Aug. 30, 1913. 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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Stamford One-Design Schooner Class. 
The performance of the Stamford one-de¬ 
sign schooner class during the races in the Sound 
and on the New York Y. C. cruise have shown 
these vessels to be such a pronounced success 
that unusual interest has been aroused, and much 
attention directed toward these smart little ves¬ 
sels. 
They were designed by Cox & Stevens and 
built by Robert Jacob, the dimensions being: 
Length over all, 62 feet; water line, 40 feet; 
beam, 11 feet, and draft, 7 feet. They are pole- 
masted vessels of the knockabout type, having 
no bowsprit, and the main boom extending but 
a short distance beyond the transom. 
The proposition presented to the designers 
originally was to produce a schooner that could 
be handled with two paid hands, and would have 
comfortable cruising accommodations for five 
persons in addition to the crew, including one 
double stateroom, a large toilet and ample stow¬ 
age space and roomy galley and comfortable 
accommodations for the crew. 
To meet these requirements and turn out a 
vessel which with relatively heavy displacement 
and small sail area would still be remarkably 
fast was a difficult proposition, and yet the re¬ 
sults of the racing this season have demonstrated 
that the problem has been solved most satisfac¬ 
torily. 
These schooners have been tried out in every 
condition of weather and sea and have proved 
admirable sea boats, carrying their sail well, and 
in all but the very lightest weather have shown- 
a remarkable turn of speed. 
As an illustration of this fact it may be 
noted that when racing in company with the P 
class sloops, they have always made a good show¬ 
ing, boat for boat on even terms, and on several 
occasions have beaten the best time of the P 
boats over the same course, which in itself is 
quite remarkable. On the various port to port 
runs from Larchmont to New London, and with 
the New York Y. C. fleet as far as Vineyard 
Haven, their speed was amply demonstrated, and 
in particular on the squadron run from New¬ 
port to Vineyard Haven for the vice-commo¬ 
dore’s cup they not only saved their time with 
a handsome margin on all the competing vessels 
in the fleet, but their corrected time for the run 
was 16m. 52s. less than that of any other 
schooner in their division. 
In appearance these little schooners are most 
attractive, having good freeboard and lively 
sheer, well balanced overhangs, and their sail 
plan, though somewhat small, presents a most 
business-like appearance. An inspection of the 
lines shows a well proportioned hull with fine 
sections, although of ample power, and one 
would anticipate, as has been proved, that they 
would be most comfortable in a seaway. 
Their cruising accommodations are extra¬ 
ordinary, the stateroom being as large as one 
would find in a boat of much greater dimensions, 
the saloon being ample and containing three com¬ 
fortable berths for guests, the headroom being 
liberal and the ventilation unusually well taken 
care of. 
Four of these vessels have been racing this 
year, the owners being Edward Corning, C. K. 
G. Billings, H. C. Smith and I. E. Raymond, and 
it is anticipated that several additional schooners 
will be built into this class during the winter. 
Weekly Yacht Review. 
The Atlantic Y. C. race week was eminent¬ 
ly successful, winners being: Spider, Rohilla, 
Yuron, Little Dipper, Skylark, Joy, Virginia, M. 
& N. II., Emperor, Alice, Amanita, Virginia, 
Cyric, Eaglet, Star, Faraway, Pokealong, Cab- 
bage, Triton. M. & N. II. captured the Lipton 
cup, Virginia won the Thompson trophy as well 
as the Blackton challenge cup. 
At the Manhasset Bay Y. C. the wind was 
so light that the annual closed regatta was post¬ 
poned. However, Mr. Nilsson refused to go to 
his mooring, so he picked up a race with Mr. 
Frazer, owner of the Catseye, one of the Glen 
Cove jewels, and a couple of the Sound schooners 
went once over the scores and trimmed them all 
very handily. 
At the Jamaica Bay Y. C., Commodore 
Hamilton won out in the Q class with Clinco. 
At the Boston Y. C., winners were: Sayo- 
nara, Mildred IV., Tyro, Helen, Moslem II., 
Bessie, Nicknack, Pollywog, Dartwell, Radint, 
Neemer, Lethe, H. Lindsey, Idalia. 
Gloucester Y. C. winners were: Nereid, 
Clorindia, Winsome and Meave. 
Beverly Y. C. winners in the tenth race of 
the series were: Kocoona, Sea Coon, Charmion 
and Endeavor. 
At Duxbury the three events resulted in 
winnings for Answer, Kit and Midget. 
At Annisquam winners were: Meow II. 
and Tabasco. 
At Manchester in the one-design class, 
Astoria won by a little less than im. 
In the third and final race of the series at 
the Newport Yacht Racing Association for the 
50-footers, Iroquois, sailed by N. R. Ellis, 
owner, won by 42s. 
At the New Rochelle Y. C., Josephine beat 
Joyant by about im. Others winners being: 
Rowdy, Elemah, Van Dalia, Alert, Alerion, 
Babette, Robin Hood II., White Cap, Sapphire, 
Mile. Boss. 
