The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-20 00:00:00

YACHTING IN AMERWA.

Already preparations arebeing made for the coming
season, and in a few weeks the results will appear
of the present activity. The eclat attending Mr.
Bennett's performance last year has stimulated the
ambition of builders and owners, and a greater dis-
play than ever is anticipated. Among the boats
most prominent in former seasons, we notice the
schooners Magic, Ex-Commodore M'Vickar, owner,
and L'Hirondelle, belonging to Mr. Bennett, at
Newport; the Foam, the property of Mr. Maitland,
at Stonington ; Mr. Laper's Palmer and the schooner
Josephine, belonging to the late Daniel Devlin, and
now offered for sale by his executors ; also Captain
Palmer's sloop Sallie E. Day. At New London are
the schooners Widgeon, one of George Steer's last
models, and a very favourite boat, Mr. Frank Os-
good owner ; Haze, an old favourite, at present the
property of Messrs. Van Schaick and Devlin ;
the Calypso, built for and owned by Mr.
Bache; Phantom, Commodore Stebbins ; -Ranz"
bier, Messrs. Fearing, Skiddy, and Gandy ;
and Sylvie, also one of George Steer's boats,
now owned by Mr. Dodge. The latter has been
entirely refitted and supplied with new masts,
sails, and rigging. The well-known schooner Maria
is laid up at Hoboken, and will not be used this
summer, as her owner, Mr. E. A. Stevens, is pre-
paring to visit Europe. Among the new yachts
building or built, Mr. P. Lorillard's new schooner,
nearly ready at Westervelt's yard, is one of the
largest ever built in America. Her length over all
is 142 feet; breadth of beam, 28 feet ; hold, 10 feet.
She has very hollow floor and ends, is a keel boat,
but so framed that, if desirable, the keel may here-
after be removed, and a centre board substituted.
She will have a heavy iron shoe attached under her
keel to serve as ballast, and as a protection should
she at any time take the ground. She is intended
to take part in the regatta at Paris.
Mr. Fish has modelled a small yacht (36 feet on
deck) for Mr. Livingston, formerly owner of the
sloop Annie, which is now building at the establish-
ment of Albertson Brothers, Philadelphia. Also a
yacht of about the same size, intended to enter in
the French regatta for smaller boats, to be built in
England.
Messrs. C. and R. Poillon have a first-class yacht
on the stocks in their yard in Brooklyn. Her keel,
113 ; deck, 125 feet ; beam, 26 feet 8 inches ;
hold, 11 feet; mainmast, 90 feet; foremast, 89 feet;
about 310 tons. She will have all the latest improve-
ments, and her rigging is being made in England, she
is constructed with a view to great speed, and is 3
keel boat. Lennox of Gowanus Bay is building 3
sloop yacht, 43 feet on deck, for Mr. Edward Har-
vey, of the Atlantic Club. A. M. Whitman, builder
of the sloops Nautilus, Jennie Cable, and Glance Will
shortly launch a schooner yacht, the Alice, built for
Mr. G. W. Kidd, and intended to cross the Atlantic
this summer. She is a keel boat of about 100 tons;
keel, 65 feet ; deck, 75 feet ; beam, 20 feet ; hold, 7
feet, and will draw about 5 feet of water without
her board. Messrs. Pine and Davis have ready 3
schooner for Mr. Stevens of the Hoboken Club,
called the Lucille; length, 51 feet ; breadth, 17 feet;
and 51 feet deep ; built for comfort and accommo"
dation more than for speed. Also a sloop, 70 feet
on deck, very sharp, and expected to be very fast'
Messrs. Herreshoff and Stone, whose boats have
attracted much attention, have recently launched 3,
schooner yacht, called the Sadie, for Mr. Bates of
Boston, of the following proportions :—On deck, 51;
feet; beam, 16 feet; depth, 51 feet. Her centre board
extends unusually far aft, and is straddled by her
mainmast—a decided novelty in yacht building.
They have also a sloop for sale, 36 feet on deck,
which is pronounced to be a marvel of accony
modation and elaborate finish for so small a
boat. At South Boston Captain Bearse has
launched a schooner, intended for the Paris Regatta.
Length of keel, 80 feet; deck, 105 feet; beam, 26
feet 6 inches ; depth, 10 feet. She is finished With
the view of carrying 50 passengers, and will be
rigged as a topsail and top•gallant-sail schooner.
he following are the dimensions of her principal
spars :—Mainmast, 82 feet ; foremast, 70 feet;
main-boom, 56 feet; fore-boom, 26 feet ; bowsprit
(out-board), 20 feet; main-gaff, 27 feet; fore-gaff,
26 feet ; a squaresail-yard, 55 feet; topsail-yard,
27 feet, and tupgallaut-sad yard, 16 feet. Canvas,
about 1,600 yards.
Mr. Townsend, of Portsmouth (New Hampshire),
builder of the sloop Alice, is commencing the
schooner Storm King for Messrs. Gibson, England'
Mr. Fish is modelling a schooner of 170 tons for
Mr. George Lorrilard, formerly owner of the sloop
Eva.
Many of our English readers may be surprised at
the above list, learning perhaps for the first time
the encouragement given in America, to the de-
signers and builders of the best yacht models.--
Anglo-American Times.