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especially on the flood. Two things are absolutely essential in a good " outside Woosung " 

 boat. You must have a seaworthy, well rigged boat and you must have speed. The yacht 

 owner as a rule has not overmuch spare time, and so he requires a ship that will take him 

 the maximum of distance in the minimum of time. 



An example of what can be accomplished by a fast-sailing yacht in one day is the 

 record of the Viola. She left the Bund at 9.30 a.m. Sunday, sailed down to Woosung, rounded 

 the Tungsha lightship and was back at the starting point at II.45 p.m., 88 sea miles, in spite 

 of having to beat against a stiff Nor'westerly blow, and nasty sea from the Kiutoan to the 

 Lismore. Her fastest bit of running, however, was from the Lismore light to the Kiutoan 

 light, 20 knots in I hour 50 minutes with a slight ebb tide in her favour. 



Another fine piece of work may be recorded. The Marjorie L., launched in January 

 this year (1910), 4^/4 ft. long, 13^4 ft. beam and 7 feet draft, yawl rigged, left Shanghai, 

 on Saturday, l6th July, reached Eliot Island in the Parker Group on Sunday morning, where 

 a swim in the sea in the best of clear, blue water was enjoyed, and was back again in 

 Shanghai on Sunday evening, having accomplished the run from Gutzlaff to Yangtszepoo in 

 9 hours exactly. The distance run was about 155 miles and the total time occupied in spite 

 of head winds on the way out and including stoppage at the island was 34 hours. 



To anyone desirous of building a boat partly for Whangpoo river use and partly for 

 cruising outside Woosung the boat that commends itself is the half keel half centre board 

 craft. A yacht say something like the Viola, but without her long overhangs and flat bow, 

 both very disagreeable in a seaway. To those who wish to work their boats comfortably 

 with a small crew the yawl or schooner rig is recommended. The cutter is a fine rig for 

 speed, but requires more hands, and is more at a disadvantage when caught by a sudden 

 squall than the yawl or schooner, as these crafts can reduce their sails quickly without 

 reefing, and the while continue beating to windward if necessary. 



RACING. 



Of all the racing yachts built in Shanghai the Kid undoubtedly has proved the most 

 successful. 



Her dimensions are : — 



Length over all 37 feet 7 inches. 



Water line 23 feet 2 inches. 



Beam 9 feet. 



Draft 3 feet. 



Carries about 2,000 lbs. of lead on her keel, and has a sail area of 920 feet. For the last 

 five years this boat, designed by Mr. C. L. Seitz, has practically swept the board, and even 

 to-day there is no boat that can look at her in the river, though in a hard blow outside 

 Woosung the Viola has proved herself the faster of the two, which is easily understood 

 when her much larger tonnage is considered. The little Violet has also proved herself 

 a dangerous rival to the Kid in heavy weather. Without doubt the Violet is the prettiest 

 model in Shanghai, and is one well worth the careful study of intending builders. Her free, 

 easy lines render her a perfect seaboat, and her owner, Mr. Edwin Byrne, has taken her 

 twice to the Saddles. Her best point of sailing is to windward, and she can point much 

 higher than any other boat. She loses ground, however, with the wind aft. The Kid is of 



