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FOREST AND STREAM 
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A 56-Foot Cruising Schooner. 
During the winter of 1902-3 there was built, from de- 
signs by Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & Crane, at the yards 
of the George Lawley & Son Corp., South Boston, Mass., 
a 35ft. waterline cruising sloop. This boat was known 
as Cossack and her owner was Mr. Henry A. Morss, of 
Boston. Mr. Morss makes his headquarters at Marble- 
head, and for three years he has used her constantly. 
Cossack was not only a very handsome vessel, but she 
was a fine, comfortable cruiser as well, and she afforded 
her owner so much comfort and satisfaction that he has 
had the same designers turn out a new and larger boat 
for him. 
Mr. Morss’ new vessel is over 20ft. longer than Cos- 
sack and she is to be rigged as a schooner. Mr. Morss 
knew pretty well what to expect in the way of a schooner 
from his designers, as the schooner Cygnet, a boat of 
46ft. waterline, has laid not far from Cossack in Marble- 
head Harbor for several years past, and he has had an 
opportunity to study this vessel carefully. 
The schooner designed by Messrs. Tams, Lemoine & 
Crane for Mr. Morss is, to our minds, one of the finest 
vessels ever turned out by this firm. That our views 
regarding this boat coincide with those of a number of 
practical yachtsmen is shown by the fact that several let- 
ters have been received by us from well known men sug- 
gesting that we use the plans in Forest and Stream. 
These gentlemen had seen the boat at Lawley’s, where 
she is being built, and were sO' impressed with her that 
they wanted an opportunity of examining her plans at 
their leisure. We mention this, as it is rather an unusual 
thing to have so much interest displayed in a boat that 
has only recently been started, and it shows that Messrs. 
Tams, Lemoine & Crane have hit the popular fancy in the 
new Morss schooner. - 
The boat has a sharp floor, a flaring side and moder- 
ately long and well modeled overhangs. With a black 
side, gold stripe, white boot top over a green bottom and 
a teak rail she will be one of the handsomest vessels in 
the country. 
The deck is flush and her breadth of i8ft. gives fine 
room on which t0‘ handle sails and move about on. The 
deck is of white pine and the waterways, rail, cockpit, 
trim companionways are of teak. The cockpit is 8ft. long 
and the cockpit coaming is planted on the deck, which 
is carried in to form the seats. The well is 4ft. 8in. long 
and 15m. deep. Two fixed rectangular plate glass lights 
in each side of the cockpit staving allows light to get 
into the lazarette at all times, a capital arrangement which 
will help keep this place, that usually is hardly more than 
a stuffy hole, sweet and light. The wheel and binnacle 
are located at the forward end of the cockpit. Connect- 
ing with the cockpit is a flat topped house 9ft. long. For- 
ward of this house, with about 3ft. of deck space separat- 
ing them, is the companionway. 
The companionway leads to a 12ft. passage from which 
all the owner’s quarters can be reached. At the after 
end of the passage is a door leading to the ladies’ 
cabin or after stateroom. Aft of this cabin is a toilet 
room 2ft. sin. wide by 5ft. 3in. long, and both are under 
the flat-topped house. There is nearly 7ft. of head room 
in the after cabin and 6ft. head room in the connecting 
toilet, which is fitted with a set marble basin and a patent 
closet. The after cabin is 6ft. 3in. long and extends the 
full width of the boat. On either side are berths 2ft. 6in. 
wide with transoms in front. On the starboard side of 
the forward bulkhead is a bureau 33m. long and isin. 
wide. On the port side double doors give access to a 
roomy hanging closet. 
On the port side of the passage leading forward to the 
main cabin is a single stateroom 7ft. 8in. long which is 
fitted with a berth 2ft. 6in. wide, a bureau, transom, fold- 
ing basin and hanging closet. In the side over the berth 
is a large port hole. Forward of this stateroom is the 
chart room, 4ft. long. Here there is a chart table with 
shallow drawers underneath so that the charts can be 
kept flat, and in front is a seat with a locker below. 
On the starboard side of the passage is a toilet room 
and owner’s cabin. The toilet is aft of the companion- 
way and is 3ft. wide. It is equipped with a folding basin 
and closet back of which is the linen locker. The owner’s 
room is 8ft. gin. long. The companionway is extended 
sufficiently far forward to give light and ainunto this 
CRUISING SCHOONER, 66 FEET WATERLINE INBOARD PROFILE AND CABIN PLAN — -DESIGNED BY TAMS, LEMOINE & CRANE FOR HENRY A. MORSS. J906. 
CRUISING SCHOONER, 66 FEET WATER LINE SAIL PLAN. 
Designed by Tams, Lemoine & Crane for Henry A. Morss. 1906. 
I 
u CHkago Y. C Instittttes Medal of Honor. ■ 
robe 2ft. 3in. long and a seat. The berth, like all those ® 
in the stateroonis, is 2ft. 6in. wide. There is also a , At the annual meeting of the Chicago Y. C., held Nov. 
bureau i6 by 42in. and a folding wash basin. In the side 28, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : 
there is a port hole. ‘‘Whereas, in the pursuit of the sport of yachting 6c- 
Next forward is the main cabin 9ft. yin. long and run- casions arise where lives can, be saved from drowning by 
ning the full width of the boat. On both sides are wide the courageous acts of yachtsmen and others, and in 
lounges, the one to starboard returning around the after order that such acts can be duly recognized and suitably 
bulkhead forming a good corner in which to place the rewarded, therefore, be it 
swinging table. Back of these transoms are lockers and “Resolved, That the Chicago Y. C. does hereby insti- 
shelves. On either side of the cabin at the forward end tute and establish for all time, a medal of honor, which 
are sideboards 2ft. 6in. long, and in the center of the shall consist of a suitably designed bronze medal, pen- 
forward partition is a fireplace. A large square skylight dant to a strip of club ribbon and bronze clasp, which 
overhead makes this cabin very light and attractive. shall be awarded to any person who shall in a courageous 
A door from the main cabin opens into the galley, manner save from drowning any one engaged in the 
which is 8ft-. 8in. long. Great care has been used in laying sport of yachting on the Great Lakes, and which action 
out this most important feature of the boat’s accommo- shall be duly authenticated and brought to the attention 
dations with the result that it is well arranged and con- of the Chicago Y. C. and voted on by the members of 
yeniently laid out. On the starboard side of the galley the club at any regular meeting; be it further 
is the captain’s cabin and a large ice-box. The captain’s “Resolved, That the Board of Directors be and they 
room is 6ft. 3in. long and it is lighted and ventilated by are hereby instructed to cause such medals to be designed 
a round port hole in the side. and made.” 
The forecastle is 13ft. Sin. long and there are comfort- The first of these medals was awarded to Lawrence 
able accommodations for six men. The comfort of the W. McMasters, the skipper and owner of the yawl De- 
men has lieen considered and they have a water closet, light, who, during the race to Michigan City on Sept. 2, 
folding wash basin and ample locker and hanging space saved six men, who were clinging to the keel of the cap- 
foi' their clothes. _ sized sloop Yo San in mid lake. They were rescued 
Two boats will be carried on davits. The boat will with extreme difficulty, owing to the heavy wind and sea. 
measure to the top of the 55ft. class and her sail area, 
under the new rule, is 4,800 square feet. . r'TJ'TTTVT/- TVTxrwc Tvrrk'rcc 
The dimensions are as follows: YACTllJJNCj JNllWa 
Lensth — 
Over all 95ft 3in ^advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Overhario^^" Irondequoit to Race on Long Island Sound.— Mr. F. 
Toft Tm'n Masoii Raborg has purchased the Canada Cup chal- 
‘ ein" lenger Irondequoit for the Rochester Y. C. syndicate 
Breadth— ' ' through the agency of Mr. Frank Bowne Jones. Irc^de- 
FvtrpniA tSH quoit is one of the best yachts Mr. William Gardner ever 
‘ Y designed, being fast, roomy and able, and she should do 
a',. cv-p,.,C -yff' Tnin the Sound racing. She is 65ft. over all, ,btoft. 
Draft— ^ waterline, 12ft. 6in. breadth and 9ft draft. Mr. P'rank 
Extreme loft 6in Wood built the boat in his yard at City Island in, 3903. 
b'reeboard, top of rail— _ t ^ a -ru r- 
Forward 6ft. loin. Steam Launch for Use in South America. — I he Gas 
Least 4ft. 6in. Engine & Power Co. and Chas. L. Seabury & Co-., Cons., 
Aft 4ft. 1 1 in. have recently completed a shoal-draft steam launch that 
