The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-12

seen on any former Cup defender. The
mast 10 said TO DO lo6 feet from end to end
Allowing for the bury of the mast and the
space m m the deck to the be m and nc NJ
the topsail halyard block to the truck the
distance, measured for. figuring the SAL
| area will be about 1855 feet
T, This ~ about tk vtn feet more than the
Constitution and more than the Shamrock
III, II the ports OF that yacht whicn
place this mt asurt ms mt at 14s feet. are
, correct. The Independent u,e ASSURED 1875
! feet.
The boom Of the Rliance IL about IA
feet in fngth. The boom Of the Constitu-
ton vas LOO feet and the Inds pend. mt 1923
fett.
shamrock Ills boom is said to be io2
RI lianoe will be about rs fott. or the same
as has b,n cr dit d to Shamrock III.
The Constitution M asur d at this point
rs IS feet and the Ind p nd, mt 1880 ftt,
on this spar plan the r. lianc- will carry
about 10 200 square feet Of canvas.
Tho II liano is the " v, nth yacht Of the big
class that has been built at H, rrsshoffs's:
or th6 ~, six w NJ built for thc III {, nc OF
Of the Am rica,s Cup. and thr,e Of tn sc
have mr. I tho British boats and kf pit the Cup
e this Ss, .en The r big y aSSSs so
Royal PHI lips Carroll. This yacht chal-
y ng d for tho Royal Victoria cup. She
fail d 10 win IL, but she trt to bring back
the Cape May and By tons Re- GUYS, which
were tar TO England BY the c. n sta
zach race and tho Navahoo won the Br tons
Reef cup, which Ia now h Id by the New
York Yacht Club subj ct to chslf ng":
The Vigilant aud Colonia were built for
syndicates 70 defend the Americas Cup
the first keel boat Of her size that Herreshoff
had ever designed. She raced with the
Vigilant, Jubilee and the Pilgrim in the
trial races, but was not quite fast enough
70 beat the Vigilant, beam centre bo0rder:
s6,le feet, her beam was 1925 feet, her
length over all. ia feet, and draught with
out her centreboard 1871 feet. The Valkyrie
was designed by George l.. Watson. and her
dimensions were III. rs feet over all. sc feet
on the water line, 22.as feet beam and 1880
feet draught.
The next race for the cup was in 1895
and Herreshon built the Defender. This
yacht was very different from anything that
he had turned out up TO that time. On the
water line this boat measured SS.t5 feet and
was three feet less than that of rheVigilant
being 20 .03 feet and her draught was 900
feet. She was built Of bronze, with aluminium
topsides. and In model she was really the
pioneer Of the present type Of boat. Her
form was easy.
She was short on the keel and her fore
foot was very much cut away. She carried
l2.G02 square feet Of canvss. and when
been in the dry ID OK by the British yachts
men they called, her "a big little boat v
lenger. and some thought that with her
great power and big rig, 1907 square feet.
the Valkyric would easily take the cup
away. but the cup IL still here.
The next challenge was by Sir Thomas
Upton and the Shamrock !. was brought
over. This boat was built by Fife. She
measured s7.8o on the water line. 1913 feet
over all. rs feet beam and 20 IS feet draught.
She was Of the bulldog type, and the CO.
h,mbia was called the greyhound. The
section forward, which caused her to pile
UP big wave. which seriously interfered
with her progress through The water. she
spread l9,f91 square feet OF canvas. The
Columbia was built by HerTeshof to defend
the cup. and her dimensions were 80 II feet
on the water line, 1872 feet over all. the great
est length given 30 far to cup yacht; 2ii7
feet beam. a little more than foot wider
than the Defender; and 20 feet draught.
On the bottom Of her keel she measured
~ feet inches, which is the shortest \
that has ever been put under yacht Ia
the big class. The Columbia won three
stra light races.
The Shamrock lost her topmast during
the second race. The Columbia won the
first race by 10 minutes 8 seconds and the
V
In 1901 the second Shamrock came over
This was Watson boat and her dimensions
were 69,2S feet on the waterline, 1877 feet
over all, "a. IS feet beam, and 81 feet draught.
She spread N,027 square feet Of canvas.
The Constitution was built by a syndicate
OF American yachtsmen and her dimensions
were ls2 feet over all. So 90 feet Oh the water
line, 49, feet beam, and 10 feet 10 inches
draught She spread 1920 square feet Of
canvas. In the trial races, in which the
Columbia and Constitution took part, the
Columbia won when there was a rough sea
and In fresh breezee. while the Constitution
was at her hest In light winds. The Cup
committee decided that the Columbia was
the safer boat to put against the Shamrock
H., and In the Cup races she won all three
by very close margins.
This year the Shamrock III. hes been
built and her dimensions are 1873 feet overall,
90 feet on the waterline. 20 feet 5 inches
beam and 1875 feet draught. She il said
10 carry about 1880 square feet Of canvas,
and has shown that she can carry more. 80
her sail plan is to be enlarged. In study
ing the model OF the Reliance IL can easily
be seen whore Capt. Nat has embodied the
good points Of his former boats. He has
gone back to the beam Of the Vieilant and
new yacht rs feet 8 or 0 inches; the length
over all, i42 feet, makes the yacht longer
than any previous Cup defender. The
designer has fined down her lines 60 that
the entrance OF the waterline il not nearly
so full as might be expected Of boat with
the beam Of the Reliance. The overhang
forward Ia long and lean. II measures
about twenty-nine feet The keel on the
bot tom NEE slres about twenty feet, about
fifteen inches longer than that Of the Column
bia or Constitution. At the forward end
Of the lead the rise is almost at an angle OF
fifty degrees.
1t follows this line for few feet, when II
has fine outward curve to point in line
with the bilges. and then continues In an
almost straight line to q point six feet be-
yond the forward end Of the waterlne.
where Il takes a graceful curve up to the |
End OF the bow. The nidder has slightly |
more rake than any OF the for mer Bristol |
boats and the counter Is long and low. When |
heeed the Reliance will increase her water
line length quickly and when down TO her |
.ailing hne she win have a length many
feet longer than any former Cup defender.
The body Of the boat is very shoal. The |
reeboard IL less than that OF the Columbia |
ind the turn at the bilges In easy. The !
ioor h a fat and the turn at the cardboard /
$ about the same as on the two boats that |
will meet the Reliance In the trial races.
Tho r. liance In not O radical mod !, but !
INC that would naturally follow In 9 quo nee |
With the 9TH boate that have be n turn |
tut by this famous d sign r. She should
rave three sup rior factors OF sp cd: Ligher
y ntre Of buoyancy. gr at ar a TO the
Dad wat'r plane and gr at'r height to
h. mr. tao ntre. Tn floor L. eighty hatt,r,
which Uiy atfr natural etahility |