New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
c1IANGrs IN THE KNOCKABOUT DESIGN
CAPTAIN SCOTT PREFERS iANfAhps TO SIT 'r
THE MIzzrS RIGGING-THE GOVERN
MBNT BUYS THE CIIERE AMIE

CAPTAIN SCOTT PREFERS NNiN!tbA ~ ST. -
THE MIzzrS RIGGrSG-THE GOVERN
MBNr BUYS THE CIERE AMIE
The schooner yacht Yampa, owned by r. suydain
Palmer. Ncw-York Yacht Club. IL now expected 10
arrive here. The Yampa last reported from
c, Tbonas where she put in on November ., with
her foresall split. This was the result 9i hef meet
Ing heavy weather on her way from MadsiFh AisSr
Tbomas on November Q. All on board were report
ed wei. The YampA Is returning ram long
voyage TO the Baltic
Captain g. ". Scott the wcll-known skipper OF
the biz steam yacht Eleanor. denied the report tina;
this craft had been charterei again Tor trip 10
The topmasts Of the large ,hreemaster were struck
and the sixty -four-foot yards were lying on the
wharf beside the vessel.
There was a discussion about the use OF turn
buckles the other day at Tebos. where the pros
perous-looking yacht shippers sometimes meet on
the long piers Some were In favor OF lanyards e.
W Scott OF thu Eleanor. said: THE only place
want anyards on q vessel IL TO up the mizzen
rigging. There times when this item saves the
vessel You see a squal coming and OF course
you're short handed every sailing vessel Is now
adays. The few men you have couldn't get the can
first squal hits her hard. and four men are working
to lower the tgaliansl yard. but there's such 4
heel on the vessel that 1t won't slide. The second
squal fattens her down SIN further. I'LL your rud-
sheet. the cleat is buried in the on the lee
side. There ID only one thing that will save the
the mizzen shrouds and let the whole nIzzen go out
of her. Then she pays off and rights up. You
don't want any steel turn-buckics on your mlZzen.
I've been there, and know"
The steam yacht Chere Annie. Captain Manley. has
been purchased by the United States Government
through Major James Is. QUINN for Government ser
vice at and near New-Or,cans. The yacht has left
Mumm's Basin, South Brooklyn and gone to Morris
Heights to be fitted out and receive stores for the
trip The Chere Annie is s6 feet all. So feet ON
the wate.-lne. lG feet beam, and OF feet inches
draught. She built In South Brooklyn In 1856
and was formerly called the Puzzle. She afterward
received new machinery with her new name. and Is
now a very serviceable craft quite capable OF carry
ing two three Hotchkiss guns. Last year through
the courtesy OF her owner she used : the COM
mittee boat OF the Seawanhaka- Cornhan regatta
officials.
Changes will he made in the Crownnshicld design
accepted by the members of the north shore yaent
clubs for the onedesign twenty yc-foot knockab bout
class. In the model this design seemed much shall
lower than some o; the others submitted at the
general meeting. and this viii be recfed by in
creasng the height OF the frceboard and lowering
the cabin floor as far as II Will go. The sail area
has been increased eight hundred square feet and
a short bowsprit will be used The displacement OF
the hull has been increased hye hundred pounds,
making the total wes OF the ballast fifty five hum
bred pounds. OUR minor alterations VIII appear
in the interior fittings. The centre board chain viii
lead forward 10 small h windsss IN front o. the
tanned the original Idea that IN forming this class
the first thing be considered was that the vessel
was to as h One T' nj aq w
all cruising fixtures and the racing aboard
In the s s I Se BE III Ito and Sp
mea surements thus obtained will be marked at both
marked by copper nails. The wooden centre-bonrd
win only be WeiFh, i enough to mss f., s hi,
ORA W more than four feet nine inches Of water Two