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LINES OF DAUNTLESS, BLOCK ISLAND BOAT. 
Drawn by Martin Coryell Erismann. 
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Yachts, however, built after June 13, 1906, will 
not be allowed to race unless they are classed by 
one of the three societies named. The big 
schooners and such vessels above 23 metres will 
have to be classed A at Lloyds by the ordinary 
rules of classification. The yachts of the Inter¬ 
national classes, namely, from 23 metres down to 
5 metres, will have to be classed R at Lloyds. 
Unclassed yachts built after June 13, 1906, are to 
be altogether barred from racing. 
The countries which composed the Conference, 
Austria-Hungary, Denmark, France, Great 
Britain, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Norway, 
Sweden, Switzerland—and Spain has since joined 
—have formed themselves into the European 
Yacht Union. The Union is represented by a 
permanent committee appointed at the London 
Conference, held in June last. The chairman of 
this committee is always a vice-president of the 
British Yacht Racing Association, and there are 
four members, Mr. Alfred Benzon, of Denmark; 
Mr. Le Bret, of France; Professor Busley, of 
Germany; Mr. R. E. Froude, of England, while 
it falls to my lot to act as Secretary. This small 
body will interpret the new rules of the Union 
and decide any disputes that may arise under 
them, and the decision of the committee will be 
given upon the English text of the rules, English 
having been the official language of the Con¬ 
ference. 
It is only fair to the three classification societies 
to say that they may be congratulated upon hav¬ 
ing exercised the greatest care in the preparation 
of the scantling tables, and it will be found that 
while they provide sufficient strength, a ya-cht 
built under the rules will not be burdened with 
unnecessary weight. The tables show the require¬ 
ments for yachts constructed (1) with bent wood 
frames only, (2) with grown timbers only, (3) 
combinations of grown frames with either one or 
two intermediate bent wood frames, (4) for steel 
frames with intermediate bent wood frames, (5) 
composite construction and (6) for vessels built 
entirely of steel. The quality of different species 
of wood materials is taken due account of, and 
while the dimensions given in the tables are based 
upon the hard standard woods, such as oak, teak, 
etc., softer and inferior woods will be ad¬ 
mitted into the construction of yachts, provided 
they have their scantlings proportionately in¬ 
creased. On the completion of her construction, 
if of wood or composite build, the yacht will be 
classed R for a term of years, deoending upon 
the materials and fastenings used in her construc¬ 
tion. If she is of steel the class R will be given 
for an unlimited period of years subject to her 
being periodically examined and favorably re¬ 
ported upon by Lloyds’ surveyors. 
It is worthy of note that Lloyds Register of 
Shipping has been engaged upon the survey of 
yachts since the year 1878, and while it will be no 
new departure for them to undertake the ex¬ 
amination of sailing yachts, this fact, coupled with 
the knowledge that the new rules have been 
drafted with the assistance and approval of our 
leading designers, Messrs. Fife, Nicholson, Mylne 
and Soper, will cause them to be accepted by yacht 
owners with a full measure of confidence. 
B. Hecicstall-Smith. 
Dauntless, Block Island Boat. 
Types of fishing vessels are always attractive 
to those interested in boat sailing. When a type 
finally reaches its level, it has been so by a pro¬ 
cess of elimination in which the good qualities 
only were retained as much as possible, with a 
view to making the boats fast, safe, able and 
cheap for their particular requirements. It is not 
difficult to- realize how much time and patience 
both the builders and fishermen have taken in 
studying their beats. This accounts readily then 
for the prevailing resemblance of local boats. 
Block Island, situated well off shore, is in the 
winter months rather inaccessible. Indeed for 
the fisherman—pursuing his calling in the stormy 
and broken w'aters adjacent—needs in his vessel 
sea-going qualities of the highest order. Strange¬ 
ly enough the boats at the Isles of Shoals—off 
the Massachusetts coast—are the same, yet it is 
not a matter of common knowledge. In fact, the 
present lines and sail plans appear to be the only 
SAIL PLAN OF DAUNTLE SS, BLOCK ISLAND BOAT. 
Drawn by Martin Coryell Erismann. 
