. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. SouvenirsGuide BooksMaps & Booksof Views. Fine Line of HAVANA and JAMAICA CIQARS, Calabash Pipes, etc. YACHTS AND YACHTING i6t water, the -lee gunwale is actually awash, the foam tickling the bare feet of thecrew. One word for the connor, the man who handles the jib sheets and sailsthe boat. From his seat just abaft the mast he watches his opponents, smellsthe breeze, as it were, and take advantage of every vagrant pufif. An experi-enced connor can sail a dinghy w^ith the jib, and disregard the tiller,
. Yachts and yachting; a magazine devoted to the upbuilding of the noble sport of yachting. SouvenirsGuide BooksMaps & Booksof Views. Fine Line of HAVANA and JAMAICA CIQARS, Calabash Pipes, etc. YACHTS AND YACHTING i6t water, the -lee gunwale is actually awash, the foam tickling the bare feet of thecrew. One word for the connor, the man who handles the jib sheets and sailsthe boat. From his seat just abaft the mast he watches his opponents, smellsthe breeze, as it were, and take advantage of every vagrant pufif. An experi-enced connor can sail a dinghy w^ith the jib, and disregard the tiller, if he wantsto shoAv off. American yachtsmen speak favorably of the leg of mutton mainsail, whichis the distinctive mark of the genuine Bermuda yacht or dinghy. For Bermuda,where yachting is carried on throughout the year, it is, without question, the most. •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
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