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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Designing Competition, 
In view of the continued and increasing interest in 
yachting-, a desiging competition will be opened in the 
columns of Forest and Stream. In America the yacht- 
ing season is comparatively a short one, and such a 
competition as has been determined upon will serve to 
stimulate; the interest in the subject during the winter 
months. The competition is open to both amateur and 
professional designers. Three prizes will be given for the 
best designs of a yacht conforming to the following 
conditions: 
I. A pole mast sloop. 
II. 25ft.. load waterline. 
III. Not over 4ft. draft (with centerboard hoisted). 
IV. At least 50 per cent, of ballast outside on keel. 
V. sft. headroom under cabin carlins. 
All abnormal features must be studiously avoided in 
the design; and the construction, sail and cabin plans 
should be of the simplest character. It was our idea in 
laying out the conditions of the competition to make 
them simple as possible, so as not to hamper in any 
way the designer, and yet convey to all that we wished 
to produce a safe, comfortaWe cruiser on which two or 
three amateurs could live with comfort for a period of 
two or three months and cruise along our eastern sea- 
board from New York to Halifax with safety. A center- 
board boat of moderate draft was decided upon, as so 
many more harbors would be accessible to a boat of that 
type. 
DRAWINGS REQUIRED. 
I. Sheer plan, scale lin. = ift. — showing center of 
buoyancy and lateral resistance. 
II. Half breadth, scale lin. — ift. 
III. Body plan, scale lin. —ift. 
IV. Cabin plan, scale lin. = ift. 
V. Sail plan, %in. = lit, showing center of effort. 
The sails should consist of a jib, mainsail, spin- 
naker and balloon jib. No topasil will be carried. 
A table of oflsets and an outline specification must 
accompany each design. The drawings should be care- 
fully drawn and lettered. All drawings should be made 
on white paper or tracing cloth in black ink (no colored 
inks or pigments should be used). The designs must 
bear a nom-de-plume only and no indication must be 
given of the author. In a sealed envelope, however, the 
designer should inclose his own name and address, to- 
gether with his nom-de-plume. All designs must be 
received at the office of the Forest and Stream Publish- 
ing Company, 346 Broadway, New York City, not later 
than February 28, 1902. All drawings will be returned, 
but postage should accompany each. 
The Forest and Stream reserves, the right to publish 
any or all the designs. 
The prizes offered are as follows : ist prize, $25.00; 
2d prize, $15.00; 3d prize, $10.00. Mr. Theodore C. Zerega 
offers an additional prize of $10.00 for the best cabin plan. 
Honorable mention will also be made of meritorious de- 
signs. 
Mr. Clinton H. Crane, of the firm of Messrs, Tams, 
Lemoine & Crane, has kindly consented to judge the 
designs and make the awards. Mr. Crane's professional 
standing is so high that he needs no introduction, and 
e\'ery confidence will be put in his ability and fairness. 
Mr. Thomas W. Ratsey, of the firm of Messrs. Ratsey 
& Lapthorn, the well-known English sail makers, has 
decided to locate the American branch of his business at 
City Island. Mr. Ratsey has leased a piece of ground 
from Mr. Robert Jacob on which he will erect a build- 
ing in which to carry on his business. While Mi. Rat- 
sey's plant will adjoin Mr. Jacob's yard they will not be 
associated in a business way. 
Word has been received from abroad that the Denny 
Brothers, of Dunbarton, Scotland, the builders of Sham- 
rock II., are constructing a yacht of their own design. 
The builders hope to secure the co-operation of some 
individual in issuing a challenge for the America's Cup 
should the boat prove fast. 
Constitution has been hauled out at New London 
and arrangements have been made by which she will be 
protected from wind and weather. On Saturday last the 
work of hauling out Shamrock II. was completed, and 
she now lies high and dry at Erie Basin, South Brook- 
lyn. The modern boat is an ugly thing to handle out of 
water, and a large gang of men has been nearly a week 
getting everything ready to land the boat. The yacht was 
first placed in the balance dock and a cradle built around 
her, the ends of the cradle resting on beams placed be- 
tween the keel blocks. The structure was then raised 
some three feet from the bottom of the dock by hydraulic 
jacks. Two chain cables were made fast to the forward 
end of the steel plate and led to the drums of four steam 
winches. It took but a few minutes to haul the boat 
after the preparatory work had been completed. 
A REPORT from the West states that it is more than 
probable that the Chicago Y. C. will be represented 
in the trial races to be held by the Bridgeport Y. C. for 
the selection o-f a chs^lignger for the Seawanhaka Ciip. 
