March 25, 1886 ] 



FOREST AND STREAM, 



176 



$mtoeing. 



Address all communications to the Forest and Stream Ihiblish- 

 ng Co. 



Canoeists are invited to send us notes and full reports of cruises, 

 club meets, information about canoeable tvaters, and other commu- 

 nications of interest. 



"NO BALLAST" CANOE VESPER. 



THE utility of some ballast and of boats built to carry it is generally 

 admitted when open water sailing is in question, but there are 

 some locations where a totally different type of boat has come into 

 use, and has found great favor at the expense of the heavier ballasted 

 craft. This has been the case particularly at Albany, where canoeing 

 is confined to the Hudson River, with occasional excursions to neigh- 

 boring streams of a similar character. The boats first used by the 

 Mohican C. C. were of the Shadow and similar models as built a few 

 years since, but for three years the club has displayed great activity 

 in the hunt for improvement, and besides the sail and fittings gener- 

 ally known by their name, they have devoted much attention to the 

 question of model. 



Under the directions of several of their members Mr. Rushton has 

 built a number of boats for the club, some of which have proved very 

 successful. In these the builder was responsible for the model, only 

 building in accordance with the owner's suggestions, but during this 

 past winter some of the club have taken up the matter more 

 thoroughly and have produced several designs for canoes specially 

 adapted to their waters and uses. The accompanying design, by Mr. 

 R. w. Gibson, master of the Snaka, is now being built frurn. Mr. Rush- 

 ton having two bo^ts on the stocks, one for Mr. Gibson and one for 

 ex-Com. Oliver. Every effort has been made to secure a light boat, 

 and it is expected that the Vesper will weigh not over 75 pounds. She 

 will have an Atwood board, like the Snake, as her owner is well satis- 

 fied with it after trial. Her dimensions are: 



Length over all 15ft. 6 6 in. 



Beam, extreme 3(Hin. 



BaamatL.W.L 30 in. 



Draft, excluding keelson 4^in! 



Draft, including keelson 5 in . 



Freeboard, bow 14 in. 



Freeboard, amidships 5 4 in. 



Freeboard, stern 11 'in. 



Sheer, bow 8 4 in. 



Sheer, stern 6 in. 



Rake, sternpost 2 in'. 



Weight of hull, about 85 or 7olbs., if built specially light. 



Crown of deck, about g in. 



Diameter mast tubes l^in. \ tapered to 



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