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iS6- BRITISH YACHTING. "snobs." The former, with the Prince of Wales at their head as commodore, are generally smart yachtsmen, but* the latter, unfortunately, preponderate, which probably accounts for the curious manner in which the affairs of the club are managed. The Royal Squadron appears to be regarded rather in the light of a joke by the members of the exclusively aristocratic, but more enterprising associations. Sir Richard Sutton belongs to this club, but the Genesta is the only boat out of the entire fleet that would have the faintest chance in a race open to all comers. Cowes is gay enough during regatta week. To the right of the bay is the club-house, a queer little gray, ivy-clad building, that looks as if it had been built as a model for some important establishment, and proved a failr ure. Across the Madina River, on the summit of some high, wooded land, is the royal residence of Osborne, and out across the Solent—which is blue, occasionally, when the weather is clear—are the low, level shores of the Hampshire mainland, and beyond Southampton Water. The Solent is frequently well filled with merchant steamers, men-of-war, and sailing vessels, making their way up or down the channel ; but as there is plenty of room, the races are seldom interfered with by their presence. A description of the Solent —written eighty odd years ago—describes it as being occupied by a very different A GO
Title | Yachts and yachting |
Creator | Cozzens, Frederic Schiller |
Publisher | Cassell & Co. |
Place of Publication | New York |
Date | [c1887] |
Language | eng |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Title | 00000154 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | iS6- BRITISH YACHTING. "snobs." The former, with the Prince of Wales at their head as commodore, are generally smart yachtsmen, but* the latter, unfortunately, preponderate, which probably accounts for the curious manner in which the affairs of the club are managed. The Royal Squadron appears to be regarded rather in the light of a joke by the members of the exclusively aristocratic, but more enterprising associations. Sir Richard Sutton belongs to this club, but the Genesta is the only boat out of the entire fleet that would have the faintest chance in a race open to all comers. Cowes is gay enough during regatta week. To the right of the bay is the club-house, a queer little gray, ivy-clad building, that looks as if it had been built as a model for some important establishment, and proved a failr ure. Across the Madina River, on the summit of some high, wooded land, is the royal residence of Osborne, and out across the Solent—which is blue, occasionally, when the weather is clear—are the low, level shores of the Hampshire mainland, and beyond Southampton Water. The Solent is frequently well filled with merchant steamers, men-of-war, and sailing vessels, making their way up or down the channel ; but as there is plenty of room, the races are seldom interfered with by their presence. A description of the Solent —written eighty odd years ago—describes it as being occupied by a very different A GO |
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