YACHTING

BY
R. T. PRITCHETT
THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIN AND AVA, K.P.
JAMES McFERRAN
REV. G. L. BLAKE, T. B. MIDDLETON
EDWARD WALTER CASTLE AND ROBERT CASTLE
G. CHRISTOPHER DAVIES, LEWIS HERRESHOFF
THE EARL OF ONSLOW, G.C.M.G., H. HORN
SIR GEORGE LEACH, K.C.B., Vice-President Y.R.A.

IN TWO VOLUMES—VOL. II.

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY R. T. PRITCHETT
AND FROM PHOTOGRAPHS

LONDON
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
1894

All rights reserved

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE SECOND VOLUME

(Reproduced by J. D. Cooper and Messrs. Walker & Boutall)

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS

  ARTIST TO FACE PAGE Old Flags R. T. Pritchett Frontispiece Her Majesty the Queen going to Scotland " 6 The Royal Yacht 'Victoria and Albert,' 1843 " 8 'Pearl,' 'Falcon,' and 'Waterwitch' " 12 'Mystery' winning the Cup presented by R.Y.S. to R.T.Y.C. " 14 'Corsair,' R.Y.S., winning the Queen's Cup at Cowes, 1892 " 16 Yacht Club Burgees Club Card

href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@41973@[email protected]#img031" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">48 'Irex' From a photograph by Adamson 58 'Yarana' " 64 'Arrow,' Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, 1876 R. T. Pritchett 68 'Reverie' From a photograph 70 Northern Yacht Club cruising off Garroch Head, 1825 From a painting by Hutcheson 76 Royal Northern Yacht Club, Rothesay From a photograph by Secretary 78 The Start for Ardrishaig Cup From a photograph by Adamson 84 'Marjorie' " 86 'May' " 88 'Thistle' " 90 'Lenore' " 92 'Verve' " 94 Yacht Club Flags   104 'Erycina' From a photograph by Adamson 106 Royal Irish Yacht Club Cup, Kingstown, 1873 From a picture by Admiral Beechy 108 Mermaids of Dublin Bay Sailing Club   146 Start of 25-Tonners, R.T.Y.C., from Greenwich, 1848 R. T. Pritchett 170 'Decima' From a photograph by Symonds 176 'Gimcrack' R. T. Pritchett 240 Model Room of New York Yacht Club From a photograph sent by Secretary N.Y.Y.C. 242 'Black Maria,' sloop, beating 'America,' schooner, in Test Race, New York, 1850 Sent by Mr. Stevens of Hoboken, New York 244 International Race, 1886; 'Galatea' passing Sandy Hook Lightship Photograph sent by Lieutenant W. Henn, R.N. 258 'Volunteer' From a photograph sent by General Paine, N.Y.Y.C. 262 'Valkyrie' From a photograph by Adamson 308 'Yseult' " 328 'Iverna' and 'Meteor,' dead heat in the Clyde, July 4, 1892 " 330 'Queen Mab' " 346 'Samœna' " 352

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

Varuna, Vendetta, and

Lais (Vignette)   Title-page Dutch Yacht. (From drawing by Vandervelde, dated 1640) R. T. Pritchett 2 'Een Bezan Jagt,' 1670 " 3 Lines of Cutter, 1781 From Stalkart's 'Naval Architecture' 4 Yacht Stern, 1781 " 5 Cowes Castle. (From drawing by Loutherburg) R. T. Pritchett 10 Seal of Royal Yacht Club, Cowes R.Y.S. 11 'Pearl,' R.Y.S. R. T. Pritchett 13 'Dolphin,' R.Y.S. " 14 'Esmeralda,' R.Y.S. " 14 'De Emmetje,' Lugger " 15 'New Moon,' R.Y.S. " 16 Chart of the Royal Yacht Squadron—(Queen's Course)   19 'The Lady Hermione' From working drawings lent by Marquis of Dufferin 26 'The Lady Hermione,' Deck Plan " 28 'The Lady Hermione,' Fittings " 30 'Foam,' R.V.S. 'In High Latitudes'   38 View from the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth R. T. Pritchett 40 Chart of the Royal Western Yacht Club. Plymouth Course Club Card 41 Chart of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club Course Club Card 44 International Gold Cup. Royal Victoria Yacht Club. Won by 'Britannia' R.V.Y. Club 45 First Race of the Mersey Yacht Club, June 16, 1845 R. T. Pritchett 47 'Queen of the Ocean,' R.M.Y.C., saving Emigrants from 'Ocean Monarch' " 47 Chart of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club Courses From Club Card 48 Chart of the Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club Courses " 51 'Madge,' 1880—Lines and Midship Section G. L. Watson 53 'Neptune,' Cutter, 1875—Lines and Midship Section W. Fife 61 'Reverie,' 1891—Lines and Midship Section J. M. Soper 70

class="smcap">Northern Yacht Club Seal From Secretary R.N.Y. Club 72 Chart of the Royal Northern Yacht Club Courses Club Card 73 Royal Northern Flags From Secretary R.N.Y.C. 75 'Gleam,' 1834—Lines and Midship Section Fife of Fairlie 78 Chart of the Royal Clyde Yacht Club Courses From Secretary 80 'Clara'—Midship Section W. Fife 91 Chart of the Royal Forth Yacht Club Courses Club Card 97 Yachts of Cork Water Club, 1720 R. T. Pritchett 101 Chart of the Royal Cork Yacht Club Club Card 103 Cork Water Club putting out to Sea, 1720 R. T. Pritchett 105 Chart of the Royal St. George's Yacht Club Courses   107 Outward Bound Honourable Artists of the 'Iris' 125 'Iris'—Section " 127 'Iris'—Section showing Permanent Legs " 128 The Bailey, Dublin Bay " 130 'Graphic' Artists at Work during the Gale of October 5, 1892 " 132 Her Majesty's Mails " 134 Storm without, Calm within " 135 Kingstown, Dublin Bay " 137 Ringsend, Dublin " 141 Monkstown, Dublin Bay " 143 Ireland's Eye " 144 'King's Fisher,' 1776 R. T. Pritchett 151 Commodore Thomas Taylor, of the Cumberland Fleet, 1776 From a Family Portrait in possession of Robert Taylor, Esq. 152 'King's Fisher,' 1770—Lines Original Lines 153 'King's Fisher,' 1770—Midship Section " 154 'Button,' 1776 " 155 First 'Cumberland,' 1780—Midship Section " 157 First 'Cumberland,' 1780—Lines

class="center">" 158 Second Cumberland, 1790—Lines and Midship Section " 160 Yacht of Cumberland Fleet, 1781 R. T. Pritchett 161 Circular of Cumberland Fleet, 1775   163 Officers' Badge, R.T.Y.C. R. T. Pritchett 168 'Mystery' passing 'Blue Belle,' 1843 " 170 'Phantom,' R.T.Y.C., 1853 " 171 'Cygnet,' 1846 " 172 'Dis,' 1888—Lines and Midship Section J. M. Soper 176 'Tottie,' Royal Corinthian Yacht Club Photograph 177 Upper Thames Sailing Club and Club House, Bourne End, Bucks R. T. Pritchett 181 Upper Thames Steam Yacht 'Cintra' Photograph 182 'Feeling It' off the Ferry From a photograph by Brunskill, of Windermere 184 A Fair Start. Royal Windermere Yacht Club " 185 Limit Angle of Counter Club Book 186 Smart Breeze for racing Windermere Brunskill, of Windermere 186 Chart of the Royal Windermere Yacht Club Course Club Card 187 Fair Wind round the Buoy Brunskill, of Windermere 188 Calm Weather " 188 The 'Greyhound' R. T. Pritchett 191 The Fisher's Home, the Broads " 192 Regatta Time " 196 Wroxham Pleasure Craft R. T. Pritchett 198 Wroxham Broad " 200 Smooth-water Bowsprit " 202 River Waveney Craft " 206 'Greyhound'—Midship Section G. C. Davies 210 'Greyhound'—Lines of " 211 'Castanet' R. T. Pritchett 215

class="smcap">Hull of the 'Castanet' " 216 'Mystery' Thames Boat ('Foreign' Boat) " 218 A Start " 221 In the Gloaming " 223 Birds of a Feather " 225 Commodore Stevens, Founder of the New York Yacht Club Photo sent by Mr. Stevens, of Hoboken, U.S.A. 227 R.Y.S. Cup won by the 'America,' 1851   228 'Trouble'—1816, Midship Section Herreshoff 237 'Maria,' Sloop, 1846—Midship Section " 238 'Wave,' 1832—Midship Section " 238 'Onkahya,' 1839—Midship Section " 239 'America,' 1851, N.Y.Y.C. R. T. Pritchett 246 'America'—Lines and Midship Section Hunt's Magazine 248 'Shadow,' 1872 Photo, Stebbins, Boston 250 'Shadow,' 1872—Lines and Midship Section Herreshoff 251 Midship Section of American Yachts " 253 'Gracie'—Sail Plan " 254 'Gracie,' 1868—Lines and Midship Section " 255 'Puritan,' 1885, N.Y.Y.C. Photo, Gubalman, New York 260 'Gossoon,' Keel Boat, 1890 Photo, Stebbins, Boston 264 'Gloriana,' 1892 " 265 'Wasp,' 1892 " 267 Fin-keel and Bulb Herreshoff 268 'Consuelo,' Cat-yawl " 269 Herreshoff Catamaran " 270 Newport (Centreboard) Cat-boat " 271 'Constellation,' 1889, N.Y.Y.C. Photo, Stebbins, Boston 274 The Ubiquitous Cat-boat R. T. Pritchett 277 Frascati and Pierhead at Havre "

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">304 Chart of Havre Regatta Courses Club Card 305 Harbour at Havre R. T. Pritchett 306 Chart of Nice Regatta Courses Club Card 307 Lateen Yachts, Bombay Club, 1887 R. T. Pritchett 315 Chart of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club Sailing Course Bombay Card 317 Fitted Races at Bermuda, 1863 R. T. Pritchett 319 Bermuda Rig " 322 Dutch Ice Boat of Present Time " 323 'Waterwitch' v. 'Galatea,' 1834 Start of Race for 1,000 Guineas " 325 'Corsair' v. 'Talisman' Race (1842), Running down Channel R. T. Pritchett, from a picture by Condy 326 'Corsair' v. 'Talisman' Race (1842), The Return " 327 'Corsair,' 1832—Lines and Midship Section Michael Ratsey, of Cowes 328 'Brilliant' and 'Ariel' Race, 1830 R. T. Pritchett 329 Going Aloft " 333 Diagrams showing Old and New Styles in Aft Sections of 40-Raters J. M. Soper 335 Diagrams showing recent Styles in Fore Sections of 40-Raters J. M. Soper 336 'Irex'—Midship Section A. Richardson 337 'Irex'—Lines Designed by Alexander Richardson 338 'Corsair'—General Arrangements Plans A. E. Payne 339 'Corsair'—Midship Section " 340 Lashing the Emperor's Racing Flag R. T. Pritchett 341 Our Masthead Man " 341 'All aft, my Sonnies!' " 342 'Another Pull at the Mainsheet, my Lads!' " 342 Close Hauled " 343 Real Business " 344 Torquay " 346 Chart of Channel racing Westward   347 A

Close Finish, 'Queen Mab' and 'Corsair' R. T. Pritchett 348 'Iverna,' 1890 Designed by Alexander Richardson 354 'Iverna'—Lines and Midship Section " 355 Chart of the Thames, Harwich and Cinque Ports Courses F. S. Weller 357 'Calluna' From a Kodak photograph 361 Chart of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, Belfast Courses From Club Card 367 Chart of the Royal Irish Yacht Club, Dublin Bay Courses " 371 'Navahoe,' N.Y.Y.C. From a Kodak 372 Chart of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, Warner and Lymington Course Club Card 379 Chart of the Royal Albert Yacht Club, Southsea Course " 381 Chart of the Torbay Regatta Course " 383 'Satanita' From a Kodak 385 Chart of the Start Bay Yacht Club, Dartmouth, Course Club Card 387 Chart of the Royal Dart Yacht Club, Kingswear, Courses " 389 'Dragon III.' From a Kodak 398 Chart of the New York Yacht Club. Regatta Course N.Y.Y. Club Sec. 405 'Vigilant,' Cup Defender From a photograph by Stebbins, Boston, Mass. 406 'Valkyrie' Adamson, of Rothesay 408

CHAPTER I
ROYAL YACHTS AND ENGLISH YACHT CLUBS

ROYAL YACHTS
By R. T. Pritchett

The innate love of the English for everything connected with seafaring, roving and adventure, burst prominently forth in the time of Queen Elizabeth, when Drake and Raleigh showed what could be done in small craft in 'ocean cruising,' and, with early Corinthian crews from Devon and the brave West, sallied forth and straightway laid the foundation of our navy, and our present numerous fleet of yachts. In 1604 an early designer, one Phineas Pett, built a yacht for Henry of Wales; and to him the Navy was much indebted for general improvement in line and build throughout the early part of the Stuart dynasty.

At the Restoration we begin in earnest the History of Yachting, and find King Charles II. taking most enthusiastically to yacht building and even racing. That mine of wealth for the details of every-day life, that minute recorder of modes and fashions, Samuel Pepys, Esq., F.R.S., Secretary to the Admiralty, first brings to our notice the aquatic taste of His Majesty. In his delightful 'Diary' we find:—

July 15, 1660.—Found the King gone this morning by 5 of the clock to see a Dutch pleasure boat below bridge, where he dines and my Lord with him.

In a further notice we find His Majesty winning the first yacht race in the Thames, over the course of the R.T.Y. Club, Greenwich to Gravesend and back—a wager of one hundred guineas.