Brassey, Lord, on ocean cruising, 18 _et seq._; his voyages, 18; distances sailed, 20; vessels in which he voyaged, 20; on American models, 22; on steam versus sailing yachts, 23; on sailing yachts with auxiliary steam power, 24; record of voyages made by 'Sunbeam' under sail, steam, and sail and steam, 26-29; calculation of time under sail and under steam in ordinary cruising, 28; on the question of rig, 29; his personal experience of yachting, 30-36; on the 'Eothen' from Queenstown to Quebec, 30; on the 'Sunbeam' in a storm off Flamborough Head, 31-33; on the overmasting of the pleasure fleet, 33; in a long gale on the 'Sunbeam' from Nassau to Bermuda, 34; a dirty night on board the 'Sunbeam' between Honolulu and Japan, 35; on the pleasures of navigating a yacht, 36; his first navigation charge, 37; on seamanship, 37; on pleasant cruising grounds, 37, 38; on the love of the sea, 39 Bridson, Mr., 78 Bristol Channel, 43 'Britannia,' H.R.H. the Prince of Wales's (151.13 Y.R.A. rating), loss of three masts by, 10; victorious career, 11; rate of speed, 15; 22, 23, 59; sketch of her cutwater, 60; dimensions, 69; 77; fittings, 82; plan of general arrangement, 84; 179 British sailors, character of, 296 Brixham, 403 Broadwood, Thomas, his 'Witchcraft' (240 tons), 113 Bronze, manganese, for plating purposes, 79 Brooke, Rajah, his 'Royalist' (schooner, 45 tons), 21 Brooks, Samuel, R.N.A.V., 43, 44 Brushes for varnishing, 378 Buchanan, John Cross, his 'Wave' fixed with a metal keel, 53 Buckley & Sherlock, builders of the 'Lorelei' (5-tonner), 344, 345 Bucknill, Colonel, designs the 'Thalassa,' 228; and 'Quinque,' 242 'Bud' (2-1/2-rater), 251 Burgess, Edward, American boatbuilder, designs a keel-boat, 106 Burlings Light, 45, 46 Bute, 38 'Buttercup' (1880), character of build, 58; her excellent record, 59 Buying a yacht, advice concerning, 375; probable annual cost, 375; expense of crew, 375; cost of sails, gear, &c., 375; best men to buy of, 376; places to buy at, 376; caution in early days of ownership, 376 Byrne, St. Clare. _See_ St. Clare Byrne Byron, quoted, on the sea, 39 Cadiz, 45 Calais, character of the sea near, 365 Caledon, Earl of, 141 'Calluna,' the Clyde champion, 23; her dimensions, 69, 71 Calshot, racing at, 227 'Cambria,' schooner, and the America Cup, 111; wins the race across the Atlantic in 1870, 115, 124; 116, 119, 120, 122; her races against the 'Sappho,' 123; eighth for the America Cup in 1870, 125; 131 'Camellia' (5-tonner), 333; dimensions, 334; matches with 'Freda,' 341-343; 349 'Camilla' (2-1/2-rater), 244, 245, 247 Campbeltown, Cantyre, 369, 400