Yachting: Volume 60, Issue 4 – October 1936

OCTOBER, 1936 35 Great Britain Recaptures Yachting Monthly Cup | By JOHN BLACK Right, the start of the first race, with “Lady Nell” (No. 402) and “Prince Charming,” the de- fender. Below, “Lady Nell,” the British entry, sncoenatmmcencste sienna tensenscomepigaimte which won the series. At bottom, “Blue Chip,” the American contestant “| tar Model Yacht Lady Neil, British champion for 1936, recaptured the world’s championship from Norway which won the title last year. This year the races were held at Gosport, England, August 6th to 8th, with five nations competing. The defender, Prince Charming, was designed and skippered by her owner, Sam O. Berge, of Grimstad, Norway. Walter Ploen, of Bekkelager, Norway, was mate. The challengers were Lady Nell, representing the British Empire, designed by W. H. Davey, Bourneville, owned and sailed by Alfred J. Jones, of Gosport, with his son Fred W. Jones as mate. Altazr, the French entry, was designed and sailed by her owner, H. Boussy, of Paris, with George Milford-Cottam of London as mate. The German entry, Germania, was designed by J. Meyer, of Berlin, and was owned and sailed by Hans Siemsen, of Hamburg, with J. H. Catterall, of Fleetwood, as mate. Representing the United States, was Blue Chip, designed by Harry Richardson, of Boston, and owned and sailed by W. G. Bithell with John Black as mate, both of Boston. The weather conditions were far from satisfactory for a true test of sailing. Only the first round gave a windward and leeward course, the others being sailed with the sheets lifted. Under these conditions, the American entry showed much speed and kept in second place until the last day when the wind became very light and variable. For the first two days the racing was keen and the scores close. , The first round was sailed in a ten-knot wind from SW, giving a good beat and run, and Lady Nell made a perfect score of 20 points. Prince Charming and Germania, both using the vane steering gear, found plenty of trouble in control. Blue Chip reduced the course record, made by Bostonia V, in 1932, of 2:17, to 2:083%. In the afternoon the wind increased in strength, and Lady Nell, Altair, and Germania reduced sail to second suits. A shift of wind allowed sheets to be started and Blue Chip and Prince Charming used Genoa jibs. The end of the round found Britain leading with the U.S.A., Norway and France close behind. Germany failed to secure a point, Germania, a finely modeled craft, being much too heavy in construction and fittings for good sailing. On the second round the breeze increased to 15 knots and Blue Chip again broke the record down wind, this time in 2:0514. A heavy drizzle, with squalls that reached a velocity of 25 knots, made sailing uncomfortable. Several close finishes were made in this round, Britain holding the lead. The wind moderated for the third round but kept veering from WSW to SSE. Lady Nell, on a windward board, was tacked into Blue Chip and broke her turnbuckle and when tacked offshore her mast went by the board. Repairs were made quickly but her trim was lost. Next day an eight-knot breeze from N by W gave a broad reach down and a close reach back. The north bank proved fatal to many as it (Continued on page 106) YACHTING 6 power, 30mm , | Binocular | $72 > (10 Other i )=©6Models) attempt the harbor by the light of dawn. Or should we try to take our six feet of draft into Echo Bay at all risks, even though none of us had ever seen it from the water side before? Bill’s condition was the answer to that question. We had to get him to a doctor. 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As it came abeam we realized that a channel opened between it and a complementary white occulting light. Beyond was an anchorage of small boats. The lights of New Rochelle illuminated the sky above. Echo Bay at last. There was no longer any doubt. When the hook was down and the motor cut off, relief was general. With the dinghy full of sleeping youngsters, overwrought feminine nerves and the semi-conscious Bill, I pulled for the float. No navigator could have felt greater pride in making a landfall. When the China Clipper hit Hawaii “on the nose” the feeling of gratification could hardly have equaled mine, First voyage, strange boat, unfamiliar waters, inadequate charts, and dark. Yet here we were in Echo Bay, exactly as advertised. Simple for an old-timer perhaps, but an intricate piece of navigation for a novice. Life had its compensations after all. As we neared the float, I looked around. A uniformed attendant stood where no uniform should have been. A queer sensation came over me. I thought of the amateur navigator who, when he shot the sun in mid-Atlantic, discovered that he was in Kansas City. “Would you be good enough to tell us where we are?’’ I hailed. “Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont Harbor,” replied the uniform. BOAT SAILING for BEGINNERS By G. P. RANKEN This book is written with the object of giving in plain, non-technical + + + language all the elemen- Bill’s trouble was diagnosed as “‘heart”’ from which he recovered a month later. The personnel of the Larchmont Yacht Club were most courteous and helpful and they have our sincere gratitude. tary details that it is Betty found the lower left corner of No. 222 on the bookcase at home, right where it had been left in my haste the morning before. The mysterious flashing red light was at the entrance to Larchmont Harbor, of course. It was indicated as white on the old chart which was later found to bear the date of 1921. 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The wind lightened to eight knots and the sailing again became close, many boards being won by inches. The vane gear in Prince Charming began to work perfectly and she took five out of six windward boards from Lady Nell. Blue Chip and Prince Charming were having a real battle, with the Blue Chip still leading by a single point. On the sixth round Lady Nell was able to score her usual average of 15 points out of a possible 20. Germania had several close races but could score only three more points. Once, while under the north bank, her vane gear got stuck and she made three complete turns before she found her head. Altair, in the reaching winds, made many points. The score was: Britain, 89; U.S.A., 70; Norway, 69; France, 64; Germany, 8. On the last day there was not a breath of air at 9:30 a.m., when the race was scheduled to start, and it was not until 3:00 p.m. that a very light breeze sprang up from the NW and racing was resumed. This gave a broad reach and a close lay. With the wind very unsteady, it was impossible to keep the same trim twice. Under these conditions Blue Chip lost several boards by narrow margins, scoring only two points for the round. The wind hauled to the SW and became very light so that the boats had no steerageway at times. Both Prince Charming and Altair picked up points and passed Blue Chip. The final score was: British Empire, Lady Nell, 104 points; Norway, Prince Charming, 83; France, Altair, 76; U.S.A., Blue Chip, 72; Germany, Germania, 15. New and Revised Edition By ALEX. W. MOFFAT Offering suggestions which may lighten the cook’s responsibilities. Encouraging variety in. menus and systematization in their prepara- tion. As valuable in the small kitchen or kitch- enette as the boat galley. Norway Wins Allan Forbes Cup One of the The open water race for the Allan Forbes Cup was held Sunday, August 9th, off Haslar Wall. Each nation was represented. 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