FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Matich 2 1882. 



THE YAWL IN AMERICA. 



[continued.] 



pEEH.-'.K- • ml ;■;-■). i.'i:.i:..ji of what tile yawl rig really is 



X can be given by referring the reader to the accompanying cuts. 



- ! :." ' - pr.noipie. the spe.-inl features consist of a mainsail, which 



: <■■■'.-"■ ... ■■ sail, and inboard entirely at that; a small sail of 



11 son lagged over the Stern, its mast stepping anywheres from 



rtidderhead art. ana headsail such as may be preferred. The piinciple 



: j - -. and, of course, its efficacy and advantages, vanish as soon 

 as the after sail is made so small that the vessel cannot be thoroughly 

 well worked with the mainsail taken off. for then the yawl simply 



>i"bs ' ■ --re j the sloop or cutler, with a rag or handherchief flung to the 

 breeze over toe counter, and all recommendations of the rig have no 

 longer any force. To obtain the benefits of the yawl, the after sail 

 " ; ' ■ ■'■' ''- '-'<-' given area enough to work ship to windward properly 



,mth the assistance of the jibs; otherwise the rig will prove but a 

 • i i ■ ;,,,-., sham, dkely fr> get the skipper into trouble. 



o •■■ ... or.tain ihi- elision] of allowing yawls one-fifth, of their ton- 

 e ■ ' pi tax in racing has lead to the introduction of a sail plan 

 which, wh.lc technically a yawl, anil the recipient of the one-fifth de- 



i'" ■ ■ u . ■ . .i. p- m -J nil i. hi tie else but a cutter. For racing, the few 

 square fee i saer. ticca ,n iiie ma.n.sail have been found an advantageous 

 exchange tor the gratuity of one-lift h tonnage, and hence these p'seudo 

 yawls ilovaesh to a great extent among foreign racing men. Little can 

 be said in their favor, for their mizzen is too small to gain them the sym- 

 pathies of tbo cruiser, and their mainsail is docked too much tosuitthe 

 fancy of those who wish a Cull-fledged, cutter, and nothing short of 

 one. "With sa.i plans of tin t sort we have now nothing to do, and our 

 no em', n: .- ... lie demm-d fa so me,] upon the '.■.'.,.' ss.V '.veil ."ad-, . 

 Practical yachtsmen do not need to be told that the sloop is an ex- 

 h idi o:;, i nl Hint for safe, comfortable and 

 easy work, espec. ally if sliorthaiuied, she is the least to be recom- 

 mended of ah styles In rogue. In "Our waters." where sharp squalls 

 are frequent, the sloop .s actually dangerous; and so little confidence 

 is shown in tne rig that a threatening cloud either brings all the can- 

 vas down by the run. permitting the yacht to drift helplessly about 

 or she scuds under jib for shelter. The idea of reefing a mainsail in 

 time to meet a sudden emergency, especially at night or in narrow 

 waters, is so impractical that it will hardly be cited by any one as a 

 way out of the difficulty. Again, there, are opportunities enough when 

 the whole sail is not at all to lie desired. The sloop, to shift her berth, 

 to undertake a short run or to stand off and on while awaiting day- 

 light, or on the lookout for a pilot, or fishing off some reef, offers no 

 facilities for the saving of time and labor. It is whole mainsail or 

 nothing, and every time you trip your hook the tedious job of hoisting 

 the big sail stares one in the face, and '-swigging alt" follows in the 

 wake. You run in for an hour and the breeze is a bit stiff, down 

 comes the sal; and all hands turn to, stow and stop, only to cast adrift 

 again and wonder what makes the task of getting underway more 

 than once a day so very tedious and so slow. Few yachts, indeed, are 

 fully manned, and even in such as are big sails mean great expense in 

 the keep. We take it for granted that any arrangement affording a 

 materia! saving in time and trouble, without serious loss in other 

 respects, will commend itself to sensible men. and for that reason the 



'elty of the yawl to American eyes needs no extended apologies. 



ery fond of considering ourselves 

 •"> claim for the yawl, we see no reti- 

 onnted upon for the future just as 

 • will lay before the reader amide 

 roe, so that our choice of this rig 

 y to imputed prejudices of Forest 



such; 



e a practical natic _ , 

 ni if trial develops 



.•hat v 



son wiry its popularit; 

 soon as once fully understood. 

 facts and testimony of a home 

 for the cruiser will not be laid si 

 and Stream. 



Concerning safety and efficit 

 favor. Upon the appearance of 

 by the run, and witn jibs 



:-y the yawl possesses much in its 

 squall the main sheet may be let go 



zen the yacht can be kept right on 



her course, to ail intents and pm-poses close reefed for the moment 

 You need have no anxiety as to how you are going to luff out of the 

 mess with a weather shore, a mark, a tow or unknown bottom close 

 aboard. Nor is there loss of lime and water in drifting or squaring 

 awayascomp.jlldtoilomliieslo.jp. iou quietly keep about your 

 business as Tnougii rmuh.ng had happened and gather in again when 

 the danger has passed. Or should a storm be breeding, there need be 

 atchiugof head as to what is to be done should in 



) alarm i 

 break befor 

 on the ship, luff he: 

 'biggest sail on the 

 convenience. In pli 

 go through the sai 

 boat und' * 



ichor, ill. 



whet 



ad i 



ished i 



til i 



chai 

 effect! 

 smartly trimming abi 

 should some other : 

 shaving under your 

 The mainsail is lower 

 on her course, haul oi 

 and make a snug job 

 with the sloop, and n 

 How 



iched. When the gale sweeps down up- 



n halliards and down comes the 

 way on your course, and furl at 

 unknown channels at full speed, 

 irk up at a slower rate with tout 

 mi. i backing through a fleet, at 

 > take you out into clear water 

 the anchor has been secured, 

 v. the mizzen serving as a most 



I- in: In ae i :.mldeu I i 



'..ad.y to come down in an instant 

 .mils threaten close quarters in 

 becomes a pleasant occupation. 

 e .yacht is logging at a good rate 



1 '"'-"■ '-' -""ay at the p \ nts 



' ■ --: -■ -'hurry :... get off again as 



g boom to pass the ear- 



of points in a 



sloop and the work hardly ace oi nplished'. ' 'l ait another row was needed' 

 "* risk and labor, and a commensurate loss j 

 i ihing ,« the yawl. Settle away and wait I 

 th of the wind and then proceed accord- 

 m your proper course. There is no huge 

 . icck in bad weather, no long boom . 

 n running before it; while wmg-arid-W^g 

 and wdit yawmg is checkmated, T. .steer 

 els, than gymnastics, but Co. steer a yawl 



going ia ■ ., 'i' '■. . -,av ui eou 



Withajudie'i.iissi-'pp , ■ ol 

 vantages do not even stop bere 

 maybe shipped further in tl 

 without undue length of main 

 can be left in the gaskets an I 

 remaining, equivalent to a si] 

 be stowed in addition, and a ei 

 at a saving in time and work 

 does it happen that a Corinthj 

 for some place to pick up a 1 

 way crowded, or tune upon b 

 and has no flying sheets "to at 

 choice of pace, or his crew and 

 to fire up the galley and havt 

 pointed hour, 



bolt upright, b: 



when the jib a 



For yachts i 



>:ir.-. or division of headsail the ad- 

 ' ; ' ■",".'■' ". ' h <■ "• tore '. Id. , ,a ;i 

 boivs, giving a smaller jib to work 

 oiu, and if well balanced, the niizzeu 

 1 -assage made under the two sails 

 e rot In small yachts the lib may 

 joat with snug canvas is the result, 

 getting under way, Often enough 

 . »di tad irmseh. alone r.nd bound 

 ■n. i 



lianas so he hoists his mainsail only, 

 id but goes in comfort at Ms own 

 '■'.■■■' :l! "' i:; ie IS ■ e.iereei down below 

 hings m shape for a m.yai at an ap- 

 i his ease at the helm with the boat 

 till t.ieuinerman has been appeased, 

 a run u.p to insure a higher rate 

 !' headsail is to be preferred. The 

 !. I be mainsail correspondingly de- 

 iter jib the ship can be sent through 

 ice at short order, whereas the sloop 

 .msad, and cany lee helm all out of 

 ■educed, after toil and a ducking 



in comfort and very good be 



would tie down a reef in the 

 sorts: til) the jib has been llk_..,. 



'■ ■ cms ■■■' ■ ■ ■■■ iii loot into an uncouth sausage-like roll 



at the foot called a reef, and will not trim flat, or worse yet, until the 

 lib has been •'bobbed" by showing only the head at bowsprit end, 



mm m ... cm- -ml s. see -.n ,,;, ■ i ,|, ,,■,,, ,,, f , p.--. , . , _ . . . , 



half way oiii.ue nemisman losing the use of the sheets, his boat not 

 to be trusted ai stays, and die bag far outboard Lfiing tons of water 

 in a sea, straining snip and gear, and mopping headway in a most dis- 



■dstm.c. lasmsm- dams men i ,mv palpable a dvaimages of the yawl 



n gill bamehs mpsl. Inp ibe loiPr :ii:iv 1 ■„-. mi.Y p;, m, , .- ,], ... - , ,;,_ ,,,-, 



have omitted, our object has been to lead thought in this direction 

 That actum expri seuee boars us out in all we have said will be 

 learned trom the foLowmg extract from a .etter written to Forest 

 ■••1 Stbeam some years ago by Mr. Yale, Secretary of the San Fry- 



ing experiem 



. help 



o Y. 0. His li 



worth quoting: 



With jib and dri 

 sufficient area of ( 

 handy as possible 

 parent to every ya 

 we all very well ki 

 apt to hold on to i 

 reefs a sloop f he 

 bigger the job. Incase we 

 yawl, we keep right on ou 

 work on the mainsail is don* 

 very little, for. lowering th, 

 reefing, however, an;y one w 

 be passing an earing inbo 

 breeze. At no time do w, 

 under a jib in reefing a si, 

 through a squall with drivel 

 getting the bulk of the ca 

 ..quail abeam, for instance, 

 1 c short sail, thi 



i to render him 



r boat is undei 



tils. Thi 



authority 

 and, there being 



oming to, as will be ap- 



uc u«,» en eauvas being off the boat. As 



■ver reefs until the last moment, and is 



ui account: of the bother. Nobody ever 



. of course, and the longer the boat the 



settle away to reef the mainsail in the 



■ course with driver and jib, and all the 



in l " 'ard. Practically, however, we reef 



mainsail, we can run along easily. In 



11 recognize what difference there would 



rd or outboard in a lumpy sea and fresh 



lose control of our vessel, as in laving by 



ip. It is very convenient to coax a boat 



r and jib by flowing the main sheet and 



nvas off her by letting it shake. With a 



flow your main 1 ; , on your 



■ind passing harmlessly between j 



masts. If the wind comes too heavily, lower away your mainsail on 

 to the lazy lines and keep on under driver and jib. No need of luffing 

 and waiting for it to pass. Or. if you choose, at any time vou can 



SCM-OKfc 



THE SAN FRANCISCO YAWL. 



THE BRITISH YAWL. 



THE CLAPHAM YAWL. 



