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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[April 22, 1905. 
selves in such extravagant playthings. 
We do not wish to be misunderstood in regard to our 
comparisons between the catboat and the raceabout, for 
we believe that this type of craft has done much for 
yachting on the whole, as the boats generally are handy 
and serviceable, craft. It is a question, however, whether 
thes5 boats with their greatly increased cost afford the 
-owners avy more comfort or amusement or speed than 
the catboat that cost less than half as much. 
If properly designed, catboats-can be made to balance 
perfectly, so that they can be steered without discomfort. 
Even with their big sail plans they can be handled with 
reasonable ease, as their rigging is very simple and there 
are no back stays or jib sheets to look after. The catboat 
is thoroughly seaworthy if constructed by an experienced 
builder and handled by an efficient sailor, and she is nO 
more easily capsized than any other modern centerboard 
boat. The men who really know these craft will usually 
concede that they are as fast, able, safe and comfortable 
as any boat of their inches afloat. - 
To one who can afford to build a raceabout and enjoy 
racing it, we say by all means continue. This advice 
is not intended for those fortunate gentlemen, but for 
the men of modest incomes who would like to get into 
the game and cannot afford to do so. For them the cat- 
boat solves the problem. If they are recruits they won't 
allow old prejudices to prevent them from building, and 
if they are old hands -they need not be urged. They will 
not be alone, for the catboat is bound to return again. 
Another year or two will bring out many new and im- 
proved boats of this type, and if the right men build, it is 
certain that the racing will be as keen as it ever was 
even in the catboat's palmiest days. , 
Some enthusiastic boat sailors on Boston and Narra- 
gansett Bays have kept up interest in the catboat during 
the years it has been under the ban, and now some own- 
ers of catboats who make their headquarters at Quincy, 
Mass., have formed an organization, the object of which 
is to encourage the racing and. building of catboats. This 
association is known as the Cape Catboat Associa- 
tion. These men deserve credit for having taken the 
initiative, and they should receive the strongest indorse- 
ment and support for their efforts to revive interest in 
the catboat. 
"We are confident that the association will be given the 
support it merits, and we should like to see a similar asso- 
ciation at every yachting center along the coast. Another 
season will find such an association organized at the 
west end of Long Island Sound, for the project is already 
under discussion. , 
join the Association, providing that she conforms to the spirit of 
these restrictions in the judgment of the measurer and the execvi- 
tive committee. 
OFFICERS. 
President — Ira M. Whittemore, of Dorchester. 
Vice-President — George W. Lane, of Boston. 
Secretary and Treasurer — Dr. F. C. Dawes, of Neponset. 
Measurer — Ralph E. Winslow, of Quincy. 
Executive Committee — Frank Coleman, Frank F. Crane, Chas. 
O. Whitney, Geo. Sawyer. 
Cape Catboat Association. 
Constitution and By-Laws. 
NAME. 
The name of this Association shall be the Cape Catboat Associa- 
tion. 
OBJECT. 
The obiect of the Association is to create among the clubs of 
Massachusetts Bay a class of cabin boats that can race together 
under such by-laws and restrictions as will keep boats of this type 
tooether and make interesting and instructive racing. Any cabin 
catboat that conforms to the rules and restrictions, and is ac- 
cepted by the measurer and voted in by the executive committee, 
may belong to this Association. 
DEFINITION. 
A Cape catboat belonging to this Association is intended to be 
a seaworthy type of cruising cabin boat, heavily constructed bav- 
fnl good cabhi and moderate sail plan, and also does no in- 
clude boats having square sides, snub nosed bows, fin-keels bilge 
boards, hollow keels or double centerboards or rudders, and con- 
forming to the following limitations. 
LENGTH. 
Over all length of boats shall not be less than 20ft., nor more 
than soft. 
RACING LENGTH. 
The racing length be L.W.L plus one-third of all overhangs 
unless the overhangs are more than 20 per cent, of the L.W L. in 
that case the racing length is to be the length of the L W.L 
plus two-thirds of the extreme overhang, no overhangs to be 
more than 25 per cent, of L.W.L. 
SAILS. 
Working sails only shall be used. (Jib and mainsail.) 
BALLAST. 
All ballast be below ..cabin and cockpit floors and transoms. 
CREW. 
One man to every 4ft. of waterline measurement. 
HEADROOM,. 
The minimum head room in cabin shall be 3ft. 6in. f°r every 
boat 16ft. on waterline, and that addition of not less than IVain. be 
made for every foot of additional waterline. 
POSITION OF MAST. 
The forward side of the mast shall not be more than 1ft. aft of 
waterline. 
RESTRICTIONS ON NEW BOATS. 
Scantlings as heavy as the average of the boats now belonging 
to thfs Association. Keel to be of oak. Frames to be of oak. 
Clamps and bilge stringers of hard yellow pme or oak Planking 
to be of pine, cedar, cypress or spruce. Deck beams of oak. Side 
of cabin trunk to be of oak, pine or cypress. 
MEMBERSHIP. 
Any boat applying for membership in this Association shall be in- 
spected by the measurer of this Association, and reported on to 
the membership com.mittee. 
RULES. . 
The Yacht Racing Association rules to govern racing, except 
a.s herein stated, and local club rules to govern racing, except in 
the open races. 
ALLOWANCES. 
All allowances to be figured by the Herreshoff table. 
FIXTURES, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT. 
There shall be a substantial partition at the after end of the 
cabin, two lockers, two transoms, cushions for transoms, re- 
ceptacle for two gallons" of wafer, one anchor and suitable cable, 
one life-preserver, compass, boat-hook and bucket. 
EXISTING BOATS. 
Any catboat buHt prior to tjie adoptioi; of these restriction? may 
British Letter. 
The Fitting Out Season. — The fitting out season is 
now in full swing, and reports received from the various 
yachting centers give promise of a very successful year 
as far as the smaller classes are concerned. Nor will 
the bigger boats show any falling off as compared with- 
last year, but there will be one or two notable absentees, 
though their places will probably be filled by others. 
Bona is not fitting out and her absence will be a cause 
for general regret, for although she could never be 
called a cruiser racer, as she was a real thoroughbred, 
she was always well handled and well kept up and a 
welcome addition to any fleet. Bona was one of the late 
Mr. G. L. Watson's best efforts. She was moreover 
beautifully built and so kept her shape and speed. In- 
deed there is no reason to doubt that she was as fast last 
season as the first year she came out. No doubt Mr. 
Donaldson will have her out again next year unless he 
disposes of her. Mr. Hardcastle has decided not to fit 
out Merrymaid and there is no rumor of Mr. Quentin's 
schooner Cicely being under racing colors. Both these 
boats are bona fide fast cruisers and can ill be spared. 
This is Cicely's second year of idleness and it seems a 
pity that such a fine vessel should be laid up for two 
seasons running. As regards the Nicholson cutter Merry- 
maid, she was only built last year, and although she is 
a fine, handsome looking vessel, she did not appear to 
do nearly as well as might have been expected. She is 
the type of boat to be encouraged in the handicap class, 
fast, dry, of moderate dimensions, and a first rate sea 
boat. Mr. Kennedy's yawl. White Heather, has got what 
she wanted — a good skipper — in the person of Charles 
Bevis, who did so well last year in the 52-footer May- 
mon. Bevis had charge of Sybarita in her first two sea- 
sons and right well he did with her. Had he been in 
charge of her when she met Kariad in the Mediterran- 
ean the following year and got beaten nearly every time 
they started, the result would have been very different. 
White Heather is sure to prove a very much improved 
boat with Bevis at the helm, and now that Bona is not 
to appear she should be the most dangerous boat in the 
fleet. White Heather was a little tender when she first 
came out, but that fault was soon rectified by the addi- 
tion of lead to her keel. She gave evidence of speed on 
several occasions, yet there is no doubt that she suffered 
from inferior handling. This year the utmost will be 
got out of . her and she will be a thorn in the side of the 
biggest boats in the class. The Payne designed Betty, 
once a cutter and now altered to yawl rig , and the 
schooner Sunshine will fill the gaps caused by the with- 
drawal of Bona and Merrymaid, so that the class will 
not suffer in numbers though it will in quality. For the 
rest Brynhild, Valdora, Creole, Rosamond, Nebula, Ni- 
candra, Fiona, etc., will all be under fighting flags. 
TuTTY Sold. — The ex 65-footer Tutty has been bought 
by Dr. Inglis and will appear in the principal handicap 
class on the Clyde with Zinita and Carina. This class 
was threatened with extinction, for Messrs. Connell had 
almost made up their minds not to fit out Zinita and had 
some idea of joining the 52ft. class. However, it is fortu- 
nate that Tutty has come to the rescue and saved the 
Clyde handicap class from ruin. Tutty is a good boat 
still, so is Carina, and the three ought to provide good 
sport. The S2ft. class is flourishing, and among the 
smaller fry the numbers are greater than ever, especially 
in the restricted and one design classes. From Dublin, 
Belfast, the Clyde, the Thames and every other center 
of small class racing the reports are in favor of a busy 
season. Some of the clubs on the Upper Thames have 
already begun their programmes and by Easter most of 
the estuary clubs will be following suit. 
The Rivier.\ Regattas.- — The Riviera regattas do not 
seem to be up to the usual standard this year. Neither 
Navahoe nor Susanne went out there as was expected, 
so the biggest class consists of the two British ex-52- 
footers Magdalen and Caprice. What a change from 
the glories of ten years ago when Britannia, Satanita, 
Ailsa and other first class English craft were the back- 
bone of the racing. Now we have so many fixtures 
crammed in at home that the French races seem to have 
been dropped for good, and the German regattas have 
proved the last straw. 
Racing in the 52FT. Class. — It does not seem to be 
decided yet as tO' whether the ex-52ft. class will race 
from Cowes to the Clyde on June 22, but the success 
of the big race is already assured as several entries have 
been received, including White Heather, Brynhild, Val- 
dora and the schooners Adela and Evelyn. 
E. H. Kelly. 
Bayside Y. C. Appointments. — Commodore G. Waldo 
Smith. Bayside Y. C, has made the following appoint- 
ments-: .'Fleet Capt., John H. Taylor; Fleet Surg., Dr. 
Charles B. Story; Legal Adviser, Elmer G. Story; Re- 
gatta Committee, C. L. Willard, Robert B. Currie and 
Joseph E. Hill; House Committee, Elmer G. Story, Will- 
iam Clark Roe and Archibald Nesbett; Entertainment 
Comrriittee, Willam H. Johns, Leo Bugg and Harvey G. 
Rockwell, and Library Committee, James H. Lee, Her- 
bert Wtgan and Charles H. Roberts. 
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Changes in Ownership. — The following yachts have 
recently been sold by Mr. Frank Bowne Jones: The 
steam, yacht Endion, for Mr. Le Roy Fales, to Mr. 
George T. Bishop of Cleveland; the auxiliary yawl 
Friendship III., for Mr. H. L. Friend, to Mr. Arthur 
J. Rosenthal, of New York; the sloop yacht Sigma II., 
for Mr. L. L. Lorillard, Jr., to Mr. W. Hamilton Busk, 
and the raceabout Maryola, for Mr. Charles W. Allen, 
to Mr. Edwin H. Sayre, of Glen Cove. ' 
Boston Letter. 
First 22-footer Out.— -Medric II. is the first of the 
new fleet of Y. R. A. 22- footers tO; take the water, having 
arrived at Marblehead on Sunday, April 9. Medric II. 
is owned by Mr. H. H. White, whoi also: was the owner 
of last season's Medric. The new boat was designed by 
Messrs, Small Bros., and was built by Messrs. Hodgdon 
Bros., at East Boothbay, Me. Since her arrival at 
Marblehead she has been tried ^out several times with 
her owner and Mr. John F. Small taking turns at the 
tiller, and has proven satisfactory. She does not look 
unlike ClothO', the champion of the class last year, but 
she is said to steer very much easier than Clotho, her 
balance being well-nigh perfect. Medric II. will not be 
raced until the opening regatta of the season at South 
Boston on May 30, and before that race she will be given 
a thorough tuning up. The other four new boats that 
have been building for the class during the winter are 
all nearly ready for the water. Mr. W. H. Joyce's boat, 
designed by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield and also built by 
Messrs. Hodgdon Bros., will probably arrive at Marble- 
head soon. Mr. W. H. Bowden's new 22-footer from 
the board of Messrs. Small Bros., and building by 
Graves, of Marblehead, is nearly ready for the water. 
The new one for Mr. A. C. Jones, building by Hanley,- 
of Quincy, is also about ready for launching. Mr. 
Charles D. Lanning's 22-footer, building at Lawley's east 
shop, from designs of Mr. Fred D. Lawley, is growing 
to the fishing stages rapidly. 
Launching of Elmina II. — Mr. F. F. Brewster's new 
steel 90- foot schooner Elmina II., designed by Messrs. 
A. Carey Smith & Ferris, will be launched at Lawley's 
west shop on Tuesday morning, April 18, between the 
hours of 9 to 10. Workmen are engaged on the joiner 
work below decks, and some of this will have to be 
finished after the boat has taken the water. She should 
be ready for her owner, however, early in the season. 
Her sails will be by Messrs. Wilson & Silsby. 
Frames Bent for Invader.— About half of the frames 
of the new 9S-foot schooner Invader, designed by Messrs. 
A. S. ' Chesebrough and Fred D. Lawley, for Vice-Com- 
modore Roy A. Rainey, of the Larchmont Yacht Club, 
have been turned out at the Lawley shops, and these will 
be set up as soon as Mr. F. F. Brewster's Elmina II. has 
been launched from the west shop. 
Auxiliary Schooner for Mr. S. F. Houston. — There 
is to be built by Messrs. Oxner & Story, of Essex, 
Mass., an auxiliary schooner for Mr. S. F. Houston, of ■ 
Philadelphia, for cruising along the New England and 
Nova Scotia coasts. This boat was designed by Mr. B. 
B. Crowninshield. She has considerable body and the 
construction will be quite heavy. She will be 109ft. over 
all, 82ft. waterline, 22ft. 4in. beam and loft. 6in. draft. 
She is of the centerboard type. The ballast will all be 
inside, consisting of 50 tons of iron and cement. She 
will have a 40 horsepower kerosene engine that is ex- 
pected to give her a speed of about 8 knots under power. 
Mr. W. H. Ames"" Steam Yacht Being Laid Down. — 
The 1 17- foot fast steam yacht, designed by Messrs. 
Swasey, Raymond & Page for Mr. W. H. Ames, is 
being laid down at Lawley's, and the molds are being 
made. This boat will be of steel with twin screws and 
will have engines of 850 horsepower. She is very simi- 
lar in outline to Visitor, which was built at Lawley's 
from designs of Messrs. Swasey, Raymond & Page. 
Spinster Sold. — Mr. Walter Burgess, Secretary-Treas- 
urer of the Boston Yacht Club, has purchased the 21-foot 
knockabout Spinster, originally built for Messrs. L. M. 
Clark and F. O. North, and has renamed her Pet. 
Spinster is an open boat, but Mr. Burgess may have a 
trunk cabin built on her. 
With the Power Boats. — Interest in power boats in 
the waters about Boston has been growing each year, and 
for the coming season there will be a number of new 
ones of all descriptions. It is not only among the pur- 
chasers of launches of the smaller measurements that 
gasolene has become the favorite means of propulsion, 
but during the winter there have been a number of 
launches of greater length supplied with gasolene engines. 
Interest in power craft of great speed has also been in- 
creased, and during the winter there have been under 
construction no less than four racers in the different 
shops, which will have large powers. Besides these there 
have been built several fast ones of smaller powers, and 
it is quite possible that some will be built for the Eastern 
Yacht Club's new power boat class. At Lawley's several 
fine cruisers have been turned out, the largest of which 
is Elkhorn, designed by Mr. Fred D. Lawley for Mr.. 
C. H. Hanson, This boat is 87ft. long and has twin 
screw Standard motors aggregating 100 horsepower. 
Another by the same designer is a 60-foot cruiser for 
Mr. John H. Proctor. Both of these boats are ingeni- 
ously arranged below decks and have the maximum 
amount of room. A 60-foot cruiser that has been built 
from designs of Mr. Arthur Binney is a well-laid out 
boat, having a large amount of room. She has a deck 
house forward and another aft and between the two, 
and over the engine and galley space is a low bridge deck. 
In all three of these boats the gasolene tanks and acces- 
sories are placed in the engine rooms, thus giving room 
forward for housing the crew, with dining saloon for- 
ward and owner's sleeping quarters and main saloon aft. 
At Murray & Tregurtha's a 45-foot launch has been 
turned out for Mr. George H. Wightman for afternoon 
cruising. She has low trunks forward and aft, with steer- 
ing space between the two on the plane of the main deck. 
The houses are provided for shelter rather thati to supply 
cruising accommodations.^ A 38-foot hunting cabin 
launch is nearing completion for Mr. T. H. Webb, of 
Peoria, 111., a member of the Columbia Y. C. of Chicago, 
and also of the Corinthian Y. C._ of Marblehead. An- 
other hunting cabin launch that is nearly ready to go 
overboard from the same shop is 35ft. long, with full 
headroom under the fairly low trunk and good cruising 
accommodations. She is for Mr, John J. Tobin, of the 
South Boston Y. C. At Sheldon's Neponset shops the 
new twin-screw 90-foot launch. Prosit, for Mr, John B, 
Schoeffel is ready for the water. She will be launched 
on April 23. At the same shops a 6s-foot cruising launch, 
designed for Mr, Alanson Bigelow, Jr., by Messrs. 
Swasey, Raymond & Page, is in the finishing stages. 
She will have an engine of 100 horsepower. 
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