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 REGULATIONS 
 
 OP THE 
 
 3ml €mliim fafljt Cluk. 
 
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 'JOHN BLACKBURN. PRJvter 
 CITY STEAM PRESS, 63 YONGK STREET, ^ 
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Government IIousk, 
 
 Quebec, August 4th, 1854. 
 
 8iR, — T aui couimanded by the Governor General to inform you that 
 His Excelieiicy has received a dispatch from 11 or ^Majesty's Secretary of 
 State for the Colonies, stating tliat he has laid before the Queen the 
 Petition of the Members of the Canadian Yacht Chib, praying that Her 
 Majesty wouhl be pk\%sed to pennit them to assume the style of ''Royal,' 
 and that Her Blajesty was graciously pleased to comply with their prayei. 
 
 1 have the honor to be. Sir, 
 
 Your most obedient Servant, 
 John Ettrick, Es(|., [Signed] Auo. T. Hamilton, 
 
 Sa-yr.lar,/ C. Y. C, Mil. Sec'y. 
 
 Toronto, C.W. 
 
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OFFICERS FOR JHE YEAR 1856. 
 
 patron : 
 
 HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL. 
 
 Commoborc: 
 
 EDWARD M. HODDER, Esq. 
 
 ^kt Commoborc: 
 
 F. W. BARRON, Esq. 
 
 Captain : 
 
 THOS. J. ROBERTSON, Esq. 
 
 ^ctretarjT uffb S^wasurer: 
 WILLL\M A. CAMPBELL, Esq. 
 
 glssisianl ^ttrctarg : 
 H. W. FITTON, Esq. 
 
 .^ailing Committee: 
 
 WM. WAKEFIELD, Esq., 
 W. FLANAGAN, Esq., 
 
 CHARLES HEATH, Esq., 
 J. B. JONES, Esq., 
 
 WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, Esq. 
 
 ilUasuriitg Committee: 
 L. W. ORD, Esq., S. T. GREEN, Esq., J. CAYLEV, Esq. 
 
 c^inaute Committee: 
 WILLIAM WAKEFIELD, Esq., W. L. PERRIN, Esq., 
 
NAMKS OF MKMBERS OF 
 
 2il)c lloijal €ana5ian |lacl)t €lub, 
 
 Adamson John 
 Addison R. 
 Allan G. W. 
 Armstrong William 
 Arnold Walter 
 
 Bowes J. G. 
 Barron F. W. 
 Birchall S. 
 Bernard He wit 
 Bethune Norman 
 Bonlton D'Arcy 
 Bonlton John 
 Beglej Thos. A. 
 Bury Viscount 
 Burridge Wm. C. 
 BuUcr Edward 
 Burrows J. 
 Beere Daniel 
 Bostwick A. 
 Boomer Geo. 
 Bowen N. II. 
 
 Cameron J. 
 Cameron H. 
 Campbell, Wm. A. 
 
 JXTHNTE 1856. 
 
 Cambie A. J. 
 Carruthers F. F. 
 (^ayley W. H. 
 Cayley F. M. 
 Cti3'ley John 
 Copcland William 
 Coseus Sidney 
 Clicwett A. C. 
 Cumniing M. R. 
 
 Dartnell George 
 DeBlacquiere Geo. 
 Denison Robert B. 
 Darbyshirc P. 11. 
 Duggan G. 
 Duggan J. 
 Dick Thomas 
 Dickson William 
 Draper G. W. 
 
 Ettrick John 
 Kwart .John 
 Ewart G. 
 Evans George 
 Elmsley Hon. J. 
 
 Ermatinger Lieut 
 Col. Wm. 
 
 Fellows W. n. 
 Fitton H. W. 
 Fitzgibbon C. 
 Flanagan W. 
 Fitzgerald W. 
 Green S. T. 
 (Jrimshaw — 
 (lihlorslieve 0. S 
 (Griffin C. 
 
 irimilton ,J. M. 
 lliimilton C. 
 llarman S. B. 
 Harper J. AV. 
 Hayes M. P. 
 HaV Wiiliiim 
 Heath Charles 
 Harris T. D. 
 Henderson J. 
 He ward Stephen 
 Ileward J. O. 
 Hime G. H. 
 
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 ' *w-'".?u--rjf aiiaraiii 
 
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Horrick Dr. 
 Hodder E. Af. 
 Howard J. G. 
 Harrington T. 
 Hurd T. G. 
 Hutchinson James 
 Humphries J. D. 
 Howard A. \V. 
 Hutton D. 
 
 Jones Charles. 
 Jones E. C. 
 Jones J. B. 
 Jones F. 
 Jarvis G. M. 
 Kenned}' R. 
 
 Lowe F. C. 
 Loscombe R. 
 Lett Rev. 8. 
 Lindsay J. 
 
 Magrath Major 
 Macauley J. 
 Macdonrild G. F. 
 Major Joliii 
 
 McGregor, Alex. 
 McKochnie Ji. 
 Morris Jaiijc.-! 
 Nash J. R. 
 Nickenson John 
 
 O'Brien K. G. 
 Ord L. W. 
 
 Perrin ^y. L. 
 Perkins G. 
 Powell Grant 
 
 Piper 
 
 Price H. W. 
 Pennanither R. D. 
 Phillpolts G. A. 
 Pardy H. W. 
 
 Road David B. 
 Rnache Prederic 
 Roache A. 
 Ricliardson Janie^ 
 Robertson T. J. 
 Robinson J. B. 
 Robinson Chr. 
 Robertson J. H. 
 
 Re id G. 
 Raike.s if. 
 
 iSouthby Gapper. 
 .Scli(»lc(icld C. K 
 .ScottC.J. 
 Small Charles 
 Sherwood Samuel 
 Siianley Walter 
 Shortis Edward 
 Strachan J. M. 
 St.George H. Q. 
 
 Todd R. T. 
 Tul!y Kiivis 
 Turner ('. 
 Turner II. 
 
 Wakefield Wm. 
 Wakefield VV. J- 
 W\'lls Robert. 
 Wells F. 
 Widmer G. p 
 Wallace J. 
 Woatherby Captain 
 Vankouf^hnet P. 
 
 HOXORAKY LIFE MKMriERS ' 
 
 ADMIRAL BALDWIN, I THOMAS ^JRHPttq r? 
 
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 BAYS OF SAILING FOR THE SEASON 1850. 
 
 Ac, &c., Ac. 
 
 Club 
 No. 
 
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 4 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 11 
 
 18 
 
 19 
 
 Days 
 
 of 
 
 Sailing. 
 
 May 31st 
 
 June 7th 
 " 14th 
 " 21st 
 " 28th 
 
 July 5th 
 " 12 th 
 '' 19th 
 " 26th 
 
 Augt. 2d 
 " 9th 
 " 16th 
 '' 2.3d 
 " 30th 
 
 Sept. 6th 
 " 13th 
 " 20 
 '' 27 
 
 Oct. 4th 
 
 Names 
 
 of 
 Yachts. 
 
 Mischief 
 
 Storm Queen 
 
 Nora Creitia 
 
 Prima Donna 
 
 Cygnet 
 
 Rivet (Iron) 
 
 Wave 
 
 Osprey 
 
 Fairy 
 
 Undine 
 
 Jenny Lind 
 
 Ariel 
 
 Queen 
 
 Rosa 
 
 Grimshaw 
 
 OWXRRS. 
 
 Lone Star 
 
 Emerald 
 
 Odin 
 
 C. W. Heath 
 
 V. Jones 
 
 Major Magrath 
 
 Robert Wells 
 
 E. M. Hodder, (Com'dore) 
 
 J. Henderson 
 
 T. J. Robertson, (Capt.) 
 
 S. T. Green 
 
 K. TuUy 
 
 G. Ewart 
 
 S. Sherwood 
 
 G. Reed 
 
 F.W.Barron, (Vice Com.) 
 
 J. Cameron 
 
 — Grimshaw 
 
 Cai)t. Weatherly 
 
 II. W. Purdy 
 
 E. Jones 
 
 H. Price 
 
 Lenuth 
 
 ft. in. 
 
 34 
 25 
 36 
 28 
 29 
 II 
 26 
 31 
 21 
 29 
 34 
 18 
 28 
 23 
 
 23 
 
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 6 
 
 8 
 6 
 
 
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 6 
 6 
 3 
 4 
 
 20 
 
 Bkam. 
 
 ft. in. 
 
 -- Ton'ue 
 
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 8 
 
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 8 
 
 10 
 
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 5 
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fitos anb ^egulati0tts 
 
 mvi Jf Vi\ ^^"'^^^'"" ^^'^t^' ^^ ^f '> ^""^-K that the ,„. 
 tX fa Ic 1 rr'? '■ w''"/ ^' '''''''^ ^' appropriated to 
 
 of Vncht HuildiriK and 
 
 "ds of the Cltil) (after 
 
 f)urchnsinff of Cups, 
 
 Icr the Snilinp Rp<rn- 
 
 Vicf -Commodore, 
 hat all officers shall 
 
 April following fhev shall hP^ ' March and hikr office on rh. first Monday in 
 of Yachts (with 'the e^xfeoto "'?•'''; °^ °," Committee : shall he owners 
 
 the sailing season ^ ^' Sccretanes), and shall reside . Toronto during 
 
 poLi?;L\"\m^rse.Td"ed^f '"^1' ''^'"T " '"^"^^^^ "f the Club shall be pro- 
 name, addreL and ^rofessioi' wTt 'the^^n™''' at a regular meeting, and that'his 
 be written and hung up nTe riTb I ITI' ""l ''' ^'''^''''' ^"^ ^^^""'i^'*' '^'^^' 
 when he shall be btZed for anH T ^ '"''f *'" '^^^'^ before the next meeting, 
 vnnr« c.h.,11 Kp pHvi ' / *°'^ ' f°^ *' '* "« gentlemen under the n..P of f«.«.,tv-onV 
 theC,;^ hi^^^^^tS:;:;^;!^^' '• Any member wishing tcTwithdn^wft^ 
 
 all arrears due ^ hrL^io" the d^fe .^sl'.fhttiL'' ''' '""'"^^' ^'^'^ ^^'"" ^^«^' 
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 4. That all officers of the Navy and Army on actual service, all members ot 
 Royal Yacht piubs, and all monibers of Unitcvi States Yacht Clubs, shall be ad- 
 luissible as visitors to the Club for a period of three months, upon bein^^ introduced 
 by a member: that Ilonorary .Menibcrs may be elected in the same manner as 
 Ordinary Members, being, however, exempt from the pavment of entrance and 
 subscription fees; and that Life Members may be similarly elected upon the pav- 
 ment of £12 10s. in one sum. 
 
 T). That all members shall bo elected l)y ballot. That one black ball out of five 
 shall exclude, and that no gentleman shall be eligible for election during the current 
 year, if black bailed twice. That in the event of ungentlemanlike or unbecoming 
 conduct theClub shall have power to expel any member by ballot at a vogular 
 meeting, notice of which shall be given in circulars convening that meeting, and 
 that the majority be in the proportion of at least three to two to expel any such 
 member. 
 
 6. That every gentleman on becoming a member of the Club shall pay an entrance 
 fee of Ten Shillings, and on annual subscription of Twenty Shillings, non-residents 
 excepted, whose subscription shall be Ten Shillings, and" that in both cases the 
 proposer and seconder shall be liable for the entrance and subscription fees, for 
 one year. All subscriptions shall fall due on tho first Monday in March, and if not 
 paid within one month from that date the defaulter shall be struck off the list of 
 members on motion made to that effect ; but any member elected between the first 
 Monday in October and the first Monday in March, following, shall not be called 
 upon to pay a second subscription until the second March following. 
 
 7. That the Commodore, Vice-Commodore, Captain, Secretary-Treasurer, and 
 Assistant Secretary, be elected by ballot as follows : all nominations for these offices 
 shall be made at a meeting on the first Monday in February, when any members 
 
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 that the Commodore, or in his absence, the Vice-Commodore or Captain shall take 
 the chair at all Club meetings, and, in the al)sence of these officers, it shall be 
 imperative on the member selected by those present to take the chair. 
 
 10. That the Secretary Hhall keep correct minutes of the proceedings of the 
 Club, and that at each meeting the Minutes of the preceding meeting shall be read 
 to the Club, and signed^by the Chairman. That the Treasurer shall give receipts, 
 and shall open an account with a Chartered Bank in Toronto, all checks on which 
 shall be signed by the Secretary and countersigned by one of the officers ot the Club. 
 
 11. That each member be allowed to introduce a friend at the Club meetings, 
 but the same person shall not be so introduced more than twice in tne same 
 season. That at each meeting the names of the members present shall be entered 
 by the Secretary in a book kept for that purpose, and also the names of any visitors 
 they may introduce. 
 
 12. That a Sailing Committee, consisting of five members, shall be appointed, of 
 whom three shall form a quorum. They shall have full power in every thing 
 connected with all Club races, both as to starting and deciding the same. Ihey 
 shall have full power also to disciualify any Yacht from running in any race or 
 races during the season, in the event of unbecoming conduct on the part ot an 
 owner being proved to theii satisfaction. Tlieir decision slmll be hnal ; no owner 
 or part owner of a Yacht engaged in any disputed match shall be allowed to sit on 
 the Committee deciding such match. 
 
 13. That no motion to suspend or alter any Club Rule shall be entertained unless 
 a notice thereof shall have been given at a General Meeting, and hung up in the 
 Club Room a month before it be discussed. 
 
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 14. That a Finance Coinmittee of two shall be appointed for the examination 
 and payment of all accoiintH ; that it shall be the duty of the Finance ('om- 
 mittec to han^ up in the CAuh Room on the tii-Kt day of every (juartnr, an account 
 of the state of the Club Finances ujt to that day ; and that no expenditure of a sum 
 exceeding £5 be ordered at any meeting without tlie concurrence of the Finance; 
 Committee, except for tlie purchase of Club ('ups. 
 
 15. That the Yachts of the ('lub shall assemble al 1 p.m., on every vSaturday 
 during the season (weather permitting) about five hundred yards south of the Club 
 House, and sail thence to the (iarrison Wharf, atvd back to the Queen's Wharf, 
 nuder n leader, to be selected previously by lot, which lots shall be drawn at the 
 second meeting in April (owners of Yachts to draw first). All Yachts to keep 
 astern of the leader until they reach the Queen's Wharf on their return, when the 
 leailer may haul down his flag, and the other Yachts shall be at liberty to proceed 
 according to pleasure. That on such occasions it shall be the duty of the C/'ommo- 
 dore, Vice-Commodore, and Captain to use their utmost efforts to collect the other 
 Yachts round that of the leader in the i>osition already indicated. Thiht the leader 
 shall hoist at his peak a flag not less than four feet square, (consisting of four 
 alternate s(iuares of blue and white. That no member of the Club be permitted to 
 hoist this flag tinless when leading as above described, and that the Commodore 
 be authorised to substitute man(RUvering instead of sailing the above course. 
 
 16. That the first meeting shall take place on the third Saturday in May of each 
 season. Any member prevented leading shall forfeit his turn, the lead then to 
 devolve on the senior oflicer present, and the member so omitting to load to be 
 called upon by the Chairman at the next meeting at which he is present, to explain 
 the cause of such omission. The senior officer at each meeting shall hand to the 
 Secretary a list of all the Yachts present thereat. 
 
 
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 tn M, J^^\*7 ^[^"^^1' pot being a boat-owner, shall be at liberty, when it comes 
 to h.3 turn to lead, to hoist his flaj? in the hoat of any member wi ling to acorm 
 modatc h.m : boat-owners whose boats may be disabled or noi, ready shall ha^o 
 h'sireenTdf"'; T'lil ^" "^^'^^^^ •'^'"'"«- *^« Club, after the iLVof lend; 
 precedence ' '^ '" '''' '"^''* ''^ ^^''^^^"'^ ^''^^ ^"*^^^ = boat-owners tnking 
 
 1«. That the Secretary shall draw out, and hang up in the Club Room for fhp 
 
 n H?r .•«' T"7'' '^•f^''"g^"i«hing flHg, nnme of the boat and tonnage acconline 
 to the certihcates furnished by the measuring officers, as hereinaf^rtater ^ 
 
 10. That with the view to avoid, as much as possible, all disputes or unnleasont 
 foehng arising occasionally from thoughtless or^mseemly jesting ; also to preven 
 
 the tn onZdT^'r ' '' T""'"'' '^^r'-'"^' '"^ '^'"^ -"■^''•'o-'' i^Uent whether on 
 to tirriub for2 l" °^°"^^'';;'^^"'^» owners of Club boats shall be'accountable 
 to tie Club for the language and conduct of every individual in their resnective 
 boats ; and this rule shall be in force whether the owner shall be on board ^r not 
 
 thoLurwHrin^?o'?b^.'V'^ ^'°1 -^ ''\ "°"-'"«^^>^^. he shall communicate 
 
 boat o then /liii^V "' ^^' "^'"* ^^'""^ introducing another 
 
 noat, to the Club, he shall pursue the same course, stating, at the same time the 
 particulars of tonnage, kc, as already required ; and shou d he sell hTs boat or a 
 share hereof, to a membef, he shall forward to the Secretary a certificate of the 
 «flme, (Signed ni.o by the purchaser,) in the loiiowing form, 4^_l'"^"'^'*' "^ "'« 
 
 
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 Royal Canadian Yacht Clnh. 
 
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 / hereby certify that I have sold mif Yacht, the. 
 
 riffged. 
 
 .tons, to 
 
 and thai the said sate is a fiona-fide transaction. 
 
 {Signed) 
 
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 Seller. 
 Purchaser. 
 
 That the Member re^^istered with such boat in the (;Iub b'st shull lie tonsidercd 
 tii(> owner thereof for all Club purposes, and held accountable until such certificate 
 shall have been lodged Avith the Sccrofary. That all such notices and certilicates 
 be read by the Secretary to the Club at the next meeting. 
 
 21. That the Club Flag shall be a blue Burgee, with a white cross, a crown in 
 the upper square, and a beaver in the lower— both yellow— and shall be hoisted at 
 the mast-head. Pattern to be as follows : Triangular, not less than four faet long 
 
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 by two feet six inches in the Luff. That each boat shall be provided with a Dis- 
 tinguishing Flag of the same size and shape, and of such pattern as the owner mRy 
 select. That the (Jlub Ensign be blue, with the crown in the fiv. That with the 
 view of assimulating the practice of the Iloval Canadian Yacht Club to the usage 
 et all other Yacht Clubs, the boats of the Club when sailing in anv organized 
 meeting, sjiall be at liberty to hoist the following flags only, viz: the Club Flao 
 the Distinguishing Flag, the Official Flag, and the Blue Ensign. That the Coinmo- 
 dore s Flag shall be swallow-tailed, five feet long by two feet six imhc^—Rrd ; the 
 Vice-Coramodore's Flag, the same shape and dimensions, White ; the Captain's do 
 do., Jilue. That Acker's Code of Signals be adopted by the Club. 
 
 22. That there shall be a Club uniform as described in the By-laws. 
 
 23 That three members of the Club shall be appointed to measure the Club 
 yachts, and that all such yachts shall be measured bv these appointed officers 
 (in presence of their respective owners, should they require it,) according 
 to the following rule : the length to be taken in a straight line on deck from 
 the fore part ot the stem to the after part of the stern-post : the breadth to 
 be taken in the broadest part of the boat, from the outside of the outside plank on 
 one side, to the outside of the outside plank on the other side; that the said 
 breadth shall be deducted from the said length, and the remainder having been 
 multiplied by the breadth, and then by half the breadth, and the product divided 
 by 94, the quotient so given shall be esteemed the just tonnage, which shall be 
 rated by the next half-ton above any fraction that i»av occur in .such nuntU^nt • 
 any part ot th« stem or stern-post projecting beyond the length so taken shall be 
 ftdded to such length. 
 

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 boat, or that shall be at anv H.^Hf . T""" ?" ''"'" ^nsidered as a norkine 
 
 cu... That hoats ^;ui: z^Jt ':^s^}zt^i:!^ ^^tj;:^:':^^:^' 
 
 entrance for all Club M tcTo, S Z , ^ ,'"'<''"°"'>l /"tra.ice. That the nsual 
 which ,n„st be paid to , ' Se ?e "ry a. the cl'uh R ™ '""l^^l <or each boat, 
 on the evening of the day previou, of e..tl^. Koom, „„<! the boat entered 
 
 That no Clnlf Race shil take nlac ,nS at H? T "T'"' " """ '•» "'""''■ 
 
 rnrcirrr^r-r.d-^S'T 
 
 the Clnb. Shan not bo coa -Jer-cTab^RtT^'lt^:;:; tSSt^'if thlfrX.'^-' 
 
 santn/^lStt:::lrer1:Le^,;'etar^^;!s^,'° "? '■"Tr'"-' - "■= 
 
 within forty-eight hours of lie t me ."".^f^/^ ""'" "' ""^ '">'««. but 
 
 any Protest being dedded by the Sailir < o '"' !'",'''■ '''"" '" "« «^-''"' "f 
 the boat of the party n ak ,?sacb Pri.eJ VT,"!'"*','' 'P '"■■ •"™1""' <>'• vexatious, 
 the next Club Match * ^™"" "'""' ''" '''"■■'"''•''I ineligible to enter lo; 
 
 .urn evtr^ ownei ot such yacht be a member of the Club. 
 
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 i=!. That all Club Matrhca shall ho Tinns Mntoh 
 
 allowed ovor flio Olul 
 sideratioii,andthe(im 
 
 cs 
 
 >('ourso; in other cnsoj?, tlio d 
 
 e arranged by the Sailing ( 
 
 2!). That the Sailinp', Me; 
 
 , — one minute per ton bcinjy 
 
 istance to be taken into ron- 
 
 ng Committee, in the almve proportion. 
 
 General Meeting, to be held 
 
 isuring, and Finance ConiniiK 
 
 ou the lirst Mond 
 
 cv.i shall bo elected at the 
 
 ay in March, in each vear. 
 
WWaPJ|iR'^1Kfl*^"t?*J- ■' 
 
'^'.>, 
 
S A I L 1 NO 11 E (I U J. AT TONS 
 
 OF THE 
 
 ROYAL CANADIAN YACHT CLUB. 
 
 .li-'^H^n oni:: S"^!;: r^:Si^:e"^ti;" fr^'^ 'ir ^'^^'^"^ ''''' '^ ""^- ^^ 
 
 with tlio niMh n..„:*." .^„V^"^^^'""« *o^^e given in strict ar^ 
 
 
 
 with the Clnh Rc-ul^tio. r jr 1 ;. , ' '*' '^'^ ^''"'" '° '*"'^^ ^ 
 
 ofln' s 'o ^ me m" , ^'^n! '"7'^';"^,^' ^"!«''i*y' O'" i" the absence of all these 
 10 th'en on r rr . ^'^'T ''^ ''>' <'^« '^'-^''inj? Committee, to start the yachts, 
 M ,1 h " . !:'";■'' ";""^.^^^« ^^'i"»^'^- The party performing such duty' 
 
 ,|, ,11 ... , ; ■)"■"■ "iuuu lueAvinnor. 'Ihen 
 
 '■ :! nl. "! :''■' .^''' ^•^'^'"' ""^ I>"s'PO"i"g: the match in case of unfavourable weathci' 
 
 200 yards 
 bout 50 
 
 .. mi 1 ,, . . ^ *> — "•"•^^" '" <-nni.- ui uuiK\ uuraoie 1 
 
 from 1 e'c ub I ol;^ ?J "''f' ^''- u' f ''""'''"^ '^''^^ '^' = N"" '- "-^''"ut 2(1 
 .> i<-,.s .soutu ot Ao. 1 ; and so on, in succession. 
 
 . ,,,r „^*''"'''' "'^' ^" ^^^ event of their absence, by the Secretary. 
 
 4. That all vachts sail 
 
 ]••] 
 
 giving up li.^ race 
 
 .li'fr M!;i. m;;tch shall hoi:^t thei 
 
 T^'J!' niast-heud or peak, which Hag shalf be hauled 
 
 r i'e.-ipeclive Distinguishing 
 down by any yacht 
 
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 5. That all yachts shall be moored at their stations within one quarter of an 
 hour after the Signal for Stations shall have been made by the Manager of the Race ; 
 that the Signal for Stations and Starting shall be made by firing a gun at such place 
 as he may deem most convenient. That the yachts at their stations shall have 
 their head sails completely down. 
 
 6. That the Club Course shall be as follows : To start from the stations as pre- 
 scribed in Rule 2, thence round a buoy north of jP vat's Hotel : thence round the 
 Bar buoys, Gibraltar Point, and a buoy about half a mile south of Privat's, keeping 
 all on the port hand, thence back, keeping the bar buoys on the starboard hand, 
 and winning between the^lub House, and the winning buoy. That the Manager 
 of the race shall have power to alter the above course, (which altered course shall 
 be announced at the time of drawing for places) in not more than two matches 
 of the season, unless permitted to do so by motion at a previous Club meeting. 
 
 7. That no fore and aft rigged boat be allowed while sailing in any of the Club 
 Matches to carry a square sail, or any sail whatever, which is not the property of 
 her owner, and h, portion of her regular equipment ; no booming out of head-sails 
 will be allowed. 
 
 8. Sails to be carried : Cutters — Mainsail, Foresail, Jib, Gaff-topsail, und 
 Jib-topsail. Sloops — Mainsail, Jib, Flying-jib, Gaff-topsail, and Jib-topsail. 
 Schooners — Mainsail, Fore and Aft Foresail, Jib, Flying Jib, andlwo Gaff-topsails. 
 [Mem. — A Full-rigged Square-Topsail Schooner is allowed to carry also, Square- 
 Topsail, Topgallant-sail, and Royal.] All other boats to carry the particular sails 
 with which they hav^e been habitually equipped. 
 
 9. That no yacht entering for any race be permitted to add to, or remove ballast, 
 from noon of the day preceding the race up to the hour of starting; and all 
 
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 ballast or crew with which any boat starts, shall be brought back by that boat 
 &fTi r ?'' a»d chain-cab les shall be considered as ballast, within the limita: 
 
 J,?rl ? 7 .^^ ^' I 7'f ' •^"'''/ ^^ •'"^ ^^'^' ""^y ^« *lt«'«'l i" position up to the 
 moment of starting; but, during the race, no shifting of ballast will be permitted 
 
 10. Tha< no yacht shall be allowed to touch, either with her hull or anv 
 portion c. her spars ngging or sails, any buoy or other mark of the course 
 [J/m.—\V harves arc included in this rule.] o ,,uuiae. 
 
 «nil; '*'•"* ^r^!' ?i" *^' port tack shall give way to those on the starboard ; 
 Boats going free to those on a wind. No yacht shall be permitted to cross another 
 either to windward or to leeward, to prevent the other from passing her. 
 
 12. In approaching, with a view to round any mark of the course, no Yacht 
 coming up to another shall be permitted to attempt to pass between it and the 
 said mark, unless she can do so clearly ahead of that other, which shall not be 
 thereby required to go out of her course to make room for the boat so coming up 
 The boat nearest to any buoy, or other mark of the course, which it is approaching 
 shall be deemed the headmost boat ; and any boat coming up to her mnst sail so 
 as not to force her to touch such buoy, or mark, to avfid Collision ;a^^^^^ 
 
 nfl Th- T'' °^ ^^' ^"^"''^u' ^"^^ ^° ^^'•^^d «^^» "ot incur any penalty 
 [.l/em.— This rules applies also to boats approaching any wharf.] 
 
 13 That any member wilfully fouling, or attempting to foul, the boat of another or 
 any boat In which a member shall be sailing, whether during a race or Club Male h 
 
 ^[;;c'^!a 'Sn tT' 'r"'t^ '*"""^ ""^ 'T'^ °^ ^^^^^' *« ^^« ^°«^^ «'-' 
 
 member =lial[, on tht- uffence being proved to the satisfaction of the iSailinff Com- 
 mittee, be reported by them to the Club at the next general meeting, and on sudi 
 report being received and adopted by the Club, such member shall be liable to 
 
 vA 1} U I S 1 11 • 
 
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 14. ThatRvcryYaclitsailiujr in any Club Match shall have a member of Ihe Club 
 ou board, and that member shall be accountable for the fair sailing of such l>oat. 
 
 15. That no sweeps or poles of any sort be made use of during a race to 
 accelerate the i^peed of the boat. That no other means of sounding thMu (he le!ul- 
 line l)e allowed; and that the lead used for such jjurpose shall not be of more than 
 three pounds weight. 
 
 10. That any boat which runs aground during a match, and is compelled to 
 make use of any other means of getting olf than her sails, is thereby disqualilied 
 from winning the race. 
 
 17. That no boat shall receive on board any person or persons durin-- a nee 
 over and above those with whom she started, unless she does so to save lil'e. * 
 
 18. That the match shall be re-sailed at the discretion of the Sailing Committee 
 if It be found that any buoy or other mark of the course be not in its place. 
 
 19. Any boat giving up her chance of the race to save life can demand that the 
 race be sailed again, and the Sailing Committee shall decide whether t!<ere wis 
 sufficient ground for her so doing ; but in such case, only that boat and the winning 
 boat shall start. " 
 
 20. In the event of any race having to bo sailed again, the boats must start the 
 second time, from the same stations, with the same amount of ballast ns -it first 
 and with the same sads unaltered, unless when direct injury to any sail shall have 
 rendured repairs unavoidable. N.B.— This rule is not intended to atfect the num. 
 ber of persons who may be admitted on board on either occasion. 
 

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 22. That nny boat violatiiifr any of these reffuhitiong ^hull rnriW,t ,.ii i • / 
 the pnze, m the Match during which such vjola^tiou shairhav' occuned *" '" 
 
BY-LA^AVS. 
 
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 No. 1. That the Club shall offer a reward of £2 lOs. for the discovery of any 
 person or persons who shall maliciously injure any of the Club boats or property 
 thereof. 
 
 2. That with a view to maintaining the respectability of the Club, all Club prizes 
 shall be given in the form of a cup or other piece of plate at the option of the 
 winner of such prize, and that all challenge cups shall be won two years in suc- 
 cession by the same boat to constitute ownership. 
 
 .3. That for the security of the Club boats lying at their moorings all damage 
 received by them in consequence of other Club boats fouling them be settled by 
 arbitration. 
 
 4. That the owner or owners of any yacht winning a challenge cup shall 
 give the Secretary a written acknowledgment of the same, agreeing to restore 
 the said cup to the Secretary of the Club at the time of entry for the next race for 
 the same. 
 
 5, That the Club uniform shgill be a dark blue jacket, with Club buttons, white 
 or blue cloth vest and trowsers, the jacket to have a falling collar, double breast, 
 eight buttons on each side, four bwlPtons on the cuffs, with black braid, and gold 
 for officers, lining black, straw hat, with black ribbon ; that the dress uniform 
 shall be a blue tailed coat, double breasted rolling collar, lapelles to side pockets, 
 with three large buttons on each, six buttons on each side, lining white silk, black 
 cloth trowsers. 
 
 fi. That the Clnb shall pay ten per cent, per annum to the shareholders of the 
 Club House on a sum not exceeding £300, to be raised for the purpose of building 
 the said bouse. 
 
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