New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-30
HISTORIC HULLS SHOWN.
rt4r NAvABoE AND THE vrGuANT MAY
BE SEEN SIDE BY SIDE.
AMERICAS FASTEST YACHTS LINED Wy Al
ISLAND OFFER STUDY OF MODEL '
......-, ..-.,-r.p sr-rpILEN EI--N RE

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-zp MERITS or THE coLoNLN
-,re oooor,unlty "a now o7cn to ya'hismen 10
.t,tv ard compare tac models or h""E -.
ysch,s At cry Island ana espeei"H! 81 "a" 40
80. 10, az his.--i, craft high ana dry on W"
- o,,o os,eh,a,ca Vignant ard her twice We
.or,o,,s IVA, the Na,ahoe ore there side ny sue
IT,, go ..st schooner I'M tho world. that great poa'
The ro,orie almost touches the TWO Dig o"'''S' ~
90, IL ssverty-foot schooner The An'rN'r '""Vu =!
W could Brokaw. comes next. iA"s'' "o", -, "
,sy ,s,al The culssetta tie boat that was pnN' 10
~ nor ', "a safe TO say that not per cent or
.h wanting community hare seen the un"ero''"eS
~ these boats Il Will DO remembered 'ha' S'' We.'
carefully screened from public view "-c'"s '
-, ,trr,c;,on During the building Of the Vsiiaht
and colorio both intended 20 contest Tor 'e noi'O.
=, defending the Americas Cup. there was hucn
s.nossv,o.l, printed about them The NAfos o. '''e
Herreshofis az Bristol were far on ana iei'ie
go ex,iujed The Navahoe was launched ana
away TO race IN England before any ono Nhe" an!
thing about her: ana until she raceo iaS' !e"' wa.
the Viglent off Newport ana l-aichmo"' .n'' ""'
N,.s practically an unknown quantity in this couh-
~, When she was beaten by the Britannia the Sa-
tsn;ta ard other yachts in England. there was much
SURPRISE It did not seem possible that the builders
NJ those TWO revelations the 0loitana ana e ""ep'
could fsn IN he larger boat. But the greatest sui
nrise OF all did not arrive until the NaVahoe' "'
source O, so sreat disappointment beat inc ce'e'
tad II
weather race off Newport last summer Oh'h 'na'
r,nment there was not q yachtsman in all America
who knew how good the Navahoe was Inc "e"'
came like . bolt from a clear SKY.
p,,. now at City Island. the record OF the ooas
may be read in their hulls seen 'oge'heI' "1"
and dry for the first time AS one s'anNS v"
wharf close BY theateral contour OF ooth may DO
.,rh,ea and without hunting up the figures whcn
40. their exact dimensions and while judging OK
then, solely by the eye. It Will be seen no" nA'
thev ara As their entrances ana runs '"e-e
seams TO be Ntsle 10 choose between the'h Inc way
tho long overhangs OF each are trailed out seems
.ouslly graceful and II Ia not until the INES ap
,ro.ch tbs oentre section that the working diner
.r... .n,ssr The underbody OF the Vigilant Is
much more out away than the NaVahoes, 4"'s "
clearly discsrnfble The bilges OF the Nevahoe co0
lower In the water she has more belly enC VIII o'S
turb 30 much more water than the latter ooa' una.
4, IA difficult to understand why the Vsiiant shou'o
not always win under even conditions YET 'he ieau
nina on the Navahoe looks a good deal the larger
and This may explain why she won IN the breeze anu
seaway OF Newport, the value OF the extra oa'aS'
bs,ng perhaps worth more at tnat ume 'hSn 'N'
visilants shallower modelling.
Another important point may be considered IN inc
+u,,,on now provided at City Island; the ColoniA
NAV ~ compared side by side with the rival which
~ Arst vrested the best honors from her both
the vigilant and the Colonia nave peen al
tered since those great trial races wh'ch o"e
of, prior to tho advent OF Valkyrie H. bo'n
x..,s have been deepened and have received
mora laad but the old-tine differences OF opih-
ion are stiu srguable. and. In spite OF inc 'aVof
1vhich the centrsboard craft then received thefe
were many who thought that the Colonia, with more
depth of keel added would be tho better ooa' lneSo
same people have since been quite sure maj inc w
MIA With her necessary alterations. would have maue
Tar h.,ter showing with the Britannia than the Vigil
LIANT did The models now ranged beside each other
leave hardly doubt on this point ana 'he ApiI'S
for carrying immense canvas areas "hlch tHe WV
MIA has shown q schooner, as well as Ae7 iac"'!
for doing frst-clsss work when heavily careeneo
have told of the big chances that were taken when
the ht-weather Nis.lant chosen 20 deieno the
cup The respective abilities of these boats are now
10 be appreciated in study Of their physical differ
ences. 49, o,a
,eita and the Amorta: and here tho models neces-
sariy tell the story OF their few contests even WIN
out further knowledge OF them. The Quissetsa. Pc
longing to Henry Harris. is a born greyhound. She
is BY long odds the prettiest boat OF the wnoe cor
minimum She i simply Big steel canoe T Ssan he
s U bottom oo Inseaa Of beng
black. usual. the whole OF her hull Is now painted
sS IL ,hs tho ns
pears 4 possible more DANGEROUS than ever; Ine
Is found rather Disappointing In some business quail
tiles. The front Of her stem. after It curves down
Ssow Uppo os to- her trough he water
From the way her steel ribs run down there Is owl
man to stand sideways down In her keel and, X
recollection serves rightly. large part OF her bal
last Is laid at the bottom OF the receptacle thus
made. But this width o. keel and consequent oppo-
stion to certainly do much 10 hinder the
boats speed while the Quissetta avoids nearly all
this In her model. From her bowsprit down 10 her
ballast bulb the line OF the Quissetta's stem looks
II IL might be used 10 shave cneS SELF and In
considering the respective differences in opposition
to water Il strange that the Harris boat
should not run away from The Amorlta IN light
weather.
AS 10 heavy weather and seaway, Mr. Brohaw
thinks he has chance, and the peculiar build OF the
AInoritas keel gives impression OF immense bal
lasting and power so that until both boass are tried
IN really hard weather It may be unsafe 20 assume
that the former champion Is entirely out OF the
hing
Close at hand, IN Woods yards. lies the hull Of
the Kestrel. the ffty-one-foOter that built
for John 3. Mills TO race with the Syce Here IS
boa, thst seems good dea, misunderstood Judg-
ing solely from tie look Of her hull, s.e 90
an uncoMmOny "slci' boat. She hurried on;
OF Woods hands 10 join the NeW-York Yach; Club
cruise last August. ana In some OF her sailing with
the feet did poorly With A leading wind even the
Old forty-fOot Gossoon passed her. and she i'm
.nediately reported probable failure. Some ex-
cuses for TINS are given. bHt they need not be re-
peate1 here. Tho boat Ia view, TO tell about her
eslf Irrespective OF precOnceve opinions and II il
difficult 10 why she should not tur. cartwnees
round the GossoOn and give the Syce The trial OF her
life There may be defects. bat not IN he shape and
It's fair bet ana prophecy ihat NE ptied xestrel
will be heard O. again and Under different terms.
After Fife designed the Canada, probably tho fast