The Portland daily press., 1891-04-14
SPORT ON THE OCEAN WAVE.
Portland Yachtsmen and Their Plans
for Summer Cruising.

With these bright days the yach tsmen are
beginning to think of getting uuder way
The commodore of the Portland zach Club.
DIR. q. w. Bray, has already got his steam
yacht. the Maitland, into commission. The
| float under the yacht club house is nearly
done with its repairs, and in few days, as
soon as the tenders can be used, the other
yachts will be in use. The increase in the
number OF new members of the club during
the last year indicates an interesting summer
Tor yachting matters. Mr.. G. F. Flagg, the
new secretary. reports about 80 new recruits.
among them Isaac G. Atkinson, William M.
Bradley, Leigh Chamberlain, Geo. II. Davis.
Harry nj. Davis, ii. G. Thomas, S. ScWarz-
child, Nathan Clifford, Major w. M. Dunn
W. 5. Eaton, Geo. T. Files, a. l.. Harding.
William Ingraham, S. II. Sleeper, Geo. w.
LoveJoy, L. ID. McLain of Bristol, +. p. Tib-
Detts, w. ID. Thaxter, Z. S. Pendexter. p. FL.
Silver, DR.. John f. Thompson. The total
membership is now 403. There is q new ar
rangement OF some of the offices this year.
Mr.. Flagg being secretary, Walter Woodman
vice commodore, Willis Goold fiees captain.
and DR.. G. p. Smith. secretary last year.
feet surgeon this year.
Inv ALhpOAsahs AOSdkth LUlS year
will be composed of Commodore G. w. Bray,
Abel M. Smith, r. S. Rand, W. E. Carter,
and W. Kirsch.
The additions to the fleet will not quite
correspond with the added interest shown by
the increase OF membership; still, there will
be slight gain. The Lorena. owned by A.
L. Downing of Concord, n H., will not be
on the list of the steam yachts this year. but
In her place Will be new steam yacht, the
Fanzeme, building in Boston, and owned by
George b. Taylor. Mr.. Taylor is now the
owner Of the schooner Breeze, also of the
Portland club. The Fanzeme is in length 50
feet and inches over all, beam 10 feet Q
inches, draft feet inches.
Another steam yacht will also be added
early in the summer, Mr. Isaac G. Atkinson's
new boat, which Mr. ]. FL. Dyer is now
building at franklin wharf. 1t is said that
Mr.. Atkinson intends to name his yacht the
Preble' She is now all up and planked, and
Will be a handsome boat The length is 67
feet over all, 123 feet beam, and 81 feet deep.
Mr. Dyer thinks he will launch her about
May 1st.
To the list of sailing craft no additions
Will probably be made, but Mr.. j. w. Frye's
Warren, decidedly the most modern boat of
the fleet, is being thoroughly repaired, inside
and out, and in addition is to receive an in
creased length of spars. aud an additional
SAIL area. 1t is understood that these changes
In the warren are for the purpose of making
lively light for the cup. The Warren is
the only yacht that Is receiving any decided
changes beyond the usual overhaulings.
A change in the system OF measurement
has been adopted by the club this year. BY
the olo system yachts were classed by the
length over all and the beam. When the
English yachts came over here with their
overhanging sterns and bows, 1t was found
that there was no basis for common classi-
fication. SO new system was adopted by
the New York Yacht Club, which all clubs
are now following. Measurement is made Of
length on the water line, with conditional
specifications as to size of spars and area of
sail. The adoption of this new system, how
ever. will not make any material difference
in the classification of the Portland boats,
which are mostly of the old style Of yacht
architecture.
The banquet of the club viii be the first
thing this wear to give the members good
courage for the cruise. 1t will come on the
9th of this month, and the plans now are to
have It surpass all other banquets of the
season. Yachtsmen from other places will
be invited as usual
On June 18th will be the regatta. But it is
too early yet to tell how many participants
there will be.
Yachting Notes.
There does not seem to be great amount
of Yacht building around Casco Bay this
spring. Out in Westbrook Pearl Lamb and
Ed Foster are building steam launch. %
feet long and feet beam. They will mt her
into The river about May 1st, and then NAV
run her into Casco bay;
Mr.. ]. I'D. DYER is building, besides the At.
kinson yacht, a ferry boat to run between
Lubec and Eastpors ~ steamars aOnection with the
In Penobscot Bay there has been consider.
able Yacht building going on. Belfast win
contribute three, and possibly four new
craft: The schooner cara, 80 by II, build.
20 by 10. by w. ii. Kimball; a sloop, "a by8
hnilt nv r. T., MacOmber, and to be ianncbad
soon; and probably cat boat, "A by S,which
S. Holt has begun work on.
Cantain William Howe has built at DpoL
Trap Tincolnville. cat boat from the lines
of a Massachusetts Bay racer, and Intends
when he goes out for sail to keep some'
where % near the head Of the procession. '''-
MI Alfred Adams Of i,s Castine is finishing a
was built nj by MI. William Sawyer. but Il nu1l bal
ing finished by Mr.. James Webster The
Yacht is 80 feet ever all, about 10 feet beam
and feet deep. nv,
At Islesboro, Captain Wilson Coombs has
launched a large new yacht, So feet Iong hy
70 beam, Mr Otis F. Dodge and Captai5 II
X. Williams also will put new boats in mi: