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io6 THE MAYFLOWER AND GALATEA RACES OF 1886. The flyers of other days, too, are there, the Rambler, Columbia, Ambassadress, Tidal Wave, Montauk, Ruth, Priscilla, Dauntless, Carlotta, Fleetwing, Mischief, Republic, Wanderer, Wave Crest, Gaviota and a host of their fair sisters, whose names I could not get. And darting hither and thither among the fleet like some hissing, fiery snake, emitting from time to time the shrillest of piercing whistles, rushed the rakish-looking little steam launch Henrietta, Mr. Herreshoff's last production, said to go an average speed of twenty knots an hour. Anxiously we scanned the distant Narrows to see if there was any sign of a coming breeze, and as if in answer to the silent ejaculations of the assembled multitude, a dark ripple was seen to ruffle the glassy surface of the bay, and gave promise of a breeze outside. It was now ten o'clock, and the rivals were daintily picking their way in and out among the waiting armada, manoeuvring to get a good start as the whistle bade them cross the line. At the warning scream the Mayflower stood bravely for the This was a very smart and seamanlike manoeuvre, but in my humble opinion it was an error in judgment, for, had the cutter taken the leeward place, with her pace at the time, she could have stood the detriment of the blanketing for the short time they held the starboard tack, and when she went about, would have compelled1 the sloop to do the same, and so had the Mayflower under her lee for the long leg over to Staten Island. However, the fact remains that, despite the S6 GALATEA.' line, carrying her boom to port with club- topsail, staysail and jib set, and breaking out her jib-topsail as she crossed. O! it was a beautiful sight, and made every pulse beat quicker, and sent the warm blood tingling through my veins. The British cutter was not a whit behind ; u hauling to " very sharply, she rushed, with great headway, in between the sloop and the stake boat, and got the weather gauge, blanketing her antagonist, who had to keep off a trifle in consequence. Galatea's blanketing, the Boston sloop ran away from under the Englishman's lee, and when the latter, owing to her deeper draught, went about off Bay Ridge, the Mayflower stood on for another thirty seconds and came about well to windward, and had the cutter where she wanted her' and where she kept her till she was a beaten boat. Off Fort Wadsworth, the two boats again tacked, the Mayflower at 11: 13: 30, and the the cutter a minute later, and stood across
Title | Yachts and yachting |
Creator | Cozzens, Frederic Schiller |
Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | [c1887] |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000104 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | io6 THE MAYFLOWER AND GALATEA RACES OF 1886. The flyers of other days, too, are there, the Rambler, Columbia, Ambassadress, Tidal Wave, Montauk, Ruth, Priscilla, Dauntless, Carlotta, Fleetwing, Mischief, Republic, Wanderer, Wave Crest, Gaviota and a host of their fair sisters, whose names I could not get. And darting hither and thither among the fleet like some hissing, fiery snake, emitting from time to time the shrillest of piercing whistles, rushed the rakish-looking little steam launch Henrietta, Mr. Herreshoff's last production, said to go an average speed of twenty knots an hour. Anxiously we scanned the distant Narrows to see if there was any sign of a coming breeze, and as if in answer to the silent ejaculations of the assembled multitude, a dark ripple was seen to ruffle the glassy surface of the bay, and gave promise of a breeze outside. It was now ten o'clock, and the rivals were daintily picking their way in and out among the waiting armada, manoeuvring to get a good start as the whistle bade them cross the line. At the warning scream the Mayflower stood bravely for the This was a very smart and seamanlike manoeuvre, but in my humble opinion it was an error in judgment, for, had the cutter taken the leeward place, with her pace at the time, she could have stood the detriment of the blanketing for the short time they held the starboard tack, and when she went about, would have compelled1 the sloop to do the same, and so had the Mayflower under her lee for the long leg over to Staten Island. However, the fact remains that, despite the S6 GALATEA.' line, carrying her boom to port with club- topsail, staysail and jib set, and breaking out her jib-topsail as she crossed. O! it was a beautiful sight, and made every pulse beat quicker, and sent the warm blood tingling through my veins. The British cutter was not a whit behind ; u hauling to " very sharply, she rushed, with great headway, in between the sloop and the stake boat, and got the weather gauge, blanketing her antagonist, who had to keep off a trifle in consequence. Galatea's blanketing, the Boston sloop ran away from under the Englishman's lee, and when the latter, owing to her deeper draught, went about off Bay Ridge, the Mayflower stood on for another thirty seconds and came about well to windward, and had the cutter where she wanted her' and where she kept her till she was a beaten boat. Off Fort Wadsworth, the two boats again tacked, the Mayflower at 11: 13: 30, and the the cutter a minute later, and stood across |
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