23, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



18 



"Two more days were spent in harbor, and with a light S.E. 

 wind, a pleasant sail brought Lundy light in view about 10 o'clock. 

 The fine weather did not last long, and soon the trysail had to be 

 set. Aftpr a very wet passage Pad stow harbor was reached. Here 

 she remained two days. 



"Iq the afternoon of June 6 she drifted down the coast until a 

 pleasant southeastpr sprang up; in the evening the breeze came 

 strone from E.N.B., and storm sails were set, with a nastv sea 

 running. The night was very dark, so she was laid to after d'rift- 

 ing fourteen hours, with the f^resheet to windward. She was 

 got under way again, but at 10 P. M. it was necessary to lay to 

 once more. 



'■JS'ext morning M. Boyn, being anxious about his whereabouts, 

 after so much drifting, hailed a steamer and got his position, 

 twenty-seven miles from Roscoff, bearing S. 20° E. 



"After a splendid sail of four hours, the coast of France was 

 reached, and in two days more Iota reached Douarnenez." 



The lines of the new Fife boats Barbara, Minerva, Uvira and 

 Yama are entirely unknown to the majority of America yachts- 

 men, though two examples of Mr. Fife's work have already ap- 

 peared in our pages, the well-known Clara in the issues of Nov. 

 1-8, 1888, and a design, never built to, of a widened Clara in those of 

 Dec. 3 and 9, 1886. The present design is sufficiently near to those 

 of Barbara and Minerva to give a very correct idea of each, bear- 

 ing in mind tbe greater proportionate displacement, draft and 

 freeboard that would be given to a 20-footer as compared with a 

 yacht of double the length. The following table of dimensions 

 gives the actual measurements of Iota, with those of the same 

 design enlarged to 40 and loft., together with some corresponding 

 dimensions of Minerva and Barbara. The measurements for 

 freeboard and sheer are taken to under side of rail in all casep, 

 and not to top of planksheer. 



Length, stem head to 

 archboard.^ 



L.W.L 



Beam, extreme 



L.W.L 



Draft extreme.... 



Freeboard, least 



►Sheer, bow 



stern 



31ft. 



30ft. SVs 

 20.10 

 5.11 

 5.8 

 5.8 



im 



40 ft. 

 .58.01 

 40. 



n.4 



10,11 

 10.11 

 3.3 



".'9 



46 ft. 

 66.11 

 46. 

 13.1 

 13.6 

 13.6 

 3.9 

 2.4 



Minerva. Barbara. 



55.6 

 40. 

 10.6 

 10. 

 9. 



2.11 

 2. 



46- 

 13.10 

 11.6 

 11.8 

 3.4 



Though Mmerva is considerably shoaler and narrower than 

 lota, the rake of sternpost and contour of keel are very nearly the 

 same, the forefoot being cut away to an extent before unheard of 

 m America. In Barbara, the line of keel is still straighter and 

 the forefoot less prominent, the whole lateral plane, thougb not 

 quite so deep at its lowest point as in Iota, being still nearer to a 

 triangle. The midship section of the latter boat also shows much 

 more Hare at the deck than iu any previous design, quite different 

 from the easily rounded sides of Minerva and Iota. The sail plan 

 will appear next week. 



NEW YORK Y. C. 



T^S ^S^^^^ meeting of the year was held on July 16, Mr. James 

 ^ senior captain present, presiding in the Absence 



ot the flag officers. The following letter was read and referred to 

 a committee to draft suitable resolutions: 



Flagship Electba, / 

 „ ^ ^ . , , Harbor New York. July 14, 1891. f 

 To the Captains and Members of the New York Y. C: 



It is iny painful duty to announce the sudden and unexpected 

 death of Edward Burgess, a man of brilliant genius, imtiriog in- 

 dustry and unexceptional purity of character. He applied his 

 talents and devoted the best years of his life to the development 

 and advancement of American yachting. Original in his concep- 

 tion, quick to profit by txperience, and sound in his .iudgment, 

 his skill as a designer was unequalled on either side of tne At- 

 lantic, and his reputation literally was worldwide. In the three 

 recent contests for the America's Cup the victorious Puritan 

 Mayflower and Volunteer wer'^ successive illustrations of his un- 

 excelled skill and ability in construction. 



Charming and gentle in his manner, modest and retiring when 

 his own praises were sounded, he won the nearts ot all who knew 

 nlm. Called away in the prime of manhood, his death leaves a 

 vacancy not to be filled. 



The squadron of the club not having yet commencpd its annual 

 cruise, 1 deem it proper, instead of issuing a formal order as com- 

 modore, to submit this communication to you as a pi-ivileged one 

 at the ensuing general meeting, leaving you on its reception to 

 take appropriate action as a club expressive of your appreciation 

 of his merits and of sorrow for his losi. I have th« honor to re- 

 i>ialu, Elbridge T. Gebry, Commodore. 



The following members were elected: Geo. M. Hutton, Wm. A. 

 Abbe, Frank Work, Geo. P. Work, Henry Mav, Joseph T. Thomp- 

 son, Obpd Wheelpr, A. Forget, Alfred Kayne, Horace S. Blood- 

 good, Eugene Higgins, James Walter Myer, Newton Dexter, Ro&t. 

 Morrow, Ogdea D. Wilkinson, Newton Earle, Lewis M. Ruther- 

 furd, Jr., Samuel B. Sexton and A, B. Turner. 



A $500 cup has been offered by the Oak Bluffs Club for a race of 

 the 46ft. class on the craise. 



SIPPICAN Y. C, 13th Open Sweepstakes Regatta, Marion, July 

 11.— Courses, from judge's yacht, leaving Nyes Ledge and S.E. 

 Ledge Buoys on port, 15 miles for first and second classes, third 

 and fourth class from judgt-'s yacht, leaving Bow Bells and S.E. 

 Ledge buoys on port, to judge's yacht, 8 miles; fifth class, leaving 

 stake boat off Plantin Island, Seal Rock Buoy, judge's yacht 

 stake boat. Seal Rock Buoy on starboard, to judge's yacht 7 

 miles. Weather fair, wind lieht S.S.W., tide ebb! 



FIEST CLASS— CATS. 



,^ T- n,T •, X Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Mattie, L. M. Stockton 28.10 3 33 01 



Hector, E. C. Stetson £8.10 3 33 30 



SECOND CLASS— CATS. 



Mist. G. H. Lyman, Jr 26.09 2 35 52 



Anonyma, F. L. Dabney 27.00 3 c6 33 



Bonita, J. Parker 35.04 3 43 07 



Widgeon, Moses Williams, Jr 36.10 3 40 39 



THIRD CLASS— CATS. 



Eina, John Parkinson 32.10 1 53 58 



Tycoon, S. Lewis Stackpole, Jr 22.11 1 55 13 



Puzzle, Wm. Amory 33.09 1 56 37 



Parole, W. H. Day-'S 22.05 1 58 11 



Hermione, R. L. Barstow 23.01 1 58 48 



Buzzard, A. Shepley 2 01 31 



Aucoot, H. M. Battelle 3 02 16 



FOURTH CL.4SS— CATS. 



Oat, Bruce Clarke 19.03 3 03 41 



Squall, J. G. Palfrey 19.09 3 07 39 



Edith, G. G. Yan Rensselser 19,04 3 10 42 



Mattie, J. M. D. Parker Withdrew. 



3 20 53 



2 31 



3 20 44 

 3 21 48 

 3 24 59 

 3 25 39 



1 41 36 

 1 43 45 

 1 44 49 

 1 46 13 

 1 47 30 



1 48 05 

 1 52 45 

 1 55 18 



riETH CLASS— CATS. 



Wide Awake, J. C. Pegram 16.08 1 57 50 1 40 57 



Rana, H. N. Daniels 15.09 3 03 18 1 44 33 



Worry, H. W. and R. P. Bellows. .. .16.04 2 10 17 1 53 19 



Trana, J. Crane, Jr 3 11 09 



First class, Mattie won; second class. Mist and Anonyma; third 

 class, Ema, Tycoon and Puzzle; fourth class. Cat and Squall; fifth 

 class, Wide Ayvake and Rana. Mattie protested for cutting buoy 

 not yet decided. Tycoon's measurement protested, but remeasure 

 ment can hardly change her position. Regatta committee, G G 

 Van Rensselaer, W. H. Davis and J. G. Palfrey, chairman 

 Judges, Messrs. Whitmg, Clark and Andrews. 



LLOYD'S YACHT REGISTER.-The new volume of this useful 

 book shows a slight decrease in size, but this is due only to the 

 use of a thinner but finer paper in order to keep tne size within 

 convenient limits. The list of yachts proper has been increased 

 by about M pages since last year. The total number of yachts 

 listed, both sail and steam, including American vessels is 6 179 

 The list of abbreviations has this year been rearranged and very 

 niuch extended, so that the most complete and definite informa- 

 tion as to a yacht's character and condition can be given in a 

 condensed form in the same line with her name and dimen- 

 sions. The list of yacht clubs gives the flags of 124 clubs, while 

 a separate list of 34 sailing elub.g appears for the first time 

 American yachts and yacht owners are well represented there 

 being a large number of the latter among the 11-t of subscribers. 



VOLUNTEER.-The work on Volunteer is being hurried at 

 Lawley's, tad she was launched on Tuesday. There is little time 

 now left, but it is expected that she will join the New York Y C 

 fleet on the cruise before the Goelet cup race. ' ' 



t NOKOMIS, schr., once the Nettie, for two years oast a nilot 

 boat, has been sold to E. W. Halsey by Thos. Oonley. ^ 



I VIDETTE, Steam yacht, has been sold by F. W. Vanderbilt to 



I G. D, Bopden, 



