The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-14
NEW BOAT
IN FAVOR
A Pearl Harbor
One Design
Glass.

Albert Warehouses; new yacht the
Hihimanu, Is the outcome of a demand
for light-draught boat for use along
the windward side of the Peninsula
Pearl Harbor, where mud flats run out
some distance and only a centerboard
type can be used. She is intended for
day sailing, and Is capable If taking a
Dozen people for an afternoon spin about
the beautiful waters of Pearl Harber.
Her rig was kept snug so that she could
De handled by her owner alone, the sail
area being only 80 square feet, but in
the strong trade wind weather she viii
have about the right amount of canvas.
Her ability to carry sail Is greater than
strated in her trial trips in this harbor.
and with a racing suit she would be
able TO lead the mosquito fleet in any
kind OF weather. She has been sailing
vith only about 200 pounds of ballast.
while other boats of her size carry from
so to 100 pounds. This shows that she
gets considerable initial stability from
the form of hull
She was designed by Mr.. OrIo East
wood while he was here few weeks
ago. and is nearly sister boat to the
Kittywake OF San Francisco Bay, de-
signed also by Mr.. Eastwood and now
considered the fastest of the mosquito
fleet IN all kinds of weather. The unique
feature about the Hihimanu Is the de-
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circle, which gives her very easy form
to drive through the water. There are
not many boats modelled on her lines,
The idea being one of the designers. and
from experience 1t seems to be an ex
cellent one.
Her dimensions are: Length on deck,
Is feet; water line. Is feet; beam, 7 feet
3 inches; draught, IA inches with the
board housed. She has high freeboard.
and will be able to keep the short, chop
py seas in windy day from washing
aboard. She has a very large center
board made of quarterback steel, and
has drop of three feet. She is able to
hang on close hauled and makes no
ieeway. The center of effort must have
been figured out very carefully. for she
handles as easily as toy yacht, on or
off the wind, and no changes will have
10 be made TO remedy defects which
some OF the boats have experienced in
the past owing to careless work in max
ng the sail plans.
The new yacht has been out tuning up
during the latter part Of the week, and
while the sails have not stretched out
properly, yet she has shown great speed,
and il is the talk of the waterfront the
Tay she sails circles around some of the
mall craft that have gone out with her
IS trial horses Down the wind, with
he centereoard up, she scuds like the
ind itself, leaving the water very clean.
lose hauled she points very high for
light draught boat and foots fast. She
very quick in stays, and the crew have
} be nimble to change sides before she
as filed away and is of.
One of the new features in the sail is
he method of reeflng. Instead of having
he regulation reef points to be tied
own, she has eyelets in the sail and a
mall cord passes through them and I'M
er the boom, something like the lacing
a shoe. When II Is desired to reef,
he saii Is lowered and the cord pulled
I; this takes up the slack OF the sail,
uiiing il down close to the boom. and
he boat is reefed in jiffy, probably
aking less than one-quarter of the time
hat the old way would consume.
It was intended By others, If she proved
uccessful. to build duplicates of this
cat, making a one design class. This
iould make the racing most keen, for
hen the winner would have to be the
cat that was best handled. and this
eature would create a tremendous in
crest IN racing, and this class would
reduce some good amateur shippers,
nd in this way prove a school for one
0 learn boat sailing and racing without
he expenditure OF much capital About
our others have now decided to build
4 this class, and the day Is near by
'hen the "one-designers' viii offer some
are sport in yacht racing. The one-de-
ign class In the East Is very popular.
md some Of tie clubs have as high as
ahty-fve boats IN one class.