The Republican journal., 1896-05-28
Yachts and Boats.

cast an iron keel for Frank P. Wilson's
yacht Stranger. 1t weighs 400 pounds.
c. F. Brown Of Pulpit Harbor has launch
ed the new yacht built for the Wheelrights
of Boston, and she is said to be a fine look
ing craft.
II. A. Davidson of Boothbay has built a
half rater for S. n. Small of Boston, from
plans by Mr. Small The hull weighs only
about go pounds.
The yacht Surf Of Rockport has gone into
commission. Capt. Ned Davis of Rock land
will sail her in the coming races of the Pc
nobscot Yacht Club.
The steam yacht Princess has been taken
out of her winter quarters at Castine and is
at Rockland having her engine and machin-
cry overhauled and repaired.
The list of arrivals of yachts in Portland
harbor in 1895 includes 70 steam yachts, 5o
sloops, So schooners, IA cutters, 3 yawls,
knockabouts and one cat-boat.
The United Press learns that G. L. Wat
son, the designer of the Valkyrie III, is try
ing to induce the owners of that yacht and
the Defender to take the boats to England
to race this season.
OH Vennor of Buehil claims the dis
tinction Of having built from newspapers
three years ago what is now said to be the
best boat in town. His material was 80
thicknesses of newspapers pasted together.
Capt. Carnage of Bristol was in port Friday,
Saturday and Sunday in his little steamer
Anodyne, in which he is distributing adver
Using matter for [. S. Johnson & Co. of Bos
ton. From here the boat went to Rockland
for repairs to her boiler.
Ed. Shuman has received his new boat,
the Lamont, which was purchased at Deer
Isle, Me- The Lamont is 81 feet over all,
81 feet on the water line and Burgess design.
boston Globe.
The Lamont was built and owned by Capt.
Green of Northwest Harbor, Deer Isle, and
has been d frequent visitor at this port.
We are sorry to lose so fine craft from
these waters
The Sandy Hook pilot boat, Ezra Nye,
which was purchased by F. Marion Craw-
ford, the novelist, and converted by the
Pollons into a first class yacht, has been
renamed the Aida, given the signal letters
X. NJ. q. w. and sailed from New York Sun
day with her owner on board for his home IN
Italy, expecting to return with him about
next December The yacht is only IA tons
gross, but is splendid sea boat.
Our 1slesboro correspondent writes that
Mr.. Jones of Philadelphia, who las a cot
tage at Hughes Point, has bought the sloop
yacht Isis of New York. She is % tons and
has a fast record. Capt. Pendleton brought
her down from New York last week and is
fitting her out for cruising this summer. The
sloop Lillian and Helen, built for Mr. Jones
at Crow Cove by Geo. F. Williams year or
two ago, is said to be for sale
j. E. Robinson, who made flying visit to
his Belfast friends last week, looks as if the
lobstering business and his new home at
Carvers Harbor agreed with him. He is
using new sloop built for him the past
winter by l.. A. Coombs, and like all the
craft turned out by this builder the Ralph is
speedy. She is % feet over all, s feet beam
and draws IL feet of water. In model the
Ralph is up to date and spreads over 100
yards of canvas
AT the annual meeting of the Boothbay
Harbor Yacht Club the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: E. w.
Presbrey, Commodore; 7. L. Montgomery,
vice-C commodore; n. II. Hussey, Secretary
and Treasurer; n. H. Hussey, c. R. Topper,
tee; l.. A. Dunton, F. B. Greene, d. B.
Race, Membership Committee; E. Tibbetts,
I. L. Montgomery, F. c. Blake, W. Marson.
House Committee. 1t was voted to 90 into
commission May 25th. An invitation was
extended to the Yacht Cubs in Portland.
Boston and New York and vicinites TO use
the club room, floating stage and anchorage
free of charge.
The new sloop yacht Thelma, built by
Eugene FL, Cobb of Brewer has been launch
ed, and the Bangor Wing & Courier says of
her:
She is a handsome and substantially built
craft and is a great credit to her young
builder. She has an oak frame, with white
pine planking. Her keel is 81 9 feet long and
she measures 40 feet over all, 80 feet water
line and is - feet wide. She has large
cabin which will accommodate ten persons
and there is six feet of head ROOM She will
be rugged as sloop and will spread 800
yards of sail. She has been inspected by
the custom house officers who give her gross
tonnage as about 10 tons. share of the
Thelma is owned by a Bangor yacht club
and the remainder by her builder, Mr.. Cobb
She will be used for fishing and pleasure
parties and it is expected that she will be
fast one.
The sloop yacht sasin, Capt. Isaac Dunbar,
arrived here Friday afternoon from Vinal-
haven on her maiden trip, having been
launched only the day before. L. A. Coombs,
her builder, and j. E. Robinson, a former
resident of Belfast, but now engaged in lob
steering from Carver's Harbor, came up as
passengers, and reported favorably as to the
speed and weatherly qualities of the new
craft. She is of the Defender model, 81 feet
over all, "a feet on the water line, 9 feet 7
inches beam, and draws feet. She has a
lead bulb weighing 2,200 pounds on her keel.
Her mainsail, staysail and jb contain 167
yards of canvas, and her spinnaker so yards.
Her name, according to the Imperial Die
tionary, is that of "the common Indian ante
lope, remarkable for its swiftness and beau
ty;' and the Sasin is both swift and hand
some. The party sailed for home Friday