[June 5, 1884 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



871 



<§><xa£ £ka^ 





THE MERLIN. 



WE give this week the sail plan of" the Merlin, 5 tons, the drawings 

 of which appeared in the previous issue. The mainsail, though 

 shown with a loose foot, is laced to the boom. The sail area is about 

 760ft., and not as given last week: 



Mast from fore side of stem 10ft. 



Mast deck to hounds 23ft. 



Mast diameter at deck 6in. 



Topmast, fid to sheave 19ft. 6in. 



Boom 26ft. 



Gaff 17ft. 



Bowsprit outboard 18ft. 



Masthead 5ft. 



Angle of gaff 51° 



Area lower sail 760sq. ft. 



Center of effort forward of C.L.R 6in. 



Mainsail Foot, 25ft. 3in. ; luff, 19ft. ; head 16ft. 6in. ; leach, 33ft. 4in. ? 

 tack to peak, 33ft. 6in.; clew to throat, 30ft 

 Jib— Foot, 15it. 10m. ; luff. 30ft. Sin. ; leach, 28ft. 3in. 

 Staysail-Foot. 10ft. 4in.; luff, 21ft. 6in.: leach, 19ft. f 

 Topsail yard, 23ft. 



:. 8in. 



LARCHMONT Y. C. 



THE first pennant matches of the season will take place on Satur- 

 day, June 7, over the club course. Commodore Munroe offers a 

 special prize of the value of fifty dollars to the first vaeht in each 

 class in which are four starters. Ihese prizes, which will be of silver, 

 are to be held by the winners, and are not subject to challenge. 

 Notices of entries must be given to the Regatta Committee at the 

 club house by baturday morning, and all yachts must procure num- 

 a Si n 1 ^ must be carriecl on th e sail. The race will start at 10:45 

 A. m. the races will be sailed under the fohVwing rules- The Re- 

 gatta Committee are -Messrs. Chas. E. Jenkins, T. B. Brown and Capt 

 J . ±5. Miley. r ' 



Pennant regattas shall be held in June and September of each vear 

 on a day to be fixed by the regatta committee. * ' 



Each yacht enrolled in the club shall be c msidered as entered for 



There shall be a challenge pennant awarded to the winning yacht 



in each class. To be held by such yacht for the rest of the season 

 unless challenged therefore.as hereinafter provided. If, in any class 

 only one yacht comes to the starting line, she shall be entitled to the 

 pennant of hi r class. 



Any yacht winning the pennant in her class, shall be entitled to 

 hold the same for thirty days from the date of the race in which the 

 same was awarded to her; after which time she may be challenged 

 by any yacht of her class as follows: 



The owner of any yacht desiring to challenge the yacht holding the 

 pennant in the same class shall give a written notice to the owner of 

 such yacht, and shall serve upon the commodore and corresponding 

 secretary a copy of such notice. The commodore shall thereupon 

 appoint a time for the race, not earlier than one week nor later than 

 two weeks thereafter, and shall inform the corresponding secretary, 

 wno shall tuereupon notify all the members of the club. 



Any yacht of the same cla- s may compete for the pennant by filing 

 with the ■ egatta committee an entry in writing, in the manner pro- 

 vided in the sailing rules and regulations of the club. 



If at any time, from any cause, the pennant of any class shall be 

 in the possession of the club, any yacht of such class may challenge 

 for it by serving a written challenge on the commodore and corre- 

 sponding secretary. The corresponding secretary shall thereupon 

 notifiy all the respective owners of the yachts of that class that such 

 challenge has been filed. In case no yacht of that class shall within 

 ten days thereafter file an eniry with the commodore or correspond- 

 ing secretary for such pennant race, the commodore shall award the 

 pennant to the challenging yacht, and give notice of such award at 

 next meeting of the club. If one or more yachts enter, the commo- 

 dore shall appoint a time for the race and the corresponding secretary 

 shall notify all the members of the cluh. 



The challenge pennants shall remain the property of the club, and 

 shall not belong to the owners of the yachts winning the same, and 

 in case any yacht holding a pennant shall cease to be enrolled in the 

 club, the Pennant shall be returned to the club. 



Start: First Gun— For all yachts to approach the starting line. 

 Second Gun— Five minutes af er the first, for all classes to start, both 

 open and cabin yachts. Flag signal on Pagoda will be lowered. 

 Third Gun— Five minutes will be allowed to cross the line after the 

 signal for the start, when a third gun will be fired. Flag signal on 

 Pagoda rair ed. Any yacht that does not cross the starting line within 

 the time allowed is timed from the firing of the third gun. It is par- 

 ticularly requested that prompt notice of intention to race be given 

 to the Regatta Committee, Club House, Larchmont. 



- "VACATION CRUISING."— Just at this time, a most important ques- 

 tion to many is "Where shall I spend my vacation?" The problem 

 being with some how to condense the tr ost amusement into a limited 

 time at some fashionable report; but with a la> ge and constantly in- 

 creasing number it takes the form of how to spend the allotted time 

 so as to obtain the greatest amount of mental rest, healthy exercise 

 and recreation at a reasonable cost. Among the latter is to be 

 counted Dr. J. F. Rothrock, writer of "Vacation Cruising in Chesa- 

 peake and Delaware Bays," a book we can recommend to all who have 

 a liking for out-door life about the water, and especially to novices 

 in cruising and camping, to whom Chapter V, "Who Should go Cruis- 

 ing," as well as who should not go, is specially directed. The writer, 

 taking Herbert Spencer for his text, preaches' like him the "gospel of 

 relaxation," and at the same time tells the story of three months 

 knocking about in a small yacht in a way that is attractive and inter- 

 esting. Dr. Rothrock is an earnest advocate of safe boats, and while 

 a light draft was absolutely necessary for his work, he is a believer in 

 depth, low weights, and those good qualities that Forest and Stream 

 has so long insisted on, and writes strongly in favor of the yawl rig 

 for cruising. The book will be of value as a guide to all who visit 

 Chesapeake Bay, and also to those who, while not yachtsmen, are in- 

 terested in the places visited. 



NEWARK Y. C— This club will hold a union regatta on Monday, 

 June 16, over the club course in Newark Bay, there being six classes, 

 as follows: Class A, cabin sloops; Class B, jib and maiosail 24ft. and 

 over; Class C, jib and mainsail 20ft. and under 24ft. ; Class D, jib and 

 mainsail under 20ft.; Class E, catrigged over 19ft. ; Cla-s F, catrigged 

 19ft. an J under. A prize of $3J will be given in each class. The en- 

 trance fee is $3. The judges are: Messrs. Oliver Adams. Larchmont 

 Y. C. ; J. W. Tnorp, Harlem Y. C. ; William M Clarke, Newark Y. C. 

 Boats may be left at the Bay Shore House before the races or after 

 they are over. Entries should be addressed to Charles n;. Cameron- 

 Treasurer, 717 Broad street, Newark, N, J. 



WINDWARD.— This little yawl, the first in Newport waters, arrived 

 at Newport on May 88. She was built for Mr. Hugh L. Willoughby 

 by W. P. Stephens, West Brighton, S.aten Island, and is 18ft. on 

 water line, 6ft. beam, 4ft. draft, oft. headroom in cabin; keel l,7001bs., 

 ballast inside 3,0161bs., lower sails 385sq. ft. 



NEW JERSEY Y. C— As a change from the customary sail down the 

 Bay, the New Jersey Y. C. sailed up the Hudi-on on Decoration Day 

 taking dinner at Fort Lee, and returning in the evening. 



