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FOREST AND STREAM. 
IFeb. 24, 1900, 
SHOAL DKAI'T CRUrSKR SAIL PLAN. 
A highi Draft Cruising Yacht. 
We have frequently had occasion to mention the series 
of designing competitions instituted a couple of years 
since by the Yachtsman, and continued at intervals, the 
result being the production of many excellent designs by 
amateurs. The design here presented was submitted by 
Mr. H. K. Wicksteed, of Coburg, Canada, well known to 
our readers, in the ninth series, of March, 1899, receiving 
honorable mention. It was criticised by the judge as ex- 
cellent for American waters, but rather too full for the 
rougher British waters, and with too large a sail plan. 
The conditions of the design, originally suggested by Mr. 
Albert Strange, were that the yacht should be specially 
suited for cruising about the shoal waters of the Thames 
estuary and parts of the east coast, with a limit of 25ft. 
l.w.l. and 2ft. extreme draft of hull. The winning design. 
Oyster, was the work of Mr. George F. Holmes, of 
Hull, Eng. 
Mr. Wicksteed's design certainly merits the approba- 
tion bestowed by the judge, as well suited to American 
waters, and would make a very fine cruising yacht where 
draft is limited. 
The design shows a very able and roomy boat, with 5ft. 
4in. in the cabins, and well divided. The dimensions are: 
Length — 
Over all 35ft. Sin. 
L.W.L 2Sft. 
. 1 ? \ \ i 
4 G 7 
1 I I 
Overhang — 
Bow 4ft. 
Counter 6ft. 
Beam — 
Extreme loft. 
L.W.L 9ft. 
Freeboard — 
Bow 3ft. 
Sin. 
6in. 
9m. 
Frame A. 
HALF-BREADTHS. 
0 
—1ft 6in.. 
—1ft 
— Pin 
L W L 
-4-1'?in 
Deck T 
In. Ft.In. 
0 1 
2 2 
1 
Ft. In. 
0 inj^ 
2 in^ 
8 
2 
Ft. In. 
0 3 
1 P'/^ 
2 
3 W2 
3 \^y, 
4 2 
8 
4 
•5 
6 
T 
8 
9 
10 
Ft. In. 
Ft. In. 
Ft. In. 
Ft In, 
Ft. In. 
Ft In. 
Ft. In. 
Ft. In. 
0 1% 
0 12 
0 12 
0 6 
0 9^ 
n 
2 
3 SS/s 
3 6 
8 0 
S 
4 IK 
4 R 
4 0 
2 -icy 
3 
4 m 
4 (1% 
4 73^ 
4 m 
4 llH 
4 V<y 
4 m 
■3 'bk 
i 8 
4 
6 
4 11 
4 VA 
i 1 
'2 '5 
Stem. A 0 1 2 
Ft In. Ft. In Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In 
Center -|-3 9 BJ^ .... -0 9 —16 
1ft. Sin out 40 -0 4 -1 
2ft. 6in. out -t-0 -0 6% 
BUTTOCKS. 
8ft. Pin out. 
Deck ...... 
Ft. In 
1 6 
1 iSA 
+0 1-% _0 4^ 
4 
Ft. In. 
—1 6 
—1 6 
-1 W2 
-0 9 
o 
Ft. In. 
-1 6 
-^1 6 
— 1 4 
— 0 
r-3 9 +8: T^ -I-S iY. +8 lJ^S-f2 1(J>i Ar'i 1% +2 +2 4' 
6 7 8 9 Transom. 
Ft. In Ft. In. Ft. In. Ft. In Ft In. 
- 1 6 -in .... +[ -jU -4-2 2 
-1 ?H -OH'SA +0 <%-i-l ?K -f2 m 
-1 -0 "A -J-0 ?%-}-! 4fg .... 
-0 134 -0 <SA +1 r% .. .. .. 
4-2 3 4-2 3 4-2 4-2 5^ 4-2 m 
Lowest o .......... . 2ft. 3in. 
Counter. 2ft. loin. 
Draft- 
Hull 2ft. 
With board 5 ft. gin. 
Displacement ii,45olbs. 
Ballast in keel , 2,90olbs. 
Atlantic Y. C. 
The annual election of the Atlantic Y. C. was held on 
Feb. 13, at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York, the following 
officers being elected: Com., David Banks, schr. Water 
Witch; Vice-Corn., Robert P. Doremus, cutter Uvira; 
Rear-Com., Stephen Loines, cutter Swananva; Sec'y. 
David E. Austen; Treas., Edward B. Havens; Meas., 
George Hill; Board of Trustees, J. Rogers Maxwell 
(chairman), Philip G. Sanford, J. Fred Ackerman, Harri- 
son. B. Moore, J. Adolf Mollenhauer and Edmund 
Dwight, Jr. ; Regatta Committee, Charles T. Pierce 
(chairman), George W. McNulty and A. F. Aldridge; 
Library Committee, J. M. Foote (chairman), Arthur G. 
Allen and J. Wallace Morrell; Membership Committee, 
Spencer Swain (chairman), Frank Sperry and Henry W. 
Baird; Entertainment Committee, Edwin HoUis Low 
(chairman), J. M. Tappan and Calvin Tomkins; Nomi- 
nating Committee, Frank C. Swan (chairman), J. Law- 
rence Marcellus, Edmund Fish, J. D. Barrett, Frederick 
G. Corning and J. H. Hallock. 
Prior to the meeting a complimentary dinner was given 
to Com. Adams, on his retirement from office, and he was 
presented with a silver punch bowl costing $1,000. The 
club has now a membership of 609 and a fleet of 252 
yachts. The treasurer's report showed that the club had 
started the fiscal year of 1899 with a floating debt of $11,- 
000; that during the year, besides paying this off, it had 
added, by way of repairs and betterments to the house, 
$7,000, and had a balance of cash in hand of $7,s86, beside 
other assets, which were perfectly good, of over $1,000; 
that the value of the club's property was $139,798, which 
left an equity over and above the mortgage of $41,737, or 
a total surplus of about $50,000. 
It was decided to hold the annual club cruise in July, 
the place of rendezvous, date and other details being left 
for the commodore to fix. 
The annual spring regatta was fixed for June, but the 
