March 20, 1897.] 
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MYRA, CRUISER- — Designed and Built by W, 
F, NASON, 1893. 
SECTION AT A, 
BODY PLANS AND SECTIONS. 
near the after end giving access to the space at the sides,, 
while a deck hatch, inside of the coaming, leads to the space 
in the counter. Beneath the cockpit are two large drawers, 
which pull out into the cabin. The cockpit and companion 
are covered by a tent, and a party of five have been accom- 
modated on the three days' trip, though three is the usual 
number. 
The original intention was to carry from 300 to 4001bs. of 
ballast with a crew of three, but the boat has been sailed 
mainly without ballast. In this trim she is by the stern as 
compared with the design, but seems to sail better than when 
ballasted and trimmed just to the lines. With her closed 
cockpit and 21in. deck it is possible to heel her to a point 
where her speed is hindered, with no fear of a capsize As 
the de.«ign is quite capable of enlargement to 18ft. l.w.l., we 
give two scales for both 15ft. and 18ft. l.w.l., the respective 
dimensions being: 
15ft. l.w.l. 18ft. l.w.l. 
Length, l.w l 15ft. 2in. 18ft. 2i^in. 
overall 22ft. lOin. 27ft. 4m. 
Overhang, bow 3ft., 3in. 3ft. lOXin. 
stern 4ft. 5in. 5ft. Sin. 
Beam, extreme. Tft. %m. 8ft. (iin. 
1 w.l 6ft. Bin. 7ft. 10}{m. 
Draft, hull only 1ft. 4in. 1ft. 7in, 
with board 4ft. 4ft. lOin. 
Freeboard, least 1ft. 3^im 1ft. Sin. 
Sheer, bow llKin- 1ft. 2in. 
stern 7in. Sin. 
Mast, from fore end l.w.l. 2ft. 9in. 3ft. 4in. 
deck to hounds .... 16ft. 6in. 19ft. lOin. 
deck to truck 22ft. . 26ft. 2in. 
diameter at deck. . . 5ft. 5Xft. 
Bowsprit beyond end, l.w.l. 8ft. 6in. JOft. 2in. 
diameter.,...,., ^%m, .3Xin, 
• Boom length 20ft. fiin. 24ft. Gin. 
diameter. 2^-^in. 2%in. 
Gaflf. length 15ft. ' 19ft. lOin. 
diameter— egg-shaped 2x3in. 23^x3Kin. 
Mainsail area, pq, ft 315 455 
Jib area, sq. ft 73 104 
Total 388 559 
The cost of material was about seventy-five dollars; this 
includes rigging and cloth for sailing, my brother and myself 
doing all the work, including making the sails. 
The sails are made of heavy drill, and have three battens 
of hard pine %in. in diameter running through pockets at 
the rows of reef points. Without the battens, perhaps heavier 
cloth would be needed, say 6oz. duck. 
The centerboard is of wood. A metal board would be 
better, perhaps; but would add to the cost. 
The cabin gives good room for two persons to sleep in, one 
on each side of centerboard trunk. Four have slept there, 
and seven took refuge there during a thunder-shower. How 
they stowed themselves I do not know, for I was not there. 
The height is scant, hardly enough to sit upright on the 
floor under the companion slide. I think the house could 
be made 6in. higher at after end without hurting the sailing 
qualities much. 
I had the top of the house arranged so that by unscrewing 
the bolts with which it was fastened it could be lifted up to 
give as much height as needed; but I never raised it, as with 
the tent over the cockpit I had room enough, and found no 
occasion to take the extra trouble. The cockpit is covered 
with canvas on sides and bottom, and painted, and is drained 
by holes into centerboard trunk. Some persons object to the 
bottom being planked athwartships, saying that it increases 
the resistance, and doubting the strength of such a construc- 
tion; but I think the difference in resistance is but littje, and 
as for strength I have sailed her in a strong wind with seven 
persons aboard and sailed with all the cloth she could lug 
with four men to windward, and I cannot see that she has 
been strained in the least. In sailing with other boats to 
windward I find that she can lay about half a point closer 
than most of them, and not forget to foot also; this I at- 
tribute to having rather more lateral surface for her size 
than most boats, and to the sails, which on account of the 
battens are very flat. The jib has a sprit from stay to clew 
like a Cape cat. 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1896-97. 
Commodore, John N. MacKendrtck, Gait, Canada. 
Sec'y-Treas , John R. Blake, Gait, Canada. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PUBSKHS. 
Atlantic Division, H. W. Fleischman, 1611 N. 21st St., Fhila , Pa. 
Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Gouverneur, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, F. J. Barrage, West Newton, Mass. 
Northern Division, Francis H. Macnee, Kingston, Canada. 
Annual dues, Jl ; initiation fee, $1. 
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. 
Commodore, C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, 111. 
Betir-Commodore, E. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Sec'y-Treas., W. D. Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: R. m. Lamp, Madison, Wis.; C. J, gteadman, 
Pncinnati, 0, ; W. Dfckens, Milwaukee, Wis. 
