Where the beam ranges as high as 5 feet the vessel will carry about four sitters in the stern. The narrower craft carry about two, sitting abreast in the stern. Dingies (inrigged) range from about 12 feet in length with 4 feet beam to 16 feet in length with about 3 ft. 6 in. beam. Some dingies are built as short as 9 feet, but they command but little speed, and are useful only as tenders to larger vessels for the purpose of going ashore, &c. Their shortness makes them handy to turn, and compensates in short journeys for their want of speed. The prices of the various builds enumerated above depend much upon the materials used, whether oak, mahogany, cedar, or pine; and also upon length of keel, and upon fittings, such as oars, sculls, cushions, stern-rails, &c., masts and sails. Figures vary from about 40_l._ for a best quality randan skiff, all found, to as low as 20_l._ for a gig, and 12_l._ for a dingey, turned out new from the builder's yard. It is customary to fit all rowing boats such as above described with a hole in the bow seat, and also in the flooring below, in order to carry a lug or sprit sail when required; but the shallow draught of such vessels as are not fitted with centreboards causes them to make a good deal of leeway and so disables them from sailing near the wind. Racing boats are generally built of cedar, sometimes of white pine. The history of the introduction of the various improvements of outriggers, keelless boats, and sliding seats, has been given in other chapters. We propose here simply to give a few samples of dimensions of racing boats. Various builders have various lines, and no exact fixed scale can be laid down as correct more than another. _Dimensions of a sculling-boat recently used by Bubear in a sculling match for the 'Sportsman Challenge Cup,' built by Jack Clasper._ Length 31 ft. 0 in. Width 0 ft. 11 in. Depth, amidships 0 ft. 5-3/4 in. " forward 0 ft. 3-1/2 in. " sternpost 0 ft. 2-1/4 in. _Historical Eight-oars (Keelless)._ Length. Beam. Builder. 1. Oxford boat,[9] 1857 54 ft. 0 in. 2 ft. 2-1/2 in. Mat Taylor. (at No. 3's rowlock) 2. Eton, 1863 57 ft. 0 in. 2 ft. 1 in. Mat Taylor. Depth at stern 6 in. 3. Radley, 1858 56 ft. 0 in. 2 ft. 0-3/4 in. Sewell, Depth at stern 7-1/2 in. for King. 4. Oxford, 1878 57 ft. 0 in. 1 ft. 10 in. Swaddell & Depth at stern 6 in. Winship. 5. Oxford, 1883 58 ft. 0 in. 1 ft. 10-1/2 in. J. Clasper. Depth at stern 6-1/2 in. [9] The first keelless eight that won a University match.