Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-06-15
Americas Cup Challenger
About Ready to Leave Home

the Nicholson seventy-fye footer will
not be known until she can be seen
in practice off Sandy Hook. Her de
scription as cabled from England
points TO a yacht which departs from
many of the orthodox eanons of
sloop building Many yachtsmen be
lieye that designer Nicholson with
his radical innovations has produced
a boat that viii prove extremely for
midabe. This belief increases the
interest with which Shamrock w is
awaited on this side of the Atlantic,
and raises the question again as to
whether the cup committee win per
nit the challenger to be towed at
any time during the long ocean voy-
age which is to be soon undertaken.
In English Circles.
The same question is agitating
English yachting circles and there
is much discussion in both clubs and
public prints regarding this import
ant angle of the cup contest. The
impression prevails abroad that the
New York Yacht club committee is
opposed to granting permission TO
tow, and while the matter Is under
discussion neither the challenging or
defending clubs viii state their Of
fetal attitude in the matter. Basing
their opinions on the assumption
that such permission will be granted
reluctantly, II at all, the English
yachtsman and writer holds that the
restriction is one that handicaps the
challenger. That there are two sides
TO the controversy, however, is shown
in the following article by well
known English yachting authority;
Towing the Challenger.
ut is very evident that consider
able misconception exists in many
quarters in regard to the efficacy Of
towing. During the time that the
matter was in doubt comment clearly
showed that there existed wide
spread belief that the handicap which
a vessel incurs in crossing the AT.
lantie would be very materially re
dueed If allowed to tow This is al
together wrong. The one advantage
of towing is that, in case of light
winds. and calms, the time occupied
on the passage is shortened. II Is
quite erroneous TO suppose that the
permission to tow enables a vessel
10 be more lightly constructed. To
begin with, the permission only ap-
I plies TO calm weather and no one
responsible for the vessel would de-
sire to tow when there is anything
of breeze Under certain condi.
tions a vessel ot light construction
is submitted to greater strain in tow
ing than in sailing, and II is by no
means comfortable means of pro
gression excepting in fine weather.
Difficulties OF Towing.
"The reason for this is that In
towing il is not one continuous
strain II is absolutely necessary to
have very long tow.line, otherwise
there would be the probability OF the
vessel in tow running mp on the tug
Progress then is nothing more than
q series of jerks, When the hawseI
tautens the vessel receives sudder
impetus which carries her along fast
er than her tug IL travelling. The
hawser then slackens until the vesse
loses her momentum. when II tauteni
again and another jerk gives the yes
sci plunge forward again. and 81
} the towing proceeds With the slight
} est swell on waters are made mucl
} worse. aud to attempt TO tow vesse
} against head sea IL to submit he
} 10 much more serious hunetlnl
} than she would receive In sailing.
MIR Nicholson, speaking ON III
} subject. said the question Of town
) had aot troubled him a. all An
) vessel 50 weakly constructed as I
, be unahie To make the passage nnds