He was also President of the Council of the Yacht Racing Association.
Yacht racing rules, often a matter of interpretation, are a favorite topic on Sailing Forum.
The Yacht Racing Association was founded in November, 1875, by Frank Willan and others.
In 1892 he was made a member of the (British) Yacht Racing Association.
The Yacht Racing Association of San Francisco Bay lists it as mark number 16.
The Richardson Trophy is governed and sponsored by the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes.
The event marks the annual team championship for the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound.
An accomplished sailor, he co-authored Wind and Tide in Yacht Racing.
In Great Britain the regular Yacht Racing Association rule has been generally adopted, and handicaps deducted from it.
The series is sponsored as an amateur event by the Yacht Racing Association of Long Island Sound.