Tt was necessary to do a gype and the Spook's owner, in attempting to swing the boom over, was swept overboard. Mr. Gates' brought the 'Spook round in masterly fashion and passed out the butt end of a boat-hook, but the speed of the boat was such' that the man in the water! could not hold on, Though a reasonable swimmer, being weighted with his clothes and contending with yough water, he was very nearly exhausted when the Gnome came tearing up, neatly dropped a life. buoy into his hands, put up into! the wind and hauled him on board.
The rescued man barely had a Jeg over the side before the two boats shaped up until they were on equal terms and then made off for the finish. There was some most exciting jockeying for the advantage and the Spook eventually got in by 20 seconds. It is by no means unusual for a yachtsman to be swept overboard during a gype, but there was considerable satisfaction in his being rescued in such a sca-manlike manner, and it was quite exceptional for an owner to sit in the rescuing boat and see his ov-n beat her. The lavish hospitality of the Lintithac family on the Sister Anne also was almost worth the ducking.
While all this was xoing on, the! miscellaneous class started another race behind, which the Commodeve won with the Violet and then the whole fleet sailed for home, veting it one of the best days inthe club's history,
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