Yachts and yachting - with over one hundred and ten illustrations (1887) (14783241625)

Identifier: yachtsyachtingwi00cozz (find matches)
Title: Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Cozzens, Frederic Schiller, 1846-1928
Subjects: Yachts Yachting
Publisher: New York, Cassell & company, ltd
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library



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erthan of old, the lack of stability due tonarrowing the model, being made up byoutside lead. The Muriel^ however, attracted muchattention, and considerable ridicule whenshe first appeared. The Seawanhaka clubwas first to lead off this season with acruise ; the first Corinthian cruiseattempted in this country ; the yachts beingall manned and saik>d by amateurs. Thefleet started from Oyster Bay, L. I., and itconsisted of one schooner and six sloops.It went on to New London and thence toNewport. The Atlantic Clubwas the next to statea fleet, and had sixschooners and twelvesloops, and it signal-ized its cruise by giv-ing a regatta at always been a favorite stopping-place forthis club, and at one time it contem-plated making this port its headquarters.Fortunately, the project fell through. The New York Yacht Club mustered tenschooners and four sloops for the annualcruise, and went direct from Glen Cove toGreenport, getting there while the fleet ofthe Atlantic Club was in the harbor. It
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Greenport, L. I., starting twenty-six went from Greenport to New London, boats, twelve of which did not belong to thence to Newport, and thence to New the club. These regattas in Greenport )5edford, where a race was arranged for the were features of the Atlantic Clubs an- purpose of giving the Boston sloop Thistle nual cruises for several years. It has an opportunity to test her speed with the Cutter Ucdouiii. Owiud by Mr. Archibald Rogers, New York. ss THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. New York sloops. The race was sailedAugust 14, the Thistle sailing against theActive, Vixen and Regina. The Bostonyacht started ahead and led all around thecourse, but was beaten by the Vixen, im.14s. elapsed, and 2m. 57s. corrected time.She was miserably sailed, however, and itwas my opinion at the time, I having beenon board of her during the race, that hadshe been as well handled as the New Yorksloops, she would have beaten them. TheActive beat the Thistle 27s. and the Thistlebeat the Regina 2m. 44s