Nov. 17, 1916. 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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Manchester Yard Turns Out Winners 
Walter B. Calderwood’s Success as Racing 
Yacht Builder Subject of Magazine Article 
Two of the most successful 
yachts of the 1916 season are 
described in the November issue of 
Yachting: the Pam, a class R boat, 
and the Makaboro II, a special 21- 
footer of the type raced at Buz- 
zard’s Bay. Both of the yachts 
were designed by John Alden of 
Boston and built under his super- 
vision in the boatyard of Walter 
B. Calderwood at Manchester. 
The Pam was a perfect type 
of the Class R boat, built under 
the Universal rule. She was built 
under trying conditions due to a 
shortage of labor at a time when 
the yard was rushed to capacity 
with work. In obedience to a rush 
order she was shipped to her 
owner, Commodore H. A. Parsons 
of the Cleveland Yacht club, on 
June 24 in order that she might 
compete in the Cleveland Yacht 
club series. Although the work on 
her was hurried at the end, she 
was perfect in every detail when 
she left the Manchester yard. 
There was not even time to launch 
her for a trial before shipment by 
rail. Upon the arrival of the boat in Cleveland the dis- 
heartening news came to her builder that the craft had 
been so damaged in unloading as to be unfit for racing 
without extensive repairs. The report proved to be exag- 
gerated as the following excerpt from Yachting will 
testify: 
“The most interesting racing at the Cleveland Yacht 
club at Rocky River this year was in the ‘R’ Class in 
which there were three new boats; Pam, designed by John 
Alden; Mebleh, an Owen-designed boat, and the Clarice, 
designed by \echselberg. Pam, sailed by R. E. Power, 
proved far and away the best boat and won easily, taking 
all the races in the Cleveland Y. C. championship series 
in which she started. She also won at the Inter-Lake 
Regatta at Put-in-Bay.” The Pam’s record for the sea- 
son was perfect. 
The Makaboro II was a speedy 21-footer of the ex- 
treme racing type, fostered by the Beverly Yacht club 
(Buzzard’s Bay). Her owner, Richard H. Hoyt of 
3oston, had her built especially to compete for the title 
Pam just before leaving Manchester 
Makaboro II leaving Manchester Harbor last summer. (above ) 
Makaboro just before launching (below) 
held by the Deccoon of the club for several seasons. She 
did not enter until five of the races of the series had 
taken place, but cleaned up in her first contest by a big 
margin. During the season she won six races, tying the 
Deccoon, got one second place and was disqualified once. 
In a good wind there was nothing in her class could keep 
near her, but in a light wind she did not show such marked 
superiority. 
Both of the successful boats of the past season were 
as perfect in finish as they were as fast under sail. The 
appointments and fittings of both were a credit to the 
designer and builder. 
Mr. Calderwood is now at work on contracts to build 
for next season two more Class R boats similar to the 
Pam, although varying in details. One of the boats will 
be all mahogany, planking and finish. The other will 
have cedar planking. 
The big sheds in the yard are nearly filled with craft, 
housed for the winter. Some of the boats are the largest 
every put up for the winter in Manchester. . The largest 
boat brought up on the Calderwood railway this fall was 
the Simitar, the W. J. Mitchell schooner. 
A craft, which is on the ways being overhauled and 
attracts considerable attention, is the power cruiser of 
John Hays Hammond, Jr., which is being made ready 
for the tests by the United States government of Mr. 
Hammond’s wireless control system for torpedoes. 
A new yacht recently arrived at the wharf is the 
2s-footer Tarpon which was recently purchased by Jack 
Merrill, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Warren Merrill, for use 
in Manchester next season. The Tarpon is from Bristol, 
Reet 
Will it then and 
What you want to be you can be. 
will it with all your might.—Loyola., 
