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THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING 17 FrecLo.Cc met** ^ 86" "HORNET. its members been that their superiority in this respect would be lost sight of in the now almost general adoption of this method, either in whole or in part, that some years ago they tacked the word " Corinthian " on to their originally beautiful Indian name " Seawanhaka," making a clumsy and cumbersome title out of their first extremely appropriate name ; and I suppose few, if any, of these young gentlemen are aware that on the 6th day of October, 1846, the New York club sailed a match for a cup, subscribed for by members, the rule being— I quote literally—" none but club members allowed to sail or handle the boats, but each yacht may carry a pilot." They could not even have their sailing-master, except as pilot, which is further in the " Corinthian " line than even the Seawanhakas have ever gone. The course was from a stake-boat off the Elysian Fields to a stake-boat off Fort Washington Point ; thence to a stake-boat anchored in the Narrows, returning to the place of starting, a distance of forty miles, with an allowance of 25 seconds per ton. It was in this race that the sloop Maria— afterwards celebrated—made her first appearance. She was 160 tons, and was owned and sailed by Mr. John C. Stevens, who was then commodore of the club. The other " Corinthians " were the sloop Lancet, and the schooners Siren, Cygnet, Spray and La Coquille, The wind was a strong breeze from southwest, and the Maria won, beating the Siren 58m. 15s. actual time. Four days later, namely, October 10, 1846, the first ocean race ever sailed by yachts, came% off. It was a match for $1,000 a side—pretty good that for a club only two years old—between the sloop Maria (and this time she is entered at 154 tons) and the schooner Coquette, the course being 25 miles to windward and return, the wind strong from the northeast, and the boats went from the buoy at the entrance of Gedney's Channel to a stake-boat off the south ends of the Woodlands. The Maria started with double-reefed mainsail and bonnet off of the jib, the schooner carrying all sail all through the race. Evi-
Title | Yachts and yachting |
Creator | Cozzens, Frederic Schiller |
Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | [c1887] |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000015 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING 17 FrecLo.Cc met** ^ 86" "HORNET. its members been that their superiority in this respect would be lost sight of in the now almost general adoption of this method, either in whole or in part, that some years ago they tacked the word " Corinthian " on to their originally beautiful Indian name " Seawanhaka," making a clumsy and cumbersome title out of their first extremely appropriate name ; and I suppose few, if any, of these young gentlemen are aware that on the 6th day of October, 1846, the New York club sailed a match for a cup, subscribed for by members, the rule being— I quote literally—" none but club members allowed to sail or handle the boats, but each yacht may carry a pilot." They could not even have their sailing-master, except as pilot, which is further in the " Corinthian " line than even the Seawanhakas have ever gone. The course was from a stake-boat off the Elysian Fields to a stake-boat off Fort Washington Point ; thence to a stake-boat anchored in the Narrows, returning to the place of starting, a distance of forty miles, with an allowance of 25 seconds per ton. It was in this race that the sloop Maria— afterwards celebrated—made her first appearance. She was 160 tons, and was owned and sailed by Mr. John C. Stevens, who was then commodore of the club. The other " Corinthians " were the sloop Lancet, and the schooners Siren, Cygnet, Spray and La Coquille, The wind was a strong breeze from southwest, and the Maria won, beating the Siren 58m. 15s. actual time. Four days later, namely, October 10, 1846, the first ocean race ever sailed by yachts, came% off. It was a match for $1,000 a side—pretty good that for a club only two years old—between the sloop Maria (and this time she is entered at 154 tons) and the schooner Coquette, the course being 25 miles to windward and return, the wind strong from the northeast, and the boats went from the buoy at the entrance of Gedney's Channel to a stake-boat off the south ends of the Woodlands. The Maria started with double-reefed mainsail and bonnet off of the jib, the schooner carrying all sail all through the race. Evi- |
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