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Sec'y, J. W. Reynolds, 1903; Treas., David Boies, 1904; 
Governing Board, M. L. Willing, 1902, Chairman; G. A. 
Cochran, 1903; F. FarrelL Jr., 1903; A. L. Ferguson, 
1002; T. B. Thacher, 1904; Q. T. Reeves, 1902, S,$ C 
D. Rafiferty, 1903, S. 
A Singlehand Cruising Yawl, 
Through the courtesy of the designer, Mr. Henry K. 
Wickstead, we are able to reproduce in this issue the 
plans of a 27ft. waterline single-hand yawl. Mr. Wick - 
stead's work has appeared from time to time in these 
columns, and it is always of a high order. The boat is 
a particularly handsome and well-turned craft, and is 
admirably adapted for the purpose for which she was 
designed. Her dimensions are: 
Length — - 
Over all 40ft. 6m. 
L.W.L 27ft." oin. 
Overhang — 
Forward 5ft- oin. 
Aft 8ft. 6in. 
Breadth— Extreme 9ft. oin. 
Draft 5ft. 6in. 
Freeboard — 
Forward 3ft. 6in. 
Least 2ft. oin. 
Aft 2ft. 6in. 
Sail Area — 
Mainsail 559 sq. £ti 
Staysail 112 sq. ft. 
Jib 130 sq. ft. 
Mizzen 126 sq. ft. 
Total 927 sq. ft. 
Displacement 7,40016s. 
Ballast— On keel 5,ooolbs. 
The following is from a letter written by the designer 
and gives a very clear idea of what Mr. Wickstead had 
in mind when working out the boat's design: 
"I should have a man to look after her and to accom- 
pany me on long cruises, but on ordinary occasions I 
should handle her myself. The cutting off the rudder 
SINGLE HAND CRUISING YAWL — MIDSHIP SECTION. 
stem at the cockpit floor is a new departure for me, but 
seems to be a good idea, and gives room for the main 
sheet and traveler, and does away with the danger of 
the former getting caught in the tiller in case of a jibe 
with a slack sheet, a thing which has happened to me 
more than once, and which is very awkward when there 
is not room to come to and get the strain off it. The 
interior is arranged as follows : A hanging closet on 
one side of the companionway for oilers, etc., and a 
compartment with shelves for stores and kitchen utensils 
on the other. Two transoms 6ft. 6in. long forward of 
these, with folding berths over, then a lavatory fitted with 
closet and folding wash basin, and another clothes closet 
the full width of the boat. Forward of this is a pipe 
berth for man, and storage for lines, sails, chain, £tc. The 
ice box is located under cockpit floor. I find that where 
no regular crew is carried it is much handier to have the 
galley and all connected with it in reach of the cockpit, 
not only because you can watch your boat and cook ar 
the same time, but because of more air and better ventila- 
tion. One-half of the meals are generally spread in the 
cockpit anyway. In a final sail plan, I shall add another 
6in. or even a foot to the width of the mainsail on the 
after leach, which will give a mizzen of quite insignificant 
size. After all, its main use is as a riding sail, and to 
keep the main boom inboard and in practice; the jib and 
mizzen alone are not used often, but the two inboard sails 
which, in spite of their greater size, are really easier 
to handle in going to windward through a narrow chan- 
nel or anything of that sort. But of course the mizzen 
must be big enough to keep her head up when the main- 
sail is lowered for reefing. 
"In designing the boat I had in view the coast of Nova 
Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, but it is equally 
applicable to the Great Lakes. Anything under 6ft. draft 
is unobjectionable, except perhaps on Lake Erie, and a 
centerboard is a tremendous addition to a single-hander's 
work and responsibility. Some people, I think, will want 
the main mast further forward, and only one head sail. 
So would I, on a smaller boat, but I have tried both 
ways, and believe the double hadsail to be far better for a 
single-hander of this size, and besides, the question of 
staying the mast properly becomes important in so large a 
boat. The catboat problem over again. If the mast is 
left partially stayed and dependence put on extra diam- 
eter there, then comes the great weight in the eyes of the 
boat. The strain on the boat herself and the insufficient 
space in which to . move around in when getting the 
anchor, making sail, etc. - 
