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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. 9, 1907. 
SAVARONA. 
Designed by Mr. Arthur Binney, of Boston. Photo by W. B. Jackson. 
ones so- far published of these fine little boats. 
To the student, the form of the Dauntless will 
suggest the Norwegian pilot boat; somewhat 
altered, not having quite such a hollow floor, and 
not being fully decked. The bold sheer is 
similar. For ballast both load stones. The Loch 
Fine skiff of Scotland is also similar in form 
In rig, however, they are all different, for the 
Norwegian is rigged with a large sprit sail, and 
one or two jibs, the Loch Fine skiff with a lug 
sail and jib, and our Block Island boat with two 
huge poles, rigged without stays ; and sails which 
to all intents and purposes are leg-o’-mLitton 
sails, and no jibs. 
When under way the fore sheet is the only one 
requiring attention. The rigging on each mast 
consists of a single block and becket at the mast¬ 
head, and a single on the short club gaff. All 
the blocks are 5m. single, except on the main 
sheet, where there is a double. 
The lines were taken off last summer and show 
what fine little boats they are, though they 
arc fast making way in favor of the catboat. The 
boats are decked from the bow to about 2ft. 
aft of the main mast, this deck being about Sin. 
below the water way, 6in. wide. The deck is 
pierced by a sliding hatch, which gives access to 
a cuddy about 10ft. long with about 4ft. of head- 
room. The after end of the cuddy is shut off by 
a bulkhead, and the compartment forms .1 hold 
about 5ft. fore and aft with a square hatch in the 
deck. Aft of the break comes the cockpit, fitted 
with two heavy thwarts acting as braces and tying 
the boat together. The construction is fairly 
simple, the boats being lap-streaked planked 
with cedar, about %in. thick. The frames are 
laid on the flat and are r-H$xij 4 in., about ioc.c. 
There are no bilge keelsons, but the main 
strength lies in the gunnel. The shelf is of Y. 
P., 6 x 2 * 4 , and to this are kneed the thwarts, which 
act as mast partners, and hanging knees are also 
fitted. Outside heavy rubbing strakes of oak and 
pine take the wear. The keel is about 3*4in. 
thick with a 3x3 keelson and floors sin. deep. A 
fish well is fitted in the cockpit, in which the 
ship’s pump empties. 
The boats are attractive in looks, and are fine 
sea boats; in fact, it is but within a year or so 
that the mail boat was taken off between the 
island and the mainland—the runs were made 
regularly in winter and summer. It is regret¬ 
table that it has been impossible to secure a photo¬ 
graph. The characteristics of the boats are well 
adapted to sea work, and though they are not to 
be classed as racers, they possess, nevertheless, 
qualities which make them desirable as heavy 
weather boats. Fitted with a small gasolene en¬ 
gine, the deck raised to the level of the wash 
board, to give more headroom, such a boat could 
not be well surpassed as a cruising boat capable 
of facing any weather; and possessing all those 
qualities which go far to make cruising in small 
boats comfortable and agreeable. Dimensions: 
Length— 
On deck . 33ft 6in. 
Waterline . 30ft. 9m. 
Breadth . 12ft. ioin. 
Waterline . 10ft. 
Draft . 4ft. 6in. 
Freeboard—■ 
Foward . 4ft. 9m. 
Least . 2ft. 
Aft . 3ft. 3in. 
Sail area .702 sq. ft. 
Scantlings: Plank, 34 cedar. Frames, oak, 
iHxi^xioc.c. Keel, oak, 3k2. Keelson, 3x3. 
Floors, 5 xiJ 4 . 
P., 6x2 y 2 . 
Deck beams, 2^2x1 J 4 - Shelf, Y. 
Marblehead Power Boat Race. 
The New Rochelle Y. C., which has taken over 
from the Knickerbocker Y. C. the long-distance 
power boat race from New York to Marblehead, 
announces through its committee, composed of 
Mr. Thos. Fleming Day, Mr. R. M. Haddock and 
Mr. B. B. Wright, that the event will be started 
from Echo Bay, New Rochelle, on July 20, and 
will finish off the Eastern Y. C. float at Marble¬ 
head Neck. • The prize is a cup presented by Mr. 
Eben Stevens, who last year, in Sis, was the 
winner. 
The conditions are to be the same as hereto¬ 
fore, with the exception that the limit of length 
has been changed from 30ft. waterline to 30ft. 
over all. 
Since its inception, the New York-Marblehead 
race for power boats has caused great interest, as 
shown by the ever-increasing number of con¬ 
testants which the successive years have shown. 
It has developed boats as well as engines, and not 
least the men who have participated. It has 
brought this sport, in good boats, fitted with re¬ 
liable engines, before a public much interested in 
the outcome. These races have shown the fallacy 
that has been too often freely expressed, of the 
danger of taking small boats to sea. It is re¬ 
ported that some twenty new boats are being 
b’filt for this event, and in addition to some of 
the contestants in last year’s race, the total of 
starters will be thirty. 
Atlantic Y. C. 
The annual meeting of the Atlantic Y. C. will 
be held on Feb. 11, and the ticket prepared by the 
committee voted. The officers will be in most 
cases new men. Com. Reid, Vice-Corn. Til for 
and Rear-Corn. Havens have retired, and 
also Mr. Theodore D. Wells, whose place will 
be taken by Mr. John R. Brophy. 
Com., Leonard Richards, steam yacht Carola; 
Vice-Corn.. J. D. Brobst, cutter Athlon; Rear- 
Corn., E. E. .Malcolm, yawl Lotowana ; Secretary, 
Robert W. Spier; Treasurer, Bartow S. Weeks. 
Regatta Committee—John R. Brophy, Chairman; 
C. F. Larzelere, Charles Lembcke. Measurer, 
John R. Brophy. Membership Committee—Geo. 
D. Provost, F. L. Havens, E. P. Tefft. Library 
Committee—John S. Negus, Horace E. Boucher. 
Entertainment Committee—Frederick Thompson, 
C. E. Robertson, W. R. Bartram. Nominat¬ 
ing Committee—H. G. S. Noble, Joseph 
S. House. William A. Barstow, George H. 
Church, Robert Allen, H. M. Banks, Jr. Trustees 
for three years—Richard C. Veit, Alfred W. 
Booth. 
The steam yacht Agawa, designed bv Messrs. 
Cox & King, of London, for Mr. C. W. Hark- 
ness, New York Y. C., has been finished by her 
builders. Messrs. Ramage & Ferguson, of Leith, 
Scotland, and recently was put on trial and at¬ 
tained a speed of over 15 knots per hour. The 
yacht, which is finely appointed in every way, be¬ 
longs to the largest class of steam yachts. The 
chief dimensions are : Length over all, 214ft ; 
breadth. 27ft. 6in., and a depth molded of 16ft. 
pin. The machinery consists of a triple expan¬ 
sion engine with four cylinders—17m., 27m. and 
two of 31 in. diameter and 27m. stroke, which, at 
180 pounds pressure, develops about 1,200 horse¬ 
power. 
