The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-09
Y A G H T l N G..
Indications Of an Unusually
Active Season.
NEW STEAM YACHT.
Club Meetings and Regatta
Preparations.

There will be launched at Tottenve, s. l., one week
from to.day the new yacht Gilbert Deane She
Is owned by Mr. NJ O. Walker who is also the builder
and mas been months In process OF
The Deane so ieet the keel, b feet over all, IL
feet BEAM feet depth Of hold feet inches draueht
Of water and Of twenty All her tmoers are OF
Jersey oak and the pankiDg OF cypress The frames
are twelve inches apart centres tho fastenngs
throughout are Of galvanized iron. Unusual care has
been taken In the Deanc's construction, as with
fine model the particularly desired strength.
rho saloon ait tho engine and boiler space IS
twenty -four long, and will be finished In hand
some style and painted fancy colors. olas appro
praeiy upholstered Will run the ontire length Of Inc
saloon, while at the forward end Will add 70
its attractive appearance The house on deck Is
feet long and four lcet high. II contains
SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF WINDOWS 10 insure excellent ven
t'laon ana plenty o. ign. ~ '1s ,oon h,, per,b
Amboy and Ii almost ready TO place In the yacht.
The engine has cylinder ten inches 10 diameter ~
Iwelve inches stroke OF piston. "A upright boiler
will BIO supplied and the propeller, which Is OF cast
IRON, is forty two inches in diameter
Mr. Walker has owned several steam launches and
Yachts from his past experience he Is con-
dent that the Gilbert Deane will prove very fast
ATLANTIC YACHT cLUB-PREpARINd Fon THE
JUNE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND oTHLR
MATTERS.
A regular monthly meeting Of the Atlantic Yacht
Club was held night she club rooms corner Of
Court ana Joralemon streets, Brooklyn, Commodore
Thayer In the chair and Captain Morgan secretary.
The principal business before the meeting was the
confederation OF tho report OF the chairman the
committee appointed to provide for the rig and CLASH
Acstion OF all vessels OF the club which TO sail
tho annual regatta which Is TO take place on Tuesday,
juno II.
~ al I'm m 0DpOlQt0Q tho
classification OF the yachts, and The regatta and sail
ing regulations reported in favor OF che following
classification for the season Of 1875
Class AFor schooners OF rs feet and the water
U.., BFo schooners upder feet the water line
Glass C-For cabin soops OF As feet and over the
Glass D. For Of IS feet and under IS
Cas- For cabin soops under IS on the water
line
ClA.s nDouble haea yachts Or ertamsrans 50 called
ragassa q do mot sppea. AZ tho starting iae
The Committees also recommend tba. schooners be
oissail ioretopsa orestsysa jb hyinsjiD iintop
n aySr dSO ana For open ssops and
jb For mainsai only For catamorans mainsai
stays excepting catam.r.as ibs No two salts Of the
restriction W to the size OF sails
The abovs report unanimously adopted after .
brief discussion. Some OF the members argued as to
the proprey Of restricting certain classes OF yachts
70 the number Of topsals be carried in the regatta
and wore Of the opu,on that tho arest way would DO
TO measure the sails area.
The chairman Of the committee said that tho idea
which thoy mad view In preparing their report
70 form set Of rules that wo1ld do tho greatest
amount OF good. Out OF the whole number OF open
boats there Is only one That carries other than
mainssM and JD. In the course OF tho consideration
OF the regulation in relation TO the fractional
cut attention called to tho tact by
OF the meMbers that last year when the yacht Hope
peDnant race they were Obliged to calculate
the result 10 the quarter OF ioot and then shs Won
by one second OF time IL was most important TO
make accurate calculations
member suggested that there should DO pennant
rnce for third class sloops. He was informed that
there was pennant Tor that class.
Tho following resolutions IN relation 10 measure
mcnts then adopted unanimously -
Resolved That tho overall OF the yachts
this club shall be taken from point deck
dicuar with point she forward Of tho
cutwater line ntersecs the point
length OF the yacht deck Att irrespective of
tho raL
Resolved That the be directed file with the
spondiug secretary prscticAbo the
nts Of the yachts Of the ciuo.
Resolved the provision OF the hrs Of these resou
printed the appendix OF the Cub book of 1878
The mover Of thc resolution stated that Mr. SAWYER,
mcasurer Of the Brooklyn Yacht CLUB. had approved
OF the plum OF measurement set form, and had re-
commended It's adoption By the latter cub.