The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-18
BUSY LOCAL SA|PYARDS.
Preparations for the Yachting Season
Well Advanced.
MANY new CRAFT ARE BUILDING
Whose Speed May Astonish the Owners
of Competing Fiyers-Activity In the
Davis. CrandaiI and other fards-A
General Overhauling.

The first signs of approaching spring
are always eagerly looked for by the
devotees Of yachting. IL is then that
they begin 10 overhaul their taut craft
aud survey their last years yacht
ing caps with a view to making them
last another season.
But throughout the winter months the
yachtmen are not idle. New plans for
new boats aud the rebuilding and refit-
ting of the old ones, occupy the time OF
the workers. and at the opening OF the
season the new boats, the secret construc-
tion of which is so jealousy guarded
from inquiring eyes, are Launched, ana
again the yachting world is treated TO
genuine surprises.
So radical have been the changes in the
construction Of yachts during the past
few years, and so closely havs the ideas
Of the 'ideal' boat been followed, 'it
would seem as though the perfect boat
had been attained. But no. far from il.
for every season new II ct OF boats,
fashioned on the lines thought out dur
ing long hours of study. are floated and a
furore is created in the yachting world.
The local yachtsmen have not been idle
through the past winter. Everyone who
is the fortunate possessor OF a boat has
his ideas of the perfect boat, and all his
spare moments have been given TO the
construction of plans and the erection OF
the product of his brain. Along the Mar
rsgansett shore
The Greatest Activity
has been manifested through the winter
and now, AS the first warm rays OF a new
seasons sun melt the ice in the bay and
river the final touches of paint are being
given to the pretty craft, and prepara-
tions for launching are well under way.
In this vicinity, too. the yachtsman
has improved his opportunities to better
his craft. and in the shops at HilPs
" harf and below, and on the eastern side
of the river the greatest activity is no
ticeable.
AT the shop of Ben Davis, near the
Corinthian Yacht club house, Is a 25-foot
catboat, well under way, aud approach
ing completion. The boat will be beauty
in its class, and is being built
for New Bedford yachtsman, whose
name is for the present withheld.
The boat is fashioned on strong lines,
the dimensions being 25 feet over all, 81
feet on the water line, 2 feet and inches
draught, AMI 10l5 feet beam. IL is TO be
used as pleasurecratt and is verltable
bsauty in make and hnish.
The Fanchon, owned by Judge Bliss OF
East Providence, and the Warwick,
owned by Mr.. nightingale of Warwick,
have been on the stays in Davis's shop
undergoing repairs this winter. A new
contreboard aud box ior the latter have
been put in and the boat has been given
n thorough overhauling.
At Lon Crandall's shop near Paw tuxet
there is
Considerable BustIe
and apparent confusion. A new 25-
fooier on the waterline, Is being con-
structed for j. c. Harris OF this city, and
the work is being pushed forward vigor-
ously. This boat was designed by Mr..
Crandall and from the present outlook
the craft will be OF great speed.
Paul Warren's shop, near Hill's
wharf. is the scene of active work. A
sloop yacht of stunning lines and pro-
portions is being built for mysterious
owner, and is we'll on toward completion.
The craft is 20 feet, q inches over all, and
has "a 81 foot waterline. 1t is centre
board boat, . feet. inches beam aud has
draught of q inches.
The cabin is 10 feet inches long wit h
a headroom OF So inches. giving unusually
roomy accomm odations. The cockpit
will be ! feet long. Aft the overnang is
b feet inches, and the addition of cut
water TO the bow gives the appearance of
a slight overhang forward, although the
stem Is plumb, drawing ABOUT q inches
at the forefoot. The board is 81 feet
long and feet deep. All the lines are
exec dinghy graceful, the bow having n
barely noticeable dead rise aud amid
ships the outline is fairly full, tapering
to the stem in lines both easy aud pretty.
The bowsprit will be feet in length, the
mast "a feet, boom % feet and gaff Il
feet, and she will be fitted out with a
IL Mainsail, jib and foresail, giving a good
sail area. This boat will be rated as sec
ond class and good work is expected of
ncr this season. 1t is stated that the
craft will be fitted with the pennant of
4 hA In 10.
the launching will occur soon. In
the interior the furnishings will
be of oak and everything that can add TO
the comfort OF the owner aud guests will
be attended TO. Mr.. Warren has also
several orders to work on for 12-foot row.
boats for Providence parties and is now
engaged In putting on 4 foot oyerhapp
on tee sloop-yacht Maggie A, owned by
Captain john Richardson and in addi-
tion 10 this Mr.. Warren will attend TO
the htting up and repairing of nearly a
Quarter OF Hundred
boats, which are now ashore near the
boathouse.
Another mysterious parsonage of this
city has placed an order with Salisbury
at Hills wharf. The craft is to be OF the
'cit" variety and will measure 20 feet on
tue water line, 10 feet bea and 81 inches
draught. with n flush deck and no house,
toRe ner with Doard y feeJ In length
and feet I'm depth
A handsome rowboat is In partial
state Of completion ia Mr.. Salisbury's
shop. The boat is an 1l-iooter, 10
be offered at the fair by the Corinthian
Yacht club. 1t is splendidly construct.
ed. is of cedar and Is of the "clinker''
type.
AT the East Providence yard OF Joseph
Provencher there is considerable doing i'm
repairing and renovating yacnts owned
by local yachtsmen. Mr.. Provencher is
also ye.--busy in remodelling the old
river steamer Ida, and wnen completed
the boat will ply from Boston.
Among the larger yachts being con-
etructed for Provide ice vachtsmen is oue
for Z. III. Merriman. now under process
OF erection at Saunders's shipyards.
Bristol. The boat will unoouptedly
prove an exceedingly fast sdiler aud is
"A feet incn over all - feet inches ON
the water line feet 2 inches beam aud
feet inches draft. The boat is built
on handsome lines and the bow is sharn
as knife. The total sail area will H..
about DO square feet and there Is about
1900 pounds OF lead in the keel,
An order for a small yawl il also beiug
allied for Henry Pierce OF this city. the
dimensions being % feet over ali. and
l6H feet on the water line ard when
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