Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-04

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been attended to. and all three outfits
are, now. with their respective yachts.
And they. are jolly company, every
one, mostly, Scandinavian fellows, big
and broad-backed. hrlskies who heard
the beck Of the sea when they were
boys. On the boats themselves are
! from IS to 80 of these racing salts.
Enough more are needed for tenders
and launches to bring the number Of
hands up to 50 for each defender
Pay? That's nothing! What they
I want is a whack Of the big prize Mon
ey. il they keep the cup nailed down.
/ But to every man jack goes $40 a
month with S. a month extra at the
end Of the season for conduct money
I The second mate gets $1,000 for the
season. the first mate $500 and the
sailing master from $1,000 up.
Now, out of this crew three special
men are picked-One to shin IKE mast
in case Of trouble; one to climb out
on the bowsprit. and one to keep the
lazarette, where the extra suits Of
sails are stored. These take down an
extra S. monthly. Whenever a boat
starts everybody receives an extra
, $3.50 Any race won nets everybody
J., s. more. Oh, yes. the crew Of win
ming cup defender can salt away
pretty little piece of money! trey
, sayei
The three crews went on the payroll
on April L. There they stay for six
months Ali hands are helping with
the. boats as well, cleaning. fixing gear.
Z hax hn
sails, others have polished the under
body.
! Sailing the Cup Defender.
And all this time they have been
living high. Each yacht has a tender
and attendant launches. On the ten
der the crew eats and. sleeps. The
steamer City. of Stamford, altered at
"a cost, OF $4,000. is a floating house
for the Vanitie. The Defiance has the
!, Irolita, Commodore Clark's schooner,
=, the Cape Cod is the ,Reselute's mother
ship. ...g. 80
l.. Every man jack has, been sailing
boats all his life. Their organization
/ Is all complete when they Join. The
: first. mate. has his place forward. d.
reeting the crew and tending the head
| sails; the, second mate Is amidships,
! usually in charge OF. the hauling of
backstays. and runners. The quarter
i masters boss the different gangs un-
der the supervision of the master. On
the quarterback is the force of sailing
;. amateurs and the. managing owner.
I The latter may or may mott actually
sail his craft. He has two or three
amateur assistants who are supposed
!, to do the necessary chart work and
keep the log of each race. . g. .,
They prick out on the chart the po-
> sition of the defender, practically on
every tack. They must be prepared
to give her location, to the helmsman
whenever it is necessary. Sometimes,
not often, thew, are asked for advice. ..
1 Not. all Of the men who put up the.
money can sail in a race. They must
be public spirited enough to stay
away and watch their pride do her
work from, some more distant point OF
vantage than thesquarterdeck. All that.
! is. asked. of them is to put, up their
money. regularly and unstintingly. =,
And not all the money goes for the
beat, either. A. pretty penny, is need.
, ed for daily expenses. Yachting crews
can eat deal OF. proyender. And they
must be, clothed. Every sailor man
/ gets four white canvas working suits
to begin with. He must have, oilskins
and. rubber boots and tan, leather rub
, Der soled deck shoes. Likewise his
kit must contain. a blue jersey and a
/ pair Of blue trousers, also, a man, OF
wars shirt -,
+ And now we have the boats safely
launched. and in the water. each in.
charge of her picked crew. What, next?
] Ali, the tuning up. And that's the job
! that lasts until the morning. OF the
race. Resolute and Defiance and Va
Mite have each a tough, gruelling
summers work cut out for them.
Tuning up far the Race,
| First, all, three are brought to
the-NeW York end of the sound. Then
come ten, days Of racing-mere trials.
not at all decisive. On June 2 followed
the regatta, of the New York Yacht
club. under whose flag all three boats
will sail After that they race around,
the circuit. meaning that they, take
part in all: the chief regattas of the.
principal yacht clubs, to, get further
tuning, On July 5. all three will be
! summoned to, Newport, where the real
work begins.
Day after day they will race each
other there, pausing. for breath to
make changes in. rigging, or gear as
the owners see fit Then in the latter
part of August the real elimination
races take place-as many as the COM
mittee appointed by the New York
Yacht club sees fit.
And then. on September 10. the first
race with Shamrock W.. and the best
three out of five. There we are and
.Boom-boom! They're off! Who,
wins?
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