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GENESTA. 



Z^-* ENESTA'S voyage across the Atlantic and her subsequent pef' 

 V>1 formance here have shown very plainly her excellence in two- 

 important respects —first, as a safe and speedy seagoing cruiser, and 

 secondly, as a racer superior in speed to all American yachts save 

 one, and practically equal to that one. Under an easy seagoing rig' 

 and with no attempt to drive her she made the western passage in 

 22 days, or less than the time made by Cambria and Dauntless in 

 their famous race. Such a passage made safely and quickly by a 

 little boat only 81ft. long fully proves the seagoing powers of this 

 type, and specially of Genesta, and since then we have had further 

 proof in the Bi'enton's Reef i-ace. when she came through some 

 heavy weather at racing speed under her big mainsail. 



Her claims as a fast racer in ordinary M^eather are placed beyond 

 question hf her races here. Though beaten twice by Puritan, a boat 

 confessedlyfaraheadofallothers.it has been by a small margin, 

 only li^min. in the better of the two races. The only other boats 

 that have cared to face her— Dauntless, Srayling, .Fortuna and 

 Gracie— have been very badly beaten in all the races; and Genesta 

 returns with substantial evidences of her superiority over all Ameri- 

 can yachts save one. In these two characters— as a'seagoing cruiser 

 and a fast racer— she is known to all who have followed her record 

 in the papers for the past summer; but there is a third point, hardly 

 less important than the other two, which is known only to the few 

 who have been on board of lier, but which is clearly shown in the 

 accompanying plans, for which we are indebted to her designer, Mr. 

 J. Beavor-Webb. 



That she is not merely a racing machine, but in every sense a 

 yacht, is well shown by the fact that for three months she has been 

 the home of twenty-flve men who have lived, eaten and slept on 

 board continually in spite of the work and confusion of hard racing. 

 The service required of the average American yacht of like size is 

 one thing, there must be room for afternoon sailing parties from 

 New York or Newport, some place where a crew can be stowed away, 

 a place for a big galley, and sleeping space for owner and guests, 

 frequently with most of them berthed on sofas in one cabin; but how 

 many of them are fitted to give room for a score or more of men for 

 a length of time, with space for stores, water, coal, and other 

 requisites? On Genesta all this is done, in what manner is shown in 

 the two plans. In the wide boat there is but one level, all is on one 

 fioqr so to speak, only water tanks and chains being under the cabins, 

 while sails, stores, luggage, ice, coal and similar articles needed on a 

 long cruise, are stowed in the wings or in odd corners, as best they 

 may be. The modern cutter, on the contrary, is arranged on an 

 entirely different plan . Instead of one there are two levels or stories ; 

 one, the main portion, being only the Jiving space of the owner, guests 

 and crew; the other, out of the way and hidden from the casual ob- 

 server, being a separate storage space for everything not in con.stant 

 use. Two main ends must be kept in view by the designer, to provide 

 pleasant and comfortable quarters for the owner and his friends, a 

 floating home perhaps for months, and also to accommodate the 

 large crew required in racing, giving them roomy and airy quarters. 

 The steward's department also demands considerable space, as it is 

 no small matter to care for the wants of twenty five or thirty men 

 with salt air appetites. 



In a small cutter, a 5 or 10-tonner, of modern type,' narrow beam 

 means literally an extreme breadth of 5 to 7ft., or in tne case of a 

 8-tonner, not much more than 4ft. breadth inside the cabin, which, iu 

 spite of the accompanying advantages of length and headroom, is 

 really a very small space ineasured by the true unit of size, the aver- 

 age man. -'Narrow beam," however, is relative, not absolute, and 

 the proportions of a Chitty wee or Currytush, when expanded to a 90- 

 tonner, not only give plenty of space, but give it in the shape that is 

 most valuable to the architect. Though still a 5^ or 6-beam boat, 

 the 90 has a width of 15ft., which gives a saloon over 14ft. wide inside, 

 with a corresponding length, while the deck area is proportionately 

 large compared with our unit, the height of an average man, or more 

 properly the space which a man requii-es to move freely. Looked at 

 end on or from above, the boat is ridiculously narrow, standing on 

 deck there is a breadth of six paces from rail to rail. Bulk for bulk, 

 the narrow boat olTers to the architect facilities for an economic ar- 

 rangement of space that no wide models can. In the former the 

 space is in the shape of a long, deep block, readily divided in large 

 and small rooms with the least possible waste from the curved char- 

 acter of the planes that bound it. From apron to archboard, from 

 keelson to deck, the space may be subdivided without waste. In the 

 wide, shoal boat on the conti-ary, even supposing the cubical contents 

 to be the same, the central part of the boat is divided into several- 

 rooms of greater or less size, necessarily with little height in a vessel* 

 of less than 100ft. waterline, while in the ends, the wings on eaeU; 

 side, and under the floor is a large amount of space divided into saaaJt 

 triangular compartments, many of which are of no use, being- inac- 

 cessible, while the best of them badly fill their purpose. Added to. 

 this is the centerboard trunk, monopolizing 15ft. of the best space itfc 

 the boat, with an arbitrary bulkhead that cannot be pierced withj 

 doors or otherwise meddled with. It is firmly fixed, an intruder that, 

 is always present, occupying the space most essential to a proper ar^ 

 raugement, and dictating to the architect in unyielding terms. 



In such a vessel as Genesta the space is in the most advantageous; 

 form and another benefit is gained from the me hod of construction, 

 as the steel frames occupy little breadth and reduce the thickness of 

 the sides. 



Being a racing yacht, the crew's quarters must be very lai-ge, the 

 to tal length of the forecastle being over 23ft. from the bulkhead aft 

 to the locker at the fore end. In a cruising boat, or one that only 

 raced half a dozen times iu a season, this space would be cut down 

 considerably, giving another stateroom. Going first to the owner's ' 

 apartments, the companion opens directly into the main saloon, a 

 room 14ft. wide, 12ft. long and 8ft. high, lighted and ventilated by 

 two Skylights. The walls are handsomely paneled with walnut and 

 the two sofas upholstered with a dark material, the finish, as in all 

 o her parts, being plain but elegant, hard woods tastefully com- 

 bined, dark hangings and an entire absence of silk plush and jim- 

 craek work. Both in the general plan and in the minor details 

 nothing is neglected that would help to make a comfortable home of 

 the yacht, but there is an absence of show and luxury that will at 

 once commend itself to all true yachtsmen. On each side of the 

 cabin is a large sofa, offering a bed if necessary, but the boat is so 

 planned as to aJford staterooms for all, the cabin being parlor and 

 dining room only and not, as is often the case in the average sloop, 

 converted into a dormitory at night as the only way of utilizing the 

 space in the wings. At the head of each sofa is a sideboard with a 

 small closet above. At the foot is a second sideboard, each having a 

 drawer above it, as shown, and above this a bookcase, the shelves 

 filled with modern works, mostly books of travel. A large swing 

 table, always level, occupies the space in front of one, the sides 

 hanging down when not in use. This room is used only as a parlor, 

 library or dining room; no one sleeps there, no sails are stored there 

 and ic is always in order. Opening from it forward are two doors, 

 one to port leading to the galley and men's quarters, and one to 

 starboard leading to a stateroom TJ^Xti ft. and as high as the saloon. 

 This room is fitted with a berth with drawers underneath, a movable 

 seat in front of the berth, a table, small sofa and a washstand, the- 

 latter with folding top, making a table when not in use, as do those 

 in the other staterooms. 



In the center of the after side of the saloon is the companion to th& 

 deck, the opening being closed with two half doors. At the front of 

 the stairs is a grating leading to the lower hold and serving to venti- 

 late it. On each side of the stairs is a window, one lighting the state- 

 room and one the passageway aft. On the starboard side of the 

 stairs is a door opening into a stateroom 9x8ft., furnished witU berth, 

 draw-ers and toilet table, washbasin ano sofa, the later partly under 

 the stairs. On the port side of the stairs is a passageway 3ft. 8in. 

 wide, leading to a large after cabin. On the side Is a sofa and drawers, 

 whUe nest to it is a large closet for oilers and coajtg, a great conveni- 

 ence. The after cabin, lOJ^xlSJ^ft , is fitted for two persons, there 

 being a berth on each side with drawers under each. At the fore end 

 is a washstand with closet above, and at the after end is a toilet table 

 and closet. The room is large and well lighted and aired by a sky- 

 light on deck. At the side of the passageway was formerly a "berth "in 

 place of a cloak room, but this, as well as a second berth, were 

 removed some time since. The bathtubs are placed imder the floor. 



This completes the owner's quarters. Going forward by the door 

 on the port side of the saloon, the next room is the steward's pantry 

 This is fitted up with a mess table for the officers just abaft the mast" 

 and a large dresser for china and glassware. There is a hatch in the 

 deck just abaft the mast, and one below it in the floor, the sails being 

 passed up and down here without being taken through the saloon. 

 Going on forward is a storeroom and cook's locker to port, and on 

 the starboard side is the captain's room, 6ft. square and very neatly 

 fitted UD. 



The forecastle is not only very large but is also high, the distance 

 from floor to deck being TJ-^ft., and it is both light and airy, smTjas- 

 sing any of our largest American yachts. Plainly and neatly finished, 

 it is kept scrupulously clean at all limes. At the after end is the 

 Stoye, a rather small affair, but fully equal, in skilled hands, to all 

 requirements. Near it is the fresh water pump and bread locker. 

 Along each side are lockers used as seats by day, and also for the 

 crew's clothes, and above these at night the hammock beds are 

 swung, as shown by dotted lines. Wash basin^ and other locKers are 

 also provided, and at the extreme fore end is a large table. The fore 

 hatch, just forward of the capstan, is a section of oval steel tube. 



This finishes the living part of the ship, but there is still a large 

 portion un\ isited. Going aft on deck, first there is an oval hatch, 

 opening into a large sail room in the counter, ceiled and divided into 

 sail bins. Here are stored sails, lines, and other articles to frequent 

 use on deck. Now going back to the forecastle, directly under tli& 



