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FOREST AND STREAM. 
The Boston Herald's foreign correspondent in speaking 
of Shamrock II. in the trial on last Saturday, says: 
"Shamrock II. had her first trial off Southampton to-day, 
and certainly did well. There was fine weather for the 
te t, the water being smooth and the wind varying from 
four to ten knots. The results suggest that Watson has 
done well by his tank experiments, for the challenger goes 
through the water cleaner and sweeter than any yacht 
of her size ever seen on this side of the water. However, 
at t mes she gives one the impression of going down by the 
head when hard pressed, but whether this is really so or 
is simply an impression produced by the manner in which 
the line of white paint is drawn on her bronze is yet de- 
batable. _ , _ 
Her canvas looked good, but it was a heavy stiit, that 
will not be used in the Cup races. It is cut fuller than the 
sa Is of Shamrock I. 
She is unmistakably tender, for a ten-knot breeze was 
sufiicient to put her lee rail under. 
She sailed alongside Shamrock I. for a short distance — 
too short to give any reHable comparison. The old boat 
is clearly incapable of holding her own, however, as she 
was drawing a big quarter wash, while the' challenger was 
going clean, and overhauled and passed her with the 
greatest ease. Under these conditions she could give 
the first Shamrock a minute a mile. ' 
The new boat took the bottom off Ryde, but was pulled 
off by a launch uninjured. 
Our Boston Letter. 
Boston, May 6. — A question which has been bothering 
the yachtsmen around Boston for some time seems now 
to be practically settled. A recent dispatch from Eng- 
land states on 'reliable authority that Sir Thomas Lip- 
ten has said he W'Ould bring Shamrock II. around to 
Boston after the close of the Cup races and that she would 
take part in the races for the cups and prizes offered by 
Thomas W. Lawson. The success'^^f these races de- 
pended largeV on the decision of Sif Thomas, but up to 
the present time he has been very conservative in regard 
to h.s possible future action in the matter. With the 
entry of Shamrock II. it is expected that many of the 
large racers of the New York Y. C. will enter the races 
and that all three of the 90-footers will take part. 
Within the past few days a rum.or has been floated that 
Thom.as W. Lawson may turn his back on 90-footers and 
Cup race=; to accompany his wife on a trip to Europe in 
his beautiful steam yacht the Dreamer. At Mr. Law- ' 
son's ofiice the rumor has not been confirmed, but enough 
has been gleaned to show that the rumor was not with- 
out foundation, and that it would not be surprising in 
tlie least if Mr. Lawson should make the proposed trip. 
I\Irs. Lawson has been quite ill, and her physician has 
advised that she go abroad. If she should go it is more 
than likely that Mr. Lawson will accompany her. Nothing 
has been definitely decided yet. and it may be that Mr. 
Lawson will strll see the efforts of Independence as an 
aspirant fcr Cup defender honors. 
It ha; been stated that the launching of Independence 
has been definitely decided, and that she will take the 
water on May 18. Work has been progressing well on her 
during the rast week, and there is no doubt that she can 
be got ready by that time. The work of riveting the 
alrm num deck plating has proceeded very rapidly. The' 
alum, num rivets are driven cold and they are headed iip 
about cne-half the time it takes to perform the same 
operation on heated bronze or steel rivets. Her steel 
m.ast is being constructed inside the boiler shop. About 
30ft. of it has now been assembled. There are eight 
long'tudinal angle irons, the same number that Herres- 
hoff is using. The diaphragm plates are cut in to fit over 
the ang'e irons, and there is a flange at the circumference 
of the plates on which the o^^ter plating of the mast is 
butted. Work on the steel gaff has been started, eight or 
trn plates having now been bored and rolled. At Lawley's 
the hol'-ow wooden boom is being finished up and the 
hollow gaff was glued last week. 
/ The first race of the season for Hull-Massachusetts Y. 
C. boat= was sailed Saturday. As might have been ex- 
pected the race was between the i8-footers conforming 
tn the restrictions of the Eighteen-Foot Kno.ckabout Asso- 
ciatirn. Four of these boats were launched last week, and 
it wa'; between these that the race was sailed. The match 
was the result of the usual pride each owner had in his 
cnm'ng boat. They sailed for $10 a corner, the winner 
taking $30 and the second boat $10. 
This first race had more than the usual interest, be- 
cause among the competitors three entirely different types 
of boats were represented. The four which competed 
were Ayaya, owned by W. P. Keyes ; Aspinquid, Oriana 
and Bal:chante. Ayaya, which won the race, was designed 
by her owner and built by a house carpenter named 
Knight at Hull. Aspinquid was designed and built by 
■Shiverick, of Kingston; Oriana was designed by Fred 
Lawley and built by the Lawley Company; Bacchante was 
des gned and built by Hanley, -of Quincy Point. 
Ayaya is one of the semi-keel boats, drawing about 2ft. 
6'n. of water and carrying a centerboard. Asqinpuid is 
one of the same type. Oriana is a keel boat drawing the 
limit of the class, and looks as if she had more speed in 
her than was shown Saturday. Bacchante is an out-and- 
out centerboard, without a pound of outside ballast. She 
is a typical Hanley boat, resembling much the famous 
H. O. 25-footers of last season. 
The four lined up for the start in a piping northwester, 
which made double reefs the order of the day. The breeze 
held true as far as direction was concerned, but was as 
fickle as to strength as mmt northwesters are. At times 
it would blow steadily with little or no sea, and the little 
fellows would skim along as though possessed of life ; 
again, a puff would come down across the bay which 
would bring them all up shaking. 
Ayaya got the best of the start, with Asqinquid second. 
Oriana third and Bacchante last. The first leg, to the 
spar buoy off Sheep Island, was a broad reach. Ayaya 
kept the lead she established at the start and turned the 
buoy first. Both Ayaya and Bacchante overstood the 
mark and went for it with sheets broad off. On the 
reach across Oriana came up and took second place from 
Aspinquid. 
On the ^xt leg to Strawberry Hill, which was also a 
reach, the order remained the same. Ayaya turiiing first, 
followed by Oriana, Aspinquid and Bacchante. On the 
Uiro to windward Orifin^, the feed bo^L ^pok a su44f? 
spurt, and it looked as though she would be first to reach 
the line on the first round. Ayaya, however, was piling 
along steadily, and her owner was keeping her looking 
closer to. tlife wind and making her go there. When 
they made the last tack for the line it was seen that Ayaya 
was in far the weather position and also ahead. She 
turned the stake boat with a good margin and romped 
away for the Sheep Island mark a winner, barring 
■accidents. 
No accidents occurred, and she steadily increased her 
lead to the finish, although there was less than a minute 
between her and the second boat. On the last round 
both Aspinquid and Bacchante shook out their reefs, but 
even then Ayaya proved too much for them. The finish 
between Aspinquid and Oriana was the most exciting in- 
cident of the race. From the first mark Oriana had led 
Aspinquid around the course. After the Strawberry Hill 
ms.s passed for the last time and they were headed for the 
3iime, Aspinquid commenced to crawl up. Oriana was con- 
stantly luffed, so much so that , she lost headway. The 
skipper of Aspinquid saw this and he forced his boat. 
They were constantly splitting tacks, and just before the 
line was reached Aspinquid crossed Oriana' s bow and 
"headed her over the line by eighteen seconds. The follow- 
ing is the summary : ' 
Name and Owner. Act. Time. 
Ayaya, W. P. Keyes 1:30:43 
Aspinquid. C. A. Comey 1:31:12 
Oriana, Alfred Douglas 1:31:30 
Eacchaate. Humphrey and Lauriat 1:35:56 
The Regatta Committee of the Savin Hill Y. C. has 
Small Yacht Constrttction and i 
Rigging* 
BY LINTON HOPE. 
Introduction — Types of Boats. 
PART I.— BUILDING. 
1. Tools. 
2. Materials. 
3. Laying off, making moulds, and setting tip in frame 
4. The rabbet, ribbands, and fairing. 
5. Timbering and planking. 
6. Floors, shelf, and deck beams. 
7. The rudder and trunk, and center cage 
8. Laying the deck, coamings, etc. ^ 
9. Caulking, stopping and painting. 
10. Lead keels and centcrplates. 
11. Spars. 
12. Deck fittings and iron work. 
13. Cabin fittings. 
PART II. — RIGGINa 
1. Rope, blocks and fitting rigging. 
2. Bending and setting sails. 
3. Varinus rigs. 
4. Roller head sails and reef gears. 
Design of 22ft. C. B. sailing boat. 
Design of 24ft. L. R. fast cruiser. 
Introduction, 
So many amateurs nowadays understand the use of carpenters' 
tools, and have some knowledge of yacht designing, thanks to the 
late Dixon Kemp's admirable books, that I feel sure a few hints 
on practical boat and small yacht building will interest yachtsmen 
generally, and I hope be of some assistance to those who wish to 
QUI VIVE-DESIGNED BY JOHN B. HERRESHOFF IN 1862. 
sent in the list of events for the season, among which is 
a Y. R. A. race, thus adding to the already long Hst of 
Association races. The fixtures of the club are as fol- 
lows : 
June 22, Saturday— Y. R. A. open. 
July 6, Saturday — Club race. 
July 20, Saturday — Club race. 
Aug. 3, Saturday — Club race. 
Aug. 17, Saturday — Club race. 
At Lawley's the interior work and engine are being put 
in the Sloane auxiliary 85-footer. The Burgess Y. R. A. 
2i-footer is all planked. The interior work is being put 
in the Herter 35-footer, the Lowell 25-footer and the 
Binney 70-footer. The Boreland 86ft. steamer will be 
launched very soon. The Y. R. A. 21-footer for H. H. 
Wiggin is in frame. The 15-footer designed by Fred 
Lawley is planked. She is a small Hostess and looks as 
though she would develop speed proportionate to that 
of the Quincy boat. John B. Killeen-. 
YACHTING ISfEWS NOTES. 
Wyckofif Brothers & Taylor, of Clinton, Conn., have 
completed three of the Larchmont one-design boats, and 
the other two are being planked. These boats were de-' 
signed by Messrs. Gardner & Cox, and they are handsome 
craft that should show a good turn of speed. Mr. R. W. 
Bainbridge, of Brooklyn, has had a house-boat built by 
Wyckoff Brothers & Taylor. She is 70ft. over all. 63ft. 
on the waterline, 21ft. beam and 2ft. draft. The boat will 
be rigged as a yawl, with a leg-of-mutton mainsail and 
jib. This firm has built a i6ft. power tender for Mr. 
Bainbridge. 
8^ 
Mr. R. C. Robbins has sold the raceabout Pirate to Mr. 
George Bird. 
9^ 8^ 
Mr. A. H. Hagemeyer has sold the knockabout Lorelei 
to Mr. J. M. Ellsworth. 
4^ 1^ 
The Si-footer Huguenot has been run out of the shop 
at Huntington's yard at New Rochelle. She will be 
taken to South Brooklyn shortly, where she will be put 
in the dry dock and have her fin put in place. As soon as 
this is done, she will Ije rigged ?nd put in con4ition for 
^he racing seasoa. 
try their hands at building their own boats. Boat building is one 
of the most fascinating hobbies a man can take up, although it is 
scarcely likely that any amateur wou'd care about spending several 
years acquiring the requisite skill to enable him to turn out the 
very highest class of rater work. If, however, he hat some natural 
talent, patience and common sense, there is no reason why, with a 
little practice, he should not be able to build a vessel which will be 
a credit to him, and probably better than many of the so-called 
"cheap" boats which are turned out by some small firms. He must 
not, however, be discouruaged if at the beginning he only spoils 
wood, and has to do the work over and over again till he can make 
a good job, and he should therefore before starting make up his 
mind that he will do it right even if he has to make half a dozen 
fruitless attempts. 
The chief maxims to be borne in mind in boat/ building are: 
(1) Be sure that all your measurements are correct. (2) Always 
work to a level L.W.L., and be sure the moulds are both square 
and plumb to this line. (3) Shore and stay your keel and moulds 
so that they cannot possibly move while the boat is being built. 
(4) Keep your tools sharp, and keep your wood dry. 
There are two general types of sm.al! craft now in use, which 
may be classified as round-bottomed and hollow-bottomed boats. 
The first comprises the modern centerplate and bulb-fin boats 
(many of which are nearly or quite flat); and the second class con- 
sists of the deeoer bodied sea-going cruisers, and the linear raters 
built to the new Y. R. A. rules for 1901. 
The first type will be the easiest for the beginner to tackle, owing 
to the simpler form of the keel and sections, and also because the 
weights of the various parts are much less in proportion to the size 
of the boat. 
Under this head will come the 22ft. C. B. sailing boat (design No. 
1), which will be the best to start with, as she has far less work 
in her than boats of the other type, and will make a good, useful 
sailing boat, either for the coast or river, and can also be used as a 
yacht's sailing cutter. 
The 24 L. R. fast cruiser (design No. 2) complies with the new 
Y. R. A. rules. She will be more difficult to build, and should not 
be attempted at first. 
All the round or flat bottomed centerplate boats should be built 
bottom up, as it is much easier to get at the work, and you can 
see at once if ycu are making a good job of your seams, besides 
being able to fair the moulds better when setting up the frame. 
The second type, or hollow-bottomed, boats are a bit more 
troublesome, as the keel, stem and stern frame have a good deal of 
work in them. The planking, too, especially about the garboards 
and just at the tuck of the counter, is rather trying to one's 
patience at first. 
These boats are usuallj^ build in the old-fashioned way, right side 
up, the bottom being easier to get at when this way up than that of 
a round-bottomed boat. They would also be very awkward to turn 
over when they get larger, both as to shape and weight. The 
24 L. R. fast cruiser, fc- instance, would require ten or a dozen 
men to turn her over safely. 
The designs shown are taken not so much as being ideal boats in 
any way. but chiefly as representing popular types of sailing boats 
and small yachts now in general use and suitable for an amateur 
to l uild. 
T iey will also be sufficiently typical to illustrate the methods 
used for most carvel built boats up to ten tons. 
The first tliree chapters will apply to all sorts of carvel building, 
but in tlie subsequent chapters I shall endeavor X» explaia the 
construction oi a boat of each type side bjr side. 
