Forest and stream . ll force at the meet, but did not do any racing,however, they have made a good beginning and are probablydoomed to do greater things, possibly in a few years we shall hearol one of them either being President of the United States orCommodore of the A. C. A. Old Ironsides, Ianthe C. C. [Our correspondent is in error as to the first tin canoe, therewere two at Lake George in 1880, built by amateurs, Messrs. Pal-mer and Frothingham, of Albany.] THE TORONTO CANOE SAIL. Editor Forest and St ream: The sail shown in inclosed sketch has been used in the TorontoC. C. for a season, a
Forest and stream . ll force at the meet, but did not do any racing,however, they have made a good beginning and are probablydoomed to do greater things, possibly in a few years we shall hearol one of them either being President of the United States orCommodore of the A. C. A. Old Ironsides, Ianthe C. C. [Our correspondent is in error as to the first tin canoe, therewere two at Lake George in 1880, built by amateurs, Messrs. Pal-mer and Frothingham, of Albany.] THE TORONTO CANOE SAIL. Editor Forest and St ream: The sail shown in inclosed sketch has been used in the TorontoC. C. for a season, and has been found to answer very well. Thecanoes of the Toronto, Gait and Ubique clubs were thus rigged atthe. Northern Division meet last summer, and were very success-ful in the races. Mr. Frasers open canoe Una won the sailingmedal from all canoes, open and decked; while the open anddecked sailing trophies of the T. C C. have fallen to canoes simi-larly rigged. The advantages claimed for the sail are a low center. -4- of effort, a short mast, as racing masts go, and a few lines, withno downhaul. While being a fair to cloudy racing sail, it is at thesame time a good all-around cruising sail, that can be reefed andlowered at will. The dimensions are: Mast, deck to head 10ft. at deck, 2%in at head, liu. Boom 10ft. 3in. Gaff 5ft. Luff 7ft. 6in. Leech 12ft. 9in. Area The sail is hoisted by a single halliard :md lowers freely withouta downhaul. The line B is made fast to the fore end of gaff, theother end being lashed to a brass ring around the mast, a thimblebeing also spliced into the end. The halliard A is fast to the gaff,then leads through the thimble to block at maHt head, then downand through a block at stem head, serving esa forestay. In prac-tice the sail hoists until the luff is taut, and any extra strain thatis put on pulls directly on the leech. If the halliard be of cable-laid line it will not stretch, and the gaff when hoisted will hold iuthe same plane as t
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