Outlook for the Season. 
Several yacht designers and builders were 
recently asked by Forest and Stream to tell 
something about the outlook for the coming 
season, and to make some suggestions about 
what is needed to boom the sport and put it on 
a good basis. Several have answered, and while 
all admit that matters in the yachting world are 
not just as they should be they are unable to 
point out what has caused a falling off in in¬ 
terest in the sport. One designer suggests that 
the yachtsman of to-day is not the^ whole- 
souled sportsman of a few years ago. lhat now 
an owner thinks more of the prize that he may 
win than of the sport he will have in taking 
part in a race. Another thinks that one-design 
classes have hurt the sport, and still another 
says that the power boats has done much to 
drive the sail boat enthusiast away. Clinton H. 
Crane, who has designed many of the best 
yachts in American waters, is of the opinion 
that the small yacht has taken the place of the 
larger vessel for reasons that he gives. Mr. 
Crane is closely in touch with yachtsmen, some 
of whom favor large steamers and others like 
the smaller boat, and he is well qualified to 
talk on such matters. He says: 
“So far as sailing yachts are concerned, it 
seems, as you say, that yachting has been go¬ 
ing backward in the past few years. So far as 
I can see, the outlook for next season is for a 
certain amount of racing in the smaller classes, 
but not much big boat racing. There are, I 
know, several Q class boats building, and then 
the Avenger size boat for Mr. Maxwell. 
“I am inclined to think that the racing of the 
larger types in this country will always be on 
a very limited scale. We have so much light 
weather, so much pleasant summer weather, that 
there is a great deal more comfort and pleas¬ 
ure in sailing small craft than there is abroad 
where they have so much cold and so much 
heavy weather. Racing small boats abroad is 
a pretty strenuous business. Here, I think, it is 
probably more enjoyable for the average man 
to race a small yacht than a large one. Of 
course, international racing always has a cer¬ 
tain amount of stimulating effect, especially 
where the size of the boats is small enough to 
be within reach of the average yachtsman’s 
purse. The Sonder class racing in Boston has 
undoubtedly tremendously stimulated the inter¬ 
est there in small boat racing.” 
H. R. Sutphen, general manager of the Elec¬ 
tric Launch Company, and chairman of the ex¬ 
ecutive Committee of the National Association 
of Engine and Boat Builders, writes: 
“I believe considerable interest can be created 
by class racing of motor boats, and in this way 
create the interest in the sport that it deserves. 
It might help a little to show the possibiliies 
of various sizes of boats, which would assist one 
in deciding which class they would prefer to 
race in. 
“A speed of eighteen miles an hour can be 
obtained from a 26-foot boat with 35 to 40 
horsepower. A boat of this size, of substantial 
hull construction, would not ezceed a total 
weight of 2,700 pounds. A 36-foot boat with 
70 horsepower, total weight of 4,500 pounds, 
should show a speed of about twenty-two miles. 
“A rule has already been suggested to handi¬ 
cap boats in these various classes on the basis 
of cylinder volume and weight. For instance, 
in the 31-foot class, the maximum weight would 
be 3,600, minimum 2,550; maximum cylinder 
volume 530, minimum cylinder volume in cubic 
inches 376. On this basis of weight and cylinder 
volume, it encourages a wholesome seaworthy 
efficient boat, one that is not over-powered nor 
built so light in hull construction as to be weak. 
It gives a variation for the designer and builder 
to come and go in and would make interesting 
racing and can be very closely handicapped 
within these limitations. 
“Motor boat racing is going through similar 
stages to those undergone by sail boat racing 
during the past, but if the builders will en¬ 
courage the owners to build boats within given 
lengths, it will materially assist in this class 
racing and in time many entries will be ob¬ 
tained. I do not think that the extremely high 
powered boats will ever become popular, owing 
to the difficulty in obtaining suitable power 
equipments. Engine manufacturers are not 
willing to take the risk of building high power, 
high speed gasolene marine engines, as the cost 
of developing and building a special engine is 
so large that it is often difficult to even meet 
the development expenses on the sale of one 
or two motors, the design and type lending 
itself to the typical racing boat. 
“There has been some interest shown lately 
in 40-foot boats for pleasure service, equipped 
with engines from 150 to 175 horsepower. In 
these boats the owners call for substantial hull 
construction and the least possible weight. 
With this power, these boats are capable of de¬ 
veloping between 28 and 29 miles an hour. 
Still larger boats are being built by several 
yachtsmen, up to 60 feet in length, of the twin- 
screw type equipped with about 250 or 300 
horsepower. These boats offer the best of sea¬ 
worthy qualities on account of their increased 
length and beam, and should be capable of 
32 miles an hour. 
“The most interesting study to-day is that of 
the hydroplane, which has great possibilities 
for very high speed, even with minimum horse¬ 
power delivered. Of course, these boats would 
only be suitable for smooth water, and one 
would have to take chances on the weather con¬ 
ditions if the maximum speed is to be de¬ 
veloped. 
“It is too bad there is not more interest taken 
in building boats to defend the British Inter¬ 
national cup, which will be raced for next 
August in the vicinity of New York. I only 
can account for this lack of interest, due to the 
great expense one has to go to to expect his 
boat to be in he winning class.” 
Power Boat for Pacific Coast. 
The rapidly growing fleet of yachts on the 
Pacific coast will be increased by the addition 
of a new craft for William E. Boeing, of Seat¬ 
tle, Wash. Mr. Boeing is an ardent yachtsman 
and his new yacht will be the largest motor boat 
on the Pacific coast, and will be used for exten¬ 
sive coastwise as well as deep sea cruises, the 
itinerary covering a proposed trip along the 
coast of Alaska, then across to the coast of 
Siberia, down the Asiatic coast, stopping at vari¬ 
ous points of interest en route, and the cruise 
may include a visit to Manila. 
The plans and specifications were furnished 
by Henry J. Gielow, of this city, and the yacht 
is now being constructed in Heath’s ship yard 
at Seattle. The principal dimensions of the new 
craft will be as follows: Length over all, 96 
feet 6 inches; length on load waterline, 90 feet; 
beam extreme, 16 feet 6 inches, and draft, 5 
feet 9 inches. Her lines are fair and easy, run¬ 
ning in an unbroken sweep from stem to stern. 
There are no hollows anywhere; in fact, the 
model shows power and seagoing qualities 
throughout. She has a graceful sheer and 
liberal freeboard, and her appearance indicates 
clearly the service for which she is intended. 
The hull will be constructed of wood, the 
keel, stem and stern post being of white oak; 
the frame will be of Douglas fir, double framed 
of liberal dimensions, spaced twenty inches be¬ 
tween centers; the planking and deck will be 
of Oregon pine in long lengths; the plank sheer, 
deck houses and all wooden deck structures are 
to be of teak finished bright. She will have no 
spars other than a military mast for displaying 
colors and signals, besides which she has a stack 
for the more perfect ventilation of the galley 
and engine room. 
The deck will be virtually flush, extending in 
an unbroken sweep from the stem for a dis¬ 
tance of about 63 feet, where it drops 15 inches 
on each side for a width of 27 inches, leaving 
a central trunk which extends 21 feet further 
aft. This arrangement gives excellent ventila¬ 
tion, and does away with the high and boxy ap¬ 
pearance of the stern that is noticeable in some 
flush deck power boats. Forward there will be 
a deck house 17 feet in length and having an 
average width of 11 feet 3 inches on the inside. 
This house will be depressed 26 inches below the 
main deck, and will be constructed and finished 
in teak panel work on the inside and the out¬ 
side. Aft of this will be a steering bridge 6 
feet long and 7 feet wide, inclosed with a brass 
railing. The skylights and deck fittings are of 
a thoroughly wholesome design and substantial 
construction. 
The deck house will be fitted up as a dining 
room. With the exception of a large sofa in the 
after end, chairs will be used. Aft on the star¬ 
board side there will be three steps leading up 
to_ the main deck and opposite on the port side 
will be a small refrigerator three feet in height. 
In the forward end of the deck house tliere 
will be _ a buffet and sideboard, all finished in 
teak, with drawers and lockers for cutlery, sil¬ 
ver, etc. A dumbwaiter will be fitted leading 
down to the galley below. 
There will be five steel bulkheads, dividing 
the vessel into six watertight compartments. 
Immediately abaft the collision bulkhead will be 
the captain’s stateroom fitted with berth, bureau, 
lavatory and large wardrobe. Aft of this on 
the starboard side, for a distance of 13 feet in 
length, will be the forecastle, extending 12 inches 
across the center line of vessel, and fitted with 
berths, lockers and folding table. Opposite, on 
the port side, will be the engineer’s stateroom 
with berth, wardrobe and bureau, and forward 
of this will be a toilet room, 4 feet in length, 
fitted with closet, wash basin and approved open 
plumbing. 
Next comes the galley 6 feet 6 inches in 
length and extending the full width of the ves¬ 
sel, fitted with stove, dresser, sink, dish racks 
and closets. On the port side will be a large 
refrigerator, having a cold storage space of over 
100 cubic feet. The yacht will be equipped with 
a refrigerator plant, so that the owner will be 
entirely independent of the ice supply problem. 
Immediately aft of the galley will be the en¬ 
gine room, 12 feet 9 inches in length, and ex¬ 
tending full width of the vessel. This space 
will be inclosed in steel watertight bulkheads 
and will contain two main engines for propell¬ 
ing the vessel, a generating set for supplying 
electricity for the lighting, and for operating 
the windlass by electricity. This outfit is also 
equipped and connected with powerful bilge 
pumps, with suitable connections, so that water 
may be discharged from any compartment at 
will. In addition to this there will be the re¬ 
frigerating machinery. There will also be in¬ 
stalled a small boiler for supplying hot water 
for heating the vessel in cold weather. In addi¬ 
tion to the natural ventilation the engine room 
will be equipped with a system of forced venti¬ 
lation operated by electricity, capable of chang¬ 
ing the air every three minutes. 
The gasolene tank will be amidships, imme- 
diatelv aft of the engine room, and will he in¬ 
closed in a steel watertight compartment. This 
tank will be constructed of steel, galvanized, 
with all rivets and seams soldered. It will have 
a capacity of 3.400 gallons which will give the 
yacht a cruising radius of 2,200 miles at full 
speed, or 5,500 miles at ten miles an hour. Next 
