Evening journal., 1895-03-06
The sew Oun pefender.

The whole country is interested IN the
new cup defender now being built by
the Herreshoff's at their works In
Bristol R. l., and some facts in relation
to her will meet with the appreciation Of
our readers Everyone's attention is
excited In an'international yacht race,
for the honor Of the country is thought
to be involved, but OF course thos se
interested in yachting and boating will
be the most pleased to learn come
particulars concerning this yacht, the
model Of which has until srecently been
SO acrupulously guarded from the public
gszs.
The new cup defender, as yet un.
named, will be keel boat, an i'm
proved Colonia and will be of bronze
construct on-Tobin bronze plates on
steel frames. She will be SO feet on the
water line, "a feet beam and something
over II feet draught. Her lead keel is
about 80 feet long on the top, is feet 8
inches In depth at the centre and
tapsrs away gradually TO a point both
forward and aft. II Is some 2 feet
across at the top, and Is slightly bulbod
at the bottom. The Oolonia WAS about
1873 feet over all The new boz will he
considerably less, by reason Of the
shortening Of the forward everhang, and
the making OF stem whose contour
above the water is very much like that Of
the valkyrie, the challenger for the cup
of 1898 The after overhang is about as
long as the other Herreshoff boats, and
the rudder is hung on the sternpost but
is somewhat wider than ususl, since l.
only runs to the top Of the lead keel, and
not to the bottom, as usual.
Though q keel boat, she so closely
approaches fin keel as not TO cut away
as much forward and aft as was con
fdently expected Still she Is more Of .
fin keel than the ColoniR, and Is an un
doubted improvement on that boat with
the greater draught shorter keel and
evident provision for quickness IN starts
Her designer has not gone quite TO the
extent anticipated in cutting the dead
wood aft and deepening the fin, but aside
from that the boat is very. close to the
predictions made.
Comparing her with the Colonis, II Il
evident that the designer has not struck
out on new lines, but has modified hei
design, where modification was deemed
necessary, from the lessons Of the trial
and cup races Of 1923 aud the racing Of
- Wt~gInrt L..,I 1904 NUtfl, 4h.
same beam as the Colonin, the new boat
has four feet more water line length
which should allow Of fning out
of the lines and better model al
around, The shortening Of the over
hang forward is apparently in th'
line Of saving weight, and Of Masking
bow every inch OF which will be usefu
in seaway, besides being an easy on'
to take water. The retention OF th,
long overhang aft means the same In
creased deck room to handle, sail ar,
get the main sheet farther att on thl
boom, and with better purchase thar
with less ovsrhapg. The increase Il
draught means the ability to.hang on t
windward, which was the chief thin
lacking in the Colonla II also means a
increase in power, although not 8
much one as to promise largely In
creazed sail plan.
Summed up, the model, as compare
with the Colonis shows easier lines, a
easier form to drive. bit more powe
and greater ability TO hold up to wind
ward, ard greater quickness in stay
The straight keel below the garboards
more in the nature Of fin than on al
Of the Herreshof boats, not having
plate fin She should 60 faster than Il
Colonis, but how much faster, or wheth
fast enough to beat an improved Brita
MIA, no one can say.