The New York herald., 1921-07-11
JUNIOR YACHTSMEN
IN KITTEN RACES
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C.
Has Catboats Built for
Youngsters Under II.

Many efforts are now being made In
to stimulate interest in the sport and
marked attention is being paid to young
people. sons and daughters of the older
members. In this section the Seawan-
haka Corinthian Yacht Club has had a
class Of small catboats bull. which II
has called the kitten class" These
boats will be sailed over courses inside
the harbor at Oyster Bay by juniors
who must be under IT years or age.
There are sixteen OF these boats which
should have been delivered before the
season opened but as soon as they ar
rive from Gloucester, where they have
been built, they will take part in series
races as often as possible and particu-
iarly on Saturday mornings and after
moons. Several more of these boats
have been built for the Corinthian Yacht
Club of Marblehead and for the Annis-
guam Yacht Club. Other classes of small
boats for juniors have been promoted
by the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Ce-
darhurst Yacht Club. Mantle Yacht Club
and on the other side of Cape Cod nearly
every club caters to the juniors.
The Eastern Yacht Club announces a
series Of races for junior championships
which are to be sailed off Marblehead
August % to August %. These races are
open to young people under IS years of
age and to all clubs from New Bedford
to Newburyport. A similar prize is to be
offered by some club in this section.
Commodore Herbert NJ. Sears gave the
trophy and other members of the East
ern subscribed to defray the cost of
building three sixteen foot lapstreak CEN
treboard knockabouts which are to lie
used in the races. The clubs are invited
TO send their three most expert young
yachtsmen or yachtswomen to Marble
head who will sail the new boats, and
as these boats are exactly alike the
most skilful handlers will win. The cup
will be held by the winning club for q
year, and the members OF the success
full crews will receive individual prizes.
1t is expected that the competition for
this cup will be very keen, as hundreds
of juniors, some only 10 years. of age
are actively training. The new boats
are designed by John G. Alden. They
are 2l feet over ALL IS feet on the water
line. 6 feet beam, feet draught with
out centreboard and the spread 225
square feet of canvas.
Mast Stepped I'm stern of Cntbont.
A catboat with the mast stepped in
the stern instead OF the bow Ia the lat
est novelty in yacht rig. III. l.. Friend.
Boston naval architect who designed
the 15-foot catboats which are being
used by Junior classes at the Seawau-
haka Corinthian, Corint4lian of Mar
blehead, Annisquam and other yacht
clubs this summer is responsible for
the innovation. To the uninitiated this
may cause some trouble. The mast is
stepped in the stern where the hull has
great buoyancy. The SAIL triangular
In shape. Is set on a stay from the
masthead to the stem. Mr.. Friend in
sists that the mast in a catboat has
always been at the wrong end of the
boat. The weight of the mast in the
bow causes excessive strain in the hull.
II is very difficult to properly stay 1t.
and there is always tendency to root
and plunge. With the mast stepped aft
II can be easily and well stayed,
lighter spar can be used, the hull H.
less liable to strain and the plunging of
the boat in the sea is minimized. One
of the 15-foot boats at Anplsquam has
been rugged with the staysail. and her
trials against the rest of the fleet Will
he watched with some interest.
John Bosset has purchased the 50-foot
sloop Pleione. which has been owned by
II. p. DAWSON The Pleione will FIT out
and be used for cruising later I'm the sea-
son. The transfer was made through
Frank Bovine Jones.
p. c. Pfeiffer of the New York Ath-
letic Club has purchased the class p
sloop Amoret. built from Owen designs
III 1910.
Three orders for new yachts have re-
Gently been placed. a. Loring Swasey
has an order for an e0-foot schooner. the
Consolidated Shipbuilding Corporation
has one for 72-foot power cruiser and
the Great Lakes Boat Building Corpora
tinn nrder FOR, a zl=fnnt crIiiser