Aprii. 6, 1901.J 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Jib 'joon /' ' 0 
A change was made in the rules in regard to racing length, 
time allowance : was abolished and restrictions were put 
upon certain classes. 
Whei^radical change is made in the racing rules of any 
club or t^ociation of clubs it takes considerable time for 
the majority of the yachtsmen to become accustomed to 
them. There was no more to be expected from the 
changes made by the Massachusetts Association than 
from those of any other association. When once a per- 
manent change is made yachtsmen are always suspicious 
that others are to follow of a like nature, and conse- 
quently they are not very anxious to build new boats. 
In this case it has been found out that the general rules 
with regard to sailing length and scantling restrictions 
will not be changed and the yachtsmen are now confident 
of protection in building new boats. 
Ovttside of these permanent rules, thei-e are many things 
to be perfected in the Association. This is admitted by 
all, and its strongest supporters do not claim that the 
Association is perfect. The sliding scale of restrictions in 
regard to the ratio of sail area to ballast and waterline 
beam is one of the hardest problems that any association 
or regatta .committee has to face. This, has been the 
point that -hag- been most discussed by the enemies of the 
Association.' The Association has tried to make rules in 
this respect that Vilkbe fair for all, for it is by this means 
that the racing chances of air yachts in a class, are ex- 
pected to be made equal. Sx> far it appears to have done 
all that is required in the only class wbere a fair compari- 
son between different types of boats , could be obtained. 
But if it should prove to be wrong, so that one boat would 
have a decided advantage over another, the Association is 
ready to make the necessary clianges, provided, of course, 
that the present system of measurettfent and the scajitling 
restrictions are not int£rfered with.,,. ^ 
The South Boston Y, C. wiU, give the opening Y. R. A. 
race of the season, on Memorial Day, May 30. Tt has 
been the custom of this club for the past twenty-four years 
to open the racing season in Massachusetts Bay. This 
year an elaborate programme is to be given. For the 
first time in the general circuit there will be a class for 
the i.8ft. knockabouts which cori.form to th| ' restrictions 
of the Eighteen-foot KnockabouK^Association; ■■ Qne of 
the members of the Association has*guaranteed the pres= 
ence of at least a dozen of these boats, and one of the 
members of the Duxbtiry Y. C, has said that he will send 
his boat up and as many more as he can get. There will 
^ls9 |e classes foir f^lin| tendersj wbipk hay? feecptr^g 
CRUISING YAWL— SAIL PLAN. 
very popular in Dorchester Bay during the past three 
years. The following schedule has been made up by the 
South Boston Y. C. for the season: 
May 30, Y. R. A., open; June 8, club handicap; June 15, 
16 and 17, club cruise; July 6, ladies' day;: July 20, club 
handicap ; Aug. 17, club handicap ; Aug. 24, ladies' day. 
Work on Independence is progressing srnoothly. Abotit 
two-thirds of her - plating is now in position, and it is 
expected that another week will see her sides entirely cov- 
ered in. Some of the plates have not been:put on because 
of the non-arrival of those which go at the tuck. These 
have now been received and have been "tlifned out. They 
will be put in place the first of the week, and the others, 
which have been cut out and bored, will soon follow. 
Most of the steel plates have been put on the deck, and 
the plate for the mast step is now in position. Another 
coupon was cut from the balance rudder frame and sent 
to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for testing. 
This time the metal showed a tensile strength of sB.ooolbs. 
to the square inch and an elongation of 38^2 per cent. 
This is considered strong enough and no new frame will 
be cast. One complete suit of sails has been turned otit by 
Wilson & Silsby. ' ^ H 
W. Starling Burgess has another order for a Y.^R: A: 
2 1 -footer. She will be a centerboard with about; gH ft 
beam and an over all length of 35ft- She is for Boston 
parties, who do not want their .names mentioned just yet. 
Fred Lawley has an order for a i6-footer for ;Marble- 
head parties. He. is als.Q . working on the lines, of a 153 
footer-for Pawiucket parties, and a 46ft. schooner. t 
Crowninshield, in connection, with F. Bowne Jones, has 
sold the Bar Harbor 2S-footer Dickey to C. V. Brokaw;, 
of New York. John B. Killeen. ^ 
A Cruising YawL t | 
In bur issue of last weak thjere appeared complete plan's 
and description of a crufsing }^awl designed by'fVIr. W. 
Starling Burgess, of Boston, Mass. This week we repr% 
duce plans of a cruising yawl designed by Small Brothers;- 
also of Boston, Mass., for Mr. Joshua M. Dill, of New- 
ton Center, Mass. The Burgess design is for a keel 
boat, while the Small design is for a centerboard boat, and 
as both are of exactly the same \y.aterline (28ft, 6in.), it 
may be interesting to^ note the different points shown in 
the designing of modern . centerboard a^id keel boats hy 
representative men, 
' The plans the boat fgr Mr, Dill sl^g^ a very roomy 
and comfortable craft with good beam, shallow draft aiid 
moderate overhang. She will make a fine cruiser and 
will undoubtedly be fast. 
Her dimensions are as follows : 
Length — 
Over all - 42ft. 3m. 
L.W.L. . 28ft. 6m. 
Overhang — "■ ^. . 
Bow 6tt. gm. 
. Stern • • • • • • • • 7ft. 
Beam — . 
Extreme i^it. 3in. 
L.W.L. • lift. 4in. 
Draft— ^ . 
. To rabbet 2ft. 2in. 
Extreme ..... 2ft. 8m. 
Board down ■ ■ • • 8ft- Sm. 
Freeboard — 
Bow - • 4ft. . 
Taffrail 2ft. 7in,. 
. Least ■ • • • • • ■ ■ 2ft. 3in. 
Sail Area—' 
Mainsail 869 sq. ft, 
Mizzen • •. 236 sq. ft, 
Jib 224sq. ft. 
Total sail area . 1,329 sq. ft 
Ballast- 
Inside ■ . . • i,ooolbs. 
Outside 5,;5oolbs. 
Total ballast 6,50olbs. " 
Displacement iS,ooolbs. 
The boat is well constructed and her cabin accommoda- 
tion is very spacious for this size of boat. The center- 
board trunk is short and does not project much above 
the cabin floor, so that this usually objectionable^ feature 
of centerboard boats is in this case reduced to a minimum. 
There are two large berths. on each side of the cabin with 
wide transoms in front. The partition between 
the after berth and the transom may be removed,' 
thus giving a very wide double berth. The toilet 
room, with a folding, wash basin and closet, is on, 
the port side of the companionway, while opposite on the 
starboard is a large clothes press. Forward is a light and 
roomy galley with' a large ice 'box, sink, lockers,- dish 
racks, etc. ' Ttierp i§ 6ft. . h5ftdroQ|ii^ fM^t 
