The Republican journal., 1901-05-16
Yachts and Boats.

Capt. Barr has been out with the Ethel,
and apparently her new fin keel is the right
thing in the right place.
The row-boat fleet of Belfast harbor is to
be increased this year by row boats, at least
Otis WhitmOre has built 3, w. A. Kimball 2,
A. A. ROix, VIM. Haugh and A. A. Carleton
l each.
F. S. Lord is putting his schooner yacht
Lorelei in first, class shape for the yacht
Of the "Lorelei," ]. W. Nealley having sold
him his interest. Painters are at work on
Messrs. Hamlin and Gallert's sloop yacht
Mystery. American.
Suppose Shamrock I. did beat Shamrock
II. in recent trial; that signifies nothing.
The new challenger is not in form yet, and
may not have done her best on this occasion.
1t is safer to conclude that she will prove
formidable competitor.
N. S. Lord is making the sails for the
yacht Caprice, which E. L. Macomber is
building for 7. George Dodworth of New
York. The sails are to be made with cross
cloths. Mr.. Lord is also making a new suit
for Decrow's yacht Glide, to be triple bighted.
The sloop yacht Quero of New York,
owned by summer resident of Islesboro,
and which had been in winter quarters
there, arrived at this port last Thursday for
painting and a general overhauling. The
Quero was built at Boston in 1878 and is q
tons net.
The London Yachting World of May 9th
of fbn CIon oIr oh;
light wind and smooth water is unques-
tiOnable. 1t may be stated with absolute
assurance that in light, variable breeze
she gathers way faster, drives easier and
gets through the water cleaner than any
other yacht of her size ever built on this
side''
Mr.. Andrew c. Wheelwright of this city
has purchased the pilot boat Hesper, which
was withdrawn from the pilot service upon
the Inauguration of the new pilotage sys-
tenn. Mr.. WheeiWright formerly owned the
schooner Fannie Earl, which was abandon
ed at sea last December while on the pas
sage from PrOvincetOwn for Rockland Mr..
Wheelwright, who is retired merchant,
used the Earl as cruising yacht, and the
Hesper was purchased to replace her.-BOS-
ton Globe.
Capt. VIM. F. Welch arrived Tuesday
evening from Boston with the yacht Nal
lard, recently bought by Chas. R. Coombs,
after a long and hard passage. The yacht
was mOored at Brighton when Mr.. Coombs
bought her, and days were consumed in
getting her down through bridges to South
Boston, taking on and bending her sails,
etc. She then started on her hOmeward
cruise, but was obliged to anchor in the
harbor near Spectacle Island with fleet of
more than hundred vessels ranging from
small sail boats to large coasters and
steamers. She remained there eight days,
after which she put out and reached Salem,
where nearly hundred vessels were an
chored. She remained there week, then
in Gloucester two days, in Portsmouth one
night, in Portland three days and in Booth
bay Harbor three days All this time the
wind was from the south or east, blowing
from the south ten or twelve hours, then
hauling to the southeast or east for several
hours. She left BoOthbay Monday morn
ing, and when about half way to Monhegan
the wind went down and she was rolling in
the trough of the sea. Capt. Welch got
out the boat and tOwed the yacht to New
Harbor, where anchor was again dropped
until Tuesday morning, when she left for
home, arriving about P. NJ. AT Salem
Capt. Welch saw 4-maSted schooner bound
to Bath, that remained there % days, and a
st John vessel bound to New York that ar
rived March 2S and sailed May .. The
Mallard did not have sufficient ballast to be
at her best, and her sails were old, hence
Capt. Welch was obliged to proceed very
carefully. He had with him boy, Master
Clarence Dickey of this city, who has had
very little experience in yachting. The
Mallard registers II tons and her dimensions
have been given in The Journal. Mr..
Coombs will make some changes in the
cabin and will have cockpit in place of the
pres ent flush deck.