Each boat shall not carry more than three or less than two persons during a race, all of whom shall be amateurs, and shall be steered by either a member or a lady. And no money shall be awarded to a boat for a walk-over, but she may fly a flag therefor. Each boat shall carry on all proceedings of the Water Wags, all her platforms, floorings, thwarts, and stern sheets, also a pair of oars not less than 9 ft. long, with spurs or rowlocks for same; also, either one solid cork ring-shaped life-buoy, not less than 30 in. in external diameter, and capable of floating for three hours 21 lbs. of iron suspended therefrom, or two smaller ones of the same material and shape, which shall each float for the same time 14 lbs. of iron; or they may substitute a cork life-belt that will float 10 lbs. for three hours for each of the small life-buoys, providing each life-belt is worn the entire time the boat is afloat. Before taking a prize the owner of the boat shall declare to the party awarding it that the spirit of this rule has been carried out. And it shall also be the duty of every other competitor to protest against a boat without a life-buoy. The life-buoys shall rest unattached to anything in the boat, with nothing over or resting on them, so that they will immediately float out in the event of a capsize. All persons on board who cannot swim 100 yards are requested to _wear_ life-jackets. The following are the limitations of a 'Water Wag' 13-footer: Length over all, 13 ft.; beam, 4 ft. 10 in.; depth and lines, that of model A. Centreboard to be of iron and pivoted at forward end of casing. Length shall not exceed 4 ft. When hauled up flush with top of casing, no portion shall project below keel. Immersed surface below keel shall not exceed 2-1/2 sq. ft. Thickness at any point shall not exceed 3/8 of an inch. Keel outside garboard strake, inclusive of thickness of keelband, if any, shall not exceed in depth 1-1/2 in. Keelband of iron, brass, or copper, not to exceed in thickness 1/4 in. Stem and stern post.--Moulded depth of, to be clear of hood by not less than 2 in. Kedge not to exceed 15 lbs. No metal cable allowed. No ballast of any description save water. Mast not to exceed over all 13 ft., measured from top of keel to truck, and not to be stepped above keel more than 3 in. Fore and aft sails not to exceed 75 sq. ft. in area. Spinnaker not to exceed 60 sq. ft. in area, and is only to be used before the wind, and in no case as a jib. A full-sized tracing of the builder's moulds can be obtained by sending 2_s._ to the Society for Employment of Women 21 Kildare Street, Dublin. [Illustration: 'King's Fisher,' 1776.] [Illustration: Commodore Thomas Taylor, of the Cumberland Fleet, 1780.] CHAPTER IV