Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-06-06
Miscellaneons.
Departure Of Captain CrapO and Wife OF
New Bedford for their European Trip
In the smallest Boat Yet.

thomas Crapo and wife sailed from New
Bedford at 1918 May 2S, in the schooner
boat New Bedford, OF 1.62 tons burthep.
Tor London. The boat is the shortest in
which passage across the Atlantic was
ever attempted, being 10 SO feet on deck,
~ leet over all length Of keel, l3 feet:
extreme breadth, 6 4S feet; breadth in
SIDE OF ceiling, feet; depth, 81 feet;
draught OF water about 13 inches, or with
centre-board down, 2 1-2 feet She carries
a leg-of-mutton mainsail and foresail.
hosting respectively l3 and l5 feet, and
each 1eet across the foot, and can also
hoist square sail when running before
the wind IN light breeze, or a STAY sail
II on the wind. Her model is something
ike that OF IA whalebOat, but shorter, wider
aud deeper, and with more sheer III
lnches) and she is entirely decked over.
She has two hatchways, and the helms
man VIII sit IN the after hatch. Captain
Crapo Will not attempt to run in severe
weather on the passage, but will lie to,
head to the wind, with drag. whenever
heavy sea is running. At such times
the lore hatch will be closed, and the
watch on deck will be in the after hatch.
prepared to duck and close the hatch ii "A
combing wave comes down. The boat is
so short that she is expected to easily ride
over anything but very chopping sea
without taking much water on deck. The
alter hatch is IN two parts, hinged togeth-
er, aud the forward half will be securely
fastened down and battened in rough
weather. The boat was built by Samuel
ii. Mitchell, from her owners designs.
Captain Crapo is thirty-five years old. a
New Bedford boy, who has been a sailor
twenty years, and is wiry man TO look
at. and apparently capable Of enduring q
good deal of exposure. Mrs. Crapo IS an
agreeable lady OF twenty-three, daugh-
ter OF Frederick Stiff OF London. MANI
iacturer OF music-boXes, and has a sea ex-
perience OF two and half years. She
Is healty- looking woman, slightly above
average proportions, and is as enthusias-
tic as her husband in relation to the vow
age. The boats stock of provisions. WA
ter. etc., Will weigh something over 1900
pounds, in addition to which she carries
800 pounds Of iron ballast She has not
made trial trip, but If necessary for ad-
iustment OF ballast will call at Woods Hol.
Vineyard Haven or Catham. As fast as
her water kegs are emptied they will be
reiilled with salt water, to keep the boat
In trim. The provisions are mostly canned
goods, and the boat carries a small kero-
sene stove, which can be used on deck in
good weather. She has two compasses. a
quadrant, supply OF charts, and her med
icine chest consists OF twenty-five pills
and vial of DR.. Fishers extract of gold.
en- seal. Departing from Catham lights,
Captain Grape will steer due east, to clear
the southern edge OF the banks of New
loundIand, and avoid the fogs there pre-
vailing, and will thence make direct
course for the English Channel He in
tends to call at Falmouth, on the Corn
wall coast, to be reported, and expects 10
arrive there in forty days. Some 5000
people assembled to see the boat off, and
she went off gayly, amid the firing of guns
by yachts and the cheering OF boatmen in
the harbor..
Captain Crapo's boat passed through
Woods Hol at $50 p. NJ.