Yachting, Vol. 2Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of
History
Yachting, Vol. 2
Dufferin and Ava, Frederick Temple Blackwood, Marquis of
Yacht racing; Yachting; Yachts
Royal Clyde Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received, 18;
instituted as Clyde Model Yacht Club, 79;
original members, 79;
ensign and burgee, 79;
chart of course, 80;
measurement rule and racing flags, 81;
meeting in 1857, 81;
American 'sail-area' measurement, 82;
called Clyde Yacht Club, 82;
annual regatta, 82;
Corinthian regatta, 82;
opening and closing cruises, 83;
members and yachts in 1867, 83;
foundation of annual Corinthian match in 1868, 84;
founder of 40-, 20-, 10-, and 5-ton classes, 84;
Channel matches, 84;
made a 'Royal' club in 1872, 85;
new club-house at Hunter's Quay, 85;
opening meeting of 1872, 85;
adoption of Royal Alfred Y.C. rules, 86;
club-house, 87;
members and tonnage in 1877, 87;
a 'Clyde week,' 87;
new courses, 87, 88;
Y.R.A.'s system of time allowances, 88;
entries of large racing yachts in 1878, 88;
entries and prizes in 1880-1881, 89;
purchase of 'Alcyone,' 89;
terms of that yacht's hire, 90;
recipient of Queen's Cup in 1883, 90;
closing cruise of 1884, 90;
alteration of courses, 91;
challenges New York Yacht Club, 91;
'Thistle' and 'Volunteer' matches, 91;
finances, 92;
resignation of Lord Glasgow, 92;
officials, 92;
acquisition of three boats, 92;
adoption of Y.R.A. length and sail-area rule, 93;
classes under 'rating rule,' 93;
second Queen's Cup, 64;
match round Arran, 94;
loss of club-house by fire, 94;
renting of Craigend Villa, 94;
cups and money prizes, 94;
small raters in 1890, 95;
present fleet, 95;
present members, 95;
regatta of 1893, 365
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Erith (the original Corinthian club), 173;
premises, 174;
classification of yachts, 174;
racing, 174;
10-ton class, 174;
3-ton class, 175;
21-foot class, 176;
2-1/2-raters, 177;
officers in 1894, 178
Royal Cork Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received, 18;
origin, 99;
Water Club of Harbour of Cork, 99;
early rules, 99;
members of 1720 and 1760, 100;
sailing orders for Water Club fleet, 1720, 102;
decadence from 1765 till 1822, 102;
chart of course for 40-raters, 103;
institution of Little Monkstown Club, 104;
re-establishment of Water Club under title of Cork Yacht Club, 104;
club-house and its pictures at Queenstown, 106
Royal Cornwall Club, 18
Royal Dart Club matches, 385
Royal Dorset Club, Weymouth, receive a Queen's Cup in 1887, 18;
founded in 1875, 345
Royal Eastern Yacht Club, 98
Royal Forth Yacht Club, establishment of, 96;
present officials, 96;
members, 96;
match from Hartlepool to Granton in 1893, 96;
the Queen's Cup, 96;
chart of courses, 97;
match for T.B.C. West Challenge Cup, 98
'Royal George,' royal yacht, dimensions, 5;
used on occasion of the Queen's accession, 6
Royal Halifax Yacht Club, 311
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