Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-24

master Tor an auOiLiOuhi wage oi % ever
so DAYS. Putting the number of the work
ing crew OF a cracN yacnt at Il. anu TX
ing the cost therefor according to the fol-
lowing Literally calculated table, the eX-
pense OF maintenance can be easily de-
termined:
Captains salary per month, say ........$l0!
Mates salary per month, say ............... so
Second mate salary pr rOnth, say ...-. %
Quarterm@S'c rs salary per month, say. -
Bdsun's s. larry per Onth, say......-...... 80
siN seamen at , per month. 90. lHl
Cook per month, say, ..-......t...... 40
Total per month .,..................-. "a D
Adding to tuis the cost of the "keep,"
and bringing the total up to 5000, we have
the sum OF 81, 800 as the seasons eXpendi-
lures tor tue crew. Placing it at $1,000,
the allowance is liberal indeed.
But Yachting has this in common with
housekeeping, mat one never knows
where his expense will cease. There is
always something 10 be bought, whether
IL be some adOrnment for the cabin or
some suppleln mt TO the rig. Accident TO
the canvas, collision, humping upon
shoals, the hundred and one mishaps
which befall nautical lOcOmOtlon, and The
various causes for frequent "hauting up"
on the stocks, pie up the 0utaO OF dollars.
These things provided Tor, 1t remains
WIN bhE w uEl " uGtti niue NhtluSl uls
REPUTATION FOR HOsPITALIrY
and dinner-giving shall follow him from
Commons wealth avenue to the briny. II
he 10 accustomed to playing mine host
upon snip, ne is likely to find this item in
his dogday expenditure heating the ships
maintenance bill out Of sight. at this
point the cost OF Yachting becomes mere
conjecture, bat he must, indeed, be
generous skipper who entertains to the
extent of $1,000 during the season, and
thus brings up his account with Neptune
to the comfortable figure Of $1,000. What
shall be said. tHen, of the man who re-
CARDS $4,000 as moderate seasons
yachting bih? He must have tIoated his
vessel on champagne and Burgundyt aud
dined mis- crew and his guests upon Del.
mOnico menus every day in the week. Con-
sidering the fact. however, tnat few Boston
Yacht owners live on board their slogp s0r
schoOners, aud that still fewer keep open
house for an army OF acquaintance, 10 is
difficult to understand how Mr. Gray,
who was pr0verbial for not doing thus,
could fiBd an outlet for the sum which be
is sad to have expended.
What mas been said above applies TO
yachts manned only for cruising. Is
another story when racing yachts are the
obi CT of outgoing dollars and dimes.
Then the crew is doubled, racing year
has to be provided for, and the cost of
continual preparation ami continual
overhauiiHg amounts up to figures WHOA
would make most men feel rich. II Is a
matter Of common report that toe Puri.
tan and the Maytlower cost in building
and outhtting upward OF $4,000
each by the time they had started
upon their trial trips. The ordinary crew
OF the Mayfiower numbers some thirteen
men before The mast, besides the Captain,
cook and mate. The wages, clothing and
provisioning OF this crew are SAID to
amount to nearly 500 every thirty DAYS,
aud adding the other expenses the cost
81 maintenance is thought to average
$1,000 monthly. On race days the crew is
Increased 10 twenty-five or thirty men,
and consequently the cost is enhanced.
notwithstanding these immense figures
II Is possible to yacht economically.
OF course, the greater number OF amateur
vessels are OF smaller proportions than
these already mentioned. A sloop or cut
ter, from twenty-five 10 forty feet long.
can be constructed and fitted out for a
sum not exceeding $1,000 or $4,000. The
charge for designing in all cases
averages about 5 PER cent. of the
cost OF building. OF course, the
owners taste rules this matter
ol first outlay. Silk and velvet hangings.
carved panelin9s, administer carpets,
French mirrors and swinging berths, can
run the sum up to any figure that one s
purse or ones tancies incline him 20. But
these things, ike the exercise OF nautical
hospitality. have little to do with yachting
proper, and are purely matters of personal
inclination and financial resource.
These remarks Will also apply to the
manning OF the craft. Some owners OF
Nfaphts rarofnt. ,Ixy.,
may combine the duties of skipper and
cook, some two men, and others four.
At the rate per head OF SIS TO $50 monthly,
u ls easv TO SEQ that Yachting under these
circumstances can be as economi-
cal a. IL IL at all times an enjoyable pur-
suit. some owners prefer to sail their
vessels without hired help. seeking the
assistance and companionship of "A few
amateur seadogs like themselves. Then
the cost Is simply one OF eating, drinking
and repairs, and, all things considered, II
Is cheaper tor man To live on board his
yacht than on shore, ana the cost Of main
tenance differs little, under these latter
circumstances. from that pertaining to a
horse and carriage, where veterinary.
blacksmiths' and wheelwrights' bills are
matters OF common occurrence.
The steam Yacht" said one OF the best
known amateur sailors of Boston TO the
writer, 'ls
THE YACHT OF THE FUTURE"
And this statement would seem To ba
founded upon a large basis OF truth. The
steam yacht Is more convenient than its
sailing sister Cor men who like short
cruises, and who find time necessary
consideration In their summer outings.
The steam yachtsman is altogether indie.
pendent OF wind and tide; be can come
and go when he pleases and where he
plcases, and many gentlemen who
travel daily TO and from the city
To the seaside prefer the steam yacht
to the sailing for unitarian reasons,
Beside the advantage OF more absolute
control, there Is the advantage OF n
smaller crew and less expensive outfit
In the way OF rigging. The matter of co.
gines, boilers and fuel, OF course, balances
these items, but they personify benefits
which are impossible in yachts dependent
upon the wind. One of the newest steam
yachts, perhaps the newest i'm these
waters, is vessel or 100 feot in length.
carrying crew composed OF the
cap ain, engineer, fireman, cook.
cabin boy, aud one sea-
man. The cost OF this neat little weasel
was about $50, 900, and Der maintenance
charge will hover between that OF large
sloop yacht In cruising trim and that OF
the Puritan or the Mayilower in racing
trim. Steam yachting 10 yet In its ia