The New York herald., 1922-04-02
YACHTS PREPARING
FOR A BUSY SEASON
Many Vessels Now Building to
BE Launched During the :.
Month.
BY ARTHUR +. ALDnIDGE.

BY ARTHUR II. ALDRIDGE.
The warm days at the beginning Of
laSt week stirred UP the yach.smen, ana
the work of fitting out started with some
who are little too keen. TO remove
the winter covers before the weather
has really settled often means additional
work. hut the owners Of many of the
smaller craft, those owners who take SO
much delight in fitting out. get busy the
first warm days of spring.
Around New York there are thousands
OF small craft, power and sailing. vessels
up TO about 40 feet length whose owners
do all the outfltting themselves. They
devote every spare minute to their work
and are particularly busy on Saturday
afternoons and Sundays. Some OF these
men have started work. but the wise
ones have eirnply ioosened tho covers
and are at work on the interiors.
The shore fronts and basins where
these yachts have been stored since last
season will be very busy spots this
month and next. and when the days
grow longer and the clock Is put back
onc hour at the end OF this month. these
amateurs will be busy in the carly even
ings. There are many who declare that
yachting Is only rich mans sport.
This idea ie often emphasized by our
Representatives at Washington when
they discuss ways and means for raising
the revenue necessary to run the fnan-
cial end of our Government
OF course many wealthy men build
and operate costly yachts. but the large
majority OF active yachtsnen are those
who own small craft for which they
have paid a few hundred dollars and
who do all the work of caring for those
email craft themselves. To those yachts
men fitting out is as much pleasure
as sailing Is In the summer time, and
they plan and work to have their boats
In first class shape. These boats are tn
and the taxes they have TO pay are bur
densome.
April Launching Month.
Many yachts ordered early in the win
ter will be launched this month. and the
work on these vessels Is being rushed
in all yards. The greatest interest just
now is In the fleet Of six meter yachts
building to defend the British h-American
Cup against tho English team. Nearly
all the new yachts are IN frame and
some are planked. These will be put
overheard some time this month ano
when the weather has settled. Their
owners are anxious to have them as
early as possible in order to get them III
trim for early racing. The syndicats
boat for members oe the Larchmont
Yacht Club designed by j.. NJ Hoyt has
been started at Nevins's yard at City
Island and its plans have caused much
comment because II is n most attrac-
tive looking vessel and Is very long on
the water line.
The first OF the large yachts to BE-
launched will be the Caritas. a sS-foot
steel vessel building at Lawley's yard
from designs by Cox & Stevens for
J. Percy Bartram. She is to be puc
overheard on April II. That is Friday,
and Mr.. Bartram defies all the super
stition attached to Friday by seafarinF
men. This vessel is 90 feet 8 inches or
the water line, 20 feet breadth and
feet depth. The power plant consists OF
two Winton gasoline engines of 12o
horsepower each. which will give
speed OF twelve miles an hour.
The accommodations are remarkable
for a boat Of this size. In the deck
house there will be smoking room
forward, 10 feet long, a galley and
pantry. dining room Il feet long and
q living room i6 feet long. The quarter
deck Is IS feet and will of course be
covered with awnings. The living room
will be finished in satin walnut. On
the lower deck there will be the own
er's stateroom with a dressing room
and bath room adjoining. two guest
roonss with two beds In each and a
laSgo stateroon aft which may be con-
verted into two rooms by means OF
sliding doors.
Cynthia Nv. Nearly Plated.
The Cynthia ", building for Merrill
B. Mills at Tebos Yacht Basin
South Brooklyn. is nearly plated and
will be ready for launching this month
This vessel Is q Cox 6 Stevens design
and her general dimensions are l29 feet
length over all. 122 feet on the water
line. 90 feet breadth. 9 feet inches
draft. She will be powered with two
8 cylinder Winton heavy oil engine
which will give the vessel speed Of
better than II knots. This vessel Is
built OF steel. In her deck house will
be the dining room at the forward end
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