Feb. 16, 1907.] 
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PROTECTION. 
One of the peculiar phases of yachting deals 
with the first stages of the process of designing, 
building and completing a pleasure vessel. Every 
few years a story with variations goes the rounds 
that some architect has been imposed upon by 
a quasi yachtsman with the desire to do great 
things, but without the needed wherewithal. This 
year it is different. A man of wealth is collect¬ 
ing plans and paying for them according as they 
are valued by their makers! 
Yachting is a luxury—the last to come and the 
first to go from the list of man’s pleasures, when 
retrenchments must be made. It would seem 
that the situations just mentioned would be quite 
enough to bring together for mutual protection 
the men engaged in the profession of yacht de¬ 
signing, whose requirements are many and claim 
absolute devotion. The loose methods and lack 
of interest which induce men to build boats as 
boats without other thought than money getting 
is wrong. 
Yachts are more than conveyances. They 
should combine artistic ability and engineering 
skill in a degree seldom brought together in 
other occupations. A coalition of the profes¬ 
sion will be for the betterment of the art, for 
the betterment of the sport—and for the better¬ 
ment of the man in his estate and in his accom¬ 
plishments. 
Azara. 
American schooner yachts have always at¬ 
tracted attention for their speed and weatherli- 
ness. The victories of the America on her 
famous cruise to England many years ago 
brought to the attention of foreign yachtsmen 
the perfection of our boats of that time. Since 
those early days the schooner has been con¬ 
scientiously developed, and many fine examples 
of fine and able ships have been brought out, 
who have been quite as well known in foreign 
waters as at home. Our schooner yachts have, 
as a general rule, been of the two-masted 
variety, find it is only three or four years 
since the advent of a large schooner rigged 
with three masts. The reason is not difficult 
to find, for the increased size of the yachts 
built necessitated them to be of metal construc¬ 
tion. It was beyond reason to increase the size 
of the already large spars, so the number of 
spars was increased to carry the sail to drive 
these larger boats. A schooner that made her 
appearance some two years ago, and created 
much favorable comment, was the bronze 
auxiliary schooner yacht Azara, designed by 
Mr. A. Cary Smith, well known as a veteran in 
the art of designing this type. The yacht was 
built to the order of Mr. Chester W. Chapin, 
New York Y. C., a yachtsman who for many 
years has been closely identified with the sport. 
The yacht, whose plans we publish by 
courtesy of Mr. Smith, was built at the yard of 
Messrs. Townsend & Downey, Shooter’s Island, 
New York city. The design and construction 
called for a three-masted auxiliary centerboard 
vessel, fast under sail and under her motor— 
able to cruise along the coast, entering all but 
the shallowest harbors, and have such abilities 
as to make her comfortable at sea, whether 
going north in the summer or south in the 
winter. 
How well Mr. Smith solved the complex prob¬ 
lem is borne out by her owner and those so 
fortunate as to have sailed in her—as a most 
satisfactory vessel. The yacht’s rig was designed 
for ease in handling by a small crew, and it 
has been found to work very well. In a breeze 
Azara makes good speed. 
The appearance of the vessel is very attractive, 
and the proportions of the boat above water are 
no less pleasing than her form below, which is 
long and easy. The ends are long enough to 
give good sea-going qualities and appearance, 
and the decoration or finish of the bow and stem 
are well done. 
The raised trunk detracts somewhat from the 
appearance of the deck, but the advantage 
gained in good ventilation far overbalances any 
question of looks. 
The accommodations are liberal and well 
laid out. The centerboard case in any vessel is 
an inconvenient element; but, notwithstanding, 
the arrangement is simple and habitable. A 
feature of the arrangement is the addition of 
a breakfast room to the main saloon, and it 
seems to have been very satisfactory in many 
ways and without doubt adds much to the com¬ 
fort aboard. 
Under the main companion is located a Craig 
engine of 60 horsepower, in a compartment 
bulkheaded off from the owner’s part of the 
ship, and being well ventilated, there is no odor 
or smell to work into the quarters. 
The construction of the yacht was very care¬ 
fully planned and was well carried out by the 
builders. The hull was constructed of steel and 
bronze, the latter material being used entirely 
for the plating. In the water the metal does not 
foul, keeping smooth and bright, and is cer¬ 
tainly an important factor in the speed of the 
boat. The general scantlings are given with the 
dimensions. The drawings reproduced show 
very clearly the details of construction and 
arrangements. Dimensions: 
4m. 
Length— 
Over all.113ft. 
Waterline . 85ft. 
Breadth . 21ft. 
Draft . 5ft. 
Displacement (2240) .113 tons 
Ballast . 22 tons 
Freeboard— 
Forward . 6ft. ioin. 
Least. 3ft. 
Aft . 4ft. 2in. 
Motor (Craig) .60 H. P. 
Speed, under motor.9 miles 
Scantlings.—Keel, Tobin bronze, 24m. wide; 
12.5 lbs. 
Stem, Tobin bronze, 4x4x54. 
Frames, 2 ) 4 x 2 ^x^ to 2 j 4 x 2 j 4 x 54 , bulb angles. 
No reverse frames, instead 3h2X2'4x-)4 angles 
were fitted in way of engine, and 5 in way of 
each mast. 
Floors, 10 lbs. reduced to 7)4 lbs. 
Plating, bronze, sheer-strake, 10.5 to 9 lbs. 
Strake below, 9 to 8 lbs. Garboard, 11 lbs. 
Other strakes (in) 8 to 7.5 lbs. Other strakes 
(out), 9 to 8 lbs. 
Beams, bulb angles, 3j4xi^x3.6 lbs., doubled 
at partners. 
Taormina, auxiliary yawl, owned by Mr. 
Ralph Brandreth, who has been widely adver¬ 
tised in the daily press as about to undertake 
a cruise around the world, .left New York some 
time ago. Last week the yacht was towed in a 
wreck. She had been in collision with two 
schooners and a steamer in the fog and was so 
disabled that she nearly sank. She will be un¬ 
able to start again for two months. 
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It is reported that Mr. Grenville Kane will be 
reappointed fleet captain of the New York Y. C. 
by Commodore Vanderbilt. 
AZARA. 
Designed by Mr. A. Cary Smith for Mr. Chester W. Chapin. Photo by N. L. Stebbins. 
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