FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Feb. 12, 1910. 
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Ketch for Dr. W. T. Grenfell. 
The Yale Grenfell Association is having an 
auxiliary ketch built which is to be sent to 
Labrador for Dr. W. T. Grenfell’s use in his 
work among the Labrador fishermen. 
The designs have been completed by Charles 
D. Mower, of this city, and the contract for 
the construction will soon be placed, so that 
the boat will be completed in time for use in 
Labrador next season. The conditions under 
which she will be used require the most able and 
seaworthy type of vessel that can be built, as 
Labrador has the reputation of being the worst 
stretch of coast on this continent. 
The plans show a boat 45 feet over all, 35 
feet on the waterline, 12 feet extreme beam and 
6(4 feet draft of water. 
The lines show a double ender model with a 
short overhang forward and a sharp curve stern 
with plenty of freeboard and a high sheer for¬ 
ward. The lines below the waterline are 
designed to make an easy sea boat that can be 
easily driven under either sail or power. There 
will be three tons of outside ballast, and the 
balance will be carried inside the hull. The con¬ 
struction is designed with a special view to 
strength and the best materials will be used 
throughout. 
The ketch rig was selected as being the most 
suitable for seaworthiness and ease of handling 
by a small crew and the sail area is very small 
as compared with a yacht of the same size. 
For use in calms and for working through the 
narrow passages along the coast an auxiliary 
kerosene oil engine of twelve horse power will 
be installed, which will drive the boat at a speed 
of five miles an hour under favorable conditions. 
Kerosene is used for fuel as it is practically im¬ 
possible to obtain gasolene in Labrador. 
The interior arrangement provides for a main 
cabin, which will be used either for transferring 
patients to the hospitals or for carrying freight 
and supplies to the hospital stations. The gal¬ 
ley and engine room are aft and the crew’s 
quarters are in the forecastle. The interior 
fittings will be very simple, as she is a work¬ 
ing boat rather than a yacht and is designed 
for real service and usefulness. 
Point Judith Harbor. 
Chairman Alexander, of the House Com¬ 
mittee on Rivers and Harbors, has announced 
that a river and harbor bill will be reported to 
the House some time in February, and in this 
connection it is important that the maritime 
interests of the coast demand the completion of 
that already too long unfinished work, the Point 
Judith Harbor of Refuge, in conformity with the 
plans of 1908 recommended by President Taft 
when he was Secretary of War and which has 
been delayed through no good and sufficient 
reason. 
England has recently completed a stupend¬ 
ous work of this kind that in location is much 
the same as the Point Judith Harbor. We re¬ 
fer to the Admiralty Harbor of Refuge at 
Dover, which has an area of 690 acres at low 
water and which site was exposed to all seas 
from the west around to the east. The prob¬ 
lem presented to the engineers was the con¬ 
struction of an artificial harbor in a situation 
where the configuration of the coast line of¬ 
fered no advantages or natural protection, and 
which were practically the conditions at Point 
Judith. The total cost of the Admiralty Har¬ 
bor works is $20,000,000. It has an eastern en¬ 
trance of 740 feet and a western entrance of 650 
feet, and although during the height of the flow 
of ebb and flood tides the current attains a 
velocity of five miles per hour, battleships and 
other vessels pass in and out without danger of 
injury, while at Point Judith the allowance for 
an entrance is 1,200 feet, when it should be but 
800 feet at the. most, which change would pro¬ 
vide more shelter from the heavy easterly seas 
The sum of $1,793.823 78 had been expended 
on this work up to June 30, 1900, of which 
$14,860.67 was for maintenance. By this ex¬ 
penditure the main breakwater had been built 
to a total length of 6,970 feet with a height of 
10 feet above mean low water, and the easterly 
breakwater had been completed for a distance 
of 2,240 feet out from the high-water line on 
shore to about 30 feet depth of water. What 
the refuge requires to make it a complete har¬ 
bor is: The building of a landing place in the 
shelter of the shore arm of the breakwater for 
the passengers, crews and cargoes of vessels 
in distress; for the lifeboats of the Point 
Judith life-saving service, including a power 
lifeboat, and for the use of the Lighthouse Es¬ 
tablishment and other government services. 
Lights at the ends of the breakwaters, and 
range lights on shore, and a prominent light¬ 
house with fog horn at the outer apex of the 
main breakwater. Construction of the pro¬ 
posed westerly breakwater. Removal of the 
shoal spots and boulders in the harbor. The 
addition of five feet to the height of the east¬ 
erly shore arm of the breakwater. 
An itemized estimate of these improvements 
outside the landing place and the lighting, is as 
follows: Construction of the western shore 
arm, $604,548; removal of the central shoal to 
a depth of 24 feet, $150,000; removal of other 
shoal spots, $10,000; io-foot channel to shore. 
$5,000; 10 per cent for contingencies, $76,954.80; 
raising the easterly arm five feet, $75,000, which 
makes a total of $321,502.80. 
The foregoing items were recommended by 
the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Har¬ 
bors in their report of April 13, 1908, and were 
approved in a letter to the Secretary of Com¬ 
merce and Labor by William H. Taft, who was 
then Secretary of War.—Marine Journal. 
Launch of the Sea Duck. 
Seaduck, a cruising power boat, built at 
Lawley’s for C. H. Tyler, of Boston, was 
launched last week. The launch was very in¬ 
formal, and the yacht was not even christened 
with the customary bottle of wine. Seaduck 
is a very handsome craft designed by Fred 
Lawley, and is thoroughly equipped for long 
voyages, which the owner intends to make. She 
is 86 feet over all, 76 feet on the waterline, 14 
feet. iy 2 inches beam, and 5 feet draft. She is 
equipped with two 40-horsepower Murray & 
Tregurtha motors, which will drive her about 
13 knots. She has twin screws. On deck the 
yacht is finished in mahogany, and the cabins 
are finished in polished butternut. The yacht 
is lighted throughout by electricity and will 
carry a powerful searchlight. 
The quarters of the crew are in the forward 
part of the yacht. Double steel bulkheads sepa¬ 
rate the engine space from the rest of the 
yacht. The gasolene tanks are capable of hold¬ 
ing several thousand gallons and are in the 
middle of the yacht, away from the engine and 
beneath the flooring. Two water tanks are in 
the stern. 
The quarters of the owner are very com¬ 
modious and handsomely furnished. One state¬ 
room extends the width of the vessel and has 
two berths, mirrors, bureau and writing desk 
The bathroom adjoining is tiled. The saloon is 
large and handsome, and the dining room is 
in the deck house forward. The yacht will be 
finished in about a month, and Mr. Tyler will 
then make a southern cruise. 
Aquilo to Go to Pacific. 
The steam yacht Aquilo which has been well 
known in Eastern waters is to go to the Pa¬ 
cific. William P. Eno has sold the yacht to 
James H. Moore, of Seattle, and Herbert E. 
Law, of San Francisco. Law and Moore a 
short time ago acquired steel interests stretch¬ 
ing from Puget Sound to San Diego, and one 
ol the main purposes of the yacht will be to 
cover this broad territory, and though San 
Francisco will be the home port, much of its 
time will be spent at other Pacific Coast points. 
Aquilo carries a crew of fifteen. She is 153 
feet over all, 125 feet 6 inches load waterline, 
20 feet beam, 9 feet 3 inches draft, measures 176 
tens gross and 103 net tonnage, is built of steel, 
lighted throughout with electricity and heated 
by steam. She has a triple expansion engine of 
550 horsepower, the diameter of the cylinder 
being io)4 by 17 inches with an 18-inch stroke. 
Aquila is flush decked and has four cabins aft. 
The dining saloon is situated forward and is 
connected with a smoking room. 
Law is well known in yachting circles on the 
Pacific Coast, having been elected commodore 
of the Pacific Y. C. in 1897. For two years his 
sloop yacht Sappho was the flagship of the club, 
and when he sold it his intention was to replace 
it with a more commodious vessel. 
Harlem Y. C. 
The following officers were elected by the 
Harlem Y. C.: Commodore, Walter S. Sullivan; 
Vice-Commodore, Frederick D. Newton; Rear- 
Commodore, W. J. Fowler; Treasurer, Edward 
J. Martin; Secretary, Edward Schmidt; Meas¬ 
urer, John Wimmer; Chairman Race Commit¬ 
tee, F. E. Friedrichs; Fleet Surgeon, T. A. 
Martin, M.D.; Trustees (Class of 1912). J. F. 
Jarchow, J. J. Lyons, William Strauss; Trustees 
(Class of 1911), Phillip J. Fox, Edward M. 
Hartman, J. J. Delaney; Fleet Captain, William 
F. Burrough; Librarian, John Wimmer; House 
Committee—Edward H. Hartman (chairman), 
J. F. Jarchow, J. J. Lyons; Membership Com¬ 
mittee—Phillip J. Fox (chairman), William 
Strauss, J. J. Delaney; Entertainment Commit¬ 
tee—Frank D. Shea (chairman), Dave Reed, 
William T. Hyde, J. F. Proctor. 
As usual, the annual regatta will be sailed 
May 30, and the annual cruising race (Stratford 
Shoal and return) in August. This race has 
been held for five years and is becoming more 
popular each, season. In addition to these open 
events a series of handicap races will be held 
on Saturdays during the season for yachts en¬ 
rolled in the Harlem Yacht club. 
The annual cruise, to cover a period of one 
week, will take place in August; the date of 
start, length of runs, etc., will be announced in 
a few weeks. 
Yachts Change Hands. 
The following sales have been made through 
the agency of John G. Alden: 
A. L. Babcock, of Boston, has sold the 21- 
foot keel knockabout Annawah, ex-Nabob, to 
Joseph F. Wheater, of Boston. 
J. Brooks Nichols, of Lexington, Ky., has 
sold the well-known Sonder boat Vim to 
William R. Sears, of Boston, who will use the 
boat at Cohasset next summer, although she 
will probably be seen in the racing at Marble¬ 
head. 
Demarest Lloyd, of the Corinthian Y. C., has 
sold the 33-foot waterline sloop Lady Mary to 
G. K. Simonds, of Fitchburg. Mr. Simonds will 
make Marblehead his home port. 
H. B. Whittier, of Boston, has sold the 
auxiliary Bar Harbor 30-footer Aida to a 
prominent Boston yachtsman. 
H. B. Knight, of Boston, has sold the 23-foot 
waterline centerboard cruising yawl Eleanor to 
Irving Wright, of Boston. 
Mr. Alden also reports the charter for the 
season of 1910 of the 55-foot waterline cruising 
schooner Beatrice, owned by J. C. Hamlen, of 
Portland, Me., to Dr. D. Lloyd, of Boston. 
Eastern Y. C. 
The annual meeting of the Eastern Y. C. was 
held last Tuesday. The following officers and 
committees were elected: Commodore, F. 
Lewis Clark, schooner Emerald; Vice-Commo¬ 
dore, Robert T. Paine 2d; Rear-Commodore,, 
Herbert M. Sears; Secretary, Heny Taggardp 
Treasurer, Patrick T. Jackson; Measurer, W. 
Starling Burgess; Members of Council at 
Large—George A. Goddard, Frank B. Mc- 
Questen; Regatta Committee—William L. Carl¬ 
ton, Henry A. Morss, Louis M. Clark, Stephen 
W. Sleeper, William B. Stearns; Committee on 
Addmissions—Arthur Adams, Charles P. Curtis, 
George Atkinson, Jr., Arthur Hemenway, Jr., 
and the secretary ex-officio; House Committee 
—Edward M. Beals, Frederick O. North, Park- 
man Dexter. William B. Revere and Daniel K. 
Snow. 
