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44 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. Fred. 5. C 033 e«s SLOOP "BIANCA. at the first introduction of the double-head sails, was that, in racing, they took in the jib first. This should never be done, as long as it can be carried; as there is but slight propelling power in the staysail. The advantage, however, of the large jib is so apparent, that some of the yachts have their forestays fitted so that they can be come up with at will, and the big jib can be used, if necessary, in races; while, for ordinary sailing or cruising, the handier double sails are used. From year to year, however, we have been improving, and where we formerly used ordinary canvas, such as was made for coasters generally, now, for a yacht of any pretensions, the canvas is manufactured especially for her, and of narrow cloth. It was in 1870, that the Eastern Yacht Club — now one of the most important in the country — was organized. The Dorchester and the Manhattan also came into existence this year, and were followed next year by the Seawanhaka and the New Jersey, the latter securing the old quarters of the New York club at the Elysian Fields. From this time on, clubs have multiplied to an enormous extent, and especially in the New England States. All the lake ports have their yacht clubs, and there are three or four on the Pacific Coast. The South, too, has its yacht clubs, some of them very thriving organizations. In Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, Savannah, St. Augustine, Mobile, and New Orleans, yachting is active. Still, these organizations are all comparatively young, the Quaker City, at Philadelphia, having been born in 1876, and the Mobile not until 1883.
Title | Yachts and yachting |
Creator | Cozzens, Frederic Schiller |
Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | [c1887] |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000042 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | 44 THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. Fred. 5. C 033 e«s SLOOP "BIANCA. at the first introduction of the double-head sails, was that, in racing, they took in the jib first. This should never be done, as long as it can be carried; as there is but slight propelling power in the staysail. The advantage, however, of the large jib is so apparent, that some of the yachts have their forestays fitted so that they can be come up with at will, and the big jib can be used, if necessary, in races; while, for ordinary sailing or cruising, the handier double sails are used. From year to year, however, we have been improving, and where we formerly used ordinary canvas, such as was made for coasters generally, now, for a yacht of any pretensions, the canvas is manufactured especially for her, and of narrow cloth. It was in 1870, that the Eastern Yacht Club — now one of the most important in the country — was organized. The Dorchester and the Manhattan also came into existence this year, and were followed next year by the Seawanhaka and the New Jersey, the latter securing the old quarters of the New York club at the Elysian Fields. From this time on, clubs have multiplied to an enormous extent, and especially in the New England States. All the lake ports have their yacht clubs, and there are three or four on the Pacific Coast. The South, too, has its yacht clubs, some of them very thriving organizations. In Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, Savannah, St. Augustine, Mobile, and New Orleans, yachting is active. Still, these organizations are all comparatively young, the Quaker City, at Philadelphia, having been born in 1876, and the Mobile not until 1883. |
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