. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Inland Lake Yachting Association Rule racing scow Mintiezitka, built in i goo. Rigged model USNM 316086. {Smithsonian photo ^^606-f.) in Wisconsin and Minnesota, with four more clubs situated in nearbv States. The racing scow first appeared as a fast, shoal, centerboard sloop in the early 1890's and the type had a period of popularity on the Atlantic coast, par- ticularly on Long Island Sound and in Massachusetts Bay. There has been international racing in this type, i^etween American and Canadian clubs, since 1896. In the late 1890's it was
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Inland Lake Yachting Association Rule racing scow Mintiezitka, built in i goo. Rigged model USNM 316086. {Smithsonian photo ^^606-f.) in Wisconsin and Minnesota, with four more clubs situated in nearbv States. The racing scow first appeared as a fast, shoal, centerboard sloop in the early 1890's and the type had a period of popularity on the Atlantic coast, par- ticularly on Long Island Sound and in Massachusetts Bay. There has been international racing in this type, i^etween American and Canadian clubs, since 1896. In the late 1890's it was introduced in a primiti\e form on the so-called Inland Lakes of Wis- consin and Minnesota, and also in lower Canada. The dexelopment of organized racing of scows was very rapid under the guidance of the Inland Lake Yachting Association and various classes of boats were established. In 1959 there were classes: "A" 2>7% to 38 feet in length, "E" 27% to 28 feet, "D" 19% to 20 feet, "C" 19% to 20 feet, "X" to 16 feet, and "V" to 19 feet. These classes produce the fastest sailing boats in the world, over a triangular racing course. The class "A" scow Minnezitka, was built in 1900 at White Bear Lake, Minnesota, by John O. Johnson. She was a candidate for an international race for the Seawanahka Cup, but was not chosen, though the fastest of the American candidates. A very successful boat in interclub racing for some years, she was jib-and-mainsail rigged, with a gaff-mainsail. The hull of the model has a sled-profilc bow, vertical flat transom, and straight sheer. The bottom is cambered, giving a flat run and entrance. On deck the hull is approximately rectangular, the how Ijeing square across but narrower than the stern transom. The sides are on a long, fair sweep in plan, and the hull is deliberately designed to sail at a given angle of heel. The midsection shows a nearly flat floor, with the
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