Akista. 
riN-KEEL 36-FOOTEE. 
We are indebted to the designer and owner, Mr. George 
Hill, measurer of the Atlantic Y. C, for the accompanying 
plans of the new sloop Akista, built during the past winter 
by the Crosby Catboat & Yacht Building Co.; of South 
Brooklyn. Though now sailing in all of the races of her 
class about New York, the yacht was designed primarily for 
cruising, and is the result of an attempt to obtain large ac- 
commodation in a yacht of moderate waterline, small and 
easily handled rig, reasonable speed and moderate cost. The 
first thing determined upon was the main cabin, around 
which the hull was designed according to the following prin- 
ciples: Minimum wetted surface in proportion to displace- 
ment; absolutely no angles in any of the lines along which 
water passes; improved form in the way of increased length 
and fineness and decreased beam with the increase of heel; 
practical symmetry of entrance and run, both carried out so 
as to preserve the form under all conditions. The original 
idea of such a yacht may be said to have come from an appre- 
ciation of what the fin-keel 30-footers have missed being. 
The form resulting from these principles gives a hull of 
strong and simple construction, great internal capacity, and 
with a material increase of useful length when heeled to her 
ordinary sailing angle. The floor is perfectly flat, making 
the level lines square across the keel at both ends, the top- 
sides are straight and vertical, the two flat surfaces, topsides 
and floor, being joined by a curve of circular sweep. The 
resulting form is easily and strongly built. The lines of the 
yacht, when heeled to a moderate angle, are very long, fair 
and easy, and it is expected that she will do her best work 
when thus heeled. The dimensions are: 
Length over all 50ft. 
L.W.L 30ft. 
Overhang, bow 10ft. 
stem. 10ft. 
Bea^l, extreme 10ft. Sin. 
L.W.L 9ft. lOin. 
Draft, hull only 2ft. 
with fin 6ft. 6in. 
Least freeboard 2ft. 9in. 
Sheer, bow 1ft. 
stem 4in. 
Displacement 17,0001bs. 
Ballast, all in fin and bulb 6,300 
Ratio, ballast to displacement 37 per cent. 
Area, midship section 16.25sq. ft. 
lateral plane, hull . . , 35. 53sq. ft. 
fin '. 56.32sq. ft. 
rudder 8.16sq. ft. 
Total lOO.OOsq. ft. 
Fore side of stem at L.W.L. to 
C.L.R... 150.00ft. 
C.E 150.00ft. 
Mainsail, area 1,000. OOsq. ft. 
jib 350.00sq. ft. 
Total 1,250. OOsq. ft. 
Sail area as measured 1,560. OOsq. ft. 
Racing length 34.75ft. 
Mast, from stem at L.W.L 5ft. 
deck to truck 53ft. 7in. 
Bowsprit, beyond stem at L.W.L 15ft. 
Boom 40ft. 6in. 
The fin, flanges and bulb are of iron, in one casting, the de- 
tails being very fully shown in the drawings. The bulb 
weighs 2,3501bs., the fin 2,9001bs., the fianges 9501bs., and the 
fillets 2001bs. The keel is of yellow pine, 3 x 12in. amidships, 
in one length from scarf of stem to transom, with oak stem 
sided 5in. The transom, of yellow pine, is 1 3-14in. thick, 
secured to the keel by two 2in. knees. The frames are of oak, 
steamed and bent, sided 2in. and moulded l}iin., spaced 
13in. and dove-tailed into the keel. At the partners are three 
frames sided 4in. 
The garboards are of yellow pine, in single lengths, Ij^in. 
thick, and the planking is of l%in. cedar, with oak sheer- 
strake and planksheer. A deep floor timber is carried on 
every frame in the middle of the vessel. The clamps are 
13^in. X 6in. yellow pine, in single lengths. 
The fiat floor and straight sides of the design give a .large 
amount of internal space, and practically all of it in a useful 
form, the floor of the cabin is of course worked as close as 
possible to the keel and bottom, leaving no stowage space 
below, but this floor is very wide and the cabin has 6ft. 3in. 
headroom. The forecastle has plenty of space, and though 
this is due to length rather than height^ there is headroom 
under the fore end of the trunk, which extends over the fore- 
castle. The main cabin is 12ft. 6in. long, divisible by por- 
tieres into four rooms. Abaft it is a toilet room and W. C. 
to port, and a small room to starboard, each having a berth 
partly extending aft alongside the cockpit. The cockpit is 
very deep, although the floor is well above the waterline. 
Under the floor is a copper tank of 125 gallons capacity. 
The steering gear is pecnliar for a sailing yacht; a vertical 
thwartship tiller, keyed to a horizontal shaft, with an arm 
on the after end of the shaft. This arm operates the tiller 
lines, led over sheaves to the tiller arm on the rudder. 
The rig is peculiar both in form and detail, with a leg-o'- 
mutton mainsail and single jib, supplemented with a reach- 
ing jib-topsail. The mast is of rectangular section, 5 x 9in. 
in the partners, and tapering to the head. The cap is a 
bronze casting carrying four sheaves, for main halyard, two 
spinaker halyards and topsail halyard. These are all of 
ffexible wire rope. The other details of the metal work are 
plainly shown in the drawings. The boom is rectangular, 
3in. X 6in. at the largest part. The rail plan and details of 
ironwork will follow next week. 
Minnetonka T. C. 
LAKE MINNETONKA. 
Saturday, June 19. 
The race of the Minnetonka Y. C. on June 19 was sailed in 
a very light breeze from the West, the times being: 
FIRST CLASS SLOOPS, 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected, 
Wizard 3 10 36 5 43 38 a 33 Oi 2 33 00 
Breeze 3 11 05 5 46 02 2 34 57 2 33 11 
Cossack 3 15 00 5 50 11 2 35 11 3 35 11 
Tartar , 3 14 21 5 51 03 2 36 42 2 34 26 
Mane II 3 14 38 5 53 34 2 38 56 2 3? 25 
Charlotte 3 15 00 5 53 41 2 38 41 2 37 02 
SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 
Tomahawk 3 00 SO 6 23 43 3 23 07 3 21 21 ' 
Beatrice 3 00 35 6 20 18 3 19 42 3 19 42 
Sallie 3 05 CO 6 20 3i 3 15 32 3 11 39 
SMALL SLOOPS- ONE-RATERS. 
Gladrene 2 55 00 5 49 05 2 51 05 2 51 05 
Pyxie 2 55 00 5 52 35 3 57 35 2 57 35 
Answer 2 55 00 6 03 46 3 08 46 3 08 46 
Doris.. 2 55 00 ..... 
FIRST CLASS CATBOATS. 
Varuna a 00 04 5 55 36 2 55 22 3 55 22 
Pinafore 3 01 39 
Katrina , 3 05 00 
Answer failed to cross the line at the finish, having been 
struck by a squall near the line and narrowly missing a cap- 
size. 
Varuna, the winner in the cat class, is ten years old, while 
Katrina is a new Petersen boat and Pinafore is also a new 
craft. 
