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 Yachts should salute on entering port in the home waters of a foreign club, where any of its fleet are lying. After the tender of civilities has been made, owners of the entering yachts should visit the officer in command of the anchorage. All other visits should be made according to rank, visits to their equals in rank being made by the owners of the entering yachts.

The time for colors in the home waters of a foreign club should be given with its senior flag officer present.

The term "foreign" should be understood as applying to all clubs outside of the waters of the Gulf of Maine.

Flag officers and the fleet-captain should fly their pennants, and captains their private signals, when in their boats; members, the club flag. After sunset a white light should be shown at the bow.

Passing one another, juniors should salute seniors by raising the cap.

Following are the words of command used in the handling of rowing boats:

Give Way.—To begin rowing.

Hold Water.—To stop the boat's progress by keeping the blades of the oars in the water in a vertical position, and at right angles to the keel.

In Bow.—To cease pulling the bow oar and to lay it down fore and aft within the boat, the blade forward.

Let Fall.—To let the oars drop from the vertical to the horizontal, the loom