The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
IA HOUSE BOAT
FOR YACHT
| CLUB.
"A Plan For Novel
| Quarters Talked
Feasible Idea of Floating les
Enlistment Well
Received.

The latest proposition in connection
with club house for the proposed new
yachting organization is to have house
boat club house and this seems to be
the most sensible scheme, by far. that
has yet been brought forward. This
does away with expense for purchase
or ground rent of location and would
permit of more money being put into
the building itself and the. ease with
which 1t could be moved from place to-
place seems an unanswerable argument
!. In Its favor ~. s.
Think how convenient It would be
during the annual championship ra,es
at Pearl Harbor. to have the house
boat anchored opposite the Railroad
wharf at the finish. The members and
their friends could get the finest pos
/; slble view of the rowers without in the
least obstructing the view OF the PEG
/ pie on shore. -
Would it not be fine to be able to take
a run down to the harbor on the even
ipg train. have a sail and swim and
d good nights sleep and return in the
i morning in time for business.
| Take an event like the big Shaking
expedition last week, in which :. num-
Der of the smaller yachts would nave
lgladly participated had there been any
place for them to put up during the
night. With the club house they might
have had as good accommodations as
at home and enjoyed the benefit Of a
pleasant outing.
The house boat Is growing in popu-
larity throughout the States and muI-
tiplying In numbers. Conditions here
are especially favorable to them and al
ready several people are talking ebout
individual ones for family use. 1t is
an ideal way in which to take an outing
and is a greater change than is possible
in occupying anything on terra firina-
All the yachtsmen SO far approached
\ seem to be heartily and even enthusiast
tically in favor Of the house boat plan
and as the matter is IN good hands the
chances are that it will be go.
Mr.. Hughes of the Oahu Railroad and
Land Company Is at. present figuring
Ion the proposition. The idea is to get
a unprecedented scow on which could
be erected a two or three story club
house. To such a place the members
of the various rowing crews could go
down fer training purposes, before tire
races, paying fee for the use Of the
club house. The location most favored
at present is near Achis place at Wal
au. If this site is adopted fresh water
can be piped direct to the house from
g a spring at the back of .ichi,s mill
The scow will measure about 80 feet
: by 40 feet. Downstairs will be place
n for the storage of boats; carpenter
shop and a kitchen. Upstairs will be
arranged sleeping apartments and a
room for club purposes. There will Be
a verandah on the first and second
|. floors. a canopy or awning will be
erected over the second floor, making q
kind of third story which will be de-
4 lightfully cool and especially adapted
for dances and other social events. Ar
other great advantage win DE the tota
absence of mosquitoes. The house boat
idea is finding much favor among lcca
yachtsmen and indications point to th'
= scheme speedily becoming reality.