THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET 2 RACING INSTRUCTIONS 1949 THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET 1 RACING INSTRUCTIONS 1949 The Northeast Harbor Fleet RACING INSTRUCTIONS 1949 RACING RULES The Racing Rules of the North American Yacht Racing Union will be in force, modified only in so far as is provided in these instructions. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS REGULATIONS FOR ONE DESIGN CLASSES 1. All boats must conform to the specifications of their class. 2. Each boat racing must carry an honorary, regular, or jun- ior member of the Fleet except by special permission of the Chair- man of the Race Committee. 3. Boats may be hauled out of the water for painting or cleaning not more often than once in every two weeks, beginning with the time the boat was put in the water, except by permission of the Race Committee in case of damage to the hull. 4. Each class will observe its own class regulations. 5. All boats must register at the Fleet Office before entering races. 6. In interpreting racing rules, a charterer has the rights and privileges of an owner. SAILS Sails ordered for the various classes shall be made by the official sailmaker of each class. No member of the Fleet shall order any new sail or sails dur- ing the racing season without the permission of the Race Com- mittee and furthermore all new sail coming into the Fleet must be measured and a certificate of conformance with class specifi- cations be filed with the Race Committee. In all classes, only working sails and spinnakers are allowed when racing. Spinnakers may be carried only with tack fastened to spinnaker pole at outboard end, and with inboard end of pole resting on mast. Spinnaker pole must be carried to windward of the jib stay. 3 CREWS AND PROFESSIONALS In the July Series one professional is permitted on each yacht but may not handle tiller. In August and September Series one professional is per- mitted on each yacht on which there is no other person who has passed the 14th birthday, except in the Bullseye Class. In such case the professional must not handle the tiller. In all races where a professional can be carried and a pro- fessional is aboard a boat, that boat shall be credited with only 90% of the points it otherwise would have been entitled to. No one under 18 years of age shall be considered a pro- fessional in interpreting the above rules. The above applies to all special races of the fleet. TIME LIMIT FOR LEADING BOAT IN CLASS Courses I.C. A & Luders Bullseye 1, 2, 18, 20 2 hrs. 30 min. 2 hrs. 40 min. 3 hrs. 40 min. 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, 14 2 hrs. 2 hrs. 15 min. 3 hrs. 5, 6, 11, 12, 15, 19 1 hr. 5 min. 1 hr. 10 min. 1 hr. 40 min. 9, 10 4 hrs. 30 min. 4 hrs. 50 min. 16, 17, 21 1 hr. 50 min. 2 hrs. 2 hrs. 45 min. 22 2 hrs. 15 min. 2 hrs. 30 min. 3 hrs. 20 min. POSTPONEMENT OF RACES (Unfavorable Weather) In case of unfavorable weather the Tuesday series races will be sailed on the following day, but there will be no further post- ponement. Saturday series races will not be postponed. Special races will be postponed until the following day unless otherwise designated in the racing schedule or other notice. Postponed races will be signalled by three blasts on the Northeast Harbor fire whistle at 8:30 A.M. for all-day races and 1:00 P.M. for after- noon races. 4 PROTESTS In the one-design classes a yacht having cause to protest another yacht for infringement of these rules occurring during a race must promptly display the official protest flag by making it fast to the main boom. The skipper of a yacht flying a protest flag must notify the Committee Boat immediately after crossing the finish line at a time convenient to the Secretary of the Race Committee, the name of the boat being protested, and the Secretary will notify the person protested. All protests must be made in writing on forms provided by the Fleet, signed by the Captain or his representative, and must name the rule or rules alleged to have been infringed, and con- tain a statement of the facts and diagrams. All protests must be filed before 12 NOON on the day fol- lowing the race. A telephone notification of a written protest already in the mail constitutes a protest filed. In all other classes the above rule for displaying protest flag and the filing of protests shall be followed, except that the Fleet protest flag or code flag B may be used and displayed at discretion in accordance with N. A. Y. R. U. Rules. Any protest duly filed in writing will be considered by the Race Committee. PROTEST MEETINGS Race Committee meetings will be held in Fleet Headquarters at 9 o'clock on Tuesday mornings. 5 FINISHING Place AWARDED TO YACHTS 28 29 30 POINTS 25 26 27 TABLE OF Number of Starters 22 23 24 100 100 1st 19 20 21 100 100 100 16 17 18 100 96 97 97 2nd 100 14 15 100 100 96 3rd 12 13 100 100 100 96 96 96 96 100 93 93 93 93 10 11 100 100 9 95 95 95 92 92 90 4th 8 100 100 94 95 91 92 89 90 91 89 5th 6 7 100 100 5 100 94 94 90 88 89 Place 3 4 100 100 93 90 90 87 86 87 2 93 88 100 92 88 88 89 86 86 85 85 86 92 84 83 83 6th 1 100 100 100 89 90 91 86 87 83 84 85 83 83 100 100 100 86 88 83 85 81 82 81 80 81 81 82 82 83 80 80 7th 82 80 79 78 79 78 80 1st 100 80 78 80 75 75 50 75 77 79 77 78 67 70 73 73 75 76 77 76 78 78 67 71 60 67 72 74 75 73 74 75 75 76 77 8th 2nd 71 74 9th 33 50 57 63 67 69 50 60 64 69 71 70 71 71 72 73 3rd 40 56 62 64 67 67 68 70 71 73 73 25 50 58 65 67 68 68 70 70 70 10th 33 43 20 50 55 60 63 63 65 4th 38 44 54 57 61 64 65 67 50 56 59 62 64 66 67 68 69 17 29 60 67 11th 46 53 58 63 64 66 33 40 61 5th 25 46 50 53 56 12th 14 36 42 57 59 30 43 47 50 60 62 63 53 55 58 60 63 63 6th 13 22 39 47 50 52 55 57 59 59 56 60 13th 27 33 20 40 44 47 50 11 31 36 52 54 7th 41 14 50 54 56 57 59 18 25 33 38 42 45 48 56 57 14th 10 8th 29 50 52 39 48 52 53 17 23 45 15th 9 31 35 27 37 40 43 48 49 43 50 52 53 21 46 9th 8 15 29 33 41 20 25 42 44 46 48 32 35 39 47 48 50 16th 38 10th 8 14 24 28 44 13 19 30 33 36 17th 40 41 11th 7 22 26 35 41 43 44 47 38 7 13 18 29 32 36 38 43 18th 21 25 30 33 40 41 12th 17 37 6 12 24 27 19th 20 32 34 11 16 29 37 40 13th 6 23 26 33 36 15 19 28 30 37 20th 6 11 22 25 32 34 14th 14 18 24 27 30 31 33 21st 5 10 17 21 15th 5 10 17 20 23 26 29 14 30 22nd 9 13 25 27 16th 19 22 16 9 24 27 23rd 5 13 15 19 21 17th 4 4 8 12 20 23 24th 18 18th 11 15 20 25th 4 8 11 14 17 19th 4 8 14 17 26th 20th 7 11 4 13 27th 7 10 21st 10 28th 4 7 22nd 3 7 29th 23rd 3 30th 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th which she started. 30th the privilege of have for than the number of Each yacht one less then into her total. SCORING SYSTEM: standings, have each including one Exemption total. Each the Series added Series Series the races in 1. For Race race in "Worst be any one from her Series 2. race may of worst race This her deducting the points accounted for in her Series total. No yacht shall have races completed, Northeast Harbor Fleet Revisions N. A. Y. R. U. SAILING RULES EQUIPMENT Each yacht must carry a suitable anchor and rode (consult class rules), a compass, a fog horn and one life preserver for each person on board. START AND FINISH If the mainmast or leading mast of any yacht be on or across the starting line when the starting signal is made, she must return and start again. The time of a yacht at the finish shall be taken when her mainmast is on the finish line. STARTING AND FINISHING LINE (As indicated in diagram) Consists of three marks forming a triangle off the entrance to Northeast Harbor. The northern mark flies a red flag, the southern a yellow flag and the western a blue flag. The Committee Boat end of the starting line is a white flag on the Committee Boat rather than the flag of the mark to which the boat is moored. For the convenience of managing the races the position of the white flag is subject to change. RED MARK To and from MARK "C5 To and from BLUE MARK MARK "B" H" "I and "J" To and from MARK "D" "E" and "F" STARTING LINE E FINISHING LINE N YELLOW MARK Yachts must keep clear of starting area until preparatory signal for their class. 7 STARTS Warning White Flag 2.10 P.M. Preparatory International Class Flag P 2.15 P. . M. Start International Class Preparatory A Class } Flag I 2.20 P. M. Start A Class Preparatory Luders Class } Flag A 2.25 P. M. Start Luders Class Preparatory Bullseye Class } Flag L 2.35 P.M. Start Bullseye Class Flag B 2.40 P.M. NOTE: In races of the July, August and September Series, no boat will be considered to have started or will be scored which crosses the starting line more than 30 minutes after the starting gun for its class; on the cruise and in special races, one hour after the start of its class. COURSE NUMBERS Course numbers shall be displayed on the Committee Boat five minutes before the first gun. If two numbers are displayed the upper will apply to Classes A, Luders, and International only. The lower number is for the Bullseye Class. If three numbers are displayed the top number will be for the International Class, the middle number for Classes A and Luders, the lower number for the Bullseye Class. ROUNDING MARKS A yacht shall round the course in such a manner SO as to pass each mark on the required side in proper sequence and SO that a string representing her wake from the time she starts until she finishes would, when drawn taut, lie on the required side of each Mark. A yacht shall not touch a Mark unless wrongfully compelled to do so by another yacht. A yacht which has touched a Mark must immediately either hoist a protest signal or reround the Mark properly. Rerounding the Mark shall consist of making a complete circle around it, beginning from the point of contact, keeping at all times on the required side, and keeping clear of all other yachts except ones who have fouled the same Mark. If a yacht fouls another yacht during the rerounding maneuver, she shall be penalized as if she had violated Part II. 8 PENALTIES If a yacht, through failure to observe any of these rules, shall foul another yacht, or cause other yachts to foul, she shall be penalized in the following manner: 1. For violating Part I or Part II, a yacht shall lose 50% of her points gained in the particular race. 2. For violating any rule which obviously has no effect upon the standing of any other yacht, the offender shall lose 25% of the points gained in the particular race. 3. In event of a yacht violating or infringing any other rules not covered in the above penalties, the Race Com- mittee may penalize at its discretion in the following manner: a. 25%, 50%, or 100% of points gained in the par- ticular race shall be deducted. GENERAL CODE SIGNALS BI Proceed at will. CS Finish here. DI Previous signal is annulled. FQ Race Committee FZ Squadron is disbanded. SPECIAL CODE SIGNALS A A Class; or start A Class. B Bullseye Class; or start Bullseye Class. C Race is off for all classes. (Two Guns.) G Race postponed for 15 minutes. H Race postponed for the day. (Two Guns.) I International Class; or start International Class, J Race is off for all classes except International Class. K Race will be called at L Luders Class; or start Luders Class. M Finish here. (Two Guns.) O "Mark has shifted; this vessel is the mark." P Preparatory. S Class S; or start Class S. White Committee Boat end of the starting line; or Warning. 9 Extracts from the Official Racing Rules of the North American Yacht Racing Union Note "PENALTIES" under The Northeast Harbor Fleet Revisions. PART I DEFINITIONS Terms defined below are capitalized in the text of the Rules. STARTING AND FINISHING-Unless the Instructions provide otherwise: A yacht Starts when, after her start signal, her mainmast first crosses the starting line in the proper direction; and a yacht Finishes when her mainmast crosses the finish line in the proper direction. LEEWARD AND WINDWARD-Leeward, the side on which a yacht is, or was if luffing head to wind, carrying her main boom. Windward, the other side. The Leeward Yacht is the yacht on the leeward side of another yacht. The other yacht is the Wind- ward Yacht. The terms Leeward Yacht and Windward Yacht apply only to two yachts on the same tack. ON A TACK-A yacht is On a Tack except when she is Tack- ing or Jibing. A yacht is on the tack (starboard or port) corres- ponding to her Windward Side. CLEAR ASTERN-A yacht is Clear Astern of another when her hull and equipment are aft of an imaginary line projected abeam from the aftermost point of the other's hull and equipment. OVERLAP-When neither yacht is Clear Astern and the yachts are clearly within three over-all lengths of the longer yacht, they Overlap. Two yachts also Overlap when an inter- vening yacht overlaps both of them. For the purpose of Rule 10, an Overlap that exists between two yachts when they Start, or when one (or both) of them completes a tack or a jibe, shall be regarded as beginning at that time. OVERTAKING yacht is Overtaking another when she is overhauling her from Clear Astern regardless of their respective courses. Overtaking terminates when an Overlap is established. TACKING-A yacht is Tacking from the moment she is be- yond head to wind until she bears away: if beating to windward, to a full and by course; if not beating to windward, to the course on which her mainsail fills. 10 JIBING-A yacht is Jibing from the moment her main boom crosses her center line until her mainsail fills on the other tack. NORMAL COURSE-A Normal Course is any course a yacht might sail, in the absence of the other yacht, to finish as quickly as possible. The course sailed before beginning to luff or bear away is presumably a Normal Course. MARK-The Marks for each yacht are the objects that the Instructions require her to pass on a specified side. The objects which designate each end of the starting and finish lines are Marks. Every ordinary above-water part of such object (in- cluding a flag and flag pole) is part of the Mark, but no part below water and no accompanying buoy. OBSTRUCTION-Obstructions are craft under way (including another yacht racing having right of way), craft at anchor, craft aground, wrecks, the shore, piers, structures, fish weirs, fish traps, and shoals over which the yacht in question may not be safely piloted. A buoy is not of itself an Obstruction, but it is part of one when the yacht in question cannot safely pass between it and the shoal or object that it bounds. PART II RIGHT OF WAY RULES The Rules of Part II apply between yachts intend- ing to race from the time they begin to sail about in the vicinity of the start until they have left the vicin- ity of the course either between races or after their racing is over for the day. At other times (and at all times between other yachts) the Government Right of Way Rules (summarized in Appendix II) apply. For the purpose of disqualification, the Rules of Part II apply from the yacht's preparatory signal until she has finished and cleared the finish line. Rules That Apply At All Times 1. OPPOSITE TACK RULE-If two yachts are on opposite tacks, the port tack yacht shall keep clear. 2. ON SAME TACK, FUNDAMENTAL RULE-If two yachts are on the same tack, the Windward Yacht shall keep clear; except that a yacht Overtaking another shall keep clear while she is Clear Astern and, when establishing an Overlap to leeward, shall allow the Windward Yacht ample room and opportunity to fulfill 11 her newly acquired obligation to keep clear. (See Rule 10, second sentence.) 3. ON SAME TACK, PASSING MARKS AND OBSTRUCTIONS- If two yachts on the same tack Overlap when one of them reaches a Mark or Obstruction that they are about to pass on the same side, the outside yacht (unless the Anti-Barging Rule applies) shall allow the inside yacht room to pass or round it. But a yacht shall keep clear in anticipation of the passing or the rounding maneuver and during it, if she was Clear Astern when the leading yacht (a) reached the Mark or Obstruction, or (b) altered her course in the act of rounding it, or (c) was too close to it to give room. A leading yacht is under no obligation to give room before an Overlap is established ; and, in case of doubt, it will be pre- sumed that the Overlap was not established in proper time. A leading yacht cannot claim the right to tack under this rule: if she is rounding a leeward Mark and the next leg is a beat to windward; or if the other yacht is Clear Astern and to Wind- ward, and the yachts are beating to windward and are about to tack for or around a Mark or Obstruction. In either case, the leading yacht in Tacking is subject to Rule 5 and thereafter to Rule 1. 4. ON SAME TACK, HAILING FOR ROOM TO TACK AT OB- STRUCTIONS-When two yachts are standing close-hauled on the same tack towards the same Obstruction and neither yacht can fetch it, the helmsman of the Leeward Yacht, if he cannot tack without colliding with the Windward Yacht, may hail her for room to tack when safe piloting requires him to take action. After such hail, the Windward Yacht shall at once allow the Leeward Yacht room to tack, and the Leeward Yacht shall tack as soon as she has room to do so. If the Leeward Yacht's hail is improper for any reason, the Windward Yacht may hold her course. If she decides to do so, she shall promptly so advise the Leeward Yacht. In case of doubt, the Leeward Yacht's hail shall be deemed proper. 5. TACKING AND JIBING-A yacht while Tacking or Jibing shall keep clear of a yacht On a Tack. The burden of proof to justify a tack or a jibe made close aboard of another yacht rests on the yacht Tacking or Jibing. When a yacht tacks or jibes into a position that will subsequently give her right of way: (a) She must do so far enough away from the other yacht to enable the latter to hold her course until the tack or jibe is completed and thereafter to keep clear; and (b) in addition, when she is the Leeward Yacht of two close hauled port tack 12 yachts, she shall hail before Tacking if, on completion of her tack or shortly thereafter, the other yacht will have to alter course to keep clear. - If two yachts are Tacking or Jibing at the same time, the one on the other's port side shall keep clear. 6. ALTERING COURSE-A right of way yacht shall never alter course when the other yacht is unable to respond owing to her position, or in such manner as to balk or mislead her when she is in the act of keeping clear. Rules That Apply Only at the Start 7. ALTERING COURSE BEFORE STARTING-The right of way yacht may alter course before Starting in any reasonable manner; but not quickly if such alteration would affect the course of the other yacht. 8. ON WRONG SIDE OF STARTING LINE AT START SIGNAL- A yacht on the wrong side of the starting line or of its exten- sions when her start signal is made, shall, until she has Started, keep clear of all yachts that were on the right side of such line when their start signal was made. 9. ON SAME TACK, ANTI-BARGING RULE-A Leeward Yacht is under no obligation to give any Windward Yacht on the same tack room to pass to leeward of a Mark of the starting line that is surrounded by navigable water; but a Leeward Yacht shall not after the start signal deprive a Windward Yacht of room at such Mark either by heading above the first Mark or by luffing above close-hauled. Rules That Apply Only After Starting 10. ON SAME TACK, LUFFING-A yacht may luff a yacht Clear Astern or a Windward Yacht as she pleases and head to wind if she pleases, until the helmsman of the Windward Yacht (when sighting abeam from his normal station and sailing no higher than the Leeward Yacht) comes abreast of the mainmast of the Leeward Yacht. Thereafter, or if he (when sighting abeam from his normal station) was forward of the mainmast of the Leeward Yacht when the Overlap began, the Leeward Yacht may not sail above her Normal Course while that Overlap con- tinues to exist. When there is doubt, the Leeward Yacht may assume that she has the right to luff unless the helmsman of the Windward Yacht (when entitled to do so) has hailed "Mast Abeam," or words to that effect. The Leeward Yacht must be governed by 13 such hail; and, if she deems it improper, her only remedy is to protest. The Windward Yacht, unless an Obstruction or other object restricts her ability to respond, is subject to disqualification if a luff has to be curtailed because of the proximity of the yachts. In case a yacht has the right to luff all yachts to windward of her, all such yachts shall respond to her luff, even if an inter- vening yacht would not otherwise have the right to luff. 11. ON SAME TACK, BEARING Away-When two yachts are sailing on a free leg of the course: If they Overlap, the Windward Yacht shall not sail below her Normal Course; if one is Clear Astern, steering a course to pass to Leeward and is clearly within three overall lengths of the longer yacht, the other shall not sail below her Normal Course. PART III SAILING RULES OTHER THAN RIGHT OF WAY Except as otherwise stated in Rules 12 and 24, the Rules of Part III apply to a yacht from her pre- paratory signal until she has finished and cleared the finish line. The Race 12. KEEPING CLEAR BEFORE PREPARATORY SIGNAL AND AFTER FINISHING-A yacht shall keep clear of the starting area and the first leg of the course before her preparatory signal, and of the finish line and the last leg of the course after Finishing. 13. ROUNDING THE COURSE-A yacht shall Start and Finish in accordance with these rules and the Instructions, and shall round the course in such manner as to pass each Mark on the required side in proper sequence, and so that a string represent- ing her wake from the time she Starts until she Finishes would, when drawn taut, lie wholly on the required side of each Mark. Objects other than Marks may be passed on either side. 14. TOUCHING A MARK-A yacht shall not touch a Mark unless wrongfully forced to do SO by another yacht, in which case she must protest. The Race Committee shall waive the penalty for touching a Mark if a becalmed yacht touches a Mark through no fault of her own. 15. TAKING OWN TIME AT FINISH-In the absence of the Race Committee, a yacht shall take her own time when she fin- 14 ishes, and report the time taken to the Race Committee as soon as possible. If there is no longer an established finish line, the finish line shall be a line extending from the required side of the finish Mark, at right angles to the last leg of the course. and 100 yards long or as much longer as may be necessary to insure adequate depth of water in crossing it. PART V MANAGEMENT OF RACES General Authority of Race Committee 35. Under the direction of the organization sponsoring a race, the Race Committee shall be responsible for making ar- rangements for and managing the race, and all yachts entered or racing are subject to its direction and control while in the vicinity of the course. The Race Committee or other authority may provide special rules for Team Racing and Series Com- petitions, for which no special provision has been made in these Rules. The Race Committee may reject any entry without stating the cause and may refuse to recognize a Class Rule that conflicts with an Instruction or a Racing Rule. The Race Com- mittee shall be governed by these Rules, by the Instructions, and by recognized Class Rules, and shall decide all questions in strict accordance therewith. When no Rule applies, the Race Com- mittee, in the case of a clear-cut and flagrant violation of the principles of fair sailing other than one mentioned in the Pro- prieties, may disqualify the offender after a hearing. Class Rules, Standards and Specifications INTERNATIONAL CLASS The Fleet will conform with the regulations governing the U. S. Division of this Class with such additions as shall be deemed to be to the best interest of this Class. A CLASS Owners have the sole right to vote on any changes in speci- fications and/or expenditures. Both owners and charterers have the right to vote on all matters pertaining to racing as such. I. WHAT BOATS QUALIFY: Eastern Yacht Club 17-foot gaff-rigged knockabouts designed 15 by Edwin A. Boardman in 1911, and built by George Lawley & Son Corp. (Nos. 1 through 24), and the later boats of the same design built by Rice Brothers of Boothbay (Nos. 26 through 50). II. CLASS ORGANIZATION: There shall be elected by the Class, at a meeting before Labor Day each year, a Class Captain and two assistants who shall serve as a committee in the enforcement and revision of these regulations, and in meeting from time to time (with OI without the entire Class, as the occasion dictates) to discuss all matters pertinent to the well-being of the A Class and the North- east Harbor Fleet of which it is such a large factor. The Class Captain shall appoint new members to take the place of members resigning for any reason. Members of the Committee will be expected to notify the Class Captain prior to July 1st if unable to be at Mt. Desert Island for the summer during which they have been elected to serve, in which case their resignation becomes automatic. III. FUNCTIONS OF THE CLASS CAPTAIN AND COMMITTEE: A. To be responsible for the organization and unity of the Class. B. To act as a liaison between the Class and the Race Committee. C. To see that all members of the Class have copies of The Class Rules. D. To act as a measuring and inspection committee, either independently of, or in conjunction with the official Fleet Meas- urer, to see that these regulations are complied with in every detail by the entire Class. E. To report to the Race Committee for disqualification any yacht infringing these rules after she has had reasonable time to correct the infringement. F. To take action upon the reasonable suspicion of any in- fringement of these rules by any member of the Class of another yacht in the Class at any time during any series, prior to report- ing the infringement to the Race Committee. The Class Captain shall have the right, if he deems it necessary, to make an im- mediate inspection. G. To see that an Official Record of all measurements of all A Class boats. with dates of inspections and other pertinent in- formation is kept available to members of the Class at Fleet Headquarters on a Bulletin Board for the A Class, or elsewhere convenient to members but with as little bother to the Fleet Secretary as possible. 16 IV. SAILS AND RIGGING: Only mainsail, working jib, storm jib, and spinnaker will be allowed. These sails must conform, if purchased after the adoption of these standards, to the blue-print dimensions on the blue print in the Fleet Headquarters, a copy of which will also be found in the Racing Instructions. The correct number in red numerals shall be on every main- sail in use in every race. As many duplicate sails as desired may be carried aboard. A. NEW SAILS: All new sails shall be purchased from the official Class sail- makers. The official Class sailmakers shall be Cousens and Pratt. Price lists are available at Fleet Headquarters. Owners shall notify the Class Captain of the purchase of ALL new sails, and shall be personally responsible for having them inspected and measured either by the Fleet Measurer or the Class Committee PRIOR TO BEING BENT, to insure con- sistency and continuity of standards. Any owner failing to have new sails checked as stated above will be subject to disqualifica- tion in any race or races in which the new sail or sails have been used. B. OLD SAILS; Old mainsails and jibs may be used as long as desired pro- vided spars conform to specifications. Old spinnakers must be recut if they exceed the blue-print dimensions by more than 1/2 inch per foot in any dimension. C. RIGGING: 1. Spinnaker hoist and block shall not be more than (24'8") from the deck. 2. The main sheet shall be rove through two single blocks on the boom in combination with the requisite deck leads. 3. The forward ends of the jib sheets shall be on deck and shall be rove through a double block or two single blocks on the jib club, and thence through two leads on deck of whatever type and position desired. Outriggers are not permitted. 4. Any number, type, and position of cleats is permitted. 5. Standing rigging shall not differ in disposition from the original blue-print specifications (i.e., 2 shrouds, 2 backstays, and jib stay) ; standing rigging in use before the adoption of these Rules may be used, but all new rigging shall conform to specifications. 17 6. Running rigging may be of any size and length, but no tapered sheets or double sets will be allowed. 7. Any size or type of sheet or halyard block now in use is permitted, but all new blocks shall conform to new speci- fications. 8. Gooseneck shall be not more than 17 inches from the deck. V. SPARS: No hollow or built-up masts, booms, gaffs, or spinnaker poles, shall be allowed. No plank or curved booms, gaffs, or jib clubs shall be allowed. Booms shall not exceed 19 feet 1 inch in length. (Mast to aft end.) Gaffs shall not exceed 13 feet 9 inches in length. (Mast to aft end.) Jib clubs shall not exceed 5 feet 2 inches in length. The point of attachment of the spinnaker on the spinnaker pole shall not exceed 10 feet from the mast, not more than 2 inches extending beyond the point of attachment. No spars shall be less than blue-print length. The Committee recommends that new masts be made by the Pigeon Hollow Spar Co. for economy and uniformity, and re- quires that all new spars conform to specifications. The Committee further recommends that bracks on boom and gaff be put on in ordering new spars or new sails to aid in preserving life and shape of sails. And also that battens be of ash, rounded on the inner end, sandpapered smooth, and planed down gradually from outer to inner end, that they may bend easily to take the natural curve of the sail. They should be about an inch shorter than the length of the pocket to prevent chafing, poking, or tearing of the sail. VI. EQUIPMENT: A. RACING TRIM (see page 3 of Northeast Harbor Racing Instructions). 1. Definition of suitable anchor and rode: A suitable anchor for racing trim shall be one weighing not less than 35 pounds of any type, and 2 rods of not less than 20 fathoms each in length, and of rope not smaller than 15 thread manila. 2. A lifebelt or an officially approved buoyant deck cushion 18 ZO 56 Cove 27 9 12 a 67 2 24 90 24 16 5X 181 8 54 117 49 28 69 14 23 62 29 8 20 139 33 36 21 14 34 44 88 Bn rky (FL w/2 119 S5 36 N2. 29 Bowden 72 60 150 Bn Bn 40 41 156 Bear 21 40 62 59 86 Gilpatrick 35 Long Pond 38 Ledge 50 Ledge sft M 52 41 5 Shoul 55 5. FLev6sec 100ftvvs12ml 132 sft 50 74 sft 53 BELL50 34 so. 14 56 58 155 ork Sh 102 21 37 E Lewis Rock 69 155 78 30 63 rky 25 E145 58 125 66 31 48 30 54 East Bunker 6'WIN 15 57 54 16 65 60 71 50 rky 50 93 105 Bn 84 68 63 Bnss 79 ESE E Ledge 36 ky 35 130 64 40 39 44 60 26 MS + 168 68 10 rky 7 Greenings 37 67 73 rhy 56 103 GONG hid 161 43 Leader 21 8, 13 17 .S8 29 50 rky sft 23 90 19 H 56 Old Tom 78 24 53 60 rky 136 SUTTON I. 53 138 19 36 31 60 63 57 4t 78 24 45 *3 74 84 93 103 5 57 63 * 37 51 41 23 46 56 125 51 70 brk Sh 93 153 165 5 sft 55 23 60 33 20 29 rky 78 52 rky 48 E 27 24 33 Bunker 89 99 49 17 24 33 Neck 63 BELL 103 34 REF .32 20 16 24 rky 20 40 Spurling Rk 18 8 21 17 54 30m 48 C 47 E 19 24 8'4A SE% F16 32 16 16 70 149 289 II 14 K 9 III 155 21 41 29 14 Bna 24 26 16 31 SLITTLE 119 10 57 700 17 23 23 27th D 21 20 Hadlock Harding Ledge Spurling Pt ring 34 18 Cove 10 15 ANBERRY I 66 136 10 46 20 8 89 88 sft 6 15 15 Long 4 31 61 Ledge 37 14 But 10 4 25 100 Preble 10 }3 10 71 143 23 on rky 22 Cove 2 3 9 18° RANBERRYICG 15 85 2$ 9 28 2 8 26 4 17 17 20 25 134 II 5 16 8 32 m 14 12 13 10 21 6 53 16 97 8 22 13 5 5 5 17 21 9 60) 28 If 9 4 9 L 23 25 13 4 Sea Wall 16 26 14 9 ISIA 48 23 20 2 7 Great Head 17 126 7 20 10 II 22 11 24 8 10 93 139 16 3 15 31 14F 15 5 10 8 22 10 11 Grs 12 17 12 31 17 10 2 35 15 21 121 16 II 17 6 15 II. 81 and 20 13 19 IS 12 16 10 5 2 B ake 25 17 C 12 10 12 15 FLev90 Flynns 23 12 REF Deadman Pt. 16 37 16 123 05ftvis 16 12 6 15 3R 28 36 32 50 Island 26 37 17 15 ,70 8 35 24 84 156 9 N2113 36 Cranberry a REF Dolly Hill 24 nk 16 57 15 7410 24 54 10 14 133 43 42 14 32 3 16 II 39 15 70 23 W' 5 28 10 16 BELL 14 16 29 9 39 16 44 26 Bunker Head 56 E 79 81 23 12 59 18 13 37 52 79 hrd 58 24 The Thumper rky 62 9 9 50 117 30 41 85 Cove 48 42 29 40 39 44 nky 99 13 21 57 48 50 75 ESE 96 86 South Bunker 77 100 9Y 0 Ledge 50 24 48 COURSES 3 III Long Ledge Bit REF Mark A, when not start or finish, means yellow flag. WHISTLE'8 20 66 hrd 50 nky Start and finish indicated by letters representing colors of flags constituting ends of line. RED MARK 30 34 14 15 Round all marks in direction of course. To and from 73 59 28 Observe Government Marks on Courses 9, 10, and 18 and S "4A" on all courses. MARK 60 64 Course Course Miles Start Finish Course Course Miles (FLW)"I'GONG Start Finish Course Course No. Miles Start Finish F No. 77 No. 72 1 ABDA 7.5 RY BY 8 ADCA twice 6.2 To and from BY BR sft 15 AIA-twice 3.6 RY 2 ADBA RY 7.5 BY RY 9 ABGEA 13.2 RY BY 16 ACKJA BLUE MARK 3 ABCA 5.8 BR RY MARK 'B' l"and 72 6.2 RY BR 10 AEGBA 13.2 BY RY 17 AJKCA 5.8 RY 4 ACBA BR 6.2 BR RY 11 ACHA 3.3 BR RY To and from 18 AFA 76 7.3 BY 5 ACDA BY 3.1 BR BY 12 AHCA 3.3 76 RY BR 19 ALA 3.7 BY BY 75 6 ADCA MARK "D,"E" and 3.1 BY BR 13 ACHA twice 6.6 BR RY 20 ALA twice 7.4 BY BY The required side of an island indicated 7 ACDA-twice 6.2 BR BY 14 AHCA twice 6.6 RY BR 21 AMA twice 5 BY BY STARTING LINE by red line on the chart. East and South 22 ALADCA 6.8 BY BR Bunker Ledges are not islands. FINISHING LINE Odd course numbers: Leave all marks to starboard. Even course numbers: Leave all marks to port. YELLOW MARI. conforming to Government regulations must be carried for each person on board. B. CRUISING TRIM: 1. In addition to an efficient compass and foghorn, a riding light shall be carried with enough fuel for at least two nights. 2. One gallon of water shall be carried for each day of cruising. 3. All cruising equipment and accessories, i.e., food, bed- ding, stove, etc., must be carried on board. This is obviously a matter of good sportsmanship and should be SO considered at all times. It would be both foolish and difficult to in any way en- force this provision, but it must be evident to any fair-minded person that if he has a crew of two, and no cruising equipment and accessories, he has a distinct weight advantage over, say a boat containing four people and all the equipment and food necessary for three days of cruising, and that his advantage is an unfair one. It should also be remembered that in case of accident or getting lost or separated from the rest of the Fleet due to fog or bad weather, this equipment might be not only desirable but necessary. VII. HAULING OUT: No yacht shall be hauled out for painting or scraping, or both, more than once every two weeks during the July and August Series. Pot-leading is not allowed as, owing to the above regulation, it cannot be applied frequently enough to warrant the expense incurred. Revised by the Class Committee in 1934. A Class - Specifications (As drawn up by Class Committee 1935) I. SAILS. As furnished by Cousens & Pratt. II. SPARS: A. Mast: Black spruce or western fir (solid). Deck to shoulder, 24' 4" Burry 2' 41/2". Diameter: at deck, 41/4"; 16' from deck, 41/2"; at shoulder, 31/2". B. Boom: Black spruce or western fir (solid). Length, 18' 11". Diameter: 11' 0" from mast, 31/2"; at ends, 21/2" 19 C. Gaff: Black spruce or western fir (solid). Length, 13' 6" (mast to end). Diameter: 8' 0" ; from mast, 23/4": at ends, 21/4". D. Spinnaker pole: Pine, spruce, or western fir (solid). Length (mast to point of attachment), 10' 0". Diam- eter: middle, 21/4"; ends, 13/4". E. Jib pole: Pine, spruce, or western fir (solid). Length, 5' 0". Diameter: (greatest), 13/4". III. STANDING RIGGING: A. Jib stay, and shrouds: 1/4" gal. plough steel or stainless steel. B. Backstays: 1/4" gal. plough steel (or 33/4 16") stainless steel. C. Throat strap: 1/4" gal. plough steel or stainless steel. D. Peak bridle: 3/16" or 1/4" flex. gal. plough steel or stain- less steel. IV. BLOCKS: A. All blocks, except jib sheet: size No. 1. B. Jib sheet bullet blocks: size No. 1. V. ANCHOR AND RODE: A. Anchor: Any type, 25 lb. B. Rode: 15 thd. manila (or larger), totaling not less than 40 fathoms. Recommendations I. HARDWARE: Highest grade bronze, or stainless steel. II. TRACK AND SLIDES: 5/8" nickel or bronze. III. RUNNING RIGGING: A. Halyards: 9 thd. manila, 3 or 4 strand. B. Main sheet: 9 or 12 thd. manila or Italian hemp, 3 or 4 strand. C. Jib sheets: 6 thd. manila or Italian hemp, 3 or 4 strand. D. Backstays: 9 thd. manila, 3 or 4 strand. IV. BATTENS: Ash, 1" shorter than pocket. V. BLOCKS: On deck for main sheet; single block with becket on traveler and swivel deck leader to cleat. 20 BULLSEYE CLASS I. Age limit for both crew and skipper of Bullseye: Boys under 17th birthday; girls under 18th birthday. II. Any person under the 14th birthday may have as his or her crew any person of any age. However, the crew may not take the tiller, except under provision I. III. A Class adviser must be appointed before the racing season starts. IV. Sailors under 13 years of age are required to wear life jackets on race days. V. Every skipper sailing without a captain must demonstrate ability to reef sail. VI. Regular Equipment A. Oars and locks, Anchor and rode, pail and bailer, fog horn in work- ing order, and compass. MAN OVERBOARD! There is a right way and a wrong way to maneuver to pick up a man overboard, and the life of a shipmate may hang on your skill. Therefore frequent opportunities should be taken to practice this maneuver in varying conditions of weather, and this practice provides lots of fun and interest. 1. On the wind. Keep away and jibe, then luff into the wind, so that, on reaching the man, the boat is nearly head to wind, and has almost lost way. Better be to leeward of the man, for the wash from the lee bow is apt to thrust him out of reach. W In Figure I boat is close hauled on port tack, man has fallen overboard at X. Put your helm up and proceed as indicated. 2. Reaching. If you follow the same maneuver here as in Figure I, when you come head to wind you would find the man inside your 21 turning circle and out of reach, and you would be under the necessity of getting way on again to bring him close aboard. There lies the danger of the wrong way and lost time. W In Figure II boat is reaching, man has fallen overboard at X. Hold your course for a boat length or a length and a half. Sheet home your mainsail, then jibe and round to as indicated. 3. Before the wind. Much more judgment and skill is required in this maneuver than in Figures I and II, particularly on a dark night with a sea running. W x In Figure III boat is running before the wind. Boom to starboard. Man has fallen overboard at X. Round up to port (to starboard if your boom is out to port) and reach for about three boat lengths. Then steer her home, come on the wind and tack. You are now on the reverse course and in position to shoot into the wind and loose headway at the right moment to pick up your man. Try these maneuvers with a cushion or lobster buoy for the fun of doing it, for the skill it develops and against the day (or worse, night) when a shipmate needs your quick and skillful action. 22 RACING SCHEDULE 1949 July Races DAY DATE EVENT POSTPONEMENT * Monday July 4, Independence Day Regatta None Tuesday July 5, Tuning-up Race July 6 * Wednesday July 6, Sears and Adams Tryouts July 7 Friday July 8, Cruising Class Race None Saturday July 9, 1st Series Race None * Monday July 11, Sears Cup Semi-Finals July 12 * Tuesday July 12, Sears Cup Semi-Finals July 13 Wednesday July 13, 2nd Series Race July 14 Friday July 15, Cruising Class Race None Saturday July 16, 3rd Series Race None Tuesday July 19, 4th Series Race July 20 * Thursday July 21, Southwest Harbor Regatta July 22 Saturday July 23, 5th Series Race None Monday July 25, 6th Series Race July 26 * Wednesday July 27, July Cruise July 28 Thursday July 28, July Cruise July 29 Friday July 29, July Cruise July 30 Saturday July 30, 7th Series Race None August Races * Monday August 1, Seamanship Race None Tuesday August 2, 1st Series Race August 3 * Thursday August 4, Seaman's Race None Friday August 5, Cruising Class Race None Saturday August 6, 2nd Series Race None Tuesday August 9, 3rd Series Race August 10 Thursday August 11, Team Races None Friday August 12, Cruising Class Race None Saturday August 13, 4th Series Race None * Monday August 15, Hayward Cup Race August 16 * Wednesday August 17, Cruising Class Cruise August 18 Thursday August 18, Cruising Class Cruise August 19 Friday August 19, Cruising Class Cruise August 20 Saturday August 20, 5th Series Race None Monday August 22, 6th Series Race August 23 * Wednesday August 24, August Cruise August 25 Thursday August 25, August Cruise August 26 Friday August 26, August Cruise August 27 Saturday August 27, 7th Series Race None Tuesday August 30, 8th Series Race August 31 September Races Friday September 2, Cruising Class Race None Saturday September 3, 9th Series Race None * Monday September 5, Labor Day Regatta None * Details to be sent out in special notice 23 323 SQ FT. 418 SQ FT END OF BOOM TO MAST 16' 1" 9'-10" INTERNATIONAL ONE DESIGN CLASS 24 A L 16 LUDERS CLASS 26 foot LARCHMONT CLASS / 1 - 8" 4'-8'1/2 1:23 BULLSEYE CLASS 27 THE COMPASS ANGULAR POINTS POINTS ANGULAR MEASURE MEASURE North to East East to South " North 0 0 00 00 East 8 90 00 00 N 1/4 E 1/4 2 48 45 E 1/4 S 81/4 92 48 45 N 1/2 E 1/2 5 37 30 E 1/2 S 81/2 95 57 30 N 3/4 E % 3/4 8 26 15 E 3/4 S 83/4 98 26 15 N by E 1 11 15 00 E by S 9 101 15 00 N by E 1/4 E 11/4 14 03 45 ESE 3/4 E 91/4 104 03 45 N by E 1/2 E 11/2 16 52 30 ESE 1/2 E 91/2 106 52 30 N by E 3/4 E 13/4 19 41 15 ESE 1/4 E 93/4 109 41 15 NNE 2 22 30 00 ESE 10 112 30 00 NNE 1/4 E 21/4 25 18 45 SE by E 3/4 E 101/4 115 18 45 NNE 1/2 E 21/2 28 07 30 SE by E 1/2 E 101/2 118 07 30 NNE 3/4 E 23/4 30 56 15 SE by E 1/4 E 10 3/4 120 56 15 NE by N 3 33 45 00 SE by E 11 123 45 00 NE 3/4 N 31/4 36 33 45 SE 3/4 E 111/4 126 33 45 NE 1/2 N 31/2 39 22 30 SE 1/2 E 11 1/2 129 22 30 NE 1/4 N 33/4 42 11 15 SE 1/4 E 11 3/4 132 11 15 NE 4 45 00 00 SE 12 135 00 00 NE 1/4 E 41/4 47 48 45 SE 1/4 S 121/4 137 48 45 NE 1/2 2 E 41/2 50 37 30 SE 1/2 S 121/2 140 37 30 NE 3/4 E 43/4 53 26 15 SE 3/4 S 123/4 143 26 15 NE by E 5 56 15 00 SE by S 13 146 15 00 NE by E 1/4 E 51/4 59 03 45 SSE 3/4 E 131/4 149 03 45 NE by E 1/2 E 51/2 61 52 30 SSE 1/2 E 131/2 151 52 30 NE by E 3/4 E. 53/4 64 41 15 SSE 1/4 E 13 3/4 154 41 15 ENE 6 67 30 00 SSE 14 157 30 00 ENE 1/4 E 61/4 70 18 45 S by E 3/4 E 141 160 18 45 ENE 1/2 2 E 61/2 73 07 30 S by E 1/2 E 141/2 163 07 30 ENE 3/4 E 63/4 75 56 15 S by E 1/4 E 14 3/4 165 56 15 E by N 7 78 45 00 S by E 15 168 45 00 E 3/4 N 71/4 81 33 45 S 3/4 E 151/4 171 33 45 E 1/2 2 N 71/2 84 22 30 S 1/2 E 151/2 174 22 30 E /4 N 73/4 87 11 15 S 1/4 E 1534 177 11 15 28 THE COMPASS POINTS ANGULAR ANGULAR MEASURE POINTS MEASURE South to West West to North South 16 180 00 00 West 24 270 00 00 S 1/4 W 16 182 48 45 W 1/4 N 241/4 272 48 45 S 1/2 2 W 161/4 185 37 30 W 2 N 24 1/2 275 37 30 S 3/4 W 163 188 26 15 W 3 /4 N' 243/4 278 26 15 S by W 17 191 15 00 W by N 25 281 15 00 S by W 1/4 W 171 194 03 45 WNW 3/4 W 251/4 284 03 45 S by W 1/2 2 W 17 1/2 196 52 30 WNW 1% 2 W 25 1/2 286 52 30 S by W 3 W 17 superscript(3) 199 41 15 WNW /4 1/ W 253/4 289 41 15 SSW 18 202 30 00 WNW 26 292 30 00 SSW 1/4 W 18 1/4 205 18 45 NW by W 3/4 W. 261/4 295 18 45 SSW 1/2 W 18 1/2 208 07 30 NW by W 1/2 1/2 W. 26 1/2 298 07 30 SSW 3/4 W 183/4 210 56 15 NW by W 1/4 W. 2634 300 56 15 SW by S 19 213 45 00 NW by W 27 303 45 00 SW 3/4 S 191/4 216 33 45 NW 3/4 W 27 1/4 306 33 45 SW 1/2 S 19 1/2 219 22 30 NW 1/2 W 27 1/2 309 22 30 SW 1/4 S 1934 222 11 15 NW 1/4 /4 W 27 3/4 311 11 15 SW 20 225 00 00 NW 28 315 00 00 SW 1/4 W 201/4 227 48 45 NW 1/4 /4 N 28 1/4 317 48 45 SW 1/2 W 201/2 230 37 30 NW 1/2 N 28 1/2 320 37 30 SW 3/4 W 203/2024 233 26 15 NW 3/4 N 283/4 323 26 15 SW by W 21 236 15 00 NW by N 29 326 15 00 SW by W 1/4 W 211 239 03 45 NNW 3/4 W 291/4 329 03 45 SW by W 1/2 W 211 241 52 40 NNW 1/2 W 291/2 331 52 30 SW by W 3/4 W. 21 3/2 244 41 15 NNW 1/4 W 293/4 334 41 15 WSW 22 247 30 00 NNW 30 337 30 00 WSW 1/4 W 221 250 18 45 N by W 3/4 W 301/4 340 18 45 WSW 1/2 W 22 1/2 253 07 30 N by W 1/2 W 301/2 343 07 30 WSW 3/4 W 22 3/4 255 56 15 N by W 1/4 1/4 W 303/4 345 56 15 W by S 23 258 45 00 N by W 31 348 45 00 W S 231 261 33 45 N 3/4 W 311/4 351 33 45 W 2 S 23 1/2 264 22 30 N 1/2 W 311/2 354 22 30 W S 23 3/4 267 11 15 N 1/4 W 31 3/4 357 11 15 North 32 360 00 00 29 TIDE TABLES Northeast Harbor, Maine 1949 Eastern Standard Time July DAY HIGH Low DAY HIGH Low 1 1:54 8:20 16 2:27 8:53 14:25 20:44 14:54 21:16 2 2:45 9:13 17 3:12 9:38 15:15 21:41 15:39 22:07 18 4:01 10:26 3 3:41 10:08 16:28 22:59 16:13 22:41 19 4:54 11:17 4 4:41 11:07 17:19 23:54 17:12 23:42 20 5:48 5 5:42 18:13 12:10 18:13 12:07 21 6:45 0:49 6 6:45 0:44 19:07 13:04 19:12 13:05 22 7:40 1:42 19:58 13:56 7 7:46 1:44 20:10 14:04 23 8:32 2:33 20:49 14:46 8 8:45 2:42 21:05 15:00 24 9:22 3:22 21:38 15:35 9 9:41 3:36 25 10:09 4:08 21:57 15:52 22:24 16:21 10 10:33 4:27 26 10:54 4:52 22:46 16:42 23:11 17:07 11 11:20 5:15 27 11:40 5:37 23:32 17:29 23:57 17:54 12 6:00 28 6:22 12:05 18:14 12:25 18:41 13 0:17 6:43 29 0:45 7:09 12:47 18:59 13:08 19:31 14 0:59 7:26 30 1:34 7:57 13:29 19:43 14:02 20:23 15 1:42 8:10 31 2:25 8:48 14:11 20:29 14:53 21:18 The hours of the day are numbered consecutively from 0 to 23. 12 is Noon. All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon. Tide turns in the Western Way two hours before and in the Eastern Way two hours after the time of change in Northeast Harbor. 30 TIDE TABLES Northeast Harbor, Maine 1949 Eastern Standard Time August DAY HIGH Low DAY HIGH Low 1 3:19 9:48 16 3:19 9:40 15:48 22:15 15:42 22:15 2 4:17 10:44 17 4:10 10:32 16:48 23:20 16:34 23:11 18 5:08 11:29 3 5:21 11:44 17:31 17:51 19 6:07 0:10 4 6:27 0:25 18:30 12:27 18:54 12:48 20 7:07 1:09 5 7:33 1:29 19:28 13:25 19:56 13:50 21 8:03 2:03 6 8:35 2:29 20:22 14:20 20:53 14:47 22 8:55 2:55 21:14 15:11 7 9:30 3:24 21:44 15:40 23 9:44 3:42 22:02 15:59 8 10:19 4:13 22:31 16:27 24 10:30 4:28 22:50 16:46 9 11:01 4:57 25 11:16 5:12 23:13 17:10 23:36 17:32 10 11:40 5:38 26 5:58 23:52 17:53 12:01 18:20 11 6:16 27 0:24 6:44 12:18 18:31 12:48 19:09 12 0:31 6:54 28 1:12 7:32 12:55 19:12 13:37 20:00 13 1:10 7:32 29 2:04 8:24 13:33 19:53 14:29 20:55 14 1:50 8:12 30 2:58 9:19 14:13 20:32 15:24 21:55 15 2:33 8:54 31 3:58 10:20 14:56 21:22 16:25 23:00 The hours of the day are numbered consecutively from 0 to 23. 12 is Noon. All hours greater than 12 are in the afternoon. Tide turns in the Western Way two hours before and in the Eastern Way two hours after the time of change in Northeast Harbor. 31 INTERNATIONAL CODE FLAGS AND PENNANTS NUMERAL A L W PENNANTS B M X 1 C N Y 2 D Z 3 E P REPEATERS 4 F 5 First Repeater G R 6 H S Second Repeater 7 I T 8 Third Repeater J U CODE AND 9 ANSWERING PENNANT K V O