the 20th and 21st, and puffspuffs up toto thirtythirty milesmiles werewere experienced.experienced. Quite a numbernumber ofof boatsboats were reefed, andand therethere waswas somesome veryvery excitingexciting racing.racing. During the night there was a hard blowblow from thethe north-east,north-east, andand somesome yachts which werewere notnot inin the inner harbour suffered minorminor injuriesinjuriesfrom from being bumped against the docks to whichwhich they were moored. The dam-dam- ages would have been much greater had itit notnot beenbeen forfor thethe effortsefforts ofof aa group of volunteers headed by Commander I-IerbstHerbst of U.S. Coast Guard Ojibway andand A1A1 RaeRae ofof thethe QueenQueen CityCity Y.Y. C.C. ThisThis public-spiritedpublic-spirited squadsquad went from boat to boat until after four in the morning givinggivinghelp helpwhere- where- ever it was needed, and assistingassisting several yachts into better berths.berths. A feature of thisthis regattaregatta waswas thethe presencepresence ofof thethe brigantinebrigantine St.St. Law-Law- rence of Kingston,Kingston, mannedmanned byby aa crewcrew ofof RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian SeaSea Cadets.Cadets. This was the firstfirst occasionoccasion that thethe editoreditor cancan recallrecall ofof aa square-riggersquare-rigger participating in the races. The Freeman Cup racerace startedstarted onon thethe afternoonafternoon ofof JulyJuly 23rd.23rd. TheThe wind of the previous nightnight hadhad gonegonedown, down,but buthad hadleft lefta a goodgooddeal dealof of The was slop. The breeze was light and northerly and thethe fleetileet waswas ableable toto laylay aa straight course for StonyStony Island. InIn thethe eveningevening thethe breezebreeze freshenedfreshened considerably, andand somesome boatsboats carriedcarried spinnakers.spinnakers.During Duringthe the nightnight thethe

2 106 l 3 6 windwrnd worked more to thethe eastwardeastward andand thethe leewardleeward boatsboats foundfound them-them

_ selves rn Mexrco at break whlle those who had to _ selves in Mexico BayBay at day-break,day ' while those who had kept to north-north ward ofof thethe truetrue coursecourse werewere ableable toto weatherweather Stony Pt.Pt without. wrthout tacking.tacklnv Stony D. The windw1nd whrchwhich hadhad beenbeen moremore thanthan 2020 mrlesmiles durmgduringthe the nrghtnightlrghtened lightened by noon.noon After roundrnff Island most of the were able to w1th1n After roundingD Stony Island most of the yachts were able to laylay within

I ._ three or fourfour m~esmrles ofof Nine-MileNme'__'Mrle Pt.Pt close-hauledclose hauled onon thethe starboardstarboard tack.tack

all of the fleet had firnshed and were moored at the Nearly all of the fleet had finished and were moored at the KingstonKmvstonC . , . . . Yacht Club srx o clock rn the evernnv but one or two not Yacht Club by six o’clock in the evening,as but one or twodrd did notreport report inrn untiluntxl thethe followmgfollowingmornmg morning.Sashay Sashayof ofYoungstown Youngstownadded addedto her to her . . I. . laurels the Charles Freeman wrnners laurels by winningvunnmg the Charles Freeman CupCup,a whrlewhile thethe other winners were VentureVenture II,II thethe LouiseLoulse FreemanFreeman Cup forfor thethe International rule s Cup Internatronal rule boats 9 Pezama Seed the B - boats; Petunia Seed,1 the DouglasDouglas B. JonesJones trophytrophy forfor universalumversal rulerule

0 0 boats the went to Shadow,'rn the _ boats;: the Mabbett CupCup went to Shadow in the R-class;R class, JohanJohan tooktook the the ...... , _ , Pres1dents rn the sxx"metre d1v1s1on won President’strophy trophy in the six-metre division;1 Madame Madame wonthe theFounders Founders’ ......

' _ as the second Y rn the EI won Cup as the secondyacht yacht in thecrursrng cruisingd1v1s1on division;9 ElMargaret Margaret wonboth both thethe Y.R.U.Y R U andand OlcottOlcott cupscups forfor thethe firstfirst boatboat toto finishfimsh regardlessregardless ofof timet1me allowance and trrne Invader won allowance andstartlng starting time;s Invader wonthe theRochester RochesterCup Cupfor forthe the second yacht rnin erthereither the mternatronalinternational oror umversaluniversalrule ruledrvrsrons, divisions;and and Valhalla forfor the seventhseventh timetrme won thethe TomTorn TaylorTaylor trophytrophy forfor thethe Tumlarens.Tumlarens After the drstnbutron of at After the distribution of prizesprlzes at the KingstonK1n0stonD YachtYacht Club the Beetfleet

for rn the or or disperseddrspersed for crulsrngcruising in the BayBay ofof QulnteQuinte or the Thousand IslandsIslands,a or to returnreturn toto theirtherr home ports.ports . .. , . . At the end of this part ofof thethe association’sassocxatlon s hlstoryhistory thethe AuthorAuthor has triedtrled to decidedecrde whatc have been thethe majormajor trendstrends inm thethe thirteenthrrteen yearsyears coveredcovered by it.rt He th1nls that the most swnlflcant ones are He thinks that the most significant5 ones are,1 the separationseparatlon ofof the clubs mtointo two groups, east and west,west the growth of /he purely racingracmv 7 Urowth of the groups, C purely C

` classes' such as srx metres Dravons and ' classes such as six-metres,9 Dragons,z; 2 LwhtmngsLightningsgg and InternatlonalInternational dmdin-

Uhres ' and the of crursmv ghies,D and finally the development of goodgood cruisingD auxrlxarresauxiliaries,7 which which hasc mademade themthem soso comfortablecomfortable thatthatc thethe ownersowners preferprefer familyfamrly cruisingcrulsmg toto racxnv handicaphandlcap racing.c. He ventures the that the Greatest need of next He ventures the predictionpredrctron that the greatestC need of thethe next fewfew yearsyears willwrll be many more good moormgsmoorings andand anchoragesanchorages. In conclusionconclusron the EdxtorEditor thanksthanks mostmost sincerelysmcerely thethe other members ofof . _ . 7, the commrttee ...... the committee,, MessrsMessrs. CC. HH. J.J Snider,Snlder , E.E G.G Sorsoleil,Sorsolexl, BlakeBlake Vanran

I WinckleWmckle and T.T K.K Wade.Wade1 LL. FF. Grant

Kmvston ¢ ' Kingston,.5 v OntanoOntario,r Author && ChairmanClmrman

I September 27th,'77thas Q 1958.1958 ~

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Further inin 19571957

oft the this wonderful effort of Colonel Grant's In anan attemptattempt toto havehave this wonderful effort of Colonel Grant’s off the "assistant" would like to point out press for July 1962,1962, thethe so-calledso-called "assistant" would fike to point out press eiiorts was too modest about his own that onon manymany occasionsoccasions "Leafy""Leary" was too modest about his own efforts in racing.racing. he a new trophy, to At thethe 19571957 SpringSpring CouncilCouncil Meeting, he presentedpresented a new trophy, to Colonel Grant and George be knownknown as the "Miss"Miss SimplicitySimplicity Trophy".Trophy". Colonel Grant and George all the boats which Cuthbertson hadhad longlong workedworkedon on aa rule to covercover all the boats which class Heets. could not fitfit into thethe C.C.A.C.C.A. RuleRule oror thethe one-designone-design class fleets. to 'rind the of the lead keel, In soso manymany casescases itit waswas impossibleimpossible to find the weight of the lead keel, As the went by, this Lake and otherother requiredrequired measurements.measurements. As the yearsyears went by, this Lake distance races and Ontario Rule developeddeveloped two large classes in the long distance races and race committee eliort to in allall thethe regattasregattas thatthat fellfell underunder thethe race committee effort to provideprovide good sport in yacht racing.racing, won the O'Keefe in the In 19571957 H.H. R.R. Suydam,Suydam, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., won the O’Keefe Trophy in the the to to the Gold Y.R.U. races for Lake Ontario and the right to gogo to the Gold CupCup R.C.Y.C. under Series in Europe. TheThe RichardsonRichardson TrophyTrophy waswas wonwon byby R.C.Y.C. under skipper "Bill" Gooderham at R.C.Y.C.

1958

as much Not inin manymany yearsyears hashas anan L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. RegattaRegatta accomplishedaccomplished as much did for Dalhousie Yacht Club. Good to help anyany clubclub asas thisthis regattaregatta did for Dalhousie Yacht Club. Good a three hour the second racing was present, except forfor a three hour postponement,postponement, the second now have a club, which day, until the wind came up.up. D.Y.C.D.Y.C. now have a goodgood juniorjunior club, which of the Their own fleet of they claim received itsits birthbirth because of the regatta. Their own fleet of Commodore Garnet sail boats hashas beenbeen onon thethe steadysteady growth.growth. Commodore Klager,Klager, Garnet committee men Stouck, Dr. Eric RogersRogers andand manymany otherother hardhard workingworking committee men of this A well organized put their shoulders intointo thethe organizationorganization of thisregatta. regatta. A well organized one club that lived to Ladies’Ladies' CommitteeCommitteewas wasof ofgreat greathelp. help.This Thisis is one club that livedup up to essential number of wash the L.Y.R.A. regulations,regulations, as toto thethe minimumminimum essential number of wash must have before for a room facilities andand showersshowersthat that theythey must have beforebidding bidding for a a wonderful otiice and an excellent regatta. The billiardbilliard roomroom providedprovided a wonderful office and an excellent and also to allow Messrs. place to hearhear protestsprotests onon thethe greengreen cloth,cloth, and also to allow Messrs. all the and "Wes" Gamble andand "Bud""Bud" GorslineGorstineto to setset outout all the cups,cups, flagsflags and prizes.

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The annualannual FallFall Meeting was held at the Beacon Motel, Jordan, On- Meeting was held at the Beacon Motel, Jordan, On~ tario. The reports given showedshowed thatthat the Sears Cup eliminations were reports given the Sears Cup eliminations were held at NationalNational Yacht Club in Lightnings, loaned by the Toronto Bay Yacht Club in Lightnings, loaned by the Toronto Lightning Fleet, with the assistance of Gordon Russell--Buffalo CanoeBay Lightning Fleet, with the assistance of Gordon Russell--Bulfalo Canoe Club being the winners. The Mallory eliminations were held at Boule- being winners. The Mallory eliminations were held at Boule- vard ClubClub inin Rainbow-CrusaderRainbow-Crusader Class yachts, with N.Y.C. as winning Class yachts, with N.Y.C. as winning crew. Mrs. Helen Ingerson of R.Y.C. represented the L.Y.R.A. in the Helen Ingerson of R.Y.C. represented the L.Y.R.A. in the Charles Francis Adams Trophy races, tinishing a good third. Helen is oneCharlesofone of the theFranciSkeenkeen L.Y.R.A. L.Y.R.a.Adamsskippers. TrophYskippers.races, finishing a good third. Helen is A survey of thethe racing results showed 35 boats started in the long survey racing results showed 35 boats started in the long distance races with 10 dropping out in the heavy weather. However, 92 with 10 dropping out in the heavy weather. However, 92 boats participated inin thethe coursecourse racingracing atat D.Y.C.D.Y.C. Commodore J.J. F. Klager, his Flag Officers and many Committees Klager, his Flag Officers and many Committees were commended for an excellent regatta. 5 commended for an excellent regatta. Walter Windeyer of R.C.Y.C. with his Dragon Class yacht Corte won l Windeyer Dragon Class yacht Corte won the Y.R.U. cup given by O’Keefe’s, in a series of five races at Youngs- cup given by O'Keefe's, in a series of ive races at Youngs~ town. ItIt is interesting toto note that Walter also won the Olympic Trials interesting note that Walter also won the Olympic Trials and willwill compete in Naples.

1959

The Spring Council Meeting showed in the reports that Sodus Bay Spring Meeting showed in the reports that Sodus Bay Yacht ClubClub werewere making every effort for a good regatta. Commodore making every effort for a good regatta. Commodore Ray Engholm of R.C.Y.C. delivered a sound talk on safety regulations, Ray Engholm R.C.Y.C. delivered a sound talk on safety regulations, out what pointing out what precautions were set out in thethe MackinacMackinac RacesRaces andand in racesraces at Florida. As a result a motion was made to have the Race i Florida. As a result a motion was made to have the Race Committee comecome down with stricter regulations on safety. One of the down with stricter regulations on safety. One of the firstfirst safety regulations dealt with was that of each ship carrying a bamboo safety regulations of each ship carrying a bamboo with a red pole with a largelarge red fluorescentfluorescent flag attached,attached, with a block of starifoam for buoyancy. These poles to be dropped if a man went overboard. buoyancy. poles to be dropped if a man went overboard. W. Gordon Brown came in for a great deal of praise for his efforts in in for a great deal of praise for his efforts in constructing thesethese poles. GordonGordon spent many nights building enough for constructing poles. spent many nights building enough for thethe first longlong distance race.race. 52 ships completed thethe !ong distance race, with only 10 remaining for ships completed long distance race, with only 10 remaining for the course racing. This left a very sour taste at the Host Club. However, racing. very sour taste at the Host Club. However, many local yachtsyachtsand and aa good showingof ofSix Six Metre and Ei~ts put in an good showing Metre and Eights put in an which appearance, which resulted in a good three day regatta,regatta, withwith stiffstiff winds. S.B.Y.C. provided good entertainment each evening. provided good entertainment each evening.

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3 Buffalo Canoe Club on the The 1959 AnnualAnnual Meeting was held at Buffalo Canoe Club on the The 1959 Meeting of Over the past twenty years most usual second Saturday of November. Over the past twenty years most of B.C.C. Commodores being the Annual Meetings havehave beenbeen here,here, withwith B.C.C. Commodores being the Annual Meetings of the before the meeting, sees many genial hosts.hosts. FridayFriday night,night, thethe night before the meeting, sees many of the genial and the Race Committee. delegates present, along with the ExecutiveExecutive and the Race Committee. delegates present, of bridge take Pictures taken during thethe pastpast seasonseason areare shown,shown, gamesgames of bridge take Pictures taken during sand- Wade is After onion place, especially ifif Commodore Wade is present. After onion sand- place, at sleep. wiches and coffee atat 22 a.m. all retire in aa poorpoor attemptattempt at sleep. wiches and semi- Calhoun of R.C.Y.C. won the Among the reportsreports given,given, Les Calhoun of R.C.Y.C. won the semi- Among in the finals in but unfortunately lost out finalstinals inin the Mallory Series,Series, but unfortunately lost out in the finals in Yachting Club, Lake Texas. Skipper Alex Winton and crew of Cleveland Yachting Club, Lake Texas. Skipper Barthel Toledo Yacht Club won the Erie, won the Richardson Trophy. Toledo Yacht Club won the Barthel series, with Judges unable to Trophy in Dragons. This was an excitingexciting series, with Judges unable to Trophy the line in the last the first two boats had crossed decide a winner until the first two boats had crossed the line in the last was so excited at the that one L.Y.R.A. judge race of six.six. The storystory goesgoes that one L.Y.R.A. judge was so excited at the him to the bottom of Lake finish thatthat thethe lifelife lineslines gavegaveway, way,depositing depositing him to the bottom of Lake face. Bruce Hueston was skipper representing Erie, withwith more thanthan aa redred face. Bruce Hueston was skipper representing the L.Y.R.A. I. R. Mason, Honorary The following ofticersofficerswere wereelected electedfor for1960: 1960: J. R. Mason, Honorary The following W. V. Arn Gorman, Vice President; President; Karl Smither,Smither, President; Arn Gorman, Vice President; W. V. N. B. Castle, Secretary~Treasurer. Castle, Jr.,J r., 2nd2nd ViceVice President;President; N. B. Castle, Secretary-Treasurer. with his Tip won the O'Keefe Walter Windeyer of R.C.Y.C. with his Dragon Tip won the O’Keefe to to the for the L.Y.R.A. and his right go Trophy in the Y.R.U. eventevent for the L.Y.R.A. and his right to go to the Gold Cup races.races.

1960

at from Toronto rounding a mark The Long Distance races started from Toronto rounding a mark at Long in fact a to Rochester. After a very slow, Port DalhousieDalhousie and thencethence to Rochester. After a very slow, in fact a a blow. came and turned into heavy drifting start,start, the wind eventuallyeventually cameup up and turned into a heavy blow. drifting and Olcott. The at Dalhousie, Youngstown Many yachts dropped out at Dalhousie, Youngstown and Olcott. The on the nose. seas kept building upup andand comingcomingright right on the nose. kept building National the Freeman Cup was held at The three dayday regattaregatta beforebefore the Freeman Cup was held at National his Oliicers and Committees, pro- Yacht Club. Commodore Millar, his FlagFlag Officers and Committees, pro- Three of a successful regatta. days vided excellent facilities andand a veryvery successful regatta. Three days of and a of weather, including thunderstorms, racing provided allall kindskinds of weather, including thunderstorms, and a This turned out to be the largest hard timetime for thethc Judges’Judges' boat. This regatta turned out to be the largest

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inin thethe L.Y.R.A. historyhistory andand eveneven largerlarger thanthan anyany dayday atat thethe C.N.E.C.N.E. overover many years. AnAn excellentexcellent RaceRace CommitteeCommittee officeolfice is always supplied by N.Y.C. At the 19601960 AnnualAnnual Meetin~Meeting the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club produced a strong bid for the regatta, outlining their promises forfor whatwhat theythey hopedhoped toto be ableable toto dodo forfor thethe fleet.fleet. TheyThey wonwon thethe regattaregatta withwith thethe LongLong Dis-Dis- tance races to be fromfrom R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. toto roundingrounding thethe flashingflashing outer red buoy offolf the Niagara River andand thencethence toto Presqu’ile.Presqu'ile. Commodore W.W. V.V. Castle, Jr.,Jr., R.Y.C., reported that duedue toto thethe pres-pres- sure of business,business, he would be unableunable to continuecontinue in office.odice. The loss of this great Six Metre skipper toto thethe ExecutiveExecutive willwill be greatly felt. Commodore KarlKarl Smither was returned asas President,President, CommodoreCommodore Arn GormanGorman asas ViceVice President,President, NewtonNewton B.B. CastleCastle asas 2nd2nd ViceVice PresidentPresident and A. H.H. GorslineGorsline asas Secretary.Secretary. Among the reportsreports made,made, thethe oneone onon SearsSears CupCup showedshowed thethe endlessendless effort Arn Gorman and his wife,wife, Elvira, had put intointo L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. SearsSears Cup trialstrials andand race-offs.race-offs. RaceRace CommitteeCommittee figuresfigures showedshowed allall recordsrecords broken at N.Y.C.,N.Y.C., withwith 151151 yachtsyachts onon keelkeel boatboat coursecourse andand 7474 centre-centreboard boatsboats reportedreported byby GeorgeGeorge Hurrell.Hurrell. Other reports showed 8 yachts in the Win.Wm. Barrows Memorial Trophy !i race. The BarthelBarthel TrophyTrophy ofof thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. waswas wonwon byby BruceBruce HuestonHueston and crew in Dragon ClassClass yachtsyachts atat Rochester.Rochester. The Y.R.U.Y.R.U. reportreport showedshowed thatthat CharlesCharles Steinbach,Steinbach, R.C.Y.C.,R.C.Y.C., withwith his Dragon Tannin hadhad wonwon thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. eventevent forfor thethe O’KeefeO'Keefe Trophy.Trophy.

i 1961

The SpringSpring Council MeetingMeeting waswas heldheld atat Belleville.Enthusiasm Enthusiasmran ran high as the L.Y.R.A.LY.R.A. hadhad notnot beenbeen herehere sincesince 1923.1923. CommodoreCommodore MiltonMilton Davison, Ernst Kneisel, JimJim Jenkins,Jenkins, FreemanFreeman BurrowsBurrows andand IanIan Morch made reports onon thethe plansplans forfor thethe regatta.regatta. ArrangementsArrangements hadhad beenbeen mademade for completion ofof thethe long distance racesraces andand aa towtow throughthrough thethe Murray Canal for boatsboats withoutwithout power.power. The CanadianCanadian Y-FlyerY-Flyer AssociationAssociation andand the CanadianCanadian 5.55.5 MetreMetre Association were elected to AssociateAssociate MembershipMembership inin thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. Mr. W.W, C.C. GambleGamble mademade reportsreports onon thethe HistoryHistory CommitteeCommittee effort,effort, giving results ofof tenders by printers.

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Gordon Brown, the faithful delegate to Y.R.U. meetings and to Inter 1 Lake YachtingYachting AssociationAssociation meetings brought down his report, recom-recommending a greater exchangeexchange ofof membershipsmemberships betweenbetween thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. Asso-Asso- ciations. UponUpon motion, thethe Chairman ofof the Race CommitteeCommittee waswas in-instructed to assess a penalty of fromfrom 10 to 30 minutes forfor foulsfouls committedcommitted on the start of long distance races,races, whichwhichin intheir theiropinion opiniondid didnot notwarrant warrant absolute disqualication.disqualification.Time Timeto tobe be addedaddedto to thethe correctedcorrected timetime ofof thethe offending yacht. The Long Distance races started atat TorontoToronto inin seasseas thatthat werewere highhigh and made for aa difficultdifficult start.start. FortunatelyFortunately thethe breezebreeze waswas heavyheavy enoughenough to carrycarry thethe yachtsyachts throughthrough thethe waves.waves. TwoTwo yachtsyachts hit hardhard inin whatwhat !ookedlooked likelike a port andand starboardstarboard crashcrash beforebefore thethe gungun andand werewere forcedforced to retire.retire.The TheElsie ElsieD Dof ofR.C.Y.C., R.C.Y.C., inin commandcommand of Max Croucher,Croucher, rolledrolled like a cork, giving thethe Judges oneone ofof the best beatingsthey theyhad had hadhad inin years. After the yachts rounded the buoybuoy atat thethe mouthmouth ofof thethe NiagaraNiagara River,River, the seasseas becamebecame moremore comfortable.comfortable. TheThe firstnrst yachtyacht waswas sightedsighted atat Pres-Pres- qu’ilequ'ile aboutabout daylight.daylight. AllAll yachtsyachtscrossing crossingthe thennishing finishingline linewere weremet metby by Dr. HaroldHarold CraigCraig of Presqu’ilePresqu'ile YachtYacht ClubClub andand takentaken toto good mooringmooring grounds. To thosethose whowho anchoredanchored andand wentwent ashore,ashore, breakfastbreakfast waswas sup-supplied alongalong withwith aa copycopy ofof thethe GLOBEGLOBE ANDAND MAIL. TheThe Race CommitteeCommittee took a fair rollingrolling aroundaround untiluntil 66 a.m.a.m. inin Dr.Dr. Dunnett'sDunnett’slarge largepower powerboat, boat, which waswas wellwell equipped.equipped. AsAs usual,usual, Gordon Brown camecame aboard and with another anchor and aa fewfew suggestionssuggestions to the skipper,skipper, waswas able toto anchor the stern up wind and makemake the goodgood ship comfortable toto workwork on the handicap results. The threethree dayday regattaregatta waswas wellwell attended.attended. TheThe keelkeel boatboat coursecourse racesraces were held in Big Bay.Bay. OnlyOnly 22 yachts touched bottombottom momentarilymomentarily inin thethe three days. GeorgeGeorge Hurrell ranran thethe centreboardcentreboard racesraces inin thethe baybay nearnear Belleville. EndlessEndless surveyssurveyshad had beenbeen mademade byby thethe BellevilleBellevi!lesailors sailorsand and the Race CommitteeCommittee inin plotting thethe trianglestrianglesto to keepkeep allall yachtsyachts fromfrom going aground.aground. Naturally,Naturally,when whenprotested protestedby byone one yachtyacht that wentwent aground, the Committee felt their efforts were not appreciated. After thethe prize presentations, the great sight was to see twenty-one boats in tow of Elsie D from R.C.Y.C. asas theythey headedheaded forfor thethe MurrayMurray Canal.Canal. As usual the Annual MeetingMeeting was held at BuffaloBuffalo Canoe Club. Bridge games the night before showedshowed Commodore WadeWade waswas stillstill good.good. The RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian YachtYacht ClubClub waswas awardedawarded thethe annualannual regatta,regatta, which they had not heldheld forfor tenten years.years. TheThe LongLong DistanceDistance racesraces wouldwould start from Port Dalhousie,Dalhousie, thence round aa markmark atat OlcottOlcott andand thencethence toto

112 Q l l thethe navigation buoy atat BurhnvtonBurlingtonand andfimsh finishat atthe the EasternEastern Gap atat navlgatxon buoy 5 Gap Toronto.Toronto OneGne of the mostmost contentiouscontent1ous pomtspoints of the meetmgmeeting waswas thethe motronmotion toto join]o1n the CanadianCanadran YachtingYachtrng AssoctatlonAssociation.Th1S Thismouon motionhad hadbeen beenmade madea a

the wrrter was . year ago byby the writer,, butbut was unableunable toto securesecure aa seconder.seconder ThisThrs seemedseemed .I . toto be chiefly due toto lacklack of understandmvunderstanding. Up to nownow, some of the South chrefly D' Up 3 the South Shore clubs felt that thethe C.Y.A.C Y A waswas purelypurely anan OlympicGlyrnprc GamesGames venture.venture Canada isIS entitledentrtled to a NationalNanonal YachtingYachtmg AssociationASSOCIELIOD asas much as any ncaa other country.- In recentrecent years "Reg" Stevenson,Stevenson Tom Wade and Ray country years Reg 1 Tom Wade and Ray Engholm had placed a terrificterrric effort to reviverevrve thrsthis assocratxonassociation andand make . ,_ _

Canada stand outout asas aa NationalNatronal YachtingXachtmv authority.. O authorrty

The L.Y.R.A.,L....,Y R A whichwhlch hashas always beenbeen governed by thethe N.A.Y.R.U,N A Y R U isIS always governed by ...., inrn aa mostmost difficultdxfjcult pos1t1onposition asas rtit lSis the largestlargest InternatronalInternational AssocratronAssociation 1n the N A Y R U in the N.A.Y.R.U., havinghavtng 20 CanadianCanadlan clubsclubs andand 1818 AmericanAmencan clubs.clubs.

'- Upon motionmotlon by Rear CommodoreCommodore Fred Brade ofof R.H.Y.C.Ralt:H Y C andand Com-Com modore Roger Houle of N.Y.C.N Y C thatthat thethe L.Y.R.A.L....YRA join thethe C.Y.A.,Y aa Roger ]o1n C...,A vote of __ rn '79 .... vote of 29 in favourfavour andand twotwo against, thethe L.Y.R.A.L Y R A joined the C.Y.A. agaxnst, ]o1ned the C Y A Rear Rear CommodoreCommodore Paul Phelan,Phelan,...., R.C.Y.C.,R C Y C isIS PresidentPresrdent ofof thethe C.Y.A.C Y A forfor

°' 1961 and 1962.1967.f... A.A H.H Gorstine,Gorshne , Secretary-Treasurer,Treasurer broughtbrouffht down the Secretary , D down the

L.Y.R.A.LYRA Balance Sheet,Sheet , whichwhlch showed a netnet worthworth inrn GovernmentGovernment bonds and cash min the bank of S4$4,539.87."||539 87

Report showedshowed that WalterWalter Windeyer again wonwon thethe Y.R.U.Y event, Report Wrndeyer agam R U event, . . ,D . . _ the O’KeefeO Kvefe Trophy.. As thisthxs waswas thethe thirdthlrd time,txme he waswas given perma- Trophy , he gtven perma nent custody of the Trophy.Trophy It waswas laterlater announcedannounced thatthat thisth1s wouldwould bebe

' c the lastlast O’KeefeO Keefe Trophy race.race . Kmvston Yacht Club chanve ln Kingston:J Yacht Club requested changea in status from Member Club to AssociateASSOC1H[€ Membership.Memberslnp .D. Mrs . Helen was V Mrs. Helen IngersonIngerson of R.Y.C.RYC was thethe L.Y.R.A.LYRA.... skippersklpp r inln thethe Charles Franc1sFrancis finalsfinals. HelenHelen placedplaced Sth5th at Balboa Yacht Club inrn Cali-Calr ' . ` formafornia.'c. The SixSrx Metre crew from R.C.Y.C.R...."C Y C skipperedsluppered byby JimJrm CrangCrang andand Trm Tim Barber,Barber , won the RichardsonRlchardson Cup. AA. HH. Gorsline,Gorslxne ourour judge atat Cup , judffe5 Chrcavo Chicago, reported that ColumbiaColumbia YachtYacht Club,Club representing L.M.Y.A.,.... U, , A reported representmvD LM Y , won r. the Barthel . won the Barthel Trophy,Trophy , anotheranother Y.R.U.Y RU event.event TheThe RaceRace CommitteeCommxttee

showed 61 m ...f report showed 61 boats in thethe longlong distancedrstance race.race 7279 yachtsyachts racedraced inm BigB1g ' on the and 59...c on c ' Bay on the triangle,trtangle , and 52 boats on thethe centreboardcentreboard course.course . The Chair-Chaxr man that Dr . Eric c an man reportedreported that Dr. Eric RogersRovers6 waswas an excellentexcellent newnew findfind toto thethe RaceRace Commrttee but he to a Committee,, but he ob3ectedobjected toflflllg firing agun gunthat thatthe thebarrel barrelsplxt splitac alxttle little . . . ` V y fartlIer wlth each I farther with each shellshell discharged.dtscharved(cn A votexote ofof thanksthanks waswas givengnven toto Mrs.Mrs 1

HurrellHurrell,, Mrs.Mrs . Gorman andcand MissMlss PattersonPatterson forfor theirthelr assistanceasslstance inrn record-record' mging results at Bellevi!le.Bellev1lle

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to record a vote of l Commodore Booth of Y.Y.C. asked Mr. Gorsline to record a vote of the work some 15 members thanks to the L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. RaceRace CommitteeCommittee forfor the work some 15 members on Lake Ontario. had carried outout forfor thethe associationassociation atat variousvarious eventsevents on Lake Ontario. Gorman as Presi- The electionelection ofof officersotlicers showed Commodore ArnAm Gorman as Presi- 2nd Vice President dent, N. B.B. Castle,Castle, ViceVice President,President, GarnetGarnet Stouck,Stouck, 2nd Vice President and A.A. H.H. GorslineGorsline asas Secretary-Treasurer.Secretary-Treasurer. Karl the Presentation waswas made to CommodoreCommodore Karl Smither, the retiringretiring as President. president, for his faithfulfaithful work forfor twotwo yearsyears as President. Mr. Clifford RichardsonRichardson ofof N.Y.C. suggestedsuggested that thethe Secretary,Secretary, Mr. to date. This Gorsline, givegiveconsideration considerationto tobringing bringingthe theConstitution Constitutionup up to date. This R. B. F. Barr in 1938 had been revised by Past President,President, CommodoreCommodore R. B. F. Barr in 1938 Mr. Sorsoleil and his Committee. and last brought up to date in 19521952 by Mr. Sorsoleil and his Committee. both C.C.A. and L.O.R., Motion was made to havehave allall thethe cruising,cruising, both C.C.A. and L.O.R., to dis- on the mainsail or backstay carry a distinguishingdistinguishing flagflag on the mainsail orpermanent permanent backstay to dis- in. Motion carried. l tinguish which of the fiveive classes theythey werewere sailingsailing in. Motion carried. Club. Mr. Edward The Annual Spring Meeting waswas heldheld atat BoulevardBoulevard Club. Mr. Edward of the of R.C.Y.C. for the Lawless gave a detailed report of the arrangementsarrangements of R.C.Y.C. for the annual regatta andand forfor goodgood timestimes ashore.ashore. of at The 19621962 LongLong DistanceDistance races and thethe threethree daysdays of racingracing at to June 1960. The R.C.Y.C. call for measurementmeasurement certificates up-datedup-dated to June 1960. The take at least a whole of work club measurers reportreport thatthat it willwill take at least a whole yearyear of work with the and before the 19621962 C.C.A.C.C.A. measurementmeasurement work, along with the stability and buoyancy tests, cancan bebe completed.completed. Harbor Yacht Club to re- The request was approved of the BronteBronte Harbor Yacht Club to re- their club house and place Burlington YachtYacht ClubClub whichwhichhad hadlost lost their club house andprop- prop- The of Henderson erty due toto thethe HamiltonHamilton HarborHarbor expansion.expansion. The requestrequest of Henderson Associate to Full Harbor Yacht Club for change inin membership from from Associate to Full ! their last in 1931. l Member was granted. ThisThis calls to memory their last regatta in 1931. Member granted. l 5 will be remembered, on the first morning l The H.H.Y.C. generositygenerosity wil! longtong be remembered, on the first morning l of the threethree daysdays ofof racing,racing, whenwhen aboutabout 77 a.m.a.m. oneone largelarge rowingrowing dinghydinghy with free milk. True visited each yacht with free ice and another dinghy with free milk. True the two row boats were manned two or not,not, thethe recordrecord reportsreports thatthat the two row boats were manned byby two R.C.Y.C. sailors, namely RichardRichard Lennox and John Medland. on N.A.Y.R.U. he at- Newton B. Castle gavegave aa reportreport on thethe N.A.Y.R.U. meetingmeeting he at- two Canadian Vice Presi- tended, pointing outout that the N.A.Y.R.U. hadhad two Canadian Vice Presi- and that he dents. President Gorman reported on the C.Y.A.C.Y.A. meetingmeeting and that he the 4 had been electedelected to councilcouncil of thethe C.Y.A.C.Y.A. Mr.Mr. WilliamWilliam Garrett, the and of the records, that the L.Y.R.A. RegistrarRegistrar and keeperkeeper of the cupcup records, reportedreported that the E Commoodre W. V. Castle, Jr., Trophy Ledger, so capablycapably startedstarted byby Commoodre W. V. Castle, Jr., Il Gorsline are to R.Y.C., hadhad beenbeen completed.completed. Mr. Garrett andand Mr.Mr. Gorsline are tryingtrying to 5

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the course *Z The firstfirst race forfor thethe FreemanFreeman Cup waswas sailedsailed inin 1921,1921, the course L The Cup ` miles. This being from HamiltonHamilton toto Kingston,Kingston,a adistance distanceof of189 189nautical nautical miles. This lg of the R.C.Y.C. for i 1 ui fine silver cup was donated by Mr. CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman of the R.C.Y.C. for » fine silver by 0%. up cup f under the of the /r i annual competitionin in longlong distancedistanceracing racing under theauspices auspices of the Wg;ililiff competition L.Y.R.A. fi the later-of Mr. T. K. f The following areare the recollections-fortyrecollections--fortyyears years later--of Mr. T. K. Wade whowho sailedsailed thethe classclass "P""P" SloopSloop PatriciaPatricia inin thatthat historichistoric race.race. of 1920-21 A lotlot ofof interestinterest was aroused, and in the winterwinter months of 1920-21 to be the there were many arguments as toto the best course to be sailed--alongsailed-»along the the south shore--the northnorth shore--orshore-or thethe moremore directdirect coursecourse throughthrough the middle of the lake. from There were,were, II believe,believe, nineteennineteen startersstarters fromfrom allall classes,classes, rangingranging from class "R" toto thethe cutterscutters andand schoonersschooners of thethe FirstFirst Division.Division. I cannotcannot the recollect the names of all thethe starters, but I well remember the following:following:

Schooner Haswell sailed byby EmiliusiEmiliusJarvis Jarvis Cutter Elviento sailed by E. K.K. M.M. WeddWedd si,ii §,ivm( sailed by Major Windeyer 1 tillW Class "R" Scrapper by Major Windeyer V Class "R" f/~ wil rid éhiiif "R" Swamba sailed by FrankFrank Wilson #51 [Mi,GWYJ 1 Class "R" by Class "P" Cara Mia sailed by M.M. L.L. Gordon Class "P" Nutmeg sailed by A. P. Haywood Class "P" Italia sailed by Percy Roberts Class "P""P" Patricia sailed by T. K. WadeWade Class "P""P" Bernice sailed by NormanNorman Gooderham

a medium south The start was made on a Saturday aboutabout 6:30 p.m. in a medium south Q,__,__,, is . A I the south shore direction. We in Patricia chose the course along § westerly direction. We in Patricia chose the course along the south shore fell we lost of the other as did Haswell andand Nutmeg;Nutmeg; as darknessas darkness fell we lost sightsight of the other who had chosen to sail other routes. In fact, we did not contestants who had chosen to sail byby other routes. In fact, we did not ,,__,,,__ , was over. see aa sailsail untiluntil afterafter thethe racerace was over. w::=<=._ .1 .

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1 1 u ` n All waswas going wel!,well with ballooners set, but there was an ominous golng 1 w1th ballooners set 1 but there was an ommous ln appearance in the skies, andand thethe glass waswas dropping.' Suddenly, between sk1es, glass dropprng Suddenly 1 between . T. . Port DalhousieDalhous1e and Niagara, aa heavy squall from the north-west_ hit us. I1agara , heavy squall from the north west h1t us . I handedhanded thethe stickstrck over and assisted in lowering all canvas and hoisting a and assrsted rn lowermg all canvas and horstlng a jib.~ WhenWhen thethe confusion was over, I asked the man at the stick how we ]1b confusron over 1 I asked the man at the suck how we

- ° were _ he at as as were heading;headmg 1 he looked at the compasscompass andand saidsaid "West"West andand II suggestedsuggested KingstonKmgston was rnin an easterly direction.drrectlon The sight waswas oneone nevernever toto bebe forgotten; sheetsheet andand fork lightning slght forgotten 1 fork hghtnrng illuminatedlllunnnated thethe sk1esskies, making the heavens as bright as day for a time, 1 rnaktnvU the heavens as as for a tune brxght day 1 followed by utter darkness.darkness This eerieeerre scene was accentuated by power by Thls scene was accentuated by power houses asas far as OlcottOlcott blowing up, thus rivalling the terrific lightning blowrng up 1 rlvalhng the terrlflc lrghtnlng display.d1splay After thethe stormstorrn subsided, there was a period of calm, followed by a subslded 1 there was a of calm followed a penod 1 by 35 mlle 35-mile westerly whrchwhich klckedkicked upup a heavy followmgfollowing seasea wh1chwhichmcreased increased the further we the further easteast we went.went InIn thosethose daysdays spinnakerssplnnakers couldcould onlyonly bebe wornworn legally between sunsun-up` andand sundownsundown; but, ow1n°owing to the mass of dark legally up 1 but 1 gg to the mass of dark clouds on the horizon,hor1zon rtit was impossibleto to determine just when the sun 1 rmposslble deterrnrne just when the sun ~ ' rose cc ~ 35 rose,1 but our weatherweather chart gave us the information, so "up spinnaker". mforrnatlon so ' gave 1 up spxnnaker It waswas thrilling sailing rnin complete darkness and a heavy following thnllmg sa111ng complete darkness and a heavy followmg sea Lxttle sea. Little diddrd wewe realizereahze how strongstrong was the windwrnd and howhow high werewere ° hrgh ° sc - 11 ~ the seas untrluntil we decldeddecided toto alteralter coursecoursefrom fromthe the "Thirty"Thrrty toto PomtPoint PeterPeter ' ' ' on the north shore. This necessitated either aGS" "jibe"35 or a C("come about")3 shore Th1S necessrtated erther a Jxbe or a come about as 11 ° ' Come about we --"Come about" we didd1d andand thethe spinnakerspmnaker waswas stowedstowed awayaway forfor thethe balance of thethe race.race

It waswas aa bleakbleak sight indeedrndeed asas Sunday approached, cloudy skies, a 1 skres a slght Sunday approached cloudy 1

following seasea, andand always 1nin danger of jibing.. After being on deck for followrng , always danger of pbrng After betng on deck for

1217-' hours,hours I wentwent below for a sleep-all seemed comfortable below and 1 below for a sleep-all seemed comfortable below and ' ' , I sald to Mercer the best known cc . I said to DykeDyke Mercer,1 the best known professionalprofessronal on the lake, "howhow 33 cc > , 11 about a bowl of . He ansvl about a bowl of soup." He answered,ered "taketake a look on deck.". I did, there soup , look deck I dzd, there was no soup--I foundfound thatthat during my tourtour below, the main had been soup-I durrng my below 3 the mam had been ~ as - as - "scandalized"scandallzed by lowering thethe throatthroat by twotwo, mastmast hoops, and supporting_ by lowermg by hoops 1 and supporung the boomboom byby thethe weatherweather lift--thisllft thrs waswas asas effectiveetfectlve asas aa reef.reef TheThe boatboat

. . .. r. _ L6 as was making grand weatherweatherof of1t it,but but always "by the lee"--and...__ no sail in maltmg grand ' always by the lee and no sarl ln sight.slght On the arrival False On the arrival offoff the False Ducks,Ducks 1 course had to be alteredaltered toto aa northnorth

V easterly drrectzondirection when the scandalxzedscandalized mammain couldcould nono longer be used, so easterly lonverC1 be used 1 so full to full sailsall to SimcoeSlmcoe IslandIslandLlght-cabrn Light--cabin toptop underunder mostmostof of thethe txrnetimeand and

` C the weather cold.cold ¢ We at the arrived . Yacht Club about 3 45 . m . We arrived at the KingstonKxngston Yacht Club about 3:45 pp.m. Sunday,, notnot . Sunday ' . . _ 7 knowmv we were . C whether first or last There wasc Hamr ell knowing whether we were first or last. There was Haswell swingingswmvmgU to to

117 an anchor--sheanchor-she hadhad savedsaved herher timetime onon PatriciaPatricia byby aboutabout hafthalf anan hour.hour. Pazricia'sPatricia’stime timefor forthe the 189189 nautical milemile racerace was 21V421% hours or nearly nine miles perper hour.hour. II repeat that not a sail had been sighted, yetyet an hour after ourour finish,finish,the theclass class"P" "P"sloops sloopsBernice Berniceand andCara CaraMia Mia crossed thethe finishingfinishingline, line,with withBernice Berniceonly onlya aboat's boat’slength lengthahead aheadof of Cara Mia.Mia. There werewere manymany mishapsmishaps in thethe fleetileet andand somesome withdrewwithdrew from thethe on arriv- race and putput intointo thethe nearestnearest portport onon thethe way.way. TheThe boatsboats keptkept on arriv- ing Sunday evening, allall dayday MondayMonday andand Tuesday, and even on Wednes- day afterafter thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. RegattaRegatta hadhad started.started. Thus endedended thethe firstfirst racerace forfor thethe FreemanFreeman Cup!Cup!

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i x E l I 118 PREVIOUS LONGLONG DISTANCEDISTANCE RACERACE WINNERSWINNERS

* Trophy not inin competitioncompetition oror notnot racedraced forfor

CHAS. '50’50 ...... Jill ’34 ...... Kathea II

FREEMAN CUPCUP ’51'5I ...... Norseman ’35 ...... Kathea 11Il

’5252 .__...... ,,._,. Shadow ’36 Cotton Blossom ’21 ...... HaswellHaswel! ...... 53 ...... ,.,.__...... Stork ’37 ...... Tyconna ’22 ...... Cara MiaMia ’53 ...... 54 ...... ,.__. Flying Cloud ’38 ...... Kathea 11Il ’23 Stranger ’54 ...... _.,,.., ...... 55 ...... KatheaKathea 11II ’39 ...... Shadow ’24 ...... Cara Mia ’56gg ...... Shadow ’40 ...... Kathea 11II ’25 ...... Rogue ’575 7 ...... ,..., Petunia Seed ’41 ...... Shadow ’26 ...... Stranger

’5858 ...... GalebirdGalebtrd ’45 ...... Shadow ’27 ...... Kathea 11II ’5959 ...... ,..,. _A___ WWhisperhisper ’46 ...... Shadow ’28 ...... Diana 60 ...... _.4.,.,,,.._,_ Talikady ’47 ...... Shadow ’29 Sa[araSajara ’60 ...... € ...... 61 ...... 61 _.._...... _..__._.. MMadameadame ’48 ...... Shadow ’30 ...... Safara ’49 ...... Diana ’31 ...... Yolanda LOUISE i ’50 ...... Shadow ’32 ...... Cayuga FREEMAN CUPCUP ’51 Shadow ’33 ...... Kathea llI1 ...... 1 ’3737 ...... _..,_..._._...... Ethel C. ’52 ...... Shadow ’34 Cayuga 9 ...... 38 ...... 38 .,...... ,.... Four WindsWinds ’53 ...... Shadow ’35 ...... Conewago a 39 .__....,.... Tramp Royal ’54 ...... Shadow ’36 Norseman ’39 9 ...... 1 ...... 40 ...... 40 ...... _..___.._. Winlassie ’55 ...... Kathea 11II I ’37 ...... Cayuga ’4141 ...... ,.. ...,.._.... EEstrellastrella ’56 ...... Shadow i , .__,._...._,__..._. 1 ’38 ...... Patricia s ’4545 ...... _.,_ _.___ NNimbusirnbus ’57 ...... Shadow I ’39 ...... WhiteWhile Wings 1 Wings ’4646 ...... ,.,.. Fo’castleFo'castle ’58 ...... * ’40 ...... Vision i 47 ...... _....._. QuestQuest ’59 ...... _ ..,. ,_ .__._.. Diana Bangalore ’47 ...... ’41 ...... Bangalore 95 48 .__.. ...,..._. DaphneDaphne ’60 ...... * E Tramp Royal ’48 ...... Q ’45 Tramp Royal ...... 49 ...... 49 Jack ’61 ...... I1ffIf1fffIff"'o}1i&}eaGalatea ’46 ...... Tramp Royal ’5050 ...... _.,... VentureVenture 111III i ’47 ...... White WingsWings PRESIDENT’SPRESIDENT'S ’5151 ...... ,..,, ...... ,. ShadowShadow l ’48 ...... Chance TROPHY l ’5252 ...... ,...... SashaySas/lay TROPHY ’49 ...... Lorelei i J ’5353 ___.. _____l. AquillaA I quzlla ’36 Aphrodite 1 ’50 ...... Aquilla ...... ¯ ...... 1V ’5454 ...... ,.. ...__l__.l_ SashayS ashay Mist 1 ’51 ...... Venture 111lll ’37 ...... Mist 55 , .,., ...,..__.__.__._ Iohan ’55 ...... Johan Mist ’52 ...... Jack ’38 ...... Mist ’5656 ...... _.__._.__. White Squall Squall Mist ’53 ...... Sashay ’39 ...... Mist 57 ...... _._ Venture Il ’57 ...... Venture 11 Mist ’54 ...... Buzzy 1l11 ’40 ...... Mist 58 ...... Norseman ’58 ...... Norseman ’55 ...... Sashay 1 ’41 ...... D]innDiinn 59 _...___, ._.__ Norseman ’59 ...... Norseman Jill ’56 ...... VentttreVenture 11I1 v ’45 ...... Jill 60 ,...... _, Norseman ’60 ...... Norsenzan Circe ’57 ...... Sashay a ’46 ...... Circe 61 Norse/nan ’61 ...... Norsenzan Circe ’58 ...... Pompadour ’47 ...... Circe

Circe SS] ’59 ...... White WingsWings MABBETT CUPCUP ’48 ...... Circe Erne ’60 ...... Inish[reeInishfree ’49 ...... Erne

...... _.__._._._.___.. ’2929 ...... Moutte Jill ’61 ...... Inish[reeInish/ree ’50 ...... Jill s: 30 ,.,...... ,_.,__._... Sf ’30 ...... SaJaralfara ’51 ...... ,.., ...... * DOUGLAS B. DOUGLAS B. ’3131 ...... _._ _...,.. KKatheaathea I1II ’52 ...... Stork JONES TROPHY JONES TROPHY ...,. __..... ’3232 ...... KKatheaathea I1 ’53 ...... Stork

’49 ...... Can-Can ’3333 ...... 4_,_ .__,_., KKatheaathea I1II ’54 ...... BuzzyBazzy 11II

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fé TOM TAYLORTAYLOR ’52 ...... Mitena Johan ’55 ...... TRTROPHYOPHY ’53 ...... lvanhoeIvanhoe Johan ’57 ...... Johan II Venture ’54 ...... Venture II Silhouette ’58 ...... * Sashay ’47 ...... * Sashay ’55 ...... ’59 ...... * II ’48 ...... Valhalla =% Venture ¯ ’56 ...... Venture 1l ’60 iiiii"i" i iiZepizyr ’49 ...... Valhalla El ’57 El Margaret ’61 ...... ffffff1QIfffQ"Zephyr ’50 ...... Valhalla, Valhalla ’58 ...... PompadourPotnpadour lvanhoe ’51 ...... FOUNDER’SFOUNDER'S ’59 ...... Ivanhoe Silhouette ’52 ...... CUP ’60 ...... lnishfreeInishfree Valhalla Blue Moon ,nishSreeInishfree ’53 ...... ’61" ...... ’54 Valhalla ,38 Bl.eMoo.WlziteWhite Wings ...... *2* ’39 ...... Wings ’55 ’40 ...... * ROCHESTER ’56 iiii"i~ii~ii i~Valhalla "T)ait~alla II Vitesse 11 CUP ’41 ...... CUP ’57 ...... Valhalla

Nimbus * ’45 ...... II Katlzea Kathea I1 ’58 Xanadu ’40 ...... ’46 ...... 59 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiVailmlla Valhalla Cayuga Alondra ’41 ...... ’47 ...... ’60 ...... Vanir II ’45 ...... Shadow Seneca ’48 ...... Seneca 11 ’61 ...... Valhalla Invader Fo’castleFo'castle ’46 ...... ’49 ...... Sashay ’47 ...... Vision

’50 ...... Sashay Evangeline ’48 ...... Shadow ’51 ...... Evangeline NorsemanNot’seman ’52 ...... Si Si ’49 ...... Ivanhoe ’50 ...... _ ...... Jack ’53 ...... lvanhoe Invader Dutch Treat ’51 ...... Invader ’54 ...... Dutch Treat OLCOTT CUPCUP , Norseman Rascal ’52 ......

’55 ...... Rascal Apache Ivanhoe ’53 ...... ’56 lvanhoe Venture 1IIl

...... ’54 ...... Bibis ’54 " ...... Madame Madame Sashay ’57 ’55 ...... Sashay ’55 ...... Shadow Madame ’58 ...... Happy Talk Happy ’56 ...... Shadow ’56 ......

’59 iiiiii~iiiiii~ii~i’Downing Dawning ElE! Margaret ’57 ...... Margaret Pompadonr ’57 ...... Invaderlnvader Pompadour ’60 ...... _.__.. Pompadour II ’58 ...... Pompadour Invader Madame ’58 ...... Invader 1l

’61 Ivanhoelvanhoe 11 ’59 ...... ’59 ...... Venture 1I CUP lnish#eeInishfree Y.R.U. CUP ’60 ...... ThisbeThislze ’60 ...... Inishfree Thisbe Venture III ’51 ...... Venture 11l ’61 ...... Thisbe ’6! ...... lnish]ree !ii~ii

WINNERS PREVIOUS COURSE RACERACE TROPHY WINNERS

*iv 7f raced for 'H * Trophy not inin competitioncompetition oror notnot raced for 1 s ) Shadow LAKE ONTARIOONTARIO ’41 ...... Shadow tl( l LIPTON CUPCUP TROPHY ’45 ...... ,,_. Shadow TROPHY

, Shadow I Kathea I ’46 ...... Kathea l Vitesse II ’25 ...... Vitesse 1l ’41 ...... , Shadow < leanor ’47 ...... f, ....._,._. E _ ..,... Eleanor Alondra ’26 ’46 A londra ...... Il ’48 ...... Shadow " ...... Kathea Kathea 11 ’27 ...... White WingsWings Diana ’47 ...... Shadow ’49 ......

’28 ...... ’48 ...... Evangeline ’50 ...... Shadow Safara ’29 ...... Safara ’49 ...... Venture 111Ill Shadow #6 Spray ’51 ...... ’30 ...... Spray ’50 * Shadow Bobcat ’52 ...... ’31 ...... Shadow ’53 ...... Shadow ’51 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii’ida Venture Ill ’32 ...... ’52 ...... Venture Ill ’54 ...... ,._. Shadow Safara Ivanhoe ’33 ...... ’55 ...... Shadow ’53 ...... Sa[araSafara ’34 ...... Tramp Royal Blossom ’56 Shadow ’54 ...... Royal ’35 Cotton Blossom II ’57 ...... Shadow ’55 ...... Kathea 11 ,.__ . . IvanhoeI¢,anhoe ’36 ...... _<...... Il ’56 ...... Blossom ’58 ...... VividVivia 11 Cotton Blossom `37’37 ...... El Margaret Shadow ’59 ...... ’57 ...... Shadow ;r ’38 ...... El MargaretMargaret Shadow ’60 ...... mfflfff * ’58 ...... Shadow El ’39 ...... ’59 ...... El Margaret

Kathea ’61 ...... ’40"O ...... Kathea

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li I ' ' * __ ’60 ...... WhiteW/ute WingsWtngs ’57'57 ...... _,,__,,,.,._.._,. .____A_A_._.,, * SKANEATELES ’61 ...... Galatea ’58 ...... * TROPHY `

’59'59 ...... _..._.._...... ,_.._____ DzanaDiana

..___,,,_.,_,,___.__,_ GOODERHAM '60’60 ...... Sas/zaxSashay; ’47'47 ...... ,..,,.,_..., ,_.. Rampage ` Rampage

..A..___._..,___ CUP ’61'61 ...... WhisperWhzsper 11II ’48'48 ...... _...... Rampage ’49'49 ...... ___.....,._..._ Rampage ’30 ...... VisionVzszon CASTLE CUPCUP ’50 ...... Rhoda ’31 ...... Quest "51 ...... Rhoda ’32 ...... CConewagoonewago ’53 ...... BuzeyBuzzy 11Il ’52 ...... Rampage ' ' . ~~»

’33 ...... CConewagoonewago ’54'54 ...... BULL)Bazzy 1lI1 ’53'53 ...... TThermishermzs 5 M’sM s ’34 ...... Quest ’55 ...... BuzzyBuzz) 11Il ’54 ...... TThermishermzs 5 M’sM s ' f -~ ' Cone n ’35 ...... Conewagoago ’56'56 ...... BazzyBlleey III1 '55’55 ...... ThermzsThermis 5 M’sMs ’36 ...... VzszonVision ’57 ...... BuzzyBug 3 II ’56 ...... Atom ’37 ...... NorsemanNorseman ’58 ...... Stork ’57 ...... Rampage ’38 ...... Inlnvaderx ader 11II ’59 ...... BuzzyBuezy 11II ’58 ...... Just UsUs ’39 ...... ConewagoConen ago ’60 ...... BibisBzbzs ’60 ...... SerendipitySerendzpzty ’40 ...... Banga!oreBangalore ’61 ...... Goose ’61 ...... Cosmos ’41 ...... IInvadern vader HI1 ’45 ...... Bangalore MOTT TROPHYTROPHY SODUS BAY ’46 ...... Quest CUP ’47 ...... Quest ’36 ...... Nonchalant ’48 ...... NorsemanNorseman ’37 ...... PatrzczaPatricia ’47 ...... Daphne ’49 ...... Quest ’38 ...... PatriciaPatrzcta ’48 ...... DamoiselleDamotselle ’50 ...... NorsemanNorseman ’39 ...... Nutmeg 11I1 ’49 ...... Tramp RoyalRo) al ' ’5! ...... In v oder '40’40 ...... Eleanor E _ Invader Eleanor E. ’50'50 ...... ' ' Sashay - ~ ’52 ...... '41 Quest ’41 ...... Spindri[tSpmdrzft ’51'51 ...... SiS1 SiS1 ’53 ...... VisionVtszon ’45 ...... Seneca ’52 ...... SashaySasha; ’54 ...... ThisbieThzsbze ’46 ...... Alera ’53 ...... Skaneateles 111III ’55 ...... InInvaderVader ’47 ...... Alera ’54 ...... Ivanhoelvanhoe ’56 ...... NNorsemanorseman ’49 ...... Alera ’51 ...... Cara MiaMla

’57 ...... Norseman ’50'50 ...... Ida HI111 * Norseman '55’55 ...... * ’58 ...... NNorsemanorseman ’52 ...... SzSi SiSz ’56 ...... Sashay Sashay ’59 ...... Norseman ’53'53 ...... * Norseman '57’57 ...... Si Si ’60 ...... NNorsemanorseman ’54 ...... * ’58 ...... BtnsBhzs * ' ' ’61 ...... ,, _,,_ Norseman ’5555 ...... , .__._...... _..._...,,.__..,. * Norseman '59’59 ...... __.._._._.,_._.__,__._._ _ SzSi SiS1

’56'56 ...... ,.....,_._..,...._..___,..__ J°Il1 Jill ’60'60 ...... ______,_ , ___A_,, __ Onyx ' ~ '57 ...... _.....,..,.. ,..__. _ __,__ NICHOLS CUP ’57 ...... * '51’61 ...... ______4___`______,_ S1Si SiSt

’58'58 ...... __.,_.___.._... Sno GooseGoose ’32 ...... GraylingGrayltng ’59 ...... * WORLD ’33 ...... Four WindsWinds ’60 ...... WhzsperWhisper TROPHY ’34 ...... Four WindsWmds ’61 ...... WhzsperWhisper ’35 ...... Four WindsWmds ’36 ...... NtrteNirie I1II ’36 ...... Cock RobinRobzn MONTGOMERY ’37 ...... Colleen ’37 ...... GraylingGrayltng TROPHY ’38 ...... SpindriJtSpzndrzft ’38 ...... Four WindsWznds ’39 ...... Sygnet ` ' Sygnet ' '

'47 Grenadzet ’39 ...... Cock RobinRohm ’47 ...... Grenadier ’40'40 ...... Blue Moon ’40 ...... Hellcat ’48 ...... GrenadierGrenadter ’41 ...... Iduna ’41 ...... Scrapper IIIl ’49 ...... * ’45 ...... Valhalla ’45 ...... Scrapper 11II ’50 ...... Shadow ’46 ...... Valhalla » '

,_.__,.._ ._.._,... _, 'Sl Merendol ’46 ...... Tramp Royal ’51 ...... Merendol ’4747 ...... ____4______Valhalla

'52 ’47 ...... Xanadu ’52 ...... * '48’48 ...... Valhalla ’48 ...... Xanadu ’53 ...... * ’49 ...... PasszngPassing Cloud " '54 Cloud ’49 ...... Xanadu ’54 ...... FlyingFlyzng Cloud ’50'50 ...... Valhalla ’50 ...... FlyingFlytng MtstMist ’55 ...... Ba]adsBa/ads ’51 ...... * * ' ' '56 Talk ’51 ...... * ’56 ...... HappyHapp} Talk ’52'52 ...... Kyra ’52 ...... Laurel ’57 ...... Rebb 111lIl ’53 ...... Valhalla ’53 ...... SiSt SiSt ’58 ...... HappvHappy Talk ’54 ...... Conquest ’54 ...... Whistler ’59 ...... BallerinaBallerzna ’55 ...... GaylordGavlord ’55 ...... SiSz SiSt ’60 ...... GailbirdGatlbzrd ’56 ...... GaylordGa) lord ’56 ...... AquillaAquzlla ’61 ...... Snapdragon ’57 ...... GaylordGa) lord

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* II U...... ¢ Stormalong H ’59 ...... * ’49 ...... Stormalong 1% ’58 ...... Valhalla

Svalen Setay ’60 ...... ’59 ...... * ’50 ...... Setay Jill .._...... hance , CChance ’6! ......

’60 ...... Valhalla ’51 ...... ’52 ...... *:< ’61 ...... Valhalla BOULEVARD White Squall ’53 ...... CUP ’54 ...... lvanhoeIvanhoe CUP BALDWIN CUP ’55 ...... ,..,__.,,._ Djinn * ’58 ...... Djinlz ’56 ...... 1111111 ""Q11I1ff"§%`sfSi Si ’59 ...... *

Moon Sashay ’57 ...... Vagabond ’36 ...... Blue Moon ’60 ...... if ____....., f'"i?}iQgl222$5nf1 Si =¥= ’58 ...... Si Si , Amorita ’37 ...... ’61 ......

Sashay Il ’38 ...... Vitesse 11 ’59 ......

GaleteaGaIetea L.O.R. MISS

’39 ...... Azura ’60 ...... L.O.R. MISS Talikady SIMPLICITY ’40 ...... Winlassie ’61 ...... SIMPLICITY

Caprice ’41 ...... Caprice Seneca JOHN LABATT ’58 ...... Seneca ’45 ...... Tramp Royal JOHN LABATT .....,.._.._ Diana TROPHY ’59 ...... Diana ’46 ...... Revelry .._._.. Wendigo ’60 ...... Werzdigo ’47 ...... Skookum ...______.__ Jzll Jill Windekind ’61 ...... IV ’48 ...... LatonkaLalonka IV ’58 ......

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APPENDIX II

FINANCES ANDAND PRIZESPRIZES

Some reference to financesfinances and cashcash prizesprizes hashas beenbeen givengiven inin PartPart 2,2, but for convenienceconvenience thethe editoreditor hashas thought itit well toto give a generalgeneral summary. Up toto 19141914 thethe associationassociation waswas financedfinanced byby assessmentsassessments andand dona-dona- tionstions from thethe clubs,clubs, whichwhich seemseem to havehave beenbeen setset inin aa somewhatsomewhat arbi-arbi- trarytrary manner.manner. ThereThere werewere nono cups,cups, butbut cashcash prizesprizes werewere alwaysalways given.given. When activities werewere resumedresumedin in 1920, the custom of givinggiving cash prizes was continued, and to thesethese werewere addedadded medalsmedals or otherother smallsmall mementos for the skipperskipper andand crewcrew ofof thethe championshipchampionship yachtyacht inin eacheach division. ThereThere were no cups until the FreemanFreeman waswas presented inin 1921.1921. Flags were given forfor hrst,first, second and third in the FreemanFreeman CupCup race,race, and alsoalso for eacheach day’sday's racing, and aa championshipchampionship white flag for each division inin thethe Freeman,Freeman, and for the regatta championship asas well.well. ThusThus a yacht winning herher divisiondivision inin thethe FreemanFreeman andand threethree hrstsfirstsin inthe theregatta regatta would have two white championship pennants,pennants, andand fourfour yellow ones.ones. The cost of this for the fleet ranran to about $175.00.75.00.75.00. The club fee atat thisthis timetime waswas $25.00,$25.00,5.00, plusplus anan assessmentassessment whichwhich waswas based roughly onon the club’sclub's Beet.fleet. BesidesBesides this,this, thethe hosthost clubclub generally offered an additional donationdonationof of aboutabout Sl,OOO.()O,$1,000.00,the the ideaidea beingbeingthat that the host club generally increased itsits membership inin aa regatta year, and inin thethe smallersmaller townstowns thethe merchantsmerchants whowho profitedprofited by some extra businessbusiness Q would give donations. In some cases, the host clubclub alsoalso gavegave champion-champion- 3 shipship prizesprizes suchsuch asas barometers,barometers, cut-glasscut-glass decanters andand so onon toto thethe championship winnerswinners inin eacheach class,class, andand it also became the custom forfor thethe host club to give every dayday aa quart of milk, aa half-pint ofof creamcream and somesome ice to the visiting yachts.yachts. (The editor recalls thatthat at the regatta of 1924, held by the RochesterRochester Y.Y. C.C. atat SodusSodus Bay,Bay, aa skipperskipper payingpaying aa cat!call on another yacht remarkedremarked onon thethe liberalityliberality of thethe RochesterRochester YachtYacht ClubClub

123 in providingproviding the aboveabove supplies.supplies. One of thosethose present said,said, with aa per-per- fectly straight face:face: ’Didn’t'Didn't youyou getget youryour bottlebottle ofof gingin too?'too?’As Asthis this waswas in prohibition times, the skipper rowed ashore without lossloss ofof time,time, andand with some indignation demandeddemanded fromfrom thethecommittee committeethree threebottles bottlesof ofgin, An, this being thethe third day of the regatta. To his regret and to that of hishis a cool- crew, they werewere notnot forthcoming,forthcoming,and andthe the onlyonlyresult resultwas was acertain certain cool- ness between thethe skipper and the practical joker, which lasted for some days. The editor hopes that thisthis notenote willwill not be takentaken asas aa reflectionreiiection onon the Rochester Yacht Club. No other clubclub suppliedsuppliedfree freegin gineither.) either.) It will be seen thatthat a heavy load was laidlaid uponupon thethe host club, and even before the depression of the 'thirties’thirties itit becamebecamediiiicult difficultto toraise raisethe therequi- requi- site amount ofof money.money. In 19291929 the Canadian NationalNationalExhibition Exhibitiongave gave $5,100.00 forfor cashcashprizes, prizes,and andin in1930 1930a adonation donationof of$2,500.00 $2,500.00was wasre- re- ceived fromfrom thethe BritishBritishEmpire EmpireGames GamesCommittee, Committee,the thegames gamesbeing beingheld held at HamiltonHamilton at the same time asas thethe regatta.regatta.But Butfor for 19311931no nosuch suchout- out- side help was available, and it waswas decided to not givegive cashcash prizesprizes that the association that no year. As thisthis waswas thethe firstiirst timetime inin thethe historyhistory ofof the association that no cash prizes were given,given, doubt waswas expressedexpressed whether the attendanceattendance atat thethe regattaregatta wouldwould be large.large. However,However, there was no noticeable difference. For 1932,1932, thethe towntown of Cobourg offeredoffered$1,500.00 $1,500.00for forthe theregatta, regatta,but but no cash was obliged toto reducereduce thisthis toto aboutabout $S00.00,$800.00, so that again no cash prizes were given. Other considerations affectingaffectingiinances financeswere werethat that somesome ofof thethe men who had been active inin thethe affairs ofof thetheL.Y.R.A. L.Y.R.A. consideredconsideredit itundigni- undigni- fied for the associationassociation to askask forfor moneymoney fromfrom outsideoutside bodies,bodies, suchsuch asas municipalitiesor orfor for individualindividualclubs clubsto tosolicit solicitgifts giftsfrom fromlocal localmer- mer- chants. There waswas aa question,question, too,too, whichwhich hadhad beenbeen hotlyhotly debateddebated asas toto whether cash prizes were consistent withwith thethe truetrue spirit of Corinthian- I ism. However, therethere is no record in the minutes of such objectors refus-refus- 1 inging cash prizes when theythey were available. In 19311931 itit waswas obviousobvious that the timetime had come forfor a general over-overhauling ofof the association’sassociation's iinances,finances,and anda a committeecommitteeon on aa permanent rendezvous andand on financing waswas setset upup under the very able chairmanship of MajorMajor W.W. F.F. N. Windeyer. This Thiscommittee committeemade madea amost mostexhaus- exhaus- tive study and presented itsits reportreport to the spring meeting ofof 1933. InIn the editor’seditor's opinion,opinion, thisthis reportreport was one of the most able andand statesmanlikestatesmanlike ever presented to the association,association, and willwill well repayrepay study by any future committee chargedcharged withwith aa similarsimilartask. task. The reportreport rejectedrejected the ideaidca of aa permanentpermanent rendezvous,rendezvous, atat least for

124 the present, asas nearly every club looked fo_rward to having the regatta present, nearly every club looked forward to having the regatta once every fewfew years.years. The report recommended many economies in operating the associ- ! report recommended many economies in operating the association and also that the host club be relieved of the obligation of donating and also that the host club be relieved of the obligation of donating to prizes to championshipyachts, yachts,and andof of supplyingsupplyingmilk, milk,cream creamand andice ice without charge. ThreeThree budgetsbudgets werewere presented,presented, allowingallowing forfor differentdifferent scales of expenditures, and the one adopted eliminated prize money. The expenditures, adopted eliminated prize money. The club fee club fee of $25.00$25.00 waswas maintainedmaintained andand thethe assessmentassessment waswas basedbased onon thethe number and classificationclassification of of yachtsyachtsin in eacheach clubclub eligibleeligibleto toattend attendthe the regatta, whether they tooktook partpart oror not.not. ForFor instance,instance, forfor eacheach P-classP-class yacht in the club the assessment was $11.00, while a 20-foot veteran was yacht club the assessment was $11.00, while a 20-foot veteran was assessed atat $4.00. From thethe totaltotal assessmentassessment thethe clubclub couldcould deductdeduct itsits fee of fee of $25.00, providedprovided thatthat thethe assessmentassessment was more than $25.00.$25.00. ThisThis eased the burden onon thethe smallersmaller clubs, laying itit on the bigger ones. As i clubs, laying the bigger ones. As nearly all of thethe committee,committee, including thethe chairman, MajorMajor Windeyer,Windeyer, were from the bigger clubs, theirtheir recommendations showed a very gen- bigger clubs, recommendations showed a very generous attitude towards the lessless important organizations.organizations. Of the three budgets, the most economical one was adopted. It is given budgets, the economical one was adopted. It is given at thethe endend ofof thethe texttext ofof thethe appendix. This formed the basis of the sys- appendix. This formed the basis of the system of financingfinancing for severalseveral years.years. In 1935, entranceentrance fees of $1.00 per yacht were introduced, and in 1935, fees of $1.00 per yacht were introduced, and in 1936 this was raised to $2.00, and in 1940 to a graduated scale of raised to $2.00, and in 1940 to a graduated scale of $2.00 toto $5.00,$5.00, dependingdepending on the size of the yacht. In 19411941 feesfees forfor membermember clubsclubs werewere $25.00,$25.00, andand forfor associationassociation clubsclubs $12.50. Two sample balancebalance sheetssheets areare appended.appended.

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§ L. Y. R.R. A.A. BALANCE SHEETSHEET `\ l For OctoberOctober 19261926 toto OctoberOctober 19271927

REVENUE DISBURSEMENTS Paid Secretary’s Credit balancebalance fromfrom Paid Secretary's Honorarium $150.00$150.00 1926 $481.12 "" Y.R.U. 29.85 Fees 19271927 225.00 Y.R.U. " 181.67 Donations 1375.00 N.A.Y.R.U. "" Annual InterestInterest allowedallowed 4.38 Annual Meeting, 35.09 Rule Books 1.75 1926 " ----- " Council Meeting, 31.42 $2087.25 1927 31.42 " ' rf mg; i 18.96 ----- " Exchange StampsStamps 18.96 tl, ;r Exchange ll., 7 Q " $2087.25 " Gen. Expenses,Expenses, Multigraphing 22.74 "" Amendments 18.90 "" General ExpensesExpenses 77.20 "" Annual RegattaRegatta 366.25 " George CupCup 43.26 "" PrizePrizeaMoney Money 565.00 Cr. Balance Brought Forward 506.41

$2087.25

of Committee) é (From(From ReportReport of WindeyerWindeyer Committee) Wiz ;.i.§z]{li ii L 1 50.00 M' l Council meeting BUDGET "A""A" 19331933 ,lmr Annual meeting 25.00 Flags $175.00 Flags N.A.Y.R.U.§";'§11;";"'"g` ` 100.001333 Expenses, 22 OfficialsOfficials 145.00 Expenses, Y.R.U.Y'R`U'` 25.002500 i 50.00 Programmes RegattaR' 0° lunches1 'mc hes 660060.00 50.00 Printing ._ . Printing SundriesSe°;tYaun ries 786028.00 120° Shells 12.00 HonofariumHonorarium 200.00 Badges 10.00 Insurance 25.0025 .00 !! Insurance $1065.00$196500 Postage 35.00 Typing and Multigraphing 75.00

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sr i4wj;@:;_;. V BUDGET 19321932 Badges, Cut to Cobourg Harbor 214.7121471 Excluding individual Postage 33.49 membership Postage Typing and Flags 148.82 Multigraphing 74.70 Medals 239.25 Sundries 7.03 Programmes 42.52 N.A.Y.R.U. 172.58 Boat and food 353.58 Y.R.U. 25.00 Hotel 92.00 Honorarium 300.00 Badges 9.50 Presentation 84.40 Miscellaneous 59.50 Annual meeting 24.00 Trips to Cobourg 105.00 Council meeting 14.75 Printing 83.31 Insurance 59.00 Lines, Anchors, StorageStorage -1- Buoys, Shells, 1931 $2,142.84

Arbitrary Annual Fleet Strength Annual Clubs Assessment Fee Assessment Fee R.C.Y.C. $290.00 $25.00 $288.00 $25.00 R.Y.C. 170.00 25.00 221.00 25.00 R.H.Y.C. 60.00 25.00 41.00 25.00 K.Y.C. 60.00 25.00 44.00 25.00 O.Y.C. 70.00 25.00 57.00 25.00 C.Y.C. 65.00 25.00 81.00 25.00 B.C.C. 90.00 25.00 74.00 25.00 N.Y.C. 30.00 25.00 41.00 25.00 Q.C.Y.C. 30.00 25.00 43.00 25.00

$865.00 $225.00$225.00 $865.00 $225.00

For manymany yearsyears Mr.Mr. CharlesCharles FreemanFreeman donateddonated $100.00 oror $50.00$50.00 towards thethe costcost ofof thethe FreemanFreeman CupCup race.race

127 y 127 ~J l

THE YACHT RACINGRACING UNIONUNION OFOF THETHE GREATGREAT LAKESLAKES

ORIGIN

Attending the first races for Canada’sCanada's CupCup heldheld atat Toledo in 1896 were a goodlygoodly numbernumber ofof interestedinterested sailor-mensailor-men from each of thethe threethree i Great Lakes, when the ideaidea waswas broachedbroached ofof forming a UnionUnion oror Asso-Asso- s forming i ciation to promote yacht racing and to formulate racing and measurement rulesrules to govern thethe sport on thethe Great Lakes...... Commodore .~EmiliusZEmilius Jarvis Jarvisof ofthe theRoyal RoyalCanadian CanadianYacht Yacht ClubClub eager-eager- lyly seizedseized upon the idea, and enlistedenlisted the services ofof J.J. E. Burroughs of thethe RoyalRoyal CanadianCanadian YachtYacht ClubClub andand E.E. H.H. AmbroseAmbrose ofof thethe Roya!Royal Ham-Ham- iltonilton Yacht ClubClub toto representrepresent thethe LakeLake YachtYacht RacingRacing AssociationAssociation atat aa meeting to be held atat BuffaloBuffalo on November 7th,7th, 1896. Present at that meeting were alsoalso representativesrepresentatives fromfrom thethe Inter-LakeInter-Lake YachtingYachting Asso-Asso- ciation and thethe LakeLake MichiganMichigan YachtingYachting AssociationAssociation when it was decided to form a Body to be known as "The YachtYacht RacingRacing UnionUnion of thethe Great Lakes". AtAt thisthis meetingmeeting anan exhaustiveexhaustive setset ofof racingracing rulesrules preparedprepared by Mr.Mr. AmbroseAmbrose waswas presentedpresented andand tentativelytentatively adopted.adopted. ItIt waswas decideddecided toto extendextend invitationsinvitations toto the L.Y.R.A., I.L.Y.A.I.L.Y.A. andand L.M.Y.A.L.M.Y.A. toto joinjoin thethe Union, toto whichwhich theythey laterlater agreed.agreed. l A furtherfurther meeting was held at Buffalo onon January 16th, 1897, when é meeting January 16th, 1897, 1 representativesrepresentatives fromfrom eacheach ofof thethe threethree LakesLakes AssociationsAssociations werewere present,present, and thethe rulesrules deviseddevised byby Mr.Mr. AmbroseAmbrose werewere revisedrevised andand finallyfinally adopted.adopted.

OBJECTS

The objects of the Union as determined upon are: "To encourageencourage and promote yacht racing on the Great Lakes, and to unify rules,rules, butbut itit isis notnot intendedintendedthat thatthe theUnion Unionshall shallact actin inany anyother other than an advisoryadvisory capacity."

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f ACTIVITIESA CTI VITIES 1

The Union has served a usefuluseful purpose through the years in fostering yacht racing onon thethe Great Lakes, and in unifying thethe racingracing andand measure~measurement rules governing all three lakes. The usefulnessusefulness of the Union was further enhancedenhanced by the promotionpromotion of inter-lakeinter-lake racing which was made possible by Commodore S.S. O. Richardson, Jr.,Jr., of the Toledo Yacht Club presenting a a cupcup forfor Inter- national racing. TheThe nrstfirst of such races took place in 19121912 atat ChicagoChicago when the classclass "P""P" YachtYacht PatriciaPatricia representingrepresenting the L.Y.R.A. was successful againstagainstthe theYacht YachtMichicago Michicago representingrepresenting thethe L.M.Y.A.L.M.Y.A. ItIt waswas the expectation thatthat such races would be held everyevery other year,year, butbut World War I intervened and there werewere no racesraces untiluntil 1922,1922, whenwhen thethe Deed of GiftGift waswas amendedamended toto allowallow forfor racingracing inin classclass .....R,"R"; the cupcup toto bebe known as the "Yacht"Yacht RacingRacing UnionUnion Cup".Cup". RacesRaces werewere heldheld alternatelyalternately on eacheach ofof thethe threethree lakeslakes untiluntil 19401940 whenwhen WorldWorld War II mademade racingracing unfeasible. ThereThere waswas nono further racing until 1951 when "crew racing" ¯ racing" ~r" was substituted for "boat"boat racm~,racing". . SuchSuch racesraces havehave continuedcontinued eacheach yearyear on each lake alternately.alternately. The UnionUnion hashas sponsoredsponsored throughthrough thethe yearsyears racesraces forfor thethe BarthelBarthel Trophy presented by Commodores O. F. Barthel,Barthel, Detroit, GeorgeGeorge Orr,Orr, Chicago, andand T.T. K. Wade, Toronto, for competition inin thethe EightEight MetreMetre Class with thethe expectation thatthat it would be sailed forfor alternately onon the three lakes, during thethe "OFF" yearsyears ofof thethe Y.R.U.Y.R.U. Cup.Cup. However,However, thisthis was prevented by the financial situation tuat o. which prevailed in the 'thirties. Finally "Boat Racing"Racing" waswas substitutedsubstituted and excellentexcellent racing resultedresulted forfor a number of years, Eight Metre Class being used on Lakes Ontario and Erie and thethe "Q""Q" ClassClass onon LakeLake Michigan.Michigan. ThereThere waswas nono racingracing fromfrom 1954 to 19591959 whenwhen racesraces werewere revivedrevived inin thethe DragonDragon Class.Class. In 19551955 thethe O’KeefeO'Keefe Company presentedpresented aa trophytrophy toto thethe Union to be known as thethe "O’Keefe’s"O'Keefe's DragonDragon Trophy",Trophy", toto be emblematicemblematic of the Championship of the Great LakesLakes inin InternationalInternational DragonDragon Yachts¯Yachts. RacesRaces were held yearly atat different pointspoints onon LakeLake OntarioOntario fromfrom 1955 to 1961, thethe winnerwinner each year being sent at thethe Company’sCompany's expense to Europe toto for the Gold These races were !ii compete for the Gold Cup.Cup. These races were veryvery popular,popular, withwith asas manymany as 3030 toto 4040 boatsboats takingtaking part.

129 3 AAPPRECIATION PPRECIA TION 2

and his confreres Too much creditcredit cannotcannot bebe givengiven toto ~EmiliusZE1ni1ius JarvisJarvis and his confreres the Union on such smooth for theirtheir energyenergy and foresigJatforesight in in launchinglaunching the Union on such smooth the waters that havehave stoodstood thethe testtest ofof time.time. TheseThese gentlemengentlemen representedrepresented the Lake YachtYacht RacingRacing AssociationAssociation whichwhich has everever sincesince beenbeen aa staunchstaunch supporter of the Union.

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and his confreres Too muchmuch creditcredit cannotcannot bebe givengiven toto ~miliusAirnilius JarvisJarvis and his confreres the Union on such smooth for theirtheir energyenergy andand fores; ht inin launchinglaunching the Union on such smooth 5 waters that havehave stoodstood thethe ~t of time.of time. TheseThese gentlemengentlemen representedrepresented the the I Lake YachtYacht RacingRacing AssociationAssociation whichwhich hashas everever sincesince beenbeen a stauncha staunch supporter of thethe Union.Union.

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"One to the gun and half to thethe down."down." Once in a while when thisthis isis heard, you may also have addedadded "quiet". All aboardaboard the CommitteeCommittee Boat, ladiesladies included, that wordword carriescarries weight.weight. One officeroflicer ofof thethe L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. wrote toto meme sayingsaying most of the CommitteeCommittee had beenbeen togethertogether sixteensixteen yearsyears andand were,were, therefore,therefore, partpart ofof thethe History.History. He commanded me to write the last few pages of Colonel Grant'sGrant’s History.History. I replied,replied, "Good article in GainGam Magazine, DecemberDecember 1961 issue.issue. SuggestSuggest clipping, MissMiss LarsenLarsen willwillconsent, consent,print printas aswritten." written." I receivedreceived a letter back, "This"This isis aa command,command, do it. Make subjectsubject ’Ode'Ode toto The Race Committee’."Committee'." So as II sit withwith penpen suspendedsuspended inin thethe air,air, II hadhad better getget busybusy andand write.write. "Race"Race CommitteesCommittees areare aa necessitynecessity ofof sailsail boatboat regattas.regattas. RaceRace Commit-Commit- teetee members are aa strangestrange breedbreed ofof people."people." The above remarks have often, over the long years, been heard to bebe expressed by many sailors. The L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. hashas beenbeen fortunatefortunate toto havehave good Race Committees. TheyThey havehave not,not, andand willwillnot, not,be be ableableto to satisfysatisfyall all skippers and crews.crews. IfIf thisthis werewere possible,possible, theythey wouldwould notnot bebe needed.needed. The authorauthor ofof thisthis book, ColonelColonel Le RoyRoy Grant,Grant, has never beenbeen equalledequalled in his thoughtfulness toto RaceRace Committees.Committees.His Hisfirst firstjob jobashore ashoreis isto tolook look Meet- up the boys and say thanks. At trophytrophy presentationspresentations and Annual Meet- ings, Le Roy jumps toto the occasion toto express a vote of gratitude to the Race Committee. II am told, byby thethe TorontoToronto boys,boys, thatthat ViceVice Commo-Commo- dore Walter Windeyer and Laurie Muir, Sr.,Sr., areare thethe Colonel’sColonel's closestclosest runnersrurmers up. In the latelate 1946,1946, PresidentPresident Chas.Chas. SpauldingSpaulding andand TreasurerTreasurer N.N. B.B. CastleCastle requested A. H. (Bud)(Bud) GorslineGorsline toto trytry andand drawdraw togethertogether thethe nucleusnucleus ofof a racerace committeecommittee that mightmight taketake overover thisthis tasktask forfor aa fewfew years.years. "Bud""Bud" has alwaysalways been modestmodest about hishis accomplishmentaccomplishment inin this regard.regard. HeHe formed a racerace committeecommittee whichwhich has held together,together, with thethe exceptionexception of one death,death, andand asas regattasregattas grewgrew inin size,size, somesome excellentexcellent additionsadditions werewere

131 found. Virtually all thethe Judges have been boat owners andand raced at somesome time in the last forty years. This gives themthem aa broader understanding ofof the contestants whowho areare underunder thethe gun.gun. From 19471947 to 1962,1962, withwith thethe exceptionexception of a short period because ofof illness, E.E. G. SorsoleilSorsoleil hashas been the General Chairman. ThroughThroughall all these years, Walter Heussler, with his reliable chronometer, hashas carried out that wonderfulwonderful job of perfect timing. Walter alwaysalways insistsinsiststhat that twotwo i others run a stop watch check on his time. No man has calledcalled moremore starts and stops of yachtyacht racesraces onon LakeLake OntrioOntrio thanthan HerbertHerbert M.M. (Herbie) Hill,Hill, Jr. HisHis eyeseyes areare asas keenkeen asas thirtythirty yearsyears ago.ago. "Bud""Bud" GorslineGorsline alwaysalways refersrefers to himselfhimself as utility man and comedian.comedian. He nevernever does Nvegive a clearclear deft-de- nition of his office.oflice. SoSo oftenoften aa skipperskipper comes toto race headquarters with a vexing question. "Bud""Bud" reachesreaches for the program and then thethe N.A.Y.R.U.N.A.Y.R.U. rule book and reads: "So and so,so, etc., PERIOD."PERlOD." He thenthen lookslooks at the skipper and quietly says:says: "There"There itit is,is, inin blackblack andand white."white." C. Wesley Gamble, PastPast President, also a Past CommodoreCommodore ofof C.Y.C.,C.Y.C., has been another strong man on the Race Committee. "Bud" and "Wes""Wes" do a top job of getting thethe trophies,trophies, cups,cups,flags flagsand andprizes prizesall allin inorder orderfor for a pefect presentation by the Host clubclub Commodore.Commodore.

1956 saw a severe loss in the death of Robert J.J _ (Bob)(Bob) Woods.Woods. HeHe was a mathematical genius, and hishis handicaphandicap figureshgures were right when he tossed the results across thethe tabletable belowbelow deckdeck forfor typing.typing. HeHe seldomseldom sawsaw finishes.finishes. HeHe worked hardhard below deck on his own job.job. So often, the lady who typed the race resultsresults could walk ashoreashore as thethe boatboat mademade thethe jettyjetty and put upup thethe results,results, allall duedue toto BobBob Woods’Woods' genius withwith mathematics.mathematics. Few sailorssailors knew "Bob""Bob" waswas ViceVice PresidentPresident ofof Be!lBell AircraftAircraft Corpora-Corpora- tion and a manman ofof means.means. HeHe waswas alwaysalways aa plainplain ordinaryordinary sailor,sailor, with a great gift of a sense of humour. AsAs anan enterntainerenterntainer hehe waswas parpar excellence.excellence. "Bob" answeredanswered the last gun as he passed away in hishis Grand Island home on the eveningevening of the 1956l956 L.Y.R.A.L.Y.R.A. AnnualAnnual Meeting.Meeting. "Bob" Woods was to be my main theme and the salute of the Committee. I wish I could make a better efforteffort of this,this, butbut sufficesuffice to say that hehe waswas belovedbeloved by all who knew him. One never thinks of a good starting oror finishing line linewithout withoutthinking thinking of W.W. GordonGordon Brown. It isis nevernever too muchmuch trouble for him to getget anan anchor up three oror fourfour times,times, untiluntil thethe RaceRace CommitteeCommittee is satisfied thatthat the Judge’sJudge's boatboat isis exactlyexactly 9090 degreesdegrees toto thethe windwind onon thethe firstfirst mark,mark, ifif aa beat start.start. GordonGordon complainscomplains all the way to a startingstarting line ffif he cannot find a good old kedgekedge anchoranchor aboard.aboard. ToTo him all otherother anchors areare toys.toys. Our President Arn Gorman,Gorman, whowho hashas fallenfallen into the latelate R.R. J.J. Woods’Woods'

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Q V' 5' V position, does a wonderful job. As the regattas have grown, his good position, wonderful job. As the regattas have grown, his good wife, Elvira, has become hishis toptop assistant. TheThe compilingcompilingof offinishes finisheswith with 160 keel boats in seventeenseventeen Divisions, many classes overlapping, makesmakes thisthis wholewhole job nervenerve wracking.wracking. Our ladylady assistantsassistants have definitedefinite jobsjobs to do. George (Joe)(Joe) HurrellHurrell hashas becomebecome thethe chiefchief ofof thethe centreboardcentreboard judges.judges. NN.Y.C..Y.C. made aa wonderfulwonderful contributioncontribution whenwhen theythey suggestedsuggested thatthat Mr.Mr. && Mrs. Hurrell become of Mrs. Hurrel! become part of the Race Committee.Committee. "Joe""J oe" waswas broughtbrought upup and trained in aa hardhard schoolschool underunder thethe well-knownwell-known George CorneilCorneilof of Boulevard Boulevard Club.Club. George Corneil has beenbeen judgingjudging centreboardcentreboard racesraces since the yearyear one.one. Past Presidents, like Karl Smither, Wesley Gamble,Gamble,John John MasonMason andand Newton Castle have often beenbeen pressedpressed intointo actionaction asas membersmembers ofof thethe Race Race Committee.Committee. Dr. EricEric RogersRogers ofof D.Y.C.,D.Y.C., ourour fleetfleet surgeon,surgeon, hashas

. i become a greatgreat assetasset toto thethe RaceRace Committee.Committee. When that 90 minutes of gunning is over and seventeen divisionsdivisionsare are on the way to battle it out forfor thethe bestbest boat,boat, aa couplecouple ofof comedianscomedians relax.relax. The placing of ice in pockets, or stonesstones in citycity going shoes, startsstarts thethe relaxation.relaxation. So far, as this book goes to press, there areare somesome 5252 daysdays ofof yachtyacht andand centreboard racingracing in 19621962 thatthat ourour RaceRace CommitteeCommittee havehave beenbeen askedasked toto from two to all the § supply from two to all the RaceRace CommitteeCommittee toto officiateoiliciate atat thesethese races.races. Sailing isis stillstilla a fine amateur sport, therefore, our Judges are not "paid Sailing fine amateur sport, therefore, our Judges are not "paid referees". "Gene" referees". Chairman "Gene" crackscracks thethe whip.whip. HeHe deliversdelivers his lecture on of Otlice"--where are "dignityd ~,mty of Office"--where are your white shirts and black ties and your grey flannels,ilannels, etc? What makesmakes thisthis RaceRace CommitteeCommittee !ovelove thirthir workwork isis thethe co-operationco-operation i and clean sportsmanship of thethe skippers andand sailors, whichwhichmakes makes the job i sportsmanship skippers sailors, the job pleasant forfor thethe committee.committee. One of thethe finefine incidents, among many that I can recall, is a visiting incidents, among many that I can recall, is a visiting Judge from another lake,lake, criticizingcriticizing Walter HeusslerHeussler forfor callingcallinghis histime time too loud,loud, thusthus helpinghelping yachts near the CommitteeCommittee boat.boat. Walter replied,replied, "lt is our on this Committee to "It is our dutyduty on this Committee to do allall we can to helphelp every yacht and provide the best race in our power." That spirit will always produceproduce the bestbest racing.racing. The wholewhole sailingsailing game has changed. Today thethe wives,wives, daughters andand Sweethearts are crews. Due to the sweethearts are crews. Due to the highhigh costcost ofof construction,construction, youyou havehave several new smallsmal! cruisingcruising classesclassesand and dayday sailingsailingyachts. yachts.Hotel Hotel andand goodgood motel accommodation has become an important link to regattas and one become important link to regattas and one more for the host club. The more job for the host club. The CentreboardCentreboard fleetsiieets claimclaim wewe supplysupply ex-

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ce!lentcellent racing and good fun ashore. At one time there were a few who racing good ashore. At one time there were a few who pushed our RaceRace Committee to ease out the centreboards. This is the pushed Committee to ease out the centreboards. This is the farthest from theirtheir minds. Because of the large attendance of ladies minds. Because of the large attendance of ladies sailing, thethe "Port-to-Port" is never mentioned to our Committee. sailing, "Port-to-Port" is never mentioned to our Committee. !! Some years ago at aa FreemanFreeman Cup finish at C.Y.C. two boats were ago Cup finish at C.Y.C. two boats were still still unaccounted for. The Chairman refused to start the three days rac- start the three days racing until they were found.found. HeHe appealed to the R.C.A.F. at Trenton. John ing they appealed to the R.C.A.F. at Trenton. John Mason assisted by contacting allall the Coast Guard Stations. The good by contacting the Coast Guard Stations. The good descriptions allowed the R.C.A.F. sufficient knowledge that they located sufficient knowledge that they located the two yachts in Prinyers Cove. One parent of the skipper of an overdue Prinyers parent of the skipper of an overdue yacht hounded "Gene" every twotwo hours by phone. The parent asked who every hours by phone. The parent asked who else her else her son hadhad asas crew.crew. ThisThis waswas unknown.unknown. From that day on, a big From that day on, a big resolution came.came. Registrationof of skipper and all his crew became a Registration skipper and all his crew became a "must", complete inspection of all yachts and their equipment. complete inspection of all yachts and their equipment. The U.S.A.U.S.A. CoastCoast GuardGuard have been wonderful in accompanying these have been wonderful in accompanying these races.races. The Race CommitteeCommittee place a man aboard the Coast Guard to plot place a man aboard the Coast Guard to plot the the position of the yachts. No longer isis therethere any word of no lights on longer any word of no lights on the racing yachts. Sleep is a minus quantity with the Race Committee racing yachts. Sleep is a minus quantity with the Race Committee until all until all ships are accounted for. As oneone Rochester Yacht Club skipper Rochester Yacht Club skipper put it.it. "You"You seesee theirtheir facesfaces on the start, you round a mark at Dalhousie the start, you round a mark at Dalhousie and and seesee some of them, then you cross the finish line, and there is the same them, you the finish line, and there is the same group-itgroup--it givesgives meme aa feeling ofof confidence in the manner in which they feeling confidence in the manner in which they operate."

To-day, the L.Y.R.A. Registrar cancan hand the Coast Guard a complete Registrar hand the Coast Guard a complete description inin detaildetail ofof eacheach yacht."Bill" "Bill" Garrett, the registrar, can tell yacht. Garrett, the registrar, can tell you the name of everyevery manman aboard.aboard. There are soso many good men who have helped over the last three many good men who have helped over the last three decades, likelike BlakeBlake VanVan Winckle, Dr. Frank Mills, Fleet Capt. Jack Winckle, Dr. Frank Mills, Fleet Capt. .Tack Adams, R.C.Y.C., the late FrankFrank Moore, Albert Mallon, R.C.Y.C., and Moore, Albert Mallon, R.C.Y.C., and the well known Max and DonDon Croucher, boat operators for thirty-five Croucher, boat operators for thirty-live years atat R.C.Y.C.R.C.Y.C. So, our salute to thethe unsung, sometimes condemned, seldom praised unsung, sometimes condemned, seldom praised enough, but the essentia! part of a good regatta. enough, essential part of a good regatta. March 26, 19621962 Rochester, N.Y.N.Y.

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(East Channel)Channel) ...... Fairhaven ...... r__,_ EEbyS%S by SV4 S 115 3? " , .... Big SodusSodus ...... _.sr_ .... EEby by S%SS¾S 105 97 : " . .... Braddock LtLt...... _.._ _ ESE 7070

Braddock LtLt...... ,._..___ _ Charlotte ...... _.rr.,,,,.,r_r__._ SE%ESE¼E 9

TORONTO ...... __.,__.r,_.,_..,,_ Olcott ...... ,_._,..s..._.._,,.,_._._ SE%ESE½E 322 : (East Channel)Channel) ..... Niagara (Outer(Outer Buoy)Buoy) SSE 2222 $7 " . .... Port WellerWeller ...... ,.., S%ES½E 2323 97 " , .... Port DalhousieDalhousie ...... _ S 2525

,9 " ...... Burlington ...... _.__, _ SW%WSW¾W 2727 99 " ...... Oakville ...... ,_..,r_ SWSWbyW%W by W¼W 1818 ROCHESTERROCHESTER: :

_ _ Charlotte ...... _..____ Braddock LtLt...... NW%WNW¼W 9 /

_ BraddockLt. Lt ...... _.._.,.__ . Thirty ThirtyMile MilePt. Pt ...... WWbyN by N 32 2

13513 5 LAKE ONTARIOONTARIO COURSES--ContinuedCOURSES-Continued

Magnetic Naut. From To Course Miles

Thirty MileMile PtPt...... Olcott ...... l__.,.__,, W3ASW% S 1010 79 " ...... Niagara ...... _._...,_..._..__.. WW%S½S 2525 35 " ...... Burlin~onBurlington ...... ,...... __._.. W%NW1/4N 5656 "93 ...... Toronto (East Chan.) NWNW byby WW%W½W 3838

Braddock LtLt...... _.....___ _ Oakvi!leOakville ...... __....,.._...._...._ WbyNW by N 8282 "73 ...... Toronto (East(East Chan.)Chan.) WNW 7070

Charlotte ...... A_.A__ Oshawa ...... ,_._.... NW 6363

73 " ...... Port HopeHope ...... ____.__ NW by N%NN½N 5050 93 " ...... Cobourg ...... _.,...... _ _ NNW 4747 73 " ...... Presqu’itePresqu'ile ...... ,...... ,. NN%E½E 4242 "97 ...... Between DucksDucks ...... NE by E 5454 Between DucksDucks ...... Kingston (Har. En.).En.).. NE bybyN N 1818

Charlotte ...... _.__.__ Stony PointPoint ...... __,...... E by N%NN¾N 6464 53 " ...... Oswego ...... _,__.,_.,_.___,..... E%,NE~¼N 4747 97 " ...... Fairhaven ...... __ EE%½SS 3939

" ...... Big SodusSodus ...... _,,... EE%¾ SS 2727

NIAGARA,.,_...... _,..,, . Port WellerWeller ...... __..___ WSW 88

(Outer Buoy)Buoy) ...... __...___., Port DalhousieDalhousie ...... WSW i0I0 S! " ...... Burlington ...... __..._.,..._.___ W%W¾ N 3131 31 " ...... Oakville ...... r..,,....__,...._ NW by WW%¾ WW 2626 " ...... Toronto (East(East Chan.)Chan.) NNW 2222

" ...... Oshawa ...... _.l.__..r..___,..... NE by N%NN½N 3535

" ._.<_..... NE E 54 ...... Cobourg ...... NE by E 54 I

" ...... Presqu’ilePresqu'i1e ...... _.____. ENE 7373

" ...... Between DucksDucks ...... ,__., E by N 108

" ...... Stony PointPoint ...... _...._ E%E3¼N 124 " ...... Thirty MileMile PtPt...... E%NE½N 2525

" ...... Olcott ...... _t_....___..__ EE 1515

BURLINGTON ...... ,_... Oakville ...... _____._.. NENEM1¼ EE 9 97 " ...... Toronto (East Chan.)Chan.) NE%ENE3/4E 2727 11 " ...... Oshawa ...... ____..__.____.,...._ NE by E%.E¼EE 5353

" ...... Cobourg ...... _.___._ E by N3,/4NN%N 7979

" ...... Presqu’ilePresqu'ile ...... _. E by N%NN½N 9999

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1 l " ...... Between DucksDucks ...... E%NE1/~N 139 ~ ~ " .fflflfff ...... ThirtyThurty MileMxle Pt _...... flffff E1/4E%S S 56 ` " ...... NiagaraNragara (Outer(Outer Buoy)Buoy) E/SE¾34 S 31 " ...... Port WellerWeller ...... E by SS1½ S 25 " ...... Port DalhousieDalhousie ...... ESE 23

COBOUR6CoBoURG ...... Presqu’ilePresqu de ...... E3,4SE%S 21 " ...... PorntPoint PeterPeter ...... E by Ssims¾ S 44 " ...... OswegoOsweffo ...... SE by E1/4E%,E E 76 " ...... FairhavenFarrhaven ...... SESE%E½E 72 " ...... BigB1g SodusSodus ...... slamsSEV4 S 65 " .fffflfffffif ...... Charlotte ...... fffffflffff SSEssE 47

" ...... Olcott ...... SWl/4WSW%W 43 " ...... NiagaraNlagara (Outer(Outer Buoy)Buoy) SW byWby W 54 " ...... Port WellerWeller ...... SW byWby W 62 " " .fffffffffffffff ...... BurglingtonBurclmgtonU- "fQQfQff1Qf...... WWby by SS3¾/ts S 79

BETWEEN DUCKSDUCKS ...... KingstonKxngston (Har(Har. En.)..En) NE bybyN N 18 " ...... FauhavenFairhaven ...... SSbyW by W 33 " ...... BigBrg SodusSodus ...... SWbySW by S%SS½S 39 " ...... Charlotte ...... SWSWbyW by W 54 " ...... NiagaraNlaaara (Outer(Outer Buoy)Buoy) Wl/~SW%S 108 " ...... Port WellerWeller ...... WW%S½ S 116 " ...... PointPomt PeterPeter ...... W%SWl/4 S 20

BmBIG SoousSoDUs ...... Charlotte ...... W3/4N 27 " ...... Braddock LtLt ...... WbyW by NVN½NN 35 " ...... Toronto (East Chan.)Chan ) WbyN%NW byN¾N 105 " ...... Oswe,,oOswego ...... EEbyN%N by N½N 22

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RECORD OFOF CLUB MEMBERSHIP FROM FROM1884 1884TO TO1962 1962

Clubs are listedlisted in orderorder ofof theirtheir firstHrst joiningjoining thethe association.association. some dates are and absolute cannot be While every effort hashas been made to make this record complete, some dates are missing, and absoluteaccuracy accuracy cannot be guaranteed.guaranteed.

A Associate ResigneclResigned or Status ClubCIn I1 Member MemberMember last mention 19621 962 Remarks mention. Bay of QuinteQuinte YachtYacht ClubClub 1884 1897 Last mention. 1921 1934 Reported out ofof existence.existence. 1953 AM Has beenbeen revived.revived. 1960 MM Status changedchan ed

1884 1937 Non- Kept on asas anan honorary member,member, Oswego Yacht Club 1884 1937 Kept honorary existent having been one of foundingfoundin clubs. "Ihe only club which has maintainedmaintaine0 Royal Canadian Yacht Club 1884 MM The only unbroken membership since thethe association was founded. with R.C.Y.C. Toronto YachtYacht ClubClub 1884t884 1889 Amalgamated with R.C.Y.C.

The above werewere the !our[our Joundingfounding clubs.

M Queenueen CityCit Yacht ClubClub 1893 M Rochester Yacht Club 1893 MM Royal Hamilton Yacht Club 1893 MM off. New club of same name Victoria YachtYacht ClubClub (Hamilton)(Hamilton) 1894 1905 Struck off. New club of same name applied in 1906,1906, but no recordrecord ofof admission. Kingston Yacht Club 1897 MM 1961 AM Status changed.

Buffalo YachtYacht Club 1897 1905 Resigned. 1945 ? AM Crescent Yacht Club 1905 MM Associate Resigned or StatusSturm Club Member Member htstlast mention 1962 Remarks

Sodus Bay Yacht Club 1907 t9131913 Resigned. 1935 MM Alexandra Yacht Club Yacht Club 1914 1915 1915 Membership not renewedrenewed becausebecause of _ (Toronto)Toronto 1935 AM war. National Yacht ClubClub 1920 1926 Resigned. 1931 1934 Resigned. 1938 MM Toronto CanoeCanoe Club Club 1925 1926 Resigned. (In(ln 19391939 namename changed to Resigned. changed to 1945 1950 Resigned. Toronto SailingSailin andand CanoeCanoe Club) Resigned. Club) 1951 AM Buffalo Canoe Club 1924 MM Burlington Yacht Club 1946 1950 MM !9621962 Relocated as BronteBronte Yacht Club.Club Genesee Yacht Club 1924 Genesee Yacht Club 1924 1926 Resigned.Resigned. 1953 AMAM Quebecuebec Yacht Club 1930 1932 Resigned.Rcsignccl. Fair Haven Yacht Club 1932 1934 RcsignedResigned 1946 AM Youngstown Yacht Club Youngstown 1933 MM Olcott Yacht ClubClub 1934 MM Clayton YachtYacht ClubClub 19381Q§8"~i€- MM Port CreditCredit YachtYacht Club Club 1939 1953 MM Ashbridge’sAshbridge's BayBay YachtYacht ClubClub 1939Q39 AM Prince Edward Yacht Club 1939 AM (Picton)(Picton Pointe Claire Yacht Club 1945 1945 ? Date ofof resignationresignation unknown.unknown. Dalhousie Yacht Club 1945 "~ 19511951 MM Algonquin Yacht Club 1945 1948 Resigned. ~., Associate Resigned or Status "~ 1962 Remarks Club MemberMernber Member lastlast mention AM Canadaigua YachtYacht ClubClub 1945 ? Date ofof resignationresignation unknown.unknown Leander Boating Club 1945 ? (Hamilton)§Hamilton) ? Date of resignationresi nation unknown.unknown Niagara SailinSailingClub Club 1945 ? Yacht Club 1946 Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club unknown. ? MM Date ofof transfertransfer unknown. 1948 Resigned. Sandy Beach YachtYacht ClubClub 1946 AM ¯ Skaneateles CountCountry ClubClub 1946 AM Yacht Club 1947 AM Oshawa Yacht Club ' AM Presqu’ilePres u'ile YachtYacht ClubClub 1947 Resigned. Pulteneville Yacht Club 1947 1953 Resigned. MM Island Yacht Club (Wilson, N.Y.N.Y.) 1949 MM Henderson Harbor Yacht Club 1962 1949 AM Boulevard ClubClub (Toronto(Toronto) 1949 1949 Resigned. Laurentian Yacht Club 1949 1949 (O~densburg)(O fdensburg) AM Oakville Yacht Squadron 1950 1957 Resi~gned.Resigned. 1952 AM La Salle Yacht Club 1952 1953 1958 Resigned. NewportNewgort YachtYacht ClubClub IslandIsland Yacht Club (Toronto)(Toronto) 1956 1958 MM AM Hamilton Beach YachtYacht ClubClub ?

1961 AM 5-5 ClassClass 1961 1961 AM "Y""Y" FlyersFl ers 1961 AM St. CatharinesCatharines BoatBoat ClubClub 1961 1962 MM Bronte Yacht ClubClub 1962 PLACES OF REGATTAS

18841884-19621962 1884 1885 1886 1887---Cruise:1887-Crurse Toronto,Toronto Charlotte,Charlotte Oswego,Oswego KrngstonKingston, BellevrlleBelleville. 1888--Circuit1888 Crrcuxt RegattaRegatta: July 13-31,13 31 RacesRaces atat Kingston,Kmgston Belleville,Be11ev111e Oswego,Oswego RochesterRochester, HamiltonHamxlton and Toronto.Toronto 1889 1890 1891 1891--HamiltonHamllton (to(to celebratecelebrate the grantinggrantmg of a RoyalRoyal CharterCharter toto thethe club).club ).

_ 1892---Belleville1892 Be11ev111e andand circuitc1rcu1t endingendmg atat Toronto.Toronto 1893 1894---Sodus.1894-Sodus 1895 1896 18971897--Kingston,Kmgston CobourgCobourg, TorontoToronto, HarnrltonHamiltonand andNlagara Niagara.G1V€S Givestotal total of 68 yachts: Toronto 21,21, HamiltonHamilton25, 25,Kingston Kingston5, 5,Charlotte Charlotte10, 10, Buffalo 33, BellevllleBelleville 11, CobourgCobourg 11, OswegoOswego2 2. 1898--Kingston.1898 Kmgston 1899--Toronto.1899 Toronto 1900---Sodus.1900-Sodus 1901 at 1901--at Buffalo--theBuffalo--the firstfirst andand onlyonly oneone heldheld on Lake Erie.Erte 1902--Circuit.1902_C1rcu1t 1903--Toronto1903 Toronto (R.C.Y.C.).(R C Y C ) 1904--Kingston.1904»--Kmgston 1905 1906--Port1906 Port toto PortPort races.races 1907

141 club hold 1908--Decided1908 Decided that nono regattaregatta be held in 1908, butbut thatthat eacheach club hold but unless at least races under thethe auspicesauspices ofof thethe association;association; but unless at least three clubs do this aa regattaregatta shouldshould bebe held. 1909--Cobourg,1909-Cobourg, threethree daysdays ofof racing.racing. 1910--Kingston.1910-Kingston. 1911-Toronto1911--Toronto (last(last weekweek ofof August).August). 1912-Hamilton1912--Hamilton (R.H.Y.C.) 1913--Macdonald’s1913-Macdonald's covecove (Prinyer)(Prinyer) JulyJuly 7-10.7-10.

1914--1914- .... ,, ,, 1915 toto 1918--no1918-no regatta.regatta. 1919---Port1919-Port to Port Assembled at Hamilton, Ont., August 2. To Toronto,Toronto, Ont.,Ont., August 4. To Olcott, N.Y., AugustAugust 55

7 To Charlotte,Charlotte, N.Y.,N.Y., AugustAugust 66 ...... ,_.. Regatta August 7

9 To Cobourg, Ont.,Ont., AugustAugust 88 ...... ,,. Regatta AugustAugust 9

and 4 1920--Cobourg,1920-Cobourg, OntOnt...... ,...... ,.___._ii_._...__ _ August 2, 3, and 4 5 _ 4 and 19211921--Kingston, Kingston, OntOnt...... ,.._..._...__, August 3,3, 4 and 5

. 11 and 12 1922--Prinyer's1922--Prinyer’s Cove,Cove, OntOnt...... __.i July 10, 11 and 12

2 and 3 1923--Belleville, OntOnt...... i.._,_..__ _ August 1, 2 and 3

_ 7 and 8 1924--Sodus1924-Sodus Bay,Bay, N.YN.Y...... ,_,._..__ August 6,6, 7 and 8

_ .,._.,. 6 , 5 and 1925--Belleville, OntOnt...... ,._.___._._,_.. August 4,4, 5 and 6

...... 5 and 6 1926--Henderson1926-Henderson Harbor,Harbor, N.YN.Y...... _._ AugustAugust 4, 5 and 6

,._._,_. A 5 and 6 1927--Kingston, OntOnt...... _..,,.___.__._,.._ Augustugust 4,4, 5 and 6

..._..,,, A 2 and 3 1928--Oswego,1928-Oswego, N.YN.Y...... ,_.,.,,_____.__ Augustugust 1, 2 and 3 29 ,..... A 28 and 1929--Toronto,1929-Toronto, OntOnt...... __...__,..,.., Augustugust 27, 28 and 29

_.__,__ A 20 and 21 1930--Hamilton,1930-Hamilton, OntOnt...... ,.._...._,..,_... Augustugust 19, 20 and 21

._..,_.., 29 and 30 1931--Henderson Harbor,Harbor, N.YN.Y...... _ JulyJuly 28, 29 and 30 11 ...... A 10 and 1932--Cobourg,1932-Cobourg, OntOnt...... _._.....,__,_._. Augustugust 9, 10 and 11

9 and 10 1933--Fair1933-Fair Haven,Haven, N.YN.Y...... _ _ August 7, 8, 9 and 10

29 and 30 1934--Toronto,1934-Toronto, OntOnt...... _._ _ August 28,28, 29 and 30 25 and 26 19351935--Kingston,Kingston, OntOnt...... _..._._i_.. . July 23,23, 24, 25 and 26 6 5 and 19361936--Youngstown,--Youngstown, N.YN.Y...... __,. _ August 4,4, 5 and 6

30 and 31 1937--Rochester,1937--Rochester, N.YN.Y...... __ _ July 29, 30 and 31

and 29 1938--Toronto,1938-Toronto, OntOnt...... _.____ _ July 27,2827, 28 and 29

28 and 29 1939--Hamilton,1939-Hamilton, OntOnt...... ___ _ July 27, 28 and 29

26 and 27 1940-Big1940--Big Sodus,Sodus, N.YN.Y...... ,___ _ July 25, 26 and 27

25 and 26 1941--Yongstown,1941-Yongstown, N.Y ...... N.Y. _,_. _ July 24, 25 and 26

2 and 3 1945--Hamilton,1945-Hamilton, Ont ...... Ont. ,_._ _ August 1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 1946--Kingston,1946--Kingston, Ont ...... Ont. __._ . July 31, August 1 and 2

142 1947--Toronto,1947-Toronto, OntOnt...... ,....___..._..___,..._..AA._,,_.._..._..,___, _ July 28, 29 and 30

1948--Clayton,1948-Clayton, N.Y ...... N.Y. ,_._.__..__..,___.__,_.,AAA,.,_, _ July 22, 23 and 2424

1949--Toronto,1949-Toronto, OntOnt...... August 3, 4 and 5

1950--Chaumont,1950-Chaumont, N.Y ...... N.Y. .._____.._,._,...... A._...... ,..,.,._._.,__ _ July 26, 27 and 28

1951---Chaumont,1951~Chaumont, N.YN.Y...... _.,..~_,_,_,__.,._._...,__._.._...,__.,_. . July 17, 18 and 19

1952--Toronto,1952-Toronto, OntOnt...... ,. August 6, 7 and 8

1953--Rochester, N.YN.Y...... July 29, 30 and 31

1954---Toronto,1954-Toronto, OntOnt...... ___..._....._,_,,,._,.,.._,.,_.u,__,___.___.,.._ August 4,4, 5 and 6

1955---Hamilton,1955-Hamilton, Ont ...... Ont. _,.,.,...,_1.,_,__._.__.___...,.,,..__.u_.,.__,. August 1, 2 and 3

1956--Toronto,1956-Toronto, Ont ...... Ont. _.._,_._._.,_.___,._..A__,__..,___..A._,.... June 30, July 1 and 2 1957---Rochester,1957-Rochester, N.Y ...... N.Y. July 20, 2121 and 2222

1958---Port1958-Port Dalhousie,Dalhousie, Ont ...... Ont. _._,_._.,..__..,,._l.,._,__.,_,..__.,, August 2,2, 3 and 4

1959--Sodus1959-Sodus Point,Point, N.Y ...... N.Y. .,,,..,,,._..______.....,_.._.,..__.__..__ July 22, 23 and 2424 1960--Toronto,1960-Toronto, OntOnt...... _...__.._...._,_.__,.__._...... _... July 30, 31 and Aug. 1

1961--Beleville,1961--Belleville, OntOnt...... _,__.._.__.__.__..,__,...... _,_._,. August 4, 5 and 6

1962--Toronto,1962~Toronto, Ont ...... Ont. .,...... _.,_.,_,_.,..,___.,_..,_._,_..._,.._..__ August 4, 5 and 6

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