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racing machine, were'both begun by him some'four or five years back^ 

 notably in such successful fin-keels as Lady Nan and Humming Bird.. 

 Herreshoff has gone a step further in the adoption of the bulb-fln, and! 

 in extending the ends above water, but it is Payne who has worked 

 out the fin-keel type from the conventional full-bodied cutter. The 

 truth is that both sides are working together in an amicable and 

 profitable exchange of ideas. 



On April 30 Navahoe was docked for a few hours at Providence, and 

 her centerboard chain, which had broken in the trunk, was cleared, so 

 that the board may soon be used. The New York Y. C. will send Mr. 

 Carroll off with fitting honors, a dinner wfil be given prior to his sail- 

 ing, and a tug will be chartered to escort the Navahoe down the bay. 



According to the latest news in the Field, Genesta's present owner, 

 Mr. Packer, has been challenged by Mr. Peter Donaldson, of the Clyde 

 syndicate, to a match for the Brenton's Reef cup, which in all prob- 

 ability will go to the new boat, the Fife 85-footer. Mr. Carroll will 

 hardly object to this, as there could be little glory in defeating an old 

 craft like Genesta. 



Valkyrie, the second of the name, was launched at Henderson's 

 yard, Partick-on-the-Clyde, on April 23, being christened by Mrs. 

 Watson, mother of the designer. The yacht's tonnage is given as 230, 

 with a waterline of 84ft. 



The naval review of last week had the eifect of putting many 

 yachts, especially the steam craft, into commission earlier than usual, 

 and a large number was under way in spite of rain and bad weather. 

 The fashion just now is for white paint, and the old yachts are hardly 

 recognizable in their new spring dress; one has to look two or three 

 times at the Oneida or Electra before being certain of their identity. 



The new Intrepid made her first appearance on this occasion, doing 

 credit to her designer, Mr. J. Beavor Webb, who has turned out a 

 handsome and attractive ship. 



The Fife 85-footer for the Clyde 'syndicate was launched on May 1 , 

 being christened Colluna, the Latin name of a species of heather. 

 Britannia will make a trial trip on Saturday and Valkyrie will be 

 ready next week. 



The report comes from Boston that J. Malcolm Forbes, owner of 

 Puritan, has purchased Volunteer of Gen. Paine, and will convert her 

 to the cutter rig for the trial races. 



A French "One-Design" Class. 



As a corrective of the evils of expensive construction and speedy 

 out-building, a number of Enghsh clubs have for som_e years tried 

 racing in boats of uniform design and construction, all the boats 

 in the class being built from a standard design and usually by the 

 same builder. In some cases the boats are the property of individual 

 owners, in others of the club, being selected by lot or otherwise for 

 each race; in either event the winning depends neither on model nor 

 elaborate construction, but on the personal skill of the crew, and in 

 practice it has been found that this sort of racing gives plenty of 

 sport for season after season, the competition continuing keen. Of 

 course if such a plan were applied to all yacht racing, improvements 

 in design and construction would at once cease; but applied only in 

 special cases, no harm follows, and the results on the whole have been 

 very successful. 



The accompanying design, for which we are indebted to the de- 

 signer M. Mors, through the kindness of our contemporary Le Yacht, 

 is for a similar class established by the Cercle de la Voile de Paris, 

 and is intended for the especial benefit of the younger sailor men. 



BODY PLAN. 



The boat is of 4.20 metres l.w.l. (13ft. 9in.) and is furnished complete 

 for the sum of $150. In addition to its other good features, the de- 

 sign is specially adapted to the needs of the amateur builder, the 

 form being such that the frames may be readily sawn, largely from 

 straight stulT, while the planking will also be easy, owing to the long, 

 fair diagonals. As better adapted to the possible requu-ements of our 

 readers, we give a scale for a boat of 18ft. l.w.l., together with the 

 dimensions of the original design. The sail shown is a standing lug, 

 as used in England on most small racers. The sail plan would be 

 small for this country, and in the 18ft. size the proportion of ballast 

 would be considerably increased. We hope to hear that the class is 

 successful in the coming season. 



DIMENSIONS AND ELEMENTS. 



Original Scale. 18 ft. Boat. 





IB ft. 



9 in. 



18 ft. 



— in. 





3 





4 







3 



1 



4 







21 





27 



5 





5 



3 



6 





L.w.l 



4 





6 



6 







ny^ 



1 



3 













Stern 

















3 





Displacement, long tons 



1.00 





2.29 





.29 









Area, Midship Section, sq. ft 



4.84 





8.30 





L.w.l. plane, " " 



46.16 





79.13 





Lateral plane. " " .... 



25.13 





43.04 





Rudder, " " .... 



2.33 





4.00 





Fore end of l.w.l. to 













8.26 





10.80 





Center of buoyancy 



7.52 





9.84 





Center of lateral resistance. . 



7.60 





9 94 





Center of effort 



6.88 





9.00 







3 ft. 



9 in. 



4 ft. 



11 in. 





115 





199 





Jib, " " 



42 





72 





Total, " " 



157 





271 







12 





15 



9 



Pole 



2 



f4 



3 







13 





18 





Yard 



11 





15 







6 



4 



8 



3 



Spacing'of-'stations, of l.w.l 



1.37 





1.80 





' Waterlines 



0.382 





0.50 





STANDARD DESIGN FOR RACING BOAT FOR CERCLE DE LA VOILE DE PARIS. 



By M. Mors, 1893. 



