The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-28

ahuormaUy constituted who cannot, en-
the one hand. stand his own society for a
time and fad positive enjoyment in soil
tGry cruising. and who. on the ether
hand. after n certain amount OF such
work, cannot md n new pleasure In the
nc c'ety Of the right sort OF shipmate. The
true singie-hand craft In ntted for both
cases. through the excellence Of her de-
sign and the perfection OF her fittings. the
double labor Of sailing and housekeeping
II light, even Ter one man. and 20 her
Il mcnsions and Interior arrangements are
such as 60 give comfortable quarters for
two or three. all told. Above all. the size
ana arrangeuert must be such as TO make
the owner az all times independen. of
professional aid.
Even for the United work now under
discussion. the SIZE and type Of boat may
vary within very broad hounds. but there
are certain requisites which cannot be
dispensed with. The ideal siugle-hander
/ must be. I. Small enough for one. ..
Large enough for two Cor threc). 3. Sea
verify. IN design. construction and Mt
tlrEs. 4. Non-capslzable and non-siak-
atie. 5. Comfortable. with a dry. snug
house. To Obtain each and all OF these
essentials In fun. with n numter of sec
ondary but important details, is n Diff
cult matter. ard. as In n ] yacht design
ing. "a iudicious compromise In necessary.
l That the yacht must be small enough
90 be efficiently handled by one man. n
beyond argument. that she may be In all
respects a singie-hander withc AZ having
ccommc daton fer two. or ever one extra
hand. II literally true: Tut the great ma
jcrity even Of those who prefer solitude
al times and always abnor n large crowi
on a small boat are neither mIsanthropes
nor cranks who would bar all compan-
ionship.
The necessity for seaworthiness in the
broadcast sense II plainly obvious. The
great charm OF such cruising IN the aOil-
Nv 20 go anywhere within reason. ana to
DO this one must be az nearly independ-
eut of weather and water as skin can
make him. Even In the smaller craft in
tended strictly for coast work. there will
he times when a worse sea In met. IN pro
portion. than IN larger vessel en- shore
The design must be strictly OF a seaRoitg
type; there must be no catboat hun 10
In sea. And the construction must
match. no nlnEy eN-racer TO twst her
carslze and no long spoon bows 10 crush
Keel out or 90 split her decks.
The fourth point may admit OF slight
compromisc. at least on the second count.
In anything % the keel type. absolute
non-capszahility may Re had. and even
In the deep Centsr-board type. such "a
, the Humber canoo-yachts, there Is no
danger 81 n capslze even " such thing
should be- actually possible.
Non-si kabil ~ n "a valuable quality IN
any yacht. hut u r. not always easily Oh
taired IN n small craft. There is no ma
teriai dlfficultv In the subdivision % the
hull into an ample number Of compart-
rents 10 float u under almost any condi-
items short 81 utter destruction. hut this
car be done only at the expense OF much
valuable space. Another objection In that
the compartments are difncult to venti-
late.
4 The serious boiling Of n small yacht Is
, % very rare occurrence. so rare that with
thoroughly good construction, with
! planking % adequate thickness. and q
4 good pump. all buikheads and tanks may
= be dispenscd with. provided the boat Is
4 non-capsxabie. AZ far as ordinary col
/. lision from without ~ concerned. tn,
n weight Of tanks and hulhheads can wei
u be- put into an increased thickness Of
y plankirg or the use Of n stronger ans
n consequently heavier wood below an,
1. about the water-line. The convenience
n and cleanliness % a hull open from apro'
a. sternpost. with all parts fully vent Int
. cd. go far 20 offset the remote POSSIBILITY
!. % a serious hole below water.
= The comfort Of the crew il n matter o
J. Importance In small yacht; at the hes
n there will be times when there In no es
x cape from the all pervadlng wet. whei
70 n II only a question OF degree OF damp
ness between indoors and out. and whe
4 there In nothing for II but To make tn
u best % things and hope for n change o
IL weather. To reduce this element OF dis
IL comfort % n minimum. a cabin In neces
h sary, entirely enclosed and tightly bull
~ both as 90 sdes and roof. where one ma
IA read. cook and sleep IN comparative dry
IA ness and comfort In any but the wors
T. weather.
70 while tho half-decked boat with It's ter
re' or matches has advantages for certai
4. work. N the sine % the hull admits u. IN
N close cabin IL much better suited
~ the wants Of the average singie-han
m navigator who. held close 20 the land b
TO business and only sailing at Intervals
no lacks the hardihood Of the professioni
fisherman. or even the exceptional ans
- teur whose time ~ spent wholly Amt
~ The cabin should be one OF tho speci'
q charms OF the singie-hand yacht. so piar
he ned az 20 give a dry and safe place n
~ everything that belongs TO II In It's man
" fold capacity Of Kitchen. drawing-ropn
n library. chart-room and sleeping room
ne The man who follows canoeing-and
charming sport II is--must be content
he live IN a water-tight bag. so far as h
20 belongings are concerned, with a tin hc
20 or 40 20 help out: but when he advance
T. TO the command Of singie-hsnd yacl
vo no should nave. az he we'll may. o cab
h. with its two berths. lockers. sneive
Nv racks. etc. for every article OF his grea
In. ~ enlarged menage. N he be sonethir
m % a mechanic as well a. q sailor. q
rut plannlng and htting up Of such n cab
all viii prove one % the great charms
'ee His craft.
! How large a yacht can be safely o.
'es easily handled by a cHnpetent man
m stiii an open question: WIN properly q
'ut signed craft the water-iine may run
Ike AZ least forty feet. and the main limit
ne lions seem TO be the weight OF anch