New-York tribune., 1901-02-03
BEAN FORWARD OF THE MAST
WATSONs NEW TANK TEST THEORIES
MAY BE BUILT INTO SHAMROCK II.

The report that Watson. through his tank tests,
asserts that he has found that the beam or all
existing sailing yachts Is in the wrong place mas
contained too radical alteration in accepted
,,svvs 10 obtain Endorsement. Whether Watson is
deceiyinE himself or not the point raised Is or ex-
treme interest to yachtsmen. and especially AT the
present juncture. when II may decide the tenure
of the Americas Cup. The report says that the
greatest beam OF the challenger will be consider
bIv forward OF the mast. and that the form OF the
deck line in the new boat will greatly resemble
that of yachts built nearly hundred years ago
with all the best width up near the bow ana taper
ing off finely toward the run. That was an ldea
which the English yacht builders attempted 10
bring out in the middle fifty years OF the last
century but 1t was for the most part based on
copying the form OF the fish, under the supposltoh
that Nature makes things about right and tnat her
shortboded fish were nearly ,9d all OIET tb
which all raftsmen are acq9ahteo MI" ,br ina toV @
which which is ,,tt Larger ttI al Srsf one emu '"'' '
II the Iog-hauling and fsh-moqlding proofs; or
expect TO ind the fastest racer with deck line a
good deal 4 45e IKE as saS9 tecped We aft Of the gins
the after part taPering away TO nothing
THE CRAFT AND THOSE WHO SAIL THEM
The material to go into the decking OF the Law
son boat has not been chosen yet. Aluminium COW
cred with canvas is spoken of. The yacht will
have no rail- but some distance inboard there will
be wooden Stats fastened on the oeeK' TO DC uSeu
as foot rests or handles.
In the shape OF the waterlne forward the Crown
fnshieId design for MFR. Lawson is much fuller and
blunter than at the entrance OF the Columbia, and
II is evident that the bearings OF the boat have
been carried forward with something OF the same
idea which is now influencing Watson
Ons Of the foreign yachts which will be here at
the Cup races wqiIl be the Kariad- This is the
as vet unused yacht which was built last year for
Charles Day Ross and named the Distant Shore
sio of her for her new owner Kenneth NJ clark,
and will sail her here. She Will not go 20 the Medi-
terranean racing, as shs VIII naFo Ho1 0Vinpe'i''i
in the 9O-foot class
With the Boston defender It is proposed to first
ballast her to the full waterne OF 80 feet and then
take out as much as her best sailing seems TO re-
ouire Work is now being done on the great Ore
gon pine mast which 1t is intended she shall carry
long and when 1t IS dry II will be sawed IN h3lf
and h9oWSe hNer and rounded to the proper size and
put away 10 season
The hollow gan for this boat has cost in the
rough $500 It is now s5 feet long. but when fin
isbed will be about 10 feet shorter AT the tip IT is
80 inches in diameter.
1t Is expected that Charles r. Flint's new steam
yacht Arrow will be in commission early in March.
She has been waiting for boilers from the Cres
cent Shipyard and her engines from Lysander
wright's machine shop at Newark. The Arrow is
1SO feet long. with waterline inches less and
a beam OF 12 feet inches, the draught being feet
! inches. She will be commanded by Captain D. c.
Packard and is expected to travel at forty-hve
miles hour. Calculation has been made TO have
the vessel rendered fit for by the United States
Navy on short call She will have 4O00 horse
power
Cary Smith has designed schooner yacht for DR.
Ayre which will be s. feet long on the
waterline and is being built az Poillon's yards
South Brooklyn. Another schooner from the boards
Of the same designer IL TO be used In the 20
foot racing class. and is being built at Shooters
Island. New-Nork Bay. for Mr.. Lane.
There will be at least hve new raceabouts next
season The Pirie brothers. whose champion Spnd-
rift had her Waterloo last summer. have ordered
a new one from Herreshon The owner OF the Sis.