Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-08
CAPTAIN CRANFIELD TALKS.
what lie Thinks of VaIkyrle ILL.,
To Have steel Boom,

| Captains CTanf1sld and Sycamore he'd a
| good look at the new NalkyrIe Just before
she was launched. In an interview with
| the Glasgow correspondent OF the Boston
! Herald Captain Cranheid. in speaking Of
| his new craft, said.
Her oyerhsne forward IS more pro-
nounced than that OF Valkyrie H., while
aft she Is drawn out 10 beautifully
| rounded counter. which is not sawed off,
! hut just little clipped az the end OF
| the toffrail. In these respects I understand
that she resembles the 4O-rating Caress,
| which. however. neither Jack nor | saw"
What about her beam
"In the matter Of beam It is not ju-
dicious for Us TO particularize but. as you
suggest. she Is certainly not so beamy
as the Ailsa. but at least n foot or two
more than the old Yalkyrie."
How does her draught compare with
the Ailsa's?''
"well. we saw the Allss in Tibury
dock before we left, and both Of MS adj
mired her. Her draught. We considered.
was less than our boats by a bit. l
don't know exactly what our boats
draught Is. bu, Il is more than Valkyrie
II. foated to. and you know what that
was"
Docs she resemble the Ailsa?'
"She Is a very different vessel from the
Ailsa-without dispnragement to that yes
sci To my mind the NalkyTie III. is
a somewhat more compact looking boat
and has nothing slack about her 10 which
any one could point. She is sharper In
the bilge than the Ailss. straighter in
the side, with a floor somewhat fatter.
The Ailsa carries her weight pretty much
with the floor or the run OF the boat. but
the Vslkyries is dropped aft TO a deeper
heel by deal wood planking and risen
forward and more bulky"
Has she more weight than Nalkyrle
II?"
81 don't know the weight of her lead.
but ! think, being bigger in other respects
and being. In fact. an enlarged and
improved Valkyrie H., at least in her I'M
derbody. she may have more weight.
| don't know. however. that she would
displace any more water than the old
boat"
"How Will she be ftted7"
1.-THE new Valkyrie will not be fitted.
She will certainly have the statutory
hulkheads, but otherwise her internal
belongings will consist of cretonne and
Stockholm canvass drapings. She will have
no saloon, no berths no ladies' cabln-in
fact nothing"
How about the crew-where will they
sleep?"
"Fhey will not sleep on board the boat
u
yacht of about 600 tons, which will 20
around with us, and on board Of which
the crew will be accommodated. OF course
should we go across the crew will have
the run Of the vessel for accommodation
and comfort"
How did this come about?"
well, but for Jack being along with
me. believe We would have been where
we were in previous boats Being back
ed by Sycamore we managed TO have our
way. and now we viii be able 10 meet
the Americans upon their own ground
and with their own weapons-namely, a
racing machine"
What about the double skppership?
There is an opinion that IL may create
friction"
80 far a. that Is concerned I nave 10
fer. L have always advocated the dou-
bic business since the 1892 races. With a
designer owner, and perhaps sailmaker
on board you want some one 10 help you
out with your opinions at times Often
you are overridden with numbers at a
pinch when you have not much time to
decide, and l am sure with Sycamore's
backing we will manage to have the due
conduct of the boat. Besides, you want
two now in these hig boats. The man
at the tiller cannot see the ib and the
flow OF the headsails and the upper bal
loon canvass and for that alone You want
good guiding head and hand. Admiral
Montague had difficulty in allowing the
Sycamore of; but let him go by his prom
ising that the mate and crew Of the Car
MIA would not be encrOached on"
a new boom Is being made OF steel for
the Valkyrie. which is 10 be clad on the
outside with wood. A boom OF Oregon
pine has been made. but the idea of using
steel occurred TO Mr.. Watson about
month ago. and was adopted. The paters
are now setting the plates for this boom