The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-01
ENGLISH YACHT BUILDING.


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A Wilt g tho Principal Yncht yards-Thetr
Csyanty fer wsrk-rbs Yaohs. Buiit and
LONDON, Jan. s. 1869.
Yachting in England. a well ~ in other coun-
tries has its duties at all seasons OF the year. and
may 10 Complementary divided into four periods,
each calling forth responsibility skill and energy
pastime patience and pleasure. Ia winter new
yachts are built, repaired and altered At spring
they are ntted out and In the summer they are IN
fun sail In the autumn they begin TO lay up after
their exciting batties and, like warriors repose on
their hard-earned surels or their well sustained
reverses This " the season for retrospection, and
It Ii hoped that the sport Is one not OF that nature
calculated TO cast saddentng or gloomy reflection
over any household or human being. Indeed, no
instances are ever heard OF yachting bringing ruin
and desoation In It's train. and were all sports 20
free from vices ~ It there would be fewer cases 70
record OF wasted youth and talent and consequent
misery.
Having taken trip 20 the principal yacht yards
give you below an account OF the operations at pre-
sent going on in eacn OF Them
Yacht builders have their psrtisans and to say
which is the most popular one would be difficult
task. The shipwright's maui and caulkers mailet
are just now very active at Gosport in the county
Nicholson builders OF the famous Aline the beauti-
full Blue Bell the majestic Plead and host OF
others) may be selected as the most busy. Mr..
Nicholson's establi shment IL . naval d0ckyard in
miniature, and his row OF covered sheds, patent
slips and other mechanical appliances bespeak ac-
tivify and good management. At present he is con-
structing three schooners OF great beauty and
power--one. OF 135 tons, for Sir VIM. Brown; an
other OF i25 tons, for Mr.. Clifford Smith, and the
third eighty TONS for Mr.. Il. T. Potter These
vessels are now In frame and promise TO be
fast vessels as well a. good sea boats. Mr..
Nicholson is very wisely avoiding the ptfa OF the
'hollow bow'' that other builders usually fall into.
On the patent slips aud in the yard adjoining the
racing yachts Aline (Mr. X. Sutton) and Fiona
(Mr. Il. Boutcherl, also the Queen Eleanor Duke Of
Marlborough and Circe-all hauled out Of water
the two former being kept high and dry all the
winter for the purpose OF tightening what is tech
nically termed draining" them. This is done with
view to prevent the vessels becoming s0dden with
water and thereby essening their speed In the forth
coming season. The Queen Eleanor ~ undergoing
some ordinary repairs and the Gree submitting to
general overhauiing prior to her departure for the
Mediterranean. An Improvement must here be
noticed which is to be made in the rig Of the Ane.
She has been always conspicuous BY her very short
t0pmasts, which ara TO be heightened. and the top
sail Increased In hoist while they will be diminished
In the head. The Fiona IN TO have her spars re-
duced which win. no doubt also improve her In
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quite twO-thifds Of the English yachts. and their
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