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

select the crews. This job has al
lbeen attended TO and all three outfits
are now with their respective yachts
And they are o jolly company, every
one. mostly Scandinavian fellows. bis
and broad-backed, huskies who hearC
the beck of the sea when they were
boys. On the boats themselves art
from % to 30 Of these racing salts
Enough more are needed for tenders
and launches to bring the number Of
hands up to 80 for each defender
Pay? That's nothing! What they
want is a whack Of the big prize mon
ey il they keep the cup nailed down
But TO every man jack goes $40 d
month with S. month extra at the
end of the season for conduct money
The second mate gets $1,000 for the
season, the first mate $500 and the
sailing master from $4,000 up
Now, out of this crew three special
men are picked-one to shin tke 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 SIS monthly Whenever a boat
starts everybody receives an extra
$3.50. ANY race won nets everybody
s. more. Oh. yes, the crew of a win
ming cup defender can salt away a
pretty little piece of money-if they
save!
| The three crews went on the payroll
on April 1. There they stay for six
months. All hands are helping with
the boats as well, cleaning. fixing gear.
tuning up. Some have looked over the
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 Resolute's mother
ship.
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.
recting the crewAand tending the head
sails: the second mate Is amidships,
usually in charge OF the hauling Of
backstays and runners. The quarter
masters boss the different gangs I'M.
der the supervision Of the master. On
the quarterback is the force of sailing
amateurs and the managing owner.
The latter may or may not 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.
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 helmsH1an
whenever # is necessary Sometimes,
not often they are asked for advice.
, Not all of the men who put up the
money, can sail In 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 the quarterback. All that
is asked of them is to put up their
money regularly and unstintingly.
And not all the money goes for the
boat, either. A pretty penny is need
ed for daily expenses. Yachting crews
can eat deal of provender. 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 seled deck shoes. Likewise his
kit must contain 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?
All, the tuning up. And that's the Job
that lasts until the morning OF the
race Resolute and Defiance and Va
mite have each tough, gruelling
summers work cut out for them.
Tuning Up for 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 all three will be
summoned to Newport, where the real
work begins.
+ Day after day they will race each
other there pausihg 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 plaee-as many as the CON-
mittee appointed by the New York
Yacht club sees tit.
And then. on September 10, the first
race with Shamrock ~. and the best
three out of five. There we are and
Bocm-boom! They're off! Who
wins?
Nobody knows-yet!