Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . CONSTANCY. I50 BRITISH MARJORIE. the owner, but it is generally the customto allow the men to keep them at the endof the season. In a racing boat, in additionto the regular wages, the skipper receivesten per cent, upon the amount of the sea-sons winnings, and the men are allowed$5 for every first prize secured. The Yacht Racing Association^ wasformed in 1875, the object being to provide ? Yacht Racing Associations method of measuring ton-nage.—* The tonnage of every yacht entered to sail in a raceshall be ascertaine
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . CONSTANCY. I50 BRITISH MARJORIE. the owner, but it is generally the customto allow the men to keep them at the endof the season. In a racing boat, in additionto the regular wages, the skipper receivesten per cent, upon the amount of the sea-sons winnings, and the men are allowed$5 for every first prize secured. The Yacht Racing Association^ wasformed in 1875, the object being to provide ? Yacht Racing Associations method of measuring ton-nage.—* The tonnage of every yacht entered to sail in a raceshall be ascertained in the manner following: The lengthshall be taken in a straight line from the fore end to the afterend of the load water-line, provided always that if any part ofthe stem or stern post, or other part of the vessel below theload water-line, project beyond the length taken as mentioned,such projection or projections shall, for the purposes of find-ing the tonnage, be added to the length taken as stated ; andany form cut out of the stem or stern post, with the intentionof shortening the load w
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