CCA Yearbook 1925

Bu R C. EE

COMMOOORC

VICE COMMODORE

THE CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA

The Cruis ing Club of America was launched in th e winter of 192 1-22 b y a group of yachtsmen interested in cruising and the development of the c ruis ing type of yacht. It was felt that this branch of the sport never had attained the position it deserves in a country so rich in sea-going tradition a nd w h ose natural advantages a re so p eculiarly favorable to cruisin g, p ossibly because of the fact that there never has b een a ny concerted action b y cruising enthusiasts.

The yacht clubs of the country h ave made racing a lar ge part of their activities and there are several inter-club associa tions devoted to the advancement of this b ranch of yachting, but th ere never h as been in this country an organization comparable, for example, to the Royal Cruising C lub, which, in the last forty years , has done so much toward making cruising a national instit uti on in Great Britain.

And so the Cruising Club o f America was launch ed and it was but natu ral that its founders, familiar as they were with the work of the Royal Cruising Club, should have moulded it somewhat along the lines of the older organization.

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Permanent

headquarters

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all

records kept at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer who will be glad to see members and furnish information at any time.

Secretary-Treasurer

EDWIN H. TUCKER I IO William St.,

New York

Phone Beekman 4963-4

OFFICERS 1925

Commodore

ROBERT N. BA VIER Vice-Commodore

JAMES K. BRUGLER, Jr. Secretary-Treasurer

EDWIN H . TUCKER Governing Board

Class of 1926 CLIFFORD D. MALLORY ALEXANDER W. MOFFAT JOHN PARKINSON

A. D. SEYMOUR, Jr. HENRY A. WISE WOOD Class of 1927 SYDNEY S. BREESE WILLIAM WASHBURN NUTTING MARTIN S. KA TTENHORN W . P. STEPHENS HERBERT L. STONE

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ST ANDING COMMITTEES

1925 Membership James K. Bru gler, Jr., Chairman A. D. Seymour, Jr.

Melville R . Smith

Butler Whiting

Cruising Information Samuel Wetherill, Chairman Allen T. Weeks

Thomas P. Hamm er

Henry A. Jackson

Alexander Neilson

\Valter H. Smith

Design and Construction H. E. McCormick, Chairman Charles D. Mower W. P . Stephens

Butler Whiting

H. H . Gordon, Jr. Awards

Henry A. Wise \Vood, Chairman Frank B. Draper Eldon Trimmingham Entertainment

Edward D. Payne, Chairman Herbert L. Stone G. N. Wallace Willard B. Cook Race

Charles A . Marsland, Chairman Alfred F. Masury

Charles D. Mowe r

Henry A . Jackson

Herbert L. Stone

Edwin H . Tucker Year Book

Henry A . Jackson, Chairman Edwin H. Tucker James K. Brugler, Jr.

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THE CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA, Jnc.

CONSTITUTION Adopted November 19, 1924.

I. NA1\1IE.

The nam e of this orga nization s hall be "The Cruising Club of America, Inc." II. OBJECT. The objects of this Club a r e to promote cru1s111g by amateurs, to encourage the developm e nt of suitab le types of cruising craft, to st imulat e inte res t in seamanship navigat ion and handling of sma ll vessels, to gather and keep on file all in formatio n which may be of assistance to members in cruis in g.

III. OFFICERS. Commodore, Vice Commodore, Rear Commodores, Secretary-Treasur er, who with t e n m emb ers sha ll constitute th e Go ve rning Board.

IV. DUTIES OF OFFICERS. The Comm odore shall be the general executive officer and preside at all me etings, Th e Vice Commodore shal l assist the Commodore in the discharge of his duti es and in hi s absence act in his st ead.

The Rear Commodores sha ll command their stations and perform suc h oth e r duti es as as s igned to th em by their s up e rior officers and the Governing Board.

Th e Secretary-Treas urer sha ll perform all the proper duti es pertaining to thos e offices.

The Governing Board shall have the powers of Directors and g eneral charge o f all matters pertaining to the management of the Club.

V. MEMBERSHIP. Any amateur who has prove n his ability to handl e and navigate a yac ht o r s mall vess e l, a nd has had s uffici e nt cruising experience, shall be eligibl e to memb ership.

A ll appl ications for m embe rship mu st be on fo rm s approve d by th e Governing Board. Applicant 's nam e must be proposed by one m emb er and seconded by two others 7

to whom he mu st be pe r sonall y k now n, and a leltcr from eac h must acco m1 a ny a pp li cat io n stati11g qu a lifications, and tha t t hey beli eve him to have had pr pe r c r uising e xp ·r ience. Appl ica nt w ill fil l in q ucs ti onai r e g ivi ng s uch in form atio n as is necess a ry to de t e r m in hi s qua lificat ion .

A fte r a ppr ova l of t he a pp lica ti o.1 by th e Co\·e rn i ng B ;1rd (o n re ceipt o f r eport fro m M -;mber s hip C m rn i tt e • i f o ne be ap poi nted) th e app li cant'.; nam e s ha ll b e s e nt to a ll membe rs a nd a t the expi ra tio n of thirt y days, the app l ican t may be admi tted to m e mb e rship by th e Gove rni ng Boa rd .

All res ig nati o ns mu s t b e in w ritin g a11d s •1Jl to t he Seer tar y-T r eas ur cr.

I. CLASS ES O F -IE M BE R SHIP. Th er e shall be three cl ass es o f m e mb e rship. reg ul ar. lif e and hon ora ry. A memb e r may beco m e a li i e m e mber by payme nt of the fee and th e reaft e r is ex e mpt ed t r om y ea rly dues. Honorary memb er s s ha ll hav e no v o t e nor h o ld office but otherwise shall enjoy all privil eges of r e g u la r members.

VII . INITIAT ION FEE. The initiation fee s hall be f ift een d o llar s, e xce p t th a t a mem be r who starts as a li fe me mb er s hall b e e x emp t fr m paym ent o f this fee . Life m embers hip fee s hall b e o n hundred dollars.

VIII. DU E S. Regular m embe rs sha ll pay ($10.00) ten doll a r s y ear ! • du es on election and thereaft e r on January first o f eac h year. i\;{embers whose du es ar c unpaid F ebruary first s hall ~1c notified by the Secre tary-Trea s ure r a nd if du es ar c still unpaid by March firs t, m e mb ers may be s usp e nd ed or dropped from the roll by the Governing Boa rd , but may be r einstated a t the ir di scr eti o n.

IX . MEETINGS. The Annual M ee ting shall be held the second Thursday in January of each year. The Fall M eeting shall be h e ld in October or Novemb e r of ea ch year on a d ate t o b e determined by th e Gov erning Boa rd. Sp ecia l M ee tings may be called by the Gov e rning Board and shall be called on writt en requ est of fi f tee n memb e rs. Governing Board shall mee t as often as th e y dee m necessary.

X. QUORUM. T we nt y-five m emb e rs pres ent in person or by pr oxy shall const itute a quorum at any m eeting o f th e Club. Five members s hall constitut e a quorum at any m eeting of the Gove rning Board.

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XI. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. At th e Fall M ee ting a Nominating Committee of five sha ll be el ecte d, none of whom shall be a m ember of the Governing B oard.

This Co mmi t t ee s hall nominate one candidate for each office to be bal lo ted for at the Annual M eeting, notifyi ng th e Secretary -Treas urer o f s am e not la t er than D ecember firs t.

All ind epende nt nominations mus t be fil ed with the Secr e tary-Treas urer at least t en days be fore t he date o f th e m ee t ing, and no ti ce o f sam e s hall be s e nt t o members by th e S ecretary-T reas urer, at leas t five days before the meet· ing.

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XII. TERM OF OFFICE. Commodore, Vice Co mmodore and Secretary-Treas urer shall be el ected at Annu a l M eeting and hold office for one ye ar or until e lect ion of t heir s ucce ssors.

Five m emb ers o f the Governing Board s ha ll be e lected at An nual Mee ting and hold office for t wo years or until election of their success o rs.

Vacanci es in e lecti ve o fticers s hall b e fill ed by the Gove rning Board a nd ho ld o ffice t ill next annual meet ing.

XII I. COMMITTEES. T he Governing Board s hall appo int such Committees as th ey d eem ne cessary.

XIV. STATIONS. T he chief station of the Club shall be in New York City. but wher eve r fou r or more m embers reside in a ny lo ca lity_ they may fo und a s tation. g iving not ice t o the Secretary, who shall no tify t he other members of th e Club.

Ea ch s ta ti o n s ha ll be und er com mand o f a R ear Commo dore elected by the members of the s tation.

XV. FLAG. The flag s ha ll be triangular in the us ua l pr oportion with white fie ld and a waved blu e stripe 20% of the hoist in width running through the ce nte r from hoi s t to point.

The Commodore's fl ag s hall be rectang ular in the usual proportions, and consist of t he Club F lag w it h th e o ut er t riangle corners in blue, with t hree white, five pointed stars placed laterall y in t he upper outer blue t riangle.

The Vice Commodore's flag s ha ll be similar to the Commodore's except that the outer triangles s hall be in r ed and have two five pointed white s tars in upp er outer red triangle.

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XVI. SEAL. The seal of the Club s hall be it s fl ag s u r ro un d ed by a double circular rop e bord er be t ween wh ich h a ll be th e lett ering on the uppe r pa r t "The Cr ui s i ng C l u b of A m e rica, Inc." a nd da te of fo unding "1922'' o n t he bo l t 111 .

XVII. EXPE N DIT U R ES. No expe nditures o f fund s nor contra c ts bi ndi ng Club shall be made except by auth o rizati o n of th e Gover nin g Board.

XVIII. EXPULS I ON OF MEMBERS. Every member on joining th e Club impli edl y unde rtakes to comply wit h t hi s Co nst ituti on a nd By-Laws a nd a ny r e fusal or neglect to do so, o r a ny co ndu ct unw o rthy of a gentleman or sailor, or inimi ca bl e to th e w e l fa r e o f t he Club, shall rend er such memb e r liab le to s us p e ns io n o r ex pulsion by a majority vote o f th e Gover nin g Board .

Notice of such propos ed action w it h r easo n th er efor e, must however be sent to the accus ~d m e mb e r by r eg iste red mai l to his last known addr ess a t lea s t thirt y d ays pri o r to the meeting, and acc used mt mb e r s hall have the right to be present at the mee ting w ith co uns e l.

XIX. SUSPENSION AND AMENDME N TS. This constitution cannot be sus p e nd ed und e r any circumstances but may be am end ed by a two thirds v o t e at Annual or Fall Meeting. · Proposed amendments mus t be in w riting si g ned b y fi ve members and sent to th e Secr e tary-Tr eas ur e r in tim e to he included in the notice of the m ee ting.

BY-LAWS Ado pted Nove mb er 19, 1924.

I. ORD E R OF BUSINESS. The order of bu s in ess at all Club m ee tings shall b e as follo ws: 10

Roll Call Minut es o[ prev io us meeting R e port of officers R eports of committees nfinishcd business E lec tions New business In case of dispute as to order or debate, Cushing's Manuel sh,d l govern.

II. NOTICES. No tic es of Annual and Fall Meetings s hall be sent to each 111 mb e r at least twenty days prev ious ther eto. Notice for A nnual M ·cling must contain report of om inating Committee. Notices o f spec ial meet ing sha ll be sent to eac h m embe r a t least fifteen days previous ther eto, and sha ll state in ·detail the subj ect s to be brought up for action and no other matters may be conside red.

III. APPEAL. A m ember sha ll have the ri g ht o f appeal to the Club, from a dec ision of the Governing Board, which may be overruled at the next regular meeting by a two-thirds vote of those prese nt, or by proxy. otice of such appeal must be stated fully in the call fo r the mee ting.

IV. VOTING. None but members shall be .allowed in the mee ting room during a me et ing of t he Club.

Every member prese nt when a motion is under consideration shall vot e thereon unless exc us ed by the presiding officer.

Proxi es must be in writing, signed, witnessed and fi led with the Secretary-Treas urer five days in advance of the meet ing.

V. AMENDMENT AND SUSPENSION. These By-Laws cannot be s uspended und er any circumstances but may be amended by a two-thirds vote at Annual or Fall Me eting.

Proposed amendments must be in writing signed by five membe rs and sent to the Secretary-Treasurer in time to be included in the notic e of th e meet ing.

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PAST OFFICERS

Commodore

WILLIAM WASHBURN NUTTING

1922

HERBERT L. STONE

1923

MARTIN S. KATIENHORN

1924

ROBERT N. BAVIER

1925

Vice.Commodore

JAMES K. BRUGLER, Jr.

1925

Secretary-Treasurer

SYDNEY S. BREESE

1922

SYDNEY S. BREESE

1923

EDWIN H. TUCKER

1924

EDWIN H. TUCKER

1925

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HONORARY MEMBERS ADDRESS

NAME

Capt. Robert A . Bartlett

Racquette Club, Washington, D. C.

Thomae Fleming Day

ELECTED

4 12 Eighth Ave., N. Y.

Alain J. Cerbault

11/ 13 / 24 Charter

1/ 8/24

Capt. Edward C. Kalbfus, U. S. N. Navy Yard, Phila., Pa.

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MEMBERS ADDRESS

NAME

Ackerly, S. Le Roy Alden, John Alker, James W. Amory, Harold Atkin, Wm. Atwater, Charles Atwater, David H. Atwater, John J. Austin, Harry

Northport, L. I. 1/ 12/ 23 Charte r 148 State St., Boston, Mass.

Cha rte r 13 I E. 46th St., N. Y. 18 Guild Rd., Dedha m, Mass. 7/ 27/ 22 Box 275, Huntington, L. I. 3 / 22/ 22 56 Wall St., N. Y. 9 / 26/ 24 Fall River, Mass.

Lifo 12/ / 23 I Broadway, N. Y. 10/ / 23 1835 David Whitney Bldg.

Detroit, Mich.

Bacon, Daniel Baekeland, Dr. L. H. Baker, Stephen D.

26 Beaver St., N. Y. Sung Rock, Yonkers, N. Y. 282 Manhattan Ave. N. Y. Life Baker, William E., Jr. I 05 W. 40th St., N. Y. Baldwin, F. W. Baddeck, Nova Scotia Baldwin, H. De Forest 25 Broadway, N. Y. Bannerman, David B. Bannerman, Frank

Bavier, Robert N. Benedict, R. P ., Jr. Bixby, Henry D. Bliss, Elmer J. Boal, Ayres

ELECTED

12/ 18/ 24

Charter Charter 1/ 12/ 23 I / I 2/ 23 Charter

1/ 12/ 23 I 5 Scotland Road Elizabeth, N. J. 12/ 13 / 23 Heathcote Road Scarsdale, N. Y. 12/ 13/ 23 3 7 Carlton Crescent New Rochelle, N. Y. 4/ 20 / 23 420 I So. Ashland Ave. Chicago, Ill. 4/ 14/ 25 Huntington, L. I. 4/ 3/ 24 1962 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.

4/ I 4/ 2 5 122 S. Michigan Blvd.

Chicago, Ill. Life 6 / 5 / 2 2 14

Bonn ell, C eo. P. P. Brayto n, Edward Breese, Sydney S. Brown, B. H. Inn ess Brug ler, James K., Jr. Byerly, Robert \V.

Port Chester, N. Y. 294 Prospect St., Fall River, Mass Port J eff erson, N. Y. 120 Broadway, N. Y. Belle Haven, Gree nwi ch , Conn .

I I 3 E. 3 I st St., N. Y.

Charter 2/ 1/ 25 Charter 12/ 13 / 23 Charter

I/ 8/ 24

Caesa r, William F.

48 Wes t Tier St., City Island, N. Y. 12/ 13 / 23 Clarke, Marcel T. 225 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, Ill. 7/ 20/ 23 Cobb, Charles K., Jr. 268 Summer St., Boston, Mass.

3/ 22/ 22 Coffin, Sarni. Barlow 5 Willa rd Pl. Hudson, N. Y. 1/ 12/ 23 I 3 6 Pe rkins St., Cole, J. F. Sommerville, Ma ss.

3/ 22/ 22 35 \V. 42nd St., N. Y. Cook, \Villard B. 5/ 11 / 22 270 Madison Ave., N. Y. Cooke, Carlton S. 4/ 20/ 23 20 W . 14 th St., N. Y. Cowl, Donald H. 12/ 18/ 24 40 Excha nge Pl., N. Y. Cuttin g, U. D. 5/ 1/ 24

Dana, Duncan Da vis, Charles G. Day, Arthur H .

D e Posch, Lionel A. Dickerson, John S. Doane, George B. Downs, Charles B.

41 Orne St., Marblehead, Mass.

Port \Vas hin gton, L. I. River & Lloyd Sts. New Haven, Conn.

4/ 20 / 23 Charter

1/ 12/ 23 22 William St., N. Y. 5/ 24 / 24 60 Beaver St., N. Y. 2/ 1/ 25 Box 5253, Boston, Mass. Life 1/ 12 / 23 I 6 I 5 Penn. Bldg., Phila., Pa. 2/ 9 / 23 15

On1ke, G e orge 8.

I 7 Ba t te ry Plac e , N . Y.

D rap e r, Frank B.

4 2 1 Kin g Av e. , City Is land, N. Y.

C h a rter

Du gga n , G e orge H .

Montrea l, C a n.

7/ 2; 22

Du rye e , Andr ew Barr

3 9 Lib e rty Ave., N e w Roch e lle, N. Y.

2/ 9 / 23

Dyer, Leona rd l-1 .

250 W . 5 7th St. , N. Y .

7/ 21 / 22

Emmons, N ath a niel F.

79 Milk St. , Bo ston, Mass .

6/ \ 5 / 22

F a rmer, Thom as Jr. 348 Amste rd a m Ave., N. Y. F a rn sworth, Dr. G. B. 25 40 A rlington Rd., Cle veland, Ohio

5/ 24/24

I/ 8/ 24 5/ 20 / 23

F e n g er, Frederick

Rum G agge r Farm , Cohas set, M as s.

Forb es, D r. A lexand e r

Mi lto n, M ass .

Fo rd, Ell s worth Ford, Hobart

69 W as hi ng ton Pl., N. Y. Ry e , N. Y.

4/ 3 / 25 1/ 24/ 23 8/ 2/22

Foster, C. H. W.

50 State St., Boston, Mass.

Charter

Cade, Frederick

Pre m ium Point Park, New Roch e lle , N. Y.

3/ '/23

Geary, L. E.

1-2 Pie r On e , Seattle, Wash. 3/ 22/22

Gordon, Henry H., Jr. I 072 Carroll St. , Brooklyn, N . Y .

Granbery, George P.

Charter

25 S tephenson Blvd., New Rochell e , N. Y.

2/ 9/23 6 / I 5 /2 2

Gree ne, Edwin Farnha m24 F e dera l St., Boston, Mass. 1/ 12/23 Greening, Harry

H a milton, Can.

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Charter

G rey . , niter G r isw old . Ro ge r Guil d . J ose ph

2 17 W . Lake t., C hi cago . Ill. 36 \ 1. C eda r St., Boston, loss.

65 F onklin t., Boston, Moss.

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hart er Life 4/ 14/ 25

50 E. 42 nd t., N. Y. Haddock, R. M. H a mm er, Thomas P. 4 6 0 Drexel Bld g. , Phila., Pa. e w Bed ford, Moss.

H a n d , \ ill ia m H .. Jr. Dun edin, Fla. Hanna, J ohn G. 48 E. 6 1s t St ., N. Y. H arr old, John S ears 13aysid •. L. I. Haskell, William T. 9 5 South St., Bo ston, Mass.

H e nwo od, Da vid D. Scarsdale, N. Y. H a sk ell, W. H. 125 N. Dearb orn St., Herrmann, U. J .

Chicago, lll.

53 S tate St., Boston, Mass.

Hi ggi nson, Charles Hildebrand, Art hur S. Hinman, B. A. Howard, H enry

45 E. 55th St., N. Y. 1 7 W . 42nd St., N. Y. Grnsselli Chemical Co. Cleveland, Ohio

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5/ 11 / 22 I/ 8 / 24 h arte r 5 / l 1/ 2 2 7/ 16/ 22 4/ 1/ 24 2/ 9/ 23 3/ 21 / 2 3

7/ 6/ 22 7/ 6/ 22 1/ 8 / 24 3 / 2 1/ 23 Charter

Hoyt, C. Sherman

3 7 W. 44th St., N. Y.

Huntin gto n, L. D., Jr.

Cocoanut Gro ve, F la.

9 / 24 / 24

lsburgh, Karl

Amsterdam, N. Y .

4 / 14 / 2 5

J ackson, Henry A. Jarvis, Aemilius

309 E . 22nd St., N. Y. 34 Prince Arthur Ave., Toronto, Can. 82 Beaver St., N. Y.

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Jimenis, Edwin A.

Johnson, John Seward New Bru nswick, N. J. 17

Life 2/

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5/ 22

Charter

2/ 1/ 25 Life

Johnson, Robert Wood New Brunswick, N. J. Judson, William H. 226 W. 59th St., N. Y.

5/ / 23 5/ 24/ 24

Kattenhorn, Martin S. Keo gh, James B.

82 Wall St., N. Y. 225 Fift h Ave., N. Y.

Charter 6/ /23

Loomis, Alfred F.

179 E. 79th St., N. Y.

3/ 22/ 22

McClurg, Ogden T. McCormick, H. E.

3 3 0 E. Ohio St ., Chicago, Ill. Char te r 6 18 Main St., New Rochell e, N. Y. 6/ 15/ 22

Mallory, Clifford D. Mallory, Philip R. Madeira, Edward W.

1 1 Broadway, N. Y. Port Chester, N. Y. I 04 College Hall, U. of P .

Phila., Pa. Maitland, R. M. 746 Hastings St. W., Vancouver, B. C. Marsland, C. A. 200 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Maaury, Alfred F. 345 W. 70th St., N. Y. Maxwell, Gilbert D. 76 Porter Pl., Montclair, N. J. Megargel, Ralph C .

3 7 W. 44th St., N. Y. Me rriman, H. Morton 120 E. 16th St., N. Y. Moffat, Alexander W. 207 Fisher Ave., Brookline, Mass.

Moore, Rob e rt Hartwell 2 5 So. William St., N. Y.

Charter 4/ 20 / 23 4/ 14 / 25 6/ 19 / 22 Cha rter 5/ 15 / 24 11 /2 0/23 4/ 14/25 1/12/23 6/ 1/ 22 1/ 12 /23

Mowe r, Charles D.

350 Madison Ave., N. Y.

5/ 11 / 22

Moxham, Egbert, Murphy, John K. Myrick, Eugene C.

65 Fifth Ave., N. Y. Branford, Conn.

320 Broadway, N. Y.

4/14/ 25 9/2 4/ 24 5/ 24/24

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Neilson, Al exander Nicholson, Paul C. Nield , C. F. Nuttin g, William W .

Nock, Frederick S.

Par kin son, John Payne, Edward D. Percival, Lawrence F. Perkins, Fred e ric W. Perrin, Arthur P e rry, Oliver H. Phelps, John J. Pierce, S. S. Pitkin, James S. Poucher, Timothy D. Prince, Gordon

Radulic, George Raymond, Gordon Raymond, Irving E.

Chestnut Hill, Brookline, Mass.

Pro vide nc e, R. I. I 03 Pa rk Ave., N. Y. IO E. 39th St., N. Y. E. G ree nwich, R. I.

4/ 20 / 23 Life 10/ / 23 Charter Charter 6/

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53 State St., Boston, Mass. 11 / 13/23 Shippan Point, Stamford, Conn.

6/16/ 22 3 73 Washington St., Boston, Mass.

9 / 26 /24 15 Wolcott Rd., Lynn, Mass. 1/ 12/23 286 \Va rren St., Brookline, Mass, 4/ 20/23 86 Park Ave .. N. Y. 4/20/ 23 Red towers, Hackensack, N. J. Charter Life 3 7 W. 44th St., N. Y. Charter Orange & Pitkin Sts., New Haven, Conn.

5/ 11/22 14 Roosevelt Ave., Larchmont, N. Y. 4/ 20/23 54 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass.

3/22/22

470 I S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Ill. 38 Washington Ave,, Greenwich, Conn.

Stamford. Conn.

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6/23 / 23 11 /13 / 23 Charter Life

Sandy Grove, Cohasset Maas.

9/26/ 24 Rice, Dr. George E. 24 E. 48th St., N. Y. 5/24/ 24 Rigg, Linton 350 Madison Ave., N. Y. 3/22/22 Life 1/12/ 23 Ri1rn•, Dr. Austin Fox Stockbridge, Mass.

Robinson, John, Jr. 18 Summer St., Salem, Mass. 7/ 6/22 Rou, Thorvald S. Rivett Lathe & Grinder Co. Boston, Mass.

3/2 1/2 3 Rowland, John T. Darien, Conn.

9/26/ 24 Russell, Frank 15 2 Prospect St., Hempstead, N. Y. 1/19/ 24 Rutherford, John M. 3 7 W. 44th St., N. Y. 3/22/22 Reid, Wm. T., 3rd

Saltonstall, Leveritt Seymour, A. D., Jr. Sharp, B. K.

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7/ 6/22 Charter Aeolian Hall, N. Y. 49 W. Castle Pl., New Rochelle, N. Y. 3/2 2/ 22 Sheehan, W. G. 3 733 Beaufort, Ave., Detroit, Mich.

1/ 12/ 23 Smillie, Charles V. V. 3 S. William St., N. Y. 2/ 9/23 Smith, Frank Vining Rockland St., Hingham, Mase.

5/ 24/24 Smith, Melville R. 33 E. 23rd St., N. Y. 1/ 12/2 3 Smith, Walter H .

5 1 Maiden Lane, N. Y. 1/ 19/24 Stephens, Kenneth 53 Beaver St., N. Y. 2/ 9/23 Stephens, W. P. 3 716 Bay Ave., Bayside, L. I. Charter Stone, Francia H., Jr. 15 Euclid Ave., Stone, Herbert L. Sullivan, Walter S. Sweetser, John A.

Providence, R. I. 25 W. 43rd St., N. Y. 221 E. 58th St., N. Y. 48 Franklin St., Boston, Mase.

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3/ 4/2 4 Charter 3/22/22

7/ 6/22

Thu rbe r, F rederick P .

P rovidence, R. I.

Charter

T orrey, Morris W.

I Madison Ave. , N. Y.

3/ 2 1/ 23

T ousey, Dr. Colema n

I 0 0 Boylston St.,

Boston, Mass.

Charte r

T rimm ingha m, Eldon

Hami lton, Be rmuda

I/ 9/ 2 4

T ucker, Edwin H.

I IO W illiam St., N. Y.

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Va nd ervee r, T . \Y/.

Port Wash ington, L. I.

9/ 23/ 23

Wainw right, Stuyvesant 145 Nassau St., N. Y.

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Wa llace, G. N.

42 W. Castle Pl., New R ochelle , N. Y.

W eeks, A llen T. Weston, Charles

Box 50 2, New Bedford, Mass. 4/ 3/ 24 I I I Devonsh ire St., Boston, Ma ss.

7/ 6/ 22 8 7 Mills St., Boston, Mass.

7/ 6/ 2~ 2 5 W. 4 3 rd St., N. Y. C harte r

W esto n, Melville Wet he rill, Samuel W eya nd , Chas. L. \Y/hiting, Butler Willia ms, George G. Williams, H e rman M.

13 E. 3 5th St. , N. Y. 3 8 1 Four t h Ave., N. Y.

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1/ 20/ 2 5 I/ 9/ 24

Wise W ood, H enry A.

Farmingto n, Conn.

40 W. 39th St., N. Y. 1502 David Whitney Bldg., Detroit, Mich.

50 I Fift h A ve., N. Y.

Wolfe, Nelson B.

150 Na ssau St., N. Y.

Young, Roger

15 Clinto n St., Newark, N. J. 4/ 14/ 25

Wilson, Dr. Wm. A.

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1/ 12/ 23

I/ 9/ 24 Charter

I/ 9/ 24

FLEET SCHOONERS Lo11gtll "flame

N N

Bertha F ranees Black Duck Blue Goose (Aux.) Blue Water (Aux.) Caroline (Aux.) Elemah Ellida (Aux.) Fairmaid (Aux.) Gilfan (Aux.) Hearts Desire Malabar VI (Aux. ) Mary Ann (Aux.) Maya (Aux.) Miss Donuts Mystic Noreaster (Aux. ) Norseman (Aux. } Privateer (Aux.) Radiant (Aux. ) Rival

Oumcr Hobart Ford Rye, N. Y. Alex. Forbes Boston, Mass.

W. H. Hand, Jr. New Bedford, Mass.

Port Washington, N. Y. M. R. Smith Roger Young Newark, N. J. Port Washington, N. Y. E. Moxham A. F. Riggs Islesboro, Me. Geo. Radulic Chicago, Ill. New Bedford, Maas.

G. D. Maxwell Marblehead, Mass.

Duncan Dana Sakonnet, R. I. J. C. Alden Bourne, Mass.

J. Parkinson New Bedford, Mass.

A. T. Weeks New Haven, Conn.

J. J. Phelps Greenwich, Conn.

C. D. Mallory Thomaston, Me. T. W. Van der Veer Hartford, Conn.

G. G. Williams Chicago, Ill. R. P. Benedict, Jr. Port Washington, N. Y. M. W. Torrey New Rochelle, N. Y. Frederick Gade Homo Port

O.A.

W.L.

47.6 65.

70.

55.6 64.4 62.

62.6 41.6 50.2 43.3 52.3 41.

42.9 93.

52 .3 65.

63.

43.9 48.6 40 . 11

36.

46.

54.

42.6 45.

40.

48.

32.6 39. 11 32.6 38.

3 I. 32.

83.

38.

52.

46 .

32.9 3 7.9 30.

Beam 12.

15.

16.

14.2 15.6 11.

15.7 I 1.3 12.11 11.8 12.2 I I. 11.3 12.6 12.

16.

14.6 I 1.3 12 .

7.11

Draft

8.

6.

9.

7.6 8.6 7.

8.

6.2 7.2 6.4 7.4 6.

6.3 4.6 7.4 9.

8.3 6.4 7.

5.1 I

"/1.ame

Rival II (Aux. ) Sagamore (Aux.) Seafarer Sea Lure (Aux. ) Surprise Sunbeam (Aux.) Swas tika (Aux.) Vanguard (Aux.) Wanderer (Aux. ) Wh.i stler (Aux.) "" w Widow (Aux. ) Za vonah (Aux. )

Elom,c Port

011m e1·

Port Washington, N. Y. W. H. Jud•on Philadelphia, Pa. E. w. Madeira Hudson, N. Y. S. 8. Coffin Boston, Mass.

C. B. Doane New Rochelle, N. Y. M. S. Katten horn Port Washington, N. Y.S. D. Baker Chicago, Ill. u. J. Herrmann New York, N. Y. B. H. ln.neu Brown Marblehead, Mass .

D. D. Henwood Edw. Brayton Fall River, Mass.

R. H. Moore Huntington, N. Y. Toronto, Ont. C. H. Duggan

L cuyth W.L.

U .il. .

49.6 43.9 63 .

40 .

44 .

60.

54.6 55.4 38.

60.

28.4 56.7

39.

32.9 45.

3 1.6 36.

43 .6 40.9 41.5 32.

47.

22.

40.4

Beam 12.7 I 1.3 15.6 1 1.6 12.

13 .6 14.

14. 1 12.

15.

7.6 13.10

Draft

Beam

Drr.1,ft 3.7 3.6 5.

4.

5.2 6.

8.

7.

6.4 8. 10 5.6 7.

8.6 6.

7.

7.

8.

5.

6.10

YAWLS Name

Amelita {Aux. ) Blue Win g (Aux.) Brant (Aux.) Com eawa (Aux.) Crusoe II (Aux.) Dragon (Aux.) Filatonga

Home Port

Oumr:1·

J. s. Dickeraon Red Bank. N. J. Philadelphia, Pa. C. B. Downs A. W. Moffat Boston, Ma88, F. Bannerman Rye, N. Y. Port Washington, N. Y. Wm. T. Haskell F. V. Smith Hingham, Mass.

Linton Rigg Larchmont, N. Y.

Length TV.I,.

45 .

28.8 36.

27.6 3 1.11 23.6 28.

36.

23.

34.6 25.6 37.6 35.

46.

O. A.

12.

12.

8.

11.6 8.10 9.6 10.

Nam a

Fish Hawk (Aux.) Hutoka (Au:-i:.)

Idler (Aux.) Isis (Aux.) Minstrel (Aux.} Nimbus Quill II Sagola Sea Bird (Aux.) Snikersnee N -'" Stormalon g Tern

Hom a Port North Haven, Me. New York, N. Y. Branford, Conn.

Boston, Mass.

New Rochelle, N. Y. New Rochelle, N. Y. Marblehead, Mass.

Larch mont, N. Y. Sta mford, C onn.

Baysid e, L. I. City Isla nd, N. Y. New Roch elle, N. Y.

L a11g lh IV.L.

Oum 1·

O. A .

L. Saltonstall

53.

52.3 45 .

50.9 34.

38.

38.

42.

25.

2 1. 9 46.6 48.

Ceo. B. Drake C . S. Cooke Coleman Tousey T. D. Pouche r H. E. McCormick J. F. Cole B. A. H inm a n E. D. P ayn e w. P. Stephens \'L F. Caesar R. I . Bnvier

33.6 40.

33.

35.

23 .

26.6

25 .

29.3 19.

18.

30 .

33.9

B eam 10.

14.6 I I. 7 12.6 9.

8.7 9. 10 I 0.6 8.

5.9 I 0. I 0 I 0.8

Draft

8.

5.1 6.

7.6 5.3 5.8 5. 10 7.

3.6

3.

5.5 6.9

KETCHES

Le11r1 t Ii

"Namtc

Alice (Aux. } Avora h (Aux.) Consuelo Eaglet (Aux.) Freya lstar Sea Dog (Aux.)

Hom e Po1·t Newpo rt, R. I. Mon trea l, Que. Rye , N. Y. cw Yo rk, N. Y. H untington, N. Y. Marbleh ead, Mass.

Ch ris tm as Cove, Me.

01rn r H. Howard G. H. Dugga n Ellswo rt h Ford Wetherill H . D. Bixby C. & M. W esto n D r. C. B. Fa rnsworth

s.

n..-t.

II'. T,,

11 11111

Ornft

52.

42.

3 7.

13. 7 12.

I 0.6 9.6 I I. I 0.3 12.

6.

5.9 5.5 5.

6.

50.

42.

32.9 32.

41.6 45.

27.8 27 .6 28 .9 34.

4.

6.6

Name Seaward (Aux.) Surprise (Aux.) Winsome

Home Port Dunedin, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Ma rblehead, Mass.

Owner J. G. Hanna T. P . Hammer C.H. W. F oater

L ength W.L.

0 . .d..

28.

45.

85.3

25.8 28.

62.8

Beam 9.4 13 .6 16.6

Draft

3.

3.

12. 10

SLOOPS & CUTTERS Name

Anita Ardette Ariel ,..,., Azor Cyric Duchess Duckling Flying Cloud Great Republic Joy (Aux.) Lassie (Aux. ) Little Hope Lorna Merla Nina (Aux.) Onward

~

L ength Owner 0 . .1. lV. L. Honie Po,·t G. P. Granbery 38.

23 .3 New Rochelle, N. Y. Port Washington, N. Y. D. H. Cowl 38.

25.

Ogden T . McClurg Chicago, Ill. Chas. A. Marsland New Rochelle, N. Y. 47.

35 .

E. H. Trimmingham 32.6 Hamilton, Bermuda 20.1 W. S. Sullivan 42.

City Island, N. Y. 30.6 Port Washin gton, N. Y. C. W. Atwater 29.6 3 7.6 F. B. Draper 58.

44.

New York, N. Y .

William Atkin Huntington, N. Y. 26.

20.

C. D. Mower Plandome, L. I. 38.

25.

New York, N. Y. D. B. Bannerman 29 .6 24 .

New Rochelle, N. Y. B. K. Sharp 47.

40.

Port Washington, N. Y. F. H. Ru ssell 22.

Campobello, N. B. L. H. Dyer 23 .

18. 1 Coconut Grove, Fla. L. D. Huntington, Jr. 29.6 23 .

H. L. Stone Larchmont, N. Y. 27.

18.

Beam 8.

7.3

D raf t

12.3 6.8 10.

10.6 14.

7.4 8.

10.

11 .6 8.

7.4 9.6 7.9

5. 10 4. 10 6.6 6.

8.

4.

6.

3.

7.6 6.

4. 1 3.3 2.6

5.4 5.9

L e11gth Hon-u3 Port

Owl Penekese Pollyanna Sally XIII Senta Shag {Aux.) Shrimp Sir Tom Wild Duck (Aux.)

011mer

South West Harbor, Me. R. W. Byerly Padanaram, Mass.

H. de F. Baldwin Port Washington, N. Y. L. de Posch Marblehead, Mass.

L. F. Percival Oyster Bay, N. Y. Daniel Bacon Salem, Mass.

J. Robinson, Jr. Five Mile River, Conn. A. D. Seymour, Jr. Seattle, Wash.

L. E. Geary Branford, Conn.

J. K. Murphy

O.A.

W.L.

29.10 29.11

22.

27.

?8-

24.

50.

27.

30.

20.6

28.

24.

21.

40.

32.

16.

22.9 25.4

Bea,,,i 8.4

Draft 5.4

10.8 9.

8.

7.

10.

7.

8.

4.6 5.

5.

4.9 5.

3.3 5.4

8.

4.

L c11gth 0.A. 117.L.

B ca ,n

Drofl

I 7.

26.

22.

11.

10.

3.6 2.6

Beam I 0.3

Draft

CAT BOATS

N 0-

N ame

Captain Bunsby Dolly II Idalia

FI0111e

Port

Northport, N. Y. Detroit, Mich.

Boston, Mass.

Ow11 cr S. Le R. Ackerly W. G. Sheehan Jos. Guild

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MOTOR CRUISERS l, 119th Name

Alert Bonnie Dundee Coot Don Mardel

Oti'ner J. W. Alker Great Neck, N. Y. Greenwich, Conn.

C. D. Mallory S. Brooksville, Me. Wm. H . Ha skell Port Washin gton, N. Y. D. H. Cowl Homa Port

0. :1.

50.

38.

26.3 57.

Tr' . l.,_ 46 .9 37.

50.

12.6 7.6 I I.

3.6 3.10 2.6 4.

l,r.m ytlt 7\"(1111

Gypsy Ill Ion Harpoon II Kagra Kemah Kemah II Lady Evelyn Marian Miakka N Mongoose ~ Nancy Vil Norvcga Old Glory II Sabot Sea Lady Uarda Uonda Victory II Wahneta II Widget Winnetka Ill Yadha II

/J ome Po r t

Own er

W. H. Smith New Rochelle, N. Y. D,·. L. H . Baekeland New York, N. Y. P. C. Nicholson Providence, R. I. Karl lsburgh S. Dartmouth, Mass.

H . M. Merrima n Campobello, N. B. Travers Island, N. Y. E. A. Jimenis W. B. Cook New York, N. Y. W. E. Bake r Mastic, L. I. W . C. Grey Chicago, Ill. Manhasset Bay, N. Y. J. J, Atwater New Haven, Conn.

J. s. Pitkin F. W. Perkins Boston, Mass.

Port Chester, N. Y. C . P. P. Bonnell Alexandria Bay, N. Y. M. T. Clark Gloucester, Mase.

H. A. Wise Wood Huntington, N. Y. H. H. Gordon, Jr. Trave rs Island, N. Y. A . B. Duryee Trave rs Island, N. Y. H. A. Jackson Bayport 1 L. I. Dr. G. E. Rice L. H. Dyer Campobello, N. B. Ayres Boal Winnetka, Ill. New Haven, Conn.

A. H. Day

() . :1.

ll'. L.

B u 1111

Drnf t

46. 10 48 .

68.

38.9 43.

38.

53.

34.

43.

34.

33.4 3 7.

33.

48.

58.

35.

42.

36.

38.

35.

64.

36.

43.4 47.3 67.7 38.

37.

37.6 50.

33.

4 I. 33.6 33.

35 .

32.

48.

55 . I 33.6 40.

35 .9 35.

32.

I I. 14.

12.6 10.

9.

9.6 10.6 8.

13.4 7.6 8.8 9.

7. 10 I I. 12.

9.3 I 0.6 9.

9.3 7.6 14.

9.

3.3 3.

3.8 3.

4.

3.

4.

2.10 3.6

34.

2.2 3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.6 3.6 3.

3.

2.6 3.6 3.

THE SEARCH FOR THE LEIV EIRIKSSON

On July 4, 1924, two members of the Crui si n g Club ol America, William Washburn Nutting, the first Commodore of the Club, and Arthur Sturgis Hildebrand, left B erge n, Nor· way, in a small cutter rigged double-ender, or skoitc, of Colin Archer design, on a voyage to America with the intention of following for part of the way the route the Vikin gs took a thousand years ago on their voyages to Ice la nd, Green· land and Labrador.

Nutting was in command of th e expedition, and besides Hildebrand, the crew cons is ted of John 0.

Todahl of New York, and Otto Fleischer, a Norwe gian y a chts• man.

The little ship was named, very appropriately, Leiv Eiriksson. She was 2 ½ feet over all, strongly built and well equipped for the long passage, which was to include, if ice conditions permitted, a call at the east coas t of Greenland, which is rarely visited.

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After calling at the Faroe Islands the Eiriksson reached Reykjavik, Iceland, on July 25th, without mishap.

Letters written by Nutting and received subsequently to the departure from Reykjavik gave the date of their proposed departure for Greenland as August I 0th.

In these lettero he said that ice was reported to be very heavy off the southeastern coast of Greenland and that they would not attempt to make the settlement there but would coast along the edge of the ice to the southwest coast of Greenland, and go from there to Battle Harbor, Labrador, where they expected to arrive prior to September 15th.

Up to October I st no apprehension was felt for the safety of the party. But receiving no further report from the ship, or no word having been received of her arrival in Greenland, action was taken early in October in an endeavor to locate the yacht. Through the courtesy of Mr. Harry Cox, a cable,

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via D e nmark , \";as tra ns mitted throu g h private wire less sta• tion s lo Greenland, ask in g whether the Eiriksson had mad e po r t the re. The r ep ly was th at s h e had not.

R e qu ests were al s o m a de of \Vestern Union cable s tation s in ova Scotia and I "ewfoundland to rep ort any info rma tion obtainable lhrou g h s hippin g and amateur wireless sta tions.

Throu g h Mr. Har ry Gre e ning a r e ques t was forwa rde d to a ll 1-lud • son 's Bay s tati on :, on t h e La b rad or coast t1s k in g that th ey b e on th e lookout for th e yac ht and h er cre w.

In the m ea n t im e the Norg ensp o sten , a Norwegian n ews• paper of Brooklyn, received from th e ir Norwe g ian corre spon• d ent a report that a letter had been r ece ived from Mr. Fleischer, s tati n g th at the Leiv Eiriksson h ad made port at Juliana haab, Gre e nla nd, and would leave for Ba t tle H arbor, Labrad o r, on September 8th. In compliance wit h o u r requ est, con• lirmation of this report was o bta ined by ca b le. At the same time a further cable was receive d from Gr e nland confirming the d epart ure of th e y a cht on Septe mb e r 8th, for Ba ttle H arb or.

On the arrival of Donald B. McMillan from the Arctic a nd th e Labra dor ab out the mid dle of O ctober, he was c om• municated w ith, and rep o rted h e had no word of the Eiriks so n o r her crew. H e a ls o advi se d us as to weather condi t ions along t h e route of the Ei rikss on from September 8th to I 7th , which were mos t unfavorable.

So, on October 24th, a r equest wa~ mad e to the U. S. Navy Department to le nd their assistance throu g h th e im• m ed iate dispa tch of an ice pa tr ol v essel or revenue cutter to search for th e missing yacht. A similar t e le g ram was a ls o addressed to the Secretary of State, aski n g that he enlist th e aid of the Canadian, Danish a nd Norwegian Governments.

Promp t advices were re ce ived to the effect that the State D epar tm e nt h a d complied with th e r e quest and that the Norwe g ian Government had a lready notified them, through the United States Minister, that imm e diate action would be taken.

The Danish Government also confirmed the sailing of the

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Eirikason from Julianahaab, September 8th.

On Oct ob e r 30 t h and 31st, Mr. Henry A. Wise Wood telegraphed to the Navy Department and to the President of the United States r e sta ting the facts of the case, and pointing out the need for immediate action.

These measagea brought a prompt reply on October 3 I st that the U. S. Cruiser Trenton had been directed to proceed to ■ ea to search between Greenland and Labrador for the m1aa1ng ship after getting all the information available from officers of the Club.

In the conference between Captain Kalbfus of the Trent on and Meura. Wise Wood and Kattenhorn it was decided that the ■ eBTch should be made between Meridians 2 7 and 4 5 West and Latitudes 54 and 59 North. Captain Kalbfua pointed out that they should have a navigator already familiar with Arctic conditions and Captain Bob Bartlett was asked to go.

Without thought for lecture engagements and general disruption of hie personal affairs he caught the first train for New York, to ·confer with Captain Kalbfus and Mr. Wise Wood, and sailed on the Trenton when she left on November 3rd.

At the instance of Captain Kalbfus advertisements were also inaerted in the New York, Boston, Halifax and London papen, asking information of the Leiv Eiriksson, with the hope that data might be obtained from some vessel which might have sighted her.

The search of the Trenton occupied 12 days and was made under unfavorable conditions, as the nights were long, the days short, the weather was frequently bad, and the area to be searched was a large one. She found no trace of the missing vessel.

Thinking that there was a possibility of the Eiriksson having gotten across Davis Strait to the Baffin Land coast, to the northwBTd of her course, Mr. Harry B. Greening got the 30

Huds on's Bay Co. to broadcast by wireless, early in January, instructions to all of the Company's posts in Baffin Land, to be on the lookout for traces of the ship or party, and if found, to render them every aid they could, to harbor them over the winter and to get them across to the Labrador when it was possible to do so.

As there are no radio sending stations in Baffin Land, there is as yet no way of knowing if the Eiriksson or her crew landed there.

The Board of Governors, and the members of the Club, have made every effort to find and to succor the miaaing ship. While these efforte were not succesaful, it is hoped that the coming summer will bring some word from the Leiv Eiriksaon and her crew, who may have been forced to winter in the Arctic.

The foregoing report was made by those who carried out the search and covers only a brief statement of the action taken.

Assistance was asked from every tangible source, Our own and foreign governments, cable and wireless companies, news agencies, ship captains, and trading companies were utilized wherever possible.

Commodore Kattenhorn, Henry A. Wise Wood, James K. Brugler, Jr., and Herbert L. Stone, left nothing undone that offered the slightest possibility of furthering the efforts to locate the yacht or her crew.

The search will be continued by an expedition under Donald MacMillan which will cover the waters to the westward of Greenland during the coming summer. Other voyagers have volunteered their services, posters asking for information will be distributed and every effort made to locate our missing shipmates.

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RULES FOR CRUSJNG COMPETITIONS

I. A cruise may c onsis t of a s in g le voyai;e or a aeries of voyages mad e during the year, and th e "bes t cru ise " shall be the cruise that s hows the most skill and ent erprise.

In co nsidering th e ir award th e jud ges shall g ive cred it fo r : (a)-Good seamanship. (b)-Accura t e and skillful n av iga tion a nd pilota ge. (c)-Dis ta nce mad e g oo d a n d numb er of ports v is ite d, having rega rd to th e s ize and c apab il it ies of the v esuc l. the a ssistance g iv en by t he cre w, the t im e devoted t o the cruise, the wea ther e n c ountere d, and th e na ture of the cr ui s in g gro und. (d)-Ca r e and ment, gear, et c.

for es ig ht

in

providin g

s uitab le

e quip-

{e) - Enterpri se in explorin g coast and harbors not ge n erally known to yacht smen. (f)-Precise information in pilota ge th a t m a y be of use to oth e r cruise rs, and whi c h is not found in th e official publications.

2. Every comp e titor must take th e leadin g p art in the navigation and command of the v ensel, and must state fully what assista nce (if any) he has had from his crew, amateur or paid, and from other pers on s.

3. The cr uises shall be ad judicated u pon by jud ges appointed by the Board of Governors, who shall, if they c annot a g ree in their award, refer t he matter to a vote of the whole club.

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4 . Each c o mp e titor mu st send to th e S e creta ry a n account of his cruise o n o r be fo re D e c e mb e r fi rst.

Th e Boa rd of G overn o rs may fo r s uffi c ie nt c a us e grant any comp e t itor an extensio n o f tim e for se ndin g in his a ccount of his cruise.

5. E v ery ac count of a cruis e mus t b e clea rly writte n, or ty pe d , and m u st be concise.

It should b e in the form of a lo g g iving fo r eac h d ay : (a) - S u c h in fo rma tion a s will e n a bl e the jud ges to follow the co u rse of th e v esse l from the place of d e parture to th e pl ace of a rrival. ( b ) - Th e di sta nce mad e good, and whe ther under sail or oth e rwi se . (c) -

Th e dire ction of the wind.

( d }-He ight of th e b a romete r at such times as may b e m a teri a l an d con ve ni e nt. (e ) - Any information d eem e d of inte rest to members.

Th e r e should a ls o be a summary showin g in ta bular form th e dista nce s mad e good, a nd a small sca le char t or plan sho wing the track fo ll owed a nd the pla ces visit ed .

Failure to s t r ictly comply wit h this rule s h a ll not disqualify provid e d the information given is sufficient to enable the jud ges to fo r m a n o pinion as to the m erits of the cru ise.

6 . No c r ui se which h as previously b ee n publise d or ente r e d fo r a ny cup or p rize offe red by any o t h e r or ga nization sha ll be eligible for comp e tition, and the w inne r of any prize shall not at any time afte rwards compete with the s ame cruise for any prize offe r e d by any othe r organ i:i:ntion, nor shall he publish an account of his cruise before it has appeared in the club journal.

7. Th e j ud ges sh a ll not a w a rd a pri ze if in their opinion no cruis e of sufficie nt m e rit has b ee n e nt e r e d for c ompetition.

8 . The m e mb e r to whom a prize is award e d shall r eceive it a t the club dinn er next followin g th e award.

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THE BLUE WATER MEDAL

Feeling that there were many noteworthy voya g e s mad e in small boats, and frequent examples or m e ritoriou s sea manahip displayed by amateur sailors of all nationaliti es that w e nt unrecognized, it seemed to the members of the Cruis in g Club of America that this organization was th e fittin g on e to properly record and reward such adventure upon th e sea.

Therefore, at the annual m e eting on February 27, 1923, the following resolution was passed, founding a m e d a l th a t, it was hoped, might prove an incentive for carryin g on the spirit of adventre and upholding the best tradition s of seafaring that are our heritage from the past.

"Moved and seconded that th e Club found, out of funds to be sought for the purpose, a med a l to be known as The Blue Water Medal of the Crui sin g Club of America, to be awarded annually, in th e discretion of the Board of Governors, for the year's most meritorious example of seamanship, the recipient to be selected from among the amateurs of all the nations."

In pursuance of this resolution a suitable medal, five inches in diameter, was made, the design being by Arthur Sturgis Hildebrand, a member of the Club.

WINNER FOR

1923

In the op1n,on of the Board of Governors the most meritorious achievement of the year 1923 was that of Alain J. Cerbault, a citizen of France, wl.o, single-handed, sailed the little cutter Firecrest from Gibraltar to New York in the summer of that year, and the first Blue Water Medal was, therefore awarded to him.

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The vess el in w hich this passage was made was an old s tyl e Britis h cutt er, built in I 891 from d esi g ns by Dixon Kemp.

She wa s of a type popular s ome thirty yea rs ago, narrow and d e ep, with a plumb s te m a nd a Hush deck. She was 3 5 feet over all, 3 0 feet on the water, w ith 8 ½ feet b eam and a dra ft o f 7 fe e t , being thick in th e ga rboard s with a weak bil g e.

S h e was h eavi ly built, with o a k plankin g b e low t h e w a te r lin e and t eak above.

In 3p it e of her a ge , h e ,· hull was in fine condition and her b a ll as t consisted of a lon g lead s ho e on h er keel, it s exact weight b e in g unknown , with some 3 000 lb s. of lea d inside.

She carried a typica l cutter ri g wi th a lon g reefing or housin g bows prit, the jib and jibtop sa il b ein g set Hy in g.

In add ition to the mainsail a nd fo restaysa il, a nd th e two sa il s a lready m e ntion ed, she ca rri e d a t opsai l a nd a s quaresa il for use in running.

Her main boom was fitt ed with a roll e r reefing g ear.

A ft er sa ilin g F irccrest from England, w here he purchased h er, to th e south of F ranee, Gerba ult fitted h e r out at Gibraltar fo r the Trans -At la ntic voyage, sai lin g from that port Jun e 7th for New York, where h e arrived S e ptember 15th. On a ll of thi s passage th e s kipp e r was abs olut ely alone on the littl e s hip .

Leaving Gibra ltar the F ire cr es t laid a course to the southwest in ord er to work down to the northeas t trade wind b e lt.

On th e third d ay out th e first of his difficulties arose when he stripped the worm on his roller r ee fin g gea r , which turned out to be too li g ht for the size boom that he carried. Although there was no reef points in the sa il, G e rbault refused to be discoura ged and for the rest of the passage re e fed his sail by lowering away and rolling the foot around the boom by hand .

Striking the north east trades , Firecrest's cours e was chan ged to the westward, and for the following days she experienced th e best sailing of her trip.

On the rest of the

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pa ssage the weather see med to a l ternate betwee n calm s, squa lls and heavy wind s , mu c h of the time, the wind being a h ead.

Th e sails of Firecrest, b eing old, were constantly being blown out, and the sk ipp e r spent much of his t im e repairing and patching them.

To add to hi s difficu \ tics, his bowsprit carried away at th e gamm on i ro n when the s hip was bucking a h ead sea .

Un s hippin g the butt ·nd, h e s lipped the bowsprit, which was h a n g in g by th e bob stay, th,·ou g h the ga mmon i r on and wa s able to proceed.

Later, th e eye sp li c e on hi s shrouds carried away, but goi ng aloft, th e skipp e , managed to repair this dama ge and kept plu gg ing to the westward.

Approachin g the American Coast, .m ore westerly ga l es w ere encountered and the littl e cutter was driven to th e eastward as more sa ils were blown away.

Ei g hty-four days out from Gibraltar he spoke a Gre e k s team e r, th e fir St ship sighted · 1eav1ng · G"b s1nce 1 ra ltar , a nd a supply of fresh water and a ba of s hip's bisqu ite w ere put aboard.

Twelve days later, g d f Gibraltar lan d -was finally sight ed or

nin e ty -six

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which proved to be Nantucke t.

Working slo-wly to th e -wes tward past Block Is land , the skipper bore up t hrou g h the _Race and came up throu g h Long Island Sound, fin ally droppm g anchor off Fort Tott e n, at Whitestone, L. ). on September I 5th just on e- hundr ed d a ys from Gibraltar.

It is interesting to not e that Gerbault picked out Wh 1te· stone as his d e stination becau se it wa s th e home of a m e rnbe of the Cruising Club , William Wa hburn Nutting, whose vo ~ age in the '"Typhoon" two y e ars before had given Fi rec res~ • • • f or t h'1s smg • Ie- h anded voyage which t 8 skipper t h e 1nspirat1on will go on record as one of the most remarkable of all tim.e.

WINNER FOR 1924 (No award announc e d)

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