The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-01-14
YACHTING
BOOMING
Outlook Brighter
Than Ever Be.
fore.

With the begiXnning OF the regular
trades the white-winged fleet will show
an activity that has never been known
In these waters before. An ideal climate
good winds and water, staunch craft for
inter-island cruising, Swimming dishes
for harbor sailing, launches for quick
d!spa to make yachting
the great sport OF the Islands. Hereto
fore there has been n lack of unanmity
among the owners of yachts. There was
no club devoted to this branch of sport.
Regatta days came and went and the
yachtsmen got the small end of purses
for prizes. Their contests were often
managed by men who never held the TIL
Ter of a yacht. Everything eending to
discourage this noble sport. 1t showed
that the yachting interests needed some
organization strictly devoted to their
branch of sport.
The success which the Hawaii Yacht
Club has had since Its inception shows
how much the club was needed to brings
the yachtsmen together and encourage
and foster their healthful sport. While
the weather this winter has not been as
propitious as usual for these months.
the interest and preparations for the
near future are going on. A number of
new applications for membership are on
file. several new boats are being talked
OF and two have been launched and add
ed to the fleet. For a place OF this size
the pleasure fleet is large one, the
number on which the club flag will float
being thirty-two. or this number, TWEEN
ty-nine are sailing craft and three are
launches. Probably In no other yachting
center OF the world will be found such n
varied type of craft and from so many
different parts of the world. We have
yachts from New York and San Fran
cisco, China, Scotland and Australia. be-
sides those that have been built here.
Nearly every rig and type is represented.
from the deep keel to the shallow skim
nsng dish. Cutters sloops yawls, knock
abouts, schooners and catboats are al
ways to be seen when the dying squadron
Is out in force or the fleet ten of the
boats are capable of making cruise
to IIilo and back with perfect safety and
1t IL understood that the flag officers o,
the club intend making this trip during
the summer and that four or Ave of the
larger boats will cruise In squadron to
IIilo. This will be the longest yachting
cruise ever attempted In our waters, and
will afford our amateur sailors an oppor-
tunity of learning something about coast
ing. The Gladys, la paloma and Dewey
have already made the trip TO Molokai
and Maui, and under the most severe
conditions. too, that of racing day and
night across our channels. Their crews
them We're compelled to pay their re-
spects to Neptune in the oahu channel.
But the trip homcward sailing with
fair wind, is always enjoyed by every
one on board.
On Saturday. January 2jth the third
cruise OF the club VIII be held. Boats
will leave in the afternoon for Pearl 1Iar-
Dor ana the fleet that Will be assembled
at Puuloa will be even larger than the
first cruise, for every yachtsman who
owns n boat wishes to make The trip. |
The moon win be at the full, and this
alone should be great drawing card
for the moonlight nights are most pleas |
ant IN Pearl Harbor.
The Skip. Clytie. and Abbey NJ. We're
out sailing last Sunday, There was "A
fine breeze blowing and the yachts had !
some good brushes.
Mr. Macfarlane, owner of the schooner
La Paloma. has decided to alter her rig |
to sloop. This should make her faster |
and the change will be watched with in !
tcrest. She will he In commission In "A |
short time. The work Is being done NJ !
Pearl Harbor.
The Abbey NJ, while on the ways n |
few days ago was painted white. This |
is a great improvement to her looks, She
was formerly painted dark green,
The Princess has been out tuning up. |
and she will be ready to join the fleet
in the cruise. 1t will h., interesting to |
see what she can do with the other boats |
in her class. Mr.. Johnson's Sidewalk" |
boat may be surprise to them all, for |
she has shown her ability to go" These |
boats are not pleasing to the nautical |
eye and never will be. They are merely /
racing machines Many OF the yacht