The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 11, Issue 1 – January 1894

Model – Yachtsman & Canoeist. bi) Bgl me oe tion, Fitting and Sailing; Canoeing News, A Monthly Journal of Model Yacht Construc ce, Sale and Exchange; «ce Doings of the Clubs; Yachting [tems, Corresponden JANUARY, 1894 Vol. XI.—No. I. be addressed All Communications (except Canoeing) must Vachisman, ‘©THE Epitor of Zhe Model- Road, Hull.” Talbot House, Hessle CANOEING Communications must be addressed “Tur Epitor of Zhe Canoerst Elim Lodge, HORNSEA, Hull, or, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN & CANOEIST and can be had of is published on the Ist of each month, catio Pubany bookseller, or will be sent on appli n to the lishers, on the following terms :— Europe the United Kingdom, per Post-free to any part ofpaid annum, in advance…… 3/6 or America…… wd. or Id. stamps may be sent in payment. s must N.B —In sending for single copies, 334d. in stamp be enclosed to cover postage. . fiuLL: THOMAS GRASSAM, 161 & 162, High Streety. Baile Old 51, Co., & UGH LONDON: E. 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The meas s during mind our ised question has always exerc s of mind the has it as just hs, mont r fhe winte r, ponde to n bega we and the yachting fraternity, tion nera dege and ne decli the over n mour to if not s our old friend of model yachting, when up jumpard and once more waves the stand aloft. But peacesoftly | has not the desire for change gone prop er with club each fully to its rest? Has not to suit its spirit adopted a measurement rule and rating rule 1730 have own notions? We rule and h lengt and rule t weigh and rule overall, _ cahos of rule the Fife’s rule and brains to and now we are invited to rack ourFord smith : find another rule. It may not be lMr. ting man, the mind of man, even of mode yach . If another is not capable of standing the strain dimensions ble possi all formula is to be imported, must be tossed in a sack and the lucky ones picked out by an impartial person. —o-— club We can safely predict that until eache task nsibl respo and ns serio will engage in the is an of electing a representative, and until there tives senta repre those that so d association forme e rule will be can meet once a year, no singleven by all the nor , clubs the all adopted by been done by principal clubs. Everything has that is wanted . us to point out that if it is a type useful oing, sea-g good a and that type to be of to not is tion salva of way the type, ing cruis for size, of nts eleme the with be found in juggling elements and expecting the type to evolve. The to be have will area sailand of length, beam s can & fixed, not mixed, and only by this meanassur ed. fixed type of a moderate characteralbeoutcome of The plank on edge was the naturand the magic juggling with length and beam yacht as our divisor 1730. ‘The transition ed the fearcorrespondent names her, but showwho was carener, desig timid some tread of the shovel fully feeling his way: and the fin bulb, ine, mach g racin n blow full the is nose of to day perhaps! Who can say we have got to the end of the possibilities to defeat the tax of length on l.w.l. which is such an important part of the rating rule. Ti is no use looking backward on the dear old ships. Racing is the object for which the racing yacht is built, it may be sad to think that the cruising quality may not have as powerful an influence as in days gone by, but it has not, and never will have again. Ifa man wants to race and to win in the first-class, he must have a racing machine, and that of the raciest and the machiniest ; otherwise he will not take the prizes, and it must not be lost sight of that even with length, beam and sail-area fixed, there is still the opportunity for the machine. Aye and if you tax the draft and weight also. Under the conservancy of the old days conventionality of form prevailed in yachts, as it did in hats: but all that having ‘“‘gone by the board,” money being prevalent ambition being soaring, mechanical genius being plentiful, extremes are sure to . be ereated. So Mr. Fordsmith! decry not the racing machine it wins the prizes, it has come to stay until the glory and honor and ernolument of prize winning no longer obtains. —_—Oo— So far as model yachts are concerned the influence of the present rating rule has not been very disastrous or unpleasant, and if the rule had been followed and built to with the same enthusiasm and spirit as the 1730, there might have been a splendid class of 10-raters in most of the clubs. It was complained at first that big 1730 boats with reduced canvas would win all the prizes in strong winds, if the rating rule was adopted, but this fear has died out. Few men would keep one equipped and in commission for the sole object of sailing in strong winds, especially as most of the summer winds have an unpleasant way of puffing and dying, and the man who kept a proper rater thoroughly equipped with all the necessary changes of canvas, would have the best of the argument in the long run, if he did lose to the old lead mine once in a way. Model yachts have no man at the helm, no hands at the sheets, when once they are started therefore the steady boat, the sails of vhich may be kept pulling without fear is always a dangerous character for the flights of genious to tackle. The racing machine model yacht will win, but there is less chance of her becoming an enormity in shape than there is in the smaller class of yachts. Mere speed can easily be got in making a model yacht, but how to obtain the speed and the reliable sailer, that is the difficulty which taxes the ingenuity of the model yacht designer, and so far there is nothing in the way of convincing evidence that the L.& S.A. Rule AND CANOEIST would have bred a race of bad models. We are not advocating that rule as the best rule, but but the sport of model yachting would have been stronger and healthier to-day if in the absence of a universal rule of their own making, they had followed the rule of the yachts in such classes as were of a suitable size for getting at perfection in model and equipment and for handy portage to inter-club meets. For ourselves we may say that we shall thrash no more dead horse this winter, in the shape of measurement discussion. may tilt at will. Our correspondents —_Oo— Mr. Curistie of the Stonehaven Club has sent us a photographic view of the Bay at Stonehaven where they propose to sail the models. It looks beautiful and placid on paper and we are assured that models can be sailed on it in all weathers, if the wind is not easterly. Mr, Christie would like a book that describes the rigging and fitting out of models in the modern style, but such a book is not in existence. A better investment than any.book would be a set of spars and sails obtained from some of our up to date builders, with all appurtenances ready to be put into the hull of a boat. —_Oo— Mr. Tanstzy has favord us with a view of a design by Mr, G. L. Watson, of a Lowestoft Beach Yawl, for one of the companies of Beachmen, that Mr. Tansley takes a special interest in. All our readers who have not visited Lowestoft and Yarmouth should take a trip there in the summer time, their magnificent array of open boats are for size and beauty unequalled by any other district and will repay the sightseer for his trouble. Mr. Tansley asks our opinion of the suitability of the design for a model yacht. We think it tov shallow to succeed in anything but reaching across the wind on which point it should be very fast. —=o— We beg to yachtsmen to Norwich early R. N. Lifeboat draw the attention of model an Exhibition to be held at in 1894, for the benefit of the Institution. Particulars will be seen in our correspondence column. 10-RATING DESIGNING COMPETITION. (OPEN.) In our correspondence column, Mr. Phillips generously offers a subscription for another designing competition. We are not going to see such offers baulked so at once announce another designing competition ROT MODEL-YACHTSMAN ratsemnemmrep grec stepcere aun ih ess THE 3 : THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST After the fairing process is accomplished the for that class which we think the most likely to | next step is to draw in on the board a line to find favor and encourage building, that is ‘the indicate the position of a stem piece which the 10-Rating Class, and we hope our Amateurs will ends of the planking are screwed to, the same the not be frightened out of the task because stem as they are to the half sections. competition is open to all. RULES OF THE COMPETITION. The number of prizes and their nature will depend on the amount subscribed. No money prizes. The designs to be sent in not later than February 28th, 1894. Each design to have a motto, or title, only the name and address of each competitor to be sent separately in an envelope to the Editor of this journal. All sheer and half-breadth plans to be half 81%. Body plans to be full size. L.W.L. to be divided into ten equal parts by the vertical sections. Buttock line to be drawn at half beam. Water- lines to be spaced halfinch apart on sheer plan and one inch apart on body plan. Drawings to be inked in if possible. The class of water for which the model is intended should be stated. SUBSCRIPTIONS PROMISED. John R. Phillips Editor M/odel- Yachisman Kingston M.Y.C. Certificates of merit by the publisher Water color drawing \ £ s ad 0 0 1 O 0 1 10 5 0 0 0 O 6 O 0 by T. H. Bruce HOW TO BUILD A 10-RATER. Continued from Decemoer. We left off last month with the half deck shape shaped to the sections, and resume from that point of our instructions. The outer faces of the frame half sections must now be bevelled off so that the planking will fit on them properly. This will require a thin fairing batten, and a spoke-spave. First it must be noted that at that edge of each half section which corresponds to This piece must not be less than } inch in thickness, at the foreside of it, at its thinnest point and will run thicker at the top. By placing the fairing batten on the half sections and letting a tapered end of it rest on the stem line first at the l.w.l. and marking off where the batten is 4 inch clear of the board, and second at the forefoot and marking at that point where it clears the board by + inch, the line where the stem piece is to be fitted can be drawn from deck to foretoot intersecting the two points marked. The position of the line for the position of stem piece, can also be ascertained by marking it on the half deck and sheer plans and then transferring it on to the board, aud even the exact shaping of it could be ascertained in the same way, but it would be more difficult than doing it with the fairing batten as described. When the line for the stem piece is drawn in, a stem piece 4 inch wide on the upward face and the necessary thickness which will be denoted by the thickness where it comes upward and joins the deck piece. This stem piece should be of free tough wood such as canary or Canadian whitewood, and with the assistance of the fairing batten and chisel or flat gauge and spoke-shave can be cut down to the proper shape so that when the planks are laid on it they would run out if continued to the taper edge of the stem. The sternpost piece should be of the same wood, and its position from half section E to the point where it joins the line of the keel can be ascertained in the same way as the stem piece. The shaping of the sternpost piece will try the builders patience more than the stem piece, but give the required time and attention to it and it is not a dificult matter. When these stem and sternpost pieces are screwed in place on the board, fit a straight edge to the lower ends of the half sections and see that they all touch it, after which pencil a line in by the straight edge to show where the keel piece joins the bottom of the half sections. A the vertical lines taken from the sheer plan there must be no diminution, unless it is found after keel piece of same thickness on face as stem piece and of the same kind of wood can now be screwed in position on the board and shaped in certain that the lines will finish to a sharp edge at the stem and to a thickness of about 4 inch at the sternpost, the shape of stem and sternpost must be drawn in on the board to which the to the board a piece of yellow pine for the counter, it should fit true to the half section H and then be screwed to the board, make a rebate extending from EH sternwards about 14 inches, leaving the other portion to be cut off when the bevelling away towards the other edge, the fairing batten will not lie in an even curve. To be half sections are screwed, and the fairing batten run out to the stem and sternpost as drawn. harmony with lower ends of sections. planking is done. Next fit We are now ready for planking up and thus making a THE complete half MODEL-YACHTSMAN model, all but the additions which are afterwards to be made to stem and sternpost and the shaping of counter. Before dealing with the planking, there is one item to call your attention to, and this should be noted before the keel piece is fitted or the lower ends of sections faired with the straight edge. Look at the sheer plan. When it was drawn there was no intention of giving building instructions from it, or the lines for stern piece, sternpost piece, keel piece and rebate of counter piece would have been shown. This design will carry about 18 or 19lbs. of lead, according to whether she be built lightly or heavily. The lead keel will be about one inch deep forward and two inches aft, and to preserve the proper draught as shown in the plan, it will be as well to shorten half section 8 to 44 inches from l.w.1. to the bottom, whereas half section C can be made one inch deeper from l.w.l. to the bottom, and the others in proportion. The planking to be used is yellow pine such as is used for Venetian blinds, as this is always cut ready and kept in stock, and can therefore be readily obtained. The screws for fastening planking are 4 inch No. 1, and can be ordered from any ironmonger. The best screw driver is one of the small American drills with a bit filed up into proper shape. (To be continued ). YACHTING EXHIBITION AT NORWICH. A movement is on foot for holding a Yachting Exhibition, in Norwich, early in 1894, when prizes will be offered for the best models and designs of various classes. The Exhibition will be for the benefit of the National Lifeboat Institution, Gentlemen desirous of exhibiting should communicate with the Secretary of the Yare Sailing Club, Norwich. AMERICAN AT M.Y.C. PROSPECT REGATTA PARK. One of the points of attraction in Prospect park on Tuesday Novy. 7th, was that part of the lake near the pump house. From 11 o’clock in the forenoon until nearly sundown the banks were occupied by groups of men women and children, to whom the regatta of the American M.Y.C. of Brooklyn presented constantly changing pictures of maritime life in minature. Models of pleasure and racing craft flitted about over the water, moved by a breeze that was just stiff enough to make the sport interesting, and the little vessels, when at a distance, seemed like veritable rivals of Vigilant, Valkyrie and AND CANOEIST, other flyers over Neptune’s bosom. Perfect in design, complete in rig and sail plan, they seemed to be manned by crews that sailed them. There were centreboards and keels and the new fangled fin boat, club and racing topsails, and all that makes the American yacht a thing of beauty, And as if to make the occasion more like the contests that full grown yachts take part in, the steam launch which plies upon the lake moved in and out among the boats at intervals. The American M.Y.C. of Brooklyn is an organization made up of men interested in naval architecture, and the sport in which they engage is far from that of boys’ play. Underlying it ig scientific interest, and the aim is to develop models, rig, sail, plan methods of handling that will be improvements. The boats are carefully designed and are built and rigged in as thorough a manner as though they were to bear human freight upom the sea. Every stick in the frame is molded, every plank on sides and deck is laid on and every detail that makes the perfect yacht is followed out. The club numbers thirty members and its fleet includes forty-eight boats of various sizes, the greater number being sloops. Some of the boats are quite valuable. W. V. Hansen is Commodore of the club. The regatta was under the direction of a committee consisting of Frank Nichols and J. H. Lane. Three classes of boats were entered, each class contending for a cup, the boat winning two out of three races taking the prize. The first race sailed was by boats of second class, having a measurement on the load line of between 42 and 46 inches. There were three starters, all sloops. They were a new and beautiful boat just built and not yet named owned by Mallory and Clapham ; ‘Marjory,’ owned by Herbert Fisher, and ‘Comet,’ owned by George W. Townley. The course was windward, one-quarter of a mile. The nameless boat won the first race, ‘Marjory’ was second. In the second race the nameless boat was again first, sailing the course in 9 minutes 25 secs., ‘Comet’ was second. Two sloops and a schooner started in the first class, for boats measuring not less than 46 ins. nor more than 53 inches on the load line. The sloops ‘Neola,’ owned by J. H. Pfeiffer, and ‘Ohyesia,’ owned by C. Van Ness. The schooner was ‘May,’ owned by Herbert Fisher A course of one quarter mile to windward and return was sailed. ‘Neola’ is a very fast boat and won the first race with ease. ‘May’ was second. In the second race the boats finished in the same order. ‘Neola,’ the winner, is a fin boat and is 80 ins. over all, though only 52 inches on the load line. For the third class boats, from thirty-five to forty-two inches in length on the load line a Foor ea | . fas 4 ao THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. laid out. Four sloops nearly triangle course was e,’ J. H. Pfeiffer ; started, namely :—‘Amper er ; ‘Anna, J. &E. ‘Mischief,’ Herbert ,’Fish John Smith. ‘Ampere’ Meyers, and ‘Dolphin rably handled in is a good sailor and was admi her a close race, gave f’ chie ‘Mis . race the first outfooted to a wind the of ts and on some poin ‘Mischief’ 2nd. won. marked degree, but‘Ampere’ fourth, both ’ phin ‘Dol and d thir ‘Anna’ was led in the ere’ ‘Amp anced. peing pratically distthe Pfeiffer Mr. but t, star m fro second race buoy the ding roun of ead made an error and inst it. nd beyo s yard red hund a went turn last at the at ed gain and ower foll e clos ‘Mischief’ was a r, erro ’s ffer Pfei of e ntag adva ing Tak times. the ding roun by ad ahe f? chie Fisher sent ‘Mis finished first, though buoy closely and she her. ‘Anna’ was ing haul over ‘Ampere’ was The third | 5 its age, few felicitous remarks about the club, an ided prov said, he club, The and progress. ation, for excellent medium for harmlesss recre ng home while they heard of footballerthecomi did not with broken heads or limbs, n. like annual ‘The tsma yach l mode the to happen ose purp e rabl admi the ed outing to Monikie serv ’ fourth. again third and ‘Dolphin sh between ‘Ampere’ fini the at e clos race was r boats lagging far othe and ‘Mischief,’ with the ‘Ampere’ won. in the distance. her, and thereby of bringing the members toget g them. The amon ng feeli dly fostering a frien being maintained in membership was, he said, in this connection he an encouring manner, and to be tted, Mr remarked that ladies wereof thanadmi to ex-Lord ks vote a ed mov J. Cant had that ated imit Provost Hunter, and caused by MrheWeb b gaps the fill to ed voluteer then were es priz The . cups carrying off the ul competitors as presented to the successfMr Wm. Anderson, cup, on ve-t follows :—Fi Ten-ton Woo D. Commodore; medal, Mr Fifteen-d. Mr cup, ton l, meda ot; Abb A. cup, Mr e efor ther and , year d thir J. Webb (won for the ); medal, Mr J. Cant. erty prop his becoming e—Mr J. Webb; 2 Monikie Prizes—First Rac e— Mr D. Hynd ; 3 Mr D. Wood. Second Rac social meeting Dundee M. Y. C.—The annual8th, in Lamb’s mber Dece ay Frid on held was er in the chair. Hotel—ex-Lord Provost Hunt After an excellent tea, the Chairman made a r that he has built For the narrowist 10-tonne a for man of seventy. a good specimen hav park e been urging theto plac we e tim some e ch whi in e hous a d authorities to buil our efforts in this direction our models and hopeh success shortly. wit will be crowned ee insertion in the following issue. lh ensure not later than the 20th of each month, to “4 Mr D. M’Kay, sen.; 32 Mr D M’Kay, jun.; 2 Rac e—Mr G. Ritchie; Mr J. Webb. Third Wood. Special race for D. Mr 3 ; Mr J. Cant Anderson, Will Mr field-glass presented by special iam with fives rule r unde ed sail ere Commod hour 12 1 in hie Ritc G. ‘Mis Mr The by re. and won ers, tonn West Fairmount Park, a failu , won ners -ton tative, had very bad minutes. A special medal for five the Long Island represen procal musi t h llen whic exce et,’ An ‘Secr as Mr J. Patrick. by luck or she would have won, the at and | d, the aine sust d hold her in cramme was admirably ribu was the only boat that coul tily hear e wer one. ted but cont heat y who close those light breeze, was fouled ever was nob strong thanked on the motion of Captain Nairn. ‘Climax’ sailed well, but the wind the score :— enough for her. The following issec. sailed a 10-ton ; ‘Climax,’ 40 min. 9 ’ hief, Newcastle M.Y.C.—Thiserclub ‘Misc , heat First all winners of ; ; 4th sec. 20 emb Nov min. 11 rday et’ Satu race on 9 min. 40 sec.; ‘Secr e bebarred ; wer on ‘Mis , seas heat the nd Seco during es priz first ‘Shawnee,’ 12 min. 4 sec. min. e expected wer e 10 wnee,’ part, mor only four boats took; the chief,’ 9 min.; ‘Climax,’ 94Q sec.; ‘Sha windward a was , se heat cour d Thir up d to turn faile but min.; ‘Secret,’ 11 min. e good som ; 5 erly west t et,’ 9 min. diagonal and the wind ligh ‘Mischief,’ 8 min. 30 see.; ‘Secr well ed sail ’ ‘Ada ’ s hief, ton’ ‘Misc Skel ; Mr. min. e, 10 plac et,’ secs. Fourth heat, ‘Secr min. 40 sec. As each racing took Alderman Newton’s prize; Mr. and won 11 min.; ‘Shawnee,’ 11 e and referee Armstrong’s ‘Andrew’ was second and Mr. boat had won a heat the judg le to get a Walter Black’s ‘Mary’ third; Mr. Williamson called it a draw, as it was impossib the calm managed the tournament. Mr. Armstrong who of face the in satisfactory result club oldest member in our sailed ‘Andrew’ is the yac prevailing. ty thir t abou for man hts elmod a been has and n kee as is s year nty seve his of e s and in spit year his see s. to ib le Gl unab the ough Doings of of the sport as ever, alththe model he sailed on off, s yard 20 one boat on n, own writte y legibl be must ation Reports for public n inches beam and seve OR this occasion is new and side of the paper om/y, and forwarded to the EDIT and is BROOKLYN ann PHILADELPHIA. ber 11th, A want of wind on SaturdaylN ovem t sailing yach mode ub r-cl inte the rendered phia, at adel Phil and klyn match between Broo chief,’ MODEL-YACHTSMAN —_——.. American M. Y.C.—There was quite anintere st- ing scene after the races were over in the Boat House of the Club on the shore of the lake. The members all being inside, the doors were closed, and Mr Nichols the measurer of the club was informed that the newly elected Secretary, Mr. Herbert Fisher had something of import- ance to say to him. The Secretary commenced his remarks by saying,—A certain writer on sporting has said that ‘Yachtsmen are pro- verbially the most generous of sportm en,” but I must add to this, that they are also (especi ally Model Yachtsmen) the- most cranky.—‘‘Mr Nichols. A very unpleasant duty devolves upon me to day. You will probably remember that previous to the last two meetings of the club, I privately warned you not to be present as something might happen which would not be very agreeable to you. And what I feared, came to pass at our last meeting, and I was break the news to you. selected to I presume because of our friendly relations, I might possibly do so in a more gentle manner than another would. You know that sometimes when a man has been connected with a merchantile or manufa cturing establishment for a number of years, and his services have become unsatisfactory, and distasteful to the house with which he is connec ted, that, in consideration of his long service and previous effects, they dislike to tell him plainly to his face that they are dissatisfied with him and wish hiin out of the way, therefore they hand him a written notice to that effect, so the first the man knows of the feelings of his employers, is when he reads the commun ication AND can read for yourself. Mr. Nichols accepted the paper tendered him but did not open it, said he did not want to read it, and could not imagine what he had done to be ‘fired out” in such an unceremonious duties of your office’ as measurer of this club and chairman of the regatta committee, was brought up for discussion at our last meeting. and I, as Secretary of the club was instructed to draw up a paper to present to you to-day, enbodying the feelings and sentiments of the club as brought out at this meeting, which I have endeavored to do inas mild a form as I could, so as to detract a little from the unpleasantness of the situation, and as they say “let you down easy.” But I could not present you with this document without saying a few words to express the wish of myself and your brother members, that you will not let this little matter cause you to have any unfriendly feelings towards the members of the club, and that you will not, in consequence severe your connec tion with the A.M.Y.C. for we shall always be glad to associate with you as one of us, and hope that we may always hold friendly relations with each other in spite of this little unpleasantness , I now present you with this paper which you fashion, and as he appeared about to break down, Mr. Townley, Treasurer of the club came forward and took the paper saying, “Tf you don’t want to read it, I will read it for you,” and read as follows :— BROOKLYN Nov, 4th, 1893. Mr. FRANK NICHOLS, Measurer A.M.Y.C. Dear Sir,—At a regular meeting of the American Model Yacht Club held on Friday evening November 8rd. A unanimous vote of thanks was tendered to you for the untiring interest and noble efforts displayed by you during the season of 93 for the futherance of the sport of Model Yachting and more particularly for the welfare of the A.M.Y.C., and – as an earnest and faithful officer of the club. As a further token of the appreciation of the members for your valuable services it was unanimously voted to present you with the enclosed amount as a slight testimonal of their regard, Respectfully yours, in the name of the Club, HERBERT FISHER, Secretary. As Mr. Townley returned the paper to Mr. F. Nichols, a crisp new ten dollar Treasury note showed itself from among the folds of the paper, which amount was later increased to fifteen dollars by private contribution of some of the members. Then did Mr. Nichols break down entirely, and stumbled and stammered so much in trying to express his feelings, we are unable to report what he did say, and the meeting broke up with ‘‘What’s the matter with Nichols?” and ‘‘He’s all right” by the entire club. handed to him. Now here is a paralell case. The wholly unsatisfactory manner in which you have performed the CANOEIST GCorresponderice,. Letters must bear the name and address of the writer, (not necessarily for publication), Anonymous letters and enquiries will not be acknowledged. : All communications to be addressed to THE EpiTor. Kensington House, Coomhe-Malden, Surrey, Dec. 9th, 1893. DEAR S1R,—The Model Vachtsman to hand for which I am obliged, I am rather disappointed, however, in observing there is no designing competition announced, as there usually is about this time of the year. I was hoping there would be another “open competition” asin 1891, to help to pass away the long winter evenings, If you think of starting one I shall be very happy to send you a small subscription (£1/1/—-) towards it, and would add a further mite before the competition was over. Hoping you will see your way to do so, and thus keep up the interest those have in model yachting, practical yachtsmen themselves. who are not : Beleive me, Dear Sir, Yours very truly, JOHN R. PHILLIPs. P.S.—The ‘‘National Challenge Cup” proposol does not seem to be appreciated by model yachtsmen? —- 6 re, I write to ask and building in Yorkshire and Lincolnshi s of the Yorkshire and if it would be possible for thed Donor ge for the inclusion enge Shiel to arran Lincolnshire Challters hes for this inter-club matc 10O-ra inin the of restrictedI believ and seeing e it is their possession now, Trophy. in that the 1730 rule has run its natural course, and interest s built under this rule is dying out, the performance ofbemodel ge the time seems to ripe for eda chan inches to al.w.1 length of 40 still If the 10-raters were limit be ding 25lbs., they would many and a displacement not exceebeami er, most likely, than shorter and lighter, thoughannually compete. Trusting this who of the old ro-tonners idea may be favourably considerIed. remain, Yours truly, FREEDOM. to include Io-raters a [We think ‘Freed: m’s suggestion woul d be strictly an not that it ood one for some thingits,might n, give a fillip to competitio equitable struggle, but ed this of rs winne The now. just want and that is sadly t and East ipally the Kingston, Alber Shield have been princbreez ed a bit allow which iled preva es When Hull Clubs. ate moder of , boats ton Kings the ed start be of sheet to been has there when sful, succes d prove have displacement, to water the Shield has fallen ‘a beat to windward in jumpofy deep if Now craft. heavy and aid the by the other clubs, ded, the deep and heavy craft on her inclu were ro-raters hope to be weather, might still strat own course, in her ownwould ed, but demon be to have this ugh altho successful, not could Club ton Kings the of nners 10-to ate the moder er weath of tions condi any under sfully succes te compe hope to Io-raters of more length and more or on any course. The always. The Kingston boats are beam ought to beat them 21 lbs displacement. The raters mostly 384×8, of about40x unrestricted beam, and 25 lbs would be allowed to bethe case, the only logical outcome weight. This being , this 10-ton class would would be that for inter-club racingtonia ns finding themselves be killed, as undoubily the Kings ence a class of 10-raters. worsted in the fight would comm , but be a great benefit all round “Teis in our mind would d to the donors of the Shiel whether it will commend isitself er matter. They may not that is the Kingston Club ‘Itanoth be a great sacrifice for the see it in the same light. if will we they do it, and although say, sake of promuting sport, may reject our advice and advise them to the trial they should build y to all comers, they anoth we give equal opportunit er class. to admit boats of to win it, not expect usin this ent. It is unanswerablein There is much cogencyShield willargum not provoke competition in in its way, but if the ~ the to-ton class, some alteration will have to be made n it, until it once more promotes the conditions that gover —Ed] keen and active sport. YACHTING EXIIIBITION. Tue Epitor, Zhe Model- Vachisman. Exhibiton held Feby. S1r,—As regards the Yachtingthe various Modelast l Yacht at the Aquarium, and to which s it models for exhibition. be Unles Clubs were asked to send for wise would it time this ged is very differently mana for reasons now Country Clubs to abstain from sending, on Clubs were in a roomy light ‘The exhibits by the Lond lots of room, sails and rigging well mentioned. gallery, well displaayed, setup, and made most creditable show. ent gallery, crowded The Country models were in aIndiffer a number of instances the place. together in a very darkwrong ditto shrouds and stays, canvas was badly and onely ofset,‘‘dry ing day” more than nd remi to as so 50 much at appeared to be to d aime effect sole The else. , anything the gallery to the from sails and spars of crowd a show the ground floor, this was successful, but when alongside _ yachts, the sterns were the only parts visible. It was as miserable display, owing to want of light, want ofng,arrange (about crowdi and models the rigging of ce ignoran ment, six inches apart, broadside on, was the space allowed between each model.) Club to send, the To make it worth while for any space, as given to ample tee guaran to ought ement manag rigging proper n, positio better y a-vastl Clubs, n the Londo g and dustin proper and , models the of canvas up setting and . models the ng cleani Of course, being on the spot, the London Clubs were able to look after their exhibits, and very well they did it too. The above impressions were formed by Was THERE. One WuHo TRANSITION YACHTS. , Tue Epiror, 7he Model-Yachtsmandescri ptive term, the a more DEAR S1R,—For want ofmean, namely, boats built just above will convey what I £730 rule to the rating rule. after the change from the rings I have come athwart Many times in my wande sea ,boat all appearances some beautiful yacht. a likely learningwith their histories, all of speed and comfort. Whenafter the introd of the these yachts were built just had ripened intouction forcing rating rule, before the rulethe many abortions wethe see around power which has produced e waves, showing their dislik our coasts, hammering at theflatte path for themselves. to rough water by trying ton of then abeaut capabilits, and Now, what is the reaso tion boat. They, deep plank on seaworthyness ofthe transi by the 1730 rule was cast out edge or ugily type of the rule, men and builders and racingideas, introduction of the rating by degre es to suit their adopted this rule, began boldness and boat, but anon resulting in the Transition at any cost. the to have a fast boat they ambition determined nt different nes, machi g rcin result being the prese istrue. But are they are an improveto the old lead mines it l yachting minor degree, effectas mode The same results, inbeaaccus ping conswee ng maki of ed to like I should nt tions to excep are there , lately built boats all demnation of ls and mode and s, yacht and s yacht are there all rules, and them. g amon boats good very some models, and the transition it as proved by prod Now I think we maytotake uce speed, will that rule a form sible po is it buat that make a will that craft a and y, beaut and ess, seaworthin gone. are days g racin her when er cruis ble comforta all events for our a rule be made, eat brain How should suchamon s of our large fertil the gst y Surel ls. mode be gleaned to could ideas n, tsme yach l mode of er numb and I think the best way to get at this ment? produce such atorule, yacht n. The modelgivi a rule competitio idea would be etithave ng well as taught usa lot, ntas just designing comp andion now would great pleasure, a little extra exciteme what it is worth. However i give you the limit for Faithfully yours, be very welcome. A. FORDSMITH. TS. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDEN e to get wood ————_- know wher ld like to and for other purposes, F. E. Hopcg. WouMode l Yachts suitable for planking Ryverdale Road, Stoke Newington, N. 51 his address is mmen free soft grain dian whitewood ofdeck We can reco ford Cana s, if wanted and king plan s, frame ble as being suitaboat, tain used as pine ow yell best or for a painted planking and decks, if the planksforare vene wed scre blind laths for ght yrained American walnut will make light on. Free strai s. It is the practise now to use the lightand strong frameobtainable, yellow pine is the lighest and est wood now spars. Any furniture manufacturer would most rigid for t where he could handily procure tell our corresponden suitable woods. Sacst acih n. Tue EDITOR, The Model- Yachatsma Sir,—In order to inaugurate new movement in design a sesamin coat ieaaebiaiiaaadaetiometed sonmteneneen ame THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN YACHT CLUB REGISTER. We shall be pleased to insert particulars of all Clubs, and invite the Secretaries to forward the necessary information also, to notify any change in Names and Addresses. AMERICAN.—”L. & S. A.” Rule. Station—Prospect Park, New York H. Melvin, 144, Park Place, Brooklyn, U.S.A. BRADFORD MOOR.—1730 and length. Statiou.—Bradford Moor Park, T. E. Barker,—Address wanted. BRADFORD.—Y.R.A. and length. Station.—Exley:; Reservoir, Frizinghall. Lewis Crossley 15, Springfield Place, Mannimgham Lane, Bradford. BELFAST—Ulster.—Rule 1730. Station—Waterworks, Antrim Road W. H. MacKey, Adam-street. CENTENNIAL (New South Wales.)—Measurement from outside of stem to inside of rudder head ; also overall. J.M. Donaldson, 46, Rose-street, 8. Sydney, N.S.W DUNDEE.— Weight. 13 lbs. to 1 ton.—Station.—Stobsmuir Pond J. Cant, 60, Watson Terrace, ‘‘lebe. GLASGOW.—Alexandra—”L. & 8. A.” Rule. Station—Alexandra W. Crawford, 181, Comely Park-street. Park, Glasgow. GLASGOW.—Tonnage.—“‘94”’ Rule. Station.—Hillhead Pond Robt. 8. Nicholson, 16, Nightingale Place, Kelvinhaugh. HULL.—Kingstou—Length taken on l.w.1.; also 10-ton class Y.R.A. Station—Club Lake, Inglemire Lane, Beverley Road. J. R. Windsor, Bankside, Sculcoates. Albert—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Club Lake, Chalk Lane 8. L. Tucker, Belgrave Terrace, Rosamond St. Hessle Rd. East Hull.—1780 rule, Station.—Hast Park, B. P. Bell, 18, Gladstone Street. LONDON.—London.—15-rating class and 10-ton class Y.R.A Station—Round Pond, Kensington Gardens. Mr. Walter Greenhill, L.M.Y.C., Kensington Gardens, W Telegrams :—Bermudian, London Postal :—L. M. Y. C., Kensington Gardens. DUMBARTON.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. S. and 28lbs. Canvas unlimited. Station—Long Pond, Clapham. Robert Shield, Monteagle House, Baldwin Orescent Camberwell, London, S.W. Clapham—Tonnage—Y.B.A. Station.—Long Pond Clapham Common. W. J. Bailey, 147, Elms Road, Clapham Park, 8.W. M. Y. Sailing Association—Length taken on l.w.1, Station—Round Pond, Kensington Gardens. J. Pollard, 82, Spring-st., Paddington. . H. LEAR, Rigging, Screws and Metal Fittings of every description for at moderate Model Yachts charges. spear Corinthian.—10 and 15-tons 1730 Rule, also 10, 124 and 15-tons Fife’s Rule LxBxD, weights limited to 20lbs., 25lbs. Station–Meadow Park, D. Forsyth, 54, Glasgow-road. EXE.—Tonnage—L. & ~. A. Station.—Turt Arthur Kempe, M.D., 14, Southernhay, E., Exeter. FOWEY.—Length, l.w.1. Station—Fowey Harbour. W. 5S. Lacey, Fore-street GOOLE.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. and Handicap by Manchester Rule Station—Rawcliffe Brick Ponds. J. 8, Simpson, 8, Albert-street. GATESHEAD.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. J. Wilson, 44, Whitehall Road. Station—Gateshead Park GUERNSEY.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station—Model Yacht Pond J. B. Randell, Allez-street. GREENOCK.—Tonnage—‘’94” Rule. R. McNair, Junr., 10, Antigua-street. GRIMSBY.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station—Alexandria Dock, Secretary’s name and address wanted. GOSPORT.—particulars wanted. GOVAN.—Eilder— Wm. Reid, 8, Langland Road, Govan. HARRINGTON.—Sailing Rules, Y.R.A. Station— Harrington Reservoir. J. A. Young, Gas Works, Harrington, Cumb. JARROW & HEBB — Tonnage—Y.R. URN. A. Station —Hebburn Hall Lake. G. Johnson, 81, Caroline-street, J arrow-on-Tyne. KINGSTOWN (Ireland.)—Tonnage, Y.R.A. Station—Kingstown Harbor. L. H. Douglas, 6, Marine-road. Atalanta—Measurement Y.R.A, > tation. John W. G. Kelly, 1, Albert Terrace, Kingstown Harbor Crofton Road, Kingstown, Co. Dublin. LEEDS.—Tonnage—Y.RB.A, A. Fordsmith, Sec., Chapel Allerton, Leeds. LOWESTOFT.—Length and Tonnage. Station.—North Dene Councillor T, Thertle and F. J. Tanley, . 87, Park Terrace, Lowestoft. Serpentine—Tonnage—Y. R. A.and L.&8 Station—The Serpentine, Hyde Park. J. Spurgin, 39, Hans-road, Brompton, London, S.W. CANOEIST. Fitting maker to the Serpentine and Torbay Clubs, ete, 7, Sandhill Road, Ellacombe, TORQUAY. New Highgate Sailing Club—Weight Rule (all told). Sec.—Henry Vine, 84, Devonshire Hill, Hampstead. MED WAY.—Chatham.— Tonnage Y.R.A. J. H. Read, 16, Gorst Street New Brompton, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.— Wm. Twizell, Sec., 58, Clayton Park, Square. SCARBOROUGH.—Tonnage 1780, 10 aud 20-tons, also Weight class, Station—The Mere, W. W. Gibson, Sec., Westborough. SOUTH SHIELDS.—Exelsior—Tonnage ‘1780’ and Length. Station.—South Marine Park, T. S. Downey, 16, Saville Street. SOUTHAMPTON.—John Houghton, (Address Wanted.) STONEHAVEN.—P. Christie, 38, Market Square, Stonehaven, TYNEMOUTH.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Thos. Foster, Sec., 10; Albert Terrace, North Shields. TORONTO.—F. Gardiner, Sec., 768, Queen Street, Canada. Fs” The Fee for constant publication in the Register is 5s. per annum ANGLESEY.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. A. F. Haslam, Menai Bridge BRADFORD EAST-END.—1780 and length Station—Bradford Moor Park BANGOR (Ireland).—Length and Y.R.A. H. Cullen, Upper Clifton, Bangor. BELFAST.—Length, taken from stem-head Station.—Belfast Lough James Gardner, 6, Old Park. aE. BOSTON-—Tonnage—Y.R.A. D. Jackson, 1, Upper Stanley CARNARVON.—Length J. H. Lees, Bronserial, North CARDIFF—Length on l.w.l. J. Ash-Thompson, 28, George COWES, I.W., MEDINA,—Length, Wm. Silbeck, West Cowes. J. N. DEMPSEY, MODEL YACHT. BUILDER, 6, City Road, MANCHESTER. Awarded Highest Prizes in the Manchester Arts and Crafts Exhibition, also at all Manchester Model Yacht Exhibitions. Yachts Designed, Built and Fitted with the Improvements. Boats Built to any Latest Design. Planks, Spars and Fittings supplied. MODEL ENGINE PATTERNS MADE TO ANY DESIGN, SEND STAMP FOR DETAILED LIST. Station.—River Witham W. ©. Meggitt, Sail Loft, Libsey Lane. BLYTH.—Particulars wanted Street, Blyth. Station.—Menai Straits Road. Station.—Saltmead Pond Street, Bute Docks anal! MODEL AND DELHI, Canada.—Particulars wanted. W. S. Crysler, Delhi, Ont., Canada. dr. Grasoam, Printer, id prepared to ‘ 2 execute orders for Printing, Mithography, &c., in the best style, and at moderate prices ESTIMATES GIVEN IG] & 162, HIGH STREET HULL. a 8 13 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. the effect of greatly Autumn Meeting will have forthcoming season. the in ng raci stimulating canoe on the Thames, held all are s race C. R.C. the If d entry list. ease incr an uce prod this should also races either the r ente y to Many men would be likelwho cart their to tate hesi arly, regul occasionally or ts out in BRITISH CANOE CLUBS.* poin also fly’ ‘May craft over to Hendon. may London pool. e, so it 2, Mark Lane, labl avai be Winser, Sec.,7 not —T.G.F. Cox, p Har ROYAL C.C. the Liver ., Bldgsh. notes that angesburg his Exch Mate,n C9, Percy C.C.— a fresh SEY MER tion, ifica class Helen new , a g with Ardli Housered-terrace, Sunderland. —Mr. Steven, CLYDE C.C.—T. Winif Mate, Elim Lodge, Hornsea. looks as if, alon cted. Sec.,F.7,. Holm sele be Todd,B—G will r) C.C. L0. CLU wate er WEARBER rath (or nd es, grou racing ne. on-Ty , HUME C.C.YAW headriver d Gates , wde Street cro Hutt the 17, that Sec., tted man, WarkASSOCIATION.—4J. D. Hayward, Sec., 15, Princes It will be readily admi —T.OE TYN its and CAN ent, ISH curr BRIT ng) Avenue, Liverpool. ton, Surrey.meets, , Surbi e Road Cottage, Maplprom ., Olive on, Treas Mr. HodsB.C.A of cruisesof and otion pecti lished fored the is estabthe (The canoe.ists ve clubs, may irres om, of Unit Kingd whereby erland for the purpose of cruising and camping.) ., Sund unite Chester-rd 28, ION. Sec.,CIAT ensoGn,ASSO tephTIN C.C.G —J.S DERLANDPIN SUN —Anthony Walter, &14,BOA THAMES CAM 8.W. hi, Street, Adelp e Buildings, Newcastle. Hon. Sec., Duke e Hous Whit erson,(Capt McPhman, L.Work CC.— THERN NORTER .), 19,ted.Bedford Street, Belfast. E. —R. ULS C.C. Solici s Correction EDITORIAL NOTES AND COMMENTS. a HIS number of the M. Y. & C. commen- ces a new volume, and wi we take this opportuna. 4 ity of greeting our readers with the old M fashioned wish: “A tL. TTappy New Year.” time At the same se we would thankherthoby stro with its (occasionally , does not compare beautiful but windspoiling trees latte well with the lake when the r is at its best, but aminated be drawn off or contcase if the water up therefreq , there the been ly uent with sewage, as has between the two, and the is but little to choose of the river to headquarters fact of the nearness in its favour. forms a strong argument ee LONDON NOTES, By MayFLy. Year to all Every good wish in s,thiswithNew ent belief ferv a eist Canoeing andwillCano ng and raci in des stri t grea see year that this s for their great kindnessI I have to thank member months, and past the and assistance in y wish ontwelmyve part to further trust that with everof the sport of canoeing such s the best interest n and assistance may be, again kind consideratio months ahead of us. cruising. : t, eit cuonin the pasby ped the papg iter onl who havengheland also or y, din forthcoming in the subscribi it Reprea es, Rac d an s ter Mat b Clu of s ort tributing toof Cruises and Fittings, Drawings, and at the London urday last, the 16th pinstof,,the Accounts eresting material. Gratitude has been SailOningSatClub Y.R.A., and Kem on Dix other int someone as “a sense of favors to come” an Honorary, Mr. C.C., gave al Roy Flag Officer of the the Clu ess defined by b Room uln nkf tha in rd” our boa t tre tha l confess In other words, we a lecture ‘‘on the Cen Mr. and we maleyofasthiwels abo th. smi mer at Ham ut it. has a litt st is specially of the first named club, Y.R.A., and L.o.C., —_—Oo— Canoez heartily as in Baden Powell, of the R.C.C., sequently ensued. se for whueomto the hope thaedt tho t it por sup ussion, which sub tin con started the disc will d k, was an produc and on ati cul cir sed rea m pressure of otherviewwor fro inc , . an be the result. Our reporter The the past, usefulthat s. his give to t ness may unable to be pre,sen increased the 18th, has the following :-— g in “first sport, sailinud nches of our One of the” bra ing clo n rather undinerthea States.durBut class canoessonhasherbee as l e, as wel g in canoe-yawls, have the past sea other branches, notably sailin nts, whiist there appears —O-— adhere been obtainingsofremeshrev the devoteposeses.of l amongscrut isi to havedlebee, npure and simivaple ng pur r f , the pad what seems o int t ugh bro be y ma n me e That mor purest, healthiest and best of sports, to us to be the ty e opportuniare and that thosehanwhgeo ofareopiinnioman yandhavexp e, enc eri for the interc ’étre of our little journal. a the raisons d changes There is every reason to think that the at their —_o— which have been made by the R.C.C. Times of Monday p, the wellr. Lixon Kemyach CENTREBOARDS.—Mcon ts, read a of struction known writer on the n centreupo th, smi mer Ham hall, paper at Lower-mem Club Sail don Lon bers of the ay. Byingmea boards to the gues ns urd Sat on ts and a few expert wed sho mp Ke Mr. d blackboar an ordinary keel of diagrams ona resi ce of how the lateral by stan vessel, lee bilge of the dan the ked mas be ht mig ger. this ld escape while a centreboard waswou t mos the n, nio opi his in , A triangular board was ch whi , ory the enunciated the stion, that only effective, and he ept without que was effective by no means accof a ed gular board t and great rec end g the leadin of a vessel oftansma ll draugh ‘n the case THE —_ MODEL-YACHTSMAN beam ; but centreboard sailors, especially on such a river as the Tkames, must always remem ber that the surface velocity of the tide differed from the velocity at various depths below the surface, and must yse or eschew their centreboards accordingly. Mr. Baden Powell, who opened the discussion. which followed, confessed his disappointment that nothing had been said upon the questio n whether the issue of the Valkyrie-Vigilant races had been affected by the centreboard of the Vigilant. On the Navahoe the centreboards seemed to him to have been of no value except in saving the trouble of heaving the lead. The centreboard had suffered somewhat from the prejudice of professional sailors, but on the whole, he thought it would be little heard of next year, and that the desideratum was a medium between the bulb-fin and the centreb oard. Mr C. P. Clayton also expressed the opinion that centreboards would never beat keels, because , with keels, a better proportion of displacement to sail area could be obtained. took part in the Mr. Ridsdale and others: subsequent discussion, which turned principally upon designs, some of which were fantastic, for raising and lowerin g com- bination of the bulb and the centreboard. some important steps in the desired directi on be taken shortly after the New Year. will a little class which it was rather contemplated been barred from contests (except with bigger craft, without time allowance) in the Royal C.C., by the adoption of the maxim um rule of 36 inches as regards beam of canoes. There are in existence at Oxford several of these small yawls which would stand a very fair chance with sliding seated canoes at the present time, without taking into account the ‘Ethel’s’ which, as a class, are admitted to be very desirable little cruising craft. The passing of the rule undoubtedly does make a fast drawn line between canoes and yawls, and from this point of view perhaps there is a great deai to be said in having adopted the restrict ion. —_o— The new canoe sailing rule will, it is most seriously hoped, improve matters in canoei ng. Of the three new canoes that we referred to last month, one has got on well.in the drawin g stage. If all suggestions as to her were adopted we learn a that for a veritable box of trials she would probab ly be unsurpassed. We also learn that two new yawls, on the lines of the ‘Jennie,’ which appeared in the /ie/d some time ago, are fast approa ching ~ completion at Mr. Turk’s yard, at Kingsto n. et de a quite unintentional oversight we last month failed to give Mr. P. L. Waterlow the credit for having so ably worked on the feelings of the Meeting, that it adopted his amen dment (which was afterwards adopted by Mr. Marrable, and the substantitive motion, embodying such amendment, carried) as to the restriction on the beam of a canoe. Our attention has been directed to this and we take this early opportunit y of putting this matter right. Doubtless by (so considerable in the adoption some quarters) restriction by the mover of the ofthis very salutary proposition as to the new rule for canoes, a great deal ot the Opposition fell through, although some members felt that even with Y.R.A. should be taken. rating overall measurement —_Oo— Possibly if the small yawl class makes good headway on the Thames, and there seems good reason to believe that it will, and the first class— now the canoe class—shows next year, as it seems good almost sport certain during to do, the powers that be may see their way to legislate for a small yawl say a °3 class—a most excellent —Oo— The formation of the proposed Canoe Racing Council has been left over, and the propos ed rules in connection with the same are having very careful consideration at the present time. Doubtless A By CANOBEIST. consummeration and devo utly to be wished for. —o— to foster has AND A very good little canoe at present in the market is the ‘Hername, the ’ lines of which we publishe d some little time back, at a 12 foot water-line ina light wind, with a sliding seat at present fitted) and the with which she is limit of 150 square feet of sail, she should, more especially if the races are held on the Thames, stan d a very good chance indeed. We understand that she is for sale at such a low price that from any point of view she must be looked upon as “a barga in.” at Hendon. She is at present —o— A matter which may have some considerable influence with members of the Royal Canoe Club in determining the site for next years races is that the Brent River (cleansing and purification) Bill will shortly be presented to Parliament. The usual notices as to the intention to introduce the measure have already been given By it power is to be taken to constitute conservato rs who shall be able to cleanse, purify and impr ove the flow of water. Power is also taken to remove obstructions, impediments, and take down , alter, repair, and reconstruct, extend and enlarge any weirs, drains, arches, bridges &c., and to const ruct and maintain new weirs, bridges, dams &c., and enter upon and occupy any land and any part of the river, stream &c., and bank s either temporaily or permanently. To provide for the disposal material from dredging &c., or by deposit banks, slopes regulate the or sides of the said river &c. flow of on the To of water, to provide for the cleansing, repairing &c., of such water courses | €. Ne 14 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN Authority to purchase or acquire and hold lands &c. To cut weeds, grasses and vegetation. To -yary and rescind bye-laws to empower the Commissioners and the Regents Canal Company and others for the execution and maintenance of the works to enter into and effect agreements which may be rendered necessary or desirable by reason of the exercise of the powers of the Bill. And to provide for the varying or extinguishment of all rights and privileges inconsistent with or which might in any way interfere with the objects of the Bill and as far as necessary to repeal, alter or amend the provisions of 52 Geo. III Cap. 195. The effect of this Bill if passed will doubtless for next year at any rate tend to make the Welsh Harp an undesirable place for saiiing on, whatever the ultimate result may be. NORTHERN NOTES. The Autumn Meeting of the Northern Canoe Club was held on Tuesd2y November 28th, at the Royal Exchange Hotel, Newcastle; Mr. R. M. Richardson in the chair. The mate’s report was read and adopted. The racing and cruising had been fully up to the average. The election of officers for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, which resulted in the following : Commodore, J. E. McPherson (re-elected); ViceCommodore, J. Ford Maling; Rear-Commodore, R. M. Richardson ; Captain, E. Hindhaugh; Mate, F. Smith; Secretary, L. McPherson (re-elected); Treasurer, Geo. Huntley, and Official Measurer, _ R. W. Kipling. ‘The alteration of rules for general rating and racing proposed by the R.C.C. was then discussed. It seemed to be the unanimous wish that the Y.R.A. rules for rating should be adopted, seeing that this would give more interest in racing to those who do not care to alter their sail area, or cannot afford to build a racing-machine every year. The club has not yet adopted the rule passed by the R.C.C., nor will they do so, until it is proven to be best, which remains to be seen next year It will not affect them yet, as at present there seems no probability of any member building for some time. The present boat-house is now much too small -since we have two canoe-yawls extra. Itis intended to close fence an open space of ground ajoining, making a yard which will be partly covered, and directly in front of the landing, which will also be extended, then with block and tackle and a small bogey on rails down the landing will form a miniature slip way. For the larger boats and canoe-yawls this will prove invaluable. The 4th Annual Dinner was held same place as the meeting on Saturday December 9th. In the absence through illness of the Commodore, the AND CANOEIST. 15 chair was taken by Mr. J. B. Lazenby and the vicechair by the Vice- Commodore, Mr. J. F. Maling. After the meal was over and tables cleared, orders for refreshments given and tobacco produced the evening was commenced by Mr. Kipling rendering “The Broken Melody” on the violin which was followed by the intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana as an encore. . The Chairman then (after describing the race for the benefit of those not present at the event) presented R. W, McKenzie, ‘Isalo,’ with the N.C.C. Cha lenge Cup and Prucas Cup both ofwhich were won by him this year, the former for the second time in succession. The second prize (a meerchaum cigar holder) was presented to E. Hindhaugh, ‘Curlew,’ and a silver medal to G. Huntley, ‘Sunbeam,’ for the third. Some canoeing and yachting photo slides were shown through a lime light lantern worked and lent by the Vice-Commodore. The slides were lent by Mr. E. H. Richardson, Mr. G. H. Denison and some of the members, and illustrated some of the B.C.A. Meets, Northumberland Sailing Clnb boats, and N.C.C. regattas. Some slides of views taken in Holland with a 50/- hand camera were alsoshown. This camera holds one dozen Y plates at a filling, and out of six dozen taken in five days, only about one dozen turned out badly, The remainder of the evening was spent with banjo duets and comic songs. Mr. J. Ellis explained ‘‘What the verdict was” and Mr. King told how he “Fairly knocked the Yankees at Chicago.” So ended the evening, proving the most successful the N.C.C. have held. ULSTER CANOE CLUB. Unfortunately circumstances have prevented us having a meeting since the revolution in the R.C.C. rules, but so far as we have seen they are looked upon rather favourably and there is every possibility of the new rules being adopted here. Local interest is largely centred in a “racing machine” which is being built by three members. She is to be 20 feet over all, about 17 feet lw.l, by 4 feet 6 inches beam, and somewhat like ‘Vision’ in general appearance, but she is to have two ordinary light iron centreplates. The well is to be quite narrow and built on the “bath tub” principle with. the floor high enough to allow of its draining into the sea through tubes. The sails are to be bafters, mainsail 170 feet, mizen 8o feet, in all 250 square feet. When fully manned there will be ample accomodation for the crew on three 5 foot sliding seats. HUMBER YAWL CLUB. But little to report. ‘Godiva’ is till in commission – 16 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN referred to his own nautical disabilities, but stated last month and, so far as tried, seems an excellent seaboat and fast withal. Two new rsft. x aft. 6in. canoe-yawls, are building at Hornsea, on same set of moulds, also another iceboat, to be ready in case nautical literature :—the Book of Jonah, Homer’s Odyssey, and Haywara’s Camping Out; this caused much laughter at the last author’s expense. A lantern slide exhibition then took place during which about 250 views were exhibited. Dr, Hayward showed slides from recent photos taken ‘Cherub’ was launched (very late only of frost. RP MGNMe NO MCSN REZ TN sea acetate tee eC MERSEY ESTO CANOEIST. and we understand her owner is contemplating a few days raid on the ducks, up the Humber at Christmas. fadiane mrs AND CANOE CLUB CAMP-FIRE, This gathering took place at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, on the evening of Friday December rst; a very enjoyable and successful evening was spent. About sixty members and friends sat down to dinner and some ten or fifteen joined later in the evening. After dinner Captain Bartley (in the chair) proposed the toast of the Queen and the Royal Family. Mr. Thos. Wilson responded to the toast of the Mersey Canoe Club. Dr. John D. Hayward in proposing the toast of the success and prosperity of the clubs kindred to the M.C.C.; namely the yacht and boat sailing clubs of the neighbourhood ; said, that, although he was a canoeist first and foremost, from the profound and almost religious conviction that the type was the best form of craft for single-handed cruising and exploration, he was not one of those enthusiasts who could see no virtue in any other form of vessel. He deprecated remarks that had been made as to the risk of canoeing and the preference for something with a “lid on it.” While referring to the fact that a canoe fas a lid on it, he confidently declared that, for their own special work and waters, the canoe and the canoe-yawl are as safe as any variety of boat that swims. Dr. Hayward concluded his remarks as follows:—“‘I also hold, that it requires as much skill aud self-reliance to navigate the canoe ‘Lily’ in the manner our excellent captain does, as it requires to manage any of the yachts or other wind-jammers which frequent our waters. After all, however, boating men are all of one fraternity; as devotees of the only sport worth calling a sport, that of sailing. Itis the same sport whether we race a 12 foot punt at Hoylake, or tail on to the mainsheet ofa roo-tonner in a struggle for a Queen’s Cup; the same sport, whether we take a ‘Valkyrie’ across for an attempt to bring back the America Cup, or work a little Mersey canoe, as 1am proud to say one of our members has recently done, across the English Channel from Folkestone to Boulogne. It is in this spirit of brotherhood amongst boaters, that I invite you to honour the toast of kindred club.” Several officers of yacht and sailing clubs responded. Mr. J. H. Williams of Ludlow proposed the health of the visitors, which was replied to by Mr. H. Watts in a humorous speech ; in which he that he had studied the three greatest works of by him at the last Royal Mersey Yacht Club Regatta and at Hoylake; Dr. Ellis and Mr. J. ‘H. Williams showed miscellaneous views, and Dr. Paul exhibited a series of excellent slides, from a recent holiday near Oban with his canoe-yawl ‘Queenie,’ The lantern exhibition was divided into two parts, between and after which an excellent musical programme was carried cut. The artistes and the chairman were cordially thanked and toasted, and the proceedings closed with Auld Lang Syne. BRITISH CANOE ASSOCIATION. A General Committee Meeting of the B.C.A. took place in Liverpool on December 1st. Four new members were elected and the names of five reported who had been elected by the London sub-committee. Salcombe harbour was selected”’for the 1894 Meet; the date will be decided and notified to each member as soon as voting cards on the subject have been received and considered. The handsome Cup presented by the B.C.A. at Lough Erne and won by Gerard Irvine, Esq., was inspected by the Committee previously to its despatch to the winner. . Subscriptions for 1894 are now due and may be sent to the Hon. Treasurer, E. S. Hodson, Esq., Olive Cottage, Maple Road, Surbiton. AN AMERICAN VIEW. ‘‘O wad some power the giftie gie us To see ourselYes as ithers see us.” The Annual Meeting of the Royal Canoe Club was held on November 22nd, and though no report has reached us of the proceedings, it is quite probable changes of the most radical nature have been made in the measurement rules. The R.C.C. is an example of fine old crusted conservatism, and only last year it refused to recognize the sliding seat, while clinging tenaciously to the useless and illogical qualification of clinker build; but now there is a likelihood that it has swung to the other extreme, and removed all limitations on the beam of canoes. The effect of such a measure, should it be generally adopted, would, in all probability be to exterminate the 16×30 canoe, so far as sailing is concerned, substituting a nondescript type of small sailing machine.—Forest & Stream. 17 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. om if ever have pitched doing that they will seld tiful surroundings of beau BRITISH CANOE ASSOCIATION more in tents their 1894 MEET. ed for the B.C.A. The spot I have recommend Portlemouth side the on bay Mill is Camp in 1894 . of the harbour of Salcombe “Cove” perfectly Millbay may be described asa aclea n hard bottom with s, sheltered from all wind to low water high from es ston l smal and of sand , blue and clear is r wate The . mark at Spring tides on either side are green salt water. The banks and over shadowed , rock covered with sea-weed The mouth of . grass with small trees, bushes and and from the yellow west, t abou faces the Cove of the view a gets one , sand beach across the head ombe on the oppo site Salc of part l entia best resid at mile a half t abou nt dista side of the harbour, nt. poi this th and The sands are about 200 yards ininwaleng rds, from the Cove about the same distsance an imaginary line drawn acros the entrance from porth to south. leading to A road crosses the top of the beachform er being the ge, villa and the Portlemouth ferry nt. a half, and the latter one mile distathe beach than er near s ation There are no habit to the southward, Ivy Cottage, to the northward, and a coast guard into es merg Cove the the road across Lambury rds towa coast path which runs around the and Prawl Points. the beach road A post and rail fence dividessides of which are two nd arou field, ow mead a ‘ from und several rs flowe wild of full large thick hedges camp to the ose prop I field this on and , trees elm ed by a divid turn in is ow mead be pitched. This y used valle clad stone wall from a gorse and fern . game for as a covert The valley leads to Rickham Farm about three quarters of a mile away on the uplands. own through the centre of the valley flows a carried under stream of pure spring water which isempt ies on the and rt, culve the beach road by a sand by a wooden trough or spout. The meadow slopes very gently down each side about two towards the bed of the stream, which is of water is flow the med infor am I and feet wide, perpetual. moon at It is high water full and change of rise 19% tides g sprin 5 H 54 M.- The ordinary set fairly, feet, the Neaps 11% feet. The tides 21% knots. and the current is nowhere faster than around Sea fishing is particularly good in and ipated antic be may sport and Salcombe harbour, amongst bass, conger, pollack, and mackerel. in – With the aid of my sketch map published I hope November Jf, Y.&C., and this description, my readers will be able to trace the course and find their way to join the B.C.A. Camp, assured in so scenery and climate. nown—untrod; the “Tt 1g a spot almost unkthe broad and beaten from him traveller must turn track of men to find it.” F. C. Lang, R.S.W.Y.C., Rear Commopore B.C.A. A WEEK’S CRUISE IN A MERSEY PADDLING CANOE. explored Next morning we rose early and over the lovely Piercetield Park ; thence we walked miles); a Wyndcliff to breakfast at Tintern nt(six . After views ficie memorable walk affording magni train to Ragl an, took we ern Tint t abou a stroll . stow Chep to rail by ned studied the castle and retur ready ships our ng getti to saw we ng eveni In the chart or for crossing the Severn and sought for awe could these el: chann the to as n matio infor for lent flatu of lot a cted colle we not obtain; but advice as to the insanity of attempting the trip in ter to canoes, interspersed with anecdotes of disas tides, its with ry estua small boats on the Severn banks. The currents, whirlpools, waves and sandthis part of in ty novel a be salt water cruiser must get for the could we e advic only the for , world the h to those Punc Mr. by ssed passage was that addre . marty to about Early on Thursday morning we rose and, without soon any breakfast, started for Chepstow at 5-30,mouth to the after high water. We paddled downhere we found of the Wye (three miles): anchored crew we a small coaster, and from one of the course. obtained a little general information as to theand, this st us There was a fresh breeze dead again being also against the ebb, a rather tumbly sea was and, having kicked up: the breeze soon increased looking were s thing ions, direct g exhausted our sailin passed, a little unpleasant when a small steamerwind now the ; se cour the to clue a and so gave us and we dropped and the water became smoothertacke d on reached Avon-mouth, from whence we ship the tide down to Portishead, past the trainingplace, little ant pleas a is shead Porti . Formidable about a mile and a half down Severn from Avonmouth; it has some docks and a fine pier. The piermaster advised us to tie up to some steami-tugs at anchor in the bay, rather than to leave the the canoes at the pier, where the boys from Formidable might interfere with them. This we of did and had a most refreshing swim fromtheone pier, the tugs; after which we were rowed to . the men promising earnestly not to enter the canoes at the Nevertheless, while we were at breakfast he was hotel, a man came to the window to say the “driver” (engineer) of one of the tugs and was sorry to say he had upset the ‘Argo.’ 18 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN It seems two «f them had got into the canoes and hoisted sail; ‘Argo’ promptly threw her man, and the other became scared and required to be helped out of the ‘Curlew.’ The capsized man expressed great sorrow; he said he was accustomed to small boats, but how anyone could keep in these boats, let alone cross the Severn, “beat” him. This was very annoying, but there was nothing to do but leave the man to the chaff of his friends; a punishment which had already severely set in and would probably endure some time. Very remarkably nothing was lost; some clothes and gear required drying, and the field-glasses had to be taken to pieces, but everything turned up to muster. This is the first time I have ever known a sea-farer to maltreat a canoe; railway men and other land-lubbers may, wilfully or carelessly, cause injury, but nota sailor: but then a tug’s engine- driver is only a halt-bred sort of a sailor, anyway, a reflection which somewhat restores one’s confidence in the class. We tacked down, on the last of the ebb, nearly to Clevedon and sailed back to Avonmouth; a pleasant little sail, after the paddling we had had, especially to ‘Argo’ who dropped his watch over board. On the early flood we paddled up the Avon ; it would have been a pleasanter trip had we waited until the muddy banks were more covered, for the stench from them was something to remember and could no doubt have been cut with a knife. Friday we spent about Bristol and Clifton, and on Saturday we put our canoes on the steamers ;— ‘Curlew’ for the Mersey, ‘Argo’ for the Thames. Thus ended a delightful canoeing holiday which we find it difficult to believe only took a week. Long as I have been a canoeist and many a jolly cruise as I have made, this was my first experience on a rapid, shallow, rocky river; I made the following reflections on such in general and on the Wye in particular. First :—to select a light canoe (someone else’s if possible), especially when the season has been a dry one ; if not camping, to send one’s impedimenta on by rail; if camping, to send spare clothes and gear in this manner. On the Wye camping-out could be easily practised above Monmouth ; below that town the banks are steep and muddy, and below Tintern are greatly affected by the tide. On locked rivers, such as the Thames, it does not matter how heavily the canoe be loaded, but weight adds to the troubles on a rapid, shallow stream. It is apity there is no good map or guide to the Wye, we had the best there are; but the guide does not concern itself with the navigation of the river at all, and, although the map pretends to mark the dangers and channels, we found the indications imperfect and sometimes misleading. Would there were a Taunt of the Wye! AND CANOEIST. The Wye is a lovely river and is very suitable for the canoeist, in a light and strong canoe; but it is not a good boating river generally for one’s “sisters, his cousins and his aunts.” The current is too swift for pleasure when going against it, and, if one goes with the stream for any distance, one comes to rapids down the Wye, the adventures mind. Except boats and very One party considered I had intended taking the wife either in a canoe or a row-boat, but below Monmouth have changed my at Symond’s Yat we saw very few little boating, and we noticed only of campers. unsafe, Locally the boating is and the only lady to be encouraged thereto is the mother in law. Second :—when shooting a rapid it is a mistake for one canoe to follow another closely ; we suffered several times by so doing ; it is better to course parallel, or some distance behind ; otherwise, if the leading boat grounds, the following canoeist can neither profit by the experience, nor even save himself from driving down upon the leader, and so increasing the risk and damage to both. When fairly aground, in a strong rapid, the sooner you are out the better for the craft and for the chance of avoiding capsize. Third :—when navigating an estuary, or piece of coast, it is wise to provide oneself with sailing directions or a chart before leaving home; the experience of this trip confirmed that of previous cruises that, generally, neither of these can be obtained on the spot. Fourth :—always take with you (if you can find him!) as good a canoeist and comrade, as I had with me when I went “down the Wye.” ‘Tavik,’ M.C.C., B.C.A. OUR ILLUSTRATION. We have pleasure this month in giving to our readers, through the courtesy of her owner Mr, Douglas H. Marrable, and her designer Mr. H. C. Smith, the lines of the canoeyawl ‘Bernice.’ Her successful racing career is fully dealt with in the letter of her owner which we print in another column (see correspondence). ‘Bernice’ was built early in 1892, by Cole of Hammersmith, the skin being of # inch mahogany, the keel and timbers of American elm, the deck of # inch cedar, The hull weighs somewhere about two hundred-weight. The centreboard is of + inch steel plate galvanised, and weighs O lbs. ° In answer to our enquiries Mr. Marrable writes ‘‘ The side decks are fitted round a coaming of I inch oak, witha corresponding piece on under side of moveable deck, and kept watertight by an india rubber cord fitted in a groove between them, as shown in the accompanying sketch. The two side decks are coupled together fore and aft by short wire lanyards and boxing screws, and, if properly fitted and screwed up taut, answer perfectly, and can be fitted or removed in a few seconds. This arrangement was my own and differs from that shown on Smith’s plan. They must, however, be well fitted and strongly made. The only actual capsize I have had was last year at Hendon, sailing She took in no water, and cameup “all singlehanded. AND CANOEIST. THE MODEL-YACHTSMA N the mainsail ofa without jib, orig other rig is very si milar but , inal plan wet. get the not In did , I feet ng onthe centreplate. course larger, viz e, also a yok k at dec but the ast, t ball abaf standing ” by steppi no just d n how mes I have use but as box, t ever, mas how the , of or racing on the Tha Iam end fore de. he d insi in the m main mast step ried I cwt.anleaimp the d tte l try omi e shal hav we and Burnham she car , used nt, n eme bee rov neither of these have . lined to think ballast i s 150°4 sq. . t at inc son am racing her next SeaIbs. The fixed it on the Thames i f Ider about 10 hs g wei rud ate built up is The droppl der rud ual act The ther. These plates toge tted rive of § plates of hard brass. ; the largest is in the middle, and a maktweing gradually diminish inonsize s,rodthus side e rnat alte on the en (be s g tin nec con de. The ngh flexible tapered bla vanise d steel,fittscredewi es) are =erin.endgal deck yokns wit not rudder andcon is She . eith into brass nectioTwoat single bladed Canadian paddles are a fairforlymosstrtongpurptideosesif. nst agai her e ugh eno is e ddl al fittings were necessary, and one pa cost was about £60. The met art is of galvanised steel. the others are put rowlocks or oars. v quite sufficient to mo , thein.sailsThefrommasMadt der of Oxffroordm Aust and The total m H. C. Smith obtained fro &c., mediswitshoh awncrutlyinch.g fore boo ker nna spi the Then fitt is end r afte the and e, ther and aft on deck. Its ed lash and end fore the h n bumpkin and is made fast Jeads through a block on the iro sail as crua spitchnnaedkeronthethetackmasist letandgo theandn blocks, of Wivenhoe, theboo spars are all bam s. feet18. n eene ssee sers esre ssss eses .sss all over Length erereee® 165 eceseeer nenccescenocenreensnrsre sose scen Lass Wi La n g erse ress ccre e rem Beaeem extOn ee wnesaevisewaey werers 4o Drayft witWithouh C.Byt C.Bsces.srse…csesreerssecereessenesreeroserssesrerneonertes ©ss 23 eeee rerr rerr -..r mast of side r afte to Bow, to fore end Well ..scosecereceeeceeereresers 89 , to aft end centreplate …sseceeeseeer es 14 drawing. In the sail-plan tack is rove throug theabjusailstedboowitmedh theoutguysandhan. dedThi. s can be done very quickly when sailing double wn represents, her Burnham rig. Her inboard. When using the The sail-plan sho GHorrespondence. ’ RESULTS OF ‘BERNICE. RACING r I send you a short t the season iScanove ch Srr,—Now tha yaw 1 ‘Bernice,’ whi oee ing of th . ets? Cano account of the rac the of ers read the of st to some Foltowing are the principal dimensions : imsOo 052 10%Of 206 6 nseenre® 6 OOo ceene cccecersseseserserecene ‘ e Well <3 erre erer srer ssss -s.s plat of gth Len Plead scccovsseccvcsccsesacesesonsnenenseassnooners 1313 242 eser"ETe 4 6 eneee r>-nkveransnenenanenmnnsecenntassintt rereo ,xnccxase Sisal sie SaENT eea setts ecn zen ngy cin hE. 17 2 T ZECl sakaavevseevannscenscananeerwonnetessester*” eee? 114°18 MAINSAIL. asene dkaunvsverscse ATC nnsinssss eeee eee erereess nsnsennna enennsper esss rnennseese sebce Jib area 28°30——142°—_ 48 Rating YsRsAvseceressrssers seeereets *38 she m which The two races at Burnha taken 12 first prizes. tim the other races all in e, wanc allo e A. . won were on Y.R first, although in most cases she was she came in actually her competitors, except of from entitled to ti me allowance course in the ws the The following table she ng. all yawls sailiculasars*5 rati R.C.C. races wherevari of the ous part entered. Result. was ’ nice ‘Ber ch whi in s race has and r yea this s race 16 in d Time. ‘Bernice’ has beeClunb entgivereing race. Date. 1…London Sailing Club……°75 ratiClasngs.and under…++ HammerCoursesmi.th, short –+-+ IT 20 55 e eeeee e firsfirstt may be of intere April eeessss LITT 4O24 2Oee25eeeers firstt yoo a P as ye ” s ye e y ” ee Of ene -eereeesefirsfirst yoe »y 2Oeee 3O0TQ * ” t s o s 2 s e n y gto din Ted : sre — SOve oes can 17 T and I ls or” yaw s = see under.+++++..++++*+HammersosmiCltthi(‘(S~C«— —I 18=) 47e—everseseffirsirstt ~ 2y..1.–.-Ro-LonyaldonCanSailoeingCluClubbb …. and ng rati “75.oes May Can and ls yaw s seer | n32ecseere foufirsrtht (by time) JunJulye 17..[…-Ro.Londoyal nCanSailoeingCluCluClubb …ceee++e“78-yawlsratiandng andcanoesunder…wee..-weTedding~« ton10 knots ttt e e 30 2 +++ Aug”ey. g..ioe5…Ro.Loyalndo”2Cann Sailoeingyyyto Clubeee….teeeeee–e I-raters-o OtéOt0«‘i”~‘;é«S«RtS Burnha3~ was Nichol H. A. J. Mr. by and ., and 31st August a nd ist Sept mance, SO far as speed round, on the 28th Sept. for Her best perBur m, when she covered bh August at nha although she failed to s in I hour 59m. 445.5 the 10herknot time on ‘ Marion’ the winner. went, was on the 19t 4Ithough much slower, The race on the 30th August, save being a peg t o e in actually cam performance,ncyas,’ she factory rio ashore) (who wente on ‘Ma n,’ ‘Naand saved her tim ‘Old > and ‘Mist,’ a more satis second beating ‘Rogue,’ ‘Titsau, s. It is a pity , by several minute Times’ the leading boat class racing at her of t boa y onl he t was ’ that ‘Bernice have been interesting an it would Burnham this year, as wha t would have been result o the er, ls on salt watwas t types of canoesucyaw the differently boats ; as it ; , suited for h and ) and Burnha m is eminen (‘99 rs were I rate e from a cano*98. eist’s point all her opponents there ing rac i Probably t he most interest on the 12th October, of view was her last race, which was THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN an open handicap given by the London Sailing Club, and among the entries were: ‘Snake’ and ‘Severn,’ canoe yawls, ‘Spruce,’ ‘La Reve,’ ‘Mascotte’ and others, 9 in all; unfortunately the wind died away when the tide turned, and spoilt what promised to be a very exciting race, as the boats could not get round the last time against the tide, and the at the end of the third round. first two rounds it was a very even race between ‘Bernice,’ but in the 3rd round, ‘Bernice’ got a which gave her the lead, which she continued to the finish. ‘Bernice’ has, for river work, been sailed this single balance lug of 150 sq. ft. which brought CANOEIST. “MODEL DOCKYARD.” FITTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FoR MODEL YACHTS. _—>~ BAZAAR FITTERS2 J CANOE & For the STRIPED SAIL CLOTH: Both 86 inches wide. sailed with a smaller balance lug mainsail and a jib, which also did very effective service as a spinnaker ; under this Postage extra. canvas she rated *38 Y. R. A. I have no doubt the jib is a great improvement for a yawl, especially in light winds, and was, however, only an experimental arrangement, and I think that a roller jib of suitable size would be the best plan for a canoe yaw, or in fact for any boat not exceeding ‘Irating. Of one thing I am certain, that, whatever may be the advantages ofa mizen for cruising, for racing purposes. England ” contains 16 splendid flyers, *‘ Sail Tons,” 2s. 6d. ‘Cubic Yacht Measurement,” 3s. 6d. — MIDDLETON, Cosy Nook, Eastwood, Essex. 36, South Castle Street, Liverpool Exhibition, 1886. steel centre-plate lowering both ends, weight golbs., built 1892, mahogany ribbon carvel from design by H. Smith, of Oxford, under Royal Canoe Club rule for canoe-yawl s, has watertight bulkheads and moveable side decks, brass drop rudder, lowering mast, two mainsails and jib spinnaker. Sails by Madder & Co., of Wyvenhoe. Boat and gear is thoroughly sound and in good condition, rating ‘4. Has been raced last year in London Sailing Club and Royal Canoe Club matches on the Thames and also at Burnham, and has taken 12 first prizes out of 16 starts. Price 445. Can be seen at London Sailing Club, Hammers mith.—M. 6, Gloucester Place, Hyde Park, W. WANTED a paddable sailing Address: BOAT AND LIVERPOOL. GOLD MEDAL. PUNT BUILDER. H. C. SMITH, 84 Kingston Rd, OXFORD. & Medley Lock, CANOE-YAWLS & CANOES FOR RACING OR CRUISING, For SALE.—CANOE-YAWL ‘‘BERNICE,” 18 feet x 5 feet, draft I1in. without plate, or 3ft. with plate, 6ft. galvanised board, very cheap. House, Belfast. HITCHEN & SQUIRE, ‘Flag and Banner Makers, Bazaar Fitters, and Public Decorators and Illuminators, Yours truly, Doveias H. MARRABLE. MIDDLETON’s YacHT Booxs.—‘“ Choice Winning Proportions for Racing Yachts,” 5s., contains 67 examples. “Cruise of the Kate,” 6s. 8d., or ‘*How to defend Cash with order, Silk Ensigns Racing & Club Flags, from 24d. to 1s. each. it is worse than useless Geehange & Sale Colamn,. per-yd, No. 1…Stripes 3/in, apart…74d, ” 2… 9 1 Yin. 9 «94d, she was by a very simple arrangement the jib was kept lashed to the spinnaker boom, so that it was always ready to boum out as a spinnaker when wanted, without the slightest delay ; this BLOCKS, FRICE LISTS FREE, year with a her rating out at ‘4 S. B. A. measurement ; but for Burnham YACHT From 3” to 23” (single or double), ‘Snake’ and lucky puff, increase till canoe, with metal JOHN Brown, centre- Edenderry DESIGNER AND Canoe-yawls ‘Novice’ and ‘Isomer.’ BUILDER OF R.C.C, Canoes ‘Shuttlecock? and ‘Battledoor,’ and 4-rater ‘Ragamnufin,’ &e. PLEASE NOTE.—AIll correspondence should be addressed to 84, Kingston Road. W. M. PAXTON, MODEL YACHT DESIGNER & BUILDER, FIIST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED, Highest Awards from all the latest Exhibitions. SPECIALITY IN| Striped Brown 1/- per yard…36in. wide SAIL-CLOTH } Plain 10 e ” oes 99 ” This Cloth is made especially for Sails, is as fine as silk and will not stretch. FOR SALE.—Yacht, splendid model cutter. Baywood, built by Bathurst. Prize winner. 38% x 8 Price £5. Two suits of sails, woollen case, Planked L. W. L. and stand, ALSO, Baywood planked 15-Rater model of the noted ‘Minerva,’ Fife Junr. One suit of sails each, cutter and Bermudian yawl. L.W.L. 40×10. Built by Dempsey, Price £5. Photos of above 2d. each, Address, J. N. Dempsey, 6, City Road, Manchester, For SALE.—10-ton Model Yacht, well fitted up with brass fittings, &c., and likely to turn outa fast boat. Price and particulars, 131, this Office. This Cloth is now used by two-thirds of the Model Yacht Clubs in Great Britian with the greatest satisfacti on. Send stamp for sample, Cash with order, Postage extra, 136, TURNER’S-RD., BOW, LONDON, E. JOHN J. JACKSON, SAIL MAKER, NORTHWICH, Cheshire, MANUFACTURER of SAILS for YACHTS, BOATS, CANOES , &c. CANOE SAILS A SPECIALITY, EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE TO ORDER. Maker of sails for Canoe’s “Nautilus,” “Charm, ” “Whizz,” “Stella” and ‘‘Birdie.’? And for Yacht’s “Tra,” Ina,” “Chieftain,” “Pearl” and many TENTS OF others. a race was stopped AND a 20