The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23

Whom Sir Thomas Upton was beaten In
his latest attempt 10 lift the Americas
OIp some Of his friends talked about the
next challenger. and II was the opinion Of all
that unless Soma restrictive rules were
adopted freak would have 10 be sent across
the ocean. Col. Neill advised building a
boat 100 feet over all, that Is, on the deck,
and Give her spars OF sufficient size to enable
her to carry 1000 square feet OF canvas.
The Reliance spread $4,000 square feet.
The boat proposed would have overhangs
eimost equal to her watorEne length. and
would DO an extremely dangerous type,
especially when the wind was strong and
ths. water rough.
Such boat would seem to be impraoti-
cable, but freaks have been built that are
almost extreme, especially In the smaller
Glasses. Every season designers turn out
Graft that have some novel features In their
design. The idea Of these men Is to get more
spssd.
Boats have been built with two hulls.
and others have had the hull 70 shaped that
they got all the advantages Of the double
huller and yet do not come under the re-
strictions that govern boats Of that typo.
Then there are all sorts and shapes Of fin
keel boats, some having one fin, others two
or more. Some craft are fitted with two
or three centerboards, and some have two
and three rudders. Others have keels that
will hoist up or let down, and one craft has
telescope centerboard.
IL is in the smaller classes that the most
freals have been turned out Small boats
are not very expensive to build, and the men
who design these queer craft hope that the
small boat will prove 20 successful that large
ones will be ordered. iaohtsmen, however,
do not seem to want freaks in anything but
the small classes. Then they can have some
fun winning races and Use more service
able boat for cruising.
The Heavenly Twins Ia the name OF boat
that was built with two hulls, and she was
remarkably fast, too. She is a sort OF cat
amaran. and the idea of this boat was prob
ably obtaind from the flying proa used by
the South Sea Islanders. The proa is
canoe with another canoe attached to the
windward side by an outrigger. When 1t
blows hard man Is sent into this smaller
canoe to give more weight, and 30 hold the
vessel up against the wind. large spread
Of canvas can be carried and the boat sails
very fast. The Heavenly Twins is an Eng
lish crett, and the same principle that APP
plies to the proa rules on this boat.
A modification Of the double huller or
cstamaran was used by the Canadians
few years ago. 1t was called the Domin-
ION. The Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
holds the Seawanhaka Challenge cup for
ANAL boats and all sorts of freaks have
, besn built for defenders and challengers.
The Dominion caused some trouble be-
cause yachtsmen do not recognize the
catamaran and it was thought that the
Dominion was an infringement OF the rule.
The deck Of the Dominion was perfectly fiat,
80 that when seen from above the water she
had the appearance OF being boat Of the
regular type, but under the water the hull
was cut away In the center. and the under
part Of the boat had really two hulls. When
hseled on either side she sailed on very
small body and so had very little wetted
surface and offered little resistance to the
water. The arrangement OF these double