New-York tribune., 1901-08-23
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.,p THOMAS PLEASED WITH YACHTS
WORK.
--,, erzows WELL IN VARIOUS BREEzES-
urR CLOSE SAILING TO THE WIND.

~ +he satisfaction or her owner ana all VINO
- her performance. the Shamrock sailed sail
s...+ching trip through the Narrows and to the
So. .-a-ce If svash Channel and back yesterday.
-hs big mainsa which is the largest that has
iHe 1~aer SET on a racing yacht in these any
So. vraters. had good wind to stretch il, and.
a-entlv. good men 10 handle it while the first
Afp ~. .s made. Eleven miles the Shamrock
s.nss heating down against the wind and COM
.aol, IN a broad reach with the wind drag
,er helm but little at the worst part of the
-, Cir Thomas was aboard her all the time,
.r,,e at a rope once in while but leaving
=. dI-ection of the operations TO others who
r.,a heen engaged TO do the work.
Tho big rnainsail was taken aboard from the
ro-+o 3ico at 2:30 p. m. All preparations had
toen made for its reception. and five minutes
,sr n arrived it was set. Sir Thomas. stand
,,q with his left hand on the shrouds. kept his
.-os sloft and watched the big piece of canvas
..r,s5 into place Then the democratic yachts
- caught hold Of the whip and pulled Justify
,.s +ai as the anchor was sheeted home. the
-.,,,sail set and all made ready for start.
s+be Yacht gathered away she broke out her
..x,onsail. Then quickly followed her jib and
che went on the starboard tack at just 3:os
o,,iook Two minutes afterward she luffed up
,,to the wind TO haul the jib to leeward. got a
rood null at the sheet and broke out her stay
eau while she pulled in her main sheet. At
g12 o'clock she tackled 10 starboard, taking the
,rtnd IN this position for three minutes. swing
,nr again 10 the starboard at 3:22 o'clock. and
hack again TO port at 3:25 o'clock Opposite
Fort wadsworth, four minutes later. she met
stiff ten-knot breeze as she shifted TO starboard
at 3:29 o'clock. changing TO port again at 3:33
O'Clock.
fHa h-Oa IA Pf12 Han
WAS able TO make against the wind going down.
and she held II until 3:3S, when she reached the
buoy that marks the head of Swash Chan
mel. Here she tackled about and headed for
home.
GOING HOME A BROAD REACH.
Going home was one broad reach. for il was
with the wind. and the sailors on board the
yacht had little TO DO except trim the boat. In
the Narrows the Shamrock dropped her stay
sail and took in her gafr topsail. Her mainsai
and jib carried her the remainder Of the dis
tance until near her anchorage OFF Stapleton,
when she dropped her mainsail and came to an
chor under jib only.
That is the story Of the maneuvrings OF the
trip. But TO appreciate the movements Of the
Shamrock, both in beating against the wind and
flying before it., she must be seen. The tug
Lawrence. the messenger OF the Upton feet
stood by TO throw out a line before the Sham
rock started. She was not needed. AS the an
chor was sheeted home the green hull began to
glide through the water, az though nothing more
than the mainsan was necessary to carry her
along at good gait. AS the other sails
set she gathered headway, and the Lawrence.
the Erin and the press tug that Were following
her signalled full speed ahead, and aimed TO
meet her when she should reach on the opposite
IN the Upper Bay, but the yacht seemed TO beat
the wind as she glided along. tacking without
shake Of her sails and with scarcely any per-
ceptible loss Of headway.
OF course as Sir Thomas said after the trial
10 attempt was made at speed. The yacht
dropped anchor off Stapletcn at 4:54 o'clock,
having sailed eleven miles in one hour and forty
two minutes.
SHE SAILS CLOSE TO THE WIND
After she passed out through the Narrows the
Shamrock met a breeze that stifened as she
advanced Just outside II blew about ten knots
an hour; then she ran into a breeze Of twelve
knots, and just as the buoy was reached she
touched the edge Of ffteen-knot blow In each
she behaved beautifully. making her reaches
with readiness that told Of perfect handling
ano excellent sailing qualities. Beating down
wind. IT is estimated, which is closer by from
quarter 20 half point than either the Colum-
bia or the Constitution has sailed. Her helm,
too was almost dead amidships even before.
II the ffteen-knot breeze. she rounded the buoy
and tackled for home This indicates the eff
caency Of the weight and shape of her keel and
her entire makeup. and makes for fast sailing.
inasmuch as she has dragging Of her rudder
10 overcome. She steers with tiller instead Of
wheel, so the movements of the rudder were
easily observed
From what could be noticed yesterday the
shamrock seems TO be better on a short haul
eaah on long reach. By the chart the buoy
d the head of Swash Channel is six and one
hah miles from the point whence the Shamrock
<.a''so' The beat down was accomplished in
,-E minutes, leaving ifty-two minutes for the
reach home. part Of the latter being
e-i'eo TO the way she lost after she began
~he In her sails. But the distance she
@'elea from the buoy TO her anchorage was
ipei than that which she traversed beating
because there were no tacks to be made.
Asaiasf the Wind she heeled only a little, her
iaA remaining most of the time about six
--Ass above the water Just before she tackled
H'ie however, when she struck the heavy
~ her lee rail went awash from the for
-t'uus 10 a little after amidshlpS. Tnls
rs1s'ahding her big spread cf mainsail.
1aooa aihsail' gaftopsail jib and staysail spread
4l,l ~. s9uare feet OF canvas, which is bout
ssaare feet more than the Columbia or the
Oion would carry for the same sails.
SHE CARRIES HER SAILS WELL.
~ shamrock carries her sails we'll There
niue fuss under her lee rail and scarcely
sl@fiering wave. From observations made
h1.
rhT& 10 be perfectly balanced. In her tacks
lAe beating against the wind the average time
,@, r. iul 10 full' was about IL seconds, al
M, sa s. y was apparent that she was not being
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