The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 4, Issue 10 – October 1887

THE del- Wachtsman AND CANOHIST. FROM AN INSTANTANEOUS PHOTO. BY W. U. KIRK WEST COWES, Iw, A Monthly Journal of Model Yacht Construction, Fitting and Sailing; Canoeing News Doings of the Clubs; Yachting Items; Correspondence; Sale and Exchange; &c. Vol. [V.—No. OCTOBER, 1887. Io, All Communications (except Canoeing) must be addressed ‘THe Epitor of The Model- Vachtsman, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” -DENNES & PORRETT, Waval Architects, CANOEING Communications must be addressed “THE Epiror of 7he Camoetst. 46, Chesilton Rd., Munster Park, London, S.W.” THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN & CANOEIST YACHT »® CANOE BUILDERS, Works: HYLTON-ON-THE-WEAR, is published on the Ist of each month, and can be had of any bookseller, or will be sent on application to the Publishers, on the following terms :— Post-free to any part of the United Kingdom, Europe or America…… paid in advance…… 2/6 per annum Wd. or Id, stamps may be sent in payment. 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We shall go to press before the arrival from America of the result of the match between Thistle and Volunteer for the America cup, but shall be somewhat surprised if the cup does not come over here this time; for although Volunteer is faster than Mayflower, and Mayflower than Galatea, yet we ineline to the opinion very strongly that a vessel that can play with such a flyer as /rex as Thistle can, is good enough to beat Volunteer or any boat that could be built without having the lead ballast as low down as the proper keel cutter. ——O— Tue yachting extra number of Forest & Stream publishes the midship section of Zhzstle, and no doubt many of our model sailers will purchase the number with the intention of adopting the flyer’s midship section as likely to answer well for models, To follow such a course exactly will not perhaps lead to the exact result anticipated, but it would make a handsome craft for all that. -—–O— HERE is an attempt to dodge a classification which we think unworthy the individual who has invented it. A correspondent says: “One of the members of our club owns a 5-ton cutter, and has stuck up a small mizen on the end of his counter without altering his cutter mainsail, merely lifting over his mainboom at the end of each course, when altering his sheets. He now claims class allowance as a “yawl.” We think there need be no two opinions as to whether this ingenious model sailer is entitled to any allowance. The yawl gets her allowance because the mainboom swings within the mizen and thus has to carry a smaller main-sail. If the cutter main-sail is carried the model is no yawl, and therefore not entitled to any allowance. Perhaps the owner will contend she is a yawl because she carries a mizen, but in getting a proper description of a yawl, we have to go to the yachts proper as we have for all other rigs that have a proper title, and we never heard of the crew lifting the mainboom over the mizen when going about. So there is an end to that “wheeze.” —_o0— THE Serpentine clubmen, after many years of their new club house, affording the authurities an excellent precedent, and they have since been disposed to assist other clubs, as witness: H. M. Office of works have just completed, and will shortly hand over for occupation by the three clubs at the Round Pond, Kensington, a new and spacious boat house. The house, which abuts the garden wall of Kensington Palace, is built of iron; and though not so handsome as the Serpentine club house, is larger; being 60 x 20 feet. Of this space the London Club gets 30 x 20 feet; the M.Y.S.A. 20+ 20 feet; and theGeorge M.Y.C. 20+ 10 feet. The rent to be paid being we understand £6, £4, and #2 per annum respectively. Thisis a great boon to model-yachtsmen, and should give great impetus to the sport in London. Every one concerned has our heartiest congratulations on their good fortune. SEVERAL correspondents have put a query about the new Union Silk, the material that is being now used by some of the yachts for spinnakers, A question as to its fitness for canoe sails was answered in our last. As to its suitability for models, Mr Lear writes, that a new 15-tonner that has been built for him has been fitted with lower sails of this material. It would be instructive if someone would give its weight per square yard, so that on this important point it could be compared with the best cotton material. —_o— WE are sorry to hear that the Carnarvon club has passed away. Scarce, however, has its ashes burnt cold than the flames of another’s existence will probably be kindled. We wish Capt. Elias every success, and hope he will not ease his efforts until a good strong club with more backbone than the last, is founded. MODELS RUNNING OFF THEIR HELMS. — following letter will prove of value to some of our readers, and we give it a prominent place accordingly :—- “ta, Claremont Place, Gateshead-on-Tyne, Sept. 8th, 1887. THe Epitor, 7he Model- Yachtsman. S1r.~—Some six or seven months ago I asked if any of your readers could explain the cause of models running off when pressed with a good breeze. Since then I have made some experiments, and it may be of interest to those who are thinking of making a yacht and have not made one be- fore. I refer to yachts of the narrow type, several of which we have in our club, and in each case where the entrance of the yacht is fine—that is, have no shoulder,—they run oft A few months ago I took the when driven at any speed. deck off my boat and pressed the planks out at the fore-end fully an inch on each side, making a nice round shoulder ina long fine entrance. The result is a complete cure stead of with a little decrease of speed, which I was quite prepared for. Now, instead of having to run around the lake after THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN my craft, I can tell where she will run to, and in racing can compete with slower boats, which was not the case before, since a slow beat, if sure, would hit the stakes, while the fast ones would run off, consequently, were never in the hunt at all. Therefore, Mr. Editor, I believe that yachts that are made to sail without a guiding hand, can only reach a certain speed beyond which they run off, and you cannot depend on them at all. A boat with a short entrance means a reliable boat but not a fast one: with a long fine entrance a fast one but not dependable. The thing is to hit the happy medium. Boats, the entrance of which on the waterline resemble the neck of a seda water bottle, run fast, but run off: while those made similar to the thick end of a soda water bottle at the entrance, will not run off, but will hold on with great tenacity even in the strongest wind. For a useful boat I would suggest keeping the greatest beam a little over 144 from the entrance and the after-end tolerably fine—I feel convinced that the lines suited for a large yacht are not very suited for a model-yacht, for the simple reason, that in the latter you have no guiding hand to steer them, and if you cannot depend on your model holding on to her course when running you are not able to compete with the slowest in the race. In short: make your craft as fine at the entrance as you can, but not so fine as to run off. Yours truly, J. DoBEsoN, Gateshead M.Y.C.” Ir may be taken as an undisputed fact, that the change from a long fine bow toa bluff one will in many cases cure the fault under discussion. This fact is well-known to Liverpool men, who have had much experience with narrow models, and to ourselves, and others who have made experiments with the object of finding a cure. The opinion of our correspondent that yachts made to sail without a guiding hand can only reach a certain speed, beyond which they run off, must, however, be clearly understood to apply to very narrow boats only, as in models of four to five beams, it is perfectly safe to place the section of greatest area 55 per cent. abaft centre of Lw.l. It is remarkable that such a moderate increase of beam should make all the difference between running off and holding on, but so it is, and the only apparent reason seems that the narrow boat meeting with small resistance developesa head of speed approaching nearly to the maximum that can be got, from the wind pressure on her sails at their peculiar angle. A slight easing of the wind and the forward pressure on the mast then ceases to be equal to the drag of the water on the lee side of the boat, and off she gdes. A little more beam, a little more resistance against sudden bursts of speed, and a more upright surface of sail seem to be the things required. Doings of the Clubs, Reports for publication must be legibly written, on one side of the paper ody, and forwarded to the Epiror hot later than the 20th of each month, to ensure insertion in the following issue. i | | AND CANOEIST. ‘Prokne’ Mr. Pollard, 7. Won by ‘Blanche’ On August zoth, a special prize was given by Mr. Pollard, to be sailed for with 3rd class boats, 3 started. ‘Thistle, Mr. Butcher, 14 points, ‘Pansy,’ Mr. Holt, 12, ‘Rose,’ Mr. Whiffin, 4. Won by ‘Thistle.’ On September 3rd, a special prize was given by Mr. Whiffin, to be sailed for with 2nd class boats, 3 started. ‘Vixen,’ Mr. Butcher, 22 points, ‘Blue Bell,’ Mr. Cobb, 20, ‘Psyche,’ Mr. Pollard, 8. Won by ‘Vixen.’ On September roth, a rst class club match was sailed, 5 started. ‘Ariel,’ Mr. Pollard, 12 points, ‘Harriet,’ Mr. Butcher, 9, ‘Naiad’ Mr. Martin, 6, ‘Lapwing,’ Mr. Pounsett, Whiffin. 3. 3, ‘Daisy,’ (2nd class boat) Mr. Won by ‘Ariel.’ Llandudno M.Y.C.—A race for second class yachts not to exceed 2 ft. gin. on keel took place on the Liandudno Bay, on Monday afternoon, August 15th. The following are the boats which competed: ‘Dolphin,’ R. J. William, ‘Irex,’ W. Jones, ‘Princess Ida,’ H. W. Ridsdale (A.M.Y.C.), ‘Myra’ D. Davies. The boats got away well together at the start, and rounded the first buoy in the following order: 1 ‘Irex,’ 2 ‘Dolphin,’ 3 ‘Myra,’ 4 ‘Princess Ida.’ The run to the next buoy was about a mile in length, and during which several alterations in position took place, but was eventually rounded thus: 1 ‘Irex,’ 2 ‘Princess Ida,’ 3 ‘Dolphin,’ 4 ‘Myra.’ The boats now had to run a mile before the wind to the finishing buoy : this final run was a very exciting one, all the boats going along at a fine rate and looking grand under their full spread of canvas. They rounded the winning buoy as follows :—‘Irex,’ first prize, time 1 hour ro minutes; ‘Princess Ida,’ second prize, time rt hour 12 minutes; ‘Dolphin,’ 1 hour 13, ‘Myra,’ 1 hour 15 minutes. It will be seen by the short time between the boats upon their arrival, that the race was a very close and exciting one, and reflects great credit upon their owners. Manchester M. Y.C.—To use a Yankee phrase, we are the “worst disgusted” lot of fellows you ever saw. Our reservoir has been very low all summer, but is now half empty and is a great nuisance in consequence.. The sides being steep and composed of large rough boulder stones which are all loose, woe betide the boat that runs on to them, for it is certain to be damaged, and should anyone slip on them (which is a common occurrence) he is sure to get up damaged also. Our boat-house at times is more like a work shop than anything else, with members repairing Model Yacht Sailing Association ( London ).— On August 6th, a 3rd class club match, postponed damages, the Round Pond, Kensington, 3 started, ‘Blanche,’ Bowsprits broken, stems knocked off, holes knocked in the sides, and a hu dred other kinds of disasters. from July 30th, Mr. Cobb, 20 for want of wind, was sailed on points, ‘Dot’ Mr. Barrett, 12, all about, which “cuss” at of whom leave makes the having to everything boat-house straighten up lying Secretary after them. 148 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND A month on the tread mill I should say would be mild and milky as compared to an afternoon’s steamer sailing. We have to run round the banks and down the side to the water-edge to prevent them running on to the stones, and all at once before we are aware of it our feet slip from under us and weare on our back. Recent rains have not yet CANOEIST. The contest throughout was keen and exciting, the leading boats being very close, in some cases passing the winning flags neck and neck. At the end of the third round ‘Blue Bell’ had scored 17 points, and had the cup, “Thistle,’ with 15 points, had the brooch. ‘Ada’ and ‘Fitz James’ having 8 points each, had to sail a final for 3rd prize which was reached our reservoir, as there are other four which won have been almost empty to fill up before ours; mounted Eagle’s claw, presented by Arch. Anderson, Esq., znd prize §/- by club, 3rd prize 2/- by Mr. Anderson, Junr. This race confined to one beat to windward, was competed for by same however, we do not grumble, the frm to whom the water belongs has been very kind to us and not taken any water except when they were really by ‘Fitz James.’–Second race, for silver Saturday afternoon sailing matches 1n spite of every- boats as above, with exceptions of ‘Galatea’ and ‘Will o’ the Wisp,’ was contested with the same thing, and we must admit we have not done amiss. Any water is better than none at all.-—On August spirit as the first race, and ended with a fine display of sailing by schnr. ‘Stygee,’ which landed the compelled. We have continued to have our 27th, a handicap match was sailed for a prize pre- first prize, ‘Ada’ getting second, and ‘Wendur’ 3rd. sented by a member of the committee ; there were Third race, the consolation stakes, subscribed by club, rst prize to/-, 2nd prize 5/-, 3rd prize 2/6, and open only to unsuccessful boats in the other races. Ten yachts displayed fighting flags, determined to have another try for victory, they were set off in fine style for 2 beat to windward and run back. The contest was similar to the others, boats held their positions, till well up the Loch, when some of them fouled; those who got clear did twelve entries, the result being: ‘Egerton’ z2o-tons, first, ‘Gladys’ 20-tons, (the invariable) second, ‘Gracie’ 16-tons, (a new boat just built by her owner for handicap matches and which does him great credit) being third. —On Saturday, September roth, a ten-ton match was sailed for another prize given by a member of the committee, and was won cleverly by Mr. Corbett’s ‘Moir,’ Mr. Tomkins’s ‘Aphrodita’ being second. It is a remarkable fact that the most successful ten-tonners last year, namely: ‘Maggie,’ ‘Ceres,’ and ‘Daisy,’ have been almost entirely out of it this year. Glasgow M.Y.C.— On Saturday, 27th August, this club held their annual regatta on Black Loch Mearns. Members and their models were taken there by special conveyance. The day was all that could be desired ; there was a fine strong breeze of Southerly wind, which held steady all day, and enabled the races to be quickly sailed, and finished in good time. Yachts were soon rigged up, and after ashort trial trip to adjust sheets, the undernoted entered to compete for the “Jubilee Cup,” presented by J. B. Seath, Esq., in honour of Her Majesty; with silver brooch added as second prize, 3rd prize by club: ‘Fitz James’ 65-tons, Mr. Beaton, ‘Will o’ the Wisp’ 59, Mr. Cairney, ‘Fly Catcher’ 46, Mr. Barbour, ‘Sea King’ 43, Mr. Mc Kay, “‘Tanniwha’ 43, Mr. Crawford, ‘Blue Bell’ 41, Mr. McNicol, ‘Greyhound’ 41, Mr. Christie, ‘Clara’ 41, Mr. Donald, ‘Spindrift’ 44, Mr. Eadie, ‘Thistle’ 41, Mr. Gray, ‘Ada’ 41, Mr. Boyd, ‘Isa’ 41, Mr. Cadzow, Junr., ‘Albatross’ 41, Mr. Paterson, Junr., ‘Wendur’ 41, Mr. Paterson, Senr., ‘Aquilla’ 41, Mr. Ross, ‘Jessie’ 36, Mr. Cadzow, Senr., ‘Galatea’ 20, Mr. Stevenson, ‘Crooked Bell’ 20, Mr. Johnstone, ‘Stygee’ 54, Mr. Brooks, ‘Clansman’ 45, Mr Murray, (all cutters, except ‘Stygee’and ‘Clansman.’). These were divided into two divisions. The race was confined to 3 beats to windward, the whole length of the Loch. Yachts were sailed by points. some fine sailing. ‘Clansman’ going at her best pace was an easy winner, with ‘Isa’ 2nd, and ‘Aquilla’ 3rd.‘ This finished the programme, and as fine a day’s racing as members ever sailed. The day’s proceedings were under the charge of Mr. Walker, who acted as Commodore, kindly assisted by Mr. Watson. Members arrived home about 10 p.m., having thoroughly enjoyed the day’s outing. Gateshead M. Y.C.—-On Saturday, 3rd Sept., the above club offered a prize, to be sailed for at Saltwell Lake, by the South Shields, Jarrow, and home club. The former were represented by 12 models, and the latter by 4 and 8 respectively, making 14 heats. Racing commenced at 3 p.m. ‘The President (Arthur Newall, Esq.) and Major Dance officiating as starters. The course was a beat-towindward, and in the first ties the home club were found to exhaust the visitors completely, the following Gateshead yachts being the winners: Major Dance’s ‘S. H. James,’ Mr. Dobeson’s ‘Victoria,’ Mr. Fanning’s ‘Lohengrin,’ Mr. Tindall’s ‘Mikado,’ Mr. Hutcheson’s ‘Blue Bell,’ Mr. Soulsby’s ‘Active,’ Mr. Nicholson’s ‘Fan.’ London M. Y.C.—One match only in connection with this Club took place at their sailing water, Round Pond, Kensington, during the month, so many of its members being away. The A class (240) sailed a match Sept 8th, for a prize given by one of its members to those yachts that have not won a prize during the season. 4 yachts competed| Mr. Manning’s ‘Eclipse’, cutter, Mr. Girdlestone’s THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. 149 ‘Pearl’, yawl, Mr. Harrison’s ‘Keepsake’, cutter, and Mr. Pounsett’s ‘Beatrice’, schooner; but little Miss S. O. Maw, ‘Lorna’ Grant, prize a silver cup. wind was blowing at the commencement of the none over two feet on the water line, found the wind very strong as they ran before it, and at times. match, and as it progressed it gradually died away toa calm, which caused the match to be postponed until Sept 15th, when toa fine breeze some good sailing was obtained, the match terminating in ‘Eclipse’ winning the first prize,and second. ‘Keepsake’ West Cowes (ILW.) M.Y.C.—This club held its annual regatta off the Green, on ‘Tuesday, Sept. 6th, from 11 to 2, in the presence of a large and interested assemblage. A strong S.W. wind, amounting at times to nearly half a gale, brought the best boats to the front; the course was a run to the mark boat and a beat back, against a heavy sea for models. 1st class, three entries, ‘Vectis’ 7o-tons, H. White, ‘Ayaconora’ 6o-tons, P. T. Maw, and ‘Kelpie’ 58-tons, J. Gretton, all cutters. The prize was a silver cup given by Mrs. Gretton. As the time allowance is always given at the start, ‘Kelpie’ went off with the lead and the others followed close astern. Beating back ‘Kelpie’ obtained a good lead, which she continued to improve, her long narrow body launching easily through the seas, which the beamier boats hammer- ed and buffeted. She won easily, ‘Vectis’ seeond. Class 2, not exceeding 45 Ibs, ‘Guinevere’ 42-tons, H. F. Gretton, ‘Ethel’ 28, H. Wheeler, ‘Formosa’ 35, P. Atkey, ‘Olive’ 26, D. Atkey, all cutters. ‘Formosa’ was first round the mark and started home with a fine lead; ‘Guinevere’ lost her mast in a heavy squall, but the others were close together. The two smaller boats working the smoother water inshore began to overhaul ‘Formosa’ rapidly. ‘Ethel’ sailing splendidly rushed across the line and won by a few yards; ‘Formosa’ 2nd, ‘Olive’ third. The prize was a silver-mounted cruet presented by Miss Shardlow. ‘Ethel’ was the only model which tried a topsail during the day.—Class 3, not exceeding 25 tons, entries: ‘Snail’ 23-tons, Miss K. Watson, ‘Minnow’ 25-tons, Capt. Hallowes, R.N., ‘Elk’ schnr. 13-tons, H. F, Gretton, ‘Genesta’ schnr. 17-tons, L. Geneste, ‘Tide’ schnr. 22-tons, A. T. Maw, ‘Rocket’ 14-tons, G. T. Maw, ‘Minnow did not start. ‘The race was reduced to a match between ‘Snail’ and ‘Tide’; ‘Genesta’ a schooner from Dartmouth, was quite outclassed, and ‘Rocket’ and ‘Elk’ met with various mishaps which put them out of the race. “Tide’ went remarkably well under small canvas but ‘Snail’ overpowered her in beating-to-windward and added another winning flag to her long string. ‘Tide’ good second, ‘Genesta’ third prize, as no one else was able to finish. Class 4, not exceeding ro lbs, ‘Marguerite’ 5-tons, R. Bird, ‘Norman’ 6-tons, J. Gretton, ‘Squall’ 5-tons, Miss A. M. Gretton, ‘Sybil 9-tons, B. Atkey, ‘Squirrel’ 5-tons, yawl, 9-tons, yawl, Miss F. These small models, their bows dived under to the mast and left the counters and great rudders reared in the air, the flukes of a schoo! of diving whales. like This was a very quaint effect. However, they went straight. and drove back to windward at a great pace. ‘Norman’ and Marguerite’ soon singled out for a match and ‘Norman’ won easily; ‘Lorna’ sailed well and was a good third. Miss Maw very kindly distributed the prizes, and so ended a very successful day. The Hon. G. Colville acted as starter and time-keeper, and Mr. C. T. Maw was umpire. If the entries were not quite so numerous as last year the racing was better, and with a fair balance in hand, the club has every prospect of a good season next summer. Serpentine M. Y. C. (London).— sailed a ten-ton match on Aug. 20th. TVhis club Nine ‘‘ tens” started for a two-hours’ match, ina stiff N. N. E. breeze, a jam to windward and a free sheet back being the order of the day. ‘Wasp,’ Mr. Hale, ‘Pearl,’ Mr. Gladman, ‘Ino,’ Mr. Sanders, ‘Piggy-og,’ Mr. Pritchard, ‘Violet,’ Mr, Broughton, ‘Amy’ Mr, Hammond, ‘Quickstep’ Mr. Brown, ‘Muriel’ Mr. Lear, ‘Mischief Mr. Burgess. At the endof one hour ‘Quickstep’ and ‘Muriel’ headed the score in their divisions, and started for the second hour’s sailing, when ‘Muriel” turned the table on her old opponent, and beat, with 22 points, to ‘Quickstep’ 15. On September oth, ‘Glance’ 36in., x 12in, Mr. Johnston, sailed ‘Muriel’ ten-tons 41 +774. a private match of two hours’ duration. ‘Glance’ carried big suite, ‘Muriel’ 2nd suite. A S.S.W. biow gave the boats a beat and a run, ‘Glance’ at times showing rare bursts of speed. For the first hour the scoring was very level, afterwards the ten scored seven wins right away, which settled the match. Score :—‘*Glance’ 21, ‘Muriel’ 27 points. On Sept. 15th the broad and narrow types met again at the Round Pond, for another trial. The fine S$,W. and bright sunshine made sailing enjoyable. ‘Muriel’ had third suite and ‘Glance’ No. 2. It wasa rare test of speed and steady sailing for the tonnage craft; close hauled and free she gave her rival an exemplary beating, and no one present more than Mr, Johnston admitted the fact that he was outpaced and should go in fora goin. tentonner, After one hour’s sailing “Glance” gave up. The score stood :—‘Muriel’ 2 2 2221 2 2, total Is points, ‘Giance’ I 1 111 21 1, total 9 points. George M.Y.C. ( London )—On September gth, a match was sailed at the Round Pond, for a club prize. There was a good breeze at starting, but it died away afterwards, 3 yachts started: ‘Niobe’ Mr. Adams, ‘Daisy’ Mr. Tylee, ‘Helen’ Mr. Shine, all cutters. Result: ‘Daisy,” winner of prize, 16 points, ‘Helen’ 11, and ‘Niobe’ 5.—On September toth, ‘Hilda’ 10-tons, Mr. Tylee, a new boat this season, and ‘Gladys’ 10-tons, Mr. Shine, sailed a private match. ‘Hilda’ won the first heat, running, ‘Gladys’ winn- ing the beat back, then ‘Iilda’ won two heats, then ‘Gladys’ got a win, ‘Hilda’ winning every other heat but one. Score : *Hilda’ 23 points, ‘Gladys’ 7. September 16th, match for club prize, starting at 4. The entries were: ‘May’ cutter, Mr. Coie, ‘Daisy’ cutter, Mr. Tylee, ‘Psyche’ Berm. yawl, Mr. Allen, ‘Helen’ cutter, Mr. Shine, and ‘Blackbird’ Berm. yawl, Mr. Whish, In first heat, ‘Psyche’ was Ist, ‘Daisy’ second. Second heat, down wind, ‘Daisy’ won, with ‘Helen’ 2nd. In the 3rd heat, ‘Psyche’ and ‘Daisy’ scored Iso THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN again, ‘Psyche’ winning with 13 points, ‘Daisy’ 9, ‘May’ 6, ‘Blackbird’ 3, ‘Helen’ 1. The pond was fortunately pretty clear of cruisers, though ‘Helen’ fouled twice, the others keeping clear throughout.