The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-22
AMONG THE YACHTSMEN.
The Part That Providence Yachtsmen
and boat builders win Play In the
Seasons Work and Pleasure.

The indications are that the yachting
season OF '94 win be as lively as the past
one.
1t is about this time of
the year that orders are
placed for new yachts and the work of
building and remodeling Is begun.
Most of the local builders have been
busy thus far this winter and 1t is gener-
ally conceded by them that the number
OF new crafts to be constructed will be
fully as large as on previous seasons.
Ben Davis assisted by his son has had
plenty to do at his boat shop at the foot of
Oxford street and has about completed
the cat boat he started last October. The
new boat measures 30 feet over all and rs
feet ON the water line. She is built on the
lines of the old Wanderer and will pro-
baby be speedy.
Mr.. Davis built the boat for himself and
expects to get 1t out of the shop in about a
week to make room to lay the keel of an
other yacht.
While there is considerable talk OF
trading and rebuilding among the owners
of number OF the yachts hauled out at
the Corinthian Yacht club, nothing def
mite as yet has been done.
years owned shop at Hills wharf, is now
located below Fields Point, at Thornbush
creek, near Washington park, where he
has erected large boat build
ing establishment. He has orders
for two boats and is now working
on 3s-foot steam launch for prominent
member of the Rhode Island Yacht club.
When the launch Is finished he will begin
large cat yawl.
There will be more building and altera-
tions at Pawtuxet than there has been in
that quaint old village for a number of
years.
At the old oyster shanty on the end of
Pawtuxet Neck, Lorenzo Shurtliffe has
nearly finished what is expected to be a
well-known yachting critics examined
her yesterday and each pronounced her
as having the lines Of a flyer.
The new boat is all planked and her
flush deck will be done by Thursday.
She will be well put together and viii
have an overhang forward and aft Of ten
feet. Her dimensions are 30 feet over
all, 20 feet inches on the water line
water. She will be cat rugged
CtuttTDOdTu Will Dt VI lODin DIoHLe,
and will weigh 500 pounds. She is being
built for Mr.. Samuel Peck and two other
gentlemen, and will be enrolled in the
Rhode Island Yacht club.
In addition to doing large amount of
repairing, Leon Crandall will re- build his
famous sloop yacht Kitty. She will
be heightened out and have an
overhanging bow and stern.
There are over 50'pleasure crafts in winter
quarters at Crandall's and many of them
are to receive the attention Of the boat
builders before they are put into commits
sion again.
Capt. Lewis Tillinghast is making ar
rangements to have fortyfoote built at
Browns boat house near the mouth of the
Pawtuxet Cove. AS soon as the builder is
settled work will be begun on the yacht.
which will be typical modern pleasure
craft.
The first meeting of the year Of the
Rhode Island Yacht club will be held at
the Narragansett hotel, Jan. 20, when the
nominating committee will be selected.
The annual meeting and election of
officers will take place the last Monday
evening in February.