The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 9, Issue 2 – February 1892

(AN OFIST A Monthly Journal of Model Yacht Construction, Fitting and Sailing; Canoeing News, Doings of the Clubs; Yachting Items; Correspondence; Sale and Exchange; &¢ Vol. [IX.——-No. FEBRUARY, ¢, 1892 All Communications {except Canoeing) must be addressed Price 3a., Post-free 7¥ad. (sditerial “THe Epiror of The Afodel- Yachtsman, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” Totes. CANOEING Communications must be addressed “THE Epitor of Zhe Canoeist. or, Elim Lodge. Hornsea, Hull, 161 & 162, High Street, Hall.” THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN & CANOEIST is published on the 1st 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…… 3/6 per annum, id. or 1d. stamps may be sent in payment. N.L.——In sending for single copies, 34d. in stamps must be enclosed to cover postage. Hutu: Tuomas GRASSAM, 161 & 162, High Street. LONDON: E. MARLBOROUGH & Co., 51, Old Bailey. DVERTISEMENTS should reach this office not later than the 2Ist of the month, to secure insertion im the following issue. Rates on application. To Foreign Subseribers!—All subscriptions must be sent by Post Office Orders, payable to THos. GRASSAM, Hut; or, if sent in Foreign Stamps, please send value in one or two stamps only, of high value.—P.O.O. made payable to ‘‘The Afodel-YVachtsman’ will not for the future be accepted. OPEN DESIGNING COMPETITION FOR 15-RATERS. We are very pleased to be able to say that a number of very good drawings have been sent in, and these have been forwarded to Mr. G. L, Watson, Naval Architect, of Glasgow. We cherished the hope that the judging would be accomplished in time for us to have published the successful design in this number. regret to learn that Mr. Watson All will has been indisposed, and been obliged to take a period of rest abroad—and all will sincerely wish that complete regainment of health has resulted. Mr. Watson has favored us on his return with a very kindly letter, giving us good news of the benefit he has received, and generously promising to give the judging of our drawings his attention a early as possible. 22 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN CANOEIST FurtHer subscriptions to the fund have come Our belief is that the general body of clubs are in, 2/6 from Mr. Lear and 2/6 from Mr. J. Reed, not likely to adopt any system of measurement Torquay, and to the latter we send thanks for not based on that used for the yachts themselves. sending on the two subscriptions, and the kind Hf they did, our sport would be robbed of halt sentiments accompanying. its interest and in the eyes of many, shorn of most of its glory. —o— Mr. Lear is recruiting at Torquay, and it is good news to hear that he is recovering satisfactorily. yachting is that it claims a great share of attention and a lively interest from yachting men, many of whom like to sail a model as well as Messrs. Finlayson, Bousfield and Co., thread manufacturers, Johnstone, Scotland, have issued a calendar for 1892 with four yachting scenes One great charm of model the model sailor who has never trod the deck of —o— depicted on it-—these being copies a racing yacht, and this connection we hope to see kept up and even increased. Our views of what should be done if any fresh of departure is made by the general body of clubs, photographs taken by a member of the firm, and are expressed in our notes of this month, and we we can truthfully say of the scenes that they should have rejoiced to see the are as good as photographs themselves. ‘Iverna’ showing the way with a handy sized class of shows out L. & 8. A. boats. good. splendidly, and the others are There is quite a all thread of sympathy binds us to a firm who gives us first rate yacht_ AND Corinthians —_o— THE RuppER.—Amalgamation and concentra- ing pictures on their calendar, and we should tion are doing good business in America. like two magazines Rudder and Sail and Paddle have to recommend our readers to ask for Finlayson’s threads. The joined their forces, and now sail with concen—o— trated effort under the control of the . above In the report of the Corinthian Club (see our title, with Sad and Paddle inscribed underneath eolumn of Doings of the Clubs,) it will be seen to show that here the means of progress are that a new system of measurement is about to allied to judicious guidance. be adopted. The formula is length multiplied now a monthly issue, price 20 cents or 10/- per by one-fifth of the weight, divided by 20, gives annum, of the English agents, Brentano’s, 430, tonnage, leaving beam, draught and sail area untaxed. This system may lead to a cutting down in weight, until a dangerous limit is reached, especially as the danger in Model Yachting is of no account: the owner risks not a watery grave, but stands dry on the bank. Our Manchester friends who have measured by weight alone, have not found the cutting down in weight carried to the danger point, and perhaps this fear need not be entertained even amongst the progressive Corinthians. The system may even lead to a very healthy style of craft, but it is a system likely to lead to isolation, rather than communion with other clubs. This is the feature of it that we regret. Strand, London, W. The magazine is It is well got up, and Is filled with yachting and canoeing matters, profusely illustrated in good style, and contains all the useful advertisements pertaining to these sports, not to mention the pills without which no Yachtsman should embark, and a composition which will enable the sailor as well as the landsman to “‘ keep his hair on’ and “ preserve a cool head”—the latter no doubt a great advantage when racing with a fleet of yachts. Of this magazine we can safely say to our readers ‘‘ You will not be happy till you get it.” . THE —o— MEASUREMENT QUESTION. Ir has been suggested by several correspondents that it is time that one uniform system THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN of measurement be now adopted by ail the clubs, so, by way of testing the feeling on this important matter, we will move that the present system of the Y.R.A. be adopted, with the modification that the actual area of sail used in models be taken instead of the rules of the Y.R.A. for taking sail measurement. The formula is length on |.w.]. multiplied by actual sail area in square inches, divided by 6000 equals rating—and we shall be glad to hear from all the clubs their opinion. The great diffieulby to be overcome is the predominant 10-ton class, as this represents an iminense vested interest, nearly all the clubs having this size as a special class, suitable and handy for inter-club sailing. In dealing with the problem how to overcome and settle with this vested interest if would appear to be absolutely necessary to pitch upon such a class of raters as would allow of a large number of the present tens to compete with a prospect of success, as to change from 1730 rule to l. and s.a. rating, and put the present 10-ton class out of existence would be an impossibility. The point, therefore, is, can we adopt a class agreeable to all the clubs, such as will assure the 1. and s.a. rule coming into force in the place of the present 10-ton class for inter-club competition. Such a consummation is devoutly to be wished. It would be the biggest stride forward that Model Yachting has taken since its existence as a popular pastime. Many will say we have already in existence a class that will serve this purpose in the popular 15-rating class, but the question to be seriously put to ourselves is, is this class likely to promoie interclub competition as successfully as the 10-ton class has done? The 15-raters of 44ins. l.w.l. and 58ins. overall are big boats, and a strong tendency is evinced to build boats even longer than this, but say that 44ins. or thereabouts is likely to be the prevailing length and a displaceinent of 35lbs. about the likely weight to be adopted, and is it likely that this size and weight will afford the amount of sport that a smaller class will? This is a question not to be settled off hand. The 10-ton class has undoubtedly owed its popularity to its handiness and portability, as well as to the fact not less important that most men can afford to build fresh boats of a moderate size, until they hit upon a success, whereas many can neither spare the room to build nor conveniently afford to buy boats of a large size. There has been great changes made in the design of yachts, and few of thei are qualified in the face of progress to keep their place in the front rank for many seasons. This meaus that a constant stream of new craft has become an acknowledged necessity for men who like to be AN]) CANOEIST 23 in the front. In yachting, we find this constant tide of progress has foreed men of spirit who wish to keep up with the times, to build for the smaller classes, as ten times the progress can be made in these to that which can be sustained amongst the big craft. To be stoved out of the list of prize winners in the small classes means to many but a temporary eclipse, they come up smiling with anew boat the next season, and have their revenge by shining as good prize winners. Exactly the same conditions prevail in Model Yachting, and as pointed out above, every Model Yachtsman knows that to build or buy and thoroughly equip for all conditions of weather a model of 40ms. or so means a very much easier thing to do than to do the same for a class which runs 4ins. longer. In our last issue this point no doubt was present in the mind of Mr. Strange, when he suggested that the displacement of 15-raters might be limited. Such a suggestion is useful in its very suggestiveness, it is born of the fact that the 15-rating class are likely to be too cumbersome for travelling about with, too heavy for convenient portage, too unhandy and powerful in the size of their sail spread, to encourage that progress in building, and in inter-club visiting that a smaller class would bring about. A class of 12 or 124-rating would possibly solve the difficulty. A class of this size should be able to compete on fair terms with the present 10-ton class, be they large or small, and it would be little injury to the long tens if they had to cut down thelr extensive spread of canvas, in case they wanted to compete in an inter-club match. Not to throw out the longest of the existing 10-tonners for racing, the clubs could keep a 10-ton class going for their own waters for a period of two years, by which time even a member with a new ten might be content to adopt a new style of boat and swim with the times, as in all probability his craft by that time would have to play second fiddle to somebody else. Of course, such a change as is here suggested, that is, the introduction of a new and universal class for inter-club competition, could not come into operation this year, but the clubs might have a special meeting for its discussion and thoroughly thrash the matter out, passing if the change is approved of, such resolutions as will give ample time for it to come into force next year. We shall be glad if our supporters will go carefully into this matter, figure it out, analyse it thoroughly, and let us have their opinions. We shall shortly present to our readers a design of a boat which would illustrate the style of craft as to dimensions and sail spread that THE 24 would to our MODEL-YACHTSMAN mind be suitable. In the mean- time opinions are invited—as we should like, with reasonable time for preparation, to improve the long box off the face of our ponds. Hogs of the libs. Reports for publication must be legibly written, on one side of the paper ody, and forwarded to the Epirok not later than the 20th of each month, to ensure insertion in the following issue, Manchester M. Y. C.—-Prize Distrrpurion. -— The annual meeting was held on Monday eveuing last, Jany. 6th, 1892, at the Wheat Sheaf Hotel, High-street, Manchester, when about 40 members and friends sat down to a substantial tea served Wood. in capital style by mine host, Mr. After tea the chair was taken by Mr. S. G. Brockbank (president), who proceeded to award the various handsome prizes with appropriate remarks. It is noticeable that the lion’s share of the said prizes still go to “ the same old school,” though some of the later members have had a slice of the luck. The vice-commodore (Mr. Corbett) read out a com- parative statement of the club, showing much Improvement in all respects. As is generally the case, the coming season is looked anxiously forward to, and the club hope to open, as in past years, at Haster. The prize list promises to be a good one. The remainder of the evening was devoted to toasts and general harmony, a hearty vote of thanks being passed to the visitors for their share of winner’s list :— the same. Appended is the Pri Mr. Holmes ’ Mr. Robshaw’s 7 2 + ‘OU vce (*Tansley’ …… i‘Petrel’ Ist 2nd Goes TD ceeees 3 ceeaee ee ard 1 …… eee 2 veeeee I heeeee eee I Mr. Dempsey’s ke stn eeeteens | re Zo seas 2 {Sip Mr. Nutter’s tas , eta Mr, Pomkin’s r : Mr. Wrigley’s Mr, eeeeeseeeaes 2 (Maggie… ( ‘Dolphin’… (‘Stella Corbett’s Mr. Osborn’s Myr. Barker’s Mr. *aunder’s Mr, Crozier’s Mr, Turner’s Mr. Lenfesly’s Me, Brockbank’s Mr. Greenhalgh’s Mr. Cassidy’s eae ee oe Doe Loceeaes Maris’» — (‘Ben-my-chree I { ‘Bellona’ …… Mr. Muth’s . —~ aie Mr, Goldthorp’s 3 ST Vy? ceccee sen ees ( ‘Pioneer’ …… ( Verona’ 2… wa. — Lo QZ vanes _ seeaee — seeees ….., Te Toovesees teens — *4 rr eee _ esas Teese _ Or errr he ae \ (Ripple? …… —~ keeeee beeen i es -~ Pee ue ‘Isabel’……… Poa ‘Starlight? .. — ‘Firefly’ …… eae ‘Kelpie’ …… eee ‘Laura’… eee ‘Zephyr sees eae ‘Lone Star’… To To cee tseee I sseene _ veseee sesuee _ To cseees — ….., seen I Te sees I — ‘Iolanthe’…… *‘Gloriena’ … — * Divided. To To I o.., Tose _ ANI) CANOEIST. {t is noticeable that the most ‘‘ firsts” again fell to the ‘older hands”? in model yachting, though some of the younger members are slowly coming to the front, being determined if possible to prevent the same thing next prize day. Medway M.Y.C.—The above club brought the season of 1891 to a close by holding a concert and presentation of prizes, at the Gladstone Hall, which was a great success. The Mayor of Chatham was present, also numerous members of several tradesmen of the County Council, and the town. During the evening, the Mayor, who is commodore of the club, proinised to present the club with a borough cup, as another challenge prize to be competed for, in addition to the one he gave last year. Several gentlemen also promised to give their patronage. The club is now in a Hlourishing condition, and model-yachting bids fair to become one of the principal sports of the town. Several members are building new boats for this season ; they being of different tonnage, some 15-tonners and the others 30 to 40-tonners, all built on the 1730 rule. Corinthian (London) M. ¥. C.—The weather sluce our last report has not been very favour- able for sailing, so the only matches we have been able to complete have been on Nov. 28th, when a prize given by a member and others trom entrance fees was sailed for by the follow- ing 10-tonners:—‘Dora’ My. Harris, the sailing was 42 x 7; ‘Nellie’ Mr. Maiden, 403 x 73; ‘Sprite’ Mr. Barraclough, 884 x 8; ‘Sunbeam’ Mr. Keen, 424×723. The wind from $.S.W. was moderate but rather unsteady, so not quite so good as usual, and only six heats could be finished before darkness set in. They were all very evenly matched, but ‘Sprite’ had rather the best of it, the scores coming out as under : ‘Sprite’ 14 points; ‘Sunbeam’ 11 points ; ‘Nellie’ 2 points ; ‘Dora’ 8 points ; so that ‘Sprite’ took first, ‘Sunbeam’ second, and ‘Nellie’ third prize. On 2nd Jany. the first match of the year was sailed for by the following 10-tonners, for slinilar prizes to last match. ‘Dora,’ Mr. Harris, 42×7; ‘Nellie, Mr. Maiden, 404 x 72; ‘Pandora,’ Mr. Keen, 40 x 7. There was a steady moderate breeze from W. by N., and some very good sailing was done by all, ‘Pandora’ especially, although the smallest, doing exceedingly well and won first prize easily, the scores being, ‘Pandora’ 11 points; ‘Dora’ 6 points; ‘Nellie’ 4 points. On Monday, 4th Jany. the Annual Meeting was held at Jupp’s Restaurant, Clapham. The commodore, Mr. Barraclough, in the chair, supported by Mr, Hugo, vice-commodore, and Mr. Burgess, rear-commodore, and a fair number THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN of members. The minutes of the Meetings held during last quarter having been read and approved of the secretary laid before the Meeting alist of matches sailed during 1891, also the number of prizes given and the winners, which were as follows :—26 matches sailed from 14th Feby. till 28th Novr., and for which 74 prizes were given, the winners being, the 10-tonners: Starts. Mr. Whiffin Mr, White ‘Bessie’ …….+. ‘Buttercup? w. Mr. Harris “DAISY ass ceanes Mr. Barraclough ‘Dauntless’ … Ist @nd 28rd a Tosee EF os Ome @ ma DT aon G ma ox Bom O vee Toe 5 oa Jove Aee- Mr. A. Barraclough; ‘otal Mr. Church Mr. Gray Mr. Hugo …… A wes Wises IP ….. Nom TD vs O 26 26 given and responded to, the members then had a suggestion laid before them by Mr. Burgess for a new system of measurement, this was warminly supported by Mr. Hugo, and it was agreed to have the matter mto consideration at ‘a future meeting. The proposed plan is as follows :—Length on l.w.l. with a limit as to 74 weight, but no limit either in beam, draught or canvas would, it was thought, give more score …s.ssseseseseeeresenes Zea, ams Law D gaa cscccsseessseenrneeneens ES ica Does 5 3 om G for producing a better looking model than can be got under the 17380 rule or under the |. and s.a,tule. ‘lhe calculations are |.w.!. multiplied by one fifth of the weight divided by 20 so that a 10-tonner would come out as under :— Mr. Church, junr sess eeeeeeer ees Gea Bvee G uv O am G Willig nr gp reenerrcrcrner cetera ane ID ave 6 een G me ZB vw l¥ Mr, Harris… ..1sseceseeeeeerannsenes LG tn Tse Gone Femme Pic, Rett © eeenacesdacinmntnsmanioniannss Sud Oc Gime Dim 2 oor 9 a og cas ears os 03 e DZ te Ove O pe lZ Mit, GGG), asnaasae vas DB eseDie PGS yeenerreresetaeresetcrasisenee i; gas GF ce, Mr, Morgan ssereseseceererereeneeee Biwe O oe Bon GC oe B Mr, Whiffln ….ccccecsereeeneeenees 8 ts Mr. White ..-..–sscesseeeeeseseees a 36in. “l.w.l. 27glbs. displacement = 918 tons. O es Gwe Bom B ee eee oe 26 26 22 74 Té will thus be seen that Mr. Hugo has won first prize in every match he has saiied. Mr. Gray has also done very well with his 10-ton ‘Swift,’ built by Mr. Hugo, but if the latter had sailed in all the matches the chances are that Mr. Gray would not have had so many first prizes to his credit. In the absence of the hon. treasurer, Mr. Whiffin, who was prevented from attending in consequence of an important engagement elsewhere. Mr. Munn submitted the annual balance sheet, which shewed a good balance in hand, after paying all expenses for prizes, &c., up till 31st Dec. Mr. Whiffin also sent notice that a pressure of business would prevent his acting as hon. treasurer in future; his resignation was accepted with regret, and a special vote of thanks was given him for his past services. The following members were then unanimously elected office bearers for 1892.—-Commodore, Those vote of thanks to the chairman having been The individual winners being— Mr. Barraclough ….sssseeeareeee TY ond Dee Baw A 67 Mr. Burgess Mr, Church club. of these being well-known fast models, a keen competition, for them may be expected. A special vote of thanks. was given unanimously to Mr. Munn for the many prizes he had given, and also for having officiated as umpire in nearly every match during the past year. The usual wo B4as-Q us GO su F 22 Vice-Commodore, Mr. A. offered by Mr. Burgess and Mr. Hugo being very valuable ones, the former giving his 10-ton ‘Puff’ and Mr. Hugo his 10-ton ‘Sunbeam,’ both ‘Minerva’ ss. Ge eae 1 we Lind Doan B ‘Myosotis’… O em OC waa Gime Gam fl ‘Titania’ ss… Ren Fen Gnas O ava § 26 25 addition to two provided by the ey So Tove 3 O ae 3D O as a TE we I Oh aan’ Bi OG an O Bess B Blass 4 Gree Oe FT 2D moog One 5 oan 15-tonners. Mr, While ‘Iverna’ Mr. Church, jr. ‘Iverna’ CANOEIST. J. Hugo ; Rear-Commodore, Mr. W. HE. Burgess; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. James Munn; Hon. Secretary, Mr. C. H. Harris; Measurers, Messrs. Burgess and Hugo; Auditors, Messrs. Barraclough and Hugo; Librarian, Mr. Keen. Arrangements for sailing during the quarter ending 3lst March were then made, and for which Messrs. Barraclough, Burgess, Hugo, Morgan, Munn and Whiffin offered prizes, in © cas © ou @ ose 2 par 2 4 we O sue O was 2 ave 2 Re. he 7 ee Tove Mr. Uarrts ‘Dora’ vrecceves Goo D oe Mr? Hugo Dragon’ seve fam 4 sm Mr, Maiden ‘Nellie’ c..ccesee Hism ( eas Mr, Morgan 3 ihe ne Doo ga Mr. Keen *Pamdora’…… 2 at O ns Mr. Burgess I 2 SoD we Mr. Barraclough ‘Sprite’… Gime Tae Mr. Hugo ‘Sunbeam’ 20. 4 ve Gives Mr, Keen ‘Sunbeam’? … Tu. Ou. Mr. Gray SSWIED cee eeees Th ae DO am Mr. Church, jr. ‘Thetis’… 8 0. 2c. Mr. Church *‘Torfrida’…… Tel pie 2 ns AND 38in. ,, 26hlbs. 40in. ,, 2dlbs. = gi tons. =10 tons. 49in. ,, 238lbs. ~: 9533 tons. 44in. ,, 222|bs, ; o.* coms All the members were of opinion that this system would bea very good one, and several stated their intention of building new inodels under that rule. Gateshead M. ¥.C._—The members of this club had ,their annual general meeting a few days ago, when the hon. secretary gave the details of the club’s doings during the year, and read the balance sheet, which was considered satisfactory. The fundsin hand were not so large as last year, and the committee recommended a small reduction in the amount of the club } i i prizes for 1892. absence of the president In the unavoidable (Mr. Arthur Newail) and Major Dance, the chair was occupied by Mr. G. Huntley, Mr. James Tindale occupying the 26 – MODEL-YACHTSMAN vice-chair. The Chairman presented the prizes to the successful members, which included the President’s and Captain’s Challenge cups and medals, and those kindly given by Mr. A. E. Long, Mr. E. Wakefield, and Captain Hogg ; also the 15-ton inter-club challenge cup gold medal. The Seeretary reported that three local gentlemen had kindly intimated their intention to become hon. members. A sailing programme for 1892 was adopted, and the followin members were unanimously elected to fill the offices during the ensuing year :—FPresident, Mr. Arthur Newall; vice-president, Mr. George Huntley; captain, Major Dance, J.P.; commodore, Mr. James Tindale ; vice-commodore, Mr. J. B. Huntley; hon. secretary and treasurer, My. J. Wilson ; stewards, Mr. T. Nicholson and Mr. Andrews ; auditors, Mr. J. Crimson and Mr. J. Tindale ; general committee, Mr. J. W. Wood, Mr. T. Appleby, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Sutherland; referee, Mr. J. Fanning; boat-house keeper, Mr. Avery. Alexandra M.Y.C. ( Glasgow.)—For the past six weeks the frost has held control of our pond except for a few days at the New Year, when the members had a few days sailing—Mr. Muir’s – AND CANOEIST Q(arrespouderce, Letters must bear the name and address of the writer‘ (not necessarily for publication). Anonymous letters and enquiries will not he acknowledzed., All communications to be addressed to THE Eprror. THE Epiror, Jedel- Yachtsman, Jany. T2th, 1892. DEAR S1r,—I have not been able to get you the particulars respecting the steamers of the Manchester Club, but the various owners have promised me them, that is of their latest. I correspondent will send of last THE Epiror, Sfodel- Vachtsman. Sik,—It has often struck me when reading over the lists of names of the model yachts mentioned in the various club reports, that a little more Originality might well be imported into model yacht nomenclature. somewhat spoils the interest that one feels in reading them over, and in fancy picturing the beautiful forms that should be in harmony with an attractive title, There is a pleasur- able interest to those who admire fitness of things in do, and And macy a noted extreme ld-rater. She is a one of an of weed- cheating tribe which is coming into fashion, but having only an allowance of 1875 sq. ins. of sail would ke best rigged with foresail and leg of mutton mainsail. easily in yachting names we find in many cases can be traced something that speaks or is intended to speak as tu qualities which it is desirable the yacht should possess, or something that interests us by giving an allusion to her naturality or her appearance, or the element that is to be her home, There is an undoubted fitness in an Iverna coming forward to dispute the reign of a Thistle, especially as these racing yachts being of the argest class, they may put forward a claim to represent their respective well countries Ireland and Scotland. Such a name as Volunteer, by no means picturesque or euphonius in itself may even be accepted gratefully under the circumstances of General Paine coming forward to defend his nation’s prestige in the race for the American’s cup, and we have heaps of names that are appropriate enough in the fact that they bespeak the quality of speed, weatherliness or quality, There are also a class some other good of designations which ideal, that the imagination eye with delight and enthuses the mind with the thoughts design the dam can dwells with pleasure on her appearance, that she fills the ILLUSTRATION PAGE, month sire or the application of the title borne by, their proclaim that the yacht is an this the diving into the pedigree of the racehorse if but to study and enjoy the pursuit of fiading the reason why horses | ear the progeny. present We certainly have plenty of pretty names, but the amount of imitation and repetition the coming season, promises to be of the keenest description—A few 24 raters for the junior members are also on the stocks, and it is hoped this elass will meet with all the encouragement it deserves. Mr. George Moir, Coal Master, who promised a challenge cup for the Glasgow We Your astonished I H. RoOBSHAW. be discovered in OUR details. rather Yours fraternally, names they Scotch club that has adopted the rule, the others being sailed under the ‘94’ rule. he £50, but you may rely on full particulars a little later. building so that the competition in this class for Maxwell, Elder and Victoria Model Yacht Clubs were allowed to compete, it would attract more interest and bring the 5 Glasgow clubs together. Mr. Moir, however, wants the matches sailed under the L. & 8. A. rule of the Y. R. A. and vesels competing must sail under this tonnage rule. The Alexandra meantime is the only will fancy. We quotes I think, £2 10s. as the cost of a model steam yacht. I think our member’s cost from £20 to new Jod-tonner had a spin to test her, and promises well. We have nine new 10-raters now and Alexandra 10-raters has indicated that if the you shortly full month Having built the ship, get the breeze guaranteed and the prize is yours. of her beauty. and spindrift. We have also allusions to waves and form We have the swift gliding quality announced in Ghosts and Wraiths. Swift and fabled birds, animals and fishes all come in for a fair share of honor, but with all the wide range of nature as a storehouse of choice, we still have endless repetitions, Mirandas, ‘litanias, Zephyrs, Marguerites, can be counted by dozens, and family and pet names are a stereotyped offering to which even such ‘‘Our Boys” and ‘*Happy New extraordinary tiles as Year” come as a relief, although in the abstract they 27 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST, scarcely would evoke our admiration. Then our ivys and lilys seem to grow profusely in every district, and our ‘Marys’, ‘Noras’, ‘Coras,’ ‘Pollies’ and ‘Kates’, bespeak the undoubted fondness of our Model Yachtsmen for their fair relations, their sweethearts, or their wiv s. All this however seems rather too thick and reminds us of the musical box which plays over and over again the same old tunes until we feel as though we would not dwell in marble halls, nor have anything to do with the Blue Bells of Scotland at any price. I think it would be of considerable service to the model yachting fraternity if some of your readers were to make a bit of a study of the attractive art of yacht naming, and give us the benetit of their genius ina list of good names. We want something that will roll off . the tongue with ease and pleasure, as well as something appropriate to the appearance, qualities and surrounding of our models, and it would add a large amount of interest if our noted amateur builders, designers and purchasers were to follow out some original plan in christening their craft that would in some sense identify their productions if builders or designers and their ability as sailors if they are purchasers. I do not suggest that each fresh acquisition or production should end in ic like the White Star Liners, or in O as with the Wilson fleet, but still a way might be found of stamping a reputation on each new comer by adhering to one class of definitions. There isa musical suggestion in the piping of the breeze, and the sound of the dividing waters, and a castanet might well be followed by a melody, a harmony, a symphony—whilst a pironette could be followed by a gavotte, a tarantella or any pretty name which conveyed an idea of graceful motion. Of course it would not do to come down in the first case to a banjo ora policeman’s rattle, nor in the second toa schottische or a hep, skip and a jump, and although a fidelity might be followed by a felicity and a serenity, we might fairly draw Experiments and the line at a Happy New Year. evolutions might be tolerated in the case of wide departure from accustomed types, but the flowers that bloom in the spring might be left awhile to blush unseen, as they have had a fair reign. The ‘Mermaids,’ ‘Sirens,’ ‘Sylphs,’ ‘Fairys,’ ‘Queen Mabs,’ ‘Lurlines,’ and other fabled damsels might be left to sing and dance and twine their beautiful hair for some time to come; of sunbeams we have had enough to lighten our darkness for a generation, and we have had more ripples, foams and waves in wood than water, some of these would still be attractive if their abundance was not so manifest and mixing. I think you might offer a prize for the best 50 names with their meaning in case of obscurity. and thus import a fresh and lively feeling into model yachting for 1892. Yours &e., GAIETY. MODEL YACHT CLUB REGISTER. of all Clubs, and invite the We shall be pleased to insert particulars informati on also, to notify Secretaries to forward the necessary . any change in Names and Addresses BRADFORD.—Y.B.A. and length. Station.—Exley’s Reservoir, Frizinghall. Lewis Crossley 27, Athol-road. BRADFORD EAST-END.—1730 and length. Station—Bradford Moor Park. BRADFORD MOOR.—1780 and length. Station.—Bragford Moor Park, N. Walker, 22, Keer 3t., Leeds Road, Bradford. DUNDEE.—Weight. 12 lbs. to 1 ton.—Station.—Stobsmuir Pond. J. Cant, 60, Watson Terrace, ‘- lebe. EDGBASTON (Birmingham).— Weight. Station —Edgbaston Canal Reservoir. L. B. Chatwia, Wellington House, Wellington-road, Edgbaston, Birmingham Station. Hillhead Pond. “94” Rule. GLASGO W.—Tonnage,— Robt. 8. Nicholson, 49, Lumsden-street, Overnewton. ¢tation—Alexandra Alexandra—”L. & 5. A.” Rule. Park, Glasgow. W. Ramsay. 142, Comely Park-street. Station—Fowey Harbour. FOWEHY.—Lengtkh, L.w.l. W.S. Lacey, Fore-street Y.R.A. HULL.—Kingston—Length taken on Jew.|.3 also 10-ton classRoad. Station—Club Lake, Inglemire Lane, Beverley J.B. Windsor, Bankside, Sculcoates. Bast Hull.—1730 rule, Station.—East Park. E. Driffield, 108, Arundel – treet, Holderness Road. HARRINGTON. —Sailing Rules, ¥.R.A. Station— Harrington Reservoir. J. A. Young, Gas Works, Harrington, Cumb. KINGSTOWN (Irelaud.)—Tonnage, Y-R.A. Station—Kingstown Harbor. L. H. Douglas, 6, Marine-road. LEEDS,.—Tonnage—Y.B.A. R. Wrimesley, 60, Camp-road. LOWESTOFT.—Lenzeth and Tonnage. Station.—North Dene Councillor ‘T. Thertle and J, Symes, R.N, Marine Chambers, London Road. LONDON.—London.—15-rating class and 10-ton class Y.R.A. Station— Round Pond. Kensington Gardens. Mr. Walter Greenhill, L.MLY.C., Kensington Gardens, W Telegrams :—Bermudian, London Postal :-—L. M. ¥. C., Kensington Gardens. Serpentine—Tonnage—Y. RB. A.ané L.&8 Station—The Serpentine, Hyde Park. G. Hale, 17°, Hampstead-road, London, N.W. Corinthian.—Tonnage “1730 Rule”; and length l.w.1. C. H. Harris, 494, Wandsworth Road. Station.— Long Pond, Clapham. Dulwich.—Lengthl.w.l. and ¥.R.A. 10 and 5 tons only. Station—Peckham Rye R. H. Lanchester, 181, Malpas Road, Brockley, 5.E, MED WAY.—Chatham.— Tonnage Y.R.A. J. H. Read, 8, Gorst Street, New Brompton. MAX WELL.—John H. Neave, Blairbeg, 82, Dalziei Drive, Pollokshields. PHILADELPHIA, U,S.A.—Length overall. BH. W. Fowler, 8426, Walnut-street, Philudelphia, Pa. SHEERNESS—1730 rule. 10, 16, and 20 tons. D. Lewis, 28, (ima Street, Marine Town. 3ICARBOROUGH.— Tonnage 1730, 10 aud 20-tons, also Weight clags. Station—The Mere. J. W. Blakey, 29, Westborough. 30UTH SHIELDS._Hixelsior—Tennage ‘1730’ and Length. Station.—South Marine Park, T. S, Downey, 16, Saville Strect. SUNDERLAND.—Station, Reker Park.—i730 rule and L. and S.A. R. Marlborough, 11 Brookland Road, Sunderland. AMERICAN.—-Lent th taken on 1.w.L Station—Prospect Park, New York. G. Pigott, 92, Douglas St., Brooklyn, U. . ANGLESEY.—Tonnage—Y.R.aA. A. ¥, Haslam, Menai Bridge. BANGOR (Ireland).—Lenyth and Y.R.A. H. Cullen, Upper Clifton, Bangor. BOSTON-—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station.—River Witham. W. Thompson, 15, White Horse Lane. BELFAST.—Lenyth, taken frora stem-head Station.—_Belfast Lough. James Gardner, 6, Old Park. Ulster.—\Y.B.A. Station—Waterworks, Antrim Road. W. Wilson, 124, Cogsgrave-street, CARNARVON,—Length. Station.—Menai Straits. J. H. Lees, Bronserial, North Road. CARDIFF—Length on l.w.1. James Evans.—Address wanted. ; COW! 8, I.W., MEDINA,—Length. Wm. t ilbeck, West Cowes. DELHI, Canada.—Particulars wanted. W. S. Crysler, Delhi, Ont., Canada. DUMBARTON.—’Tonnage—Y.k.A. D. Forsyth, 54, Glasgow-road. Station–Mcadow Park Station.—Turf. EXE.-—Tonnage—L. & ~. A. Arthur Kempe, M.D., 14, Southernhay, E., Exeter. Rule. Manchester by GOOLE.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. and Handicap Station—Raweliffe Brick Ponds. J. 8. Simpson, 8, Albert-street. Y¥-R.A. GATESHEAD.—Tonnage— Station—Gateshead Park. J. Wilson, 44, Whitehall Road. Station—Model Yacht Pond. GUERNSEY.–Tonnage—Y.R.A. J. B. Randell, Allez-street. 28 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN GREEN 0CK,—Tonnage—“94″ Rule, R. MeNair, Junr., 10, Antigua-street. GRIMSBY.—Tonnage—Y.RB.A. Station—Alexandria Dock, Clapham Common. Station—Llandudno Bay. *. Melsom, Post-Ottice. LONDON.—George—Length on l.w.].; L.&8.4, also 10-ton Y.R. 7 eA Station— Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, i. Tylee, 24, Oxford Square. Hyde Park. M. Y.Sailing Association—Length taken on l.w.1. Station—Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, J, Pollard, 32, Spring-st., Paddington. Victoria—Length, taken overall and on I.w.l. Station—Victoria Park. W.§. Melville, 16, Frederic-place, Bow, E. Highgate—Boats handicapped by weight. — eae ieee ie tn ii Station—Highgate Ponds. H. P. Reynoldson, 2 Beaconsfield-ter., Archway-rd., H’gate hoenix—-Tonnage—1730rule— BRITISH CANOE CLUB S.* Station.—Long Pond W. J. Bailey, 162, Elms Road, Clapham Park, §.W. LLANDUDNO.\Length, Station.—ong Pond Clapam Common, 8. W. John Marval, 1, ‘The Crescent, Chapham Common. LIVERPOOL.—’Tonnage—Y.R.A., with limited depth and minimum freeboard. Station—Sefton Park Lake R. Richmond, 95, Townesend Lane, Anfield, Liverpool, CANOEIST. CANOEING. Secretary’s name and address wanted. HAULL-— Albert—’Tonnage—Y.B.A. 8. L. Tucker, Belgrave Terrace, Rosamond Street, JARROW & HEBBURN. — Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station —Hebburn Hall Lake. G. Johnson, 31, Caroline-street, Jarrow-on-Tyne. Clapham—Tonnage—Y.B.A. AND ROYAL C.C,—T.G.F, Winser, Sec., 72, Mark Lane, London MERSEY C.C.—Perey Cox, Mate, C 9, Exchange Bldgs,, Liverpool. CLYDE C.0.—H. K. Bromhead, See., 245, St. Vincent-st., Glasgow . WEAK ¢.C,—T. 0. Todd, Sec., 7, Winifred-terrace, Sunderland. NITH ¢.c.—D. Wilson,Sec., Lauriekn owe-place, maxwelltown,Dumfries HUMBER YAWL CLUB—G.?P. Holmes, Mate, Elim Lodge, Hornsea, IYNE ©.C.—Rowland Dodd, See., Neville Hall, Neweastle. BRITISH CANCE ASSOCIATION,—P . Nisbet, Sec., 1, Water-Lane Great Tower-street, City. (The B.C.A. is established for the promotion of cruises and meets, whereby canoeists of the United Kingdom, irrespective of clubs, may unite for the purpose of cruising and camping.) SUNDERLAND C, G.—T. J, Robinson . Junr., Secy., Ashbrooke-rd. FREE CRUISERS ¢.C.—28. Robson, Secretary, 38, North Bridge-st, Monkwearmonth, Sunderland, THAMES CAMPING & BOATING ASSOCIATION.— ¥, B. Fowlez, Hon. Sec., 26, Union-road, Clapham, S.W. TEES CRUISERS.—A. McLeod, 15, Reed St., South Stockton. NORTHERN © O.—L. MePherson, Secretary, Whitehouse Buildings Newcastle. Corrections Solicited. MARYPORT, Cumberland.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. J. W. Hodgson, 20, North-street. MOORAGH.—Particulars wanted. MANCHESTER.—Length, taken on L.wl.; also 10-ton class, Y.R.A. Station—Print Works Reservoir, Levenshulme, BR. W. Gill, Green Hill, Edgley, Stockport. PARK (New South Wales.)—Length, taken from stem-head to inside of rndder head on deck; also overal]. J.M. Donaldson, 22, Myrtle-street, 9. Sydney, N.S.W NEWCASTLE WEST END.–Tonnage—Y.R.A. P. McGill, 19, Hamsterley-rd., Neweastle-on-Tyne, PORT GLASGOW.—Tonnage “94” Rule. Station.—Lower Dougtiehill Pond. J. Brash, 5, William Street, PORTSMOUTH. Tonnage Y.R.A. and length Jw.1.) Station.._Cra water, nes Southsea. Capt. Haldane—Wolverton House, Lennox Road, Southsea. PORT OF PLYMOUTH,.—Particulars Wanted, W. F. Behenna, 30, St. Aubyn Street, Devonport. RYDE, (1.W.)—Length, taken from stem-head to stern-post, on deck, Station.—Canoe Lake, G, Beazley, Ryde Dispensary. SOUTHPORT.—Tonnage—Y,t.A. with depth and freeboard limits. Station—-Marine Park Lake, J. €, Smith, 60, Sefton-street, SOUTHSEA.—Length, l.w.1. Station—Craneswater. John Whitty, 27, Cleveland-road. SOUTH SHIELDS.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station T. T. Anderson, 7, Albion-terrace, WELLINGTON (New Zealand).—Tonnage—“ 1200 Rule. G, Norton, Wellington, N.Z. Station—The Harbour. WATERFORD.—Length—1780 rule. F. H. Alexander, Newtown School, Waterford. i=” The Fee for constant publication in the Register is 5s. per annum EDITORIAL NOTES ANI) COMMENTS . This cruises. month’s issue contains two accounts of The Whitsuntide Trip of the “Trent ” points out a good and accessible route for the brethren of the paddle in London and neighbo urhood, whilst the log of a cruise on the Menai Straits is particularly likely to be interest ing and useful in view of the forthcoming meet of the B.C.A, in that locality. -——_Q—- About the conclusion of the skating season last year the Canveist (March No.) had an illustration of a triangular (German) sail for sailing on skates. I may say that I this winter had of trying a sail on that pattern, the opportunity and for single handed work found it a very considerable improve ment on the older square pattern ice sail, —_—o—- MODEL YACHT DESIGNS To any Measurement or any Style of Construction, 15s. per design. F. Newtown rt) H.ALEXANDER, School, WATERFORD. —Bronzes for Model Yaehts’ bottoms > ron Le, easily applied— form a good smooth hard —— surface—and add to the appearance, Post-free, t1 10%. Packets : GOLD, Vo. 1, 9d; No. 2, 10d. COPPER, 1s. Address, Alpha, this office. The success of the Oxford type of canoe yawl in the Solent Races last summer has evoked quite a lively and interesting correspondence in contemporary the Yachktsman, between our the “heavy” and “light displacement” men. Some of the former appear to be agitating for a rule which will exclude the canoe yaw! from the 4$-rater races. This movement, however, has rather the appearance of trying to exclude a particular type of boat because of her speed, and we hope will not be persevered with. The many drawbacks to the Oxford canoe yawl type which were pointed out by some correspondents—if they exist—should prove to be an effectual bar to their continued presence, without the institution of special (and invidious) legislation. THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN The Forest and Stream has recently presented its readers with two designs for “ singlehanders,” boats of about the size and displacement of the Oxford canoe yawls. Both are, however, fitted with counters, which we think a mistake in such small craft,as it considerably increases the difficulty of unshipping and otherwise dealing with the rudder, without the corresponding advantage which a counter gives in a larger craft, viz., being of use in working the sails. ANI) CANOEIST. building. Several canoes in having the afterbody almost (if not quite) as fine as theforebody. As she is from the drawing board of the designer of ‘Charm’ and ‘Stella’ it isto be hoped that the lines may be built to, though we cannot refrain from saying that we hope fin keels, if they do come into being, will restrict themselves presence would make to the first class, as their it still more impossible to “cruise” in the modern canoe, amateurs, who much benefit from following the In Stephens’ Amateurs.” appears under the title of the Audder, Sail and Paddle a monthly journal devoted to aquatic sport and trade. ‘The paper is well got up and printed on thick paper, and the number of advertisements which it contains (many of them well illustrated) should insure its financial success, and thus, we hope, a long and useful existence. No. 1, for December 1891, has a good illustrated article on the San Francisco Yacht Club. The name of the Bowyer editor Vaux of the canoeing (Author of department, C. “Canoe Handling,”) is sufficient guarantee that the helm will be in thoroughly capable hands. 2 It was my privilege on Saturday evening January gth, to listen to a most interesting lecture on “Single Handed Cruisers and Cruising,” which was delivered by Mr. Alber: Strange to the members of the R.Y.Y.C. At the conclusion of the lecture Mr, Strange—whose name will be well known to the readers of this journal as a prominent model yacht designer—gave us some entertaining personal narratives of incidents which had taken place in his various cruises. The lecture has been reprinted in the “Yachtsman’ for January 14th, and rst, and should be read carefully by all who are interested in small boat sailing or cruising. of and the Boat aft., strakes professiona] Building which boat a to number 13?” beat This hardly be answered by builder, unless seen for was necessary width to make strakes for is a question which could even a have all found directions given questions asked was—“ what would be the he had the model (or lines) of the boat. In all probability he would not use more than ten strakes aside, and very likely only nine. The width of stuff required to cut the strakes from would be considerably more if they were put on all ina ptece, than if they were scarfed. If wood were used cut from a tree having a slight bend, say 3in. or 4in. in 4 or 5 feet towards the end it would be found more economical in many parts. It will generally be noticed that the garboard has the edge next the keel nearly straight, the next strake will have a certain amount taken out of the side and so Our American contemporary Sa// and Paddle has been combined with the Audder, and now “Canoe One of boards required nearest the ti boats have been built in this neighbourhood by 17ft. x sft. x The Yachtsman for January 7th contained a nice looking design for a racing canoe of 16in. x 3o0in. She has an embryo fin keel in which the centreboard works, and differs from the usual run of 33 During the month a correspondent wrote to me asking for information about practical boat when keel, the following plank rather more on until the turn of the bilge is reached, the strakes wi’l be found to run almost straight from end to end. The strakes above the out i.e. bilge will require to have a certain amount curved from the away from upper side, the flare. keel, unless the the side furthest boat have great In cutting out the planks it is important for the amateur to take great care that their edges are carefully trued up and do not show any unfair or lumps, as if they do, either they will spots have an extra amount of overlap at such points, cr, if the regulation amount of overlap be adhered to, the lumps will show in the boat, when finished. This is especially likely to take place ina boat built, as most amateur’s experto crede\ boats are, on moulds, A boat with a rising floor and easy bilge is, usually, easier to build than one with a bottom and hard bilge. The garboard is flat usually the most troublesome plank to put on in the whole ship, so the amateur should make up his mind not to be discouraged by the difficulties he is sure to experience there. Having surmounted that “pons asincrum ” he will find the rest com- paratively smooth sailing. If the boat under construction have a very sharp turn at the bilge it will probably pay to work considerably narrower planks in there, but they should run out about the same width as the others at stem and stern (if possible), as very large differences in width at the ends of the boat look bad. THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND 34 Two useful receipts will be found in Mayfly’s London Notes. Both of them have stood the test of experience well, so that they may be safely used by canoeists, The Captain having made a suitable response the musical part of the programme was proceeded with, Mr. Jellico’s socialistic stump clearing the room on the speech effectually stroke of e even. Altogether the evening was quite a success. * MERSEY CANOEIST. CANOE CLUB. The above report reached us too late for insertion in last issue, which was brought out before Xmas. The Annual Camp Fire was held at the Falcon LONDON Restaurant, Liverpool, on 17th Decr., about forty members and friends being present. Heretofore these gatherings have always taken place at the club premises at Tranmere, and it is probable that next year the old custom will be reverted to. A leading feature of the evening’s entertainment was the excellent lantern shows of photos, by Drs. Paul and Hayward, and Messrs. Williams and Day, Dr. Paul’s sky effects and Mr, Day’s views of Brittany being particularly admired. A rear view of the worthy captain also received a considerable amount of attention. The musical part of the show was provided by Messrs. T. G. Thompson, C. H. Lancaster, L. Lewis, F. Burwe’l, G. Mather, T. A. R. Littledale, J. F. Jellico and the captain. Mr. Williams, of Ludlow, ‘Gipsy’ M.C.C., having embarked on the perilous sea of matrimony, a few old members and chums had subscribed for a very as a memento of his connection useful little present, with the M.C.C., in the shape of a neatly fitted luncheon basket which the Captain duly presented. ‘Gipsy’ in response said that amongst the happiest days of his bachelor existence were those be had passed in different parts of the British Isles with members of the Mersey C.C., and though he really needed nothing to call such times to his remembrance he would prize the present very much on account of the good fellows who had subscribed for tt. Commodore Nickels, of the New Brighton Sailing Club, proposed the health of T. H.R. Bartley, Esq., Captain Mersey C.C., in a very apt speech in which he laid particular stress on the good fellowship which ought to exist between all classes of sailing men, whether owners of go raters, open boats or canoes. ‘The toast was received with and of course musical honors. immense enthusiasm, NOTES, By MAVFLY. We hear of building being in full swing at Oxford. The sharpie cances we have heard a lot about do not appear to be sharpies proper, but a crossbreed between a sharpie and a canoe. ‘The floor is flat and the sides are flat but the bilge is round. The bow sections are easier than would be expected. No doubt in light winds they will show up well to the front but we fancy with wind and water in the condition they were in most races last year they will get all their pace knocked out of them ; but without doubt time will shew. —_9— The 12-footers have not yet been placed on the stocks, but fresh designs are still being made. One design, a joint production of Hull and London, when re-drawn wil! most probably be put in hand at once. She promises to be a very snug and stiff little boat, but her length will most probably prevent her shewing up at all well in the aces, but still she will be useful to photograph the other canoes from when they are lapping her at the ‘third round. —_0— We have had the pleasure of inspecting a very clever design for an 18ft. canoe yawl by Mr. Theo. Smith, of Oxford. We are not at liberty to discuss her peculiarities, but we fancy her rise of floor rather excessive, still, were she built from, we have no doubt she would generally win, at the Welsh Harp, against the present boats that we have there. Therefore I wou’d say to the yawlowners at Hendon. ‘“ Leave nothing undone which may loose you a iace ; look to your sails zoze and make them set flat, or else have them trimmed.” I also think that you will agree with me when I say that the anti fouling compositions that you have been in the habit of using have not been quite the successes they might have been. Therefore why not use the receipt given by Mr. Theo. Smith? It will prevent any growth on yawl bottoms if properly applied. Some people have raised a cry against it as being a racing dodge pure and simple, but I do not think such a useful anti-fouling composition ought to have such names applied to it. The mixture consists of blacklead stirred into THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. varnish and then applied to the bottom up to the water line, when dry the surface—that is the glazey surface of the varnish-is cut down with glass paper and you have a surface to be proud of. -— 0— Talking of mixtures | have been asked by our worthy editor to give the receipt of the Royal Canoe C ub Blush. The ingredients are—red and white lad, driers, gold-size bottoms, turpentine, ‘The red and white raw linseed oil and varnish. lead and driers are ground up with an equal quantity of gold-size bottoms, then turpentine and raw linseed oil are added until you have a article of the same consistency as paint. ‘This is rubbed thro’ canvas to strain out lumps of foreign matter and then add to it an equal quantity of good oak varnish. If you give your boat two coats of this inside, allowing a week between the coats, you will have-a surface that will resist any amount of water, and it will not flake or scale off the wood. So hard is it and yet so sticky that you will find it blunt a chisel, and it will not scale from the wood under hammer blows. The Spring Meeting of the Royal Canoe Club will be held at the Criterion, on February 23rd, at 6,30.—Please send your names in if you will be at the dinner to T. G. F. Winser, Esq., 72, Mark Lane, London, E.C., at least a week before or you won’t get a place. Correspondence. THE Epiror, The Casroeist, Buenos Ayres, 27/11/91. DEAR S1rR,—Your Oct. number with Mr. T. S. Wright’s remarks about my Mini tert only reached me to-day. Will you oblige me by publishing the following reply ? The principal feature of the Mini tent is the egual length of all spars and the zster changeability of the six which make the front and back walls. Now lengthening four of the six makes the bundle longer and the advantage of interchanging is lost. Now if a man muzs¢ have more head lengthen @// the spars. —_Oo — or anything else. —O0—- We notice the “ve/d has taken up our cry for a limit of depth for canoe yawls, and we trust our united efforts will bring this to pass at next Autumn meeting of the Royal Canoe Club; we shall then see the racing hiker of a canoe yawl a thing of the past. si ac We were sorry to see the /ze/d fall into the error they did over rule 4o relating to official measurers, but were surprised that when they had their attention called to it they should have again stumbled over another part of the same rule. ‘The way it was put in the /ze/d would make outsiders or new members believe that “Hey could not compete in the races this year. This is nota fact. The rules allow anyone to compete if they are wzthin measurement, but if they are not within measurement then let them look out for themselves, for official measurers can be appointed at any moment to measure any boat. him four of the six, Trying a thing is better than thinking about it, don’t you Yours truly, —O— “Stella” has designed himself a new mainsail, and although candidly we do not like the design, still we have no doubt that under his careful sailing we shall again see his canoe in front this year, notwithstanding what may be built with the sole purposer of beating him—sharpie, 12-footers room let Then he will nut depart from the original idea and its advantages without lengthening his bundle (package) more, nor adding any very perceptible extra weight to what he would get by only lengthening know, We heard the other day of a canve yawl doing two miles down stream in the ro minutes. Query, what pace was the stream running, and who had hung the monkey-wrench on the watch ? 35 THE Epiror, 7he Canoezst, CaRLOs A, ALTGELT. : Dear Sir,—I venture to think that Mayfly’s reply to my letter which appeared in the Aodel Yachtsman and Canoeist for December will provoke a smile from a good number of the readers of this paper who are interested in the subject under discussion. A man must indeed be hard up for arguments to support his views when he has to come down to stating (what is obviously the fact) that I have sot dealt thoroughly with everything in my short letter that can be said for or against canoe yawls. No ordinarily constituted individual expects to find an Encyclopcedia Britannica article in a letter commenting upon an editorial paragraph. I note that his letter does not deal with a solitary one of my arguments in favour of canoe yawls. which surely he should be able to do if they are the unsafe and unsatisfactory boats he would have us believe they are. Le states that the reason why the yawls at Hendon are for sale is because they do not come up to their owner’s anticipation. Of Why does any canoe owner ever build, course that isso but to try and improve upon his present boat, and I fail to see why a yawl owner should not be credited with the same desire to go ahead as his brother canoeist. The contention is on the face of it absurd. Will Mayfly tell us what he thinks the yawl men are going todo? Are they going in for first class canoes or for better yawls? For my own satisfaction I have made enquiries on this point and have found that net a single yaw! owner has any intention of joining the first class. One man is going to keep his present yaw], two others are going to build larger yawls (in one case this is contingent on the sale of his present yawl), and the remaining one is probably giving up canoeing altogether for the present. The designer of the Selene has had absolutely no experience in canoe yawls for sea work, and it is therefore not to be expected that absolute perfection in evolving a sea boat out of an essentially smooth water machine is to be attained all at once ; but for his information J may state that E have had greater pleasure in sailing in Sea Reach on every occasion I have been there than I have ever had at Hendon. I certainly do think that a properly designed canoe yaw! is fit for down below work. Just one more quotation from Mayfly’s letter.—‘‘ Racing yawls are an 36 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN abomination ” (query is this argument or invective ?) ‘and ought to be done away with.” not a canoe man yawl sailer, who was This is from aman What not a canoeist would be upona the that will not stand upright without someone on board to balance her? his remarks would probably be more forcible complimentary. Yours faithfully, When brisk the merry jests and songs gu round, The tired campers seated on the ground ; than Before ye part, lift once your glasses high, And drink a nightcap to ‘‘ the days gone bye.” SELENE. As round the camp-fire comrades meet once more, And tell about the men and boats of yure ; Kent County School, Some stranger there may ask the reason why Birchington, Thanet, My name is mentioned with the days gone bye, Jan, 17th, 1892. Dear Sin, T havea Some memory of the songs together sung, Some memory of the days when we were young, May stir some stout old camper to reply :— ** Ele loved our life and sport in days gone bye.” ‘Cockyolly Bird” nearly planked up in my workshop, and am thinking about masts and sails. As [live on the sea and have no chance of racing I think it unwise to have so much as 58it, main sail for cruising and pleasure sailing only; more especially as I have had afloat. Tcan’t persuade myself that the deck position and the amount of sail it necessitates are desirable for sea work, or for acruise of a week or two. I should be glad of the benefit of your experience on these points and any others you may think useful. Jam, dear Sir, Yours truly, WM, JAS. SMITH. the lines of the TAVIE. no experience of the deck seat in anything smaller than Unas at Oxford ancl canoe yawls on the sea for two seasons. How would a main of about 44 sq. ft. and a mizzen of 20 sq. ft. with a jib head mizzen of 9 or 10 sq. ft. for rough weather, answer ? First two to be balance lugs, two and one reef respectively, battens and reefing gear, foremast to lower with mast trunk, so that No. one mizzen may be put forward while [A canoe on ‘Ceckyolly Bird’ should do CAMPING used a balance Ing mainsail the (lowering) mast might be Pearl Cances. same as were used in the The mast trunk should have a drain pipe thro’ the keel to take away any water which may come over the deck, and great care should be taken to make every part watertight and thoroughly strong. Tf provided with footsteering gear you could sit below in light breezes, but the deck position gives so much more control over the boat that it should always be used unless the wind is steady. I have been turned out ofa canoe bya sudden puff, when sitting below, which I am confident would have done me no harm if Pd been ‘on deck.’ The Northern C.C. men don’t seem to care for balance lug sails for sea work, and the Mersey men, most of whose sailing is dene on open water, also appear to prefer the standing lug with nothing in front of the mast,—EDp]. TO THE BOYS. When fair the scene and bright the summer day, Comrades think once of him who’s far away ; When fresh the breeze, and swift the boaties fly, MENAI days of his introduction to that sport, to which he several stepped a little further aft, say 18in. from stem ana pivot on THE is tc be hoped they all do so’, to have a short account of a canoeing cruise held on those waters. Some members of the Mersey Canoe Club arranged a short camp at the Straits, and the writer was among the number ; it was in the early sq. ft. being stepped in If you ON The British Canoe Association having selected the Menai Straits for their fifth Annual Meet, to be held this summer, it may be interesting to the members of that body who read the Canoeist, (it has devoted the forward mizen step. OUT STRAITS. well with areas of sail which you suggest, the mizen of 20 to small brasses screwed to deck CANOEIST. Unless in Heaven the shining lake he find, With craft and cordage, leisure, needful wind ; No harp he’ll seek in Paradise on high, But camp and cruise as in the days gone bye. who is comment cf a racing craft AND most of his leisure since. It was years ago, and the following account is written from recollection; however, as it was the fisst occasion on which I had slept under canvas, the cruise is fresher in my memory than many more recently taken part in. Early one afternoon we embarked on the fine passenger steamer Prince Arthur, and found our boats in process of being stowed on deck in the bow of the steamer. The canoes had been carted from the club premises at Tranmere, had crossed the river by the Birkenhead luggage boat under charge of one of Bond’s men, and had been wheeled along the landing stage to the berth at the (rince’s stage from which the steamers for North Wales depart. As we watched the boats stowed by some of the steamship’s crew, we were able to notice, what we have often since observed, how much more skilfully and carefully seamen and dock labourers handle small boats than do railway men, carters, or, indeed, any other class. The Remember him your mate in days gone bye. former almost seem When crisp the ripples tinkle at the bow, Think how had he who’s gone delighted now ; When soft the zephyrs in the white sails sigh, What music thought he that in days gone bye! although we Mersey men have many a time taken our canoes and canoe-yawls by steamer to various No more he’ll pitch the tent, nor trim the sail, No more he’ll steer before the favouring gale, No more the paddle will he stoutly ply, Nor idly drift, as in the days gone bye. to fondle the little craft and, parts of Great Britain, there is not an accident on record. ‘lhe boats are packed with dunnage and rope; and, should a scratch be produced, some one’s cap comes off to rub the place with, and some one else’s eyes receive a sea blessing, THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN The passage to Menai was pleasant and uneventtul; the canoes and their cargoes were safely launched, and paddled to the island of Cadnant, on which permission to camp had previously been obtained. ‘This little island is some four hundred yards orso to the Beaumaris side of the Menai Suspension bridge; it 1s an island only from high AND CANOEIST. buoy was an oyster shed well 37 up on shore: deceptive are size and distance at night! so Without further adventure the tents were reached and after a slippery portage in the dark, the canoes were safely landed on the grass near the encampment. Next day, being Sunday, two of our number walked over the Suspension Bridge to service in to half tide, at low water a causeway crosses a few Bangor cathedral; yards of mud to the during high water round the islands and up the back-waters near camp, walked down to Beaumaris proposed to hold Anglesey shore. part Cadnant, it may be of the As it is B.C.A. Camp on remarked, that the M.C.C. have on several occasions found the others, after sailing about and observed the youth and beauty of that popular it quite suitable summer holiday resort, as they did the church for such a purpose ; it is situated near the Anglesey shore of the straits almost opposite Bangor, parade or more openly profaned the Sabbath on the water. These canoeists also joined what boating friends they met in obtaining the limited refreshment, which Welsh Sunday closing laws permit of. supplies can easily be obtained from Menai or Bangor, there is water at all times of the tide on the straits shore of the island, with good camping ground on the island itself. “The canoes present, on the occasion we are describing, were all of the older style of ‘Nautilus’ sailabie-paddiing canoe, steered by the foot-yoke; it was before the day of the deck seat. The tents stores and ge.r all stowed away in the canoes. The tents were the Mersey variety of the Clyde pattern, and the cooking was done with Mersey cuisines, Among the campers experience was the and good M.C.C. captain, comradeship whose ensured the success of the cruise. On arriving at the camping place the stores and canoes were carried up, the tents pitched, tea was prepared, and finally, over a le-s deleterious but rather more intoxicating fluid, pl ins were discussed until bed-time, Next day we were up betimes and were soon all in the water, except the skipper, who had got up the first {as usual), had dressed and gone off foraging for water, eggs and milk, doing everyone else’s work (also, as usual). How cool and bracing the water was, and how clear in comparison to our beloved, but filthy, Mersey! After breakfast we loafed about until well on in the afternoon and then paddled down, some three miles to Beaumaris; here we landed and, after strolling about the pier and visiting the castle, we repaired to the Bulkeley Arms Hotel, where we dined; (shameful conduct for campers, and the first day of the cruise too !). There were several Liverpod] and other yachts anchored off Beaumaris, so many yachting friends were found at the hotel. We stayed, chatting and Up to the present the weather had been calm and warm, though not sunny; next morning, however, there was every appearance of rain. A fresh breeze was blowing out of the straits towards Beaumaris, so a visit to Puffin Island was decided upon. This island is divided by a narrow sound from the eastern extremity of Anglesey, and is named from the numbers of those curious birds— the puffins— which inhabit its rocky shores. The island ts about a mile long, its shores consist of rocks and b ulders, and landing ts difficult in rough weather : it is inhabited by rats, rabbits and sea-birds, with a few sheep. The Liverpool Biological Association have a house and station on the island, and much of their dredging takes place in the neighbourhood. From the island Moelfre Bay, where the terrible shipwreck of the Royal Charter tock place, may, on aclear day, be seen on the Anglesey shore: many fine vessels also have been lost on the broad Dutchman’s bank, outside Puffin Island. Goosewinged,—two canoes side by side,—our fleet ran quickly down with the tide; we found this the safest way to run before the fresh breeze besides allowing of the interchange of anecdotes and baccy. Soon after we had landed the rain came down, and we had occasionally to shelter in the curious little ruined buildings on the island. Between the showers we explored the island and, the wind having completely dropped, we paddled back to camp, somewhat damp and depressed ; through legions of jelly-fish, which something in the season or weather seemed to have brought in great numbers to the surface. The water was full of them, of all sizes, shapes and colours; and many a one did we smash with our paddles, as we smoking, until late and, there being no moon, it was quite dark when we started to return. We had to paddle back to camp and commenced at a good pace. Soon a dark object was noticed ahead, and the man who knew all about it, (there is always one such in a party) declared this to be a buoy and announced his intertion of going inshore of it, However we heard this cocksure gentleman go full speed on to the shingly shore, so awaited his close to Beaumaris pier, on our return journey, return and explanation. As far as we could gather, from his embroidered conversation, the supposed there came to us the opportunity which we young sucking heroes had often longed for, and now paddled back; visiting upon them our wrath against the weather. However, we were better off than the yachts, for the calm left them dependent on the tide, while we could keep warm and moving under our wooden sails. As we passed 38 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN when it came, alas! not one ot us availed himself of it. “Twas ever thus! A young lady, who had been out rowing, was hurrying shower; back to escape a on reaching the pier she stood up, to push off from a buttress, and overboard she went. Before one of us could dive in and rise to the occasion, and the surface, with the damsel in his arms, some interfering, intruding land-lubber had fished her out. During the remainder of the journey back to camp a deeper gloom was on our party. No doubt a vision of grateful glances from the fair one, of the joy of the father, of the hysterics of the mother, of the paragraph in the local newspaper, of an invitation to the family estate and eventually of wedding bells, haunted each wet and tired paddler, as something that had been within his reach and of which he had been unjustly defrauded. This reflection was, no doubt, the reason why the jelly-fish suffered increased slaughter ; this was why the rain was so wet that night, the rocks so slippery, tent guy-ropes so infernally in the way, canoeing a failure, and camping a ghastly fraud. No doubt many a groundsheet that night felt clammier and harder than ever, as with Alnaschar we dreamt :—“ It might have been.” [To be continued]. UP THE CANAL TO BASINGSTOKE. By A Souirary CANOEIST. A solitude which was not intentional, as I had contemplated ‘‘ITwo men ina Canadian,” but, at the last moment, the expedition was modified to “One in a Rob Roy.” Having previously paddled up to Weybridge, I Sl ee eee ~ started for that village by train from Surbiton on a brilliant, though chilly, morning. It being holiday time, the train was crowded, but I found stan ing room in a guard’s van half full of milk churns and miscellaneous passengers, one of whow, a lady, had been in a similar position before, but consoled herself with the reflection that “we ain’t got a lot o’ stinkin’ fish like we ‘ad last time though.” However Weybridge was not far and, on reaching there, I at once made for the river and, by 10 o’clock was paddling into Thames Lock, the first on the Wey navigation, about three miles,of which had to be traversed before coming to the Basingstoke canal proper. This little bit involved going through four locks, troublesome on account of a habit, which the Wey water has, of frothing up in a marveljous manner. What with this froth, and having to keep clear of a boat-load of amateurs who went through the usual performances ofmissing their hold on the side, losing the boat-hook and then drifting helplessly about, I had my work pretty AND CANOEIST. well cut out. At Wey Junction, a turning to the westward where an almost illegible board on the bridge over the Wey points “To Basingstoke,” I encountered the full force of a stiff adverse breeze. Still I soon reached and carried round Woodhain Locks Nos. 1. 2, and 3. at which latter I found a keeper, who gave mea return ticket to Basingstoke for ro/- (alt locks to be carried over.) He walked up and helped me over the next two locks and wished me a pleasant voyage as I sheltered to escape the first shower of the day. There were several afterwards and I took advantage, just before Woking, of a more than usually severe one to lunch under an umbrella,an unwatermanlike, but most useful, bit of gear on a Rob-Roy « r other small-well canoe. It was too cold for dawdling so I pushed on, and what with assistance from a boy here, a soldier there (in the neighbourhood of Pirbright) and occasionally a tramp, I cleared Frimley Lock, The a total of 28 in twelve miles, by 5 o’clock. course was now clear and I went on to Mitchet Lake, one of the lagoons used for storing water for the canal, and here I enjoyed a little sailing (the But quarters for the night area is about 4oacres.) had to be found, so I paddled on to Ash Vale, about three miles further, where 1 hoped to find the rustic village inn with clean parlour and sheets smelling of lavender, &c. &c. ‘These things might have been once, I only found a dirty, common, it but to wayside pub: and there was nothing for go on another three or four miles to Aldershot. I did it by 7 o’clock the weather beginning to look real bad. There was a roomy boat-house, in which I stowed my canoe and then, baggage in hand, started for the town where, after some little trouble I managed to secure a room at the “Imperial.” The day’s exertions had such an effect that I could hardly keep awake long enough to eat dinner. Thus ended a day in the course of which I had paddled some 22 miles against a strong wind and portaged at 29 locks, the majority without assistance. Next morning broke with a steady downpour of rain which considerably tried my patience, but it grew lighter towards afternoon and I madea start. The country was so lovely that I soon forgot the wet, which altogether ceased when I had gone four or five miles. All along the banks primroses grew and biossomed as though the roth of April were Pogmersficld Woods were an unknown date. especially pretty. The water was of crystal clearness so that I could see the fish as distinctly as possible; the solitary pike, an occasional perch, and shoals of timid roach, as a rule good fish, but sti’l not many of them. And so on to Odiham (ten miles from Aldershot) where I put up at the “George” evidently a resort of cyclists as, im- mediately on entering, I was asked if I had put my machine in the yard, THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN The following morning was brilliant, but with a fresh westerly breeze promising showers, so I turned out and breakfasted as soon as the establishment was astir, and then launched again. The canal was in many places narrower and more overgrown with weeds. It is also barred by a few swing bridges so low that the canoe could only just pass under with the crew bending down until his nose touched the deck. It would however be but little trouble to land and open these bridges. 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