THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET 0 RACING INSTRUCTIONS 1940 EXTRACTS FROM THE OFFICIAL RACING RULES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN YACHT RACING UNION PART I. MANAGEMENT OF RACES RULE I General Authority of Race Committee All races and the yachts sailing therein shall be under the direction of the Race Committee of the Club under whose auspices the races are sailed. All matters shall be under their control, and all questions which arise respecting such races shall be subject to their decision. The decisions of the Race Committee shall be based upon these rules, SO far as they apply, but as no rules can be devised capable of meeting every incident and accident of sailing, the Race Committee shall keep in view the ordinary customs of the sea, and discourage all attempts to win the race by other means than fair sailing and superior speed and skill. RULE IV Power of the Race Committee SECTION 7. The Race Committee may refuse to accept any entry made after the specified time of closing, and they may, if considered expedient, reject any entry at any time. RULE V Sailing Instructions SECTION 3. The Race Committee may change the courses or amend the instructions, provided notice of such change is given to each yacht before the warning signal is made. RULE VII Shortening the Course *The Race Committee may shorten the course during the race and the hoisting of Code Flag "M" and two blasts of the whistle or other proper device, or two guns fired shall show that the race is to be finished with the round about to be com- pleted or at the mark where the Race Committee's boat is stationed when giving the signal, and the time allowance, if any, shall be proportionately reduced. * See page 5. 9 RULE VIII Time of Race Limited SECTION 2. One yacht finishing within the prescribed time constitutes a race for her class, and other yachts in that class finishing later shall, in the absence of the Race Committee, take their own times upon passing the mark at the finish within such distance as may be specified in the Sailing Instructions, and report it to the Race Committee within twenty-four hours. PART II. SAILING RULES RULE XIV When Amenable to Part II of the Racing Rules A yacht shall be amenable to Part II of the Racing Rules from the time the preparatory signal for her class is made, and shall continue SO until she has finished and her entire hull and spars are clear of the finish line. RULE XXVII Start and Recall SECTION 3. Yachts whose preparatory signal has not been made must keep clear of yachts whose preparatory signal has been made. Yachts whose preparatory signal has not been made must at all times keep clear of any restricted area about the starting line established by the Race Committee. Recall Signal SECTION 5. 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. (N. E. H. Revision.) SECTION 6. A yacht so returning, or one working into position from the wrong side of the line after her starting signal has been made, must keep clear of and give way to all com- peting yachts whose starting signal has been made. SECTION 7. A yacht starting after the signal for the start of the next class has been made, shall, in starting, keep clear of and give way to yachts starting during their specified starting intervals. 10 RULE XXVIII Government Marks *All Government Marks and Aids to Navigation not used as turning marks shall be passed on the channel side and shall be deemed marks of the course unless the instructions specify otherwise. When used as turning marks and there is an accompanying buoy, the accompanying buoy may be disre- garded and passed on either hand unless the instructions for the race specify otherwise. RULE XXIX Definitions 1. CLOSE-HAULED AND FREE. (a) Close-Hauled. A yacht is close-hauled when sailing by the wind as close as she can lie with advantage in working to windward. (b) Free. A yacht not sailing close-hauled, as defined above, and not in the wind, is sailing free. 2. LUFFING. A yacht is luffing when she SO alters her course as to sail a course more nearly into the wind. 3. CLEAR AHEAD AND CLEAR ASTERN. A yacht is clear astern of another when all her hull and equipment is abaft all the other yacht's hull and equipment, judged by the course which the two yachts are sailing. The other is clear ahead. 4. OVERLAP. An overlap between two yachts exists when they are sailing approximately the same course and neither has her bowsprit end (or stem if she has no bowsprit) abaft the other yacht's boom end or counter, judged by the course which the two yachts are sailing. 5. RISK OF COLLISION. The phrase "Risk of Collision" is used in the widest sense, and yachts must be considered to be "approaching SO as to involve risk of collision" whenever either of two cannot with perfect safety be navigated without any regard to the prox- limity of the other. * See also page 6. 11 For example, generally speaking, two yachts cannot be navigated without any regard to each other unless either or both can at any moment turn a complete circle with helm hard over either way without fouling the other. When there is any doubt, risk of collision is to be presumed to exist. 6. OVERTAKING. Of two yachts sailing the same, or nearly the same course, one which is clear astern of the other begins to rank as over- taking yacht as soon as she comes anywhere within range of risk of collision, and continues SO to rank until she either- 1. Draws clear ahead; and then she begins to rank as overtaken yacht. 2. Draws clear abreast by widening out beyond range of risk of collision. 3. Falls astern beyond range of risk of collision. 4. One or both of the yachts tack. (A jibe is not a tack within the meaning of this rule.) The obligation of proving that she has drawn clear lies on the late overtaking yacht. No question of overtaking can arise unless the yachts are sailing approximately the same course (a luff by one of the yachts under Rule XXX, clause (B), does not count as a dif- ference of course in this connection). 7. PROPER COURSE. During the existence of overtaking conditions the proper course is prima facie nothing to leeward of full and by if on a wind, or of the next mark if the wind be free; but there may be conditions of tide or circumstances, other than the desire to hinder the competitor overtaking to leeward, which justify a more leeward course, in this case the responsibility for proving the justification for such a leeward course would lie upon the weather yacht. RULE XXX Right of Way When one yacht is approaching another yacht, SO as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep clear of the other as follows: Overtaking (A) A yacht overtaking another shall keep out of the way of the overtaken yacht. 12 (B) If the overtaking yacht steers a course to pass the overtaken yacht on the side opposite to that on which the latter then carries her main boom, the latter may luff from her course, head to wind if she pleases, to prevent the former pass- ing her to windward, until she is in such position that her bowsprit end, or stem if she has no bowsprit, would strike the overtaking yacht abaft the main shrouds, after which she may maintain her course, but may luff no further. In cases of doubt as to the right of the leeward yacht to luff, the windward yacht must respond to the luff, and protest if she thinks fit. (C) A yacht must never bear away out of her proper course to hinder an overtaking yacht passing her to leeward. The overtaking yacht, if to leeward, must not luff SO as to interfere ("inter- fere" is used in the sense of interference through actual contact) with the windward yacht or cause her to alter her course, until she ranks as an overtaken yacht. The lee side shall be considered that on which the leading yacht of the two carries her main boom at the time she ceases to be clear ahead. Meeting, Crossing and Converging These clauses are framed particularly to avoid collision and the yacht which by rule has to keep out of the way must always do SO (see clause [K]). Before the starting signal is given there are no restrictions upon the manœuvring of the yachts other than the provisions of Rules XXX, XXXI and XXXII, and the yacht holding right of way may alter course in any reasonable manner (but a luff SO sudden that it cannot be easily responded to would not be considered reasonable). As soon as the starting signal is given, the yachts must sail a course consistent with the intention of crossing the line, but in all other respects the only restrictions on manœuvring are those provided in Rules XXX, XXXI, and XXXII. After crossing the line the only restrictions upon manœuvring are those provided in Rules XXX, XXXI and XXXII. * Interpret without regard, or disregarding portion in parenthesis. In other words, "causing another yacht to alter her course" is a foul and actual contact is not essential. 13 (D) A yacht which has the wind free shall keep out of the way of one which is close-hauled. (E) A yacht which is close-hauled on the port tack shall keep out of the way of one which is close- hauled on the starboard tack. (F) When both yachts have the wind free on different sides, and neither can claim the rights of a yacht being overtaken, the yacht which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other. (A yacht is deemed to have the wind on the side opposite to that on which she is carrying her mainboom.) (G) When both yachts have the wind free on the same side, and neither can claim the rights of a yacht being overtaken, the yacht to the windward shall keep out of the way of the yacht to lee- ward. (H) When two yachts, both close-hauled on the same tack, are converging by reason of the leeward yacht holding a better wind, and neither can claim the rights of a yacht being overtaken then the yacht to windward shall keep out of the way. Altering Course (I) A yacht may not tack SO as to involve probability of collision with another yacht unless she can gather proper way on her new tack before a colli- sion would occur; nor SO as to involve prob- ability of collision with another yacht which, owing to her position, cannot keep out of the way. A yacht which tacks SO close in front of another as to cause the latter to alter course to avoid a collision before the former has gathered proper way must be disqualified. (K) When by any of the above clauses one yacht has to keep out of the way of another, the latter (subject to clause [B]) shall not alter course SO as to prevent her doing so. Although the right of way yacht is not bound to hold her course, she must not SO alter it as to mislead or baulk the other, in the act of keeping out of the way. A yacht may be disqualified on a protest arising out of a breach of any of these clauses whether a collision result or not. 14 RULE XXXI Giving Room at Marks or Obstructions to Sea-Room If an overlap exists between two yachts when both of them, without tacking, are about to pass an obstruction to sea-room, or a mark on the required side, the outside yacht must give room to the yacht in danger of fouling such mark or obstruction, whether she be the windward or leeward yacht, provided the yachts are overlapping on actually reaching such mark or ob- struction. An overtaking yacht shall not be justified in at- tempting to establish an overlap, and thus force a passage between the leading yacht and the mark or obstruction, after the latter has reached it or altered her course for the purpose and in the act of rounding it. A craft under way (including another yacht racing), of which the yacht concerned has to keep out of the way, ranks as an obstruction for the purpose of this or the following rule. Rule XXXI makes exception to Rule XXX only SO far as to require the outer yacht, although otherwise holding right of way under the later rule, to allow the inner yacht room if her overlap has been made in proper time. In all other respects Rule XXX remains in full force. As an example, a leading yacht may tack round a mark or obstruction only when she can do SO and clear the yacht astern, just as she would be required to do if she made her tack in open sea without any mark or obstruction being there. In all protests under this rule the onus of proof that the overlap has been made in proper time rests with the yacht that previously had been astern. RULE XXXII Close-Hauled, Approaching an Obstruction to Sea-Room or a Mark If two yachts are standing close-hauled on the same tack towards the shore, or an obstruction to sea-room which requires the leeward yacht to alter her course to clear it, and if she is not able to tack without coming into collision with the yacht to windward; the latter shall, on being hailed by the person in charge of the leeward yacht, at once allow her room to tack. A yacht SO claiming room shall be bound to tack immediately her hail is responded to. If the leeward yacht elects to clear the obstruction by bearing away she shall allow the windward yacht room to do the same if she SO desires. But if the ob- 15 struction is a mark of the course the leeward yacht has not the right to SO hail the other about if that other can herself pass the mark without tacking. Although it is only in this rule that a hail is mentioned, other situations may arise in which under Rule I a hail should be given before making an alteration of course which may not be foreseen by the other yacht. RULE XXXIII Fouling or Improperly Rounding Marks A yacht must go fairly around the course, rounding the series of marks as specified in the instructions, and in rounding each specified mark her track from the preceding to the follow- ing mark must enclose it on the required side. A yacht shall not touch a mark of the course unless wrongfully compelled to do SO by another yacht. A yacht which has touched a mark of the course must immediately either abandon the race or hoist a protest signal. Every essential or ordinary above water part of any object named as mark, counts as a mark, but no part below water, nor any object accidentally or temporarily attached to the mark. RULE XXXIV Marks of the Course A mark is any vessel, boat, buoy or other object used to indicate the course but does not become a mark of the course until the preceding mark, if any, has been rounded or passed. The marks of the starting line are marks of the course from the making of the preparatory signal for each class, but there is no required side until after the starting signal has been made. Every mark rounded or passed remains a mark of the course until the next mark has been passed. A mark, until it becomes a mark of the course as above defined. shall be an obstruction to sea-room. (See under "Marks of the Course," page 5.) RULE XXXV Fouling Competing Yachts If a yacht, through failure to observe any of these rules, shall foul another yacht, or cause other yachts to foul, she shall be disqualified. 16 RULE XLVI Hearings by Race Committee SECTION 1. The Race Committee shall promptly notify the owner of a protested yacht or his representative of the receipt of a protest and the rule or rules alleged to have been violated, and shall arrange for a hearing thereon as soon as possible. Due notice of such hearing shall be given to the owners of the yachts involved or their representatives. (See under "PROTESTS," page 5.) RULE XLVII Disqualification Without Protest Should it come to the knowledge of the Race Committee or should it have reasonable grounds to believe that a com- petitor in a race has in any way infringed these rules, it shall have the power to disqualify such competitor without protest, but only after notice has been given as hereinafter provided and after a hearing at which the owner of the yacht involved or his representative shall have the right to be present and sub- mit such evidence as he may deem necessary. Notice of pro- posed action by the Race Committee under this rule must be given to the owner of the yacht believed to have infringed and the time and place of the hearing thereon. Notice of proposed action, based upon an infringement of the sailing rules, must be given prior to 6 P. M. of the week-day following the race in question. FLEET HEADQUARTERS Fleet Headquarters are established in the village at North- east Harbor, where a telephone is installed. The Secretary, Race Committee, will be glad to answer questions. ARNOLD W. LUNT, Secretary. Race Committee, Northeast Harbor. 17 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 Class A; or start Class A. B Class B; or start Class B. C Race is off for all classes. (Two Guns.) D Class MDI; or start Class MDI. 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 Class A Lawley boats; or start Class A Lawley boats. * M Finish here. (Two Guns.) O "Mark has shifted; this vessel is the mark." P Preparatory. R Class A Rice boats; or start Class A Rice boats. S Class S; or start Class S. 0 Bullseye Class; or start Bullseye Class. W Warning. White Committee Boat end of the starting line. CRUISING CLUB RATING RULE I. TIME ALLOWANCE: LOA LWL PL (Preliminary Length) 2 LOA PB (Preliminary Beam) 4 If PB is greater than actual maximum beam, add the differ- ence to PL to get rate. If PB is less than actual maximum beam, subtract the difference from PL to get rate. * See page 9. 18 II. RIG ALLOWANCE: Yachts will receive time allowance computed upon the following percentages of their rate as above determined. Jib Headed Sloops and Cutters rate at 100% of rate. Gaff Sloops and Cutters, Jib Headed Yawls, Staysail Rigged Schooners, rate at 96% of rate. Gaff Yawls, Schooners with Gaff Foresails and Jib Headed Mainsails, rate at 93% of rate. Jib Headed Ketches and Gaff Schooners rate at 90% of rate. Gaff Ketches rate at 87% of rate. III. PROPELLER ALLOWANCES: 1. Folding propellers such as Herreshoff supplies 1%. 2. Feathering propeller off center 2%. 3. Feathering propeller on center 3%. 4. Two-blade solid propeller 4%. 5. Three-blade solid propeller 8%. 19 RACING SCHEDULE 1940 JULY RACES Friday July 5, Tuning-up Race Tuesday July 9, Tuning-up Race Friday July 12, 1st Series Race Tuesday July 16, 2nd Series Race Friday July 19, 3rd Series Race Tuesday July 23, 4th Series Race *Thursday July 25, July Cruise Friday July 26, July Cruise *Monday July 29, Southwest Harbor Ocean Race (In case of postponement, sailed Saturday, August 3rd.) Tuesday July 30, 5th and final Series Race AUGUST RACES *Thursday August 1, Seamanship Race (Postponement date, August 10) Friday August 2, 1st Series Race *Monday August 5, Bullseye and Seaman's Races (Postponement date, August 12) Tuesday August 6, 2nd Series Race *Wednesday August 7, Seal Harbor Regatta (Postponement date, August 8) Friday August 9, 3rd Series Race Tuesday August 13, 4th Series Race *Wednesday August 14, Team Races Thursday August 15, Team Races Friday August 16, 5th Series Race *Saturday August 17, George Davenport Hayward Cup Race (Postponement date, August 19) Tuesday 19. August 20, 6th Series Race ed.Friday 21 August 23, 7th Series Race Monday August 26, 8th and final Series Race *Monday August 26, Annual Meeting Tuesday August 27, Lawrence Dickey Team Races *Wednesday August 28, August Cruise Thursday August 29, August Cruise Friday August 30, August Cruise Monday September 2, Labor Day Regatta * Details to be sent out in special notices. 20 THE NORTHEAST HARBOR FLEET THE NORTHEAST HARBOR SCHOONER CLASS The following conditions will govern The Northeast Harbor Schooner Class-sometimes referred to as Class Z: I. The Class is limited to auxiliary schooner yachts of the cruising type not less than 40 feet nor more than 50 feet over all length and not less than 30 feet nor more than 35 feet water line length. II. Yachts in the Class are permitted to carry working sails and light sails. III. Yachts in the Class must carry normal cruising equip- ment including two anchors, compass, cushions, mattresses, cooking equipment and one non-collapsible boat. IV. Yachts in the Class must carry propellers in place. V. Yachts in the Class may not carry more than one paid hand. This paid hand must not handle the wheel. 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. CLASS A-RULES AND STANDARDS 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 de- signed by Edwin A. Boardman in 1911, and built by George Lawley & Son Corp. (Nos. I 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 or without the entire Class, as the occasion dictates) to discuss all matters pertinent to the well-being of Class A and the Northeast 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 21 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 Measurer, 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 infringement of these rules by any member of the Class of another yacht in the Class at any time during any series, prior to reporting the infringement to the Race Committee. The Class Captain shall have the right, if he deems it necessary, to make an immediate inspection. G. To see that an Official Record of all measurements of all Class A boats, with dates of inspections and other pertinent information is kept available to members of the Class at Fleet Headquarters on a Bulletin Board for Class A, or elsewhere convenient to members but with as little bother to the Fleet Secretary as possible. 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 mainsail 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 sailmakers. 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 22 them inspected and measured either by the Fleet Measurer or the Class Committee PRIOR TO BEING BENT, to insure consistency and continuity of standards. Any owner failing to have new sails checked as stated above will be subject to dis- qualification 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, provided 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 dimen- sion. 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 what- ever 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. 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. 23 The point of attachment of the spinnaker on the spin- naker 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 requires 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 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, bedding, stove, etc., must be carried on board This is ob- viously a matter of good sportsmanship and should be SO con- sidered at all times. It would be both foolish and difficult to in any way enforce 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 remem- bered that in case of accident or getting lost or separated from 24 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 regula- tion, it cannot be applied frequently enough to warrant the expense incurred. Revised by the Class Committee in 1934. 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". Diameter: at deck, 41"; 16' from deck, 41"; at shoulder, 31" B. Boom: Black spruce or western fir (solid). Length, 18' 11". Diameter: 11' 0" from mast, 31"; at ends, 21" C. Gaff: Black spruce or western fir (solid). Length, 13' 6" (mast to end). Diameter: 8' 0"; from mast, 23"; at ends, 21". D. Spinnaker pole: Pine, spruce, or western fir (solid). Length (mast to point of attachment), 10'0". Diameter: middle, 21"; ends, E. Jib pole: Pine, spruce, or western fir (solid). Length, 5' 0". Diameter: (greatest), III. STANDING RIGGING: A. Jib stay, and shrouds: 1" gal. plough steel or stainless steel. B. Backstays: 1" gal. plough steel (or 3 2/2 16") stainless steel. C. Throat strap: 1" gal. plough steel or stainless steel. D. Peak bridle: "3" or 1" flex. gal. plough or stainless 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. 25 RECOMMENDATIONS I. HARDWARE: Highest grade bronze, or stainless steel. II. TRACK AND SLIDES: 5," 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. CLASS B-RULES (Revised Aug. 14, 1934) I. WHAT BOATS QUALIFY: Crowninshield 171-foot knockabouts, gaff rigged, of the Islesboro, Manchester, North Haven, or Bar Harbor type (i.e., with or without self-bailing cockpit, but all the same bull and sail design). II. CLASS ORGANIZATION: There shall be elected by the Class, at a meeting before the first of September each year, a Class Captain who will appoint two other members of the Class as a committee to serve with him in the enforcement and revision of these regu- lations. The Class Captain may reappoint new members to take the place of members resigning for any reason. Members will be expected to notify the Class Captain before July 1st if they are unable to be at Mt. Desert for a given summer, as in that case their resignation will be automatic. Duties of the Class Captain and his committee: A. To be responsible for the organization of the Class and to act as a liaison between the Class and the Race Committee B. To see that all members of the Class have copies of the Class Rules and to act as a measuring and inspection com- mittee to make sure that they are complied with. The com- mittee will have the power to report to the Race Committee for disqualification of any yacht infringing these rules after she has had reasonable time to correct the infringement. 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REF 20 16 40 7 Spurling Rk 18 21 2 8 32 70 149 30m 48 47 19 . 16 91 111 155 C ES 16 1:16 24 84A 14 21 28. 41 14 29 119 Bn 16 LITTLE B 57 24 17 26 10 31 700 23 S3 20 23 Hadlock 5 Harding Ledge 27th rky 21 8 rilg COY Cover 34 Spurling Pt 15 CRANBERRY I 66 136 10 88 sft 89 46 20 8 15 6 Long 4 61 15 12 13 rky 100 31 4 33 25 10 143 10 71 37 14 14 9 18 CRANBERRY ICG Preble 15 85 23 2 3 26 22 Cove 2. 17 25 134 28 2f 17 20 16 8 5 32 53 II 21 6 97 14 2 13 10 4 8 22 16 OF 5 9 28 3 5 II rky 13 60 5 21 4 9 25 9 23 4 14 9 ISIA 48 L 13 3 16 26 23 20 126 2 7 Sea Wall 17. rky 8 11 24 Great Head 22 93 rky 20 8 II rky 3 10 139 15 31 10 16 3 5 10 8 22 20 12 15 2 Grs 10 14 31 47 35 2 121 9 81 15 2 17 2 16 6 10 5 2 on 20 13 ak 60 19 15 12 16 12 TEM 17 10 15 FLev90sec. 25 123 edge 105ft vis 16 m ! 16 37 23 8 12 REF Deadman Pt. Ri 28 36 50 2> Island rky 16 15