Feb. 9, 1893.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



127 



TABLE IV.— SPEED RECORDS OP AMERICAN YACHTS, 1892. 25-ET. CLASS. 



June 4. 

 Julj-2.'. 

 ." 9.. 



" 9.. 



^' 9.. 



" 9.. 



" 9.. 



" 9.. 

 Sept. 5.. 



" 24.. 



" .24. . 

 34.. 

 Oct. 1.. 



Larchmont 

 Sea. Cor... 



Locality. 



Larchmont 



Oyster Bay 



" " 1st round, 1st leg 



" " " 2d leg 



" '■ .3d leg 



■' - 2d round, 1st leg 



- ■■ 2d leg 



3d leg 



" 1st leg 



" Sd leg, 



" " 3d leg 



" to Captain s I'd &- return 



13 

 18 



m 

 m 



11 



m 



13 



Course sailed. 



T 



N. W. by W... 



E. N. E 



S. W 



N. W. by W . . . 



E. N. E 



S. W 



T 



N. W. by W . . . 



E. N. E 



S. 



N. W. and S. E. 



Wind 

 from. 



E.... 

 S. W 

 S,... 



s.... 

 s.... 

 s.... 

 s.... 

 s.... 

 s. w 



AV... 

 W... 



W... 

 N. W 



Fresh 



Strong .. . . 



Light 



Light 



Light 



Light 



Light 



Light 



Fresh .... 



Light 



Light 



Light 



Strong.... 



Tide 

 ran. 



N. E. 

 S. W. 

 N.... 

 N.... 

 N.... 

 N.... 

 N . . . . 

 N.... 

 N.... 



S 



S 



s 



N. E 



0.2 



0.5 



0.75 



0.75 



0.75 



0.75 



0.50 



0.50 



0.6 



0.40 



0.40 



0.40 



0.40 



Lumpy . 

 Lumpy . 

 Smooth, 

 Smooth. 

 Smooth. 

 Smooth. 

 Smooth. 

 Smooth. 

 Fair , . . , 

 Smooth 

 Smooth 

 Smooth 

 Hough. 



6.03 

 5.58 

 5.13 

 5,09 

 1,99 

 5,13 

 5.41 



3.74 

 4.98 

 3.61 



5.08 



3.75 

 3.17 

 5.23 

 2.. 53 



4.89 

 5.. 32 



3.07 

 4.82 

 5.52 

 3.25 



3.93 



5 



5.57 

 1.98 

 4.94 

 5.64 

 3.49 

 4.14 

 3.63 

 5.23 

 2.56 



3.80 

 3.92 

 5.41 

 2.7'0 



4.24 

 5.. 34 

 1.86 

 5.16 

 5.16 

 8.19 



8.12 

 4.90 

 2.64 



— •a 

 >25 



4.86 

 6.29 

 2.02 

 5.10 

 5.86 

 3.08 

 3.68 



Addenda.— Sept. 10: Larclimout Y. C, at Larchmont, distance 18 miles, quadrilateral course, S. E. and N. E. and reverse, wind strong N. E., tide running S. W., velocity 1.0, fair 

 5.93, El Chico 5.95, Nameless 5.72, Nemadjy 5.87. 



TABLE v.— SPEED RECORDS OF AMERICAN YACHTS, 1893. LAKE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION FLEET. 



sea, the record stood: Pyxie 









ailed. 















looner. 





















Date. 



Club. 



LoeaUty. 



Distance si 



Course sailed. 



Wind 

 from. 



o 



.g 



Tide 

 ran. 



1 Tide veloc; 



Sea. 



Oriole, scl 



Cinderella 



Vreda. 



White Wii 



Aggie. 



Zelnia. 



3 



>^ 



Vedette. 



H 



Norma. 



June 18. 

 Julyl... 



" 1... 



" 15... 



" 15... 



" 1.5... 



" 18... 



" 18... 



" 18... 



Roy. Can.. 

 Roy. Ham. 





9>^ 



Q 



E 



Light 























4.99 



4.82 





Hamilton, Queen's Cup, 1st round 



10 

 10 



m 



T.... 



W 



Light . 























4.17 



4.31 





" " " 2d round , , 



T 



W 



Light , 























3.98 



3.83 





B.of Quinte 





T 



s. w 



Mod 







Smooth 



5.63 





5.52 



5.21 





5.74 





5.05 



4.87 



4.70 





m 



T 



s. w 



Mod 







Smooth , , 



7.20 





6.46 



5.72 





6.02 





5.93 



5.64 









SVa 



T 



s. w 



Mod 







Smooth 



7.78 





7.23 



6.71 















Oswego .... 





10 





w 









Limipy 



6.10 



6.56 



5.05 





5.84 



5.85 



5.11 



4.83 



4.59 





10 



W. and L 



w 



Mod 













5.20 



5.25 



4.26 



8.96 



4.07 







20 





w 



Mod 







Lumpv 



5.38 



5.49 





4.7'8 



*4.69 







Rochester.. 





12 



T 



s. w 



Mod 







Smooth 



4.95 



5.64 



5.19 



5.16 



5 



5.02 





4.19 



3.91 





" 22... 

 " 22... 

 " 28... 

 " 28... 

 Aug. 6... 





12 



T 



s. w 









Smooth 



4.60 



0.42 



6.30 



4.08 



4.74 



4.23 





8.95 



4.13 





Roy. Can.. 





15 



T 



s. w 



Light 









6.61 





6.51 



5.73 



5.98 



5.75 





5.50 



5.. 31 







15 



T 



s. w^ 



Mod 







Smooth 



7.50 





0.73 



5.70 



6.75 



0.53 















12 



W. and L 



N. W 













5.33 





5.03 





































* Three rounds, thirty miles. 



The racing measm-ements of the boats are: Oriole 57.90, Cinderella 57.90, Vreda 47.69, W'hite Wings 45.74, Aggie 40.33, Zelma 39.96. Y'ama 39.90, Vedetta 29.91, Ei-ma 29.75, Norma 28.95. 

 Abbreviations.— W, windward; L, leeward; T, triangular course, generally equilateral; Q, quadrilateral course, or two sides thereof and reverse. Distances are In nautical miles; tides the 

 velocities in statute miles. 



same. Wind 



The Cruise of the Cy-pres. 



TWO WEEKS IN A 22-FOOT BOAT. 



The Cy-pres* is a staunch little plumb stern cruising boat, 22ft. 

 long on the water, 25ft. on deck, with 8ft. 6in. beam, drawing 4ft. 8in. 

 She has 4,8001bs. of iron liolied to her keel, and is practically non-cap- 

 sizeable. Her cockpit is large, holding easily sis people, and is self 

 bailing. The cabin is liglited by a large skylight, which extends from 

 the mast aft to, and is the continuation of the companionway; this 

 arrangement gives almost as much headroom as a house, and gives 

 very much more room on deck. She was built by Geo. Lawley & Son, 

 of Boston, in 1889, and a better built boat of her size would be hard to 

 find. 



When she came into my possession in the spring of 1891 she was 

 sloop rigged.nrith double head sails, both of which were set on stays. 

 Almost the first time I used her I was plunged into the ice cold water 

 of Massachusetts Bay up to my waist while stopping the jib down on 

 the bowsprit. One duclcing of this kind was all that I could stand, and 

 I inuuediately changed things so that I could set the jib flying, taking 

 it clear in on deck, or stowing it below if necessary. A jib running on 

 a stay, and stopped down on to the bowsprit when furled, is all right 

 when sailing oif and on from moorings in sheltered water, but if one is 

 forced to anchor or moor in open water, where he is liable occasionally 

 to have a good chop on, he will be sure to get wet sooner or later, and 

 will find tlie flving jib much more convenient to handle. 



I sailed the Cy-pres continuaUy for two months, back and forth be- 

 tween Marblehead and Gloucester, getting used to her, and also be- 

 coming familiar with the water in the neighborhood. To take a 

 cruise had always been my dearest dream, and now that I possessed 

 a craft capable of taking me anywhere, I saw no reason why, in another 

 year, my dream might not become a reality. I found that many 

 thinsrs would liave to be done to the boat, however, to make her com- 

 fortable for a long journey, and I measm-ed her inside and out. so that 

 I could make di'awings of the changes I wished in her accommoda- 

 tions. 



In September I laid her up at Frisbie's yard in Salem, fidly deter- 

 mined, if it could possibly be brought about, to take a cruise down the 

 coast of Maine during the following sunuuer. Diu'ing the winter I 

 made di'awinE:s of the alterations I wanted in her cabin, and forw^arded 

 them to Frisbie. who did the work in a very satisfactory manner. I 

 had lockers for clothing, cooking utensils and dishes put in, fitted her 

 out with two anchors, a 501b. one, with 30 fathoms of 3<i galvanized 

 chain, and a lieht 2.51b. folding kedge, besides a large collapsable one 

 that was already in her, which I had never had occasion to use. 



The old flat bowsprit was taken out, and a roimd one put in with a 

 sliding ring in it for hauling out the foot of the jib. The new bowsprit 

 was two feet shorter than the old one. and I had the same amount cut 

 ofl'from the lufl' of the jib. as I had found that she had too much 

 head sail, carrying a strong lee helm when there was any breeze 

 goina:. 



Preventer bade stays "i.vere rove from head of her ijole mast, as I in- 

 tended to carry a club topsail, and did not wish to run any chance of 

 the masthead' carrying away. This topsail I never put on her but 

 once, as I found she had all the sail she needed and all I could handle 

 without it. 



I bought a fuU set of cliarts of the coast fi'oia Nantuclvet to Mt. 

 Desert, and also all the harbor charts on a larse scale, and studied 

 them carefuUy durhig the \\ inter in conueetion with the -Stebbins's Il- 

 lustrated Coast Pilot." When spring came I felt that I was pretty well 

 .prepared to take the long-iallied-of cruise, and was impatient for the 

 day to come w-hen I could shut down my desk and speed away to the 

 seashore. 



It is an old saying that all things come to him who waits, and at last 

 my turn foi' a vai.'ation cain<^. I made a bee-line for Salem, Mass., ar- 

 riving there aliout noon on .July 13, and went at once to Fiisbie's 3-ard 

 to see if the t'y-pres was ready for me. She was still on the ways, 

 but her sails w ere all bent andVverytlung was ready for latmching ex- 

 cept stoiviug the ch.nin and getting'the anchors on board. Whfle this 

 was being done I went on a shoppmg- expedition and laid in my sup- 

 plies of eatables, cooking utensil's, blanliets. rowels, etc., having every 

 thing delivered at the yard where she was Ijing, ready to be put on 



^Pronounced see pray — a legal phrase, meaning "as near as possible, 

 or about right," 



board of her as soon as she was launched. As the tide would not be 

 right till late in the afternoon I left orders to slip her otf when the 

 water was deep enough and anchor her at the end of the dock in 5ft. 

 of water at low tide and I would come and get her next morning. I 

 then took the train for Magnolia, seven or eight miles away, where 

 my wite and children w^ere spending the summer, and where I was to 

 meet my fellow voyager F. 



In the morning, Thursday, July 14, we, F. and I, took the train back 

 to Salem, arriving there about noon. AVe made some purchases, had 

 a light lunch and then went on board the yacht, where we had our 

 hands full for some time stowing away the hundred and one things 

 that go to make up an outfit for a cruise. 



We found on checking off: thebUls that we had the following articles: 



1 Iqt. saucepan. 

 1 Iqt. agate saucepan. 

 1 tin candlestick. 

 1 12qt. paper pail. 

 1 tin breadpan. 

 1 can-opener. 



3 coffee cups. 

 8 tumblers. 



4 Ipt. Mason jars. 

 1 salt shaker. 



1 pepper shalrer. 

 0 steel knives. 



0 steel forks. 



1 agate dishpan. 

 1 Igal. oilcan. 



1 tin wash basin. 



1 corkscrew. 

 8 teacups. 



8 dinner plates. 

 6 iron teaspoons. 

 3 iron tablespoons. 



2 iron dessert spoons. 

 1 2qt. tin pail. 



1 small tin funnel. 

 1 lemon-squeezer. 



3 egg cups. 

 1 2gal. jug. 



12qts. assorted soup. 



1 can pressed coriied beef. 



1 can boned turkey. 



2 cans boned chicken. 

 1 can boneless ham. 



1 can tongue. 



2 boxes Epps cocoa, 

 lib. ground coft'ee. 



2 bottles rasi)berry vinegar. 



1 bottle lemon juice, 

 lib. sugar. 



lib. salt. 



2 cans green corn. 

 2 cans green peas. 

 2 cans succotash. 



2 cans baked beans. 



1 can Boston brown bread. 



2 cans smoked hewmg. 

 Ipt. chow chow'. 



1 box Kennedy's pilot biscuit. 



1 bottle Jamaica ginger. 



2 cans condensed milk. 

 1 box black pepper. 



1 box wooden toothpicks. 



2 boxes damp-proof matches. 

 1 box canned salmon. 



1 dozen lemons. 



^,4 dozetj spring clothespins, 

 i'dozen lager beer. 

 Igal. coal oil. 



2 w^oolen blankets. 

 4 dish cloths. 



G dish tow-els. 



2 Turkish bath towels. 



4 hand towels. 



1 box vaniUa wafers. 



The Sim was hot and it was uncomfortably warm working below 

 deck, but by 5 o'clock the last thing was put away and we were ready 

 to up anchor and be off. There had been very Uttle air stirring all 

 day and we hesitated some time about starting for Magnoha, where 

 we expected to take on the balance of otu- outfit, but finally decided to 

 do so, as we could take advantage of the last of the ebb and hoped 

 we might get more breeze when the tide tiu-ned. We drifted lazOy 

 along tin we were abreast of Baker's Island, when the little breeze 

 we'd had died out entirely, lea-sing us helpless on the glass}' water to 

 be carried on pa.st the island by the slowly ebbing tide. As we lay 

 on the deck watching one of the most gorgeous sunsets we had ever 

 seen, we noticed heavy clouds rismg m the southwest and hghtnmg 

 leaping from point to point. The glorious golden light of the settmg 

 sun slowly changed to inky blackness as the approacmng storm 

 moved steadily toward us. 



F. took the tiller while I furled the foresail and got the anchor ready 

 to let go at a moment's warning, lighted the lantern, setting it on the 

 cabin floor, where it would be handy it wanted, and so shaded that 

 the light would not shine in our taces. Oilskins were gotten out 

 ready to put on. side lights put m their places, skylights were cio'<^il 

 and everything made snug as possible. The tide had turned by tins 

 time and we knew that it was slowly but surely settmg us mtLns aru 

 Little Misery or Whale's Back Reef and we w-ere anxious to eet a 

 glimpse of something that would enable us to fix om- distance trom 

 them. I went forward and stramed my eyes, peering into the black- 

 ness, hoping to be able to see something of the land. Fortunately, 

 just as we were getting a little worried about our position, a gentle 

 breeze sprang up which increased slowly tor hall an noui' and we 



slipped rapidly along in the perfectly smooth water, heading for 

 Eastern Pomt Light, knowing that this course wotild take us clear of 

 everything and aliow for the set of the tide, too. 



As we approached Magnolia w e could see lights ahead: we easily 

 distinguished the hotel by the profuse display of electricity, and 

 changed our course heading for it. AYe wondered if we should reach 

 our moorings before the storm broke, oi- before the hotel lights should 

 be extinguished, for should they be turned out, we would have no 

 mark to steer by, as we could not tell whether the other lights were 

 on shore or were' anchor lights on fishing boats, which usually he just 

 inside of Kettle Island. The bi-eeze was baflBing, the hours long and 

 anxious, and we wished many times that we had staid quietly at anchor 

 in Salem Harboi'. 



About midnight we got the first strong puff from the approaching 

 storm, and at about tlie same time made out Egg Rock just ahead on 

 our port bow. AA'e could see it plainly in the lightning flashes and 

 knoAving gm* exact position held on to our canvas much longer than 

 we ought to have done, steering boldly in for the anchorage on the 

 west side of Kettle Island. The wind was rising rapidly and we flew 

 along, passing swiftly through the fleet of fishermen lying off the nets 

 at the point of the island. As soon as we w ere clear of them we 

 rounded up head to the wind, let our anchor go, and rattled the main- 

 sail down, just in time to get the stops on when the squall burst on 

 us in all its fury. It was soon over and after setting our anchor hght, 

 and paying out a Uttle more chain, we wrapped om-selves in our 

 blankets and slept soundly tiU long af ter sunrise next morning. 



There is a good anchorage on the west side of Kettle Island, well- 

 sheltered from any wind, with fine holding gi-ound. At Magnolia, 

 within easj' rowing distance, there is a post-otflce, telegraph office, 

 grocery, drug store and livery stable, and good water right at the 

 landing. We got up at 6 o'clock the next mornmg and pulled ashore, 

 landing at the stau-s on the north side of the old steamboat dock. AVe 

 took with us our two water 3tigs, oil-can and market basket, intend- 

 ing to get all filled here, as we'did not know w"hether we would have 

 another chance before reachm.g Portsmouth, We took breaktast at 

 the Oceanslde, one of the best hotels on the whole New England coast; 

 and as there was no breeze stai 1 asliore till noon, visitmg our friends. 

 After dinner we went on boarj . - • i ud spent the time tfll dark 

 washing dishes, filling and tri; ^. airmg blankets and cush- 



ions, and getting a little accui - ' cramped quarters. 



AVe took on board here >ju< . : . . r, charts, lield glass, coast 

 pilot and oil-stove, also a camera, kiai.uv loaned us by a triend, as 

 our own was too large tor our crowded quarters. The oil stove was 

 the ordmary round one with two 4ni. wicks: it was a great neater and 

 never gave us any trouble. ^^ e kept it, when not m use. m a deepi 

 pan with nearly vertical sides, and it any oil was slopped out by the 

 pitchmg of the boat it was caught m this pan. 



The wind coutiimed light next morning (Sunday, .Tuly 19) and conse- 

 quently we fhd not get under way until 9 o clock. At that hour a 

 light southerly started up and we got oft, running before it. for East- 

 ern Point. Ihe breeze grew gradually strona-er as we turned the 

 point, and we bowled along- m hue style tor a halt hour. In the north- 

 west were numerous small fleecy clouds, their lower sides being 

 straight and well defined. They rose rapidh', increasing m size as 

 they did so till jnsi as the foremost ones began to pass over our heads 

 we noticed that a change of wind v. as coming, a -\vluto hne on the 

 water to the west of us show ing plainly where the pufit was coming 

 from. 



I called F. to the tdler, ran torward and quickly took In the foresail. 

 The put):s came harder and harder, knoclcina,- us down tfll our lee deck 

 w as idl awash: we luffed up a little each time she buried her rail, and 

 Ri-adually ch'ew close m to Thatcher s Island. hSeeing that we could 

 net continue hitting much lona-er. as we w ere close into the rocks .and 

 a , l ueooat evidently had more sail on !ier tlian she could carry. -sve 

 ft shv the lib sheet, shot her up into tue wind .and iioveour anchor • 



il 1 1 AAest s\LdtLciiblxl \ tmlt 1 1 u mini ad 1 ioshI^ put 

 tiiii: a lev, stops around it. and sat aow-ii m tlie ('ockpit to c.itch our 

 breath. 



Ine wind n as now blowing turiously. and quite a sharp sea was get- 

 ting up. The tide, running swiftly past Cape Ann. set us round broad- 

 side to it, and we rolled about m a very uncomtortable manner. The 

 boom thrashed and jerked so that we feared it would fetch awav the 

 traveler. We tried in vam to control it by the sheet, and finally lashed 

 It tast to the timber heads on either quarter. We lay at anchor a while 



