The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-02
LOOK TO YOUR RIGGING,
NJ nsts, Booms. and Sails Go by the Board IN
Summer Breezes.

Mnrts, Booms. and Sails Go by the Board n
Summer Breezes.
For the safety OF the America cup. It is TO
be hoped that the designers of the four Gun
defenders will take warning from the English
yachts. and look we'll to their spars and rig
ging SO FAR almost every one OF the new Eng
lish racers has carried something away. and
In many cases there Is not a single stick or
thread OF their original spars or rigging left.
And all this happened. not In blew over an
outside course. but in the River Thames, with
only capful OF wind 1t would be difficult to
tell what would happen in gale such as We
are likely to have here in October.
In her first race the Valkyrie lost both bow
spirit and toDmast: afterward her masthead
was found to be so much damaged that she
had to be supplied with new mast. The CAL
luna. the Fife boat, split her lib across the
diagonal seam In her first race. and a day or
two afterward her mast broke in two. carrying
everything by the board. The Prince OF Wales's
Britannia has also had her share OF accidents.
In the same unlucky first race. which, by tho
way. she won. her gan sprung. and new stick
was necessary. The Satanita also has been
unfortunate. In the trial spin she sprung her
96-foot boom. and could not take part in the
earlier races. These accidents occurred before
the yachting campaign fairly opened. Since
then. according to the Field the following
changes have been made in the Big Four:
The crews OF Britannia. valkyrie. and Calluna have
had rather severe experience of hard work. vakyro
having had her mast out had new one stepped. and
been In dry dock while Calluna precisely similarly
treated and in addition had three and half tons Of
I and sopna.t s and "ItaRsshsr
~ PRETTY tale Of woIs so dGns amons he trio
nc vslkyTe and brtannia having had !opmsst:
@sy :. .hse sss ysEyris. new nus g s,ss:
inches shorter a. a nj
same mainsaii without its having been altered. '
correspondent Of the I'dchtsman says:
shown ina; the pr'sepa dhoStes g
@ Rs i snd &. so sss
that new spar mu.t be supplied The Britannia viii
%ao!S SUsd. CONS eS:E .ae %ds q ..
so n T n mna boom was
III. IN ord ~ . .a@msf .s ~.
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Der AnS i does no. (, .h.
spars wc i'd bso"me so heavy as 10 ovsfpo@sr tho
the whole OF tho cross section OF the spars.
ans e ae TIN a Ga na
with an GTsased size Of spar Il !. in.
"Iiankine's Applied Mechanics"
Moreover moist spar Ia more pliable than dry
spar. and the segment in compression decreases In
area as the spar bends. 1t. therefore appears
that we are within striking distance of what may DO
termed compound spars-viz in which lonRitu.
dna steel bands let INTO tho surface and securely
fastened I" the timber such bands then taking large
side OF the and OF tho crushing strains on the
leeward side. Either this tubular mRsts and booms
made OF steel entirely.
Just what will happen to tho American
{bhtsb wnsh haze Larger sail spread
yet to say: but one thing seems certain. AS
soon as they commence to race the ship yards
will do rushing business unless our riggers
are very much ahead OF their English brethren.