The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
YACHTSMEN AJLLIKE
BUGEYE'S SIMPLICITY
Chesapeake Bay Craft Attracts
Many Friends Because 1t
Is Easy to Handle.
SONSY Is GOOD EXAMPLE

Tho auxiliary bugcyc which has beer
building at snih 4 Niuiomss yard at
salisbury. MI fa. T. VI Carnegie vii, ne
launched IN few days. and then rs soon
ls 1t is dsed viii s,ps' south and join the
BIZ squadron OF yachts or Tho Florida
coast rG.s Yacht has been named Sonsy
and is or. OF the novelties of the building
s'gsor She has been built from designs
o., Gic,ow & orr.
\ buggy, IS ind rcnous to Chesapeake
Ray and is tributary waters. Originally
1. was canoe made OF several hswn
pianks and docked over IT has long.
rather straight sided hull with nat floor
ana Is Of light draurht. The rig too is
odd. The arrangement OF the spars some
what resembles the kttch rig The bug
eve has a short bowsprit, Il fairly high
ioremast and shorter mizZenmaSt.
Noteworthy features OF this rig are the
great amount Of rake given to the masts
and the fact that all the sails are of the
80 headed or triangular type. neither the
maiibatl nor the milZen being lifted with
a gan. Although this rig is not the best
Tor racing purposes. IL has advantages for
cruising that are worth considering The
large amount Of rake to the masts lifts
the booms UP and keeps them out of the
water when running before the wind and
When reaching with the wind abaft the
beam. The jib headed sails have the ad-
vantage OF requiring only single halliards
for holsting and holding the sails In place
and furthermore as all the sails work on
a traveller the craft when under way IL
To all lntents and purposes as handy az a
catboat The rig recommends itself on
account of its simplicity and the small
crew required for handling II under all
conditions This has been recognized by
the native hshermen and men who follow
the seas in The vicinity of Chesapeake
Boy
The Sonsy is SIS feet over all. Sc feet
on the load water line. 90 feet 2 inches
extreme beam and has a drauEht
OF 8 feet inches when fully equipped
Al a point 12 feet . inches ahaft the
foremost is transverse bulkhead
Forward Of this bulkhead on the port
side for "a distance Of 10 feet inches
fore and aft, and extending feet across
the centre line OF the vessel is the galley.
which Is well equipped. Opposite on the
stdrboard side Is the stateroom for the
captain and another for the cook. The
torecastle is forward OF the galley and mas
feet inches headroom.
Immediately aft OF the galley bulkhead
is the main saloon. 10 feet inches long
and fitted with transoms on each side
arranged to draw out and give sleeping
accommodations for four persons. Aft OF
tho saloon is a steerage : feet long and
feet inches wide from which a com
pani1nway leads to tn. deck On each
sido Of the Storage is a stateroou.
NJ Of this is another solid bulkhead.
and then comes the engine room. The
motive power Is Standard engine OF
four cylinders and 80 horsepower. The
yacht has been substantially built The
k"r. stem, stern post, rudder and frames
are OF selected white oak The planking
d, OF Georgia pine in long lengths. the
d,rk g., white pine and the interior finish
Is .u white enamel.
some years ago President Taft was en-
tr.iiinci az the Toledo Yacht Club and
'c had such a good time that later he
resented the club with a silver cup
winch was to be raced for. This prize
was made n perpetual challenge trophy
'"r boats built under a restricted rule. |
The length and beam OF the boats eligible |
added together must not exceed 80 feet |
ana this diyided 10y two makes the rating |
or IA" boat Sail area is limited to lS |
square feet for each foot OF rating Nat
ura'ly every boat built Is up to the |
limit The length Is limited to - feet |
and the beam is limited to feet. 4 de- |
signor will want the length to give him |
Speed. and should he cut down on the I
beam ne also must cut down on the sail |
area Gielow a orr have designed a |
boat FOR this class which has been built |
is for J. W. Marshall, Jr., of Toledo. and |
Its model impresses one favorably, and |
II should give the Catboats now In exist
encc on Lake Erie some fine racing.
Several fine schooner yachts are laid |
IN At Jacobs yard at City Island and |
some ~ these have been scrapcd and |
painted and will he In readiness for early
fitting out. Among these are the lrolita !
lngomar Corona and Sea Fox. Tho Sea
Fox has had all her paint scraped off
and will he repaintod this week after
having been smoothcd down. This ia
nous old yacht is as sound as the day
she was built twenty-six years ago
At Jacobs work on the 100 foot steam
yacht for 9. j. Davol is progressing well
Tie plating Is completed and the decks
are being laid This yacht is Of the
torpedo boat destroyer type. having a |
high raised deck forward. She will he
driven by two 200 horsepower winton
engines.
TIC BROOKLYN Yacht club held it's fifty
eighth annual meeting last week Re
ports from committees showed that the
club Is progressing well and that II had
a successful season last year. The out
look for this year is unusually bright.
II Is hoped that this year the club win
again have its own home Eleven new
members were elected last year. The
hfty-cighth annual dinner Of the club
will he held on February IN.
The officers and committees elected |
were: Commodore. Conrad v Dykeman;
Vice commodore. John Newton Porter |
rear commodore, r Won s Peterson. |
treasurer, willard Graham; secretary, 4.
trustees for three years,
n. A. Hawkins, y. w. Smythe, Or A. L.
Reeve; chairman Of regatta committee,
Charles \. Kelly delegate to the Graves
end Bay Yacht Racing Association and
IN the American Power POat Association |