To equalize and minimize strains on mainbooms, mainsheet bridles are now fitted. Overhangs are growing longer and longer and bowsprits shorter. The Larchmont one-design class of 1901 has a length on deck of 40 feet 7 inches, with a water-line length of 25 feet. The sail area is 1,103 feet, and the out side ballast weighs 6,100 pounds. The centerboard houses entirely below the cabin floor, the draught being 4 feet 6 inches, and 8 feet with the board down. The aim of the designer is to combine racing and cruising qualities—a much-to-be-desired combination, never to be completely attained, I fear.
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