The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-05-13

bronze and steel boat. There Is not
enough wood in her cabin flooring and
the apologies for her bulkhead to fill
an ordinary lumber cart. More weight
is thus saved.
No risks have been taken in reducing
the Constitutions freeboard or height
above water. Her designer could not at
ford to do so. lhe designer Of the chal
lenger could. her owner has all to gain
and little to lose, so the designer Of that
voat has cut down his freeboard to save
weight. This is mistake.
I'm the midship section of the new
yacht the bilge shows the same smooth,
easily rounded lines for which all the
IHerreshof boats are famous, although
}the lines are slightly fuller and some
{what flatter than in the Columbia. In
sother words, the new boats midship
section has greater power and stability
Ethan in the champion of 1899.
From the point just below the bilge
}where the section turns on it's down.
ward course to the lead keel, there is
livery little difference in the lines of the
two boats. and, excepting the matter
iof the Constitutions slightly reduced
ldraught and more beam. the departure
in their models is not great. Consider
ling that she will carry little more bal
Hast than the Columbia. it may readily
abe seen that she can utilize greater
ipower and carry added sail to the very
best advantage.
THE side deck line of the Constitution
is slightly fuller than the Columbia's
from the midship section forward, and
she is a trifle wider at the taffrail thus
giving an easier turn to the frames and
frightening and broadening the floor on
which, she sails, easing the section lines
both forward ad aft and giving her
rounder and fuller bow. On deck the
Constitution is larger than the Columbia.
I'm regard to the wetted surface. there
seems to be no appreciable difference be-
tween the two boats. which means that
with the same wetted surface and with
increased stability, and consequently
greater sail power. the new boat will be
driven through the water at greater
speed than the Columbia was The length
of the lead keel of the two boats is
substantially the same. so that the Con-
stitution will show the same qnickness
In stays for which the Columbia was
noted.
THAT the Constitution is lighter boat
than the Columbia is a reasonable prop
osition, for while the two boats have the
same length and are otherwise similar,
p considerable saving of weight has been
construction and the reduced thickness
Of plating permitted thereby, and also
by the substitution Of a thin steel deck
for the heavier wooden deck of the CO.
lumbia. Further, 1t is only reasonable
to infer that there will be some slight
saving of weight aloft. so that in the
total weight of hull, spars and equip
ment, there will be a matter of several
tons in favor of the Constitution.
THE sail area Of the Constitution
may not be definitely stated at this time.
but careful calculations based upon her
relative stability. as compared with the
Columbia. would indicate that she will
carry greater area Of canvas than was
ever before seen on a single sticker
on either side of the Atlantic. or. posi-
bly,, will ever be seen IN the future.
There has been much said about the
sail spread Of the Independence and that
OF the Shamrock II. Comparisons have
been made with that of the Columbia,
and loud cries Of exultation INDUCED In
that at last Captain Nat HerreshOff
has been outdons ON his own Ground.
Wait and 50"