The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14
VANDERBILT WOULD
Be FIRST IN GLASS
places Order for Is FOoter
Eligible for Navy Patrol
Duty OffshOre.
ROWLAND ORDERS YACHT

Rear Commodore Harold s. Wander
~, Of tie New York Yacht Club has
,a,ei ai. order with Swasey. Raymond
: rage for a high. speed vessel which
rll t- ,.ig. ole for the volunteer patrol
.nuairo. Commodore Nande rbilt's new
yacht Nil be - feet long and probably
,, he designed to conform ., the sug-
.e..'ons made by the constructors Of the
Navy department.. The department has
.uggest.i that vessels should be not less
hsn IS feet long and he able to make
.sr', i've miles an hour.
Mr.. stNsev designed the Ave yachts
mis- 90 feet long and make twenty-five
.,leS an hour. They are eligible for
,rta.n ratroi work, but for the oHshore
.vs.on greater length and speed are
~eql.sit,, and Commodore Vanderbilt
wishes 20 be in the frst division. The
mas OF this yacht nave not been dra VII
vet hut i, is probable that the work
ali. he rushed. and efforts made to get
he zach. completed In time to take part
n the var In August and
September.
T :. Rowland is having a power yacht
Quilt ny the atlantic Buat Company at
,resnury, Mass. which will be of the
sane and safe type y ~ moderate
speed. Mr.. Rowland has Il consider
,ble experience in offshore cruising. and
IS soon As his new yacht rs finished he
Intends 20 start for the Maine coast. The
new yacht is 80 feet long. I feet beam.
and with a 40 horsepower motor will
make sixteen miles an hour. The motor
d placed In the cabin. where IL can be
reached easily and where 1t also In we'll
protected IN case Of bad weather. The
cockpit il roomy. and all the engine con-
trols are placed alongside the steering
wheel. The seats In the cockpit have
lockers underneath.
This r. really a one mar boa. and
car be handled like an automobile. The
A,lsrtic Company has always been
noted for The seagoing qualities of it,
boats. II built nearly all those carried
on the r.venu. cutters. This type IL
4 new venture. and " Is expected that
:, will become quite popular. The price,
,ange from $500 to $4,000, accord.
.ns 20 the fittings n finish.
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The Eastern Yacht club has an.
nouuced Us racing schedule for the sea.
con. 1t will he a busy one. There vii
be an open REGATTA for yachts of &
feet rating a!d under on June "a. o.
July !. the day following the Harvard
Yale boat rgce at New London. Their,
vii be the annual invitation race iron
New London TO MaYbleh.ad for the II
: Vanderbilt cup. The annual resatt.
will he held N Marbiehead on July
With the Puritan cup event included /,
Il.
Tie feet will rendezvous for the an
mai cruisc on July :. The first rae,
r.il be from Marbl.head TO Peak Island
- miles. on July s. On July ! tn
run will he to Boo,hbay Harbor. 2sL
miles July $, from Boothbay TO White
head, 81 miles; July . the fleet will
proceed to lsleboro at will July IL
'sleboro to North Haven. % miles Jul!
II. North haven to swans Island, q
miles July IL. swans Island to North
east Hsrbor. Is miles: July 70, North
cast Harbor to Bar Harbor. "2i, miles
Tho cruise will end At BAR Harbo
and on July ~ tn. yachts will rae
back to Marblehead for the Normal
c2ps. On July . there vii. b an ope,
regatta OF Marblehead for yachts ,ude
Is feet rating and a similar race viii
30 sailed on August s.