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October 1996		THE JIB SHEET	PAGE 4
			
In The Sea Coast Echo of August 29, 1896, there was an article on the clubs first annual regatta. The Sea Coast Echo stated :
BAY-WAVELAND YACHT CLUBS FIRST REGATTA A WORTHY SUCCESS
The first annual regatta by the new Bay-Wavlend Yacht Club was a spendid success. Although the club house was not yet completed, it was so arranged as to shelter the many who witnessed the races from those premises. As the race progressed, the wind grew more favorable, resulting in one of the prettiest races ever run on these waters. There were nineteen entries in the race for the silver prizes.
Besides Bay-Waveland Commodore Richardson, who assisted, the race was in charge of the following named officials: Judges-August Keller, E.J. Bowers and Louis H. Fairchild. Timers-Ed Corkery, J.F. Clark and E.E. O’Brien. Measurer-W. Brunet. Regatta Committee-S.L. Mitchell. F.R. Matthews and Charles A. Worseley. The boats participating were Tawanta, Nyanza, Martha S., KMA., Alice, Defiance, Jeanne, Lady Luckett, Lady Gay, Lady Florence, Black Cloud, Trolley, Dionysius, Daisy B. Commodore Moorman,
Florence No. 2, Manhattan Beach, Daisy and Clemmie C.
Hon. E.J. Bowers, state senator and one of the timers were selected to give out the prizes. The first prize presented was to J.Walton Glenny, captain of the Tawanta. It was a beautiful silver champagne cooler, and in presenting it Mr. Bowers took occasion to compliment Mr. Glenny on his career as a yachtsman, and his honest and fair treatment he gave his opponents. Mr. Glenny responded graciously, and in turn complimented the gentlemen of Bay- Waveland Yacht Club for the interest they took in yachting, evidenced by their handsome club building in course of erection.
The Sea Coast Echo, on July 17,1897 reported that:
The arrangements for the 2nd Annual Regatta of the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club have almost been completed. The five mile triangle will be laid off in a day or two by experienced men. The Square Handkerchief Reefs extend for miles beyond Henderson’s point, and it will be necessary, when the course is laid out, to avoid this shallow water. It is possible to lay off a course which will contain fully five nautical miles and still have from six to ten feet of water throughout, but the angles will not be equal, and one of the reaches will be longer than the other. The eastward stake will be anchored off the Point some distance, and the other outside buoy will lay some distance down towards the westward, with the home stake anchored a few yards off the clubhouse. This will enable the guests of the club to see the finish of each five miles, and also follow the yachts closely as they run down almost parallel with the shore.
The managers of the regatta have decided to add another class to the long list Of late, a number of half-raters have been built, and including the famous craft from Mobile, there are in commission about 6 of the 15-footers. This is the first time a distinct class have been set aside for these little sloops, and it is believed the contest will greatly encourage the yachtsmen to build other vessels, and the fleet may come extensive, as in all northern clubs. There will be three classes for cabin sloops, and several classes of open vessels, and a long string of boats. The officers of the yacht club will do all in their power to secure fifty starters, and from the present prospects they will be successful in this undertaking. Commodore Richardson announced the officials of the regatta, and in selecting them, took men fully competent to fill these positions. They are Emile J. O’Brien, Ex-Commodore of SYC, Sam Gautier and Sam Heaslip will be the judges, and the timers will be Ed Cockery, Hayward Burton and Blaine Jamison.
(below) 6th Annual Regatta held in the Mississippi Sound in 1902 in front of the Bay- Waveland Yacht Club (shown on opposite page, bottom left) Photo courtesy of The Breath’s.