New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-26
AN OUT-AND-OUT KEELBOAT
THE NEW CUP DEFENDER WILL HAVE
DRAUGHT OF SEVENTEEN FEET.

HER CONSTRUCTION WILL RE COMPOSiTE-Hhf
DESIGNER HAS FOLLOWED THE LINES OF
THE COLoNfA WITH VIEW TO IN
cREAsrNG HER Qt'rCKNEss IN STAYS.
Boston, Feb. "a disp ,tch to tonight
Globe" from Bristol. r. l.. says: The latest IN
formation from the Herreshoff works is so posi-
tive in its character as TO leave no reasonable
doubt as to the type. general dimensions and con-
struction OF the new cup defender.
She is an out-and-out keeboat. an improved CO.
Ionia and will be OF Tobn bronze construction
Tobin bronze plates on steel frames. she VIII De
eighty nine feet the water-line. about twenty
four feet beam and something over seventeen iect
draught. or four feet longer on the water-ne than
Colona. about the same beam ana WIN "''' WV
feet draught
Her lead keel is about thirty feet long on the
top is five feet six inches in depth al the c'''r''
and tapers away gradually TO a point both FORWARD
and aft II is some two feet across al the TOP
and Is slightly Dubbed at the bottom. The coonia
was about $50 feet over all The new boat VIII ne
considerably less. by reason Of the shortening OF
the forward overhane and the making Of stem
whose contour above the water Is very much IKE
that Of Vakyrie H. challenger for the cup OF MS
The after overhang is about as long as the o''i''
Herreshoff boats. and the rudder IL hung on the
sternpost but is somewhat wider than usual since
It only runs to the top OF the lead keel and not 10
the bottom.
Che 10 a kecIboat rs was expected. but she 50
c,oseIv anproachcs a nnkcel as not TO cut away as
much forward and aft as was confidently cNpec'e"
still she is more Of a finkcel than the Coonia an"
is an undoubted improvement on that boat VII"
the greater draught shorter keel and evident pro-
vision for quickness In stays. Her designer n''
not gone quite TO the extent anticipated in cutting
tho deadvood aft ard deepening the hn but ASIDE
from that tho boat IL very close TO the predictions
made. .
comnaring her with the Coonia. II IL evident
that the designer has not struck out on ne" h"e>'
hut has modified her design where modincauon
WAS deemed necessary from the lessons OF the trai
and Gun races OF 1899 ard the racing or the Ns'"'
abroad In lss. With the same beam as the 90
,onta the new boat has four feet more Of water
line length which should allow OF nnine OUT OF
the lines and a better model all AROUND. IN"
shortening Of the overhang forward - apparently
IN tho limo Of saving weight and OF making bow
every inch Of which will be useful in sea"ay' pc
sides being an easy one 10 take the water Inc
re,en,ion Of the long overhang aft means the same
increased deckroom 10 handle sail and get the a'n-
sheet farther aft the boom, ana win pe''''
purchase than with less overhang Inc ihVi''''
e. araught means the ability 20 hang on TO wind
vard which was the chief thirg lacking in the
co,onia. 1t also means an increase in power al
,bough not So muCh q one as TO promise a largely
increased sail plan.
The decrease in the length ~ IN" Keel rom lofty
Ave 70 about thirty feet and the curving upward OF
the ends of the lead keel. show that much greater
ouickness In stays will be secured In the mihshp
section the new boat cannot be far out from the
colonia and will show the same easy bllge ana al
most straight topsde The cardboard i ho'o"'l D"'
4 little more and the keel runs straight down from
the cardboard the bulb Of the lead keei me WI"
itself is not a large one. and Is 81 shape very IT.
tie to Increase the resistance To speedy ana easy
forcing through the water.
Summed up. the model. as compared Win we
Colona shows easier lines. an easier form 70 af''''
a bit more power. and greater AFFINITY 10 h''' W
wndward and greater GgichnT' y" Say in ,he
nature OF fin than any Of the iierrsh,n u1 90
lot having a plate I'm She should be faster man
the Colonla but hon much faster. or "hrth.r iar,
enough to beat improved britannia no one can
In the matter Of construction she viii b. about m
same thing the Vigiiani except ma ,he top J
stead OF having the top sirakr or line OF pIauhs OF
steel The designer has evidently come 10 ~" on ~
clusion that not enough weight VII be "hNr1 ~
composite construction 70 makr ny i"r '.t ri,
Of strength and has decided TO sSf ,bat was e%
necteI Of il In the way Of strength smooi hncSs ana
anti-foaling properties Perhaps u would be- TO, 100
much TO say that the plans have been changed from
copSe 70 steel con,nc !. hsa hut IN - nnh
that an order for Tobn bronze wa. no, al one
placed The ssnps Of ne conras NE ran" ,b
framing and plating Of the boat j. found "a me
maj il t was necessary TO push the work ahead
There will also be some advantages from building
he
latter afterward. although much riveting VIII now
have 10 be done with the keel plate raised from the
lead and before the two bolted together. The
templates for the stem and stern posts nave been
made and these with the lead keel give IN" prom"
OF the body Of the boa, with great accuracy me
deIay OF the rolling mills In furnishing the steel
frames for the non arrival OF IN" material
When the material once arrives work can IN
doubtedly he pushed. and the boat made 10 take
shane very rapidly. \ big gang must be put on
the plating though. II the boat II to be delivered ON
contract time-June !.
The boat will not he "of robin bronze on steel
frames" but will be built of oak on steel frames.
In short she will he Of composite construction.
To what extent Tobn bronze Will be used in her
construction IL not yet made public. and. In fact'
has not been finally decided upon She VIII proba-
bly, be plated with Tobln bronze.