The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-19
YACHTS on SOUND FAULTY.
PROMINENT BUILDER ARRIVES
FROM THE ATLANTIC COAST.
Fine Easaern Yachts. Thinks
There IL Good Opportunity 10 Ina
prove the Craft Of Puget SQUAD.

There has recently arrived from The East
nave great interest He is II. F. Bur
CESS, of Boston. who is reckored by the
sailing men OF Massachusetts, as being
AIMING the bee, builders Of small boats In
the country. He VIII likely make Seatas
his permanent home. He is a son OF +.
Of Massachusetts,. who has been one Of
the judges Of the rega,tas Of the beverly
Yacht Club. on Buzzagd's bay. for many
years.
Mr.. Burgess believes that the Pacific
coast is great distance behind the Attain
tic in yachting. and that with improved
boats lovers OF the sport here will find
more satisfaction and make much better
time Ia their races. Il have not yet been
around among the yAchismen here a great
deal. and cannot compare their boats with
those Of the Eastern coaE so fully as
wish I could" he said yesterday. but I
believe there IL room for many changes
that would rebound 10 their benefit.
The boats here may make good time,
but they are no, built for rough weather.
and l should n0s back one / have seen
against an Eastern boat Of the same class.
They are too fiat on the biigr and their
freeboards too low, and therefore. cannot
run up against the wind. Another fault l
find Is that shey are cus of TOO square aft.
and draw SO much unnecessary dead water
to greatly interfere with their speed.
II is just as important that yacht leaves
the water properly as go enter it. and this
has a great deal To do with the speed that
can be made.
Eastern yachtsmen have gotten their
business down 10 the very best possible
science. Many of the leaders in the sport
are retired sealnen who come 10 New Eng
land to settle down. They have picked up
all sorts Of ideas in their travels around
the world. and Immediately have boats
built according To saeir plans. There is no
lack of money: the sole idea is TO get the
finest craft afioat regardless OF expense.
The result has been that now they have
small beats that cannot be exceeded any
where on earth. as TO speed and utility.
Their cruising boats are, OF course. UP 10
the same standard.
IL know Of bat one boat that was ever
build here OF of an Eastern model, and
that was the Shamrock. made in Seattle
several yaiIs ago She was an Eastern cat.
about 2, feet long, and beat anything OF
her elias in these waters. The Shamrock
has beer shifted TO a sloop rig and rs now
In freshtng business IN Cock inlet. You
have nj gnlffcens water here. and can see
no reason why Seattle people should not
excel n yachting"
Mr. Burgess was for number or years
with II {. Hankey, of Quincy. Mass. who
IS ra eli as the largest and finest builder of
SINAI boats on the Atlantic coast. He was
alsc with A. G.. Rowland & Co, OF Buz-
zan's bay Among the leading boats he
heped To build were the fifth-ciass cathoat
msie for George W. Washourn. promi-
nat cracker manufacturer of Kansas that
,,ok the pennant in the Beverly races last
,ssr; and the knock -about yacht Thordis.
\ 81 900 craft that took seventeen first
urzes last year in the Corinthian and
gSerly races.