Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ^ at 1:1:51, official time. The Galateaweathered the same buoy at 1:7:7. From. AMERICA S CUP. here to buoy 5 the positions of the contest-ants did not vary much, and the Mayflowerled her antagonist by about six minutes, irre-spective of. the 38 seconds time allowanceshe had to give the cutter. The wind con-tinues light, and the sea is as smooth as atennis court. Rounding buoy 8}4 both boats can about lie the course to the light-ship, which bears by E. The breezeseems a good deal fresher outside, and theMayflower is dancin
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ^ at 1:1:51, official time. The Galateaweathered the same buoy at 1:7:7. From. AMERICA S CUP. here to buoy 5 the positions of the contest-ants did not vary much, and the Mayflowerled her antagonist by about six minutes, irre-spective of. the 38 seconds time allowanceshe had to give the cutter. The wind con-tinues light, and the sea is as smooth as atennis court. Rounding buoy 8}4 both boats can about lie the course to the light-ship, which bears by E. The breezeseems a good deal fresher outside, and theMayflower is dancing gaily along, lyingover to her plank-shear. How gloriouslybuoyant is her motion as she rises andfalls to the gentle undulations which makeup as we gain the open water! This is thelongest reach of the day, and gives us alla breathing spell for refreshments. At the sloop comes in stays, andtakes in her jib-topsail as she stands towardsthe ugly-looking red hulk that shows theway into the channel. Her crew are busygetting her balloon jib-topsail run up instops, and soon a white streak runningfrom truck to bowsprit end appears. Thefloating
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