. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. decided to let them stand as is still a goodly fleet of old-timers, cutters and yawls with straightstems and reefing bowsprits—craft someof them half a century old or more, andsound as a gold dollar in spite of severeservice. The deadeye and the lanyard,although being pushed hard by theturnbuckle, die slowly, and are yet tobe found in brand new vessels of thetwentieth century. To equalize and minimize strains onmainbooms, mainsheet bridles are nowfitted. Overhangs are growing longerand longer and bowsprits shorter. TheLarchmont one-design
. Boat sailing in fair weather and foul. decided to let them stand as is still a goodly fleet of old-timers, cutters and yawls with straightstems and reefing bowsprits—craft someof them half a century old or more, andsound as a gold dollar in spite of severeservice. The deadeye and the lanyard,although being pushed hard by theturnbuckle, die slowly, and are yet tobe found in brand new vessels of thetwentieth century. To equalize and minimize strains onmainbooms, mainsheet bridles are nowfitted. Overhangs are growing longerand longer and bowsprits shorter. TheLarchmont one-design class of 1901 ha^;a length on deck of 40 feet 7 inches,with a water-line length of 25 sail area is 1,103 feet, and the outside ballast weighs 6,100 pounds. The^-enterboard houses entirely below thecabin floor, the draught being 4 feet 6inches, and 8 feet with the board aim of the designer is to combineracing and cruising qualities—a much-to-be-desired combination, never to becompletely attained, I fear. THE END. /^. POM MERY SEC (A Very Dry Wine.) BRUT (No Sweetening Whatever. The Standard for Champagne Quality. CHAMPAGNE WHITES YACHT AGENCY EUGENE WHITE, Troprielor OFFICE for SELLING, CHARTERING andPURCHASING YACHTS and BOATS OFEVERY DESCRIPTION ^ DESIGNS and ESTIMATES FURNISHED ^« Terms Moderate 11 EAST (Chatham S^quare) NEW Y O R. K
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