age 
FOREST Al^a STREAM. 
-3ft. 6in. 
2ft. ..loin. 
2ft. 3in7"' 
3ft. 
.Sit 
2in. 
Freeboard — 
Stem i . .■. 
Taffrail 
Least 
Draft- 
To rabbet 
Board up 
Board down 13ft. 
Beam 12ft. 
Sail area 1.300 sq. ft. 
Mast— 
From stem at L.W.L 8ft. 6in. 
Diameter at deck.. 8in. 
Boom 35ft. 6in. 
Gaff : . . 22ft. 
Bowsprit outboard 8ft. 6in. 
Rhode Island Y. C* One-Designed 
Class. 
In the early part of this year several members of the 
Rhode Island Y. C. decided to establish a one-design 
class of raceabouts, to be i8ft. on the waterline. Mr. 
Fred S. Nock, of W est Mystic, Conn., was commissioned 
to design the boats, and after a season's racing and cruis- 
ing the owners are unanimous in their praise of them. 
The first trip that the boats made was from Noank, 
Conn., to Pawtucket, R. I. ; the wind was strong from 
RHODE ISLAND 0?fE-DESIGN CLASS. 
the E. to start, and as it had been blowing from that 
quarter for more than a week, consequently there was a 
nasty sea on. The race was started off Watch Hill, and 
nine of the boats entered. When they reached Point 
Judith the wind hauled to the N.E. and blew with, in- 
creased velocity, making the entire course a beat to 
windward. The rtm was made in ten and one-half hours 
— very good time, considering that the weather condi- 
tions were so bad and that the boats were untried. The 
only accident that happened was the breaking of the tiller 
on Flying Fish. Mr. Howard E. Barlow's Vim was the 
winner. 
Another one of these boats, Baby Roger, owned by Mr. 
F .A. Chase, made the trip from Noank, Conn., to Bristol, 
RHODE ISLAND ONE-DESIGN CLASS. 
R, I., close hauled the entire way, in six and one-half 
hours, a remarkable run for so small a boat. The two 
photographs which accompany this article give a good 
idea of the appearance of the boats regarding both their 
general design and rig. 
The dimensions are as follows: 
Length — 
L.W.L i8ft. 
Over all 28ft. 
Overhang — 
Forward - , 4ft. 5^in. 
Aft 5ft. 6i/,in. 
Freeboard — 
Stem 2ft. 9 in. 
Taffrail 2ft. 
Least '. ift. I In. 
Draft- 
Board up 2ft. ' -7 .in. 
Board down ' 5ft. ir in. 
Beam — • 
Extreme 9ft. 
L.W.L. 8ft. 3 in. 
Area lateral plane, including rudder and 
centerboard 3S.71 sq. ft. 
Displacement 3,92olb.s.. , 
Ballast, on keel (iron) >- -i,5oolbs. 
Mast, deck to shoulder 27ft. 
Boom 23ft. 4 in. 
Gaff , 13ft. 6 in. 
Area — 
Mainsail 403 25 sq. ft. 
I Jib 101.7s sq. ft. 
Total 505-00 sq. ft 
INDRA. 
Photo by N. L. Stebbins, Bo«ton, Mass, 
_ The keels are of oak gin. wide amidships. Stem sided 
3in., planking is of cedar ^in. thick when finished. 
Frames are of oak lin. square, spaced gin. on centers. 
Decks are of ^in. pine, covered with canvas, as is the top 
of the cabin house. The cockpit is watertight, and drains 
out aft. The centerboard is raised and lowered from the 
forward end of the cockpit. 
Our Boston Letter. 
Boston, Oct 28. — A special meeting of the Yacht Rac- 
ing Association of Massachusetts was held Thursday 
evening, at which several amendments, that were laid 
over from the regtilar October meeting, were brought 
up for further consideration. The matter of entries under 
Rule III., Section i, was amended by striking out the 
words "It must be accompanied by a certificate of meas- 
urement, club measurer's certificate accepted subject to 
protest, such entry to answer for one season," and to 
add, "Such entry to be sufficient for one season," and "A 
yacht may enter in all the classes to which she is eligible." 
The principal feature of this amendment is in allowing a 
yacht to race in all classes to which she is eligible. This 
privilege is enjoyed now imder the rules, and the offering 
of the araendraent was simply to obtain the opinion of the 
majority as to whether the custom should be continued. 
The matter of allowing any. kind of freak boats to 
race in the ttnrestricted classes was again brought up, 
although defeated at the regular meeting. The same 
general feeling was evident Thursday night — that is, that 
freaks are not desired. The movement to abolish the 
use of trusses entirely was also brought up, but with 
no better success than before. ,The racing men in Massa- 
chusetts are strong in the use, or misuse, of trusses for 
the purpose of lengthening or shortening the waterline, 
but they realize that, in certain boats of the unrestricted 
classes, trusses are almost a necessity, and they are 
willing that they should be used, provided they are used 
rightly. 
Under Rule VIIL, Sections 6 and 7, governing scantling 
restrictions, it was voted to insert the words "above the 
cabin floor" after the words "floor space" in both sec- 
tions. By this amendment it becomes possible to locate 
the cabin floor and the cabin headroom permanently, a 
thing which has bothered the official measurer during the 
past season. 
Sections 10, 11, 13. 14 and 15, of Rule VIIL, governing 
sail area, were amended, and as the new rules which were 
adopted to take their places may be of interest to racing 
men in other sections, I quote them in full. They are as 
follows : 
Sec. 10. The actual area of the sails allowed in Rule 
XII., except balloon jib and spinnaker, shall be measured 
by the official measurer. The number of square feet in 
each sail shall be stamped on each sail by the official 
measurer in full, round, black figures, not less than 3in. 
high. This number shall be known as the official number 
of the sail, and shall ahvays be visible. Any yacht using 
a sail not bearing the official number shall be disqualified, 
any rules to the contrary notwithstanding. 
Sec. II. In no case shall the area of the mainsail and 
maintopsail exceed 80 per cent, of the entire area allowed. 
Sec. 12. The distance from the center of the mast to 
the outer end of the spinnaker boom when the latter is at 
right angles to the fore and aft center line of the yacht, 
multiplied by the height of the spinnaker halyard block 
above the deck, shall not exceed 550 per cent, of the actual 
area of the working, headsails. 
The distance from the forward end of the bowsprit to 
the center of the mast, multiplied by the height of the 
highest jib halyard block above the deck, shall not exceed 
300 per cent, of the actual area of the working headsails. 
Spinnakers and all headsails, the actual area of which 
is not mea,sured, shall be triangular. No spinnaker shall 
extend above the spinnaker halyard block, or beyond the 
end of the spinnaker boom. No jib shall extend above 
the highest jib halyard block, or beyond the end of the 
bowsprit. 
Sec. 13. The official measurer shall be provided with 
the correct sail plan of any boat to be measured, and 
previous to the measurement the owner should cause dis- 
tinguishing marks satisfactory to the measurer to be 
placed on the spars as follows : On the masts at the 
tack and at the throat of the mainsail, there to be but one 
mark each for throat and tack, foresail and mizzensail 
respectively; on the boom at the clue of the mainsail, 
foresail and mizzensail respectively. These marks shall 
be black bands not less than lin. wide, painted around 
the spar in a manner satisfactory to the measurer. The 
inner edges of the bands shall mark the limits to which the 
sails may stretch without exceeding the sail area allowed. 
No part of any sail shall extend beyond these marks or 
beyond the point limited for spinnaker and jib halyard 
blocks in Sec. 12. 
There are several things in these changes that are com- 
mendable. In Sec. 10 the change is made of measuring 
the actual area of the headsails instead of the area of the 
forward triangle, as formerly. This gives the yachtsmen 
an opportunity of placing headsails where, in their opin- 
ion, they will do the greatest amount of work. It gives 
greater amount of leeway in rigging, while th^ proportion 
of the headsails to the mainsail remains the same. The 
official markings on the sails are an admitted necessity. 
In figuring out the limits of the spinnaker and ballooner, 
under Sec. 12, measurements were taken from existing 
boats, and also from experimental sail plans. The rule 
governing the limits of the spinnaker makes the area of 
that sail 2.75. times that of the working headsails, while 
the restrictions on ballooner make its area 1.5 times that 
of the working headsails. As the proportion of sail area 
is governed by the beam of the boat, it will be seen that 
this rule is likely to be fair to all. 
The rule governing percentage was again brought up, 
but was again considered too weighty for hasty con- 
sideration. It was proposed, however, that the per- 
centage table of the Beverly Y. C. be adopted, and it is' 
likely that at the next meeting of the Association this, 
will be accepted. By doing this the percentage for second 
place instead of becoming smaller will become greater. 
The Beverly Y. C. percentage rule is one that will com- 
mend itself to all. It is based on a sliding scale, and the 
amount of percentage depends upon the number of entries, 
but all yachts racing are given a mark. Under this rule a 
yacht which has beaten another yacht the greater number, 
of times is sure to get the greater percentage. It compels 
a yacht to sail if she wants to get a look in at the, 
championship. 
It has been rumored that one or more Seawanhaka cup 
yachts are to be designed in Boston, but a. thorough search 
failed to reveal that any such designs have yet beei 
started. It was gathered that such news would not b' 
beyond the bounds of possibility at an early date, as some 
talk has been made with one Boston designer. 
Crowninshield is at work on a 30- footer. Long Island' 
Sound Yacht Racing Association rating, for Mr. W. C 
-Allison. She is to be raced at Bar Harbor. Mr. Allison's 
32-footer, which was designed by Crowninshield and buill 
by Lawley this season, has been fitted with a new set ol 
spars. Crowninshield is now at work on the lines 01 
another fisherman for W. J. Emerson. She will be 8c 
tons, net, and \vi\\ probably be built by Story, of Essex. 
Starling Burgess has just turned out a 21ft. cruising 
knockabout for Mr. Leland Powers. She will be used fo 
fishing around Block Island. There is considerable bod;: 
to this boat, and she is well cut up. She is of the semi 
keel type, with the centerboard below the cabin floor 
He is also at work on the lines of a 28ft. Y. R. A. yaw, 
