The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29
RACING NONE-DESIGE CLASSES
MANY NEW ONES TO DE SEEN THE
COMING SEASON.

IS4 BOats VIII bc BulIt-Iuey VIII nSP'
resent an Outlay OF slIS,sSO-Expert-
ness at the 1IlIer an Important Factor,
Yacht racing In one-design classes has
been growing more and more popular every
~Aar. The coming season many new classes
will be seen, and the racing In the club re-
gattas will be largely with the one-design-
ers. There will be twelve new e-design
GLASSES this year. For these 134 boats are
being built, and, roughly estimating the
cost Of each boat, the outlay will be Sis. $50.
The largest of these Ia for Bar Harbor
yachtsmen Herreshoff Is building fifteen
boats about 81 feet on the water line and
% feet over all, which will be taken to Bar
Harbor and raced there during the season.
These boats will take the place OF the Crown
inshield s0-footers, which have furnished
sport for three seasons, and will cost about
$4,000 each. Several Of the boats have
been completed. Others viii be ready
when wanted.
Next to the Bar Harbor class the 25-footer
class for a syndicate OF New York yachts
men, headed by G. Oliver Iselin. is the
largest. These boats have been designed
by Charles F. Herreshof, and are being
built by the Holmes Shipbuilding Co. at
Mystic. Conn. There are ten In the class,
and those who have ordered are Messrs.
c. Oliver Iselin. two: August Belmont +,
Paul Dana. Gustav E. Kissel. j. Grosvenor,
C. Old. Iselin. Henry C. Davis. Philip Adee
and George A. Adee. They are jib and
Inainsail boats. with small centreboard
below the cabin floor. The dimensions
are 20 feet over all, rs feet on the load water
line, 10 feet extreme beam, Z feet inches
uytn
feet OF canvas In the jib and mainsail. 400
square feet in the spinnaker and $50 square
feet In the storm jib. The mast is a feet
long and inches in diameter, the boom IS
feet long. gan 10 feet long and bowsprit
10 feet long. Three tons Of lead are in the
keel and 1t Is expected that the boats will
be faster than the Newport So-footers.
These boats are fitted for cruising. They
have two berths in the cabin. galley and
room forward for one man. They are to
be ready for delivery by May Is.
Twenty-Five members OF the Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club are having 1s-footers
built from designs by Clinton H. Crane.
and several are completed. They cost
about 5000 each. The dimensions OF the
boats are: "a feet inches over all. Is feet
8 feet inches draught. They are keel
boats, with LOO pounds Of lead as out
side ballast. and will spread 200 square
feet Of canvas. Among those who have
ordered these boats are Messrs. Charles
w. Wetmore, Daniel Bacon, H. H. Landon, |
w. Emlen Roosevelt, William J. Matheson.
Franklin A. Plummer, Colgate Hoyt, Percy |
X. Hudson, Johnston de Forest, H. c. |
Z 4 -
d. Pavey, H. W. Gibson, James r. Ely, |
Frederic r. Coudert Jr.: Henry T. Sloane
and George B. Watts, Jr. A series Of races
rinthian Yacht Club for this class. and
The races will be sailed every Saturday
afternoon during the season.
Two years ago the Red Bank Yacht Club
had GLASS Of dories designed by Gardner
4 being built by the Metropolitan Boat and
By Charles +. Herreehoff. These boats
,ost about $500 each, and their dimensions
ire 20 feet inches over all. IS feet on the
water line, feet inches beam and 20
inches draught. They have 400 pounds
II lead on their keels. Nine Of these boats
ire being built.
4uo AiutTicau i dCnt SiuD Will nave u |
,lass Of small catboats this year. as well as
Tho 10 and 2l-footers built last season.
The catboats. Of which It is expected
twelve will be built, are from designs by
Charles d. Mower. and are being built
BY the Milton Point shipyard. They cost
only 325 each. and should be very good
boats for the Sound or for an afternoons
sail. Their dimensions are IS feet over
r. Al l
, inches draught Of hull and feet inches
draught with the centreboard down. A
class OF sloops In being built for racing on
The Great South Bay by members OF the
Shinnecock Yacht Club. There will be
liz boats In this class designed by Mr..
Mower.
Mr.. Mower also has designed a class for
Of the Lynne Yacht Club, which
IRE being built by Berzanson at Beverly.
They are 2s feet over all. is feet on the water
line. feet beam and 7 inches draught.
They will carry 400 square feet Of canvas
md cost about $3.50 each.
Members OF the Mattapoisett Yacht Club
IRE building a small class for racing on
Buzsard's Bay. Fifteen boats are being
built at a cost Of $500 each. They were
designed by Burgess 4 Packard and their
are 70 eel over all, 10 feet on the
water line, Z feet beam and 8 feet draught.
They will have 900 pounds of outside lead
md spread $50 square feet Of canvas. 30
per cent. Of which will be in the mainsail.
These boats have almost two feet more
,eam at the water line than the Herreshoff
quilt Beverly class and will spread more
,anvas. The centreboard is carried wholly
n the keel and does not take up any room
inside the boat Burgess h Packard have
urned out a similar class for Providence
rachtsmen, which are being built by W. c.
Rhodes at Providence. Seven have been
,rdered. 1,
Another small Buxzard's Bay class 10
,eing' built at the Newport Shipyards from
Iesigns by W. H. Hand. These boats. of
which four are being built. are IS feet over
II, Is feet on the water line, o feet inches
beam and feet . inches draught. They
AIRY $40 pounds Of outside lead and spread
40 square feet Of canvas. They are to cost
zoo each.
z A. Boardman Of Boston has designed
class for members Of the Royal Halifax
'acht Club. They are is feet on the water
inc and will cost $500 Twelve boats
ave been ordered. The Cataumet Yacht Club
members have ordered class Of is-footers,