Yachting: Volume 29, Issue 2 – February 1921

oe ayea SasA Saree Fe Bs >) ee bm i. SNe —- a Apes rr YACHTING FEBRUARY, 1021 What the Model Yachtsmen Are Doing A Department Devoted to the Development of Power and Sailing Model Yachts and to the Organization of this Branch of the Sport Model Racing in the West January 15th to do justice to the annual feast, to see prizes distributed (a few lucky ones to receive them), to plan for next season’s scraps, and, altogether, to have a good time now that the hatchet has been buried until the racing season begins again. The evening was a big success, the food was good, the entertainment “classy” (but not too high-brow), Indies N interesting account of model yacht racing as it has been developed in the British West Indies has recently been received, together with some photographs of 36-inch O. A. models sailing at St. James, Barbadoes. Mr. Sidney H. Norse has given us the class specifications for these boats, which are raced in the open sea. He says that the only kind of race practicable there is a dead beat to windward for about one mile. To accomplish this, the boats are carried in skiffs to a point about a mile or a mile and a quarter to leeward of the established finish line, where they are dropped over with sheets trimmed to suit the breeze. They are followed by the owners in skiffs, and tacked from the skiff as often as necessary. The class rule is given as: Length o. a. not to exceed 36 inches, depth from deck to bottom of keel, including lead, not to exceed 24 inches, and total weight of boat, ready for sailing, not to exceed 20 With the above restricpounds. tions, the average freeboard is about 14 inches forward and % inch aft. The mast length is given as about 5 and all hands got together in a way Model yacht racing in Barbadoes, British West Indies, where the boats are sailed in the open sea. The trade wind clouds, which can be seen in the sky, insure steady and _ strong breezes Central Park Model Yacht Sailors Plan ‘‘Scrappy’”’ Season HE members of the Central mB Park Model Yacht Club, some thirty strong, met on the evening of feet above the deck. promised for the season. This seems to be an interesting development of a special boat, suitable only for the local conditions under which she is forced to sail. Just how the excessive displace- Vice-Commodore J. F. Rapp presided, kept the members in order without too much difficulty and told about his new hydroplane which will be seen next Summer on the lake. He was a little modest in talking about the speed he hoped to get from her and disappointed the members by saying he only “‘expected”’ forty ment, which is stated must not exceed 20 lbs., is obtained, cannot be made out by close observance of the photographs. The rule seems to be particularly open, and allows of considerable latitude, though we have ne doubt that it is based upon sound principles, as is usually the case under these specialized local conditions. The freeboard mentioned seems to be in accordance with what is found good practice here for what we term outside, i. e., sound or ocean sailing, doing away with a miles an. hour, and not eighty miles as had been anticipated. (Miss America had better take notice.) Altogether the members left for home reluctantly after Sunday morning had arrived. Challenge for the Eagle Trophy HE Brooklyn Model Yacht Club and Yankee Model Yacht Club amalgamated about 12 months great deal of windage. While nothing is said of sail area, it would seem to follow that 60 inches of mast above deck on a 36inch o. a. model would produce quite some spread of canvas, although it is to be noted that in the photographs where a Marconi rig is used there is apparently no attempt to produce a roach. that speaks well for next Summer, when the racing starts on Central Park Lake the first Sunday in April. The prize winners, who were presented with their trophies in a neat (but provocative) speech by Howard Griffiths, the club’s secretary, were J]. Weaver, owner of Impulse winner in the third class, International Rule; L. B. Battey, whose Imp won in the 36-inch, L. W. L. class, by the narrow margin of two points; and H. A. Johnson, whose model power boat 7. N. T. took the Rapp Trophy in the 15-lb. Displacement Class. A very handsome cup was offered to the club, to be known as the Seaback Trophy, the terms governing which are to be announced later, though it will probably be for the Third Class, International Rule. A number of other cups have also been ago, and the club is now known as Model yacht designed to the Barbadoes rule. The boats must not exceed 36 inches overall, or 24 inches from deck to the bottom of lead, and total weight must not be over 20 pounds The Prospect Park Model Yacht Club, with headquarters at the Model Yacht Boat House in Prospect Park. The Commodore for 1921 is Mr. E. A. Plunkett, who is well known as a yachtsman and model yacht sailor. FEBRUARY, 1g2! YACHTING The club has received recently a challenge from the Columbia Model Yacht Club, of Barretto Point, N. Y., to hold a series of races for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle Perpetual Challenge Trophy. In accordance An ted n), ps, me ied in. the ont v), ay er, ral ril, re- sat W- ry, sé, la- Ise vO se he with Deed of Gift these races (best 2 out of 3) must take place in open water on Decoration Day. The challenging club has named the Jrene as its representative for the match. A series of ‘elimination races will be held by the Prospect Park Club as soon as weather per- mits to decide which boat shall defend the trophy, which is at present held by Mr. E. A. Bull, who last won the cup in September, 1919, with the Wetona. The measurement of boats entered for this competition must be over 35 inches and not exceeding 42 inches L. W. L. The Eagle Cup was donated by the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about 25 years ago, and many very interesting races have been fought for it by the amateur yachtsmen representing various clubs in and around New York City. A few years ago Mr. G. F. Pigott, then a member of the American Model Yacht Club, established a record by winning six consecutive races for this cup. As he has this ed year joined the Prospect Park Model Yacht Club, it is to be hoped this veteran yachtsman will again take an active part in the defense ng of it. e- oT, he n er ld ll Mr. E. A. Bull, of the Yankee Model Yacht Club, won the cup in 1918 with the Calpic from the Co- lumbia Club, the races being held off Barrettos Point. In the spring of 1919, through default, the _Yankee Club forfeited the trophy to the Columbia Club, but in September, 1919, on Labor Day, Mr. Bull was again successful, winning two races with Wetona, thus defeating the Irene, owned and ‘raced by Mr. Synnott. Both the elimination and_ the match races this year will be worth watching. Model sailing yachts of the Irvington Model Yacht Club “parked” in the boat house. The club has an unusually fine fleet The 42-inch waterline class of the Central Park Model Yacht Club racing on the lake Irvington Model Yacht Club Plans VER in Irvington, New Jersey, there was formed in 1916 the Irvington Model Yacht Club, which showed a growth in membership from that time until the first of At the 1920 of 18 active members. close of the 1920 season there were 30 active members, which gives one a very fair idea of the growing interest in the sport of model yachting, not to mention the fact that there are 15 prospective members on the list for 1921, to be elected at the annual meeting this Winter. In accounting for this growth there seem to be several reasons for it in addition to the increasing interest in all things pertaining to model For one thing, it shows sailing. considerable hard work on the part of the membership committee, and it means close co-operation between committees and members. It also means that there must be a spirit of good fellowship pervading the club, for without this very little could be done in gathering and holding together (the last being very important) a group of men with one purpose in view. This, of course, applies to any club. It is, however, extremely important that it should be weighed by every prospective member of this club. The Irvington Model Yacht Club’s racing is confined_almost entirely to 36-inch 0. a. models, whose sail area is limited to 1,100 square inches total. These races sfart the first Saturday in May and continue through the Summer to the last Saturday in October. The club itself puts up three silver loving cups for first, second and third prizes for the season’s racing. Then there is the Commodore’s cup, which is raced for ina series of three special races. There are also, from time to time, special races for prizes put up by individual members, with such restrictions as these may care to 1mpose. On the pond this club uses for its races the boats must be handled some little way off shore because of the lack of a runway around the lake. It would seem timely to mention here that many municipal authorities could spend money to good advantage by placing proper runs around some one pond in their city or township, so that models could be properly sailed for the benefit not only of those interested in the sport, but of the general public as well, to whom these sailing races are a source of pleasure. Given a live model yacht club and active members, there will be developed more good health, keener and cleaner interest in sportsmanship, a tolerance of the rights of others, together with a de- velopment of mechanical ability and an interest in things nautical that cannot be learned in school or college. The secretary of the Irvington Model Yacht Club, Mr. W. Von Starting a class of racing model yachts. Many municipalities would be conferring a boon on those who participate in the sport by putting walks around public ponds, as is done in some cities YACHTING FEBRUARY, 1921 tapped. The cleat is then fastened to the ferrule by means of a countersunk head machine screw, through the ferrule, which holds the jaws solid. No doubt the sketches will show this better than the description. Editor’s Note—There seems to be but one decided fault with this arrangement, and that has to do with any upward action of the boom. In other words, this fitting is perfectly strong and well designed for all straight lateral motion, but in the event of reaching A detailed drawing for making a gooseneck for main boom Holtzendorff, says: “Last season was the best we ever had, and we intend making 1921 a much bigger success.” This certainly sounds very good, and we hope to hear the same thing said of the coming season by every model yacht club in the United States. lashing fast, is made from the solid, which is drilled for clearance, and a corresponding hole drilled through Make Your Own Gooseneck CONTRIBUTION from Mr. H. G. Bauman, of Chicago, II- neck, made up in conjunction with a mast tube and deck flange. D is a piece of light. brass tube with flange fitted to deck. In this flange three or four countersunk screw type of two cylinders rect proportion to the pressure exerted, this contrivance, in not allowing this vertical action, would spill wind as well as hold boom down, so that when boat was well heeled, boom and part of mainsail would be continually dragging in the water. A suggestion as to an improvement would be a good way for some of our readers to carry on this good work. T may be of some interest to the power model men to see some of the valve gears used on the engines which were raced in the recent 15- holes may be bored. At CC are two rings fitted tightly over the tube. After the boom ferrule is put on end of boom, two grooves are bored as shown at E, extending slightly The engine of Majo is an English Stuart thus lifts or lowers the boom in di- Valve Gears of Model Steam Engines linois, is a home-made boom goose- beyond the ferrule. This ferrule is then taken off and the jaws A are bent around the tube and are formed by filing and bending, as shown at N. Then the straight ends of the jaw are placed in the ferrule, and the whole thing is then pushed into the boom, so that the edge of the wire is in the two grooves previously mentioned. A cleat F, for making the tack or running before the wind, whete the bearing wind pressure produces more or less belly in the sail, and Valve gear of the single-cylinder, doubleacting English engine of T. N. T. pound displacement class event of the Central Park Model Yacht Club, an account of which has already appeared in YACHTING. The sketches are so good and the detail so clear that no explanation or description is necessary. the ferrule and boom, but a tap drill is used on the upper ends of the ferrule, so that this hole may be Plans of a 36-Inch WaterLine Model Yacht Valve gear of engine made by Nichols, where action of slide valve is produced by a slot in the fly-wheel Valve gear of the double-cylinder Russell E publish herewith some very interesting plans of a 36-inch waterline model yacht, designed by E. I. Schock, of Cambridge, Mass. type engine of Bobo IV. YACHTING FEBRUARY, 1921 77 Both the hull and rig will stand a lot of study. The boat, which is of the finkeel type, measures into the Central Park Model Yacht Club 36inch class, according to the designer, and we believe she will prove fast. Some of her dimensions and char- acteristics are as follows: Length, overall, 5534 inches; length, on waterline, 36 inches; beam, 12 inches; draught, 14 9/10 inches; displacement, 15 4/10 lbs.; sail area, 1,940 square inches; area, midship section (No. 5), 15 square inches. The rudder is hung on the aft side of the fin, the tiller being doubleended. The lead to the controls is carried on the forward:-end, and the sheet is hooked to the after end when itis used. The designer says he has found this much simpler than a single-ended tiller. A single spreader two-thirds of the way up the mast gives ample stiffness. The hull is of white pine and the fin is aluminum, with a lead bulb. The mast is an aluminum tube as far as the spreader, then solid pine. The other spars are solid, and of pine. Pewaukee Yacht Club Takes Up Model Yachting We are in receipt of the following communication from the Pewaukee Yacht Club, where there is much enthusiasm developing over model yachting: “YACHTING, Model Yacht Dept. Milwaukee, Wis. “The Pewaukee Yacht Club have organized a Model Yacht Club and the suggestion was taken up with so much ‘pep’ that I think it will spread to the Inland Lake Yachting Association, of which I enclose a book of rules. “It is our idea to restrict the models somewhat to our present rules with the exception of using weighted center-boards. “Kidly refer us to some model yacht designers and builders and let us hear from you as to what suggestion you may have. “Yours truly, H. A. Meyer.” Sail Plan of the 36-inch model sailing yacht The following are the rules goyerning the racing boats of the Inland Lake Association. The type of boat developed on those lakes of the Middle West are scows, usually with bilgeboards, and non-sinkable, of sloop or cat-rig. Measurement and Classification Class A—Yachts not exceeding 38 feet over-all length and limited to 500 square feet total sail area. Class B—Yachts not exceeding 32 feet over-all length and limited to 350 square feet total sail area. Class C—Yachts not exceeding 20 feet over-all length and limited to one sail of not over 225 square feet area. (Continued on page 83) ——— Lines of 36-inch waterline model yacht, designed by E. 1. Schock : ee ‘are: Length, overall, 45 feet; beam, een 83 YACHTING FEBRUARY, 1921 14 feet ; draught, 2 feet 10 inches. The cabin arrangement is designed to give elbow room and comfort, and consists of a large saloon amidships, fitted with suitable transoms, lockers, dining table, buffet, etc. Abaft this saloon is a spacious double stateroom, the full width of the boat, the toilet room being located between these two compartThe engine room, crew’s ments. quarters and a good-sized galley are located forward and give accommodation for two men, though the boat can be run with one, or by the owner Pewaukee Yacht Club Model Yachting (Continued from page 77) Ballast, Crews, Etc. 1—The total actual weight of the crews including all clothing, per- sonal apparel and belongings worn by them or carried on board during any race shall not exceed 850‘, himself, if he desires The power plant consists of an &0-H.P. Buffalo motor with 634 inch by 9 inch cylinder, while there is a complete electric lighting plant. The deck arrangement has been carefully planned to allow maximum comfort also. There is a deck house with steering wheel located in th at it and a transom berth at the after end. She is a most complete floating home, on a length of only 45 feet, and can be operated at the minimum of expense. A 16-Footer with JibHeaded Rig There is an unusual demand for small sailboats for knocking around and for racing this year and therefore all boats of this type are interesting. One that looks particularly good to us, and that carries an extreme rig for a boat of: this size and so should appeal to the racing man is a little 16-footer, named Kozheosh, owned by Mr. George H. Gilman and designed by FE. N. Way of the Dauntless Shipyard, Inc. This little boat is 15 feet 9 inches overall, 15 feet waterline and draws only g inches without the board. She carries a dagger board and has a jib-headed rig with a total of 185 square feet of sail. The mast is about 28 feet long, which is some mast for a boat 15 feet on the water. The little craft is full-bodied and has good bearings, so that she will undoubtedly carry her sail in good shape, and she should prove very fast, faster, to our minds, than the same boat with the conventional gaff rig. There is a large cockpit, so that the boat will be able to carry quite a crew when it is desired, and she should prove an excellent all around boat of her size as she is much larger than her dimensions in- dicate. Her performance will be watched with considerable interest. — sloop with jib-headed rig, designed by the Dauntless Shipyard, Inc. pounds for Class A yachts, 650 pounds for Class B yachts, and 400 pounds for Class C yathts. 2—Shifting ballast shall not be allowed. 3—No outrigger or other me- chanical device for carrying live ballast outboard shall be allowed. Restrictions 1I—A yacht’s draft of hull, with center-board down and crew’ on board, shall not exceed 6 feet in Class A, 5 feet in Class B, or 4 feet in Class C. 2—Center-boards or bilge boards shall be so constructed that they can be wholly housed without leaving any projection below the hull or keel. 3—Yachts must be so constructed that on a cross section taken at any point, no part of the hull shall be sensibly below the center part of the hull, exclusive of the false keel or skeg. 4—Center-boards or bilge boards shall not be loaded except to over- come flotation, but metal plates may be used under the following restric~ tions: Center-boards or bilge boards may be of metal of practically uniform thickness, and weighing in the aggregate not over 350 pounds in Class A, nor over 250 pounds in Class B, nor over 150 pounds in Class C. Sails and Sail Area 1—In Classes A and B sails set at one time shall be limited to mainsail, one working jib and one spinnaker. 2—The total area of the mainsail and jib shall not exceed 500 square feet in Class A and 350 square feet in Class B. The area of the mainsail alone shall not exceed 80 per cent of the total area. In building model yachts to these general rules (altered to suit model yacht requirements) a scow type could be developed approximating closely the Inland Lake boats, but (Continued on page 101) YACHTING FEBRUARY, 1921 CHARLES MOWER D. NAVAL ARCHITECT YACHT BROKER 347 Madison Ave., at 44 Street New York City Cable Address, “‘Mowercd’’, N. Y. SIMON FISCH YACHT BROKER 185 Madison Ave., New York Telephone, Vanderbilt 6717 All the better class yachts for sale and charterCori espondence solicited. Io! Before the Mast in War Time F, S. NOCK (Continued from page 91) EAST GREENWICH, R. L Old Man the character and extent of what I had seen. It proved to be a good landfall, for we lifted the land steadily and by ten o’clock had it close aboard and could make out the shipping anchored off Freetown. A little later we saw a whale boat pulled by a native crew working out towards us and, taking it to be the pilot, we clewed up royals and let go staysail Naval Architect and Yacht Builder LAYING UP AND BEPAIR WORE GREAT LAKES BOAT BUILDING CORP. Desi of ers and Builders of Boats istinction and Quality WISCONSIN MILWAUESBE halyards, and when the boat was Tel., Lombard 2072 Cable Add., ‘‘Murwat’’ J. MURRAY WATTS Naval Architect and Engineer Yacht and Vessel Broker Office 136 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia HARRY W. SANFORD YACHT BROKER sor Fifth Ave., at 42nd St., N. Y. Telephone, Vanderbilt 969 “Desirable yachts of all types for sale and charter” THOMAS D. BOWES, M.E. | MAVAL ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER { Offices: | Lafayette Bldg., Chestnut and Fifth Streets PHILADELPHIA, PA. COUSENS & PRATT MAKERS OF FINE YACHT SAILS, AWNINGS AND FLAGS Tel., Main 1874 274 Summer St. Boston, Mass. FREDERICK K. LORD NAVAL ARCHITECT close aboard we backed the main yards and checked her way while the boat rounded our stern and came up to leeward, where we dropped a heaving line into her and a big negro pilot climbed aboard and asked the Old Man if he was bound for Freetown and wanted to be taken in. Receiving an affirmative reply he took charge and ordered the mainyards, swung, headsails drawn away and the courses hauled up and furled. From then on we were kept busy taking in sail and working her to an anchorage. Shortly before noon we let go our anchor off the town where a large white build- ing flew the British flag, just days from Boston. We were most immediately surrounded small boats, none of which were 61 alby al- lowed near until the Naval authori- doctor, and the harbor master. As soon as practique was grantec, our agent came out abroad in a boat, followed on deck by his helsman who had fruit to sell us, and then the other boats that had been waiting closed in, offering us all kinds of native produce. We were too busy clearing up the decks to pay attention to them and they were finally chased away by the mate. (To be continued) & STEVENS Engineers, Naval Architects Yacht Brokers 15 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK OITY Telephone 1875 Broad Hand-V-Bettoms Cable “Hands” New Bedford WM. H. HAND, JR., Naval Architect NEW BEDPOERD, MASS. Send stamp for Circular illustrating twenty- five ori boats w al Hand-V-Bottom designs of ch have made good everywhere N.E. McClelland & Co., Ltd. NAVAL ARCHITECTS YACHT BROKERS Montreal 286 8ST. JAMES STREET New York 2 STONE STREET YACHTS FOR SALE RIGG & WETHERILL Bellevue Court Building 1418 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Cable Address “RIGGING”’ Boll Phone JOHN G. ALDEN Yacht Broker and Naval Architect MARINE INSURANCE Telephone, Richmond 2318 148 STATE STREET BOSTON, MASS. STRONG & BEEKMAN Yacht and Ship Brokers New York 20 Broadway Yachts—all types, Sale or Charter: Also Commercial Vessels Tel., Whitehall 587 Cable Address, ‘‘Strobick-New York’’ GEORGE L. CHAISSON BUILDER OF BOATS POWER BOATS, YACHT TENDERS, SMALL SAIL BOATS OF ALL KINDS, SKIFFS, BTO. TELEPHONE CONNECTION 120 BROADWAY, NEW YORK COX Main 3352 ties had boarded us, followed by the Designer of Sail and Motor Boats Tel., 4859 Rector Montreal, Telephones { Yon” Yerk, Bowling Green 0077 Navalart, Montreal { Cables } Surveyors, New York Pewaukee Yacht Club Model Yachting (Continued from page 83) the bilgeboards or centerboards would probably have to be fixed instead of made to work in a trunk. They would be more rigid and give better results, while a movable board would be of no use on a model where it could not be raised or lowered. Let some of our model yacht designers send in plans for such a boat for next month. Here is a chance to do some real original work, and to help the sport along as well. 0 and 16 Eimweed Road, WILLIAM SWAMPSCOTT, MASS. H. GRIFFIN SAIL MAKER cial attention given to Yacht sails ef all kinds, canvas work of every de scription. Estimates cheerfully given. OFFICE AND LOFT: CITY ISLAND NEW YORE APRIL YACHTING SPECIAL FITTING OUT NUMBER This issue will contain expert advice and practical suggestions for the overhauling of the boat for the this man who does his own work. Don’t number. YACHTING, 239 Fourth Ave., New York City.