The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
Fortunes to Gofor Yachts
Immense Outlay on New Boats
This Season.

The many yards where yachts are turned
out are very busy just now finishing up the
work that has been ordered during the
winter. This Is a busy season for small
boats and few large ones are being turned
! out, but these small boats cost money and
| there has been an immense outlay for yacht
! ing in expectation Of the coming season.
One hundred and ffty-one boats Of mod
crate size and for racing have been CON
str1icted at the yards In this section, and the
| total cost Of these will be about ts77,450
| In addition TO these boats hundreds OF
small craft particularly power boats have
been built and sold and an estimate Of the
value OF these craft IL put at $4,000, This
will make the total ti,SO2, $50.
OF the sailing boats which range from
| the big schooners building at Lawley's TO
| the small racers, o. have been detailed by
the builders or designers, and these will
cost ts97,s5O.
-Four steamers Of 100 feet in length or a
! little more will cost $4,000. -Four fair
/ sized auxiliaries have been built at a cost
| Of $4,000, and the rest Of the money Is for
power boats. These boats range in size
! from the small launch to the cruising boat.
! Forty-six boats have been built that are
likely to attract attention and these have
cost 1921, 600.
The fair weather Of the last week or two
has greatly helped the builders, and 1t is
| very probable that II this weather lasts
! little longer yachtsmen will have their boats
delivered TO them on time, and those that
are intended for racing will be ready for
the starting gun Of the first race.
The biggest of the sailing craft being built
is the schooner for Vice-Commodore Roy
l.. Rainey. This boat Is being built by
Lawley from designs by A. S. Chesebrough,
and is expected 10 be ready by July 4. She
is a steel craft, 1856 feet over all, o5 feet on
the water line, Is feet inches beam and
IL feet draught without centreboard. She
will displace about 10 tons and spread
something less than 10000 square feet Of
canvas. She Is 10 be we'll equipped and
used chiefly for cruising, but will be raced
| probably in the class with the Elmina H.,
Corona, Emerald and Lasca. This boat
will cost about 500, 900 and will be fine
addition to the big feet Of pleasure craft.
AZ Lawley's another large sailing boat 10
being built. This is the Emina III. and Is
| forF. F. Brewster, who also owns the smaller
schooner of that name which has been 30
successful. The Elmina H., like her pred
ecessor, has been built from designs by
! A. Cary Smith and Ferris, and will be ready
by the opening Of the season. This boat
is 125 feet over all. so feet on the water line,
IS feet beam and IS feet inches draught.
She will displace about $50 tons and spread
10 900 square feet Of canvas. She will cost
Mr.. Brewster about $50, 900.
At Herreshoff's two 52-raters, a 10 foot
! linz alan and aighiaap Hoofara
have been turned out this winter. One Of
the raters, the Sonya, has already been
shipped TO England, and the other, which Is
for a German yachtsmAn is now being
built as fast as possible. These two boats
cost about $4,000 each. The German at
first ordered a 40-footer, but finding that
the 50 foot class would furnish the best
sport, arranged with Herreshof to have
the larger boat built II purchaser could be
found for the 4O-footer. This was done,
and the smaller boat is for a New York
yachtsman. She will cost probably $40, 900.
The 3O-footers were for members Of the
New York Yacht Club and they cost 81 900
each. This makes the total cost Of the
Herreshoff boats $4,000.
Henry j. Gielow has designed more boats
this winter than any other naval architect.
Thirteen yachts are being built. and others
will be started shortly Some Of these
are sailing craft and some are power boats.
The largest Of these is the auxiliary schooner
for W. T. Colbron which Is building at
Jacobs's City Island yard. This boat Is
81 feet over all, 90 feet on the water line,
10 feet beam and feet draught. She will
have a good sail spread and be equipped
with a As horsepower motor. This boat
has been named Witoco. She will cost
about $4,000. Jacobs Is building the
Dreamer. Pinlie and 81 foot launch from
Gielow designs. The Dreamer Is a cruising
power boat and IL for Charles W. Lee.
She IL SO feet over all. 50 feet II inches on
the water line, 10 feet inches beam and
8 feet Q inches draught, She has two cabin
houses. ample owners quarters, and IL
generally conceded to be one Of the most
complete craft OF her size and type turned
out. She will cost about 5000. The Of
foot auxiliary sloop Pinkie Is another boat
that will attract much attention this season
She will cost 5000. The 81 foot launch
il for George W. Butts and will cost about
5000.
Two Class Q boats have been built from
Mr.. Gielow's designs. These boats are to
be raced on Gravesend Bay in what will
prove to be one Of the most popular classes
Of the season. One, named Saetta IL for
George Church and has been built at the
Milton Point shipyard The second one
Is for F. J. Ravens, has been named Quest,
and was built by Downs at Bay Shore. These
boats cost about $500. Mr.. Ravens has
also had a small catboat built at Milton
Point which will be named Devil. To
fully play the part for which To boat has
been named il will be painted red and carry
red saH. This boat will cost 500. At
Downss yard a IS foot speed launch has
leen built which will cost $1,000. This Is
for a we'll known yaohtsman, Il has been
named Wee One. At the Electric Launch
Works at Bayonne ~ foot cruising launch
Il being built for j. Insley Blair. This Is
a Gielow boat and will cost about $4,000.
II has been named Enaj.
The fastest Of the Gielow boats Is for
Alexander Stein. This Is an auto boat IS
feet long and equipped with ITS horse
power motor, Montells IL building this
boat at Greenwich and she will cost SIC, 900.
This boat, 1t Il expected, win make thirty
miles an hour, and Mr.. Stein Intends 70
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