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FOBEST AND STREAM.- 



T.Unuaet 26, 18S3. 



Yachting mtd $niwemg. 



A THOROUGHBRED. 



THE reform movement In yacht building is gathering force every 

 ij'i s 'i in' ''■' in . 1 : ■ T l.m f;,!i i t I 'M-M In .luc .01:! open i lm 



yachtsman's sympathy, ana a lilgher standard Is displacing the 

 vagaries ot Uic fair weather, shoal water school, now happily under 



the cloud of pul Isapprobatlon. We chronicle, with pi 0,0:1 'in 



birth of another flue ship ot the thoroughbred type in the new deep- 

 Keel yacht how building by Alonzo Smith, of lsllp, L. 1., for y, r. Par- 

 sons, who proposes in his new vessel to hav 



to take him t 



s he may list, to carry him s 



les, and to knock about our coa) 

 Ltle jump or the zest of a train 

 depth and weight are becomml 

 ew York has lagged far astern 

 irsous' venture marks t " 



: ■ 



vadium-, s 



In mold a 



preaches, and take to the sea tor the scene of his saillug whei 

 opportunity offers or lncltnaiion dictates. Mr. Parsons prnposcs 



taking a hand al the real \; in" i eference to the sham of- a clriit 



up and down the tedious, muddy eottliiies ot' the Hay and the Sound. 

 When his vaohi pukes her nose lay end the Oull Islands to Lite east- 

 ward she will not have to turn tail at every black cloud tor the 



shelter or an Inland pond, but will only lust be be Inoino - ■■. 



and the sport of making an outside passage will give those on board 

 a taste of the genuine article, 10 which listless drifting about s'Ujo:- 

 puddle compares like a cheap, gaudy chromo to a work of art In oil. 

 When the passengers in the Mystery's cabin turn out in the morning 

 watch to find themselves aboard the quarter deck of a safe, noble 

 ship, bravely 1 m.slcii.ig to goud put pose with the bright, blue sea, 

 and fetching the weather mark her course his been laid for by the 

 chart, there will be a new chapter unfolded to their senses, a roman- 

 tic scene, keen relish and grand work, to which the fair weather 

 babes In their pinafore traps are unfortunately still strangers. 



While FoiiEsT and Stkbam may take to itself the credit of having 

 Inaugurated a general reform and opened the eyes of beginners to 

 the wide range of opportunities before them, but unknown and un- 

 appreciated by the masses, we are prepared to give due credit to 

 those who, like Commodore Lee, Dr. Dawson, Mr. Par-ons, Mr. Bur- 

 gess and others, have had courage enough to give actual entity to the 



new phase Of the sport in building able ships in placed the me ■ 



upheld by that tribe of verdants and counterfeit tars who see In the 

 stib'le art of sailing only another means of excursion, Rilling time, 

 or, worse yet, Indulgence In license and carousal. As an lllusi rati m 

 in practice ot the underlying principles of the honest ship we have 

 brought the foreo ..: . i prominent notice, and tn so doing in- 



cidentally gave the very life blood to sundry cimtempni-orles taking 

 their cue from these columns. But Iokjsst and Stukam has never 

 urged following to the uttermost end the special variety. of form. In 

 elJVi'Li the BrlUuli have given expression to the elements upon which 

 wlsfh and abllty depend. While lauding the cutter lor her un- 

 odsute dworth, we have steadily pointed out that all her merits 

 could be had In more moderate shapess, which should combine what 

 we have extolled In the narrow, deep ships launched abroad with the 

 greater statical silliness aad wider cabin floors ot the typical Amer- 

 ican sloop. We have sought to Impress certain lessons by compel! 

 ajust appreciation of the points ot the cutter, and have steadily 

 maintained that those features could be engrafted upon a new type 



l.L n ■.'.!. 11. iirnuo I VI: . I'-; 11 .1 l.i.i t lie lu.jv: u' age :t',i| ml i • .. tel.llll : 



all who go down to the sea in yachts In strange water.: as well as In 

 our own. These may be deemed as comprising good depth of hold, 

 deadrlse and an easy bilge, keel and outside weights, fluSU decks, 

 long, light overhang, the section lines being carried out Into an 

 areuboard, oel.II no 10 the 100m on dec! and (He grace of the const ruc- 

 tion as a whole, and a handy rig under quick and certain control. 

 All these go to make up too pin'Ucoo.r type which we believe will 

 combine all the thorough- going tar couu desire, and which will 



make iVIi P..-I-I en' eee t,-.s In Id r '•', . a 1 Lit. r. !j i p. nvj ] f 001 e speci- 

 mens ol Ln.val design in the to es or the sailer, instead oi be.og, like 

 our light drafts of theday,a butt of ntiicu'.e and ubjects ot scorn to 

 the seafaring men of all nations. So better bulkier than Wonzn 

 Smith could have been selected to put these Ideas Into " 



has a dee 



liberal-m 

 minded p 

 already i 

 charge w 

 may cont 

 able and a 



ilk. 1,111 I . :. ...' i . ■ l ■ . ■ m . 



;, who is not hide-bound by the 



toh cannot see a step ahead of w 

 Mr. Smith succeeds in lairing t 



soils ucocuip iin, ing lik, previous i-ff 

 :t sot]! whlc'o shall be as last as see 

 — ■, the — 



nil I 



t that some one vessel or the kind has not been able to beat all 

 oreation Is often cited bv the superficial ob .em or as proof against all 

 po-siblllticsot -.peed. I bis does not deter tt-, .mm :tgu ■ jactations 



l i a i . ■ - 1 1 • . i i.o runo-e vi'iuitits or the sort. Rome was not built in a 



dingatidsueh of the present light drnl't machines us are known for 

 their speed in smooth water were neither the first of their kind, but 

 have bsen preceded and are still accompanied by seorss oi lament- 

 able failures. A fair weattc r machine without speed has noi iiieg to 

 commend her to any ones consideration. An able, sole yacht, 

 though she may bs only up to the average as a racer, is at all events 



. dean 



htg 



•aft for the purposes ot < 

 ■ all respects ~" 

 " rlrratloi 



rising. A vessel possessing 

 " "'rdof r 



aha 



01 a 



edit: 



great, odds surrounding first attei . 

 Valkyr, Ue&per, Alga and others of their cl 

 slgu for more brilliant attainments in idle 



: ''I ■!. '.m - ..- o - y.ie 



average, but, Valkyr is repel, el a goet . ant: 

 she has s.ltlfled leu- pudding b ,<gs of New Y 



;ype. 



tapei 



f design they t 



. th 



Bat i 



r their 



gglog, 

 eeli oi 

 r what 



.-, COO IP. 



school 



their s.oweo.io'aes by the squ"drou. but i lie misshapen yachts of tli 

 medium and cutter type are always m the lead us eruls'-i's, for they 

 pear, their isltidi.nv si-'iets in accommodations, safely and loinnloess 

 of rig. Failures In this class Have a value more Important lo owners 



who o me noi fur th- 1 glamour ol ma lee. a. Km in res : teg t he light 



dr.o'is .-■ til I el eit eeilv'.. j; 111 i lite: mice 01 kindling wood ada.l net Iron. 



Jlr. Parson's ship will be 05 ft. over all, ot very strong construc- 

 tion, with plenty ot thorough fastening sol'; b:.- ear extended cru's- 

 ie ■ •..'■•■ ii sye. d os nor builder knows how to produce In a 



s, . ., al fl'-paiture fi'om tlie bsiateri path. She will be (is 



ru water lbm, pj it, beam, 7 ft. ii in. depth 01 hold and 7 ft. G in. draft 

 of w.iier, about no tons d ballast, lialf ot which "' 

 keel. As will be seen, though a keel boat, her d 

 and will not Interfere In the least wit a along ■•■ 

 ■■ n In a machine with I 

 he machine with her 



hard or two feel, n 



thing lllo " " 



2 it. less 



in theme 



rise, slow 



hang ait, 



length rt. 



mile and „ 



n.o ,-. spleiallu 



Pit 



nil sl.ei 



ut ' 



mtlerate. 



:. It is 

 i, some- 

 i, about 



10, lino 



--«,! stylish t. 

 1 affairs lo which ihe senile n 



making litem look as built by 

 iers with a wheel, has ample 

 o dawdlers' hole In the w 



. that 

 ilea 1 1 



shipping cockpit, but, G ft. 4 In. boitd n, ia , , is, n eommodatlnn 



clear fore 

 height I 

 in the c 

 beyond 



hounds with 



...at Is something to brag about. Standi ... 



reeasi m, do dog's ken oel for the crew, and plug hats 

 m't be mashed into a pancake the moment you move 

 its of the barn which gives such short and scant 

 In tlo- orthodox tiat iron trap. There are to be two 

 :, bath room, closets, four toilet basins, and berths 

 ,' pass. mgers, galley, Ice boxes, pantry, etc., all ar- 

 v the wants of an extended cruls". The yacht will 

 mm no and a voiiko.ig natter at davits and be put 

 e ii,," run by the first ot June. Mast 58 ft,, deck to 



, ,. t. ■ lie.- 1 ur . 



blow. Boom 50 ft., wi - a a: i ft. and a hoist of mainsail 



ot about 4S tt. Bowsprit 30 ft outboard. She is to have a large Jib 

 tor ordinary weather, with a forestay to be set up at the stem head 

 in slormy times. Here we Hud cause of disagreement with the rig 

 selected, as v.a ,■ ii. nil mn, a prefer in see fro: cullers double head 

 sail adopted. Possibly the single Jib for light weather is a sop to old 

 notions, and in time may give way to something better. It the ad- 

 vent of the "Madge proved nothing else, it at least showed unmista- 

 kably the superiority ot the cutter rig for speed as much as tor 

 ion n una We 'U'mk no one lias ventured to take obieettons to that 

 UH1-- liver on the score of her rig, however u "palatable to the fancies 

 and vapory theories of the nuc.mni school, it Is our experience and 

 the result of observation that the CQtter Is a closer winded rig than 

 the sloop and vastly to be preferred In a cruiser for all reasons. 

 Greater simplicity In the practice tei ires may be countenanced if 

 thought pr.iers en far -oeeial conditions, but the principles of the 

 rig, relating to subdivision of sail, giving better control and more 

 effective surface i ban a bagging single Jib flying at a wide angle on 

 a stay leading to bowsprit end, we deem a -.- 1 i m : o tyond contro- 

 versy in favor of the cutter, ft Is enough to say that those who 

 have tried the colter rig newer express the least desire to return to 



the sloop ami en i learned ty act i i pi - it mce to put faith in the 



bandy rig, as at least as fast under all ciroumstance3 as the single 



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SAIL-PLAN FOR LALOO— Scale 1-2 in. 



jib. Only those who have not been weaned from a lubber's preju- 



ele;s s! in ellne o (he htlei.e- up ,-ra. I t. t ' e.a-"-:.a a is..,,-, ; 



from the, North Elver brick sloop ami itm lighter. As many details 

 of Mr. Parsons' new ship ouvn nor vet, been settled, presumably the 

 tig loan also come in tor modification, it in a matter which can, 

 however, easily on altered some tn cure season by way of experiment 

 If for no other reason. 



The day when this ne n addll Ion to our fleet Is slipped will be one 

 fraught with lriitiortanoe far beyond toe launching of a dozen big 

 light dratt, schoo"ners representing nothing more than so many old 

 collier models whittled a bit finer at theends and given more area ol 

 sen a :■ Por.-a ,s' is- . o I e cou_ r. if tllal.ee. upon m.s oro-pects of soon 

 possessing a snunllv built, yaollt modeld lit consonance with com- 

 mon sense and rit to become the cynosure of admiring salts as a 

 yacht possessing the ipiahues of a sm.p and something more than a 

 gaudy, gilt-edg i . j. ilay of occasional" excursions V down the 



SAIL PLAN FOE LALOO. 



ANY1 ONB who is thoroughly conversant with canoe rigging is re- 

 quested not. to read the following Unas. Tuo^e who are being 

 Initiated into the mysteries of the most pleasant pastime in exist- 

 ence may find some quiet hints in these linos, tor the writer knows 

 vhat it is to warn informal iQn and not be able to get it. Presuming 

 lj.it we are now possessed of a cruising canoe and paddle, it Is but 

 ery natural that we should want a sail to aid propulsion while a 



lbs. lead. Again, to calculate what, sail area can be carried wluu 9B 



lbs. load are on board, square of i'.x '., L - sail ar'-a In 1 ..:--n . '.- 

 ample: For a canoe 10 ft. by 32 In. -72 sq. ft. or s- 



homes arewithln the bounds of safely. A canm 



idven can earn very much more sail and ballast, but v.ie. u an ai - 



normal sun- -ml Is hoisted and aciip-1/.e lakes pluce II Is I lie skipper's 



own fault. The writer lias carried on a canoe 15 ft. G )n.x;i2 In. as 



much as 150 sq ft. while racing, and hi 



about ion lbs. lead) ; and, had the canoe 



down and left owner to contemplate a waste ui »iun 



The sail Illustrated baa an area of GO sq. ft.; the first rect has 1G sq. 

 fs t;.iecond reef, 1ft sq. ft: leaving 29 sq.ft. for a close reef wken 

 blowing hard. The area of a sail cm be calculated .n uadu un,, 



t 'd mn lack to peal: by ihe length from clew to Hire, i ; n, 



divide by 2. Thus, lack to peak, PJ ft; clew In throat, mil.. Ion 

 ft. ; divided by a- fill sq.ft. sail area. The Laloo could cany much 



a i ban lie so it., but i2 feio were knoc] I i ifely, and 



lb 1 i lost led ne I re Figure I is a full sail plan, showing- ail 



Hie l-igginci- ner:es»ary -without being complicated. A is o ,iln liai'dard 



masthead and toot of mast: 1) is doub'e block fcr topping 



lift; K Is single small block for Jaokstay; JS.laclsstai : .Mil. main 



■7. . . p. I ;■ U .-■ m ii ' -.0.1 . u ., . . :■,. I n ■ 



tens; R, reef points; It C, forward reel' cord; R 2, oner rer-r cord . 

 ]• panp nod i-nmrte to sennre lower end ot topping lilt; C, cleat to 

 receive K C 2 when reef Is hauled down. 



L -parrel on boom, on which runs a deadeye or block, to which 

 is fastened main sheet. When lying . s. ■ . u.i -n tie i lock ,^ .it 1.110- 

 after end of S and S helps to dlstrlbiiie strain 'o, :, nun, ,, ien run- 

 ning free block Is at fore end of S and main sheet d - 1 

 drag In the water. M - mast. W on boom and on ea .. bat 

 ten are parrels to keep sail close up to mast so that it won't 

 bag with the wind. W O, Jack Block. Figure 2, Illustrates on 

 scale how to fasten halliard to yard so as to dispense wiib 

 vices of a traveler. T at the throat Is a loop last ned to the yard 

 through which passesa toggle on the end ol tn- hall ird. The 

 halliard then misses round the opposite side of tbe mast, from 

 which yard and sail are, 1 

 l.hi'nugh block A al ma-lb. 

 thence to cleat. The topp 



a In de a : lied e - 



lying ready 1,0 be faslciua.l 

 1 lining in its place 



The Jaekstav lsrlgged on tiio ontaiii ■ n a 1 Bat when sal] 



Is lowered the triangular -pare at boom, Y Z, prevents the sail frcm 

 ihsipiug over the deck on the one side, while the mast pr 

 on the other. There are several p" 

 reefed " Instantaneously." The one nere t 

 found to work the best. Let, us start at the 

 first roof all round. One end of the cord is 

 and Is rove through plated rings loir, diameter 

 shown, 'hen through block at luff of first battel 

 line of mast, then clown to a dead-eye at ma 

 wherever handiest for owner. Then the after 

 to. Rig cord In the same nay, snot.b g at in 

 ai Ileum. This gives .1 very bonny elan i a n- 



,, 1 a ui :v told racing. When the squall ha 

 cords and hoist yard at once. For a good 

 cruli ' 



which the 1 



; loot, 



ri-Ker has 

 ollow the 

 he back, 

 .11 where 

 h block In 

 1 to cleat 

 >e looked 



iogquic 



favorable breeze insts or lo screw ourself up to windward racing. 

 We a'so want some handy men ns to reduce sail area at almost a mo- 

 ment's notice, md, lastly, we all want to know what size 01 sail to 



aseiac „,i 01 si/.,-, a formula 

 should oilier than canoeists 

 whose use It is not m 

 ise of some canoeists 00 coo 



1 oth> 



1 Is required when no ballast except 



ii oi esrioo, L length ni canoe; then 

 Example ■ Length, is id.; beam, 2 tt. 

 i • - is sip it. sail area for canoe when 



owuei is 00 timid, 'st 11 . |,e 

 the square of Iteio L - area. 

 Sin.; then 2 ft. s lu. or 2.GG. 

 only owner Is on board. 



Then, to calculate what, ballast can be carried for racing purposes, 

 B sq. xL- weight In pounds. Example;; For a canoe is ft by 32 in., 98 



time If takes is noi. v. .-. n . 

 for use about the mast/mifeit 

 that when one comes asnore 

 ear. 'on leinoved and returnee 

 glng. 



'Oil" LS.IOO V. ,0 I -re . 



an aft sail Is of great, service 

 time we may consider how t 



The reason that nothing hi 

 sails, such as the it.' u m 

 etc., is that they have all bet 

 kink in them thai p ■■ 



a spinnaker Is me 're 'mm 

 ■■chile rac-tng it is only safe b 

 the beam. 



X. at the masthead 1 1 Bgt 

 Is a short few inches of bras 

 each the burgee of some He 1 

 over. 



alt 



ly it caught 

 ... .lack out rem 

 deliberate reef while 

 is, as well as the extra 

 in to have all blocks 

 a not to the deck, so 

 he mast sail and rigging 

 bother of always re- rig- 



here about other shape ot 

 mutton sails, lateen sails, 

 iting and always had some 



e 2, was almost left but in the cold. It 

 rod, ro which the writer hopes to ats- 

 ■ York canoe club before summer Is 



She 



M rut EL.— This handsome tweb 

 bvMr. Paul Ttii'kerman. and remains to till 

 will do some ncrlvc cruising next summer. The Muriel ha: 

 Unction of being the second cutler on tbe New York stai Ion. she was 

 nuiabcd In the summer of 1S7S. A description of this yacht ap. 

 peared to our issue for July 11 of that year. 



