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lated. Forward on the main deck is the dining saloon, 
25ft, square. It is furnished in teak. This connects with 
the pantry and owner's galley. Aft of the galley is the 
engine and boiler space, and the bathing rooms and the 
laundry, the latter being fitted with modern washing and 
drying appliances. Next aft is the library, handsomely 
finished in walnut. Aft of the library and separating it 
from the large deck saloon, is a lobby, with stairs that 
lead to the quarters on the deck below. 
The guests' apartments are on the lower deck aft. Com- 
ing down the stairs one reaches a passage,, from which 
are reached four large staterooms and two_ bathrooms. 
Aft of these rooms is a sitting room running" the full 
width of the vessel, and aft of this room are three more 
staterooms and a bathroom. 
The owner's quarters are on this deck, forward of the 
engine space. They consist of a large double stateroom 
with a connecting bathroom and a private study or office. 
Forward are three more staterooms and a bathroom. 
The officers' quarters are aft, while the crew's quarters 
are forward, there being two forecastles, one for the 
engine room gang and one for the deck crew. 
The engines are of two four-cylinder triple-expansion 
type, located amidships, with cylinders i8in., 25m. and 
(2) 33in. by 34m. stroke, built by Wm. Moore & Sons, and 
having 2,500 horse-power and 200 revolutions. In the 
forward hold is a storage battery and two dynamos. She 
has two Scotch boilers built by the Cleveland Shipbuilding 
Company, having 20olbs. working pressure. One hundred 
and fifty tons of coal can be carried in the bunkers. Aztec 
will have a speed of fourteen knots under natural and six- 
teen knots under forced draught. She is fitted with a 
telephone system, an electric light plant, an evaporator and 
distiller and a refrigerating plant. Water tanks have a 
capacity of 27 tons. 
On the davits are carried seven' boats — one naphtha 
launch, one steam launch, two gigs, two cutters and one 
dinghy. 
Aztec carries a crew of forty-seven men. 
She will be finished in the latter part of June or early 
in July. 
Alvina. 
The steel twin screw steam yacht Alvina was designed 
by Mr. A. S. Cheseborough for Mr. Charles Fletcher, and 
was built by the Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., of Wilming- 
ton, Del., in 1900. Alvina was recently purchased by Mr. 
Clement A. Griscom, through the agency of Messrs. 
Gardner & Cox. 
Alvina is 215ft. over all, 178ft. waterline, 26.8ft. beam, 
1 1. 6ft. draft, 17ft. deep and is rated 100 Ai at Lloyds. 
This yacht has seven water-tight bulkheads. She has two 
laid decks. Above the main deck forward is a forecastle 
deck, under which have been placed the windlass, crew's 
mess, firemen's and oilers' quarters; also a large galley 
for officers and crew. 
She has along continuous deck house, having in the for- 
ward end a dining room, aft of which is a hallway on the 
starboard side, connecting with a covered passageway lead- 
ing aft. The owner's pantry and galley are on the port side 
of the deck house; boiler inclosure, a large laundry and 
engine room casing, then a library, a deck stateroom and a 
hallway complete the accommodations in the deck house. 
Above the deck house are a chart house and a captain's 
room. 
The yacht will be steered from a flying bridge above 
this house. The accommodations below are very roomy. 
Beginning forward are the' seamen's quarters, then officers' 
quarters and next aft three large staterooms, and a bath- 
room for owner, coal bunkers and machinery follow. Aft 
of machinery are five staterooms, three of which are un- 
usually large, also two bathrooms and a large cabin. The 
finish of the yacht will be most elaborate, and she has been 
built in the most thorough manner, with the greatest care. 
She is fitted with two large water ballast tanks, one for- 
ward and the other aft of the machinery space. 
Regarding the machinery, the vessel will be propelled by 
two sets of triple expansion engines, together developing 
1,300 horse-power natural draft. Steam will be supplied 
by two Scotch boilers, and there will also be a donkey 
boiler. The usual auxiliary machinery, consisting of air 
and feed pumps, two electric light plants, evaporator, dis- 
tiller and ice-making machinery will be installed, and each 
the best of its kind. The coal bunker capacity is 170 
tons. 
Anemone* 
The British-built auxiliary ketch Anemone that was re- 
cently purchased through Messrs. Gardner & Cox by Mr. 
J: Murray Mitchell, will be seen in these waters during 
the coming summer. She is an interesting vessel in 
many ways, and has the reputation of being a very fine 
cruiser. 
Anemone is 102.2ft. between perpendiculars, 91ft. water- 
line, 19.5ft. breadth, 11. 6ft. draft and 12.5ft. deep. She 
was designed by Mr. A. H. Brown and built by Messrs. 
Camper & Nicholson at Gosport, England, in 1899. She 
is a centerboard vessel built of wood, and is classed at 
Lloyds 18 Ai. She has 15 tons of lead ballast on the 
keel, and 10 tons inside. The boat is very roomy below 
decks. Forward of the engine and boiler space is the 
owner's cabin, which extends the full width of the boat, 
and contains sofa, two wash rooms, wash basin, toilet 
table, etc., and bed with drawers under. On the port 
side forward is a door opening into the bathroom. Just 
to starboard of this door is entered the passage which 
leads to the main saloon. On the starboard side of the 
passage is a stateroom. Aft of the saloon on the starboard 
side is a stateroom, and on the port side a bed cabin ; for- 
ward is a stateroom to starboard and the pantry to port. 
There is 6ft. ioin. headroom under beams in the cabins. 
In the forecastle there is ample accommodations for the 
crew. Her motive power consists of a quadruple expan- 
sion surface condensing engine with cylinders, 6in., 8in., 
ioy 2 m. and 14m. by S^in. stroke, built by Simpson, Strick- 
land & Co. ; is placed aft, and has 70 indicated horse- 
power, one vertical tubular boiler (Kingdon's patent), 
built in 1899 by Simpson, Strickland & Co., having I75lbs. 
working pressure, tested up to 35olbs. Has donkey en- 
gine. Bunkers hold ten tons. She consumes 18 cwt. per 
24 hours. Her' average speed is about 6V2 knots. Sails 
made by Ratsey & Lapthorn in 1899. Water tanks hold 
eight tons, Carries a cutter, gig and dinghy. 
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SIL PLAN OF SAILING DINGHY DESIGNED BY WILLIAM J. STARR. 
Design for a Sailing Dinghy. 
One of the most necessary and essential accessories to a 
cruising yacht, either large or small, is a good dinghy. 
In boats of small and moderate size, where it is impossible 
to carry the tender on the davits, it is not only important 
that the boat should tow easily in smooth water, but 
also that she should behave herself when there is a bad 
sea running. Then again, as the boat is to be used for all 
purposes, she must be steady, have good carrying capacity 
and be easily rowed, both when light and loaded. . 
There are really few good tenders in use — in fact, it is 
the exception when one sees one, and for that reason we 
are very glad of the opportunity of being able to publish 
the plans of a really very satisfactory dinghy. The boat 
was designed by Mr. William J. Starr, of Eau Claire, 
Wis., to be used as a tender to his fine cruising yawl 
Rosamond (the plans of which boat appeared in -Forest 
and Stream in the issues of April 14 and 21, 1900). The 
boat has proven herself a thorough little ship in every 
particular. 
The following is quoted from one of Mr. Starr's let- 
ters, and gives a very fair idea of the boat's many good 
points : 
"She is rather different from most yacht tenders in 
having full round 'sailing lines' and fair diagonals. I 
have found her the best boat of her inches I ever handled. 
"She tews beautifully, no matter how heavy the sea, 
never shipping water or running on a tangent down the 
side of a quartering wave. She rows easily and is an 
excellent little sea boat, being high, full and round. She 
is a famous weight carrier, nine adults having landed in 
her. She sails well, balancing and handling like a larger 
craft, the long 'dagger board' holding her up to wind- 
ward and being easily lifted out of the boat when under 
oars or on the davits. She carries that lofty sail in quite 
a blow with two men aboard, and could carry 100 sq. ft. 
The boat has been several times duplicated by her ad- 
mirers, ope hjvipg added about sifli at the bow ; which, 
of course, makes her dryer when rowed into a head sea, 
but creates more windage and hurts her for stowing on 
deck of the yacht. 
"For another man I made a drawing, using the same 
sections, but lengthened the boat to about 15ft., keeping 
the same beam of 4ft, adding 2in. depth forward and iin. 
along sides, putting in a wider centerboard (of same lift- 
out type, however), air tanks and a much larger sail. My 
friend who had this boat built uses her on the Madison 
lakes, mostly for sailing, and tells me she is called 'the 
ship' there, and thinks her the safest and handiest boat 
afloat, and says she is 'fast.' I also made another on the 
same general lines for myself, but longer, being 13ft. 7m. 
over all and a trifle deeper — a regular little lifeboat. This 
latter I also carry on Rosamond's davits — the 12ft. dinghy 
to starboard and the 'lifeboat' to port. 
"These later copies and adaptations are all carvel built, 
but the original dinghy is of diagonal construction. Two 
thicknesses of 3-i6in. mahogany were used, with canvas 
laid in thick varnish between, and the two skins riveted 
through with small copper rivets over burrs. No frames 
(ribs) were used, only a few hackmatack natural crook 
'floors,' with hackmatack knews at bow, transom and 
thwarts, also hackmatack stem piece. Keel is of white 
oak. This is an expensive construction, but is light in 
weight, very strong, always tight and looks well." 
Her dimensions are as follows : 
Length — Over all 12ft. o in. 
Breadth — Extreme 4ft. o in. 
Depth- 
Bow 2ft. ij^in. 
Amidships ift. 8^in. 
Stern ift. 10 in. 
Area of sail.. 90.09 sq. ft. 
The steam yacht Corsair, owned by ex-Com. J. Pierpont 
Morgan, that sailed from New York on April 14, arrived 
at Gibraltar on Saturday, April 26, 
