Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ut it is a convenient point fromwhich to reach Furness Abbey and thecharming scenery of the English Lake dis-trict. From Barrow a course is shapedround the Mull of Galloway and up theestuary of the Clyde. It is high midsummerby the time the fleet reach Scottish waters,and during the whole course of the shortnight in these high latitudes, the daylightnever quite fades from the sky. During a somewhat varied experience, Ihave spent nights on the Bosphorus, andsailed under the Eastern moonlight up the BRITISH YACHTING. 15s Golden
Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations . ut it is a convenient point fromwhich to reach Furness Abbey and thecharming scenery of the English Lake dis-trict. From Barrow a course is shapedround the Mull of Galloway and up theestuary of the Clyde. It is high midsummerby the time the fleet reach Scottish waters,and during the whole course of the shortnight in these high latitudes, the daylightnever quite fades from the sky. During a somewhat varied experience, Ihave spent nights on the Bosphorus, andsailed under the Eastern moonlight up the BRITISH YACHTING. 15s Golden Horn. Many a night has beenpassed under the shade of the palm trees,in the coral lagoons of the South SeaIslands, watching the flashing torches ofthe native fishermen. From the entranceto the Golden Gate I have seen the sun waters flash pink and yellow under the re-flection of the fading sunset, or the firstrays of the sunrise, and the peaks of theArran and Bute Mountains loom—tintedwith dreamy purple and blue—against thebright hues of the western clouds. No-. 86 nUlTEKCUP. sink into the broad Pacific, and I hcive ex-perienced the pleasure of steering an openboat by moonlight up the head-waters ofcomparatively unknown rivers in NewZealand ; but nowhere have I so thor-oughly enjoyed the witching hours as whilstyachting during the soft midnight Ught, onthe estuary of the Clyde. Tlic kuul-locked where around the British coasts is yachtingregarded with keener enthusiasm than bythe dwellers on the shores of the numerous yacht clubs provide alengthened programme of events, whichusually occupy the best portion of twoweeks ; but the shores of the Scottish riverare nmch too high and picturesque to per- 54 BRITISH YACHTING. mit the breezes to blow as steadily as everyone could wish, in the interest of fair sail-ing, and many a good topmast has come togrief before the sudden and unexpectedgusts that come sweeping down the the Clyde the fleet cross to Ban-gor, Belf
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