The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-04-27
CHALLENGE SLOOp YACHT
inE sIA stAu ~ uAwAtt ArItn
rnI BoNNiI DINDEf
Now on the stays she H. deep Iike the
Cup Holder In the second Glass
Figures aud Notes.

Sea Star Of Hawaii IL the name Of u
sloup being built TO challenge the
Bonnie Dundee and Hawaii, aud 10 sail
with the second class Iva the annual
regatta a. q. 'Sundin Is the designer,
~ doing the work. and will be sailing
muster, The hull stands in the yard at
Peter Highs planning MILL on Alakea
street. between Merchant and Queen.
Every day people interested in yachting
call and watch Sundn as he carefully
places each bit of material The boat
now looks like young Nalkyrie. Its
model Is about the same AS that of the
Bonnie Dundee.
The Sea Star of Hawaii will be of
three tons burden. She will carry zoo
feet of canvass and draw five feet of
water. Her length is twenty-five feet,
beam seven feet and depth from deck
line TO bottom Of keel six feet She is
OF broader bow and more slender aft
than the Bonnie Dundee. OF his craft
Mr. Sundin says:
81 am building her to take the
starch out of that Scotch lasse. She
will certainly outfoot the Bonnie Dun
dee before the wind, but at beating
may be beaten. The Bonnie Dun
dee is wonder at lacking and is
always handled well. My brother,
who is on the bark Matilda,
will help me sail the Sea Star. He has
been in the coasting service fourteen
years. have built two racing sloops
before and both of them turned out
well. | have sailed on the Bonnie Dun
dee and know her. My boat is Of
spruce and will be light and strong
She will have air tight compartments
forward and amidships. The holds, If
filled, would contain about three tons Of
water She could fill up from the sea
without bothering us at all. The Star
will be finished in about a month, and
after spin in front of the harbor | will
make trip around the Island"
Oscar f. White, member of the firm
owning the Bonnie Dundee, was i'm
mensely pleased to learn that another
rival of that craft was to soon be afioat.
The Scotch Lassie. keel flyer, was
built by Fife, on the Clyde. Coming
from that shop is alone guaranty of
considerable merit. The Bonnie Dundee,
viii sh has been here several years. is
the property of President Dole, w. w.
Hail, Luther Wilcox. Tom May and
o. Z. White. 1t was brought here sew
eral years ago in the hold of mer.
chairman. Her tonnage is ~. water
line 30 feet, length 80 feet, beam feet
II inches; draws feet 81 inches of water.
She at present holds the club cup, having
won it in 1892. There were no races last
year. The Hawaii had the trophy be-
fore the Bonnie Dundee. The keel
model seems to be the favorite here.
Every American yacht in the inter
national race from the America to the
Vigilant had centerboard, and every
one of them outsailed the keel yacht of
the Englishmen. Still, the keel in a
small boat is said to be better than the
centerboard. The Bonnie Dundee's can
vas area could not be learned to-day.
There will doubtless be a regatta here
this year. Interest in sloop circles is
already well awakened. Several of the
fleet are out every week.
Mr.. Balls, the boatbuilder from Port
land, whose skiffs are marvels of
beauty, has established himself on
Palace walk. He expects lumber in a
few days and will then begin on a cou-
pie of boats that have been ordered.
Private Linden, whose model of the
full rugged ship S. .. Dole, was de-
scribed few days ago, has had an en-
couraging cash offer for his work, but
refused it. The model will soon be
placed in window of the Pacific Hard
ware Company.
Two young girls frequently row on
the bay in fair weather. One is the
daughter of Captain Morse of the Occi-
dental. She was born at sea and pulls
fine oar. The other is Miss with a
party of tourists and she is perfectly at
home with the oar.