The sun., 1893-10-05
yIGHANT AND vALKYRIE.
A DErAIIED TECHNICAL coMrARI-
son Or TIE TWO TlCHTs.

a Discussion by I'm Expert OF the Possible
% Advantages Each Bons May Derive from
II. Pscvu.-,,,e- or Model ant RiG-The
Dim.prions OF Each - They Represent
very Dinsrent Principies 10 Desisnins.
: Tho two veseels about to compete for the
i. Americas Cup reprcsentvery different pFin-
: ciples in yacht designing. The NiRilapt de-
pends for her speed on moderate displace-
ment extremely easy lines great stability.
due to excessive beam. and light weights aloft ;;
the valkyrie to, narrow beam. fine entrance.
and stability obtained by powerful bilge.very
how lead. and light tiluH. The Vigfantf for hold
ING on to windwnrd depends on good draught.
. perpendic,iinr keel. -shd n cantreboRrd.
Tho yalkyrie expects to accom- piish' the same
obiect by means Of exces sive dtaught, o great
deal OF vertical keel. and by. the form Of the
yessels side when keeied.. Unfortunately for
4 test Of the differentAtyges Of yachts or q
/ fest OF different models of the same type
4, tbere are great many things besides model
fhst contribute to the success OF yacht.
!. Piobably the most certain advantake that
l.Shs boat may have over another is when
\, s,fiftencth is obtained with less Weight The
..S.flgilsnt shows to great advantage over the
Il Falkyrie in the weight OF ppars. iron work.
tf khd riasing The yfgflant has no iron work
IN I -, Tho bowsprit end. Two light bands tax o
tk3KSpisse fthe heavy. che Ok pieces Ind trustle
''$Ssptfess az tho hounds. The crosstrees are
81 dtisst.and ere arranged. .muc ucbsptore mechau-
lff$lsaifY,5 the thrust being faken at the
81 Sntrap apt flm 'mast instead ,of forward Of the
ct tSSnssst The yigiMat'a mast IS fully one and
bsH inches less in diameter than the
s3SHSyfie's. It win stand .strafphtet and
E5GkHkSE Slthough 1000 SQUARE feet more
5tlS carried, Oh accoiht'of the ttse'of mast
SSaXahtouds and ffr6. forward strut. The gaff
gary much lighter. but stands better, the
VI taR ithsthead. the arranaemont OF ga ffepans
II ma tdstfoh OF the peak hallinrd blocks all
3I<Iadih& 10 reduce tho stress on the saff. TAX
n ri jafe Ind total weight OF spars. rigging. and
iSiE n is safe to say the ViGflapt is very much
II 5ightef ahd in 'conseduehce' has a very great
Z advantage.
ss In sheset Of tho sails there is probably very
fslftiediGerence. the 'valsyrie having a slight
i. Il dyHntage in aheavy wind, As regards meas
n thfSfnettt tho Vigilaut carries much more sail
Il b6nharsd with her spurs This is an adj
sstshtage as she allows q smalier time allow
r1ics than she would II the actual area OF sails
& #sfe measured.
!, .of tho comparative merits Of fhe copper and
Z Tonn bronze bottoms 1t Ia difficult to Judge.
, tho vigilant probably has slight advantage.
I. The boats are we'll provided with talent to
shandIe them. The vieilnnt has Ave mon on
:, board, any one of.whom Is capable Of sailing
her. They are Mr.. Iselin. Mr. Willard. Mr.,
Aerreshofl. Capt. Henson and Can't. Terry. 1t
Ii seldom that such an array OF talent has been
! On q yacht before. These men have been
.pn the boat during all her races. and.
i consequently. understand her thoroughly.
This is not case Of too many skip
pers, as they work in perfect harmony.
The crew are we'll drilled On the Valkyrie
the principal man is Capt. Cranfleld. On him
us ksr Ths essf o the % akye W T ahead
of that on the NiEilant. They all come from the
same place nre thoroughly interested 10 tho
encs OF twenty or moro races this season. In
jockeying around marks or at close quarters
p have the advantage. In the renenents Of
trimming sails. Judgment. and general man
agement the advantage would be with the
vTGILANr.
The yiCinnt. the defender OF the cup. 10 1913
Sssm "nd u feet o ess The dis
tbe total draurnt "A feet. The board Is Of
oune Ss Son IS l.aea aute D Ths ns
Of sheer rlnswitil an easy sweep. increasing
bolic rather than circular. WHICH accounts for
her handsome appearance. The line OF tho
water line Here it turns quickly. following
the general curve Of the bottom Of the boat. A
s sonE the tie ec
ending about three ieet ~ Of the mast, From
here to sternpost the line is strai hit: The
on tho sides and bottom. the bottom being fiat
for about u foot. The sternpost is. placed
has moderate rake.
.,he The midship section Is Eery easy; IT; The sec.
bge SGG 1acs % hoiow va a. a tho saTboards. % and nd 81.
feet OF Perpendicular keel. The boat would
appear very powerful to the ordinary observer
looking at her on the ways. In reality she is
not. when her dimensions are considered.
The object in her design being to produce
face, as, possible the stability has been
SSsaned Ssnth BY the beam ahsr than the
a and fs long n' HHi fSs is
isyery fine below water. The water. line is
the boa Ths
@ cry @ his eHs gives f he fSns lines
than they are underneath the boat. The end
ofthe counter is round with, a narrow strip
Would
Wlse be a HANDSOME counter.
%ns iss o the 'Gf IS waaa Sus be bs s ss1s
tceabe were it not for the very low bulwark
and and extremely moderate sheer. The plating
the Colonia.. The boat is far from being as
iair; The riyeting appears to have been done
which was necessary with Tobin bronze This
Nsse leaves the surface 81 the heads quite rough
tracts som what from it's advantages. There
tsno question. however. that the Tobin bronze
Of speed
On deck the boat shows a splendid platform
ior handling sail. With 20 feet beam and ~
ieet length you can have as many men as you
please Tf without their being in each others way:
held by light CANNON Iron and very high |
steel bits Of seinic icircular form. The thrust OF
the stick is taken by steel rods passing through
the I'D. These have II thread cut on them. |
which. Sn. when turned. force the bowsprit for
ward. thus Tightening the bobstay. which, In |
consequence, Is In one piece, All tackles
where possible are led along the dock. thus |
giving the opportunity to use the whole crew |
II !, necessary &c, The old method was, to have the
mitted the use OF limited number OF men. |
Inc main boom Is held by gooseneck. very |
Mong. but with no vertical play whatever.
Jhere is one very noticeabl omission. a mast |
at times.
The blocks and double traveller arrange |
meht are the Same as hose used on tho Glori, |
ana ana Wasp which Is the most successful |
arrangement yet devised Above deck the boat |
u sNery err neat, At the end Of the bowsprt there
u rorn1 no iron work, the rigging itself passing
l99ahu the end with eve spices. Tho mast is |
81 oregon pine. 2Oinches at tho deck and about |
~ inches at the JAWS OF the gan. The mast |