New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-05
FLAT OR BAGGY SAILS.
THIS IS QUESTION THAT Is AGITATING
ENGLISH YACHTSMEN


In Great Britain there is still good deal Of doubt
as TO the relative merits Of sails that sit fatty
and those which are baggy. Robert Mcmillan sail
maker, Ct GOurock lately had an order to canvas
a whole feet Of closely restricted 26-foot Clyde
yachts. and he Intentionally gave one of them the
Mem Sahib Tnainsail that bagged Ike a pocket
Inc owner and designs: We're Disguised. but the
Mem Sahib, which had not previously shown any
exceptional turn of speed, proved TO be the only
one Of the feet which could hold her own with
this years boats. The result gave many yachts
men a shakeup in their hard and fast opinions
and another experiment is now in progress with
the new 65-rater Fife design Kha1ua. Ratsey put
a san on t3is yacht which judged 10 be the
very worst he ever turned out. It bagged so bad
that me frst ten feet Of its iuT kept tanning the
wind all the time when the craft was close hauled
The big clubtOpsail never seemed to draw unless
the boat had a ripping full. People have beer
waiting TO see how the sails could be coaxed into
shape, but it turns out that these sails were
made on an agreement between Fife jr and Ratsev
10 give Jhs question a fun trial The other G5-
Tater ordered from Fife has not yet come out and
the trials OF Ire Khama have not been with vessels
o. her own class, that the point is still for
fngllshnen undecided; but there has been much
heated discussion on the point party contend
ing that the Kama is the fastest craft ever built
5 e cas- ana others arguing that the old Isolde
down. E-' anu ie"'e 1er nun
II baggy sails be better than fat ones. and if
1it tons sPsTs ana Stacked up riggng gain
1@3f , VII tIe canvas away on to leeward then
lie is just the man TO go into this experi,nen wb
me hhama. All through the Shamrock's trials
and In the first Of her races he thought thai HIGH
speed tnat was not strictly close sailing would win
mat his boat die not sail four points in her
bea ing ne admitted the truth of the report but
perior speed on more leeward course II is fairy
America agrees with such views The TeIatiy I
taleeS OF nat and baggy canvas have been proved
tRiTes strictly onedesg9 class in which
as soon as MS OVeFuSed baEged
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
Cornelius Vanderblts 7O-footer, the Rainbow ia
SIN on the drydock at Providence and it is re
ported that she Will be there good while
The yachts Of the New Haven Yacht Club are on
a cruise. with Commodore Morton F. Plant ON
The flagship IngOmar, in charge The feet also has
Judge Goes schooner, the Southern Cross and
Charles Child's sloop; the Titania; the Trinket
he II r 0rlole s Wayland; the Kathryn. Arthur
yawl Rival, owned by F. F. Hammer.
The following officers have been elected by ths
Point Of Woods Yacht Club: Commodore n CLAW
Ferris; vice-commodore John c. Deupsev. rear,
tain " r. Robbins; Chairman PegSsti;; meet cap
tete, W r. Robbins: Board of Governorcsii iii M
Rha Pn, Io%n Il5 2 F. g wild. W J. Gren W.
The Queens yacht. the Victoria and Albert. has
been launched at Portsmouth. after receiving ex
ieEsVe alterations for the purpose OF reducing her
upper weights and getting the machinery lower in
the hull The launch was successful and III.
FesseI now noats IN q way TO suggest that when
she gets her mests and other topweights on she
VIII be sufficiently stable in the water. $50
Walter c. Hubbard OF the New-York Yacht Club
has had his centreboard yawl Paladin bauled one
al Frank Woods shpyards, City Island Ubere
she VIII have her uncerbody overbauia6 80
altered. anu
The S-foot steam yacht Rialto formerly called
the Sakonnet. has been chartered by Andrea, NJ
Lean. Of the Larchmont Yacht Club IN Isaao NJ
Jeanes Of Philadelphia. w
The schooner yacht, which belonged 10 Y 7
Weaver. has been sold for debt at Auckland Tho