Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ^ens BRITISH YACHTING. 147. f recL^S C035 ?CARLOTTA. work. British yachtsmen of to-day arethe result of a long and careful process ofselection. They are recruited fromamongst the smartest members of the fish-ing and other seaside portions of the popu-lation. They must be steady in nerve, andstrong in arm, cool and self-reliant, andamenable to a discipline which is more theout-come of intelligence and mutual con-fidence than any hard and fast rules orregulations. In the winter season somemay, as they term it, go steamb
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ^ens BRITISH YACHTING. 147. f recL^S C035 ?CARLOTTA. work. British yachtsmen of to-day arethe result of a long and careful process ofselection. They are recruited fromamongst the smartest members of the fish-ing and other seaside portions of the popu-lation. They must be steady in nerve, andstrong in arm, cool and self-reliant, andamenable to a discipline which is more theout-come of intelligence and mutual con-fidence than any hard and fast rules orregulations. In the winter season somemay, as they term it, go steamboating for a trip or two, but they far more fre-quently, at their native villages, wile awaythe time with a little fishing or piloting,till the spring comes round and brings with it their season of activity and adven-ture. Yacht racing has long been a popularform of sport around the seaports of theUnited Kingdom,and a considerable amountof money is annually awarded by the variousyacht clubs in the form of prizes. Lastyear, in addition to numerous cups, moneyprizes to the extent of $62,630 were com
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