The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-09
WATSOS'S NEW CUTTER.
He Is Trying to Produce II Yacht to Beat
Anything Anoat.

LONDON. April 29.-A correspondent of the
United Press the other day received the privi-
lego of making a close inspection of &. l.. Wat
sons latest design, the new tirst-class cutter for
the German Emperor. which is nearly finished
at D.. d. W. Hcnderson's Meadowside Yard.
Glasgow. Watson has followed the Valkyrie
IN the general features Of the boat, but there are
several departures in the matter OF detail.
which call for special notice. For instance, as
a result of the recent Introduction Of the new
rating rule. which for the first time includes
Rirth measurement as a factor in determining
the rating OF n yacht, the distribution Of the
lead has undergone a most radical change.
The racers of recent years have had their
lead drawn down to u deep heel. which enabled
u boat to work with astounding ease in stays.
Thr new, rule has changed III that. This initial
illustration of what is Xix ely to happen shows u
uniform drnught throughout the body OF lead,
which at its bulkiest part has an extreme
breadth OF less than four feet. and has a run of
thirty feet Oh top and twenty-five feet below.
The total weight OF the lead is about seventy
seven tons, and it is reckoned to be the most
condensed body ever attached to a yacht.
In one other instance, at least. the Meteor diff
fers from Watson,s previous design, the Val
Of the bout. There is IA d diminished beam. which
was to be looked for, but it is to be noted
line to the mouth of the deck, while In the case
Of the Nalkyrte there is quite a tumble-home.
run OF her strakes, with perhaps II little more
fulness forward and II thinning down art.
ne Meteor \ Chlel MeASuTeIntnts are: Length
over all, l2S feet: length on water line, S0.7
feet; beam ut the mouth. % feet; beam at the
load water line, ~ feet ! inches: draught. uni
form throughout, 10 feet 8 inches. The boat
has great overhungs fore and aft, no less than
20 feet at the latter and l5 feet at the former.
Below she is constructed OF elm and above OF
yellow pine. with a strake or two only OF ma
hoGany forward in her most vulnerable part.
She has steel frames inside up from the keelsob.
banded fOro and aft with n horizontal band
where the upper and lower bodies join, while
special s%tringers are fixed near the shrouds. and
chain plates used to meet the MORMON strain
on the sails.
A steel boom is being constructed, round in
stead of diagonal, rs IN the case of Nalkyrie,
and il will he the largest yet made on the Clyde.
The mainmast is Just less than 100 feet, OF Or
egon pine. and the topmast and Hatf each about
nifty feet The mast Is five inches less III girth
ut tho deck than Mt the shrOuds.
The internal arrangements do not count for
much. Everything lie OF the lightest descrip-
tion. There are to BE- no bulkheals, and tie
yacht is 10 have n run clean through from fore
castle aft, while the furnishings are not upon
an elaborate scale.
The one am is to produce n yacht which will
heat anything atioat. Capt. Comes aud his men
are now. by the boat, which is expected to TO
launched about May 8. in order TO be fitted out
for the Thames regatta,