April 27, 1907.] 
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Yankee Girl. 
There is now building at the yard of Law¬ 
rence Jensen, of San Diego, Cal., an auxiliary 
ketch from designs of Cox & Stevens. This boat, 
which will be known by the name of Yankee 
Girl, is of the following dimensions: Length 
over all, 68ft.; load waterline, 50ft.; beam, 14ft.; 
draft, 9ft. She is for Mr. Fred Dorr, of Los 
Angeles, Cal., who is a prominent yachtsman on 
the Pacific coast. 
From the accompanying plans one can see 
that Yankee Girl is purely a cruising proposi¬ 
tion, being strongly built, having very good ac¬ 
commodation for a boat of her size, and a moder¬ 
ate sail plan. Her overhangs were made short 
to make her easy in a seaway and also to get 
as much room below as possible for a given 
over all length. She will be handsomely finished 
on deck, having bronze deck fittings and sky¬ 
lights, companionway, rail, bulwark, etc., of 
teak. 
In the forepeak is a copper gasolene tank of 
250 gallons capacity set in a copper lined water¬ 
tight compartment with drains overboard so as 
to carry off any gasolene that may leak from the 
tank. Aft of this is the forecastle with four 
iron berths and a toilet for the crew. Then 
comes the engine room and galley. Aft of the 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
galley on the starboard side is a single state¬ 
room which opens into the saloon, and on the 
port side is the captain’s stateroom and passage 
to the saloon. At the after end of the saloon 
in the center of the boat is the companion; with 
locker under, on the starboard side is a bath 
room and on the port side a toilet and passage 
to a large double after stateroom. The finish 
below deck will be simple, but in excellent taste, 
white enamel with mahogany trimming predomi¬ 
nating. 
In her construction no attempt has been made 
to cut down the weights, but rather the oppo¬ 
site, as it was the desire of the owner to have 
a strong and able boat. On account of the 
scarcity of oak on the Pacific coast, Douglass 
fir has been used to quite an extent in the 
construction. Her keel, keelson, clamps, plank¬ 
ing and deck are to be of this wood, while the 
stem, horn timber, sternpost, frames, floors, deck 
beams, knees, etc., are all of oak. The motive 
power is to be a 30 horsepower motor with 
Tobm bronze shafting and feathering propeller. 
The propeller will be two-bladed and when 
masked in the dead wood will not retard the 
speed to any extent. 
Yankee Girl is intended to stand the heavy 
weather prevalent on the west coast and should 
give a good account of herself. She will be one 
of the first really modern vessels in California 
waters built by local talent and her performance 
during the coming season will be watched with 
much interest. 
PLANS OF AUXILIARY KETCH YANKEE GIRL. 
BUILT FOR MR. FRED DORR FROM DESIGNS BY COX & STEVENS. 
