The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-26

water as smooth as glass. The mainsail
had not been, hoisted to it's full extent.
There was quite a big space between the
gaf and the clubtopsail yard and the big
sail had the appearance OF being cut too
full. 1t was baggy on the iln and there
stretched out to the end Of the boom and
gan, but later in the day. when properly
hoisted, II set very well indeed.
The sail Ia made on the crosscut pattern.
that IL, the cloths run from luh to leach.
On the mast there are twenty six aluminium
hoops and the hoop just above the goose
neck II a double one. There are seventy
nine cloths In this sail on the leach. II
the leach Of the SAN ia is2 feet long.
The forestaysail and jib were broken out
\ few moments before the anchor was clear
and tho yacht slowly filled away on the star
The tide was ebbtng and she moved slowly
With this tide rather than by the strength
OF the wind, and had a slight heel TO port.
The boom had been eased broad on and
the weight Of the steel spar and the sail
put the yacht over so that she was down
on the port side to the painted topsides.
Just after she got under way she touched
easily on the mud and was hung up for q
few minutes, but she slipped on uninjured:
She carried q small topsail which had
been sent aloft earlier in the morning. This
sail extended about ten feet above the truck
and on the leach had twenty-seven cloths.
II In q sail cut differently from the club top
sails Of former defenders. few feet above
the truck there is seam and the cloths
above and below the seam are pieced almost
at right angles to one another. Very slowly
the yacht drifted along. The conditions
were not favorable, but there was every
sun was struggling to break through the
clouds and down the bay IL could be seen
that tiny oatspaws OF wind were ruftiing
the placid surface of the water
q ~ hA drifting "
Bristol Coli Links, and then an intermediate
lib topsah was snapped on, sent aloit and
broken out, and as IL broke out a little pun
HIled'it and she gathered Roadway. Capt.
Barr had been at the wheel until this time,
and at the promise Of more wind Designer
Nat Herreshor took the wheel and carefully
moved the yacht through the marrow chan
pel. Bristol Ferry light was sbeam at
1870 o'clock, and still the yacht was only
drifting. but a few minutes later the wind
began to grow stronger and to come steadily
from the southwest. This was the quarter
that the weather sharps had expected It
would come from. and it meant beat all
the way down the bay.
The main sheet was trimmed in, the gan
Get up Just a little more at the peak and
thr at and the yacht began to sail: She
moved along very easily and Hog Island
IiKht waz abeam at TO- 10 o'clock. Three
minutes later she went on the port tack.
Mr.. iHerrshoff put the yacht about slowly,
allowing her to shoot and seemingly feel
her way, and after hitch Of three minutes
stthis part Of Narragansett Bay is 10 mar
row that she had to tack again at 1850.
and II Io:s4 when of Portsmouth coal mine
she took the port tack and headed over
toward Prudence Island.
BY this time she was meeting the wind
blowing clear up the bay. II was not more
than knots' strength and was not sum-
uently strong TO make the yacht heel to
any extent. She was practically sailing
was piling up under her bow, but seemed
TO be easily pushed down as the yacht slid
on. while aft the water was left very smooth.
Two thin strings Of foam showed where
no drag under her counter. Some who
saw her thought she did not move as fast
ss the Constitution would have under simi-
lar conditions The Constitution is ghost
In H9ht weather, but the wind at that time
was not strong enough TO have sent any
Yacht over the Cup course within the time
limit Al 1888 the jib topeail was taken
down and a small one sent up In it's place.
ali was TOO large to 60 to windward with.
The starboard tack was taken at II .0o
and SIX minutes later Mr.. Herreshoff
shook her up In the wind while sheets were
steadily, but 80 far it did not have much
wE.s..: to IL. The yacht heeled a little
more under its pressure and she increased
Dor speed; The fore staysail was shaking
6utsered in the wind. These are errors
that can soon be reInedied The lead Of
tho fore staysan sheet appeared to be too
short and il was impossible to trim that
san down properly.
When Oh the new naval coaling station,
at J11e. a Reliance took the port tack, and
IN the course OF the next twenty minutes
she was put about several times. Once or
twice Mr.. Herreshoff threw her about quickly
TO show what she could do, and on one occa-
sion sbe was eighteen seconds from full to
full At ii;4s Half Way Rock was abeam.
She was then on the starboard tack, and she
held on this tack until II O'Clock. The wind
at that time had increased, 90 that Il was
blowing about six knots an hour. and a. II
increased the yacht hseled more and moved
faster.
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