Feb. B, 18tSJ,j 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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D/SPLAC£M£A/r /Oi TOA/S 

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IS THIS THE "COMING BOAT? 

 Editor Forest and Stream: 



Yachting on the Aflat. 'ie const is somewhat dual in it; 

 owing to the number of sounds, hays and harbors, in whi< 

 is generally quiet, and widen communicate with the ope: 

 like persons inhabiting a hold coast, ware not limited to 

 sailing, but may enjoy ail the nleasures of smooth watei 

 many, especially ladies, is more prefcra 

 rolling boat outside, in addition to tryii 

 the "restless blue." Being so advautaj 

 endeavor to combine all the pleasures I 

 water, and there is no necessity or sensi 

 those who prefer one kind to the other, 

 water have each their own pecu'iar pie 

 the boars that have been built 



of smooth water i which to 

 hie pasiime than being on a 

 ig one's skill and pluck on 

 eously situated, we should 

 o be had m either kind of 

 in belittling the tastes of 

 as both smooth and rough 

 asures in sailiug. Hitherto 

 •hieily designed for smooth 



water, and depended on their beam for stability. Nowaday 

 no arc riuuiiue; a lirPe smul for boats mostly til for only disturbed 

 water, and hence all the talk seems to be draft and much ballast. 

 This should not be. The boats to be brought out should be the best 

 possible forms for the enjoyment of smooth as well as rough water. 

 The old beam models: thai appeared to skim alone, on the top of 

 the water furnished much enjoyment in consequence of their stiff 

 ness. there being no denying it is more comfortable to be sailing on 

 a small angle of heel: Hal decks afford more liberty to individual 

 locomotion than can be found on the decks of a narrow boat where 

 one hassouv rla - ion of 1 I g on top of a barn having a 



double pitched roof. Why should we throw away all the comfort of 

 stiffness and pitch headlong for ii:o ,eusi beam. Oonsiderthe narrow 

 beam; allow she ha-- good headroom below; she has no "foot room," 

 no "elbow room," because her cabin is narrow. Imagine what com- 

 fort there is in being below, either in standing, lying dowm, walking 

 about, or in eatiupp while she is on the wind heeled to angle of 25°. 

 As to eating, if the dining came be suspended from the deck timber-; 

 the man to leeward would find himself underneath the board, the 

 man to windward on top; if tlie table be fixed in the center of the 

 floor nothing can be kept on it; that would la- get tint- tour "chuck" 

 with a vengeance. How nice all this would be to a lady! She could 

 fall in a heap to leeward and lay there, until the command of "ready 

 about" and then get on the othi r tack herself; on deck she will need. 



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some of the herielits of ber.m far comfort's sake. 



But the old beam boat is unsafe, the new type is the safe one and 

 safety to life outweighs comfort; true enough; but as safety is 

 caused by low ballast, we can apply that also to the beam without 

 excessive displacements by omitting all the useless fancy curves 

 that heretofore have been given in our models. Make your beam 

 not excessive: place yean ballast as low as you like and make the 

 body straight as possible, reaching the beam at the water line, 

 directly; and the only way to do so is br straight lines— straight 

 timbers; the leas! curve or departure from fine straight lines in- 

 creases the surface, and consequently the skin friction. 



The plan here shown is intended to cover the idea, and to its utmost 

 extern:, as having a f,ai, deep l.eel, and then a bodvi, as bad as a 

 curved body. Surface is dee -, : ■ ., big the lines directly 



from the oottom of the keel to the L. Vv. L; this in itself is an 

 improvement because of increased strength and facility in fastening 

 on the lead; the lateral strain on a deep keel is avoided, and the 

 loss, twisting ' ir placement of the lead caused by running aground 

 or striking a submerged rock is pi evented. In this form of model 

 very toe lines em: be had. offering the least resistance to forward 

 motion, and forming a counter safe to run with in any sea. The bow 

 can stand without being forced to "lay to" until the sea subsides, 

 with vour port only a few miles to windward of your position . Look- 

 ing at the model from any point on stem, keel or deadwood toward 



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A very impoi tant point in such a model is ; It Is the cheapest plan 

 to build on— stiaight Timbers .and broad planking: which avoids so 

 many seams, decreases the liability to work and leak, and making a 

 very strong construction. 



In this design we have a model for smooth and for rough water ; 

 ean take the weather on either : can take heavy rigs or do hand- 

 somely under moderate areas ; isnon-capsizable : will produce great 

 momentum, and the more she is driven the more powerfully will she 

 go crushing, splitting through rough water or heal seas. In smooth 

 water, for a few hours' recreation, a party of )'i iends can find much 

 enjoyment oil hei 1 road Hush deck and roomy cockpit, ard all the 

 more enjoyable because of her stiffness caused by raj .idly increasing 

 beam above L. TV. L. In head weather outside, dry quarters will be 

 found in the cockpit, while the boat goes splitting 'through the seas, 



i" 1 'o ' :.: '. ■' U- d .. i lo . oil si ape , , v so I from her sO.u- 



like the shallow beam boat, which has to stop ami cry every time a 



sea slaps her face. Below there is amp! head n p ... , 



and can be fitted • . i he taste. R C H 



[Novel and peculiar as the design published wdth the above 'com- 

 munication may seem at first glance, it possesses merits enough to 

 challenge careful investigation. A combination of the best points 

 of orthodox cutter and sloop ha: long been sought, and so far with- 

 in n pult v, e n ai say that the individuality of the two types its 



chiefly marked by the predominating features of depth in o:ie, an 1 

 those of beam in the other. It is well known that, no boat can have 

 both beam and depth in bulk, and that their combination leads 

 only to the production of a tub, having plenty of room perhaps and 

 uffeapsizable. hut wholly devoid ..f admirable traits in respect to 

 performance. The gas tank is no I the solution to the problem of 

 type, that is certain, and so tar the choice has been between one ex- 

 treme and the other. We are not prepared to say that it will ever 

 be otherwise, but the new scheme presented this week is the most 

 likely attempt at a compromise yet placed before us. 



It is notewerthy for haviug beam where beam is most wanted, 

 across deck. Tt has depth for- cabins, rough water work and safety. 

 It has beam in a superficial or platform way and if has depth with 

 narrow, sharp form in the disposition of the bulk, thereby escaping 

 the bounciness arising from a low bilge in a boat broad across the deck. 

 It has stiffness under sail, and Hush deck with roomy cockpit for 



"xcellent 



a 1 1 iota 



cottier. 



'afternoon sailing." The qualitie 



Eerfo nuance in smooth and rough water, for long _ 

 our's turn after business, arc combined in this design in a n 

 gives promise at least of solving satisfactorily .he task of i 

 one boat the widest range of utility and saibug capacities. 

 Experience may dicta: uu.s.'ptieatien in the particular 1 



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await actual trial with much interest and favorable impressions. 

 Whether the same ideas would be applica hie to yachts of large tonnage 

 is much a matter of speculation, but for boats of small size they are 

 worth the experiment to be made this spring. 



The design calls for -i re-. r;„- ii f scantling only, has a naturally strong 

 form and is easily built by any mechanic of intelligence. Iron bal- 

 last may be found all that is necessary, so the expense of construc- 

 tion should be from a fourth to a third less than in yachts of the 

 usual form. We may odd that (he design is the outcome of well- 

 matured thought of an experienced practical yachtsman and that 

 preliminary trials with smell models have given encouragement to 

 experiments on a larger seat, it., result of which will be duly chron- 

 icled in these columns. The " Fendeur tvpe," as the new idea may 

 be called, combines in point of principle a cutter's bottom with a 

 sloop's stiffness and deck minus encumbrances, and, should more 

 thorough trial turn out satisfactory, the new discovery will be a boon 

 to yachting in small vessels.] 



TRAPS. 



A CASE in point. An expert yacht, handler, well known to Harlem 

 waters, got caught this way. Out in a famous pb and mainsail, 

 July 4. Squall comes up. Only thing to do. lower away, stop up 

 and cast anchor in the middle of the fairway. But that is not all. 

 Squall comes down butt end first, Heels h.'at lee rail under, then 

 lifts her under the quarter and literally throws her away to lee- 

 ward, capsizing the boat and giving the crew a struggle "for life. 

 Picked up senseless on the pointer letting go hold. Fine "yachts" 

 these indeed, to take 'guests" out sailing 1 These are the abomin- 

 able, wehad almost said . ontemptible, things the. Larchmont and 

 some other prominent clubs are directly fostering with their rule 



;■ ; , is!,!.-. ..i to the exclusion of useful, cheap, safe 



yachts like the Gaanet, Aneto and others of similar style. Rule out 

 shifting ballast and how long would the Hat-iron machines survive? 

 We are prepared to give the name and address of the gentleman 

 who found out the true inwardness of a. trap in a summer squall. It 

 is no longer a yarn to him to talk about capsizing under bare poles, 



mil » Irurh h-oughT home with the nartowi St ,iossinle shave on iier- 



mancnt extinction. 



GOOD AUTHORITY.— In a communication to the London Field. 



.Jan. 13. Mr. Landseer Mackenzie expresses himself as follows 

 "The doings of Madge and Maggie in America tas reported by 

 Forest and Stheam. the leading yachting authority in l.h, ■:,,,!,.- 

 and one, sir, frequently quoted by y,mi have shown that the narrow 

 type is equally as fast as the broad, even in light, winds; and in this 



case we see what has hitherto been looked upon as ai mini,, ~r 



craft of heavy displacement: and small sail area, beating others of 

 less displacement and more sail area. T" ' 

 proved • up to the bilt ' merely by quotal 



EVERYBODY SEES IT.— Editor Forest, and Stream: I have re- 

 ceived several letters within two weeks from parties out West, in 

 relation to keel shjop yacht Gem, of Boston, which I advertised in 

 your valuable paper some time ago. Will you please notice in vour 

 paper that I have sold her to Mr. Osgood. Hull Y. ft., Boston. Itseems 

 to me your paper must have an immense circulation for I have re- 

 ceived a stack of letters in answer to my advertisement that would 

 make an Italian paper picker feel as if he had a bonanza. —The 

 Former Owner. 

 FASTEST TlME.-EaitorFure.it and Stream: Can you give me 

 he be - i i, , , sailing yacht between New York and Bos- 

 ton ■: -X. [We believe Sir, II. C, West brought the 3Hft. (Jem around 

 last spring in a days 18 hours, without special effort. So far as we 

 know this Is the best voyage on record.] 



APPEAL TO DELAWARE CANOEISTS.-The American Canoe 

 Association now numbers several hundred members in the United 



Suites a: el Pan.,,, a. aim o. al lit as; ; re m o ,v, exis[, r : oe in iiourp 

 every considerable town m the land J- :s Papv.n h u there are ii, 

 Philadelphia a number of canoeists wlio ply their paddies or trim their 

 sheets on the Delaware ami ilstributaries.and it has beer, suggested 



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advantage. To this end all who are interested in canoeing are invited, 

 as a preliminary step, to send their addresses to Mr, \V. H. Faulkner 

 University of Pennsylvania. Due notice will be given should a suffl- 



"""iber respond pi jusf.iy an ell'orl for periuain nx organization 



It is perhaps proper to slate here that the 



. -pit — 



tal interests of thi 



members men whose hair is gray, as well as unde 

 school boys, ami if emphatically discourages all tt 

 "professional" pract ices which arc .such an objeetio 

 many large organizations of this character. New Yo 

 perous clubs, and in its immediate vicinity are severt 

 delphia, with her abundant and beautiful waterway 

 be able to muster enough amateur sailors to man a c 

 of these seaworthy and serviceable little craft. 



Assoc 



■ualists anil representatives 

 dry. It numbers among its 



NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.-Offlcers i 

 (re-elected), .lames D. Smith, schooner Es 

 elected!, Anson Hiolns Stokes, schoonei 

 (re-electedi, Edward M.Brown, sloop Ju 

 Charles A. Minvon; Treasurer ire-elected), 

 urer, Charles It. hln.swoU: Pi, ,■ Surgeon, 

 gatta Committee, John H. Bird, Chester ("ft 

 House Committee. T. B. Ast.eu, H. N. Aide 

 B. C. Cleeraan; Committee . 



ir the year: Commodore 



die. Vice t.'onintodoic i re- 

 Clytie; Rear Commodore 

 tl; Secretary ire-elected i 

 James O. Proudfit; Mens- 

 Morris J. Asch. M. D. Re- 

 tswold. J, Fred, rick Tarns; 



. v -ii : ■ os 



William II. Thomas, F.W 



J. Hurst, John S. Dickerson William 'e. Tselin and Ogden Goelet. 



.NOT EVEN AS MUCH AS MENTIONED. -A vast deal of discus- 

 sion on measurement has for some time been going on in the Eng- 

 lish journals. It is noteworthy that, not even once has "simple" 

 measurement by length been mooted or hinted at. Certainly, what- 

 ever rule ultimately gains the day abroad, if will assuredly not be a 

 length standard. Nor do any of the Danish. Swedish, German or 



I' reach clubs a assure , .,,.-; e- In" !, ..-il | Is -, eso.s i , -,, ,,,, ,... 



by uninformed persons thai, length teas gaining in favor among Eng- 

 lish yachtsmen is devoid of truth. 



A BRACE.— John Roach & Son are building two steam yachts at 

 their Chester yard. One is for Mr. George Scott, the other for Mr 

 W. Conner, both of New York. Length over all 148ft., beam 

 Sfft. fin., depth 12ft., draft aft; flush decked, with pilot-house 

 and bridge forward as the onlv superstructure; schooner rig. Esti- 

 mated speed, U% knots. Cost said to he $t;ii,u.in . ach. 



NICE REGATTA.— The most interest! ng feature at the Nice Inter- 

 national, like last year, promises to be the race for the steam yachts. 

 Quite a fleet of big ones « ill turn up. among them Baron Roths- 

 child S.Eros, tad tons: Santa Cecilia, hill tons; the. new Santa Maria, 

 belonging to Lord Alfred Paget; the Thistle, 600 tons. Duke of Ham- 

 ilton; the Deva. 17u Ions, and others. 



Pacific, Its tons burden. 



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: barkentine Tropic Bird, 



THE DORY PACIFIC.-The lit 

 Capt. Bernard Gilboy, which left 

 stralia, about Aug. 17, was sights 

 from Tahiti. Nov. 1 r. in latitude K. .. 

 boy wos alone and stated that he needed no assistance. 



NEW STEAMER. -Mr. Jacob Lorillard is building his usual annual 

 steamer, at Sam Pine's Yard. Greeupoint, still bnoied up by the hope 

 of gaming high speed from wooden bulli and tugboat engine. 

 Length over all 100ft., beam 16ft., depth 5ft. lib. ( 'ustomary shoal 



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CUTTERS IN BOSTON.— A pr 

 that there are now three fine en 

 others in prospect, as "cutter si 

 Medusa and Butterfly are now la 

 Son, Commercial Wharf, Boston, 



mt firm in the trade writes 



tters on the stocks in Boston and 

 ooking up." The sails for 



in the loft of McManus ,1 



CONCAVE BOTTOMS.— The latest in canoes is 

 both bilges being "dropped " considerably below th.e keel. Said to 

 be safe, fast and stiff. Invented by Edw ' 



e bottom, 

 . Said to 

 I Jackson, Manila, Asia. 



GITANA.— Mr. Weld's schooner put into Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 

 at, from St. Johns, Porto Rico. Sailed next morning for Havana. 



DAUNTLESS.— Mr. Colt's schooner left Villefranche for Corsica, 

 Jan, 18. She will be on hand for the Nice public regatta. 



