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FIXTURES. 



23-Quaker City Y. 0., Opening Cruise and Review. 



25-N. J. Y. C„ Match -Catamarans. 



Ss>— BroQBlyD Y. c. Opening Sail. 



30— Atlantic Y. C, Opening Sail. 



30— New Jersey Y. O. Opening: Sail. 



30— Oswego Y. C Opening Cruise, and Pennant Matches. 



30— New Haven Y. O. Opening Day. 



30— New Haven Y. O. Opening Sail. 



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



30— Knickerbocker Y. C, Regatta. 



30— Newark Y. n.. Regatta. 



39— Dorchester Y. C. Club Race. Dorchester R.i. ; 



30— Fall River Y. O. Open Regatta. 



31— Harlem Y C , First Regatta. 



1— Williamsburg Y. O, Opening Regatta. 



6— Larchinout Y. C, Spring Pennant Regatta. 



(5 Quincy Y. O. First Club Race. 



8— Quaker City Y. ( !., Annual Spring Regatta. 



9-N. J. V. 0., Annual Regatta, 



9— Atlantic Y. O. Annual Regatta. 

 11-New York Y. C, Regatta. 

 13— Boston Y. O, First Club Race. 

 13— S. C. Y. C, Annual Regatta. 

 16-Harlem Y. C, Annua! Regatta, Oak Point. 

 17— Quiuey Y. C, Review. 

 if— East River Y. O, Annual Regatta, 

 JT-Pctucket Y. C. 

 17— Dorchester Y. O, Open Regatta. 

 18— New Haven Y. O. An: ual Regatta. 

 20-Sou'li Boston Y. O, Annual Regatta. 

 20 -Boston Y. C, Second Club Race. 

 20 -Hull Y. C... Pennant Matches. 

 21— Quaker City Y. O, Review and Harbor Cruise. 

 25-J-rsey City Y. C Annual Regatta. 

 25— Oswego Y. O. Ladies' Day. 



3, 4 and 5— Quaker City Y. 0., Corinthian Cruise a.nd Regatta. 



3— Knickerbocker Y. C, Annual Cruise. 



8— Quincy Y. C. ( First Championship Race. 



3 13— Newark Y O. Annual Cruise 



4— Larchmont Y, C, Annual Regatta. 



THE CARE OF SAILS. 



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7F nave many inquiries for a receipt for removing mildew from 

 sail--, but with the exception of the following, which is only a 

 partial remedy in extreme cases, we know r of none which we. can 

 recommend as being safe to use. Strong solutions of chlorine or 

 other bleaching agents will rot the sails and are to be. avoided. A sail 

 may be cleaned by scrubbing with fresh water and brown soap, and 

 after rinsing it is sprinkled with whiting wherever mildew is visible. 

 The whiting is left on the sail until it is drv, when it is brushed off. 

 We published some two years since a receipt for liming sails in order 

 to clean and preserve them, as follows: One barrel of salt water. 3 

 pounds chloride of lime, 3 pounds of soda ash, 2 pounds of whiting. 2 

 quarts of salt. The sail is laid on a clean floor or heach and the mix- 

 Wife thrown on and well scrubbed in with broom=. The sail is 

 then thoroughly washed with clean salt or fresh water to remove all 

 injurious subsiauces, and is turned over and the other side cleaned 

 in a similar manner. It is then left on the sand until dry. When 

 once thoroughly mildewed, canvas cannot be restored and' the only 

 safeguard is continual care, airing sails thoroughly, especially when 

 new, and never furling them tightly and leaving them to dry wdien 

 wet. 



LAKE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION. 



THE second annual meeting of the Lake Yacht Racing Association 

 was held on May 9 at the Queen's Hotel in Toronto, Mr. John 

 Leys, the president of the Association, being in the chair. The dele- 

 gates present were: Oswego Y. O, Com. J. T. Mott, Messrs. J. 

 McMurrish and Higgios; fioyal Canadian Y. O, Com. John Leys. 

 Messrs. Beverly Jones and Robert Cochran: Bay of Quinte Y. C., 

 Com. R. M. Roy and Mr. W. H. Biggar; Toronto Y. O, Com. McGaw. 

 Messrs. Geo. E. Evans and Win. Dickson. A letter from Major Fair- 

 clough of the Kingston Y. O, stating that the club wished to join the 

 Association and would hold a regatta, under its rules at some date 

 not yet decided on. The secretary also read letters from the commo- 

 dore and secretary of the Cleveland Y. C. ioviting the Association to 

 the meet at Ballast Island, and also a letter from the Forest and 

 Stream on the subject of lake yachting. 



After a discussion it was decided not to send delegates to the Erie 

 meet this year, but to devote the efforts to the thorough organization 

 of the yachting of Lake Ontario. Some amendments were next 

 marie in the sailing rules and the secretary was instructed to have a 

 new book printed. The following fixtures were decided on: Toronto 

 July 30, with a cruise to Niagara and a hop at the Queen's Roval 

 hotel on August 1. Oswego, August 4; Kingston, August 7, and Belle- 

 ville. August 12. 



After a vote of thanks to the secretary for his labors in behalf of 

 the Association, the following officers were elected: President, Mr. 

 John I. Mott; First- Vice President Mr. W. H. Biggar: Second Vice- 

 President, Mr. McGaw; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. George E. 

 Evans (re elected), after which an entertainment was served at the 

 Queen's Hotel. Though invitations have been sent, both this year 

 and last, to the Lake Erie clubs, they have shown noTinterest in the 

 Association and have made no response, so that for a time at least, it 

 is confined entirely to Lake Ontario. 



THE SAIL AREA RULE AND FIXED BALLAST. 



ABOUT a year since the Knickerbocker Y. Oof New York, re- 

 solved to try the new sail area and length rule In place of the 

 length rule then in use by them: and after a thorough discussion of 

 the/subject, the rule was adopted. Though tried for oneseason only, 

 it has thus far worked very well, the club having a number of cabin 

 boats of various types, some of which would be shut out by a mean 

 length or similar rule; but on the other hand, there are a number of 

 open boats, of 28ft. and under, with large rigs, whose owners are 

 opposed to the present rule. These latter have organized a strong 

 opposition to it, and resolved to secure its abandonment in favor of 

 some form of length rule more favorable to their special type of 

 boat, and at the last meeting a resolution to change the rule was in- 

 troduced; somewhat to the surprise of its friends it was badly de- 

 feated, a very large majority voting for the retention of the present 

 rule. We can congratulate the club heartily in having sufficient fore- 

 sight to enable them to look ahead and to stand by a rule that will 

 aid their growth and prosperity, rather than in succumbing to the 

 efforts of a few and going backward to a rule that would hinder and 

 seriously injure the late rapid growth of the club fleet. 



The wdaole drift of small yachting to-day is in the direction so long 

 pointed out by the. Forest ano Stream, toward safe and able cruis- 

 ing boats and to the extinction of the sandbagger; and the length 

 and sail area rule is a most important factor in the encouragement 

 of the former type. Already the club list includes a number of cut- 

 ters and keel sloops, and not only are other new ones being con- 

 stantly added, but the old boats of the club are adding outside bal- 

 last, cutter rig, and conforming to the new fashion. Whatever the 

 difference in point of mere speed may ultimately prove to be when 

 the keel fleet, now scarcely more than in its infancy, has reached a 

 similar stage of development as the shoal draft coutingent.no un- 

 prejudiced yachtsman can deny the many advantages enjoyed by 

 the former on all points save that of merely floating in shoal water 

 and being easily beached. Safety, comfort, ability, accommodation, 

 are all on the side of the keel boat, and we may safely add speed also 

 as at least equal. These are the boats directly encouraged by the 

 length and sail area rule; and those who voted for it voted directly 

 for them and tbeir advantages. 



Tt w-ould be too much tor any club to say that any certain class of 

 boat should be extinguished and to legislate them out of existence; 

 and the open boat sailors have, of course, rights of their own. but it 

 is not only within the power, but it is the duty of every club and asso- 

 ciation to consider in what direction their best interests lie, what 

 policy will most conduce to the future benefit of the club, and to act 

 on the conclusions derived from such deliberation. In any case, it is 

 likely that there will be some special craft that will suffer under any 

 rule that may be chosen (of old the various length rules have practi- 

 cally excluded anything but wide and shoal boats without counters 

 from our courses), but the unchangirg law of the survival of the At- 

 test must prevail, and the fairest rule possible being enforced, boats 

 must adapt themselves to it or disappear. Should local circumstances, 

 shoal water, landlocked lakes, etc., demand a certain peculiar type of 

 boat, as happens on some of our shallow bays and on Lake Winder- 

 mere in England, the policy of the club would be to encourage, by 

 suitable rules, the building of such boats, perhaps to the exclusion of 

 really better craft, but no such considerations exist in the case of the 

 Knickerbocker Y. O. The keel fleet, even in its present crude state, 

 has proved itself well adapted to their wants, and with the same 

 skill and ingenuity directed to keel boats as has in the past been ex- 



pended on the sandbagger, we may count certainly on a boat that 

 will be speedy, in addition to its other recognized advantages. The 

 day of the sandbagger has passed awav in New York waters, 

 depth and fixed ballast have their recognized place, whether other 

 considerations dictate a keel or board. The little yacht of moderate 

 beam and considerable depth, is a fixed fact, virtually accepted by 

 all; and the secondary questions of relative beam and 'length, depth, 

 ballast, etc , may be left to experience and actual trial to settle 



In this connection we are glad to notice that the. Brooklyn Y. C. on 

 their reappearance on the harbor, have decided in favor of fixed 

 ballast, limited crews, and amateur sailors, and have shaped then- 

 policy for the encouragement of the smaller boats. While still adher- 

 ing to a length rule, they have been wise enough to recognize the de- 

 mand, both of to-day and of the future, for small tonnage and Corin- 

 thian principles, and we hope some da y to record them as following the 

 example of the Knickerbocker Y. C. in the adoption of the same rule. 

 The fields open to these two clubs are certainly large ones. With a, 

 good anchorage at Port Morris, good water in the Sound, and near to 

 upper New York, the Knickerbocker club have every facility for a 

 healthy and rapid growth, and with similar advan f ages in respect to 

 Brooklyn, lower New York, and the harbor, the Brooklyn club are as 

 well off in their location and may hope for equal prosperity. 



CRUISE OF THE IOLANTHE. 



HAVING been in port some time from a cruiso to the Cbemoix or 

 Snow Islands in Lake Huron, that restlessness of one fond of 

 cruising again got hold of me; so inviting a couple of friends whom 

 1 shall call Jim and Frank, we decided on a look at Grand Traverse 

 Bay. Neither of them being yacht-men. we tookaboard a heavy- 

 weight English '■man-o'-war's-man" named Luke, who proved more 

 of an adept heaving biscuits at mealtime than as crew of a 5-ton 

 cutter. Laying in a good stock of canned provisions, ice and bottled 

 Milwaukee, t he tail end of a. three days' blow last August found our 

 noble little ship climbing the big combers of Grand Traverse Bay, 

 headed for Old Mission Point, distant about 35 miles. Starting about 

 3 P. M„ we were anxious to make the Point before dark, because of 

 the dangerous shoals thereabout. The wind being on our starboard 

 beam, we gave her all lower sails and jammed her into the seas at a rate 

 which would have been at least unpleasant to any boat but a well- 

 built cutter. But therein lie the pleasures of cutler sailing. The ab- 

 sence of floundering beam, the ability by reason of a narrow, deep 

 and heavy body to cleave the waves asunder and stick to the course 

 as dictated by ihe tiller, instead of making a foot of leeway for every 

 two of headway, to say nothing of the confidence such stability in- 

 fuses into amateur yachtsmen like those atioard the Iolantbe. 



Holding our course until well into the bay we squared away before 

 the wind, up w T ent the big- spinnaker, and with main and topmast 

 backstays set, fairly flew from one big wave to another. Everything 

 in shipshape, the skipper then detailed the crew to their respective 

 dutie-. Frank, being handy with the frying pan, was commissioned 

 chief of the forecastle; Jim. a connoisseur with the corkscrew, had 

 charge of the ice locker; while that relic of the English navv was 

 assigned to various duties. The wind holding steady we concluded to 

 set small topsail which was set thing without yard and works well 

 before the wind. 6 P. M. found ns abreast of the point, and at 6:50 

 we were off Old Mission resort. Jim got out, his shotgun and as the 

 anchor found the bottom fired both barrels in place of the cannon we 

 didn't lave. The gun had some Kankakee duck loads in and as aeon- 

 sequence he had to resign the coi kscrew championship. Hardly had 

 the sails been furled and things slicked, ere we had visitors': two 

 gentlemen from shore. Wishing to be hospitable Jim was doing the 

 corkscrew act in the cabin, when they introduced themselves as the 



Rev. , of Chicago, and Rev. Dr. , of Peoria; he tried to stop 



the pop, but alas, too late. But imagine his pleasure on hearing the. 

 reverend gentlemen remark it sounded good. That settled i r and the 

 beer too. A day pleasantly passed and we weighed anchor and 

 started for Traverse City, distant about 40 miles. Again a fair wind 

 favored us, and after spending a few hours there pleasantly we 

 headed for New Mission Point. There we fc und some Cincinnati people 

 erecting a fine summer hotel. The harbor is very fine, characteristic 

 of the bay harbors. Iu making our way out we encountered some 

 heavy svvells. Frank was making apple sauce on the oil stove by a 

 combination of props and other adjustments for keeping a big pan on 

 a little stove top. He had given me instructions to notify him when 

 we put about, but having a poor memory I shoved her about without 

 the timely warning, and such a clatter of tinware and disconnected 

 sentences as issued from the forecastle as he tried to catch the apple 

 sauce in IPs hands was never heard before. 



We laid our course for Charlevoix, bearing N.N.E. 40 miles, and 

 had a little contest with a lumber schooner in sailing by the wind, 

 at which we soon showed our superiority, for these lake craft are 

 mostly shallow eenterboard boats which make more leeway than 

 headway in a sea. It is curious to listen to these lake sailors com- 

 ment on a cutter— a type of boat they are entirely ignorant about. 

 both as regards construction and sailing, as well as ability— the gen- 

 era] verdict being, "She's got too much ballast."' But a number in 

 the Traverse region know of a certain little 28ft, boat which has 

 given them the go by too often to be relished. Night coming ou and 

 the wind going down found us about 10 miles from land, pitching in a 

 head sea, which soon had its effects on the new hands and made more 

 room at the mess table for the skipper. The table being suspended 

 from the, cabin top and bunkers used as seats, it made in a sea a 

 kind of "catch as catch cau" business of it, and a hand was as likely 

 to come in contact with a beau can as the teacup. Supper over and 

 the cockpit cushions laid out, we stretched ourselves ou them; 

 the long-stemmed pipe in good working order soon made us forget the 

 fitful wind and uncomfortable pitching. Relieving each other during 

 the night the morning found us off Charlevoix, when the fresh breeze 

 of the morning soon carried us in. 



I hope to attend the Put-in-Bay meet next July and would like to 

 cruise down with other Lake Michigan or Huron yachts which might 

 be going to attend, just for company's sake. Any reading this and 

 wishing to join us may address as below. G. H. Winasb. 



Kalamazoo, Mich., May 11. 



THE YAWL FREDA ON THE LAKES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Have been putting in a lazy morning, but very enjoyable one. with 

 a pipe and lot of back numbers of Forest and' Stream, which t had 

 not had time to digest before. Notably I enjoyed the discussion 

 between Mr. Kunhardt and his opponents, heavy vs. light displace- 

 ment, and 1 remembered that I had promised to send you an account 

 of the performances of the Freda, whose lines I sent him over a year 

 ago, and whose points he was kind enough to discuss at length in two 

 letters to me. Well, he was nearly right on every point. Frecta did 

 not turn out very fast, she. was too much of a medium for that, and 

 she was a little bit tender, which failing I expect to correct in h' r 

 this season by putting more and heavier ballast inside, lead or iron 

 instead of stone; but for her purpose, as a knock-about, handy cruis 

 ing boat to be lived iu comfortably, she was, for her size, almost per- 

 fection, and as a sea boat I never sailed her equal. Her dimensions 

 are 35ft. over all, 30ft. waterlme, lift, beam and 4Vgft. draft, with a 

 good deal of Mamie's cross-section ; her displacement is about 4 tons, 

 and her sail plan a schooner yawl, with mizzen out of the cabin and 

 cockpit and well out of the way, but not sufficiently far aft to render 

 an outrigger necessary, the sheet working on a traveler on the taff 

 rail, and" the whole sail readily accessible without danger of being 

 pitched overboard. With jib and mizzen she handled beautifully, and 

 after having tried almost every fore and aft rig under the sun I con- 

 sider this the handiest I have seen. 



Let me narrate one little episode in her career last summer. 

 Weighed and stood out of one of the harbors of Lake Superior about 

 dusk of a gloomy and threatening evening, with a light breeze, 

 which failed altogether on reaching the open, and left us wallowing 

 in a high, sham swell. Getting tired of this and sleepy, we 

 paddled and drifted into a little cove and let go, all turniog in. 

 7 A.M.— Boat straining at the cable and a fierce nor'easter blowing 

 straight into the cove, whose horns were only a few feet apart and to 

 windward of our anchor; no room to work in, too deep to pole, and 

 we must, if nossible, get to our destination at once. Mizzen was 

 hoisted, and jib run out to bowsprit end and sheet made fast; two 

 hands at the cable brought it in hand over hand, and with the slight 

 headway thus given she obeyed her helm and canted off toward the 

 shorter horn of the cove. Directly mizzen drew, jib went up like a 

 shot, and without any hesitating, paying off, so backing up she 

 walked out of that cove with the steady, unwavering motion that 

 only weight and depth cau give, and the skipper heaved a mighty 

 sigh of relief as we cleared the point by a few inches and the first 

 comber outside sent a little drizzle of spray over the weather bul- 

 warks. Will some of your skimming-dish men inform me where a 

 sloop would have been had she tried such an experiment with a een- 

 terboard drawine at least two feet more than we were and three reefs 

 in the mainsail. "The draft of a eenterboard at anchor is her draft 

 with board up and is light enough for anything, but if you want to 

 beat through a shallow channel, the cutter bas the least draft, 

 especially when she heels over. 



Another point in which my boat excels is in beating into the narrow 

 fiords of this wild northern coast of Superior against the furious gusts 

 which so often tear out of them in constantly varying directions. 

 With great care and a watchful hand at the helm, and another at 

 the foresheet, we got in, time and again, with the light drafts, for the 

 water was always smooth; but it was slow, anxious work, and we 

 never attempted it except in daylight. With the Freda it was merely 



a little exciting, nothing more, and we watched her rail and a foot of 

 her deck disappear with the most perfect complacency, and the dead 

 certainty of her coming up smiling again a second or two afterward; 

 and when the puff had passed and a dead calm succeeded, how she 

 would head reach and get comfortably round on the, other lack with 



• steerage way still on before the next one struck tier. I have 

 said she was not particularly fast: she has never been tried much 



sideof'other boats, but for a 4>£ tonner she made one or two 

 remarkable runs, when hard pressed— on one occasion, 5 miles in 31 

 minutes with an off shore gale, and on another, between SO and 90 

 mdes m IS hours, part of the time closehauled under mainsail alone, 

 and a short choppy sea. Freda has beam enough eveu for room in- 

 side Her great fault is, as it is Mamie's, that her bilge is too high, 

 and her narrow keel does not allow her to place her ballast without 

 remicuig headroom m B&biu. a shorter boat with the same beam 

 Gamed lower down to give same displacement, would no doubt be 

 more roomy, I doubt much if she would be as quiet and easy in the 

 short, high head seas she had so often to tussle with or so fast in 

 running down wind. As to buoyancy and dryness; I have never s^en 

 her ship a sea and never expect to, though I hope to sail her mtire 

 and further than I have yet done. H F ivt 



Ottawa, May 8, 1885. 



THE NICE REGATTA. 



THE animal regatta was held at Nice this year on April 7, 8 and P, 

 French, English and Italian vessels taking part, but no Amer- 

 ican yachts being present. The usual winter fleet of cruisers was 

 present as .spectators, the only English yachts enteriug being the 

 Sleutbhound . cutter, 40 tons, Cythera, yawd, 117 tons. Atalanta. yawl. 

 84 tons, and Zingara, steam yacht, 542 tons. Sleutbhound is a modern 

 lead mine similar to Annasona, whose return home after starting 

 for the Mediterranean a year since gave grouuds here for some un- 

 favorable comments on the seagoing powers of modern cutters. 

 Sleutbhound, a boat of the same type, this year made the same trip, 

 and has besides proved successful in the races. Cythera is the yawl 

 which we mentioned some time since as bound for America. She will 

 probably go from Nice to Canada and visit us this summer. The 

 first day of the races was calm, with a. violent squall which caught 

 many of the yachts with their kites aloft, eomptiling them to with- 



The first race was for Ihe Grand Prize of Nice, open to any rig of 

 30 tons or over: 1st prize. 1,000 francs and gold medal 2d prize, 2.000 

 francs and silver medal, with 1,000 francs for the first vac lit of I're'ieb 

 construction. The course was triangular, three rounds, a total dis- 

 tance of 25 miles. The starters were Sleutbhound, Cvthera. Mage.li 

 and Atalanta. The first was the only one to complete the course, 

 her time being 5h. 58m. The second race was for yachts of 5 to 15 

 tons, for the Baie des Antres prize, the entries being: Pbarc. 8 ton's; 

 Am it, 5 tons, a boat 3(5tt.X5ft. 9in.. with large lead keel; Maseotte. 

 10; Paul et Leon; Flamberge, 9: Myosotis, 5; Bondinellu. 18, and 

 Mandolin. The squall struck the fleet, carrying away the mast of 

 the leading yacht, Phare, the deep draft Amit going ou easily aud 

 winning first prize, with Maseotte, Bondinelle and Flamberge in 

 order for the other three prizes, 



Nine yachts started for the prize of the Ma itime Alps, 2 to 5 tons, 

 Papillon, Louise, Union. Sirena, Nike, Goeland, Adreina. L-d and 

 Gerfaut. The winners were Sirena, Louise and Gerfout. Of the 

 thirteen starters for the prize of the Littoral, only four finished the 

 first round, and one, the Petcheli, went over the entire course. On 

 the second day, Wednesday, the steam yacht races were held. The 

 yachts were in two classes. 30 tons and over, and under 30 tons. In 

 the first class were the Zingara, 5-1.2 ions. Sir D. Onrrie ; Eros, 35? tons. 

 Baron A. de Rothschild; Kerrigan. 90 tans. Count de Montaiqu: and 

 Gabrietle, Mr. Sieber. Korrigan wou. Zingara not starting. In the 

 small class but two yachts entered, Eclair, Mr. Verany, and Rollo, 

 Mr. Blount, the former wiuuing. 



On Thursday the Prize of Honor was sailed for, besides four urizes 

 offered by the Yacht Club of France for French yachls. EigV'teen 

 yachts started, both races being sailed together. The wind was 

 southerly and light, though during the race there was enough of it 

 to take out Sleuthhound's topmast, A number of the yachts with- 

 drew, the Sleuthbound finally coming in first, winning the first Prize 

 of Honor, with Rigoletto second, Henriette third "and Miss Mnry 

 fourth. The Yacht Club of Frauce prizes went to Rigoletto. Uer.ii 

 ette. Miss Mary and Vdle dc Marseilles. Henriette also took i be prize 

 of 1.000 francs for the first yacht of French construction, though on 

 what grounds it is difficult to understand, as she was built by Camper 

 & Nicholson, of Gosport, England, from the designs of Mr. G. L. 

 Watson. " 



QUAKER CITY" Y. C — Editor Forest and Stream: The dates of 

 the fixtures of the Quaker City Y. C. are: Opening review and harbor 

 cruise, May 28. Annual soring regatta, June 8. Review and harbor 

 cruise, June 21, Corinthian cruise and regatta, July 3, 4 and 5. Re- 

 view and harbor cruise, Aug. 2. Annual cruise in Chesapeake aDd 

 Delaware bays, Aug. 15 to 30. Review and cup races. Sept. 13. Clos- 

 ing review and cruise. Sept. 17. Mr. Arthur Colburn, of this city, 

 was elected a member of the club, and his yacht, Venizia, was en- 

 rolled in the fltet. She was formerly ihe Henry Butler, of Providence, 

 R. I., and is a eenterboard sloop, length over all, 54ft. 3in ; load water 

 line, 50ft. Sin.; beam extreme, 18ft. 4in.: depth, 5ft. TJ^in Her in- 

 ternal arrangements have been altered to suit the owner's ideas, her 

 long cabin giving ample room for modern fixtures. The finish is very 

 handsome, and iu good taste. One is surprised ou going below d> ek 

 to see how space has been utilized without con flirting with the har- 

 monious make up. She is of the continued "dish" order, the major 

 part bow, reaching well aft, and blending with the midship section 

 about % of the length from the stern. She is stylish, head well up, 

 sheer line graceful and easy, save in the after body, quarters full, and 

 transom low. The sudden rounding of the lines gives her a cut-off 

 appearance. She will probably be lengthened aft above water. The 

 Sunbeam, in the same class, was launched on the l4th, having under- 

 gone a thorough rejuvenation, and iron bolted to keel, Minerva, same 

 class, sprung her mast on trial trip, and a new one, a trifle longer. 

 has been stepped. She. has new sails throughout, and I hope she will 

 not fad to sustain the old reputation. The M. S. Thoma=, third class, 

 has been fitted wdth new sails, somewhat larger than the old, and on 

 her trial trip behaved admirably. The Nxhma, of Trenton, same 

 class, beaten by the Thomas by tight seconds over a thirly-minute 

 course, has been lengthened aft above water and now approaches the 

 Thomas's length on deck; both boats are iu fighting trim. The Con- 

 sort, the only^yacht in the squadron, I am sorry to say, handled 

 by the owners," is in good form and is likely Co have a w T alk-over iu her 

 class (second). The "Nepenthe, first class, will join tne club as soon 

 as the new rules of measurement become a law. She is seagoing and 

 is also navigated by ber owners. Rocking chairs on deck when under- 

 way are not suggt- stive of sailormen. James Collins has just finished 

 two open yaeh s for your correspondent; they are deeper with less 

 beam, and will carry more dead weight than former productions. 

 Thev are hin. deadri'se to the half floor and are built for rough water. 

 — R.'G. W. 



BROOKLYN Y. O— After being absent from the water for half a 

 dozen years the Brooklyn Y. C. will make its appearance this season 

 under new auspices. A club house aud anchorage has been secured 

 at Gravesend Bay. and the club will devote itselt mainly to tne pro- 

 motion of the interests of the smaller boats. On June 11 the first re- 

 gatta will be sailed, the classification being as follows: A, cat-boats 

 less than 20ft. ; B, catboats 20ft. and longer; C, open sloops less than 

 25ft, : I), open sloops 25ft. aud over: CI. cabin sloops under 25ft., C2, 

 cabin sloops 25 to 30ft. ; C3. cabin sloops 30 to 35ft. ; C4, cabin sloops 

 35 to 45ft, The sailing length includes waterline length plus Jg of 

 overhang, the Herreshoff tables being used in computing time. 

 Shifting ballast is forbidden, and only one man for every five feet of 

 deck lengih is allowed, professionals ncing excluded. On Decoration 

 Day the club will tpen their season with a sail on the Lower Bay. 

 The officers tor 1885 are: Commodore, Fran Ulin Beames; Vice-Com- 

 modore, J. B. Tribkin; Roar Commodore, 0. H. Oliver: President, S. 

 M. Whittelsea; Secretary, Win. M. Moorehouse; Treasurer, Thomas 

 R, Brown; Regatta Committee, John M. Sawyer, W. 8 Livermore 

 aiulT, IV1. Breeken bridge. New York certainly is suffering from no 

 dearth of yacht clubs, large and small, but if the Brooklyn Y. O follow 

 out their present programme they may find a place of their own and 

 gather a large fleet of small boats under lheir flag. Of the large 

 clubs the iuterests of the Atlantic Y. C. he mairly in the larger boats, 

 and though then- location is convenient for Brooklyn men, the club 

 Offers few inducements to the handlers of small craft. The Seawan- 

 haka C. Y. C. have always been active iu the encouragement of the 

 smaller yachts, but without marked success of late years, and the 

 larger boats are the most important, The New Jersey and Jersey 

 City clubs provide for the Corinthian, but they are far from Brooklyn 

 and even from some parts of New York city, and with disadvantages 

 in the way of anchorages or courses. As Jong as the interests of tne 

 smaller yachts and of amateur sailors are kept in view, without anv 

 efforts to attract the big yachts to the uhimate exclusion of the Utile 

 fellows, or to compete with their neighbors at Bay Ridge or Tomp- 

 kinsville. the Brooklyn Y. C. cau hope for a full share of prosperity 

 and we wish them all success iu their new effort. 



SOUTH CAROLINA Y. C— This club have lately added three new 

 yachts by McGiehan, of Pamrapo, to their fleet. One 16ft. 2m long, 

 for Mr. H. M. Bowden; one 10ft.. for Mr. John Watkinson, Jr., and 

 one of 19ft, 9in„ for Com . Pembroke Jones. The annual i egatta will 

 be sailed on July 4 over an eight-mile course on Wright's Sound. The 

 Charleston and Savannah clubs have been invited to enter also in a 

 sail on the Cape Fear River next month. The club allow only ama- 



