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FOREST AND STREAM DESIGNING COMPETITION THIRD PRIZE DESIGN—SAIL PLAN. BY HAROLD VV. PATTERSON, NEW YORK CITY, 
light and ventilation. The floor in the cabin is 3ft 6in. 
wide. A rather objectionable feature is the pipe through 
which runs the centerboard pennant. This pipe is almost 
in the middle of the cabin, and is quite as much of an 
objection as a centerboard trunk above the cabin floor. 
We do not approve of centerboards housing under the 
floor or in trunks, the top of which is below the water- 
line, When the board jams the boat has to be hauled out 
to flx it, and these boards seldom do the work intended 
for them as well as the old-fashioned boards. 
On the starboard side of the main saloon is a transom 
8ft. 3m. long, and 2ft. gin. wide. Forward of this tran- 
som is a sideboard for cabin silver, etc. A door opens 
into the galley, which is part of the forecastle, and is 
rather cramped. The ice box, sink and stove are on the 
starboard side, while there is a berth on the port side. 
The interior of this boat might be laid out to better 
advantage. The dimensions are as follows : 
Length — • 
Over all 37ft. 5 in. 
L.W.L .25ft. o in. 
Overhang — 
Forward Sft. 6 in. 
Aft 6ft. 11 in. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 10ft. 3 in. 
L.W.L , 9ft. 3 in. 
Draft- 
Extreme 4ft. 0 in. 
To rabbet 2ft. io l / 2 \n. 
Board down 8ft. o in. 
Freeboard — 
Forward 3ft. 4^in. 
Aft . ... . 2ft. 7 in. 
Least 2ft. 2^in. 
Displacement i4.ooolbs. 
Ballast, outside (lead) dooolbs. 
C.L.R. from fore end of L. W.L 14ft. 4 in. 
C.B. from fore end of L. W. L 13ft. o in. 
C.E. from fore end of L.W.L 13ft. 4 in. 
Sail Area — ■ 
v Mainsail 729 sqj. ft. 
Jib 204 sq. ft. 
Total 933 sq. ft. 
Mast from fore end of LW.L 4ft. 3 in. 
Mast above deck . . 34ft. 9 in. 
Boom 33ft. o in. 
Gaff 21ft. o in. 
SoinnaVer pole 23ft. o - in. 
Bowsprit outboard 5ft. 6in. 
AH communications intended for Forest and Stream should 
always be addressed to the Forest and Stream Publishing Co., and 
pofctp Wf tyjjjyUjmi connected' with the Mper, 
Our Boston Letter. 
Boston, March 24.— The regular spring meeting of the 
Yacht Racing Association of Massachusetts was held at 
Young's last Wednesday, at which the delegates from the 
different clubs selected the dates for their open races 
during the season. The schedule thus selected is die 
largest that has ever been arranged in Massachusetts Bay, 
and shows that there is little likelihood of the popular 
classes' being confined to one place during the racing 
season. The outlook for the season of 1902 is the bright- 
est in the history of yachting in Massachusetts. 
There are certain days during the season which have 
always been selected by clubs, and there was no. exception 
to the rule this year. The opening race of the season 
will, as usual, be given by the South Boston Y. C. This 
will be the 25th time that the South Boston* Y. C. has 
opened the racing season in Massachusetts. June 17, a 
local holiday, has been selected by the Hull-Massachusetts 
Y. C, 4th of July goes to the City of Boston and Labor 
Day to the Lynn Y. C. These are all according to prece- 
dent, and nobody would expect these dates to be assigned 
otherwise. The race days of the other clubs all come at 
about their usual time. During the past few years the 
feature of giving a series of Y. R. A. open races by one 
club has become quite the thing, and this year there will 
be more series races than ever before. Consequently the 
total of races is greater. In all, there have been selected, 
so far, thirty race days, and it is likely that more will 
follow. It will be noticed in the schedule that June 28 
is . selected by the Boston Y. C, and by the Wollaston 
Y. C. This would appear as though there were con- 
nection, butsuch will not be the case. The Boston Y. C. 
set aside this date some time ago, but Vice-Corn. Burgess 
has informed me that his club will gladly give up the 
day and select some other. The Wollaston Y. C. is ' 
handicapped by having flats in the vicinity of its club 
house, and can only hold races on the high tide. 
The following is the list of dates so far selected by 
the clubs of the Association, and the places at which they 
will be sailed: 
May 30, Friday— South Boston, City Point. 
June 17, Tuesday — Hull-Massachusetts, Hull. 
June 28, Saturday — Boston, City Point. 
June 28 Saturday — Wollaston, Quincy Bay. 
July 4, Friday — City of Boston, City Point. 
July 5, Saturday — Mosquito Fleet. South Boston. 
July 12, Saturday — Sauantnm, Quincy Bay. 
July 24, 25 and 26. Thursday, Friday and Saturday— 
Hull-Massachusetts. Hull. 
July 28 and 29, Monday and Tuesday— Boston, Marble- 
head. 
Aug. 4, 5 and 6. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday- 
Manchester. West Manchester. 
Aug. 7, Thursday— East Gloucester, Gloucester,' " t 
Aug. 8 and 9, Friday and Saturday— Annisquara, Ips- 
wich Bay. 
Aug. 11 and 12, Monday and Tuesday— Misery Island, 
Salem Bay. 
Aug. 21, Thursday— Plymouth, Plymouth. 
Aug. 22, Friday— Kingston, Kingston. 
Aug. 23, Saturday— Duxbury, Duxbury. 
Aug. 25 and 26, Monday and Tuesday— Wellfleet, Cape 
Cod Bay. 
Aug. 27. 28 and 29, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday- 
Cape Cod, Provincetown. 
Sept. 1, Labor Day — Lynn, off Nahant. 
Sept. 6, Saturday — Quincy, Quincy. 
At the meeting several amendments were adopted, the 
principal one of which was the adoption of a new per- 
centage table. This table was formed and perfected by 
the Beverly Y. C, and is used by it in determining cham- 
pionships. It is fair in its awards and is mathematically 
correct, and its adoption by the Association is a wise 
move.. It is also likely to be the means of causing a bet- 
ter general attendance at the races than under the old 
system, for with the new percentage table, it will be neces- 
sary for a yacht to get out and race if she wants to 
have a show at the championship. With so many races 
scheduled, it does seem that it will be difficult to get all 
of the boats to attend. But in previous years there have 
been yachts that sailed in more than twenty races. These 
were the ones that were hungriest after the championship 
m their classes, and there is no doubt that there will be 
some who will go the extra ten or more races this year 
Jt . ,' s 1 _ als .° expected that the number of constant attenders 
will be increased. 
There is little doubt now that Henry M. Faxon is 
after the Quincy cup. At the Association meeting last 
week he would not confirm the story that he had given 
Smith an order to build a boat, but he would not deny it 
Frank F. Crane said: "We are going to sail the old 
j ~il ostess - Xt is known, however, that Mr. Faxon 
and A Henry Higgmson, Jr., one of the owners of Look- 
out, which took the cup from Quincy. have had a talk 
about challenge, and that arrangements are practically 
completed. The challenge must be received before April 
1. As to the talk of sailing Hostess, there does not seem 
to be much likelihood of her being raced for the cup 
Mr. Faxrm and Mr. Higginson have been talking about the 
advisability of putting a limit of 000 sq. ft. on total sail 
area. This can be done under the deed of gift. With a 
reduced sail area. Hostess would not cut much of a figure. 
Fully as much, if not more, speed can be obtained by 
giving the boats, less power and less sail than they have 
been carrying, and there is also another possibil-'ty in the 
way of more challenges. It was understood that some 
of the yachtsmen from the lakes were desirous of chal- 
lenging last year, but they did not show up. It appears 
that , a boat of over 10ft. beam cannot be carried on the 
mi this might have be^n what stopp^j them, If the 
