The Republican journal., 1896-07-23
Yachts and Boats.

The yacht Nalkyrle LII sdiieu iloni Ho"
York July 10Th for the Clyde, and will prob
ably 90 mug-hunting in British waters.
Capt. T. B. Barr has added more cloth to
the lib and mainsail of his sloop Ethel ana
made an addition to her keel to help her IN
windward work.
B. H. Conant, S. G. Dunbar Allie Wells,
E. E. Wescott and Robert French sailed
Tuesday in the Jennette for a weeks cruis-
ing and fishing.
The sloop Leora of Bangor, c. n Mills
owner, was in port last Friday with W. b.
Mills and party of friends on board. They
had been cruising and fishing for two weeks
among the islands of the Eastern Bay.
The Decrows have had new mast put in
their sloop Alice B. 1t is inch larger and
feet longer than the old mast, and carries
no topmast. She has new mainsaii, with
3 feet more hoist, and more peak, than the
old one.
ANY one in want of comfortable cruising
yacht, soop-rgged, a feet over all, with fine
cabin, fully fitted and furnished, can hear OF
one by addressing the editor of The Journal.
Only those willing to pay fair price for
good craft need apply
Capt. R. II. Coombs gave the bottom OF
his sloop Eagle coat of red lead the first
of the season, but it fouled quickly and she
now has a coat of New Jersey yacht paint,
which came into use here last year and IS
found to give a good surface and to foul very
little.
Albert Robbins has exchanged his sloop
boat Don for a peculiar looking craft called
the Onward. The boat is very wide, of
shoa draft, has a cuddy forward and a
small standing room amidships with deck
outside the washboards, something after the
whaieback style. She is cat-rigged.
The yacht Pastime, built last winter at
Little Deer Isle by Geo. A. Black for d. IL.
Andrews of Boston, was in port last Friday
night with her builder and Mr.. Herbert M.
Andrews, son of the owner, on board. She
is modified cutter model and rig, % feet
over all, S feet beam and feet draught. Her
lead keel weighs 1900 pounds.
Capt. S. Fl. Allen arrived here July 18th
in his missionary yacht Alert bound from
Ellsworth to Muscongus. Since he was here
before Capt. Allen has become the father of
a bouncing boy. Friday a party of twelve
from the North church society took a cruise
down the bay in the yacht, The Alert sail
ed Tuesday morning for Muscongus.
The Glencairn, the Canadian challenger,
defeated the Seawanhaka Clubs champion
last week in three straight races, and takes
home the cup. The Seawanhaka club has
challenged for a match next year in the %
foot racing class. Only in the last race did
the American boat make any showing, the
Canadian craft proving herself the better
boat.
At Camden recently we saw for the first
time out of water the cutter Sunbeam, own
ed by DR.. Straw bridge of Philadelphia. The
yacht was built at Isle au Haut from an
English cutter model for A. c. Buell.. To
an American eye she is marine monstros-
ity. Take a blunt ak and set it up edge
ways and you have a nearly perfect repre-
sentation of her model with the exception
! of the ends. She has no more floor or bilge
| than ak in this position and draws as
much water as a coal-laden schooner
The new steam yacht Cypher of Boston
was in port last Thursday with her owner,
Mr.. Edgar Harding, and five friends on
board She was on her maiden trip. Mr..
Harding said he did not expect to 60 farther
east on this trip. He left Friday morning
going down the western bay. The Cypher is
a departure from the present type of steam
\
seaworthy look But for the finish of her
top she would look, broadside on, like an
ocean tug. She is no doubt a roomv and
| comfortable craft
! The July number of The Rudder is devot-
ed to the half-raters and contains many
| beautiful illustrations. On page 1876 types
of half-raters are shown by IL broadside
views, and in the accompanying letter press
the dimensions and other particulars are
given. One of the supplements is fine
picture Of the auxiliary schooner DIANA the
flagship of Commodore F. W. Human of
the New Haven Yacht Club. Every yachts
man should have The Ruider. Each num-
Der is worth the price of a years subscrip-
tion-S2. Address The Raider Publishing
Co., 155 Broadway, New York.
l. W. Parker launched his new sloop last
| week and her sails We're bent Friday. A
short run demonstrated the fact that the
gaff was not long enough to haul out the
mainsail where it belonged and as this sail
did not SCI no test of the qualities of the
boat could be made. The new craft has
been described heretofore, but her dimen-
sions may be Of interest now. She is % feet
over all, Is feet on the water line, and feet
inches beam. Tie model called for CEN
treboard, but ms tead Mr.. Parker has given
her an iron keel Il inches deep and weighing
1856 pounds. She las a roomy cockpit, and a
knockabout rig-Iole mast and no bowsprit
and her jib and lnainsail contain az many
yards of duck as the three sails on S. B.
Hollis sloop the Catherine. Since the fore
going was written the yacht has had several
trial trips and comes fully up to expecta-
tons. She is speedy, safe and comfortable.
Capt. Isaac Dunbar has won his third race
this season in his new yacht Sasha winner
each time he sailed. AT Rockland last Satur-
day the first of the seasons regular series
was sailed The wind was light and vari-
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