by D.F. McLachlan
Reprinted from "The Boy's Own Paper"
To those who take an interest in boat-sailing, and who seek their pleasure on the water, there is no type of craft more admirably suited for their purpose than the sailing sharpie. A boat of this type, with her heavy centre plate lowered, has enormous stability, which allows of her carrying a sail-spread that will drive her to windward like a bulb finner; and at the same time, for running with the wind or river cruising, her shallow draught with plate raised makes her an ideal craft. >From stem to stern the boat now designed for our readers measures 14 ft., with a beam of 6 ft. 6 in., and a depth of 1 ft. 9 in., which will give a draught of 8 in. with the plate up for running, and 3 ft. when the plate is lowered for beating to windward.
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