Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-15
CAN YOU AFFORD A YACHTY
Probably Not, as it Takes About
$4,000 Each Year for Run
ming Expenses.
ORIGINAL COST IS HEAVY, TOO

ming Expenses.
ORIGINAL COST rs HEAVY. TOO
NEW YORK. Aug. 1G-A popular d.
version with yachtsmen whose minda in
elmo to figures IL the reckoning OF the
total sum Of money involved in a New
York Yacht club cruising squadron. or
course. nothing exact Is ever adduced.
but men whose experience covers a wide
range OF craft can evolve approximate
figures that are interesting to contsm-
plate. 1t Is the steam yacht contingent
that enters TO prevent accuracy IN cast
ing the financial aspect OF the squadron
which bears the red. white and blue bur-
gee. The cost OF sails. OF spars. of over
haul. OF officers and crew in ths case OF
a windjarnnher may be Feclzoned. but when
one comes 10 q great steam yacht there
can Be no possible basis for conclusions
Of definite nature. because tho amount OF
money spent rests with the owner. II he
In Of hoapitablO disposition no 10 never
satisfied TO cruise alone or with his fam
fly. but must have guests. And guests
with ali they involve in the way OF FOR
NAL dinners and entertainments OF
various sorts. cost q great deal Of money.
Besides. some yachts use a great deal OF
coal, and some not; some are used In
extensive cruises and others remain in
home waters. As an owner OF great
steam yacht New York Yacht club
member said last season, speaking Of his
craft;
II don't dare to look into the cost OF
the boat. I Just run her and pay the
n a netr 10,
reckon up the total cost I'd lose some of
the enjoyment get out OF It."
Building CSst n Great.
Take twelve or fourteen OF the largest
steam yachts on the roster Of the New
York Yacht club and you win find their
cost ranging from $4,000 to S.OOo.0o.
They have a gross tonnage OF more than
1000, and will be manned by crews aver
aging sixty men. windjammers are apt
to poke fun az the New York Yacht club,
steam-yacht element but OF tlem this
may be said. they have their moneys
worth In the way OF pleasure and luxury.
steam yacht has everything on board
that can be had in q house ashore
usually more. Ance the craft. being out
OF Immediate touch with land, must carry
all the modern conveniences and Iuxuries
that modern life has devised. The ves-
sells are as stanch as ocean liners, can go
anywhere. and in model are beautiful 20
behold.
Fittings aboard ]. p. MorEan's great
Corsair-next to Lgslstrata the largest
American steam yacht--are simple. AZ
costly; the scheme of decoration Is plain,
and useless articles. either in the way
Of furniture or decoration are not In
evidence. But generally you viii find
steam yachts fitted in style iavishly ar
tistic. There will be one suite OF rooms
finished in the style OF Louis XIV, the
dining room revealing the French Re
Nuisance influence. the music room
Italian. the smoking room early English
or Flemish. and so on. The sky. to fall
into the vernacriar. Is the limit OF ex-
pense for the steam-yacht owner, but the
following figures will give an idea OF what
may be termed the basic expense OF a
yacht whose crew numbers sixty;
Running Expenses.
Captain. $500 year; chief engineer,
5000 year; first mate. $50 a month;
second mate, 500 a month; third mate
400 month; assistant engineer $50
month; second assistant engineer, 500
month; four oilers teach 80 a month
3leo month; twelve firemen (ss5
month EACH. $40; six auartermastsrs Csg
q month each). $500 month; two boat
SWANS (sS6 a month eacrl. 80 month:
twelve seamen tt26 month each). $40:
two launchmen (tl0 month each), $50 a
month; one steward, $500 a year; two
second stewards (t1O0 q monh eacli). 500
month; bedroOf steward. SO month;
chef. 1850 a year, three cooks 075 a
month each). s225 a month; two scullions
$50 a month each). $50 a month. and four
walters. at SO a month each. or tieO a
month for the four.
With the yacht in commission. either
months. the pay roll amounts 20 s29TSo
The food bill for the employees will be
si1,7l2 The bali for uniforms viii exceed
5000. II yacht runs ten hours day Il
VIII burn twenty-five tons OF coal-about
Us a day for fuel. Expenses for oil
paints. cleaning. drydocking, overhauling
and sundries may be placed at $1,000 for
the season. Thus we have an estimate OF
y72.267 which il conservative. at least.
And Il must De borne In mind that the
owners PERSONAL expenses. entertaining'
dinners. wines. and the like, have nos
haan fnoiuded