The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
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commonly said that Mr.. Herreshoff
was the designer of the concerns
racing craft. As a matter Of fact he
was able To offer valuable suggestions
as to lines after passing his hands
over the small model.
Mr.. Herreshoff and Mr.. Chaplain
were friends, although the latter used
TO banter the blind designer about
having appropriated his theory in
building Americas Cup defenders.
MIR. Chaplain designed superin-
tended the construction Of the racing
yachts he built in his yard on an arm
of the bay at Glenwood, a little way
from Roslyn village. He was ex-
ceptional among yacht designers.
With him the laying out Of the lines
of a yacht was a gentle art. He could
consider II as such because he was a
man of ample means and he did not
Rave 10 commercialize his talent. He
found almost as much pleasure in see
ing a siXtecn-year-old daughter of
n Of his neiGhhors of the Long
Island North Shore sail single handed
one Of his small boats in a stiff breeze
and distance craft of much greater
cost, manned 10y eXper amateur
Sailormen, as he would have found
in seeing a costly yacht of his design
win an Americas cup race.
Mr.. elephants theory as to yacht
lines was derived from simple eX-
pertinent. He illustrated il once 10 a
friend 10y standing an oar upright on
its inhoard end in "A swift little stream
that fNaNill flpnrtEI hya
Roslyn.
The swift flowing water passed
around the oar on both sides as
nearly as IT could in segments of a
circle-the direction of least resistance
when running water meets an obstacle.
Therefore the converse must he true.
b" arcued-a BOAT moving through
still or flowing water would offer the
least resistance If all her lines were
scCmcnts Of circles.
So Mr.. Chaplain built a few experi-
mental boats. In each of them every
cross section from stem TO stern was
a acment of a circle or nearly that
below the water line. The keel from
cutwater To sternpost was the cgmon
OF a circle, and so We're the sides. very
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concerned. At the time Mr.. Chaplain
was making these experiments the
deep %draught. sharp noscd cutter was
supposed to he the swiftcst mod4l.
Mr.. Ciapham built for himself in
1890 a little BOAT he called the Boun-
cor. She was not beautiful above the
water line, hut her underhody con-
form d 10 his theory Of an easy driv-
ing boat. She sailed her maiden race
in the regatta of the mosquito Corin-
THAN fleet of that year.
Her most promising competitors
were Of the lead keel kind and were
sailed by expert amateurs. The Boun-
Ger beat her swiftest competitor thirty
minutes around the course and thu
next sw!ftest fifty minutes, and the
rest of the fleet were among the also
rams"
Though the little Bouncer did her
h 81 work in stin winds she was never
beaten In any weather. She won seven
first prizes in her first our races. three
extra prizes being given for "out-
sailing all yachts of all sizes engaged
in the contest"
Mr.. Chaplain loved dearly To build
"A beautiful huat-,ovcd il next to
working out some nicely uf lines that
might incredse speed. All of his boats
save those that WIRE purely expert
m,r,aI, and to which he gave no
thought as & their appearance above
the lines of their bearings, were noted
for their grace # shear and for their
complete yachty appearance. Even
his cheaper constructions, for which
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