Stevens, Commodore John C., N.Y.Y.C., his schooner 'America' wins R.Y.S. Cup in 1851, 14, 246; founder of N.Y.Y.C., 227; his 'Diver,' 237; 'Trouble' and 'Double Trouble,' 237; 'Wave' and 'Onkahya,' 238; 'Maria' and 'Gimcrack,' 237, 242-245 Stevens, Edward, part owner of 'Maria,' 244, 245 Stevens, Edward A., part owner of 'America,' 247, 279 Stevens, Robert, part owner of 'Maria,' 244 Steward, duties of an honorary, on a yacht, 140 _et seq._ Stewart and Binney, designers of 'Pilgrim,' 402 Stewart's Island (N.Z.), 288, 301 Stockholm, 309 Stone, Douglas, yacht designer, 176; builder of 'Eva,' 177 Story, W. C., R.P.C.Y.C., 50 Stoves for yachts, 140 'Sunbeam,' Lord Brassey's steam yacht, 16, 290 'Sunshine' (20 tons), 119-122 'Surge,' 174 Surlingham Broads, 222 Sussex, Duke of, patron of Royal Western Y.C., 1833, 42 Sutherland, James (R. Clyde Y.C.), 79; his 'Echo,' 82 Sutton, Captain, first rear- and vice-commodore R.P.C.Y.C., 50, 54, 64, 66 Sutton, Messrs., owners of the 'Diamond,' 52 Sutton, Sir Richard, owner of 'Genesta,' 173 'Swan' (4-tonner), 212 Sweden, yachting in, 309 Swedish Yachting Club, 309 'Sweetheart,' 174 'Syanara,' American yacht (1891), 266 'Sybil' (26 tons), 62 Sycamore, skipper of 'Corsair,' 330, 342 'Sylph' (30 tons), R.N.Y.C., 77 'Sylph,' American schooner, 238 'Sylvie' (106 tons), American schooner, 252 Symonds, Sir W., designer of the old 'Victoria and Albert,' 6 'Syren' (25 feet), 59 'Talisman' (84 tons), 326 Tamesis Sailing Club, 182 'Tar Baby' (5-rater), 63 'Tara' (40 tons), 56 'Tarifa' (8-rater), 291 'Tarolenta' (204 tons), American schooner, 252 'Tartar' (30 tons), 77 Tauranga Harbour (N.Z.), 295 Taylor, Commodore Thomas, Cumberland Fleet, 1780, 152; his clinker-built 'King's Fisher,' 152-154; founder of Thames yacht-racing, 154, 156; his 'Cumberland,' 157-159, 162; wins the match against 'Eclipse' in 1793, 162; retirement, 165 Taylor, Mr., 53, 68, 82 Taylor, Mrs., 344 'Terpsichore' (38 tons), 62, 175 Texas, 233 'Thalassa' (2-1/2-rater), 62 'Thalia,' 71, 337, 338, 340, 343, 345, 346, 350, 397 Thames, the: the year 1770 an important epoch for yachting, 152; first rowing regatta, 154; introduction of 21-foot class, 176; improved state at Erith, 178; match 1830, 327 Thames, Harwich, and Cinque Ports courses, map of, 357 Thames Sailing Club, 182 Thames United Sailing Club, 188 Thames Valley Sailing Club, 182 Thames Yacht Club. _See_ Royal Thames Yacht Club Thayer, Bayard, Boston Y.C., 275, 402 Thellusson, Percy, secretary R.V.Y.C., Ryde, 46 'Thetis,' 291 'Thief' (5-rater), 63 'Thistle' (afterwards 'Meteor'), 63, 91, 278, 309 Thomas, Sir G., R.Y.S. 1815, 10 Thomond, Marquis of, Cork Water Club, 10, 102 Thompson, F., owner of 'Challenge,' 119