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DORA. SAILING DORY. Designed and Bthlt by Chas. B. Stebbins, 1896. 
ful engines and boilers and twin screws. A speed of over 
thirty knots is confidently expected of her. She will of 
course have all the usual accommodations and conveni- 
ences. 
Messrs. Gardner & Cox are at work on a small steel steam 
yacht for Governeur Kortright, of the New York Y. C, for 
general cruising. No particulars are yet given of the 150ft, 
yacht to be built for F. E. Brush, of Detroit. 
Already two new yachts have been launched, one an aux- 
iliary sloop with 10 i3. P naphtha engine, launched from 
the works of the Gas Engine and Power Co and Charles L. 
Seabury & Co , on Dec 2. The dimensions are 47ft over 
all, 12ft. beam, 2ft 6in draft without centerboard The 
owner's cabin is very large and comfortably fitted, having 
four transom berths, the head room under beams being 5ft 
Sin. A toilet room is fitted forward of the cabin, with 
patent Marine water closet and folding wash basin, mirror, 
towel rack, etc. The forecastle is comfortable and well ven- 
tilated, having accommodations for two men A galley is 
fitted in separate compartment, arranged with stove, dish 
racks, refrigerator, etc Ample water tank capacity for long 
cruising and a large storage ice box. The dining table is 
fitted on centerboard trunk, which does not come to full 
height in cabin Book racks, gun racks, storage lockers, 
etc., are conveniently arranged for owner and guests, while 
the furnishings are substantial and serviceable. The hull is 
very strongly constructed of oak, keel and frames; planking 
copper fastened and riveted tliroughout The decks are of 
white pine. The bottom is coppered The cockpit is very 
large, and the engine is fitted at the after end, so that no 
room is lost The propeller is a two bladed straight flange, 
and under motive power the boat will run 6 to 7 miles per 
hour. If sail power only is used the propeller sets flush 
with the sternpost and does not cause any drag. The cen- 
terboard is large, and will be of great value, as the sail 
spread is of good proportion. The yp cht was built on order 
of W. Ashby Jones, of Richmond, Va., who will use her 
for Southern cruising in the Chesapeake Bay, hunting fish- 
ing, etc. She is now being equipped for the cruise and will 
proceed at an early date to Richmond 
The other yacht is the 401 1. steam launch Caribe, built for 
Messrs. Flint, Eddy & Co. by the same company. She was 
launched recently and given her official trial trip, attaining 
a speed of ten miles; the contract called for nine miles. The 
Caribe is for service on one of the inland rivers in Mexico, 
and was shipped via steamship Yumuri on Dec. 5. She is 
40ft. long, 7ft. beam and draws 3ft. aft. The hull is con- 
structed of oak keel, stem, sternpost and frames. Cedar 
planked, copper fastened and riveted. The hull is coppered. 
The machinery consists of a single high-pressure non- con- 
densing engine and a Seabury safety water tube boiler. 
It is impossible to catalogue the craft of all sizes and for 
all purposes turned out at the works of the Gas Engine and 
Power Co , but this concern is busy as usual, even in a 
dull season, with power launches and yachts, large and 
small. 
We shall be glad to learn from owners or others interested 
of other new yachts and their dimensions. 
DORA. 
A Saillngr Dory. 
The sailing dory of the Massachusetts coast is an admir- 
able little craft, safe, inexpensive, fast enough for general 
sailing, and especially adapted for rough water. The young 
Corinthian will find such a boat quite within his powers as 
an amateur builder, and at the same time a most suitable 
craft in which to put to practical test the theoretical knowl- 
edge of sailing that he may acquhe by reading. The boat 
here illustrated was designed and built by Mr. Charles B. 
Stebbins, son of N. L Stebbins, the yacht photographer, a 
young student in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
graduating this coming year in the Department of Marine 
Engineering and Naval Architecture. The boat was dp- 
signed for sailing about Jlarblehead, and in her brief life of 
one season proved very satisfactory. She came to a mott 
untimely end in one of the gales of last October ; her owner 
stripped her and left her to be hauled out next day, but this 
was not done ; the gale came, and she dragged ashore, being 
BO badly battered on the rocks as to be past repair. 
Dora was 18ft. 6in. over all, 14ft. Sin. on bottom, 5ft. 
Sin. wide at deck and 1ft. lOin. at bottom. She was 3ft. in 
depth and drew Sin. 
The bottom was of ^in. white pine, and the stem and 
sternpost, as well as the stern, of oak A single mould was 
used, that of the midship section; the stem and stern were 
fastened to the bottom and the frame set up on stocks with 
this one mould in place ; the edges of the bottom were beveled 
to fit the garboard staff, the garboards were got out and set 
and afterward the other planks, all of -i^gin. cedar. The re- 
sult was a very handsome model, with sharp, easy ends,, even 
sharper than at first intended. The frames were of oak, 
f Xiin , spaced. ISin. on centers, steamed and bent in after 
the boat was planked. They were in sinsile lengths from 
wale to wale. The clamps were of pine lx2in. The bulk- 
heads were Of |in pine. The deck beams were of elm, 
IXlin., the crown being ^jn. to each foot of beam; the deck 
was of |in. matched pine, and the washboard of fin. oak. 
The centerboard was of cast iron -,%'m. thick, weighing 
1301bs., in addition to which about 3701bs. of iron was 
stowed under the flooring. 
Being intended for single hand sailing, the cockpit was 
made rather small and the sail area kept to a moderate fig- 
ure — 150sq. ft. for the mainsail and 40sq. ft. for the jib. 
The centerboard trunk was kept as far forward as possible to 
give room in the cockpit, and the seats were hinged po as to 
dropout of the way. The dimensions of the spars were: 
Mast, from deck, 16ft. 6m. ; boom, l4ft Sin. ; gaff, Sft. 6in. 
DORA, 
The bulkheads at the ends formed watertight compartments 
with ample floating power. 
With white topsides set off by a sheer strake of bright red, 
the bottom below the waterline being green and the deck of 
a light tint, the little craft presented a jaunty and shipshape 
appearance that gave her young builder good reason to feel 
proud of his first attempt, 
Dora will be replaced by a similar boat now building at 
Stearns's yard, Marblehead, the only difference being that the 
width of the bottom has been decreased to but 1ft. 3in. This 
change is shown on the plans. 
THE SEAWANHAKA CUP. 
A 5IEETING of the Royal St Lawrence Y. C. was held on 
Nov. 25, with Com. Ross in the chair, the following report 
being presented by the retiring sailing committee: 
Gbntlkmkn— Your sailing committee, elected last December, hav- 
ing completed their term of offlce, report as follows: 
When your committee took offlce the challenge for the Seawanhaka- 
Corinthian International Cup had been accepted; preparations were 
at once made to encourage the 15ft. class, in order to build up as large 
and excellent a fleet as possible from which to select the challenger. 
Through the ready response of our active sailing members and the 
generosity of our commodore in donating very handsome prizes for 
the trial races, an excellent fleet of 15-footers was built and raced 
hard early in the season. The Qlencairn was finally selected as a 
challenger, and succeeded in winning the cup in tiu'ee successive 
races sailed off Oyster Bay July 13, 14 and 15. 
Immediately after these races the 8. C. Y C. challenged for the 
cup, specifying the 25Et. class. Your committee considered 25tt. r. 1. 
racing boats quite unfit for our waters, but intimated their willingness 
to accept a challenge in the 20ft. class, provided certain restrictions on 
sail and draft were.imposed, which would make the boats serviceable 
for other purposes than racing. 
In naming the 20ft. class we had in mind that the S. C. Y. C. had, at 
our request, postponed their intention of changing the class last year. 
We felt, too, that the SOf t. class would be acceptable to many of our 
members who considered the 15-foober8 too small, and that no injus 
tice was done to the present 15-footerB, as they would be outclassed 
by next year's boats. The 8. 0. Y. C. have accepted our suggestions 
with regard to class, sail area and draf but the details of the method 
of measuring have not been finally decided upon, nor the date of the 
contest. As soon as the main points were agreed upon an interim 
circular was sent to Canadian yacht clubs as appended: 
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. 0. interna* ional challenge cup for 
email yachts, having been won by the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C, and 
the former club having challenged for same, the races for this trophy 
will be held on Lake St. Louis next year, under the auspices of this 
club. The challenge has been made in the 20ft;. (racing length) clasp, 
restricting the sail area to 500sq. ft. and the draft to Sft. The cup is 
an international trophy, and it is hoped that all the Canadian yacht 
clubs will be represented in the trial races to be held for the purpose 
of selecting a defender. The details of the measurement and the 
conditions of the match are still under discussion, but will be an- 
nounced by circular later, together with all necessary information. 
Intending builders are therefore requested not to do anything 
definite without reference to the sailing committee of the E. S. L. 
Y. 0. 
Advice from those contemplating entering in the trial races will in- 
sure their receiving promptly all detail information. 
(Signed) G. H. Duggan, Chairman Sailing Committee. 
J. C. C. Almon, Sec'y Sailing Committee. 
Although the interest was mainly centered in our ]5-footer8, the 
other racing was by no means neglected. The usual class races hav- 
ing fair entries, there were good contests for the Sir D. A. Smith, Com- 
modore Hamilton, Girouard and Hamilton trophies, the winners of the 
several cups being as follows: Sir Donald Smith, Chaperon; Commo- 
dore Hamilton, Xania; Justice Girouard (35ft. class), Marjorie; W. A. 
C. Hamilton challenge trophy (20 and 15ft. classes), Anita. 
The club was invited to participate in two races given by the residents 
rf Senneville: Lake of Two Mountains on Aug. 8, for the Lake of Two 
Mountains challenge trophy, and on Aug. 29, for special prizes for 15- 
footers. On both occasions we were well represented, and succeeded 
in taking the coveted trophy to Lake St. Louis; the cordial reception 
given the club on these occasions made them two of the pleasantest 
events of the season . 
Your committee have been watching the changes which are now 
pending in the Long Island Sound Yacht Racing Union, believing that 
it is desirable that our sailing rules should conform as far as pos- 
sible. Our sailing rule regarding the measurement of 20ft. class 
boats will have to be changed to agree with the conditions un- 
der which the contest for the S. 0. cup races will be sailed, and 
we recommend that the necessary changes be made. Before re- 
tiring your committee desire to impress upon you their sense of 
the importance of making a strong effort to retain the cup, be- 
lieving that it will do more than anything else to encourage yacht- 
ing, as well as add to the good name and prestige of the club, and 
we would ask you to bring before our members the necessity of 
taking prompt action to build a fleet from which to select the de- 
fender. We feel that our success last year was due in large measure 
t*^ the ready way in which the members came forward and built the 
15-footers. Your committee recommend the purchase of a small club 
steamer to follow our races. It will be necessary throughout the trial 
and cup races next year to have a steamer from which to direct them, 
involving an outlay for charter of probably several hundred dollars. 
We have obtained tenders, and believe that a suitable steamer can be 
built for about $1,800, and think that a handsome return on this out- 
lay might be realized by charging members a small fee to follow the 
races. We append statement showing details of our expenditure, also 
accounts and summaries of the races. Before closing we desire you 
to express our and the club's thanks to our commodore for his gener- 
ous gift of prizes for the 15ft. class; to the steam yacht members for 
providing another prize; to Mr. Angus for his kindness in towing the 
15 footers up to Lake of Two Mountains and his hospitality at his resi- 
dence; to Mr. Drummond for his hospitality and sending up the Wild 
Rose to take Messrs. Croundell and Sherman, of the Seawanhaka 
Club, for a run on Lake St. Louis and Lake of Two Mountains, and 
also to Mr. Eadie for many services during the summer and towing 
15-footer8 to Ogdensburg, Lake of Two Mountiains and return. 
The subject of the 20ft class and the defense of the cup 
was discussed, and it was decided that the club should build, 
at an early date an experimental boat. Com. Ross has do- 
nated the sum of $700 tor prizes, to be expended as the 
sailing committee shall deem best in the encouragement of 
the new class. The sailing committee for 1897 will include 
Messrs. G. H. Dusgan, R Fitzgibbon, W. A. C. Hamilton, 
A. Hamilton, J. C C Almon, F. P. Shearwood, 
On Dec. 5 Messrs. G. H. Dugsan and W. A C. Hamilton, 
of the Royal St Lawrence Y. C , visited New York on the 
invitation of the Seawanhaka Cor. Y C , and were in con- 
ference with the race committee throughout the evening and 
nearly all of the next day. The proposed limitations of the 
20ft. class were very thoroughlv discussed, and the details of 
sail measurement, spinaker, draft, etc., were satisfactorily 
arranged. The conditions as decided on by the representa- 
tivts will be made public as soon as they have been sub- 
mitted to the two clubs The principal points covered were 
the limitation of the sail area to SOOsq ft , the head triangle 
being measured instead of the wi dward iib, while the main- 
sail will be measured betwf en marked points on the spars. 
The draft of keel yachts is limited to 5ft., and centerboard 
yachts with boards fitted to house above the bottom of keel 
are limited to 6ft. total draft Only amateurs may be carried 
in the international races. The trial races will be sailed in 
the middle of July and the international races in the middle 
of August. 
Varuna. 
Tbe new steam yacht Varuna, designed by G. L; Watson and built 
by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow, for Eugene Higgins, of the New York Y. 
O. arrived at New York on Dec. 2. Sne left the Clyde on Nov. 81, 
with Capt. Trayler in command, encountering bad weather on the 
trip, which was made in 8 days 21 hours, making 378 nautical miles in 
one day. She is now at the Erie Basin completing her outfit for a 
long cruise to the Mediterranean, Mr. Higgins having planned to start 
on Dec. 13. Varuna is the largest and most imposing of her clasB yet 
seen in American waters. 
