. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. •TRYING-OUT A DINGHY. serviceable type of sail. Squalls come suddenly in that climate, but with the tri-angle flying there is no breadth of heavy canvas aloft to hold the wind and beardown the boat. She recovers quickly and rides at ease while sailing close underthe impetus of the breeze. Any one whO has watched a Bermuda pilot handlinghis craft in all weathers will understand why he is a firm believer in the leg ofmutton mainsail. He can stand toward a shore or wharf or vessel until the lastmoment, cle
. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. •TRYING-OUT A DINGHY. serviceable type of sail. Squalls come suddenly in that climate, but with the tri-angle flying there is no breadth of heavy canvas aloft to hold the wind and beardown the boat. She recovers quickly and rides at ease while sailing close underthe impetus of the breeze. Any one whO has watched a Bermuda pilot handlinghis craft in all weathers will understand why he is a firm believer in the leg ofmutton mainsail. He can stand toward a shore or wharf or vessel until the lastmoment, clearing the obstruction by the narrowest margin wdien the tiller is puthard-a-lee. The absence of a strong tide is, of course, a decided help, and rarelydoes the boat get into difficulties. l62 YACHTS AND YACllTlXli DEFENDERSOF THE AMERICAS CUP, 1870Magic 1871Columbia - Sappho 1876Madeleine 1881Mischief 1885Puritan 188GMayflower 1887Volunteer 1898 Vigilant 1895Defender 1899Columbia 1901 Columbia 1^0:{Reliance. YACHTS AND YACHTING 16:. AMERICA Winner of the Blue Ribbon of the Sea. The history of the famous schooner yacht America is of interest to all\achtsiiicn, as her appearance signalized the beginning of a revolution in ,hi|>hnilfliiig, while the name of (Jeorge Steers, her designer, has become immortalizedin the yachting world of the Ignited States. Mr. Steers was only thirty-one when he designed America. She wasImilt by his brother, James R. and himself, in New York for a syndicate of fiveNew York Yacht Club members, headed by Com. John C. Stevens, in the }ear185[. According to the contract $30,000 was to be paid for the yacht provided shewas finished within a certain period and could beat any American yacht yacht was finished a month late, and in a trial race was defeated in light airby the big no-foot sloop Maria but Commodore Stevens finally accepted the\acht on a payment of $20,000. The syndicate was satisfied that she could defeat any English yacht thenal
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