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FOREST AMD STREAM. 
[July 13, 1901. 
Newport V. R* A. 
At a general meeting of the members of "the~Newport 
Yacht Racing Association held on July 2, a programnjc 
was arranged for an open regatta to be held olf Newport 
Aug. I and 3, which will be one of the most important 
yachting events of the season. The classes to be repre- 
sented will be the 90ft. yawl, special 70ft. and class 2 of 
70ft. sloops, the 51ft. sloops, the 70ft. schooners and the 
special 30ft, sloops. Other classes may be added. 
The Association, financially, is probably on a better 
footing than any similar organization in the world. It 
does not pretend to be a yaclit chib in any sense of the 
word, its object being solely to promote yacht racing. It 
has adopted as a burgee a white swallow tail flag on which 
is a red representation of the old stone mill for which 
Newport is noted. The following officers were elected to 
.serve for one year: 
President, George L. Rives ; Vice-President, Herman 
B. Duryea ; Secretary, Arthur T. Kemp ; Treasurer, Ralph 
N, Ellis; Regatta Committee, Herman B. Duryea (chair- 
man), Royal Phelps Carroll, A. Cass Canfield, Woodbury 
Kane, Winthrop Rutherford, Reginald Brooks and H. 
Yale Dolan. 
Board of Governors, George L. Rives, Herman B. Dur- 
yea, Arthur T. Kemp, Ralph N. Ellis, Frank K. Sturgis, 
Woodbury Kane, A. Cass Canfield, Harry P. Whitney, 
Winthrop Rutherford, Royal Phelps Carroll, Reginald 
Brooks, H. Yale Dolan, Lloyd Warren, Henry F. Eldridge 
and Elbridge T. Gerry were elected. 
Following is a full list of members of the Association: 
T. Lothrop Amed, Hugh D. Auchincloss, Maximilian 
Agassiz, John Edward Addicks, George Agassiz, Heber 
R. Bishop, Oliver H. P. Belmont, Edward J. Berwind, 
Henry D, Burnham, James Gordon Bennett, Henry W. 
Bull, Perry Belmont, Percy Chubb, A. Cass Canfield, 
Henry Clews. Julieiji A. Davies, Chauncey M. Depew, 
George B. De Forest. H. Yale Dolan, Clarence W. Dolan, 
John R. Drexel, J. De Forest Danielson, F. S. Grand, D. 
Hauteville, Elisha Dyer, Jr., Anthony J. Drexel, Arthur 
B. Edmons, John W. Ellis, Ralph N. EUi, George P. 
Eu.stis, Gordon Fellows, Amos Ttick French. Joseph E. 
Fletcher, Daniel B. Fearing, Robert Ives Gammcll, Robert 
Walton Goelet, Theodore K. Gibbs, Elbridge T. Gerry, 
Henry O. Havemeyer, Jr., William R. Hunter, William F. 
Iselin, Pembroke Jones, H. Van Rensselaer Kennedy, 
Henry F. Lippitt, Louis L. Lorillard, Prescott Lawrence, 
John R. Livermore, William Starr Miller, Ogden Mills, 
Edward V. Morrell, Frank P. Mitchell. Guy Norman, 
George H. Norman, Herman Oelrichs, Frank P. Olney, 
Charles J.- Paine, Francis K. Pendleton, Lloyd Phoenix, 
Almeric H. Paget, John M. Richmond, John C. Rhodes, 
John B. Rhodes, Henry S. Redmond, Charles L. F. Robin- 
son. George L. Rives, William Greene Roelker. J. Clinch 
Smith, Lispenard Stewart, Robert Sedgewick. James Still- 
man, James A. Stillman. George Tshana Scott, Frank K. 
Sturgis, Robert L. Stevens, Frederick Sheldon. Ruther- 
ford StUA'vesant .Joseph S. Stevens. Anson Phelps Stokes. 
Hamilton McK. Twombly, Benjamin Thaw, J. Frederick 
Tarns, William R. Travers, William P. Thompson, Alex- 
ander Van Rensselaer, William H. Vanderbilt, James J, 
Van Alen, William K. VanderhiU, Jr., Robert B. Van 
Cortlandt, James T. Woodward, Hamilton Fish Webster, 
William C. Whitney, Ross R. Winans, Whitney Warren, 
M. Orme Wilson, Payne Whitney, Francis M. Ware, Will- 
iam Woodward, Richard T. Wilson, John J. Wysong, 
James M. Waterbury, Henry Walters, the Hon. George 
Peabody Wetmore, Lloyd Warren and Harry Payne 
Whitney. 
fRivefside Y. C Annual Regatta, 
RIVERSIDE — ^LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, July 6. 
The thirteenth annual regatta of the Riverside Y." C. 
was sailed on Saturday, July 6. The race was spoiled by a 
thunder squall that struck the fleet about 4 o'clock, which 
made it necessary for sortie of the boats to withdraw. 
The catboat Cricket, owned and sailed by Mr. H. C. Pryer, 
carried sail too long and capsized. The tug Stamford, 
which served as the judges' boat, picked up Mr. Pryer and 
his sailing mate, who were none the worse for their wet- 
ting. A large number of boats had been entered, but only 
seven started. The 30ft. catboats Dot and Windora sailed 
over a course seven miles to leeward and return, starting 
oflF Captain's Island. The rest of the boats were to sail 
over a triangular cotirsc. At the start the wind was from 
the northeast, and it held from that quarter for about 
half an hour. All but Lambkin had rounded the first 
mark when the squall struck, and the catboats Dot and 
Windora lowered their mainsails and withdrew. The 
summary follows : ^ 
Yawls— 36-ft. Class— Start, 3:1.5. 
Finisli. Elapsed. 
Memory, W. N. Bavier 5 37 23 2 22 23 
Catboats— 30-ft. CLiss— Start, 3:15, 
Dot, T. T. Pierce ...Did not finish. 
Windora, John Green Did not finish. 
Catboats— 18 to 21 Feet— Start, 3:20. 
, Ox, R. J. Bavier : 5 39 30 2 19 30 
' Cricket, H. C. Pryer...... ...Disabled. 
Manhasset Raceabouts— Start, 3:20. 
Lambkin, S. W. Roach ........6 19 15 2 59 15 
Catboat— 18-ft. Class— Start, 3:20. 
Kazaza, T. J. McCahill 5 41 00 2 21 00 
The winners were Memory, Ox. Kazaza and Lambkin. 
Squantum Y. C. 
QUINCY, MASS. 
Saturday, July 6. 
The second race of the Squantum Y. C. was held this 
afternoon off the club house in a fair sailing breeze from 
the E. Maud went over the line first, but was soon over- 
hauled by_ Peacock. Although the latter boat lost con- 
siderable time by failing to turn the first stake and having 
to return from the second leg to round the stake, she 
picked up in great shape, and soon was at the head of the 
procession, which position she held until the end of the 
/race. She led Maud 2ra. and Olande sm. The Judges 
were Frank McNamara and Hamilton Flood. 
Small Yacht Construction and 
Rigging. 
BY LINTON HOPE. 
Chapter Vm.— Laying the Deck, Coamings, Etc. 
To those correspondents who write for the specifications and 
tables of offsets, etc., I must apologize for their non-appearance, 
but they will appear later, and will give full details. I may say 
that a bulb-fin could be fitted instead of the centerplate on No. 1 
design if desired, only the area of the plate and the position of its 
center of lateral resistance must not be altered. I would suggest 
a %,in. plate 3ft. deep of equal area to the one shown with a 
%cwt. bulb of torpedo form. 
Do not attempt to start on the deck until you have finished all 
the inside work, such as knees, floors, center and rudder cases, 
etc., which can be done before it is on. The more you can do 
before the boat is decked the better, as afterward you will not 
only have less light under the deck, but you will find it very 
cramped and awkwai'd to work in such a small space. 
Put in any bulkheads you may require, and line the cabin, etc.; 
in fact, do all the internal work that you can before the deck 
is on; but I shall leave the details of this for a subsequent 
chapter. The seats and flooring of the centerboard boat may be 
done either before or after decking. The deck of No. 1 boat will 
be made of best quality %in. match boarding, and in laying it 
start from a center line working to the sides and letting the ends 
of the boards overlap the deck edge, and also the inside line of 
the cockpit. These ends can be trimmed oft afterward. See that 
all llie tongues and grooves in the match boarding are unbroken 
and well painted before they are fastened in place, and of course 
keep the beads on the under side, which must have two coats of 
paint befor-e it is fixed. 
Drive each joint up tight, with shores from the shelf or plank- 
ing, and nail to the beams on both edges and in the middle of the 
plank. 
When all the deck is on, the edges must be trimmed ofT with a 
draw knife or saw, and planed to fit the planking, being screwed 
to it about every Sin. all around the edge, and also round the 
inside of tJic cockpit. Now punch the nails about %in. below the 
surface, the screw heads being countersunk to a similar distance; 
plane the whole deck smooth and fair, and finally gomg over it 
with coarse glass ;paper to take out the plane marks. . Dust it 
carefully, and give it a good coat of red and white lead, priming, 
and when this is dry, stop all nail and screw holes, and rbimd the 
joint between deck and planking, taking care there are no "holi- 
days" or forgotten places. A coat of white paint shottid go over 
the stopping, and be well robbed down whey dry, leaving the 
deck ready for canvasing. 
The material generally used to cover the deck is stout im- 
bleached cotton sheeting, which can be obtained wide enough to 
cover the whole deck in one piece. 
The deck must be covered as thickly as possible- with a coat of 
white lead and varnish as thick as cream, and while it is wet 
stretch the center of the cotton along the center line of the deck 
as |tight as two or three inen can pull it, tacking it at the ends 
of the boat and cockpit with ^/^in. copper tacks. 
Now get several other men or strong boys to help you, and 
starting at the stern, stretch both sides at once across the boat, 
tacking the cotton over the edge of the deck every Sin. as you go 
along, and always rubbing it out from the center line to the sides 
to get rid of any air bubbles, as if you were mounting a photo- 
graph on card. Be careful to stretch it equally all over, and to 
scnevf "^'^<* 
Its own thickness, say %in., outside the planking all aroUnd the 
boat, and it must be screwed into each deck beam and to the 
top strake of the planking with stout l%!n. brass screws, which 
should be countersunk %in. below the surface, the holes being 
plugged with small pieces of teak to match the rest of the cov- 
ering board, any joints in it being butt scarphed, as in the plank- 
ing, but screwed and plugged instead d being nailed. 
The king plank should be 2in. wic ;r amidships, than the 
diameter of the mast, and it should tapt'^ to 4in. wide at each 
end. It must not, however, be fitted till all the rest of the deck 
is on, as it is the closing plank, and must be driven tightly into 
its place. 
When the covering board is fixed, divide the space between it 
and the king plank at the widest part of the boat into an equal 
number of parts as near l%in. each as possible. Then divide 
into the same number of equal parts two other beams, one half 
way between the midship beam and the bow and the other half 
way between it and the stern. Bend a stiff batten through each 
set of marks and pencil the line on all the beams from end to end 
of the boat. In this way the exact width of each deck plank will 
be shown on every beam, and also the ending of all the planks 
m the covering board. 
Get enough long, narrow planks for the deck, cut out to the 
greatest width required -amidships ; and have a %in. bead worked 
on one of the lower edges, both sides being planed up. Take 
one of these planks, and mark off on it the positions of the deck 
beams; set off the correct widths for the first plank next to the 
covering board at each beam; and cut the edge to these marks, 
planing it with a slight bevel on the edge, so as to leave a caulk- 
ing seam on the top; bend the plank into its place and fit it in 
the same manner as the outside planking described in a previous 
chapter; the edges with the bead being nearest to the center of the 
beat. Now bore horizontally through it from edge to edge, till 
the bit enters the edge of the covering board, taking care the bit 
does not run up or down, but is kept exactly parallel to the 
surface of the plank. These holes should be placed, one between 
each deck beam, and a long copper nail driven through each, so 
as to go at least an inch into the covering board. The plank is 
held flat on the beams by several cramps while being nailed, or 
else the edges may not keep in place. 
When all the horizontal nails are in, drive a skew nail diagonally 
through the inner edge of the plank into each beam, punching the 
head well in, and taking care not to bruise the top edge; these 
two sets of nails hold both edges of the plank firmly, and neither 
of them shows on the surface. The sketch explains this method 
of nailing, and shows a seam with caulking and marine glue, 
_ The rest of the deck planks must be cut out to shape and nailed 
in the same way, and the bead on the under side of each must 
always be kept on the inner side of the plank. 
If. owing to long planks being unattainable, a butt has to be 
made, it should be screwed up from below, taking care that the 
points of the screws do not come through. 
After the deck planks are fixed the king plank must be exactly 
fitted to the gap between the two sets of planks, and driven 
tightly into its place and screwed down to the beams like the 
covering board. There should be no difficulty in getting it tight, 
as where the cabin top and cockpit come the planks will all be 
cut off a few inches inside the opening as they are laid, and the 
king plank will be put in, in two tapered pieces, one at each end 
of the boat. 
Trim off all plank ends, etc., to the sides of the openings for 
the cabin top and the various hatches. 
To get the shape of the coamings or sides of the cabin top in 
either boat, bend a thin piece of common wood about 8 or 9in. 
wide into the place where they are to go, shoring it well into its 
proper position as to curve and flair (or angle with the deck), then 
run a pencil around the deck and mark its level on the template, 
writing down the height, as shown on the design, at each end, 
and in about two or three other points along its length. Remove 
the template and cut the lower edge parallel to the deck level, but 
low enough down to reach the under side of the carlines and 
beams when in place. Lay it on a suitable piece of wood and 
run a pencil round the lower edge and set oiT the heights above 
the deck level to enable the top edge to be roughly cut about an 
inch too large. 
The coamings of the No. 1 boat will be put in in two halves, 
meeting in a point forward, and they will require steaming at the 
fore ends before fitting to their places^ A ^in. bead should be 
worked on the lower inside edge before steaming, and when 
finally fitted in place they must be screwed every 4 or Sin. with 
stout brass screws. 
The sides of the cabin top in No. 2 boat will be in three pieces, 
the front semicircular piece being steamed and bent around in the 
.same way as the other boat's coamings, except that as it is %in. 
teak, and at least a foot wide, it will require several hands to get 
it in place, and very careful handling, with plenty of shores and 
cramps to keep it in place while it cools. 
The two side pieces being nearly straight can be put in cold, and 
must be scarphed to the ends of the front piece. 
The after ends of both boats' coamings will be mitred to the 
ends of- the thwartship coaming, and a small chock of the same 
wood screwed inside. Small coamings must also be fitted to all 
li.itchwavs in the deck. 
SECTION or DECK ^C. 
work out any creases, and when it is stretched and nailed tightly 
all over the deck, nail round the edge of the cockpit, and cut out 
the hole, turning the edges down into the cockpit and tacking them 
like the outer edges. 
The white lead and varnish will now have soaked through the 
cotton, and another coat of the same paint over the whole deck 
will join the coat underneath, and become one solid piece with the 
wood deck when dry. 
If a deck is covered in this way it should never show any 
wrinkles and bubbles afterward, but it all depends on the stretch- 
ing, getting dry wood for the deck, ,and using plenty of paint. 
TTie deck of No. 2 design is not covered with canvas, but is laid 
ia narrow tapered planks of best yellow pine or kauri pine, with 
the center or king plank, and the outside plank or covering board, 
both of teak. All nails are hidden,' and the seams are caulked, and 
payed or filled with marine glue. 
Tliis method of decking is the same as that in use on all large 
vessels, and looks far better than the canvas covered deck of the 
centerboard boat; but it entails a great deal of labor, and is much 
more costly, besides being difficult to make watertight. The 
canvas covered deck can be used equally well in the 24 1. r. cruiser 
if desired, but as the laid deck is the usual form, a description of 
it will be useful to any one building a larger boat. 
Set out the width of the covering board and king plank on the 
beams, and treat the deck as if there were no openings for the 
cockpit and cabin top, putting in a rough temporary beam across 
the opening to set out the widths on. About 4in. will be a suit- 
able width for the covering board amidships, and it should taper 
to 3in. fore and aft, with the shaped piece round the stem, about 
6in. wide in the center. The covering board should project about 
Gf avesend Bay Y. R, A. 
GRAVESEND BAY. 
Saturday, June 29. 
The Gravesend Bay Y. R. A. held their fifth race over 
the usual courses on Saturday, June 29, under the auspices 
of the Atlantic Y. C. The southerly breeze that was 
blowing at the start dropped at the middle of the second 
round, leaving the boats becalmed, but when nearing the 
finish it freshened again. 
The larger yachts sailed eleven miles, and had a broad 
reach to the first mark, another reach to the second mark 
and a beat home. 
The 2ift. catboat Minnetonka, which sailed over the 
cotirse alone in her class, capsized, but was righted and' 
finished the race. The summary follow^ : 
Sloops— Class M— 43 to 51ft.— Start. 3:05. 
, , . _ , Finish. Elapsed. 
Akista, George Hill 5 56 18 2 51 18 
Bonita, Haviland Brothers 5 58 25 2 53 25 
Sloops— Class N— 30 to 36ft.— Start, 3:05. 
Narika, F. T. Cornell 6 00 52 2 55 52 
Vivian, A. E. Vernon 5 23 31 2 18 31 
Sirsie, C. Ferguson >,.,Did not finish. 
Sloops— Class Q— 21ft.--Start, 3:10. 
Minnetonka, A. E. Vernon 4 40 OO 1 30 00 
Sloops— Class P— 21 to 25ft.— Start, 3:10. 
Cockatoo. Hendon Chubb 4 30 04 1 20 04 
Song and Dance, E. F. Luckenbach 4 30 44 1 20 44 
Sloops-Class Q— 18 to 21ft.— Start, 3:10. 
Elsie, C. P. Roseman ,. .4 40 15 1 30 15 
Spots, D. D. Allerton i 4 37 35 1 27 29 
Broncho, F. C. Moore 4 34 39 1 24 29 
Wraith, Calvin Tomkins , 4 39 02 1 29 02 
Sloops— Class R— Under 18ft— Start, 3:10. 
Pebble, R. W. Speir 4 46 23 1 36 23 
Peanut, Calvin Brewer 13id not finish. 
Catboats— Class V— Under 18ft.— Start, 3:10. 
Martha M., Richard Moore 4 44 50 1 34 50 
Marine and Field Club Knockabouts — Start, 3:1-5. 
Tig-a-Jig, W. Hutchinson , 4 4 5 07 1 30 07 
Kelpie, W. K. Brown 5 34 22 2 19 22 
Flying Fox, Buckman & Cone 5 56 36 2 41 36 
Quinque, L. H. Smith ft 5 57 00 2 42 00 
Stinger, A. P. Clapp 5 32 48 2 17 48 
The winers were Akista, Vivian, Minnetonka, Cockatoo, 
Broncho, Pebble, Jig-a-Jig and Martha M. 
Bar Harbor Y. R. A. 
BAR HATIBOR, ME. 
Thursday, July 4. 
The first knockabout race of the season was sailed on 
Thursday, July 4. It was won by Rip, owned by Edgar 
Scott, of Philadelphia. Rip outsailed Bobs, owned by 
Antonio Stewart, of New York, by 3Ss. Iroquois finished 
third and Cherub fourth. The boats had a fresh wind 
from start to finish. 
