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good old sloop men like Capt. Coffin and "Devoted Yachtsman," would 

 turn in their graves at the suggestion of an American sloop with a 

 cutter rig, a lead keel of 70 tons and a draft of 14ft. 



We cannot close without an allusion to the very comical argument 

 of the Marine Journal, that a cutter is not a cutter because other 

 varieties of boats or vessels are called cutters. This multiplication of 

 meaning in nautical terms Is so common that it is understood by all, 

 and no one but a landlubber would be in the least confus^ed or would 

 suppose that Valkyrie was a ship's boat because she was classed as a 

 cutter. If the reasoning of the Marine Journal is correct, then a 

 yawl-rigged yacht is a sloop because the term yawl also applies to a 

 ship's boat, and a schooner like Volunteer is als^ a sloop because the 

 term schooner is commonly apphed to a small vessel used for the 

 rapid and comfortable transferrance of beer in bulk. The term "rev- 

 enue cutter," which has its parallel in "gun sloop" and "sloop of war" 

 is one of those misapplications frequently met with; the early armed 

 sailing cutters were used mainly in chasing the French and Dutch 

 smugglers in the English Channel, and the term was quite naturally 

 transferred in course of time to the steam vessels which replaced the 

 old sailing cutters. 



There is nothing in the history of yachting that is more fascinating 

 and instructive than the study of primitive models and rigs, and of 

 their gradual changes, combinations and improvements, with the in- 

 fluences such as measurement rules, local conditions and increased 

 technical knowledge which have produced these changes. If anything 

 is to be learned from such a study, however, it must be conducted 

 fjom a purely impartial technical standpoint, setting aside all patri- 

 otic and political feeling and looking only for established facts, where- 

 ever they may be found. 



The Centerboard-Cutter Nelle. 



The yacht illustrated in the accompanying drawing was designed 

 by F. W. Martin, of the new Racine Boat Manufacturing Company, of 

 Racine, Wis., for Commodore Jesse Searles, of the Racine Y. C, 

 and is intended for both cruising and racing on Lake Michigan. 

 The draft being limited by local conditions, a large amount of 

 beam has been taken, 12ft. extreme beam on 30ft. l.w.l., giving 

 ample stability and plenty of deck room on each side of the cabin 

 trunk, but at the same time a very fair and easy form has been 

 secured, both in the cross sections and the waterllnes. The total over- 

 hang is quite moderate, but has been disposed to give a very shapely 

 and pleasing appearance to the topsides, while permitting of a good 

 ending to the aiagonals. The keel will be of iron, about 7,0001bs., the 

 centerboard of ^in. iron plate, working tnrough it, the frames will be 

 of steamed oak, and the planking of IJ^in. cypress, single planked 

 to the waterline and double planked on the topsides; the 

 decks will be of white pine IJ^in. square. The interior will 

 be finished in quartered oak. The depth of the hull allows the center- 

 board to house under the cabin floor, the after end coming into the 

 cockpit where the hoisting tackle is rigged, leading aft, so that the 

 hauling part is near the main sheet. The tackle will run under the 

 cockpit grating and the chain pipe will take the drainage from the 



SAIL PLAN. 



cockpit. The yacht will be commenced at once as soon as the new 

 shop is ready; another similar design has been made by Mr. Martin 

 for a Chicago yachtsman. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



Valiant, steam yacht. W. K. Vanderbilt, sailed from New York on 

 Nov. 19, on a long cruise to the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and pos- 

 sibly to Ceylon or the East Indies, the cruise to last ten months. On 

 board the yacht are Mr. Vanderbilt and his family and a party of 

 guests. 



White Layde, steam yacht, lately under charter to Ogden Goelet, 

 arrived at Cowes from Newport, R. I., on Nov. 14. having sprung her 

 mizen mast, stove her skylights and sustained other damage in a gale 

 on Nov. 9. 



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 Ashing trip to be taken next summer.— Harry N. Cole (223 West 20th 

 street, Erie, Pa.). 



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 pink-edge, one thick felt, and one thin card. Over the shot use a thin 

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