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cockpit seats. To strengthen the boat amidships, two 
deck beams run across the boat at the after end of the 
cabin. She will steer with a tiller, and the_^ rudder will be 
hung on the deadwood. The centerboard i*s of wood, and 
will be weighted with 30olbs. of lead. There will be 
i,ooolbs. of outside lead ballast, which will make the boat 
practically non-capsizable. There will be some inside 
ballast for trimming. She will carry a jib and mainsail 
rig, and will be fitted with hollow spars and a short bow- 
sprit. AH blocks and cleats will be of metal, and her 
halliards will be of wire.. 
Her dimensions are as follows: 
Length — 
Over all 37ft. 7in. 
L.W.L 20ft. 3in. 
Overhang — 
Forward 8ft. 
Aft gft. 4in. 
Beam — 
Extreme Qft- Sin- 
L.W.L. 8ft. Sin. 
Freeboard — 
Bow 2ft. 9in. 
Taffrail 2ft. 
Least . ift. Sin. 
Draft- 
To rabbet . . •. ift. 3in. 
Extreme 2ft... lin. 
Board down 6ft. 
Sail Area — 
Mainsail 670 sq. ft. 
Jib 150 sq. ft. 
Total sail area 820 sq, ft. 
The - boat is. built in accordance with the cabin and 
scantling restrictions for the 25ft. class of the Y. R. A. 
of Long Island Sound. Her frames are of oak, steam 
bent, ij4xi3^iri. and spaced gin. on centers. The plank- 
ANNA — SECTIONS. 
ing is of cedar %in. thick, and she will be copper fastened 
throughout. Her deck beams are of spruce ixi^in. and 
spaced loin. on centers. The deck planking is of pine, ^in. 
thick. The deck and the top of the cabin house are to 
be covered with canvas. Her topsides will be painted 
black with a gold stripe, and the bottdm will be painted a 
light green. 
Our Boston Letter. 
Boston, Jan. 19.— Capt. Haff and Capt. Watson have 
for the past two days been in consultation with B. B. 
Crowninshield and Adrian Wilson, in regard to the cut 
of some of the light sails for the Boston Cup defender. 
An argument over the cut of the jib topsail took up 
nearly the whole of Friday morning. It was decided to 
change the cut of the club topsail. Capt. Haff said that 
the club of the club topsail on Volunteer extended 23ft. 
beyond her topmast head. The topsail which Crownin- 
shield had designed for the Boston boat was not quite so 
lofty, but the designer saw that he could carry a few feet 
more without difficulty, so it was agreed that the topsail 
would be enlarged. Like Volunteer's, the club will ex- • 
tend 23ft. beyond the topmast head. 
Saturday afternoon. the two captains and B. B. Crown- 
inshield visited Lawley's and looked over the plant. They 
inspected the new mould loft and had a look at the hol- 
low spar which is being turned out for the boom of the 
Boston boat. While there, Capt. Haff made a great find 
for second mate in Frank J. Miller. Mr. Miller is con- ■ 
sidered one of the best light sail men on large yachts in the 
country. Although a native of Bremen, he has for several 
years been a citizen of the United States. He was with 
Capt. Haff in Volunteer and later in Defender. He has 
sailed on Marguerite, Lasca, Yampa, Constellation and 
many of the larger yachts in this country. He brought 
Astrild around from New York last fall and cleared her ■ 
out for hauling out. His brother, Lem Miller, was on 
board Defender and afterward on Columbia in 1899. 
Capt. Haff says that he has selected several men for his 
crew,__but that no articles have been signed yet. He will 
probably go to Deer Isle within a few days to get some of 
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