Chapter XXI: Appendix: The 'giralda' (2)

Royal Alfred Yacht Club, Kingstown, Queen's Cups received, 18;
its Channel matches, 84;
origin of, 108;
first named Irish Model Yacht Club, 108;
rule on fleet sailing, 109;
reorganisation, 109;
rule on racing flags, 109;
challenge cup instituted, 110;
club matches, 110;
named Prince A.Y.C., 110;
commodores appointed, 110;
Duke of Edinburgh patron, 111;
prizes, 111;
amateur matches, 111;
race for 2nd and 3rd class yachts in 1868, 111-114;
Mr. Lyle's prize for a one-handed race, 114;
introduction of Champion Cups, 114;
Duke of Edinburgh commodore in 1871, 115;
a 'Royal' Club, 115;
increase of members, 115;
burgee, 115;
'Enid' wins Duke of Edinburgh's gold cup, 115;
presented with a Queen's Cup, 115;
fatalities in single-handed racing in 1872, and stoppage of
same, 116, 117;
matches in 1874, 117, 118;
swimming match in clothes, 118;
headquarters, 146

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, 318

Royal Bombay Yacht Club, 315

Royal Canadian Yacht Club, 309

Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, Queen's Cups received, 18;
estab. 1872, 68;
regatta, 68

Royal Clyde Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received, 18;
instituted as Clyde Model Yacht Club, 79;
original members, 79;
ensign and burgee, 79;
chart of course, 80;
measurement rule and racing flags, 81;
meeting in 1857, 81;
American 'sail-area' measurement, 82;
called Clyde Yacht Club, 82;
annual regatta, 82;
Corinthian regatta, 82;
opening and closing cruises, 83;
members and yachts in 1867, 83;
foundation of annual Corinthian match in 1868, 84;
founder of 40-, 20-, 10-, and 5-ton classes, 84;
Channel matches, 84;
made a 'Royal' club in 1872, 85;
new club-house at Hunter's Quay, 85;
opening meeting of 1872, 85;
adoption of Royal Alfred Y.C. rules, 86;
club-house, 87;
members and tonnage in 1877, 87;
a 'Clyde week,' 87;
new courses, 87, 88;
Y.R.A.'s system of time allowances, 88;
entries of large racing yachts in 1878, 88;
entries and prizes in 1880-1881, 89;
purchase of 'Alcyone,' 89;
terms of that yacht's hire, 90;
recipient of Queen's Cup in 1883, 90;
closing cruise of 1884, 90;
alteration of courses, 91;
challenges New York Yacht Club, 91;
'Thistle' and 'Volunteer' matches, 91;
finances, 92;
resignation of Lord Glasgow, 92;
officials, 92;
acquisition of three boats, 92;
adoption of Y.R.A. length and sail-area rule, 93;
classes under 'rating rule,' 93;
second Queen's Cup, 64;
match round Arran, 94;
loss of club-house by fire, 94;
renting of Craigend Villa, 94;
cups and money prizes, 94;
small raters in 1890, 95;
present fleet, 95;
present members, 95;
regatta of 1893, 365

Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Erith (the original Corinthian club), 173;
premises, 174;
classification of yachts, 174;
racing, 174;
10-ton class, 174;
3-ton class, 175;
21-foot class, 176;
2-1/2-raters, 177;
officers in 1894, 178

Royal Cork Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received, 18;
origin, 99;
Water Club of Harbour of Cork, 99;
early rules, 99;
members of 1720 and 1760, 100;
sailing orders for Water Club fleet, 1720, 102;
decadence from 1765 till 1822, 102;
chart of course for 40-raters, 103;
institution of Little Monkstown Club, 104;
re-establishment of Water Club under title of Cork Yacht Club, 104;
club-house and its pictures at Queenstown, 106

Royal Cornwall Club, 18

Royal Dart Club matches, 385

Royal Dorset Club, Weymouth, receive a Queen's Cup in 1887, 18;
founded in 1875, 345

Royal Eastern Yacht Club, 98

Royal Forth Yacht Club, establishment of, 96;
present officials, 96;
members, 96;
match from Hartlepool to Granton in 1893, 96;
the Queen's Cup, 96;
chart of courses, 97;
match for T.B.C. West Challenge Cup, 98

'Royal George,' royal yacht, dimensions, 5;
used on occasion of the Queen's accession, 6

Royal Halifax Yacht Club, 311

Royal Harwich Y.C., 18, 218

Royal Irish Yacht Club:
Queen's Cups received, 18;
established 1846, 108;
regatta of 1893, 368;
map of the course, 371

Royal London Yacht Club, 18;
established 1838, 178;
flag, 178;
adopt flying starts, 179;
development of yachting, 179;
regatta of 1893, 370

Royal Mersey Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received, 18;
established 1844, 46;
moved from Liverpool to Birkenhead, 46;
first race, 47;
plan of course, 48;
Jubilee regatta, 49;
regatta of 1893, 363

Royal Northern Yacht Club:
Queen's Cups received, 18;
home at Rothesay, 72;
chart of Clyde course, 73;
origin of, 74;
original members, 74;
Irish and Scotch divisions, 74, 76;
burgee, 75, 76;
full dress of members, 75;
classing of yachts in 1826 and 1831, 79;
first regatta at Belfast, 76;
William IV. patron, 76;
two days' regatta at Belfast in 1836, 76;
dissolution of Irish division in 1838, 77;
club-house, 77;
yachts, 78;
present secretary, 78;
Channel matches, 84;
regatta 1893, 363

Royal Nova Scotia Y.C., 311

Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club, 49;
instituted 1880, 50;
first officers, 50;
map of course, 51;
definition of amateur, 52;
first regatta, 52;
matches, 52;
popularity, 53;
season of 1881, 54;
increase of membership, 54;
introduction of 3-tonners, 55;
regatta of 1883, 56;
prosperity in 1884, 56;
opening cruise, 57;
foot classes, 57;
A, B, C classes, 60;
increase in number of regattas, 61;
shifting keels, 62;
rating classes, 63;
1/2-raters, 64;
programme for 1891, 65;
service to amateur seamanship, 66;
the regatta of 1893, 67

Royal St. George's Yacht Club, Kingstown:
Queen's Cups received, 18;
established 1838, 106;
chart of course, 107

Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron, Adelaide, 314

Royal Southampton Yacht Club, 340;
the regatta of 1893, 378;
map of the Warner and Lymington course, 379

Royal Southern Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received, 18;
Jubilee regatta of 1893, 361

Royal Sydney Yacht Sq., 311

Royal Thames Club, 13, 18, 167-172;
matches of 1893, 352-358

Royal Ulster Yacht Club:
Queen's Cups received, 18;
2-1/2-raters, 95;
headquarters, 108;
regatta of 1893, 366;
map of the course, 367

Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde, 18, 43-45

Royal West of Ireland Club, Queen's Cups, 18

Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth, 18, 39-43

Royal Windermere Lake Yacht Club, founded 1860, 183;
leading feature, 184;
precautions to insure good racing, 184;
map of course, 187

Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Australia, 314

Royal Yacht Squadron:
club-house, 9;
established 1812, 10;
position in yachting world, 10;
new club-house, 10;
seal, 11;
reception of Emperor and Empress of the French, 12;
class of vessels, 12;
cup to R.T.Y.C. in 1843, 13;
cup of 1851 taken by 'America,' 14;
Jubilee (1865), 15;
in Queen's Jubilee year, 16;
Queen's Cup winners, 16;
averse to steam yachts, 16;
fleet, 17, 18;
Queen's course, 19;
regatta of 1893, 374

Royal Yorkshire Club, 18

'Ruby' (Thames boat), 218

Ruck, F., R.E., R.P.C.Y.C., 50

Russell, George (R.N.Y.C., 1824), 74

Rutherford, L. M., N.Y.Y.C., 241

Ruthven, Edward S., R.N.Y.C., 1824, 74

Ryder, Admiral, R.P.C.Y.C., 50

'Sachem,' Amer. schooner, 263

'Sadie,' Amer. yacht (1867), 250

St. Augustine, Bay of (U.S.), 233

'St. George,' st. yacht, 1875, 290

'St. George,' Coronation Sailing Society dispute regarding the
match of 1823, 167

'St. George' (7 tons), Cumberland Fleet, 161, 164

St. George's, Bermuda, dinghy racing at, 321-323

St. John's River (Florida), 233;
'America' found sunk in, 247

St. Kilda, Australia, 314

St. Lawrence Club, Montreal, 311

St. Lawrence river, Canada, 310

St. Olave's, on the Waveney, 205

'Saivnara' (21-footer), 177

Salhouse Broads, 199

'Samoena,' 54, 64, 352

San Francisco, Bay of, 234

Sandwich, Lord, 3

Sandy Hook Lightship, 231

Sanitary precautions on yachts, 136-142

'Sanitas' for yacht sanitation, 136

Santa Barbara, 234

Santa Katalina, 234

'Santry' (25 tons), 54

'Sappho,' American schooner, 249, 253, 258, 278

'Satanella' (16 tons), 54

'Satanita,' in Jubilee Regatta of R. Mersey Y.C., 1893, 49;
designer and builder, 349;
R.T.Y.C. race June 10, 1893, 358;
the Royal Southern, June 17, 361;
Royal Mersey, June 24, 363;
Royal Northern, July 1, 363;
at Hunter's Quay, July 5, 364;
in Clyde Corinthian Club match, 364;
Royal Clyde regatta, 365;
Royal Ulster regatta, 366;
Royal Irish regatta, 368;
Royal London match, 370;
the Meteor Challenge Shield, 375;
wins Cowes Town Cup, 376;
and R.Y.S. prize on Aug. 4, 377;
wins Royal Albert match, Aug. 14, 380;
Torbay regatta, 382;
Royal Dart match, 385;
Start Bay Club match, 386;
points superior to 'Britannia,' 394;
record for season, 395;
mainsail, 399;
versus 'Navahoe,' 400

Savage, Mr., Cork Water Club, 104

Savannah (Georgia), 232

'Savourna,' 330, 331

Savoy, Colonel, R.P.C.Y.C., 50

Sawyer, John, & Co., sailmakers, New York, 274

Saxe-Weimar, Prince Edward of, com., R.P.C.Y.C., 50, 53, 66

'Sayonara' (20 tons), 53, 91

Schuyler, George L., N.Y.Y.C., 240;
his 'Dream,' 240, 242;
part owner of 'America,' 246

Scovell, Mr., R.A.Y.C., 110

'Sea Fox' (204 tons), American schooner, 253

'Seabelle' (142 tons), 68, 69, 344

'Seaflower,' H.M. brig, 40

'Seagull,' R.M.Y.C., 1845, 47

Seawanhaka Yacht Club, New York, 259

'Secret,' R.T.Y.C., 170

'Secret' (31 tons), 112, 114

Selwyn Island (N.Z.), 293

Senior, Julian, R.P.C.Y.C., 66

'Senta' (3-tonner), 123, 316

'Shadow,' American sloop, built on 'compromise model,' 250;
lines, 251

Shankill (Co. Dublin), 147

Shankill Corinthian Sailing Club, 148

Sharman-Crawford, Captain, rear-commodore R. Ulster Y.C., 108

Sharpies, Canadian, 310

Sheddon, Col., R.Y.S. 1815, 10

'Sheilah' (20 tons), 119-122

Shepherd, J., his 'Daydream,' 96

Sheppard, Mr., starts the Minor Vauxhall Gardens, 164;
gives cups to Cumberland Fleet, 164, 165

'Shona' (5-tonner), 123

Signals, J. A. Lyle's book of, 109

'Silver Star' (40 tons), 56

Simonson, Jeremiah, builder of 'North Star,' 280

Simpson, Messrs., 177

Sinclair, R., 77

'Siola' (20-rater), 63

'Siren' (72 tons), 242

'Sleuthhound' (40 tons), 54, 56, 337

Small, Captain, R.C.Y.C., 81

Smith, A. Cary, joint designer of 'Vindex,' 256, 258;
designer of 'Mischief,' 256;
'Priscilla,' 257;
position as a designer, 257, 275;
marine artist, 258

Smith & Dimon, boat-builders, New York, 280

Smith & Wellstood, Glasgow, 140

Smith-Barry, John, Cork Water Club, 12, 104

Smith, E., Cumberland Fleet, 164

Smith, James (first commodore R. Clyde Y.C.), 77, 79

Smith, J. W., owner of 'Secret,' R.T.Y.C., 1847, 170

Smith, Mr., first commodore of Cumberland Fleet, 156

Smith, Sir Alex. (1771), 324

Smith, T., R.T.Y.C., 169

Smyth, J., of Helensburgh, com. R. Northern Y.C., 74

'Snarley Yow' (3 tons), 56, 175

Snydam, D. L., joint owner of 'Cygnet,' 242

Snydam, John R., joint owner of 'Cygnet,' 242

Société des Régates au Havre, 306

'Sonata,' Arthur Glennie's, 54

Soper, J. M., boat designer, 70, 176, 180, 349

South California, 234

South Walsham Broad, 202

South Walsham Dyke, 203

'Speedy,' H.M.S., 61

Spencer, J., R. Clyde Y.C., 79

'Speranza' (85 tons), yawl, 119

'Spitfire,' Cumberland Fleet, dispute in match of 1823, 167;
wins first match of R.T.Y.C., 168

Spratt, Nelson, designer of 'Julia,' 246

'Spray' (37 tons), 240, 242, 243

Stalkart's 'Naval Architecture,' design from, 4

Start Bay Yacht Club Regatta, 1893, 386;
map of course, 387

Stawell, Sampson, Cork Water Club, 100

Steam yachting in America:
the 'North Star,' 279, 280;
'Firefly,' 'Clarita,' 'Ocean Wave,' and 'Day Dream,' 280;
open steam launch, 281;
flush-deck yacht, 282, 285;
deep-sea craft, 284;
engines, 285;
naphtha engines, 286

Steers, George, designer of 'Gimcrack,' 239;
ability, 243;
share in designing the 'Maria,' 243;
'Una' and 'Julia,' 245;
'America,' 246

'Stella' (2-1/2-rater), 62

Sterling, Colonel J., 393

Steven, Mr., his 'Comet,' 81

Stevens, Commodore John C., N.Y.Y.C., his schooner 'America'
wins R.Y.S. Cup in 1851, 14, 246;
founder of N.Y.Y.C., 227;
his 'Diver,' 237;
'Trouble' and 'Double Trouble,' 237;
'Wave' and 'Onkahya,' 238;
'Maria' and 'Gimcrack,' 237, 242-245

Stevens, Edward, part owner of 'Maria,' 244, 245

Stevens, Edward A., part owner of 'America,' 247, 279

Stevens, Robert, part owner of 'Maria,' 244

Steward, duties of an honorary, on a yacht, 140 _et seq._

Stewart and Binney, designers of 'Pilgrim,' 402

Stewart's Island (N.Z.), 288, 301

Stockholm, 309

Stone, Douglas, yacht designer, 176;
builder of 'Eva,' 177

Story, W. C., R.P.C.Y.C., 50

Stoves for yachts, 140

'Sunbeam,' Lord Brassey's steam yacht, 16, 290

'Sunshine' (20 tons), 119-122

'Surge,' 174

Surlingham Broads, 222

Sussex, Duke of, patron of Royal Western Y.C., 1833, 42

Sutherland, James (R. Clyde Y.C.), 79;
his 'Echo,' 82

Sutton, Captain, first rear- and vice-commodore
R.P.C.Y.C., 50, 54, 64, 66

Sutton, Messrs., owners of the 'Diamond,' 52

Sutton, Sir Richard, owner of 'Genesta,' 173

'Swan' (4-tonner), 212

Sweden, yachting in, 309

Swedish Yachting Club, 309

'Sweetheart,' 174

'Syanara,' American yacht (1891), 266

'Sybil' (26 tons), 62

Sycamore, skipper of 'Corsair,' 330, 342

'Sylph' (30 tons), R.N.Y.C., 77

'Sylph,' American schooner, 238

'Sylvie' (106 tons), American schooner, 252

Symonds, Sir W., designer of the old 'Victoria and Albert,' 6

'Syren' (25 feet), 59

'Talisman' (84 tons), 326

Tamesis Sailing Club, 182

'Tar Baby' (5-rater), 63

'Tara' (40 tons), 56

'Tarifa' (8-rater), 291

'Tarolenta' (204 tons), American schooner, 252

'Tartar' (30 tons), 77

Tauranga Harbour (N.Z.), 295

Taylor, Commodore Thomas, Cumberland Fleet, 1780, 152;
his clinker-built 'King's Fisher,' 152-154;
founder of Thames yacht-racing, 154, 156;
his 'Cumberland,' 157-159, 162;
wins the match against 'Eclipse' in 1793, 162;
retirement, 165

Taylor, Mr., 53, 68, 82

Taylor, Mrs., 344

'Terpsichore' (38 tons), 62, 175

Texas, 233

'Thalassa' (2-1/2-rater), 62

'Thalia,' 71, 337, 338, 340, 343, 345, 346, 350, 397

Thames, the:
the year 1770 an important epoch for yachting, 152;
first rowing regatta, 154;
introduction of 21-foot class, 176;
improved state at Erith, 178;
match 1830, 327

Thames, Harwich, and Cinque Ports courses, map of, 357

Thames Sailing Club, 182

Thames United Sailing Club, 188

Thames Valley Sailing Club, 182

Thames Yacht Club. _See_ Royal Thames Yacht Club

Thayer, Bayard, Boston Y.C., 275, 402

Thellusson, Percy, secretary R.V.Y.C., Ryde, 46

'Thetis,' 291

'Thief' (5-rater), 63

'Thistle' (afterwards 'Meteor'), 63, 91, 278, 309

Thomas, Sir G., R.Y.S. 1815, 10

Thomond, Marquis of, Cork Water Club, 10, 102

Thompson, F., owner of 'Challenge,' 119

Thompson, G. B., R.A.Y.C., 111, 116, 119

Thomson, Gordon, R.N.Y.C., 1824, 74

Thomson, Robert, R.N.Y.C. (sec. 1824, admiral 1827), 74

'Three Brothers,' 254

Thurne, river, 192, 203, 204, 225

'Thyra,' 91

'Tidal Wave' (153 tons), 252

Timaru harbour (N.Z.), 300

'Times' (August 9, 1886) cited, 159;
(July 23, 1795), 164

Tinned fruits and vegetables, 142

'Titania,' American cutter, 263

Tooker, William, builder of 'Rebecca,' 246

Torbay regatta, 1893, 382;
race chart, 383

'Torch' (15 tons), 82, 84, 174

'Torment' (5 tons), 116, 117

Toronto, 309, 310

Torres Straits, 288

'Tottie' (21-footer), 176, 177

Towers-Clark, Captain, owner of 'Varuna,' 350

Townsend, J., owner of 'Whirlwind,' 122

'Triton,' Amer. schooner, 250

'Trixie' (3-tonner), 210

'Trouble,' J. C. Stevens's, 237

'Troublesome' (2-1/2-rater), 64

Turnley, J., R.N.Y.C., 1824, 74

Tyars, Jonathan, proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens, 161;
presents Cumberland Fleet with a cup, 161

'Ulerin' (10 tons), 57

'Ulidia' (10 tons), 56, 57, 175, 345

'Una,' sloop, N.Y.Y.C., 241;
lengthened, 245

'Undine' (2-1/2-rater), 68

'Undine,' American sloop (1852), 249

Union des Yachts Français, 306

Union Steamship Co., 290, 301

'Unit' (1-rater), 64

Upper Thames Sailing Club, club-house at Bourne End, 181;
Challenge Cup, 182

'Uranus' (3.9-rater), cutter, 98

Ure, Mr., his 'Lily,' 82

Ure, R., 365

Urquhart, Major, 58

Uxbridge, Lord, R.Y.S., 1815, 10

'Valentine' (5-rater), 63

'Valiant' (2,400 tons), 418

'Valkyrie' (76 tons), 63

'Valkyrie,' Lord Dunraven's, 278, 308, 349;
in races in 1893, 352-377;
compared with 'Britannia,' 394;
record for the season, 395;
canvas, 398;
dimensions, 402;
in American waters, 407;
matches against 'Vigilant,' 410-412, 418-421

'Vampire' (20 tons), 111-113

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, owner of 'North Star,' 280;
'Valiant,' 418

Vanderbilts, the, 284

'Vanessa' (20 tons), 54

'Varuna,' 71, 329, 330, 337, 350, 360, 397

Vauxhall Cup, Cumberland Fleet, 161, 162

Vauxhall Gardens, proprietors place a wonderful car on the Thames
in 1794, 163;
cups given by them to the Cumberland Fleet, 164

'Vega' (40 tons), 50

Velocity of wind, difference in the effect of, in English and
American waters, 419

'Velzie' (20-rater), 63

'Vendetta' (40-rater), 360, 397

'Venelia' (3 tons), 175

'Venus,' Cumberland Fleet, 166

'Venus' (13 tons), 327

'Verena' (25 feet), 62

'Veronica' (92 tons), 62

'Vesta' (201 tons), American schooner, 253

'Victor,' 312

'Victoria,' American sloop (1856), blockade-runner, 249

Victoria, Australia, 314

'Victoria and Albert,' 1843, 6, 7;
new yacht, 7, 8

'Vida' (23-footer), 1893, 351

'Vigilant,' 278, 333, 334, 400;
characteristics, 401;
dimensions, 402;
boom, 403;
in first regatta of N.Y.Y.C., cruise of 1893, 404;
Goelet Cups, 404;
pitted against 'Valkyrie,' 407;
wins three matches, 410-412, 418-421

'Vigorna' (20-rater), 351, 397

'Viking,' 374

'Vindex' (44 tons), 83

'Vindex' (68 tons), first iron yacht built in America, 256, 258

'Viola' (20 tons), 53

'Virago' (6 tons), 174

'Vixen,' Cumberland Fleet, in a race in 1795, 164;
wins a club cup in 1812, 165

'Vixen' (19 tons), 1830, 327

'Vixen' (90 tons), American sloop, dimensions, 256

'Vol au Vent' (103 tons), 68, 69

'Volador' (21 feet), 62

'Volunteer,' 263, 278

Voorhis, J., designer of the 'Madeleine,' 256

Voorhis, William, owner of 'Addie,' 254

Waimea (N.Z.), 298

Waitemata (N.Z.), 290, 294

Waiwera (N.Z.), 292

Walcot, John, Cork Water Club, 1760, 100

Wales, Prince of, names and dates of yachts owned by him, 17;
his 'Britannia' competes with 'Navahoe,' for Gold Challenge Cup
of R.V.Y.C., 43;
his 'Belle Lurette,' 54;
Commodore of R.T.Y.C., 173;
enthusiasm evoked by 'Britannia,' 349

Walford, Mr., R.P.C.Y.C., 64

Walker, Mr., his 'Bella,' 81

'Wanderer' (9-tonner), 210, 213

'Wanderer' (187 tons), American schooner, 249, 253, 258

'Wanderer,' steam yacht, 16

Wanhill, Mr., 172

'Wasp' (46-footer), 266, 267

Water Wag Association, institution of the, 147

'Water Wags' and Mermaids of Dublin Bay, 146-151

'Water Witch,' R.T.Y.C., 169

Waterbury, J. M., N.Y.Y.C., 240, 242, 245, 246

Waterhouse & Chesebro, 275

Waterman, Mr., designer of 'Mosquito,' 78

'Waterwitch' (331 tons), brig, Earl of Belfast's, 324

Watkins, A., yacht designer, 176

Watson, G. L., designer, 17, 53, 57, 176, 309, 312, 337, 340, 349,
351, 402, 418

'Wave' (15 tons), 77, 81

'Wave' (25 feet), 57

'Wave,' John C. Stevens's, 238

'Wavecrest' (35 tons), yawl, 112, 113

'Waveney' (Norfolk barge), 192, 197

Waveney, river, 204, 205, 220

Webb & Allen, Messrs., American boat-builders, 238

Webb, Beavor, builder of 'Kate,' 52

'Wee Winn,' fin-keel boat, 269

Weir, David, of Partick, his 1-rater half-model, 180

Weld, Joseph, owner of 'Alarm,' R.Y.S., 1830, 12, 326

Wellington (N.Z.), First Class Championship yacht race at, 291, 296, 297

Welshe, Sir G., R.Y.S., 1815, 10

'Wendur' (43 tons), 45, 69, 334

'Wenona,' fin-keel boat, 268, 269

West, J. R., R.P.C.Y.C., 57, 66

West, T. B. C., 45, 69, 96, 334

Westport (N.Z.), 298

Wetmore & Holbrook, 238

Weymouth, 346

Whangaroa (N.Z.), 289

Wheatley, Col., R.Y.S. 1815, 10

Wherries, Norfolk, 195

'Whirlwind' (77-ton), yawl, 122

White Island (N.Z.), 295

White, J., builder of 'Latona,' 69

'White Slave,' 329, 330, 337

Wicklow, 148

'Widgeon' (24 tons), R.T.Y.C., 171

'Widgeon' (105 tons), American schooner, 252

Wildy, A. G., R.P.C.Y.C., 64

Wilkes, Hamilton, N.Y.Y.C., 240;
his 'Spray,' 204, 242;
part owner of 'America,' 246

Wilkinson, A. O., owner of 'Phantom,' 68, 69

William IV., gives a cup to R.Y.S., 11;
patron of the R.N.Y.C., 76;
of the R.T.Y.C., 169;
death of, 170

Williams, Lawrence Faulkes, 280

Wilson, Adrian, his improvements in duck and yarn, 273

Wilson, Mr., part owner of 'Ida,' 98

Wilson & Griffen, sailmakers, 402

Wilson & Silsby, sailmakers, Boston (U.S.), 273, 274, 402

Winde & Clinckard, boat-builders, New York, 243

'Windfall,' 330

'Windsor Castle,' 1854, 7

Winsor, T. G. F., hon. sec. R.C.Y.C., Erith, 178

Winteringham, Mr., yacht-designer, New York, 275

Wood, N., his 'Corinne,' 68

Woodbastwick Broad, 199

'Woodcock' (10-rater), 351

'Wren,' Miss Foley's, 52

Wroxham, 192, 197, 198, 199, 222, 223, 225

Wroxham Broad, 199, 222, 223

Wylie, Robert, 93, 177, 351

'Xarifa,' schooner, 1835, 13

'Xema' (35 tons), 111-114

Y.R.A. rule of measurement by length and sail-area, 93

Yacht racing in 1893, 349;
decline in 10- and 40-raters, 350;
20-raters, 351;
10-raters, 351;
23-footers, 351;
5-raters, 351;
2-1/2-raters, 351;
1-raters, 351;
review of big-cutter contests, 352-396;
records of 40-raters, 396;
of 20-raters, 397

'Yarana' (72 tons), 63

Yare, river, 192, 204, 205, 221, 222

Yare Sailing Club, 217;
rating classes, 217;
regatta, 221

Yarmouth, 192, 196, 198, 204, 220, 222, 223, 225

York, Duke of, Admiral of the Royal London Y.C., 179

York, Duke of, loses a sailing match to Charles II., 1661, 2

York, William (treasurer R. Clyde Y.C.), 83, 88, 92

'Yseult' (10-tonner), 330

'Yum-Yum' (30 feet), 60

'Zampa,' American yacht, 258

'Zenobia' (38 tons), Prince of Wales's, 17

'Zephyr,' 50, 174

'Zinita' (20-rater), 351;
record for the season 1893, 398

'Zoe,' C. Johnson's, 50

'Zouave,' American yacht, 249

Zymine, compound, for yacht voyages, 139

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