The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
White Wings.

yacht from a Burgess model, of which great
things are predicted Her dimensions are:
IA tons new measurement; length over
all 81 feet water line, 80 feet; beam, 10 feet
depth of hold feet length of spars-bow-
SPIRIT cupboard, q feet; mast, so feet; top
mast, % feet; main boom, As feet: gait, q
feet. She is built of the best oak. hard and
Norway pine timber and will have an iron
keel of about three tons. The sloop Triton
of Swans Island, at this port last week, at
tracted much attention. She is 40 feet over
all, and only % feet on the keel Her mast
is u inches at the deck, with boom and gait
in proportion She has no topmast, but with
the usual tishernan's rig has a large spread
of canvas. She beat out of the harbor in
good shape with two tiers of baled hay on
deck and other freight Mr.. II. G. Bck-
nell put into the water last week boat de-
signed for fishing down the bay-a double
ender or peapod IA feet long NY about feet
beam. She was built by Mr.. Alvah Stinson
in first class manner, and in her white
paint with a red bead is a very slightly craft.
Mr.. 0. r. Webster has fitted her with CEN
treboard, and spars, and she VIII carry
a spritsail. The boat has been named
Louise for the daughter of the owner Ny.
Bicknell has sold his sailing canoe, noticed
some time since, to Mr.. George A. Bailey.
.... The sloop Louine, which was hauled up
at this port last winter. was painted and got
ready for sea by Mr. G. O. Maeomber, and
sailed last week for Brooksville. .... The
yacht Cora on which Mr.. f. l.. Macolnber
has been at work for some time, will prob
ably be launched this week. Originally
fishing boat she has been transformed into
a very pretty craft An oyerhanging stern,
new trunk and deck have been put on. The
house, rail, washboards and inside of stand
ing room are bright work. and the outside
white to the water line and copper below.
New spars have been made by Mr. Simeon
Staples and the yacht will have a new suit
of sails. The Cora is now "a feet over all,
feet inches beam She is owned by Mr..
Dissell, of Philadelphia. who has summer
cottage on Wright's Point, Northport So.
The Jennette sailed last Thursday on a
cruise under command of Capt. Alfred
johnson, with Mr.. Joseph H. Darby in
charge of the galley. She returned to port
Saturday at . y. m, having left Isle au Haut
at 6 o'clock that morning She came via.
Deer Isle thoroughfare and Gillleys Har-
hor and before a strong easterly made
steamboat tme... Tie Roclzland Tribune
says of a craft mentioned above: "The
Swan Island packet Triton is q flyer. She
can pass almost anything She runs across in
her trips to and from that gem Of the east
ern Penolscot Day. SHE recently left Swans
Island after daybrtak, came to Roekland
and was back at the island at o'clock in
the afternoon-75 miles That's a record
not easily broken. ....A new Yacht built
NY w. |. Adams 4 Son. of East Boothbav.
for Capt. +. II. Mckown, has made her trial
trip. She is named Ramona, and is 80 feet
> inches over all, l. feet inches beam.
draws 5 IL feet of water. and spreads 500
yards Of canvas. She is built after the famous
Burgess models. finished in quartered oak
and white wood and has fine accommodate
lions. She was only partly balasted, hut
the Boothhay Register thinks she will be a
flyer. Capt. David Ladd, of Islesboru with
party of friends. came across the bay Sat
ur.lay in a new sloop boat Mr.. La,ld has
lust launched. The boat has a centrehoard.
is tventv-ujnt. feet over All fem feet fem
inches Wild. AMI fnur f4et se,-e,, i,.haS
deep. The mast IS thirty->X feet long. MAIN
boom thirty feet, gatf nineteen and howsprt
seventeen feet. Sic has no ropnoSt Her
sails are forestavsail ill and 1na;nsa;l She
has a half deck. With a c0mmollouS cabin
and a ]arge stauding room The h,a+ i
painted white and is a very pretty craft
Can't Ladd was not only the builder Int fine
,aihnakrr also. The. trip SATURDAY was her
first and the run from! Ryltr's Cove Ia Bel |
fast WAS made III one hour and thirtv-tiyt.
minutes There are tive more boats at the
Cove ready to ht launched one 4, owned |
by MI. Jason La,lti and the. other by Mr. |
Frank Adams Islesborp il getting a fine
fleet of sloops Two new boats we've
launched at Pulpit Harlor. North Haven |
last wtek-thr Sandpper wv W A Over.
and the Now Then. built by c. F Brown for
John Gross, of Deer Isle. The new boat
built by Mr.. H. j. Leach. of Brewer. for Ban |
gor parties was launched last week and has
been named Sylph. She is what is known
an American cutter, Of the Herreshotf
model, and the plans We're made by Mr.. w. |
L. Bragg, of Bangor, one of her owners. The
keel is sixteen feet long. and she measures
tWent y-One feet on the water line and thir ty.