New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-21
THE START-VIGILANT IN THE LEAD.

around her heel and did the same thing again only
worse while or the port tack
At this time the vigllant was in bad position
being nailed to leeward, just as il the Defender
was valkyrie ii. The agonies OF 1893 were pe,ns
repeated once she seemed to lose way thro ,bst
being wlnded and then to get bit Of slual Una,
of Cowes 1t seemed very IKE the SSlens rs soon
see her heeed over to this angle nu sailing IL Her
small jb-topsail being removed, she lay her proper
course by thu wind and pointed better thah the
Her opsa also sat much better str ran ihas
fender was not able to let her topsal MI During
w Wfnx sSer buoy 0mf hs
either empty or nall empty OF vino, ss nrn angle
THE DEFENDER IN BIG BREEZE
The Defender has been waiting for a big breeze
In which she was supposed to be able to leave the
vgllant out Of sight She got 1t yesterday ana II
was found that she could not carry her canvas DIS
well as the Nlgilant
THE DEFENDERS SEARCH FOR THE "l>D'
After rounding the buoy the Defender seemed 10
have difficult In finding the wind. The maihpooin
was alternately hauled in and let out, ana 'ie poa
waved about, first one way and then another tell
inc beyond : doubt OF ndecision on board as 20
whether jbe necessary or NOT: rlhaily we
wrong side without being jbed. while the splnnaker
boom was lowered down six minutes aiter the
There is yachsman the vigilan not b sailor herI
man Below your salormnn on a yacht! Inc pes
yachtsnen that ever trod deck are amateurs anu
there is pretty good one on me Eignahnt' tirs
name is unknown to the writer. but his work Is ex
&c. lent ANYWAY, whoever II was that Drought the
Vgilant round that buoy knows what ne Is mere
for He INDUCED In copying. as saorneh 40
and he adopted the right procedure with convctioh
and admirable promptness. He accomplished per,
feet jibe as the boat swung round the puoy COVERED
down his spinnaker boom on the right SIDE. ana
with his big jlb and spinnakerike twin balloons N
front OF him he bore down on the Defender ana
afforded his rival much needed lesson In regard 10
the setting Of sails 49, - 1890 l., -.
awkward predicament. With the following wind
coming in on the main boom side (the starboard)
port. once the wind sagged in the main boom for
a jibe II dropped in and hovered-poised Tor a
general smash a quick turn OF the wheel saved
the catastrophe and the boom fell back In its
former place. When main boom jibes In such
wind on the topmast backstays. nothing can save
the topmast and lower masthead The Defender
had close call. but she managed to drag down to
the buoy before she would publicly acknowledge
her error by jibing and putting things right. She
lost a great deal of time by this kind OF sailing
IN SHORT HIGH SEA.
As the Sandy Hook lightship rounded by both
boats a short high running On heading
into the wind for the second round OF the same
course both boats hit the hard when they
dropped into wal.-sded ones. The Vlgant soon
lowered her club gan topsa and began to make
splendid weather without II. For some unaccount-
able reason the Defender continued Juggling to wind
ward club topsa that was never for a moment
allowed to fill. II back sail most of the time.
and she doing poorly; apparently being starved
continually to keep her on anything like her keel