Starts (II)
First. Second. Prizes. 33 6 39 Value. £3,870 and 3 Queen's Cups £875 and 3 Cups Bona...... ... 50 Ailsa Satanita 34 14 4 18 IO ...... 4 2 6 £412 and 1 Cup Rainbow II 4 I 5 £120 and 3 Cups Aurora 16 4 4 £67 MIDSHIP SECTION AND SHEER PLAN OF "BONA." fleet was augmented by the appearance of the big schooner "Rainbow," which had been constructed by Messrs. Henderson for Mr. C. L. Orr Ewing from the design of Watson. Although comfortably fitted below decks for cruising purposes, the big vessel, with her long overhangs and great sail area, had all the appearance of an out-and-out racer. Her principal dimensions were:
The 65 ft. class was a particularly fine one, four new yachts making their appearance. Of the recruits, Mr. Adolf Büsing's Senta" was designed by Fife; Mr. Carl von Siemen's "Tutty," by Payne; and Mr. P. M. Inglis' "Astrild," by Watson. "Kommodore," which hailed from Germany, and carried Herr Krupp's colours, was designed by Hagen, and sailed by a German skipper and crew. The water-line measurement of the new English yachts was approximately the same as that of "Isolde," but the L.W.L. of the German craft was more than 2 ft. shorter. "Kommodore" had less beam and sail than her opponents, but her girth measurement was the largest in the class. The cutter was constructed of nickel steel, and in appearance was not unlike an enlarged edition of the 20-rater "Niagara."
Of the new yachts, "Astrild" and "Senta" proved the most successful, but neither succeeded in ousting "Isolde " from her proud position at the head of the class. "Tutty's" form during her first season was disappointing, whilst "Kommodore," although showing a good turn of "TUTTY." speed at times, seldom threatened danger to "Isolde." The record of the class for the year was as follows:- Total