The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-04
Yachts and Boats.

| light sails this year-JlD-topSall anu gdlt-
topsail.
w. II. Bray has the Groeschner steam
yachts Guinevere and Idelette ready for
launching The latter is to have new pro-
peler wheel.
The Ellsworth sloop yacht annie Lee has
had her centreboard taken out and an iron
keel put on, giving her increased stability
and more cabin room.
The Edna, Capt. A A. Roix, will carry at
her masthead this season red silk flag with
white border and in the centre the letter E.
in white. The flag was made by Miss Edna
Roix, for whom the yacht was named.
Robert Goeet died Thursday aboard his
yacht Nahma in the harbor of Naples His
brother, Ogden Goelet, died on his yacht,
the Mayt1ower, at Southampton, less than
two years ago In neither was the
yacht at fault, however. Boston Globe.
A twenty-foot cat boat built by Warren
Bros. of Searsmont was hauled down here
Tuesday. The boat is staunchly built and
will be used among the islands for fishing
boat. Her cost delivered here, including
mast and booms, was only $50. lCamden
Herald
G. F. Brown of Pulpit Harbor recently re-
ceived an iron keel weighing $500 lbs. from
Knowlton Bros, Camden, to be used on
knockabout for 7. A. Macknon of Boston,
for which Mr.. Brown took a contract som
weeks ago.
The 52-foot knockabout ]. 0. Brown of
North Haven is building for DR.. c. g. Weld
of Boston is all planked, and will soon be
ready to launch. Mr.. Brown is also at work
on 16 foot centerboard boat for Mr.. Hard
ing, and has contracts for three more of
about the same size
There was a unique affair held in Brewer
lew nights ago At midnight the launch
ing of the handsome sloop yacht Leora, own
ed bv Messrs. H. c. Bliss and ]. r. Coulter,
took place and the launching was followed
by lunch on board which was attended by
several Bangor people.
Mark W. Sewall has his racing cat boat,
after the Lark pattern. ready for planking.
1t is being built by G. T. Loweston in a
shed near kennebec yacht club. Among
the others who are building crafts Of this
type are f. V, Moody, Harry a. Nealley and
Clarence Morse. The boat owned by Mr.
Morse is about ready for the rigging She is
PAINTED red and pronounced hot stuff
Bath Independent.
Anowspaper man who claims to have seen
the new cup defender Columbia in the
Herreshot1's shop in Bristol, R [, says Of
her; She is a more powerful and finer
lined boat than the Defender. She can not
only carry more sail, hut carry it better, and
al the same time be more easily driven. She
ought to beat the Defender on model alone
1t is announced that the elegant steel
steam yacht to be built by the Bath Iron
Works for Isaac Stern of New York will he
called the Virginia this being the name of
the first vessel ever constructed i'll America
by civilized hands. The original Virginia
was built by the Popham colony at the
mouth of the Kennebec river in 1907, the
work being in charge OF a shipwright from
London named Dlgby
The knockabout l.. E. McMahan is build
ing at his home ON Lincolnville avenue is
partly plInked, 50 that good idea can be
had Of her model. While about the same
dimensions over all as the knockabout built
by w. A kimball, she is finer both fore and
aft, has more overhang aft and narrower
stern, Her frame IS also lighter, But the
| two boats are near enough alike to make an
| interesting race, and their respective own
ers can be relied upon to sail them for all
they worth.
/ Tie Portland Yacht Club celebrated its
( 30th anniversary by a dinner at the Fal-