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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[May I, 1909. 
Launch of Bonnie Boon. 
Bonnie Doon, the largest cruising motor 
boat on the Pacific coast, has been launched at 
Oakland. She is for William Letts Oliver, and 
is built from designs by Plenry J. Gielow of 
this city. 
The yacht has a flush deck and high freeboard 
and is of sufficient size for ocean cruising. She 
is 66 feet in length over all, with an extreme 
beam of ii feet 8 inches and a draft of 4 feet 
5 inches. The boat is especially well built, no 
expense having been spared in her construction 
and fittings. She is fastened with copper and 
brass throughout, no iron entering into the 
work. 
The keel is a single stick of Oregon pine, the 
entire length of the boat. The stem and stern 
posts and timbers of the frame are all of white 
oak. The outside planking is in long lengths 
of Port Oxford cedar, 4 inches wide, with very 
few butts. The ceiling is all sugar pine, and 
the deck beams white oak. The deck is planked 
with Ik2-inch square stuff in long lengths and 
lapped herring-bone fashion. 
The freeboard at the bow is 6 feet fining to 
4j4 feet amidships, these high sides having 
been made specially for the rough water of the 
bay in summer. The yacht is fitted with water¬ 
tight bulkheads at both the forward and after 
ends. 
The main cabin is entered from the cockpit 
by mahogany steps. This has high standing 
room and is 15 feet long by ii feet wide with 
cushioned transoms for sitting and sleeping pur¬ 
poses. The cabin is fitted with table, ward¬ 
robes, lockers, drawers, buffets, etc., and the 
entire fittings here and in the staterooms are of 
bright mahogany. The upholstery and carpets 
are of handsome design. 
On the port side forward of the saloon is the 
ladies’ stateroom and adjoining is another room 
fitted with lockers, toilet conveniences, etc. On 
the opposite side is the owner’s stateroom, for¬ 
ward of which is the galley, with alcohol stoves, 
sink, refrigerator, cupboards, etc. 
The main cabin is lighted by eight port lights 
and large skylights. Still forward of the galley 
is the engine room 12 feet long and fitted with 
folding Pullman berths for the master and 
crew. There is an independent companionway 
from the deck for the crew. Forward of the 
engine room and aft of the collision bulkhead 
are the washrooms, chain locker, work bench, 
etc. The whole interior is well lighted by sky¬ 
lights and ports. 
The engines are four-cylinder, four-cycle en¬ 
gines made by the Doak Company in Oakland. 
The cylinders are 8-inch bore and 9-inch stroke 
and the 400 revolutions intended will develop 60 
horsepower. The engine can be started by com¬ 
pressed air. It ma}’ also be controlled from the 
deck by the master independent of the engineer. 
Power Boats at New Rochelle. 
A POWER boat race is being arranged by the 
regatta committee of the New Rochelle Y. C., 
which will take place some time in July. Among 
the yachts that will take part in this race are 
Vice-Commodore Plough’s new 6o-foot cruiser 
Triune, Alexander Stein’s new 70-footer 
Antares, Frank Egan’s La Vedette and the win¬ 
ner of the last two Bermuda races, Ailsa Craig, 
owned by James Craig, Jr. These are all en¬ 
rolled in the Now Rochelle Y. C. The other 
events arranged by this club are the annual re¬ 
gatta on June 12, race around Long Island 
(starting and knishing at New Rochelle) July 
31, and summer regatta Aug. 28. The annual 
cruise of the club will start on Aug. 7, and the 
fleet will go east as far as Nantucket. G. P. 
Granberry is chairman of the committee, and 
his associates are L. D. Pluntington, Jr., and 
M. S. Kattendorn. 
Royal Canadian Y. C. Officers. 
At the annual meeting of the Royal Canadian 
Y. C. these officers were elected: Commodore, 
C. G. Marlett; Vice-Commodore, .lEmelius 
Jarvis; Rear-Commodore, Frank M. Gray; 
Treasurer, Louis S. McMurray. 
To Improve 57-Foolers. 
The one-design Herreshofif yachts, Aurora, 
owned by Cornelius Vanderbilt; Istalene, owned 
by G. M. Pynchon, and Winsome, owned by H. 
F. Lippitt, are to have some changes made that 
will put them in Class J instead of Class K, 
where the}' have so far raced. These changes 
will increase the sail area of the yachts, natur¬ 
ally making them faster, and what will be more 
satisfactory to their owners, they will get away 
from Avenger, which yacht, on account of the 
difference in size, receii'ed so much allowance 
that she was invariably a winner. 
Under the new rules yachts are allowed more 
draft, and the lead of these three yachts is to 
be lowered and altered slightly, and this will 
enable them to carry more sail. Plerreshoff is 
to make the changes and has already started 
work on Jstalena. The keel of that yacht has 
been removed. About a ton of lead is to be 
added to the outside ballast, and this will be 
bolted on again in a few days. The other two— 
Aurora and Winsome—are to be taken to 
Bristol at once, and all three will be ready for 
racing as soon as the season opens. W. Butler 
Duncan, Jr., is to have charge of Aurora this 
year, and these three yachts will again furnish 
some fine sport. 
C. C. Rumrill's new 46-footer has been 
launched from the Herreshoff works and named 
Adventuress. Her lines show a sharp angle on 
the after bilge, somewhat in that respect like 
the cup defender Reliance, while all of her 
features on the outside blend beautifully to the 
main racing lines. The after end is pulled in 
more sharply than in Avenger, and this feature 
is noted particularly in the very small stern 
board. There are few in the deck fittings show¬ 
ing above the line of the hatch combings, and 
though there is a cabin and comfortable 
quarters for the crew, the companionways show 
only a couple of inches above the deck. Noth¬ 
ing will be allowed to jam the wind; in other 
words, the boat is wholly for speed. Her lead 
keel of several tons in weight is finely molded. 
Tile dimensions are somewhat smaller than 
those of Avenger. The waterline is 47 feet, the 
overhangs, both fore and aft, being nearly 20 
feet in excess of the waterline length. The draft 
is about 8}4 feet and beam 14 feet. She is com¬ 
posite build, being built with steel frames and 
wooden sides, and while of the universal form, 
her lines are somewhat modified. 
Adventuress is to be raced by her owner, 
Chester C. Rumrill, of Springfield, Mass., 
against Avenger, if the latter goes into com¬ 
mission this season, and also against Dorello, a 
very fast sloop, designed last year by Owen. 
Adventuress is lying at a slip at the Herreshoff 
yards, and will remain there for two or three 
weeks probably, being only about two-thirds 
finished inside. 
Yachting in California. 
San Francisco, April 24.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: Splendid weather has been prevailing 
of late on San Francisco Bay, and a number of 
yachts have been out adjusting their new sails 
and getting their crews trained, but there have 
been no races yet, nor are any scheduled for 
the immediate future. At present time there is. 
a great deal of attention being paid to motor 
boating, and many yachtsmen are now turning 
their attention to this form of sport. The motor 
boat departments of many of the local yacht 
clubs are growing very rapidly, and in some 
cases number almost as many members as the 
yacht clubs themselves. The San Francisco Y. 
C. is now talking of the advisability of establish¬ 
ing such an adjunct to its organization, and the 
new branch probably be started this season as 
a number of its members are now having power 
boats built. One of the most interesting bits of 
news along these lines is the report that there 
is a likelihood of the Corinthian Y. C. and the 
Pacific Motor Boat Club forming an alliance. 
Such a move as this would make a very strong 
organization, and as so many Corinthian mem¬ 
bers are now devoting a part of their attention 
to motor boating it is likely that the plan will 
be carried out as proposed. 
The schooner yacht Marion, which was 
launched just about a month ago by Stone & 
Van Bergen for A. Meyer, is now for sale. The 
owner finds that the expense of maintaining her 
will be too heavy. 
From Southern California comes the news that 
the South Coast Y. C. will send a vessel to 
San Francisco this season to sail for the San 
Francisco challenge cup. Just what vessel will 
be sent to compete has not be selected yet, and 
some preliminary racing will be held to de¬ 
termine a choice but it is thought that the one 
chosen will be either Wasp, Venus or Mischief 
II. The Southern yachtsmen are in high hopes 
of bringing back the coveted trophy, as they 
desire to show the San Francisco sportsmen 
what a fine course they have. They declare that 
San Francisco Bay is too windy for the proper 
racing of their style of_ craft, and feel confident 
that if by chance a fairly calm day is experi¬ 
enced when the race is held that they will win 
out. 
Another Southern California boat that will 
probably be seen in Northern waters this sea¬ 
son is the cutter that is now being built for 
Joseph T. Pugh by the Fulton Marine Construc¬ 
tion Company. She is a large boat and amply 
seaworthy to make the trip up the coast on her 
own keel instead of being transported by 
steamer, as is the case with the smaller craft. 
She will carry a full racing outfit of topsails 
and will be fitted with a housing topmast and a 
racing club topsail. Commodore Knowlton 
Bradley, of the South Coast Y. C., was in San 
Francisco recently arranging for the meeting in 
these waters that will be held probably in the 
fall. 
Fred J. Goble, one of the most prominent of 
the Berkley yachtsmen, will leave for Los 
Angeles about the first of May, and upon his 
return, will bring back Mrs. Fred Goble, who is 
now Miss Grace Enyeart, of Huntington Park. 
Goble’s yachting friends are preparing to give 
him and the bride a rousing reception upon 
their return from the South. A. P. B. 
Duxbury Y. C. Schedule. 
The Duxbury Y. C. has issued a schedule for 
the season’s fixtures of that prosperous yacht¬ 
ing organization. The regatta committee com¬ 
prises Hervey W. King, Chairman; C. M. 
Rogerson, J. H. Hunt, F. R. Maxwell, Jr., and 
A. R. Train, and has decided to open the racing 
programme Thursday, June 17. The classes will 
include one for 18-foot knockabouts, in which a 
championship cup has been offered by Commo¬ 
dore W. FI. Potter, a class for is-foot knock¬ 
abouts, with Robert C. King offering the trophy, 
and a series for sailing dories and power boats. 
The club’s annual mid-summer series will be 
held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5 to 
7, and from the season’s opening to its close. 
Sept. 18, there will be racing every Saturday 
afternoon. In addition, there will be racing 
July 5, beginning at 10:30 o’clock in the morn- 
inf, and on Labor Day, when the first class will 
be called at 3 o’clock. The ladies’ days this 
year will’come July 17 and Aug. 21. The club 
has appointed these judges for the season: k. 
B. Fowler, Chairman: W. S. Goodspeed, Cassius 
Hunt. Conrad Richardson, Sidney Peterson, J. 
K. Burgess and George P. Cushman. 
Lafayette Y. C. 
A NEW club has been organized on Gravesend 
Bay which is to be known as the Lafayette Y. 
C. It has taken possession of the property 
formerly occupied by the Hamilton Y. C. at 
the foot of Bay Thirty-eighth street, Benson- 
hurst. The club house adjoins Ulmer Park. 
The officers of the new club are: Herman 
Meyer, Commodore; Edmund Brown, Vice- 
Commodore; John Woodenbury, Secretary; 
Charles Zornow. Treasurer, and Sidney Horner, 
Chairman of House Committee. 
