The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-18

down, 9 feet. The greatest beam is just
aft OF midships. The forward overhang is
3 feet 6 inches, after overhang 5 feet
inches.
She will have lead shoe weighing $500
pounds, which will constitute her outside
ballast, while inside will be stored away
fully tons more. The keel is of oak 20
feet long, of 10 by II inch stock. The ribs
are also of oak, ~ square in the head and
"a by 234 in the foot. These are spaced II
inches from the center. The planking is of
1H-inch cedar, well plugged. The deck is
also of cedar, IA by ~ inch stock They
are swept around the cabin, which gives
her very pretty deck.
Among the unsightly things that pre-
sent themselves to view about local yachts
are the chain plates which have always
been fastened on the outside. But on the
new craft they are fastened on the inside
OF the planklng and come up through the
deck. The sides of the house are Is inchesl
high, with big crown to the roof, giving
feet inches head room.
On the port side forward is the lavatory,
while on the starboard side forward is the
galley. This leaves 12-foot 6-inch cabin
The centerboard trunk stands thirty inches
high, so that when the table leaves, which
are hinged to it, are set up it will make
one table. The forward part of the trunk
is cut away so one can pass from one side
to the other. The interior will be finished
IN birdseye maple, mahogany and gene
zera. The cockpit is feet long and feet
wide at the house, and holdsseight persons
with comfort. 1t is watertight and self
bailing. The finish is quartered oak and
ash.
She has good sail plain, her mast being
40 feet long, with hoist of q feet. The
boom is % feet long, the gaff is feet, the
foot of the jib 20 feet, with hoist of 2S
feet. She will have jib topsail that has q
hoist OF 50 feet. The jib and mainsail will
contain 800 square feet of canvas. For
racing purposes she will be supplied with
spinnaker, gait topsail, balloon jib and
watersail.
When the last stick is knocked out from
under her and she glides into the water
she will be christened the Mignon. The
launching will take place in about fort
night.
The sloop yacht Clara has been chartered
by some of the members of the Corinthian
Yacht Club and will sail under that clubs
burgee She has been thoroughly over
hauled and reprinted and all sails bent on,
lagoon, waiting for next Sunday, when
the bridge will be opened and she will sail
through into active commission.
Another new craft in the fleet is the
Neriad, which has been turned into a yawi
for Will Fisher.
Fred Kelly yawl Naiad and Commodore
Pew's Truant are on the ways, being put
in shape for the coming season.
The new 20-foot boat lately launched by
Stone has been named the Flirt and by the
end of the week will be in shape to get
under way.
The sloop Pinta has been SO changed
that to-day one would be unable to recog-
niZe her. Three feet have been added to
her stern, giving her more rakish appear
ance. The rig has been changed to yawl,
making a decidedly better looking craft.
The feet of the Corinthian Yacht Club
at this date consists of the following
craft:
Flagship sloop Truant, Commodore ]. w.
Pew; sloop Freda, Vice-Commodore A. J. Ly-
ons; sloop Harpoon, F. r. Cook; sloop Dawn,
Oliver; yawl Naiad, F. W. Kelly: sloop Thelma,
Stevenson Bros; sloop Secret, T. F. Tracy and
Charles Barlege; sloop Ecu Toilet, H. H.
Gorter; sloop Mignon, 6. v. Biber; sloop
caster; yawl Ripple, Captain Goodall; sIoop
May, NJ A. Newell; sloop Cupid, Captain Dean;
sloop Belle, O'Brien Bros. sloop Ceres Cap
tain Trask; sloop Cisne, Captain Reed;
yawl Pinta, Messrs. Clark and Rogers;
A. Story; sloop Cornelia, L. B. Hart; sloop
Venture, Captain Romaine; cutter Kara.
Bruce Palmer: sloop Clara, w. +. Stone;
schooner La Paloma, T.. Currera; yawl Orca,
H. A. Hawks, and sloop Norman, Captain
Bowers.
To this list will more than likely be added
Morrows and Westerfeld's new craft, now
being built at Seasons Basin and Ed Dono-
hue's new yawl now going up at Hunters
Point.
The Thelma was out about the bay
yesterday and went out as far as the heads.