Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . VACHT STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 142 BRITISH YACHTING. M3 he expressed a wish that it should assumeits present title, The Royal Yacht Squad-ron, as a token of his approval of aninstitution of such national utility. Doubtless long prior to the establish-ment of yacht clubs or the introduction of hundred guinea purses. When any mis-understanding with Englands maritimeneighbors led to a declaration of war,there were Spanish or Dutch or Frenchmerchantmen, or occasionally a man-of-war of the smaller class, to be sailed after. t
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . VACHT STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ISLES. 142 BRITISH YACHTING. M3 he expressed a wish that it should assumeits present title, The Royal Yacht Squad-ron, as a token of his approval of aninstitution of such national utility. Doubtless long prior to the establish-ment of yacht clubs or the introduction of hundred guinea purses. When any mis-understanding with Englands maritimeneighbors led to a declaration of war,there were Spanish or Dutch or Frenchmerchantmen, or occasionally a man-of-war of the smaller class, to be sailed after. the Dutch term yacht, there existed am-ple opportunities for those who had themeans and inclination to indulge in ama-teur aquatic pursuits. The vessels werethen called brigs, and sloops, and luggers,and in the older days they frequently sailedfor richer prizes than Queens cups, or and captured, if the predecessor of themodern yacht possessed sufficient speed,and carried a crew strong enough to boardthe enemy and bring her back in triumplito an English seaport. Since 1820, and more particularly dur-ing the past thirty years, yachting associa- 144. BRITISH YACHTING tions have made rapid strides in numbers,strength, and popularity. There are nowover fifty Royal or recognized yachtclubs distributed around the coasts of theUnited Kingdom, and one at the ChannelIslands. To these may be added somefourteen minor associations formed bymembers owning only the smaller class ofcraft. The following figures, which havebeen compiled up to date, will give someidea of the importance of the British pl
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