The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-15
Such Is Present Plan Of Both
Defenders and Challenger
for Americas Cup.
HANAN. WILL WAIT YEAR
Amateur Designer Chooses to
Watch Yachts and Profit
by Experience.

lenger--wll be launched some time In
April. Naturally II does not take az long
TO build rs footer under the present
rule as IL did to construct a 30 footer
under the old rule. The Reliance, the last
OF the scow type 90 footers was 1<3 feet
over all and she drew close to 20 feet OF
water She carried 30 tons OF lead on
her keel and spread more than 10000
square feet OF canvas
The new boats will all be very close
to IS feet on the water line and not one
will exceed 1870 feet over ALI They will
have about sixty tons OF lead on their
keels and spread about 10000 square feet,
of canvas. While the new yachts arc
much smaller tran those Of the last series
Of cup racers the new as footers will carry
about the same spread OF canvas as did
the Vigilaut. Valkyri.. Britannia and
other yachts of the 90 foot class that
were built twenty years ago. and much
more than vessels much longer on the
water line that were built before the
NigilontValkyrie SERIES which was sailed
In 1898.
While the present rul, places n limit on
drauyht quarter beam length and displace-
ment. yacht designers have made such
progress N construction in the last ten
years that the siye OF the yachts In the
different racing classes has grown con-
siderah!y. " has been argued by some
that under the present rule n good whole
some type of vessel must be built This
is correct az far as model goes. but in ar
ranging the conditions TO govern the
coming cup races II was agreed that there
should be no limitation 10 sail area and
that the sail area on each yacht should
he taxed only in the usual way for time
allowance. This enables each designer 70
over spar his yacht and he will 20 to ex-
N arla tn Il. y to
an abnormal spread Of canvas
Then. Ia building N. hulls each designer
will save as much weight az possible. The
plating will be oc n. thinncst ard all
the weights will be concentrated az low
as possible. 30 that III. vessel may
stand up under the press OF canvas. Con-
sequcntly the racing craft VIII not be good
for much after the Americas cup races
are over. unless they are very much
altered TO conform to the rules q the
regular racing classes here.
There has been some talk Of the yachts
being lifted with Maroon! rnasts ;ls the
modern English yachts are This IL a
mast In one piece. and under the British
system Of measuring sail area IL is an
advantage. In England club ton
sails are measured. In these waters they
ar. not. unl.s they exceed $50 per
, cent OF the area Of the working topsail.
In this country Int measurement is taken
mast uS.U for headsails. so that II n
Marcuri mast were used the measursr
would put -Ais tape IN the block through
which the club topsail halliards run. and
as that point is higher than the highest
block on yacht with an ordinary top.
inast there would be Il penalty.
IL Is very probable that the Shamrock
| ". will De fitted with Il mast and top
mast In ore piece because considerable
weight aluft is saved by the one piece
mast. Thu defenders will not be
able to have one plSce inasts because with
, such sp.rs they could no. be brough.
through the East River. as their masts
would he so lofty that they could not pass
under the bridges. Ii any designer has
figured on IA one piece mast he will also
have to hgurr tina, when going from the
Sound to the courses OFF Sandy Hook the
yacht will have to be towed around Mon
tauk Point.
Each yacht win have two masts. one OF
steel and one of wood. The steel mast
viii bc built OF thin plates strongly riv-,ed
ana the Herreshor yacht probably will
haX an arrangement by which the top
mast can b. teiescoped down into the
lower mast. The wooden masts will b..
hollow and will be cut out OF solid pieces
Of wood To do this properly Il log is
cut lergthwise through the centre and
the middle is carefully followed out. Then
thu two pieces are carefully glued toEethe,
and doweiled. The Blooms and gafrs prob
ably will be Of steel. and IL is very
possible that the bowspr!ts too will be
hollow.
by May all four yachts will he under
sail The defenders viii lbe tried out in
their home waters and prepared for the
rac!ngg, which Will begin OF Glen Cove on
Tuesday. June >. For the month of June
twelve races have been scheduled and
these will he IN the nature of tuning
up events Those in charge will study
how to improve the speed OF the yachts
and get them In the best possible condi-
ton for the real racing, which will begin
with the New York Yacht Club regatta
off Glen Cove on July 2, Beginning with
that event the cup committee will study
the performance Of each yacht and every
sailing quality will count for or against
II being selected to defend the cup. Each
race will be considered by the committee
and the boat making the best record and
proving to be the most reliable and the
best all around yacht will be chosen to
meet the challenger.
II the Shamrock VI should lose In the
coming series OF races II Is very probable
that another series of races will be ar
ranged for next year, Sir Charles AlloH'.
who owns the Nicholson built cutter
lstria, has visited this country several
times In the last two years and Is anxious
to race for the Americas Cup, He was
ready to challenge when Sir Thomas
| Upton sent mis- challenge through the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club, and II
that challenge had not been accepted
Sir Charles Allom would have tried
to arrange series OF races
through his club He has made no
/ secret of his plans. and should the Sham
rock vi. fail to lift the cup another chal-
lenge will come from England naming
Sir Charles Allom.
This information had something 10 do
with Addison G. Hanan not having a
yacht in the coming series, Hanan planned
to build defender and drew preliminary
plans Two-thirds OF the money required
for this yacht was subscribed, but after
careful consideration Hanan decided
that he would wait for year. He could
have completed his syndicate II he had
wanted to. AZ Harry l.. Maxwell was
willing to join with him to defray the
cost OF the yacht. These two amateurs
agreed that they would wait and watch
| and then. profiting by the experience of
this year. would be ready to build a de-
fender for next year or in the event o.
the Upton yacht winning the cup will be
ready to build and sail challenger.