Apbil ir, 1903. J 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
CRUISING YAWL SAIL PLAN ^DESIGNED BY V. D. BACON FOR T. W. HOBRON, COMMODORE HAWAIIAN Y. C, 1903. 
wind and evening found us becalmed off Smith Island. 
There is anchorage off the north shore in about four 
fathoms, protected to some extent from prevailing west- 
erly winds by a bed of kelp nearly a mile in extent. No 
vessel should lie here, however, with any appearance of 
bad weather. The next morning we were under way at 
4 A. M., but with a very light breeze which failed alto- 
gether about 7 o'clock with us not more than three miles 
on our way. We started towing and kept at it steadily 
the whole morning, Chris, Jim and the writer each taking 
one hour shifts and relieving each other. The water was 
just like oil. Not a single catspaw visible in any direc- 
tion. The sun was like a ball of copper through the haze, 
caused by smoke from forest fires. We took the circuit- 
ous course shown by the chart in order to avail ourselves 
of the ebb tide on which we left Smith Island, and later 
the flood tide, on which we wished to be sure and make 
Port Townsend, and not be again carried back up Rosario 
Strait. Everything worked to a charm. We towed 
through the very spot where the tide rips had been so 
fierce less than two weeks before, and passed inside of 
Point Wilson about noon. Inside the bay there was a 
nice land breeze, so we trimmed the sails which had been 
flapping idly all the morning and stood in until off the 
town where anchor was dropped only long enough to get 
the mail and some .fresh provisions. Then anxious to 
get back to Seattle, we were again on our way with a 
nice free wind which held until evening, when we an- 
chored about five miles north of Apple Tree Cove. 
Nearly another whole day of light airs was necessary 
to make the last 25 miles, but it was accomplished at last 
and about 4 P. M. we picked up a mooring at the Seattle 
Yacht Club anchorage and the cruise of the Rambler was 
finished. 
Design for a Cruising Yawl. 
In 1899 Mr. T. W. Hobron, commodore of the Ha- 
waiian Y. C, had a 25ft. waterline cruising knockabout 
built in San Francisco from designs made by Mr. 
Vaughan D. Bacon, of Barnstable, Mass. The boat, 
which was named Gladys, was shipped out to Honolulu 
on the deck of a steamer. For the last four years 
Mr. Hobron has used Gladys constantly for racing and 
offshore cruising in the Pacific. She proved to be such 
a very satisfactory craft that when the time came when 
he wanted a larger boat he commissioned Mr. Bacon 
to get up the plans. 
We publish in this issue the plans of Mr. Hebron's 
new boat. She is loft. longer on the waterline than 
Gladys, and is to be rigged as a yawl. The new boat 
will be built in San Francisco and will make the long 
trip out to Honolulu on her own bottom. 
The dimensions of the boat are as follows: 
Length — 
Over all ?oft. 
^ L. W. L 3Sft. 
Overhang — 
Forward 6ft. 
Aft 9ft. 
Freeboard to planksheer — 
Bow 3ft. iiin. 
Least 2ft, 6in. 
Stern 3ft. 3in. 
Breadth- 
Extreme 12ft. Sin. 
L. W. L. 12ft. 
Draft- 
Extreme 7ft. 
Displacement ............................. 10 tons 
Ballast .................................... 7.5 tons 
Sail area — 
Jib 200 sq. ft. 
Staysail 165 sq. ft. 
Mainsail 845 sq. ft. 
Mizzen 300 sq. ft. 
Total i,Sio sq. ft. 
The displacement is generous, and the construction 
ample for a boat of 40 to 46ft. waterline, as she is 
intended for offshore cruising. The deadwood is ar- 
ranged so that an auxiliary can be installed at any time, 
the engine being placed under half deck between cabin 
and cockpit. The companionway is on the starboard 
side of the center and leads into a steerage containing 
chart table (which can be used for extra berth, if de- 
sired), drawers, chart and book shelves, and locker for 
oilskins. Opposite, on the port side, is the owner's 
stateroom, with bureau, clothes locker, set wash bowl, 
drawers under berth, etc. The main cabin has two 
regular berths with transoms to extend, makino two 
extra berths, with lockers and drawers under berths, 
floor space between_ transoms, 4ft. sideboard and small 
lockers and extension table. Forward of the main 
cabin is the toilet room to starboard, with patent closet, 
set wash bowl and linen and clothes lockers. The 
headroom, in cabin under carlins, is 6ft. 2in. The 
galley is large and roomy, with dresser, sink, ice chests, 
food and dish lockers. Forecastle has patent closet 
for crew, lockers and two pipe berths. The water 
tanks, under the cockpit at each side, have a capacity 
of 200 gallons, and are piped to stateroom, galley and 
toilet. The sail plan is small and snug, and includes 
topsail, balloon jib topsail, storm topsail and square 
sail for running in heavy weather. 
Yale Corinthian Y. Cs. New House 
It is hoped that the new Yale Corinthian Y. C. house 
at Morris Cove, will be ready by the middle of this 
rnonth. The_ house is 31ft. wide, 40ft. long, with a 
piazza 12ft. wide running across the entire front. From 
this piazza two large double glass doors lead into the 
main room of the building, which is 30 by 20ft., with a 
great fireplace at the rear end. The woodwork of this 
room, when finished, will be stained a dark color and 
the hangings will be red. To the left and rear of the 
main room, looking from the front, will be a large 
kitchen, while to the right and rear will be the locker 
room, completely fitted up. On the second floor three 
large rooms are being fitted up for the servants of the 
club. C. F. Greishaber.. of Norcross Brothers, who is 
superintending the work on the Bicentennial buildings, 
is the architect of the new house. The officers of the 
present year are as follows: Com., D. R. McKee, '03; 
Vice-Corn., W. A. Clark, '03S.; Rear Com., David 
Boies, '04; Treas., R. H. Thomas, '05; Sec, W. L. 
Mitchell, '04. 
The Yale Corinthian Y. C. from a very smj.ll be- 
ginning in 1881, has grown to a membership of nearly 
400, with a large field of boats. In 1881 the club was 
known as "The Yale Y. C," and its membership was 
about thirty. The officers were: Com., John J. Phelps, 
'83; Vice-Corn., William H. Parsons, Jr., '82; Sec. and 
Treasurer, John B. Woodward, '83. The fleet con- 
sisted of nine yachts, varying from a 21ft. catboat. La 
Cigale, owned by J. E. Wayland, '83, to a 45ft. schooner 
Edith, owned by H. L. Whittlesey, '84. This unpre- 
tentious fleet had its anchorage at Morris Cove, where 
the clubhouse was situated. From this humble begin- 
ning the club grew very rapidly, tripling its member- 
ship the following year, and enlarging its fleet In 
1885 the interest in yachting began to decline and short- 
ly after that the club went out of existence. It was 
not until 1892 that sufficient interest was shown 
in yachting to warrant reorganizing the club. The 
following year the yacht club was reorganized under 
the name of the Yale Corinthian Y. C. The officers 
at this time were: Com., Guy B. Miller, '94; Vice-Corn., 
Henry B. Harris, '95; Rear Com., William A. Delano, 
■95; Sec. and Treas., Harold W. Buck, '94S; The mem- 
bers numbered about 200. The fleet also was greatly 
increased, amounting to about thirty yachts. The club- 
house and anchorage as before were situated at Mor- 
ris Cove. 
From this time on the club advanced rapidly. In 
the summer of 1894 a regatta was sailed with Harvard, 
on June 27, the day before the Yale-Harvard boat race 
at New London. There were five classes entered, rang- 
ing from sloops and cutters of 30 to 40ft. waterline, to 
catboats of below 20ft. waterline. Schooners were 
entered in the race, rating 84 per cent, of their water- 
line. The challenge cup offered for this regatta was 
won by Yale with a total of 21 points to Harvard's 16. 
In 1895 the club had a regatta open to all yacht clubs 
having stations on Long Island Sound. The yachts 
entered in this regatta were restricted to a racing length 
of 60ft. In the spring of 1897 the club decided to build 
a new isft. racing class of half-raters. These boats 
were designed and built by W. H. Hand, of New Bed- 
ford. Their dimensions were 15ft. on the waterline, 
2ift. 9in. over all, 6ft. 3in. beam and 3ft. 6in. draft, with 
the centerboard down. There was a sail area of 350 
sq. ft. in their jib and mainsail rig. 
Although the one-design class of 1897 proved a failure 
in point of design, the idea of a one-design class vyas 
followed out in 1901 in the Swampscott dories. These 
boats were built by Gerry E. Emmons, of Swampscott, 
Mass. Their dimensions are: Length of the waterline, 
17ft.; over all, 21ft.; beam, 5ft.; draft, 6in., with cen- 
terboard down 3ft. The rig is a leg of mutton main- 
sail and a small jib, with a total sail area of 190 sq. ft. 
The fleet of dories now numbers 28, and for this class 
two races are given every week for cuds offered by the 
club and by graduates. The scoring for a series is one 
point for finishing and one point for every boat astern. 
Besides the one-design class now in the Yale Corin- 
