Jolly Roger. 
The drawings of Jolly Roger 'that appear in this issue 
will be of particular,, interest^ no^vjth5iL.her designer, Mr. 
B. B. Crowninshield. is ;to turn otlt a trial boat for the 
Cup defense. : Jolly p.oger is an example of a boat that is 
as near perfection "as years of gradual development in 
yacht designing and building can produce. ''Jolly Roger's 
wetted surface- is reduced to a minimum, and this com- 
bined with easy lines and good form makes her a fast 
boat in light weather. On the other hand, with her simple 
rig she is easily handled in a breeze. Her success in 
racing, both in the East and later in the season when she 
came around the Cape, is still fresh in the minds of yachts- 
men, and needs no repetition. Jolly Roger was built by 
James E. Graves, of Marblehead, and was sailed in most 
of her races by Mr. Frank Crowninshield or Mr. B. B. 
Crowninshield, for whom she was built. Her dimensions 
are as follows : 
Length — ■ 
Over all 31ft. 10 in. 
L.W.L 20ft. II in. 
Overhang — 
Bow sft. 5^in. 
Counter 2ft.. sH'ni. 
Beam — 
Extreme 7ft. 7%m. 
f L.W.L 7ft. 2i^in. 
mo-in trit-K - 
throat 
.TOLLY ROGER SAIL PLAN. 
Freeboard — 
Bow :2ft. S?4in. 
Least ift. 8>4in. 
Taffrail ift. 11 in. 
Draft-=^ 
Extreme 5ft. 6 in. 
To rabbett ift. 9^in. 
Displacement ; s,983lbs. 
Ballast 3.55olbs. 
Ratio of ballast to displacement 592 
Displacement per inch at L.W.L 609.2 
Midship section, area 10.00 sq. ft. 
L.W.L. plane ' 114-3 sq. ft. 
Maximum girth of hull 15.35 sq. ft. 
Lateral Plane — ■ - 
Area, hull 4442 sq. ft. 
Area, rudder 4.1 sq. ft. 
Area, total 48.52 sq. ft. 
Total wetted surface 175.5 sq. ft. 
Area sails 600 sq. ft. 
Ratio displacement to L.W.L 2.87 
Sail area to wetted surface 3.44 
Length to beam at L.W.L 2.91 
Overhangs to L.W.L 521 
Ballast to displacement. 592 
Rudder to balance lateral plane.... .093 
(Stem to C.B.) to L.W.L 542 
(Stem to C.L.R. hull) to L.W.L. . . .552 
(C,E. to C.L.R, hull); to L.W.L 054 
forwifrd. 
Ahlc Seaman West. 
There are times when names may lead to serious 
consequences, even though Shakespeare did ask, "What's 
in a name?" 
Capt. Tom Evans, of the Neptune Line steamer 
Runo, has indelibly impressed upon his memory a n?me' 
that he will ever consider has elements of danger in it. 
Coming down the coast on Oct. 31, . bound from Rotter- 
dam for Baltimore, all hands, except the man at the^ 
wheel, . were engaged burnishing up the bright work 
about the decks "to have the Runo look attractive when 
she reached Baltimore. On the forecastle was a man, 
named West, who was wanted to join the brass polishers'^ 
aft. 
The Runo at the time was steaming her best on a course 
southwest by west, Cape Charles lightship bearing oa 
the starboard bow. The second officer had left the 
bridge and Capt. Evans took the deck during his absence. 
Learning that the man West was wanted, Capt. Evansi 
shouted "West!" and went down to the lower bridge; 
It appeared to him to be but a few minutes wheji he 
looked over the side and, to his horror, discovered that 
the Runo had Cape Charles lightship and Hog Island on 
her port bow. ' Such a position was inconceivable tc 
him, and he rushed to the bridge and ordered the wheel- 
man to change the course as, speedily as possible to al- 
most east. Satisfied with her safe position, the south- 
west-by-west course was again resumed. 
