Chapter I: Appendix: The 'giralda' 425

INDEX 427

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_ 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

'SAMOENA' " " 352

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

ARTIST PAGE

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

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
" 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 " 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

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
" 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