Ewing, Major, his 'Gwendolin' (171 tons), 119; 133, 134 Exeter, Marquis of, 146 Eyton, Wynne, designer and owner of 'Lorelei' (5-tonner), 344, 345 'Fair Geraldine' (5-rater), 230, 233, 234, 235, 241, 243 'Fairy' (2-1/2-rater), 231 Fal river, 403 'Falcon' (E. F. Knight's), her voyage to South America, 299; in a hurricane, 301; commissariat, 304; cooking on board, 307 Falmouth, 8; sea disturbance at, 365; 403 Farmer, Mr., 230 'Faugh-a-Ballagh' (2-1/2-rater), 251, 256 Fay & Co., builders of the 'Black Pearl's' cutter, 206 'Field,' cited, 51; on the rating rules, 169; 175-181, 229, 237, 239, 241, 250 'Fiera' (2-1/2-rater), 246, 247 'Fiery Cross' (51 tons), 113, 370 Fife, Messrs. William, of Fairlie, yacht builders and designers, 20, 66; the 'Cymba' (1852), 76; their use of nickel steel in the 'Dragon' (1893), 80; the 'Fiona,' 83; 96, 101; the 'Minerva,' 106; 233, 246, 252; the 'Pearl' (5-tonner), 330; 'Camellia' and the 'Clio,' 333, 335; 'Cyprus' (5-tonner), 346; the 'Delvin,' 367; their 5-raters, 372; the 'Red Lancer' (5-rater), 373 Fifty-tonners, fitting out, to go foreign, 295; selection and discipline of the crew, 296; rig and fit out, 297; small crew advised, 297; dealing with dissensions on board, 297; best men for foreign cruisers of small tonnage, 298; negro crews, 298; choice of vessel, 299; yawl rig, 300; sails, 300; spinnaker, 300; storm square-sail, 301, 302; ballast, 302, 303; boats, 303, 304; commissariat, 304; water, 305; salt meat, 305; biscuits, 305; tinned meats, 306; dealing with ship-chandlers, 306; cooking, 306; spirit stoves, 307; paraffin stoves, 307 Fin-keels, 369 'Fiona' (80 tons), establishes the fame of Scotch yacht-builders, 83; 120, 140 Fiords, Norwegian, 44 'Firefly,' 24 Fish, Mr., 137 Fisherman's anchor, the, 384 Fishing, sea, 190-193 Fitting out a yacht, 377; paint to be used, 377; scraping and revarnishing, 378; best method of treating the decks, 378; removing varnish, 379; laying decks, 379; recoppering, 380; finding out weak places, 381, 382; overhauling the rigging, 382; the anchor, 382-384; the interior accommodation, 384-388; beds, 385; movable pantry, 386; deadlights, 388; ropes and sails, 388-392; foresails, 390; lead of sheets, 391; mainsails, 391; the iron horse, 391; topsails, 392. _See_ also Fifty-tonners Fitzroy, Captain, R.N., commander of 'Beagle,' 29 Five-raters in the North. _See_ Five-tonners, &c.