The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-08-10
YACHTS AND BOATS.

The schooner yacht Magnolia of Boston,
cruising, was in port last Friday and Satur-
day and sailed Sunday
When the Dickey Bros. were spoken to
concerning recent excursion with thirteen
in the party, they said that thirteen was
their lucky number. Seven of twelve par
ties they have taken out this season num-
bered thirteen and their launch has 13-
horse power engine.
Mr.. DrexePs speed launch Argo came
over from 1slesboro last Thursday, and
with only one engine working she went
through the water at a lively rate. DR..
Bidde was over the same day in his hand
some cabin launch Nerita. This launch is
equipped with two 4O-horse power Buffalo
gasolene engines Her speed is about 18
miles an hour.
The latest entry received. for the Eastern
Yacht Clubs invitation race from Boston
to Halifax is that of the schooner Black
Hawk, owned by Charles f. Gibson of Bos-
ton. She is the smallest schooner entered.
The Black Hawk was designed by Norman
L. Skene, and built by Charles F. Brown at
Pulpit Ilarbor. She is 81 feet overall, A feet
waterline, and IA feet inches BEAM Her
ballast is p, 600 pounds of iron, 1900 pounds
of which is inside. There are 1850 square
feet of canvas in her four lower sails.
The sale of the Jennette last week takes
| away another of Belfast's former yacht
fleet, and leaves the Fiona, Capt. T. d.
| Barr, and the Edna, Capt. A. A. Rox. the
only sailing yachts in commission at this
port The Jennette was built by, or rather
| for William A. Kimball at the rear of the
/ house then occupied by him on Pleasant
street, ard the basement was used for
shop. The model was made by A. A. Roix,
who had built and launched the Edna few
years before. Frank Burkett was the mas
ter builder, and had the assistance of many
volunteers. Gilbert L. Field, then resi-
dent of Searsport, planked her. The yacht
was built on a side hill some distance below
the level of the street, and it required
good deal of hard work to get her up on the
street and headed for the water but in this
as in the launching, which took place one
evening in August, in Lanes dock, MIR.
Kimball had the assistance of many of his
| ouoplilaGCo III luC oAOC 1dCUOlys uC DUyo
are always ready to lend a helping hand, as
the writer can testify from incidents in his
yachting experience. The Jennette was
given lofty rig and large sail spread,
which included gafftopsal, set from aloft,
and jibtopsail. She had a straight stem
and long overhang aft and was painted
black. Her long bowsprit was a noticeable
feature and she was readily recognized any
where in sight. While she could not hold
her own with the fleet Edna when close
hauled, with sheets started it took smart
craft to overhaul her. She carried sail well
and her roomy cabin made her an ideal
cruiser. We may here digress to say that
while still owning the Jennette Mr.. Kim
ball built smaller yacht, the F. c. B.,
which was also modelled by Mr. Roix and
built in the same place and under like con-
ditions. The F. c. B. was plsnked by l. NJ
COttrell. After several years service the
F. c. B. was sold to George Patterson, who
took her to Gloucester, Mass. Now to re-
turn to the Jennette. Mr.. Kimball finally
sold her to Mr.. Charles 0. Clark, now of
East st. Louis, and then as now engaged in
the hotel business in the West, who had al
ways been interested in the boat as she was
named for his mother. He placed ber in
charge of Capt. Henry d. Gilman. After a
time, not being able to use her, Mr.. Clark
sold the Jennette and she has since changed
hands many times and been used latterly as
a fishing boat. The last owner, Arthur
Gray, sold her last week to Mr. King, a
summer resident at Temple Heights, whose
home is in Old Town, and who had her
taken out on the marine railway last Thurs
day for calking and is giving her general
overhaulng.