The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
RerreshOff Yacht Will BE the
First Cup Defender to
Take to Water.
TENDER CAPE COD Is READY
Smaller Than Other Defenders
Her Lines BetOken
Great Speed.

builders shops at Bristol at o'clock
next Saturday evening. This yacht.
which has been built for a syndicate OF
yachtsmen, present and former flag
officers Of the New York Yacht Club. will
be the first Of the trio building in this
country to be put into the water.
II was decided yesterday to shift the
launching time from 6 go o'clock next
Saturday afternoon to I O'Clock the same
evening. causing launch In semi or COM
plcte darkness 1t was announced that
the tide serves to better advantage for
the launching at in the evening. 1t Is
regarded as another stroke to keep the
yachts lines a secret as far as possible.
The launching will be OF the old style by
means OF creased ways instead of by
marine railway and controlling engine.
~ In the arrangement In the south boat
shops at Herreshoffs. The Resolute Is
expected to go down the ways with a
plunge and be controlled by lines from the
piers.
Tho Resolute was the first yacht ordered
and the members who are defraying the
cost Of this yacht are former Commodore
Cornelius Vanderbilt. Frederick q.
Bourne and Arthur Curtiss james. former
vice-Commodorc Henry Walters. Vice.
Commodore George +. Baker. Jr., and
Rear Commodore J. =. Morgan.
The yacht will be managed BY Robert
". Cmmons I'd and with him on board
will be Charles Francis Adams I'd. George
Cormack, George F.. Nichols and John
Parkinson. Jr. Capt. Chris Christensen
ia the sailing master. John Christensen,
nrse mate, and George Lisberg. second
mate. For the use Of the crew and to act
a. a tender TO the yacht the steamer
Cape Cod has been chartered. That ves-
sci which usually runs between Boston
and Provincetown in the summer has been
49, -. h.,ax q
in for the crew. Quarters have been FUR
nished for the use Of Mr. Emmons and the
other amateurs who will help to sail
the yacht and stores have been shipped.
On this vessel there Is lots of room for
calls, spars. rigging. &c. that may be
used at times on the cup yacht. The Cape
Cod left Tebo's yesterday morning for
Bristol with a crew of about thirty men
on board and these men will begin at
once TO get the rigging In shape so that
the Resolute may be made ready Tor
sailing as quickly as possible after she
10 launched.
The Resolute is the smallest OF the
three defenders and she will receive time
from the Vanitie and the Defiance II
has been figured by those who know the
dimensions OF these three defenders that
the vanitie and Defiance will rate very
nearly the same. although they are very
different In model.
HcrreSnOn alttr u Careful CoiiSfuciation
Of the rules which govern the rating or
these IS footers decided that small
vessel, with easy form and moderate sail
area would prove to be faster than a
big vessel. and in this he has the expert
encc of several years OF cup racing ana
the records OF the 20. IS and 30 iooters to
base his calculations on. Last year he
turned out nine so footers which raced
throughout the season. and Capt. HERES
hoff is of the opinion that these 30
footers are the fastest models that he
has designed under the present rule OF
measurement. He mas consequently taken
the model of the so footer and used II
for the new 20 footer. In appearance
the Resolute will very muca resemble one
of the 80 footers. Her bow and stern
will be almost identical with the bows
and stcrns Of last years yachts and the
Wizard OF Bristol, as Capt. Nat is called.
has given the new yacht the short stern.
which in the opinion of many made the
30 footers anything but graceful looking
yachts.
= Tho general dimensions OF the Resolute
are approximately as follows: Length
over ALL los feet: length on the water
line, 7+.5 feet beam.21 feet and draught.
ll.6 feet The so footers were III feet
over all length on so feet water line and
Il will be seen that proportionately for
her length the new yacht Is exactly the
same. In proportion to the so footers the
Resolute has a little less BEAM but she
hAs more draught and on the draught Capt.
Herreshoff Is taking a penalty OF six TO
nine inches This excess was caused by
a change in the original plans. When
nrst designed the yacht was to have less
displacement, but after the lead keel had
been cast a change was made. More
lead was added on the top and sides OF
the lead and the frames were changed
somewh hat giving fuller underbOdy.
Compared with the Vanitie the Reso-
lutte 10 somewhat narrower and has an
easier turn to her bilges. Then there
10 an easy turn at the garboards and the
yacht will have a long fiat floor to sail
on when she Is heeled to her lines. She
will heel under pressure OF the wind much
quicker than either the Vanitie or the
Defiance, and in light weather will I'M
doubtedly sail very fast. Her increase
Of draft will give the stability that the
other yachts get through their beam and
hollow sections.
The Resolute is a centreboard vessel
but In this respect she Is also different
from the other two. The boards of the
Defiance and Vanitie will drop eight 10
ten feet, and will lift up to the cabin
door on each vessel. On the Resolute this
board will not lift higher than the TOP
Of the lead. There Is no centreboard
trunk above the keel plate and the board
will drop only four feet to four feet six
inches This board is what Is known as
a dagger board. 1t IL two and halt
inches In thickness. 1t is made OF two
thin plates of bronze riveted on frames
set six inches apart, and when lowered
will increase the draught of the yacht to
about nineteen feet, which. according to
Capt. Herreshoffs figuring, will be ample
ior his vessel
The Resoiu,c is plated with manganese
bronze. These plates are -sixteenths
NJ an inch thick on the garboards ant
half that thickness above, The frames
are OF steel and the deck is OF aluminium
riveted to steel deck frames and over
this aluminium will be stretched canvas, &c
keep the metal from the salt water ant
10 make the surface rough enough t.
keep the crew from slipping. The decl
10 flush There Is no rail, hut batten.
have been put on the deck for the US,
II the crew To aid in holding on
The Resolute will spread about $500
square feet OF canvas and the sails hav,
neen made by Hathaway. who has charg.
~ the Hcrreshoff sail loft. Two suits ar,
WOW ready for the yacht and other sail,
are under way. The mast will be a hollow
Steel spar made similar to the spars use,
on the Reliance. Constitution and othe
big cup defenders and the topnast vii
house inside this steel mast. The ton
mast Is OF Oregon pine, There Is hol
low steel boom and IA wooden boom an,
these two will be- tried out to see whicl