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FOREST - ANDT STREAM. 
[Makch 28, 1903. 
AUXILIARY SCHOONER IDLER SAIL PLAN DESIGNED BY TAMS, LEMOINE & CRANE, 1901. 
fresh all day, but despite the threatening aspect of the 
westerly sky, we left for Whitby at six o'clock in the 
evening. Whitby was fourteen miles west, and we cov- 
ered the distance in two hours. At Whitby we almost 
inscribed "Finis" on Tainui's log book. 
When the sun went down the night darkened rapidly. 
At eight o'clock when we squared away to enter the 
harbor it was as dark as pitch. We had the light ahead 
however and so drove in in front of the wind and sea. 
Soon the light hovered over us. Opposite the lighthouse 
we took in our foresail. We, passed the beacon and ran 
down the west side of the lighthouse pier at a merry 
clip. The roar of breakers ahead and the outline of a 
breakwater at right angles to our course warned the 
Skipper that something was wrong. Just as Commeford 
jammed down the helm the centerboard struck in the 
sand and in a flash all dawned upon him. The rest of us 
were as innocent as babes. We had never been in Whitby 
Harbor before. Whitby light is the only lighthouse on 
the Canadian shore which is situated on the west pier. 
In the excitement, during the storm, that vital fact had 
slipped the Skipper's memory, and as usual, he had tried 
to make the harbor leaving the light to starboard. 
But to get back to the ship. We were on a lee shore 
with a heavy sea and it looked as if Tainui was doomed 
to destruction. Commeford's first impulse was to drive 
her on with a full sheet, but in an instant his nerve came 
back and he decided not to give up the ship without a 
struggle. We closed down our main sheet and beat out 
for the open. Tainui rolled in the backwash and broken 
water and time after time seemed to be right on shore 
for good. Then we started to gain. Inch by inch we 
pinched off and finally we struggled back to the pier end 
and made the harbor. It was a thankful crew which 
turned in that night on the little schooner. 
We got but little sleep. The westerly storm broke and 
kicked up such a nasty chop in the harbor that we had 
to climb out, tow her off a lee pier and anchor her out. 
The storm continued all day Monday— Aug. 11 — and 
we hugged the harbor. At four o'clock it showed signs 
of dropping and, close reefed, we tackled the game again. 
With the wind ahead, we threshed her upshore until we 
were off Frenchman's Bay, where our troubles com- 
menced afresh. At dusk while pounding into the seas 
the main peak halyard block carried away. We lowered 
the mainsail but could not make any progress to weather 
under the canvas forward. 
We tried to hoist away the reefed mainsail, using the 
throat halyard tackle for the peak, but in the excitement 
and heavy roll the halyard was lost overboard. We 
dowsed all canvas, while the Skipper took a new rope, 
shinned the mast and after considerable difficulty rove 
it through the jumper stay eye. This was made fast to 
the main gaff and the sail was hoisted. Being reefed, 
the sail set in fair style and we bucked into Frenchman's 
Bay. We remained in the Bay all night, and in the 
jDorning aft^r tinkering up gur running gear set sail for 
Toronto. The wind was baffling, but at one o'clock that 
afternoon the little schooner was bobbing up and down 
at her home mooring again. 
Idler — Auxiliary Schooner. 
The auxiliary schooner Idler was designed by 
Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane for Mr. Henry T. 
Sloane, and built by the George Lawley & Son Corp., 
South Boston, in 1901. 
She is a fine vessel of composite construction, and 
has proven to be an admirable cruising yacht. Her 
owner has used her steadily for the past two summers 
and she has given satisfaction in every particular. 
From Idler's outward appearance it would never be 
known that she has auxiliary power, and the designers 
were careful to turn out a boat that would handle well 
and be moderately fast when under sail alone. 
Her dimensions follow: 
Length — 
Over all 117ft.. 
L. W. L 8sft. 
Overhang — 
Forward 14ft. 2in. 
Aft 17ft. loin. 
Breadth- 
Extreme . 22ft. 6in. 
L. W. L 2ift. 4in. 
Draft- 
Extreme 13ft. 6in. 
Freeboard — to top of rail — 
Forward 9ft. Sin. 
Least 6ft. 
Aft 7ft. 
Below the main saloon really divides the accommo- 
dations of the yacht into two parts. The part forward 
of the saloon being given over to the machinery, gal- 
ley, pantry, officers' and crew's quarters, while aft of 
the main cabin are the cabins for the owner and his 
guests. A transverse bulkhead separate the two parts, 
and in consequence the after part of the vessel is free 
from all noise and odor. 
The companionway leads to the chart room, which 
is 5ft. gin. long and fitted with a lounge, table and 
drawers for charts and lockers for instruments, etc. 
A passage leads forward from the chart room to the 
main cabin. On the port side of the passage is a bath 
room 6ft. 6in. long and fitted with a tub, washstand and 
patent closet. On the starboard side of the passage is 
the linen locker and a door to the owner's stateroom, 
which is 8ft. 6in. long. In front, on the wide berth, is 
a transom, which can also be made into a berth. At 
the foot of the berth is a hanging closet. There is 
also a bureau and a set basin in this room. 
A passage runs aft from the chart room to the after 
cabin. On the port side is a small stateroom 6ft. long, 
while on the starboard side is a large stateroom 8ft. 
6in. long. Both these rooms have wide berths, tran- 
soms, bureaus, wardrobes and washstands. The large 
stateroom aft or ladies' cabin, runs the full width of 
the boat and is 8ft. 3in. long. There is a wide berth 
on each side with a transom in front. On the port 
side aft is a wardrobe, and corresponding on the star- 
board side is a chiffonier and locker. A bureau is 
placed against the forward bulkhead. In the after bulk- 
head there is a door which leads to a toilet room, where 
there is a set wash basin and patent closet. 
The main saloon, which is amidships, extends the 
full width of the yacht, and is 12ft. 6in. long. A wide 
sofa runs along either side, and behind there are book 
cases and lockers for china and silver. Two tables, 
a buffet and fireplace, complete the furniture in the 
saloon. All the cabins and bathrooms as well as the 
main saloon have port holes which give light and ven- 
tilation in addition to that afforded by the skylights 
overhead. 
Just forward of the main cabin is the machinery 
space, 12ft. long and 7ft. wide. The machinery weighs 
eight tons, which is about five per cent, of the yacht's 
displacement. There is . a 2-cylinder engine 6l4m. and 
i3in.-ioin. and an Almy water tube boiler. Her speed 
under power alone is about eight knots. Idler is 
lighted throughout by electricity. On the starboard 
side of the machinery space is a stateroom for the en- 
gineer and his assistant. Just forward of this state- 
room is a coal bunker. On the port side of the machin- 
ery space is a passageway. At the after end of this 
is the pantry 6ft. sin. long. Next forward is a toilet 
room. Then comes another coal bunker. The passage 
opens at the forward end into the officers' mess room, 
on the port side of which is a stateroom for the stew- 
ard and his assistant. On the starboard side of the 
mess room are the sailing master's cabin and the offi- 
cers' toilet room. 
The galley, which is 7ft. 6in. long, is forward of the 
mess room, and on the starboard side of the galley is 
a stateroom for the cook and the mate. A transverse 
bulkhead separates the galley from the forecastle, 
where there is accommodation for eight men. 
The rail waterways, skylights and companionways 
are of teak. 
Four boats are carried on davits: a launch, a dinghy, 
a gig and a cutter. 
The Atlantic Y. C. has withdrawn from the Y. R. A. 
of Gravesend Bay. There has been no disagreement, 
but the members of the Atlantic Y. C. felt they were 
losing their identity by belonging to the association, 
and that it would be better to withdraw. . The Brooklyn 
Y. C, the Marine and Field C, and the New York 
C. C. now constitute tthe Y. R. A. of G. B., and their 
racing dates will be arranged so a§ not \o gonflic^ \vitl^ 
those of the Atlantic Y. C, " 
