YACHTING.
; • .. , ... ' THE NEW RATING RULE. - A committee., mooting of the Port Nicliol''soir'.'Taeh'l;' Club"' tfas '-held on Friday night, when it was decided that tho prizes' won during the season should bo distributed at a smoke concert to be-held on May 22. A general meeting is to bo called for Thursday, ,Aiiril,,23, v wjien^,final, arrangements will be ;made '-for *ttio ; 'smoke 'concert, -and tlie com'mitteo^piMntsilbmit',!;a scheme for the classithe. now intornai'tiohal It-Vis proposed to form three classes, ,yiz.,._7,, .8, and 12-metre, and theso 'wUI-;l bVr all rating races'. No .timo allowaricelis provided whatever, so that {eventually now.^ * boats will be built to "get- as 'much speed' as possible within certain limits. This is expected to foster a good type of boat, which, •it is argued, is badly needed. A racing freak under tho new-,conditions will not exist, as such typo 'of ;boat',would rat;e-too large for boats of her own size, and would therefore have to go up into the nexfc class, where there aro bigger boats which would give no timo allowance to her. ■ -,-. •
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 171, 13 April 1908, Page 4
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173YACHTING. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 171, 13 April 1908, Page 4
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