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LApril 2, 1895, 



Herniating. 



FIXTURES. 



AprO 7— Toledo C. 0. Camp-fire, "Racing and Rules.' 

 May 30, 31— Hudson River Meet, 

 May 30 to June 1— Connecticut River Meet- 

 July 18, 38— Western Meet, Ballast Island, Lake Erie. 

 July 24 to Aug. 8- A. U. A. Meet. Grindstone Island. 



MEASURING CANOES. 



IT is not so simple, an affair as it at first appears to measure Hie 

 beam of a canoe, especially one built with slight tumble home 

 and with rounded, projecting beading. The Mohican canoes had all 

 been measured (some more than once) with squares and rules and 

 sticks, not to mention the catalogue dimensions of this or that model; 

 yet when in October last an accurate measuring rule was made it was 

 found that nearly ail the previous figures were wrong, mostly too 

 large. The Snake aud Mariou were both half an inch narrower than 

 their owners supposed, one or two others were a quarter of an inch, 

 and so on. Floors are not always leveland squares not held straight, 

 so that it is reasonable to assert that unless some proper instrument 

 is used the measuring will be unreliable. 



As to length, the ordinary small tapes are nearly always stretched 

 after a little use; they should be tested with some reliable measure. 

 Steel tapes are certain. Rods are also good for short lengths. 



But the beam is the chief problem. The accouipaning cut shows a 

 beam rule, which can be made by any carpenter in an hour. It may 

 be of pine, or better, of hard wood, and will work bes'; if not painted 

 or varnished. Each piece is i v in. thick. First a stick 50in. long, J^x 

 tin. Next an end piece b 11 xSins., >£in. thick, nailed or screwed to 



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lower edge or stick. One inch from top cut out a notch:4in. down and 

 l'n. in as shown on drawing, to allow the beading of various sized 

 boats to keep clear of the rule. Taper off the back edge for appear- 

 ance and handiness. Next take an exactly similar piece to make the 

 slidiog end a. Take, also a piece of J^Xlin, same as the stick, and 

 two side clamping pieces each oX,5in., and }^in. thick, put together 

 with screws as indicated so as to leave a space J^xlin.. through which 

 the stick will slide. The accuracy of the rule depends upoii the ex- 

 act squareness with which these ends stand upon the stick; the long 

 head to the sliding piece is intended to insure this remaining square. 

 A pia through the end of stick prevents the slide coming off . The 

 scale of inches can best be done with an ordinary pencil, a, i it makes 

 a cleaner, neater line than paint or ink. Figure every second inch at 

 least, and from 21 to the end fill in shorter lines (not shown on cut) 

 for £|ius. 



The diagram shows the rule laid on a 30-iuch canoe. The slide must 

 be moved up until it totiches the planking (not beadl just as a shoe- 

 makers rule is used on the foot. The widest part, of a canoe must be 

 found by experiment, and on some, catt where, the. greatest beam is 

 close under the bead, the. rule must be lifted a little so that the lower 

 end of notch roaches the under edge of beading. The rule will be made 

 more complete if the class limits are figured on its reverse side and 

 top as indicated on diagram over the elevation of rule. On reverse 

 side draw lines at 26ins,, SSins., and aOins. The interval is the Class 

 II. limits, 15ft.; the next, Class III. and beyond that Class IV.. the 

 length for the latter classes being 16ft. On the top edge of stick a 

 line drawn at 2Hins. will show the limits of Class A, thj length, 16ft„ 

 being noted there too. At 28J^ins. a line marks the beam, which in 

 Class B entitles a canoe to 17ft. length. For every eighth of an inch 

 which the vessel exceeds this, the length must be reduced lit). Armed 

 with this instrument the measurer will be able to classify bis fleet with 

 a minimum of calculation aud a maximum of certainty. The scale 

 of inches, however, is the chief thing to be relied upon; the other 

 marks can well be dispensed with by using the revised Rule I. 

 schedule of dimensions. 



A. C. A. MEASURERS. 



JN sending the following circular the imperfect lists and addresses 

 at command will occasion failure to reach some clubs. Will all 

 such please consider this publication of the letter as addressed to 

 them and reply accord ingly: 

 To the. Canon Club: 



Gentlemen— The A, C. A. regatta committee have agreed that the 

 official measurers tor 1885 may be appointed immediately, one from 

 each club, so that elassineaiio'u of the fleet may be done in good sea- 

 son. Please refer to BeviseJ Sailing Regulations, Rule III., and note 

 ioRule II. published in Forest and Stream March 26. 



If you wish to take advantage of this arrangement and will recom- 

 mend to me a competent member of the club and A. C. A. for A. C. A. 

 measurer I will send him the necessary blanks. 



Robert W. Gibson, Chairman Regatta Committee. 



ALBiNY, N. Y., March 27. 



A CANOE CLUB AT NEWBURGH. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



At a meeting he'd March 25. 1885, the canoeists and amateur boat- 

 ing men of this vicinity, formed an organization under the name of 

 the Newburgb Canoe and Boating Association. We start with 20 act- 

 ive members owning 18 craft of various kinds, including 8 canoes. Of 

 our members 7 are members of tne A. C. A. 



The following-named officers were elected, viz.: Commodore, Wm. 

 E. Bartlett; Vice-Commodore, Jas. T. Van Dalfsen; Captain, Nate S. 

 Smith; Pur.- er, Henry A. Harrison. 



The club signal is a pointed burgee, white field with a "Bockrat" 

 rampant in black upon it. Henry A. Harrison, Purser. 



Newbijrgh, N. Y., March 28. 



MISSISSIPPI MUD. 



IN his forthcoming book, "The Cruise of the Aurora," Commodore 

 Neide relates a funny time they had on the occasion of their first 

 acquaintance with Mississippi mud: 



'■Pulling my rubber shoes on over my canvas slippers, I threw aside 

 the tent flap and stepped out hurriedly. Had the weather been cold 

 I could have sworn that it was ice that caused my feet to fly out from 

 under me so quickly and brought my helpless body into such violent 

 contact with the coaming of the canoe. But I learned better the 

 moment I attempted to gather myself up, for my feet were held so 

 fast that with all the force I could muster I could scarcely move them 

 from the tenacious clay into which they had slot. Barnacle was 

 enjoying my predicament; he had been in the same fix a few 

 moments before, and now stood about ten feet from me, his feet hid- 

 den from sight beneath the clay and water. The rain had converted 

 the smooth, hard clay bank into a deep bed of a soft, mortar like 

 consistency, in which it was almost impossible to move about. Every- 

 thing was smeared with the vile grayish clay. My overshoes, being 

 a size too large for my slippers, had been left where my feet first 

 struck, and I was moviug about hi the clay up to my ankles. By 

 using much caution I reached the water's edge, and succeeded in 

 scraping off some of the slimy mud. Every time I lifted my feet 1 

 brought up with them a great weight of the river bottom that clung 

 to the shoes until I set them down, when it would give me the sensa- 

 tion of falling as it yielded to my weight. I managed to get the tent 

 unfastened from the forward part of the canoe, but was unable to 

 reach the stern, owing to the deep decline of the bank, a slip on 

 which would have shot me into the boiling waters. 



"A short distance be'.ow us we could make out what appeared to be 

 a sandy point, and to this we decided to go and prepare our morning 

 meal. I fished my overshoes out of the depths with the end of my 

 paddle, and piled tbeni, mud and all, on the deck; then getting my 

 feet well braced, I pushed the Aurora with all my might, but she 



would not budge an inch. I couldn't even rock her from side to side. 

 I looked back of me to see how Barnacle was making out. There he 

 stood ankle deep in the mud, his hands and clothing smeared full of 

 the gritless clay. He had been no more successful than 1. and pro- 

 tested that he 'couldn't get his canoe off, and would have to wait 

 until a rise in the river floated her.' I piepared to make one more 

 attempt to float the. Aurora, and placing the mainmast under my 

 feet, I got a low hold on the canoe, and then gave a lift that caused 

 my back to ache for days after. Away she went, down the slippery 

 bank and plunged into the water.- But where was If Stretched at 

 full length on my stomach in the nasty, glutinous mass. Words fail 

 me. with which to describe my feelings or appearance as I finally gave 

 up all hope of ever appearing like myself agaiu. Barnacle sees me 

 in this humiliating position, but for a wonder, doesn't laugh; he is 

 too mad for that — you couldn't provoke asmile on his angular features 

 with one of the funniest of funny sayings. I went to his assistance, 

 and we seized hold of the Comfort and swung her around so that she 

 might be slid down the same incline which the Aurora had left clear. 

 As 1 am fishing the mast out of the mire Barnacle tajjps the stern 

 painter of his canoe in hand and gives her a haul with all his might : 

 but she doesn't budge -it is her skipper that makes a sudden move 

 and is now in the same position that I was a short time back. On 

 the edge of my cockpit coaming I laugh until my sides ache.'' 



A. C. A. PRIZE FLAGS. 



MR. R. W. GIBSON, for the Regatta Committee, begs to acknowl- 

 edge receipt of promises of prize flags from the following mem- 

 bers and friends, and to thank them for their kind support; 



Commodore R. S. Oliver, Albany. 



Mr. C. M. Shodd (2), Springfield. 



Mrs. S. R. Stoddard. Glens Falls. 



Mr. Tyson (2) (from Mrs. Tyson and Miss Kate L. Johnston), To- 

 ronto. 



W. P. Stephens, New York. 



Mrs. Geo. L. Parmele, Hartford. 



Mr. C. B. Vaux (2), New York. 



Rev. Walter H. Laroni tfor Miss IdaLaroml, Stafford Springs, Conn. 



Mr. R. J. Drummond, Perth, Canada. 



Mrs. Edward Leigh (2), Toronto. 



Also special prizes, offered as follows: 



Mr. J. H. Rushton, of Canton, K. Y„ paddles, for single blade vs. 

 double. 



Messrs. J. C. Wilson and Chas. Remington, of Watertown, N. Y.. a 

 prize for best equipped cruising canoe. 



A Friend, per Mr. Bushton, one prize. 



A LOCAL MEET IN CANADA. 



Editor Forest and Stream.- 



At a special meeting of the Deseronto C. C, held March 20, it was 

 resolved "that this club invite the members of Canadian canoe clubs 

 to hold their spring meet in the vicinity of Deseronto, and that cordial 

 invita'ions be hereby extended to as many of our American brethren 

 as can join us at that lime." 



We have many choice spots in our immediate vicinity for camping. 

 They are easy of access either by the Grand Trunk Railway or by 

 steamer from Kingston, O-nt. We will arrange for a suitable site for 

 the camp, plentiful supply of firewood, lay out the sailing and pad- 

 dling courses, aud arrange for meals to be. furnished at the camp for 

 25 cents each. Prizes, given by our friends aud members of this club, 

 will be awarded lor competition in sailing and paddling. 



Notice of time and length of the proposed meet will be duly given. 

 E. C. French, Purser D. C. C. 



ROCHESTER C. C— Following the custom, the Rochester C. C. 

 early in the year inaugurated a series of weekly camp fires, which 

 have been well attended. To add to the inducements a lodge of 

 •Knights of the Paddle" has been organized, consisting of three 

 degrees, with appropriate ritual and initiatory ceremonies. Rear 

 Commodoie Andrews, A. C. A., has sold his Springfield model and is 

 having a new canoe built, and two canoes are being built for mem- 

 bers of the club; The Remus Club has consolidated with the Roches- 

 ter C. C. bringing up the membership to twenty-eight. It was pro- 

 posed to hold a local meet for Buffalo, Warren, Pittsburgh and 

 Rochester, at Chautauqua Lake late in May. but the scheme is off, 

 business engagements of members of the Warren Club, who were 

 pushing and" fathering the affair, preventing.— M. A. 



NAUTILUS B. C— A regular meeting of the members of the Nautilus 

 Boat Club, was held at Messrs. Dieters, Brooklyn, N. Y, on the. even- 

 ing of March 26, 1885, and the following officers duly elected for the 

 ensuing year: President, Henry F. Waring ; Vice-President, George 

 Hewlett; Secretary, Thomas F. Crean; Treasurer, Henry W. Schede; 

 Captain, Prof. 3. Douglas Andrews; First Lieutenant, Albert S. 

 Oswald; Second Lieutenant, Walter Edwards; Coxswain, A. Hill- 

 man. Tm's club is having erected along the Bay Ridge shore a new 

 and beautiful boat house, to replace the old and somewhat dilapi- 

 dated one now occupied by it, its greatly increased membership also 

 rendering the old house unfit for use. The Nautilus promises to be- 

 come one of the, leading boat clubs of Brooklyn. 



DESERONTO C. C— Editor Forest and Stream; The Deseronto 

 C. C. held its second annual meeting on March 13. Last year's officers 

 were re-elected aud are as follows: F. S. Rathbun, Captain; George 

 Clinton, M.D., Mate; E. C. French, Pruser. The club contemplates 

 building a large boat house this spring for the accommodation of 

 canoes and boats belonging to members. This wiil meet a long- felt 

 want here. The enthusiasm prevalent at the meeting was much en- 

 hanced by the preseulation by Captain Rathbun of a handsome cup 

 to be raced for once a month by canoes only. Several new canoes 

 have been ordered. Four members are overhauling their canoes 

 thoroughly, nutting in the most modern appliances in the way of 

 sails, centerboards and rudders.— E C. French, Purser D. C. O. 



LALOO.— A canoe on the model of the Laloo, illustrated in Forest 

 and Stream some time since, is being built by an amaieur in Michi- 

 gan. This is the first canoe of the Laloo model in our waters. 



FrlEAK.— This canoe will retain a 3-inch keel for cruising, the 

 Childs board being only used for racing. The air tanks put in last 

 season will be removed. 



PERGONAL.- Com. Munger, Chicago C. C. is now cruising down 

 the San Juan River in Central Arntriea, in his canoe Gitaua, 



izchting. 



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FIXTURES. 



2— Mosquito Fleet, City Point. 

 22-Annual Meeting N. E. Y. R. A., Parker House, Boston, 8 



25-Paciflc Y. C, f Opening Day. 



2 - San Francisco Y. C, Opening Day, 

 25— N.J. Y. 0. Matcn— Catamarans. 

 30— New Haven Y. C, Opening Day. 

 30— South Boston Y. C. Regatta, City Point. 

 30— Knickerbocker Y. C, Regatta. 

 30— Newark Y. (!.. Regatta. 



30— Dorchester Y. C, Club Ilaee. Dorchester Bx/. 

 80— Fall River Y. C, Open Regatta. 



9— N. J. Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 11— New York Y. O, Regatta. 

 13— Boston Y. G, First Club Race. 

 13— S. C. Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 10— Atlantic Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 17— Harlem Y. C, Annual Regatta, Oak Point. 

 17— Pe.itucket Y. C. 

 17— Dorchester Y. C Open Regatta. 

 20 - Boston Y. C, Second Club Race, 

 20-Hull Y. C Pennant Matches. 



4-11— Pentucket Y. C, Annual Cruise. 



8— Beverly Y. C, Nahant, First Championship Regatta. 

 11— Hull Y. C, Cruise. 

 11— Hull Y, C. First Cruise. 

 16— Boston Y. O., Third Club Race. 

 16-Cleveland Y". R. A., Annual Regatta. 

 17— Cleveland Y. R. A., Cruise to Ballast Island, 

 18-28— Camp at Ballast Island. 

 18— Hull Y. C„ Club Race. 

 25— Hull Y. O, Ladies' Day 

 25— Pentucket Y. C Club Race. 

 25— Beverly Y.C., Marblehead. Second Championship Regatta. 



YACHTBUILDING IN BOSTON. 



A GLANCE at a map of Boston harbor and the adjacent waters 

 shows a succession of little bays, which with the open water 

 near at hand offer every facility to the yachtsman, plenty of good 

 harbors and anchorages, with good racing courses and cruising 

 grounds within easy reach. Probably no other point on our coasts 

 offers such advantages to the yaehteman. both in the way of natural 

 facilities and club privileges. Within the city limits are half a dozen 

 yacht clubs, while within a radius of a few miles, and distant less 



than an hour in time, are as many more, Quincy. Lynn, Dorchester 

 Marblehead. with its beautiful harbor, Salem, Beverly, Hull, Na 

 hant. all of which places are favorite resorts for yachts large an-f 

 small. Of course the various fleets are seen to best advantage*! th ^ 

 summer, but a visit now. when all are hauled out. is still thorein 

 stroctive, At various points along shore, in East and South Boston, 

 as well as tne. other places mentioned, large numbers of boats an- 

 drawn up and covered for the winter. 



A ramble among these craft brings to notice several prominent 

 "S, the must striking of which is the outside ballast. From the 

 new sloop with her thirty tons of lead do wu to the little catboat of 

 12 to 1 sO,., with u. big chunk of cast-iron underneath, all, except the/ 

 sandbaggers pure and simple, cirry a portion, and often a large por 

 tior, , of their weight outside. Metal keels are the rule in all sizes and' 

 classes except the one mentioned, and the weights are increasing 

 also. Adriennc discards eight tons of iron for twenty tons of lead; 

 next to her on the ways is Tempest with five tons of iron added on 

 keel in place of inside, while near by is a steadier of iron going under 

 the steam yacht Athletic. Whether in all cases the great weight out- 

 side is an advantage is a question not yet decided, but the absence of 

 any evidence in the shape of a change from outside to inside ballast 

 is an argument in its favor. 



Next to the outside ballast the most noticeable feature is the keel. 

 Centerboards are still plenty.butside by side with them is a large fleet of 

 L-eel hoats, mostly of considerable draft.and of the new boats, except the 

 small sandbaggers mentioned and the Burgess sloop, all are keel boats. 

 While the bugbear of draft seems to have little terror for Eastern 

 >uen, it, is accompanied by an absence of depth in the body 

 which goes far to counteract the benefits generally attributed fb 

 deep boats. The prevailing type sfill, in spite of the presence of some 

 genuine cutters, show a high bilge, shoal body, and deep keel outside, 

 giving little headroom; in fact they are almost the deep centerboard 

 model with a huge fin added. 



Coupled with this is the third noticeable feature, extreme beam, ami 

 the enormities that can be obtained by a combination of width, shoal 

 body and immense draft, must be seen to be believed. Clearly the 

 old leaven of length measurement is still at work in the brains of 

 many yacht designers, and the result is seen in large beamy tubs, re- 

 quiring an outrageous sail plan and a heavy outlay for ballast, while 

 they attain a minimum of accommodation and speed at a maximum of 

 cost. Draft is of course always a disadvantage and to be decreased 

 as much as prneti cable. It would seem obvious that the best boat 

 is that in which draft is coupled with depth of body, some of the bulk 

 that is placed in beam being cut off and put lower down, giving suit- 

 able headroom in the cabin, an easier form to drive, a better sea 

 boat and a less costly craft to build. The possibilities of an able and 

 roomy boat of ,'10ft. or under on a draft of tjft. are. unlimited, and yet 

 plenty of craft may he found drawing more water, but requiring a 

 high trunk cabin to give ordinary headroom. When it is once clearly 

 understood by all that the problem is not to produce simply 

 the, largest boat on a given length, but to put a given bulk or 

 given sum of money in the shape which will combine comfort, ac- 

 commodation and speed in the highest degree possible, we may 

 hope for rome change in the prevailing models, but such a state oY 

 affairs is still far off. 



Passing to the actual work in hand of course the new sloop claims 

 first attention. Like the New Y'ork boat, Mr, Burgess's sloop bears 

 little resemblance to the old sloops above water, in fact the plumb 

 stem, round, bright bowsprit, straight sheer, high side, and most of 

 all the long overhang of 12ft (her counter being much like that on 

 the cutters of a few years since), all these features, coupled with th*» 

 double jibs, make her in appearance anything but an ideal sloop. 

 Her desiguer has turned out a fair and handsome model, the dimen- 

 sions being !)3ft. over all, 80ft. W.L., 23ft. extreme beam. 8ft. 2in. draft, 

 freeboard at bow 6ft. Bin., least freeboard 3ft. 3in., and last of all a 

 lead keel of 30 tons. The centerboard will work through a slot in tin's 

 keel, and with it down she will draw l«ft. The rig has not been 

 decided on beyond the fact that jib and staysail will be used, (be 

 former probably set flying. The total displacement of the boat, will 

 be 105 tons. The sheer plan shows a plumb stem, or rounding very 

 slightly above water, like a pilot boat: a forefoot rounding away 

 fairly into a slightly rockered keel, thesternpost beingnearly upright. 

 The midship section shows a wide keel with rounded corners, a hollow 

 above the rabbet, above which the floor rises nearly straight until it 

 turns into the bilge, while the topsides flare a little, the width on deck- 

 being slightly greater than on waterline. 



Messrs. Lawley & Son have the contract to complete the hoat by 

 June 10, under a penalty of $1,000, and they are now pushing the 

 work as rapidly as possible. Their building shed has been enlarged, 

 and on Thursday last the first chips came off the keel, a splendid 

 stick of oak 22x20in. x53ft. On Saturday a portion of the lead keel 

 was cast. The timber for the yacht is nearly all on hand, and no 

 interruptions are probable. The frames will bo' of oak. double, sided 

 5iu., moulded 8 and 4in., spaced 22in. The bottom will be of white 

 oak, 2%in.. and the topsides of yellow pine, while the deck will be of 

 2}4in. square white pine. All deck fittings will be of mahogany, and 

 there will be no cabin house. Below she will be plainly finished, her 

 main cabin, 16ft 6in. long, having a sofa on each side. Forward of 

 each sofa is a small sideboard, and aft a locker, while behind is also 

 space curtained off for lockers. Forward of the cabin are four 

 staterooms, twe on each side, and a w. c, and aft of the cabin is 

 another stateroom vith two berths. Under the floor of the galley are 

 the watertanks, icebox and coal locker. The forecastle will accom- 

 modate twelve men. Sails and spars will be ready by the time the 

 boat is launched. 



Next to the new sloop, in the same shed, stands the new cutter 

 Moya, before mentioned in the Forest and Stream, which Lawley & 

 Son have built for Mr. Horace Binney, from designs by Mr. Geo. K. 

 Boutelle. She is a line example of a moderate beam cruiser, her 

 dimensions being 43ft. over all, 36ft. loadline, 10ft, beam and about 

 6ft. draft, plumb stem, good rocker to keel, moderate rake to stern- 

 post, and long, light overhang. In the way of room, both below and 

 on deck, she offers all that any one could ask, but while her beam is 

 moderate for Boston, there is plenty of it, and a fo^t less, making 

 the even four beams, would not lessen her room below and would 

 still Ipave ample deck room, while improving her model. 



From her iron keel of 9^> tons to tier elm rail, the construction 

 both in material and workmanship, is excellent, the general finish on 

 deck being soecially noticeable. The rail, as stited, is of elm, 

 stanchions of locust.' bulwarks and ali deck fittings of mahogany, the 

 deck planks being laid straight. An oak partner plank runs fore aud 

 aft from the stem to abaft the mast, in which the bitts are stepped. 

 the running bowsprit is oser the center of the stem, the gammon iron 

 being a neat forging, with sheave for chain on the side, the spreaders 

 are of wood running through the stem bead. The companion and 

 skvligbt are in one, the latter being fitted on a new plan, with 

 a gutter oetween the two sashes, forming the ridge piece, this 

 gutter beiug made from half of a brass tube, semicircular in section 

 By this means all leakage around the upper portion of the sashes is 

 prevented. Messrs. Lawley are also putting in a new form of com- 

 panion slide. The outer edges of the sliding hatch project a little 

 outside of the coamings, and each edge is moulded to a quarter 

 round. On tne upper edge of the coaming is a quarter round bead- 

 ing, of the same size, Uie two, when together, making a half round 

 ••nosing." A brass tuoe of suitable size i; sawn in half lengthwise, 

 making two semicircular sections, one of which is screwed to each 

 edge of the hatch, its lower portion also clasping the moulding on 

 the coaming. This makes a neat, compact and watertight slide, and 

 it is little liable to jam, as the brass slides easily on the wood and 

 cannot shrink It is also lower than the usual method. Abaft the 

 companion is a skylight, over the after cabin. Further aft is a cock- 

 pit about loin, deep for the steersman This cockpit is square, and is 

 without a rail, the crew sitting on deck. Just abaft it is a sail halch. 

 the sail locker being under and aft of the cockpit. 



The companion is quite wide, the ladder, however, being narrower, 

 to give entry to the after stateroom without removing it. On de 

 scending, to port and starboard are closets, and running forward of 

 them on each side is a large locker or sofa. At the head of each of 

 these is a small sideboard with several closets. The cabin is long with 

 wicie floor and 6ft. headroom. A door in the fore bulkhead on port 

 side, leads to the galley, and in the starboard side of bulkhead is a 

 yacht stove for heating only, while above it is a book case. The en- 

 tire finish is in cherry. The berths, one over each locker, told down, 

 swinging up when in use. Below the floors are large copper water 

 tanks. The forecastle is high and roomy, with icebox, pantry, plate 

 lockers, and coal box, besides room for berth. 



Abreast the companion ladder is a door leading to a fine after state- 

 room with a large berth on either side, and a. w. c, all being lighted 

 by a skylight. Abaft this is the sail locker and cockpit. The ar- 

 rangement of space in this yacht is admirable, as the various accom- 

 modations are not crowded", aud headroom as well as floor space are 

 ample The main objection to a cockpit in such boats is that it de- 

 stroys the after cabin ; but in this case it does not interfere, while it 

 certainly gives greater accommodations on deck for ladies, a decided 

 advantage in a family boat. The construction is well shown below, 

 in heavy floors, strong clamps and knees, all through fastened. Tie- 

 rig wiil'be full cutter. For those who wish to obtain the main ad van 

 tages of the culler with more deck room and Initial stability than the 

 narrower boats afford, this is the type of boat, as there is a minimum 

 of waste room. rO wide bilges useful only for small stowage, no inac- 

 cessible corners in the bow or under an immense cockpit, but the act- 

 ual bulk is in such a form that all is utilized. 



Side by side with the Moya Is the Nebula, a visible example of the 

 prevailing worship of beam. This boat, building for Mr. C. W. 

 Jones, former owner of the Lorelei schooner, is 44ft. over all, >ott. 

 loidline, 12ft. beam, and draws about 6ft. with a keel of 13 tons. In 



