Deo." 2, 1886.] 



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SAIL PLAN— "LENGTH AND SAIL AREA" 



CUTTER. 



lessened angle of heel and increased space for spars, boats and 

 working ship. As to the effect on speed it may he urged chat boats 

 of the same proportion, 4)4 to Wi beams to length, have been tested 

 in the racers of half a dozen years since, which have raced against 

 the newer and narrower boats and failed, but these races have 

 been under the Y. R. A. rule and the new boats have profited 

 greatly by lighter hulls and heavier keels, so that thio is no evi- 

 dence against the proposed boat of modern build and under a 

 length and sail area rule. The new boat carries a displacement 

 two tons greater than Clara, but the unrestricted beam has allowed 

 her designer to dispose of it differently, and if equally well rigged 

 and handled she could probably well afford tlie allowance of 51 

 seconds due to Clara over a 40-mile course, while fully as well able 

 as the latter to take care of Cinderella with a margin of S3 seconds 

 from her. Under the rule a length of 55ft. might have been talcen, 

 but the designer has evidently confused the limit of the class, 55ft. 

 waterline, with the corrected length for allowance, which is, of 

 course, unlimited by the rule. 



Her reduced sail area and lessened beam would of themselves 

 allow a far lighter hull than in Cinderella, even if built in similar 

 style, but the proposed boat would be like Clara, steel frames and 

 wooden skin, and consequently the gain in weight would be still 

 greater. The sail area would be more than Clara's, with little or 

 no increase of immersed surface ; Avhile as to the angle of en trail ce, 

 certainly no exception can be taken to the beautifully molded 

 wedge of the bow. The draft is less than Clara's by Gin. and 

 greater than Cinderella's by 3ft., but when the flush deck and 

 absence of a trunk are weighed against this excess few will grum- 

 ble at it. 



The clipper stem is the most prominent feature to the eye, and 

 the one which will occasion the most comment, and many will 

 agree witli us in preferring the plumb stem as far as appearance 

 goes, but there is much more than this involved. Strength is 

 secured by a continuation of the keel upward until it forms the 

 stem, the latter being m one piece from the scroll far down to the 

 forefoot, instead of the form common here, a nearly plumb stem 

 eked out witli a knee spiked on. Another advanta:^e, structurally, 

 IS the support given to the bowsprit, the spar outside of gammon 

 being 1ft. 3m. shorter than Clara's, though really 3ft. 9in. longer 

 from end of L.W.L. The foresail also is of great size, though the 

 mast IS afoot furtherfoward than Clara's. The deck line is fairer 

 and fuller, giving increased room where most needed for working 

 forward, while the rapid increase of the area of the upper -svater- 

 lines permits a fine body below. The bow is verv long, but the var- 

 ious parts are so beautifully proportioned that no disadvantage is 

 likely to result. Altogether the design is a remarkably taking 

 one, and opens a wide field for thought and stud-s' to the man v who 

 are anxiously wondering what is coming next. We shall pursue 

 the comparison further nest week in connection with the interior 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. O.-The fifth and last regular meeting of 

 the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. for 1886 was held at Delmonico's on Nov. 

 29 with Commodore Canfleld in the chair. On the table was the 

 large vase lately completed by the Whiting Manufacturhig Com- 

 pany, the prize offered by the club for the winner in the first class, 



and won by Puritan. The vase is 2ft. lOin. high and 14in. wide 

 across the handles, of the same design as published in the P'orest 

 AND Stream of June 24, but with the details more fully elaborated. 

 The outline of the vase (a vertical section) resembles the blade of 

 a paddle; on one side in relief is the full length figure of a squaw, 

 the feet resting on a steering wheel . On the other side is the name 

 and motto of the club with the name Puritan and date. June 19, 

 1886. The design is artistic and beautiful in every way, whether 

 its striking outline is viewed from a distance or the many small 

 details are closely scrutinized. Besides the Indian patroness the 

 club entertained another-distinguished guest, Lieut. Henn, who, 

 in response to a unanimous vote of welcome, made a short speech, 

 promising to put Galatea in all the races open to her next season, 

 with the certainty of good sport whether winning or not. The 

 resignations of several members were read and accepted. A vote 

 of thanks was passed to the New York Y. C. for the offer of tlie 

 privileges of their club house during the races last fall. A letter 

 was presented by the Secretary from a yachtsman in Kiel, Prussia, 

 stating that the S. C. Y. C. rule had been tried in races tliere with 

 good results. A letter from the secretary of the Bar Harbor Y. C, 

 offering prizes for a race at Bar Harbor was also read. The death 

 of an old member of the club, Mr. Henry P. Elgleston, was 

 announced, and a motion to record the notice of his death on the 

 minutes was passed. The question of a location for the club was 

 discussed at some lengtli, and finally a committee of three wero 

 appointed to examine sites and devise some permanent plan, to 

 report at the next meeting in January. The committee includes 

 Com. Canfield, Mr. Chas. H. Leland and Mr. Van Rensselaer 

 Cruger. Mr. Simonds reported that the club vacht Venture had 

 been a complete success this season, being in use constantly by 

 the club members. On motion of Mr. Tarns a committee of 

 three was appointed to revise the sailing regulations, to report in 

 January. The committee are Com. Canfield, Mr. .L F. Tams and 

 Mr. Chas. Sweet. A motion was introduced to raise the fee for 

 life membership. The names of five nroposed members ai-e 

 announced. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, dramngs or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



THE CRUISE OF THE BETSY BOBBETT.-We have received 

 the following postal card from Dr. Neid6: "Near Savannah, Tues- 

 day.— Arrived safely and am lying a couple miles above the city 

 fitting out and laying in stores. Will start for Fernandina Thurs- 

 day in company with sloop Otxting, Oapt. Cloudman.— C. A. NKnte.'" 



THE LOCATION OF THE NEXT MEET. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Why does the executive committee nersist in having all the 

 meets In northern New York? It seems to me that after all that 

 has been said about having next year's meet on salt water they 

 did a very questionable thing in going back to the old neighbor- 

 hood. Ijet us have their reasons for doing this. 



On the Passaic River, N. J., there are fully 100 or 125 canoeists 

 and only about 12 are A. C. A. men. I have heard of but one of 

 tliis number going to a meet. I have never been able to attend 

 but expected to next year, as the general opinion seemed to be in 

 favor of a meet on salt water, and I supposed this opinion would 

 be respected by the executive committee. 



It has always oeen uphill work trying to get fellows to join the 

 A. C. A., they saying it would not pay, the meets always being too 

 far away, and never coming in this neighborhood, that we could 

 not attend, and the other benefits derived are not worth f2 a year. 

 On the expectation of a meet near New York several have prom- 

 ised to join, and by spring others would have come in and we 

 would liave a grand rally, but that this is all knocked in the head 

 is the regret of Idlbmere. 



Belleville, N. J., Nov. 23. 



_ [TMs letter probably voices the complaint of many who would 

 like to attend a meet but are prevented by time and distance, and 

 is therefore entitled to as full an answer as possible. The question 

 of location was fully discussed by the executive committee and 

 the claims of the Eastern Division for a salt-water meet were ably 

 advanced by the three Eastern members present, and it is greatly 

 to their credit that they finally submitted to what seemed to be 

 best for the Association at large. The desirability of a meet near 

 New York and Boston is generally admitted, and many favored it, 

 but at tlie same time opposed it for the following reasons: This 

 year and ]ast are most important ones in tlie growth of the A. C. 

 A., marking a distinct change in the organization, an enlarge- 

 ment of the general plan. The first step following the revision of 

 the Constitution in 1885 was the organization of the Eastern Di- 

 vision at Calla Shasta in May, 1886, and the application for recog- 

 nition as a separate Division which was made at the last meet. 

 The recognition of this Division made it imperative that tlie re- 

 maining portion of the Association should also take the form of a 

 Division, and it was organized as the Central Division. This or- 

 ganization can only be considered as temporary, as it differs very 

 much from the Eastern Division, being, in fact, more like the old 

 Association in its composition. The Eastern Division is compact 

 and entire, covering a comparatively small territory in which a 

 Division meet accessible to all can easily be held. Tlie Central 

 Division on the contrary covers a large area, New York, Pennsyl- 

 vania, Canada, and the West and South. That this Division must 

 resolve itself into several smaller ones is a matter of course, the 

 only question being one of means and methods. As matters are 

 now there is a large Canadian contingent of earnest A. C. A. 

 men who have been with the Association from the beginning. 

 They are more mdely scattered and have not enjoyed sucn 

 opportunities for the discussion of A. O. A, business as the New 

 Yerk, Mohican, Hartford, Knickerbocker and other large clnt? 



