New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29
LIVE YACHTING QUESTIONS.
DISCUSSING SHORE STATIONS.
SHORE CLUBHoUsEs ALSO DEMAND ATTENTION
NEW BOATS BUILDING.

NEW BOATS BUILDING
The question Of shore stations and shore club.
houses Is one which the members OF the yacht clubs
are now discussing with considerable interest. The
building of big clubhouse for the seawsuhaka Club.
at Oyster Bay and the establishment Of shore stations
by the New-York Yacht Club are the things which
have started the remipscenee the prophecy and the
diffusion OF Information. The New-Yosk Yacht Club
does not want shore clubhouse. 1t had one once
and has promised never TO do II again. Most New.
Workers VIII remember that clubhouse II was at
staten Island and was buiit for tie
club by Commodore Garner, who lost his
life by the capszing Of his yacht Mohawk, anchored
of that very clubhouse. Commodore Garner
charged the club a rental which amounted to only
per cent on the investment yet the club lost much
money IN running the house that 10 had to be given
up. continuation OF IL would certainly have
bankrupted the club. Before It was given up the
clubhouse OF NewYork Yacht Club at staten Island
came to be q thing avoided by yachtowners Ill
natured people said that reason Of this was
that when a yachtOwner went ashore there he foune
always about twenty-five non-yschtowners situns
on the sringpece Of the wharf waiting TO be invited
to 90 for cruise and all Of them being good fellows
they were frightfully offended II they were net asked
Having had enough OF shore cubhouses tho club 70
not likely to establish "shore stations
Tho @shore s,acions idea Of the New.York Yacht
Club undoubtedly grew out Of tho Newport expert
ment. At first the club had a. landing-stage ana
pier there Then house was built on the end OF
the pier, and for years the club members have
prayerully watched that house. dreading that 1t would
degenerate into a clubhouse. But IL did not. 1t 10
simply little building where have his letters
sent and his parcels delivered for the yacht. There
are two rooms, upstairs and one down. where the
yschtsman can wait for his gig to come ashore ana
two veraadas where SID and "bok lazy 1t the
sea-" That is ALL and 1t is quite enough, and great
convenience II is TO all yachtsmen The success OF the
Newport experiment and the way in which that shore
staHon has withstood all Establishments which would
lead it from the straight and narrow path have en-
bodened club try other and similar experiments,
next year at various ports along the sound ana
possibly far east Vineyard Haven, there VIII b
places where the yachtsmen Of the New-York Yacht
Club can stop for supplies, letters kilograms and
parcels
The prophets are at work the new clubhouse which
the Seawanhaka Yacht Club to build at Oyster Bay
The success Of houses Of the Larchmont anA
the American Yacht Club, 1t Is said is due to the faos
that they are in a measure casinos and have around
them communities which patronfze them o. they
would a country club. They are easy OF access
ana are pleasant places TO go TO. Even In winter the
houses kept open and are fairly well patronized
even In the Of the SHOWS and the desoate sea
Now the proposed clubhouse OF the Seawanhaka Clun
Is to be situated an island and those who
desire to visit 1t will have to be ferred across con-
siderable space of water. An axiom I'm relation TO
clubhouses is that in order to be popular and sue
eessful they must be easy Of access Beside all this
tie site is the wrong side of the Sound. Yachts
do not frequent the harbors OF the north shore OK
Long Island as they do the opposite shore. However.
they are beautiful harbors and every one hopes thas
the experiment of the seawanhaka Yacht Club will be
| a success Surely the members have gone about the
thing with a degree Of carefulness and determination
which ought 10 bring If there Is possibility
| of it.
| The Herreshoffs are bucily at work these days.
One boat which they will turn ont In the spring 10
building for Scotch yachtsnian, who has ordered
her TO race her against the 1-2-raters OF treaS
| BRITAIN The IL raters a popular class
over there. and great is the fame Of the Giori-
ana that man from the land wmcn pro
! duced Fife of Fairle stakes his hope OF
winning In the class next year on inc
ability of tho Bristol designer This Is reversing the
usual order Of things and shows an apprecisuoh Oh
American yachts and American genius which is grau
fying to say the least II is said that an oroer mas
been given to the Herreshofs for new boat by T. ID.
Morgan which is be tirtyfve feet on the waterne
| and fifty feet over all. Then there Is the new 40
footer building 10 beat the Gloriana and 24footer
for Mr. Williams of Philadelphia. Mr. Herreshon also
expects to build more 35-footers TINS winter.
There Is at present in the Bristol yard new steam
| yacht which Is nearly completed she Is si1tyelshs
feet water line and eghtyw feet over all eleven ices
six inches beam and five feet draught. She Is In
tended for cruising and not for speed. The quarters
for the crew will be aft and the owners quarters for
ward She has high freeboard and additional stability
| Is given to her by outside ballast on her Keel.
From the lines OF boats which are TO be built TINS
winter 1t looks II there to be radical change
IN the underwater body OF most OF the yachts OF the
new fleet The centreboard has made its appearance
in these designs not sliding Keel not IKE the
old centreboard but in the shape OF something thas
looks very much like permanent FIN OF lead fas'eheo
to the centre Of the boats bottom pan Oh ono oos
looks like an inverted chapeau such as military men
wear Above the waterlno the long overhang forward
and aft is preserved and almost every bow shows tho
influence of the Glorana. The Gloriana's bows were
| a novelty last year. They will not be next year.
| How these new experiments with the under watet
body of boats are going to come out no one can OF
oo1ndence in them. But then designers always do
have confidence in what they design; In several
designs II looks as II the foeioot which was not IN
favor last wear and was entirely wanting In the
orana coming into favor again one set inS
yacht designers thinking and exPermsnting Each Ssss
| is DESTROYS OF evolving an original design aod heAs
| years feet promises 10 be a emarhaDie one
One thing which all designers are insisting on this
| wear is thoroughness of construction. designer
now will not for the sake Of leSsening the price on
a Yacht to his customer consent to "skmping" IN
little details. Heretofore "heh Sn'ie inns 49,
aimsy three-cornered recrminaton has gone on DO
tween the designer the builder and the owner ~
| 10 whose fault il WIS Designers DO NOS
propose 10 he IN any more such triangular lights.
Now every designer Of standing insisting upon tns
spite Of the protesting Of his customer az me
| extra expense. Yacht builders, too, II they did but
Know IT, have their reputation at stake and with 10
their business. The time for fimsy yachts Is passed.
and the builder whose boats do not hold together nexs
season might a. well go into fome other bgsiDess.
Yachting has settled to solid lines and yachtsmen
ALL Ia
will get it, too and the sooner yacht builders find this
out the better for them.
| Among the yachts building for next season Is
60toot steam yacht already in frame In Lawieys yarn
and a foot yacht for J. X. Hegeman, building az
at Island. At LaMrence's ward