Chapter 21

'Nadador' (2½-rater),63'Nadejda,'175'Naiad' (3-tonner),55'Naiad' (10 tons),62'Naida' (3 tons),175'Nancy' (1787),162Nantucket Sound,229,230Narragansett Bay,228,230,231,249,276'Narwhal' (21-footer),177Nash, James, C.W.C.,100Naushon Island, Maine,230'Navahoe,' R. P. Carroll's,349;matches,370-393;sail-area in the three matches,394;record for the season,396;interest in her production,400;characteristics,401;dimensions,402'Neaira,'2,175Nelson (N.Z.),297'Neptune' (50 tons),60,61Nettlefold, Edward, Commodore of Cumberland Fleet,165-166'Neva' (62 tons),119New Bedford (U.S.),277New Jersey,232,236New London (U.S.),276'New Moon' (209 tons),15,16New Orleans,233New South Wales, timber of,313New Thames Yacht Club, an offshoot of the R.T.Y.C.,173New York,236;Bay,231New York Yacht Club.91;birthplace,239;minutes,240;early regattas,241,242;first international race,243;'Maria,'243-245;'America,'246;annual cruise,276;cruise of 1893,404;Goelet Cups,404;map of course,405;Astor Cups,406New Zealand, yachting in,287;variety of climate,288,302;Auckland,288;Bay of Islands,289;Auckland Yacht Club,290;colonial yachts,290;the 'Mascotte,'291;cruises in,291et seq.;Little and Great Barrier Islands,293,294;fish,293,297;goats and rabbits,293;Firth of Thames,294;Rangitoto,294;the Sacred Island,294;Tauranga,295;west coast of the North Island,295;Wellington,296;Queen Charlotte and Pelorus Sounds,296,297;Nelson harbour,297;north coast of South Island,298;Lyttelton harbour,299;old French settlement of Akaroa,299;the sounds,300,301;months suitable for yachting,302;winds,302;timber,313'Newburg,' American sloop,249Newenham, John, Cork Water Club, 1760,100Newenham, R., C.W.C.,100Newenham, T., C.W.C.,100Newman, Major H. H.,106Nice, as a yachting centre,306;chart of regatta course,307;races and prizes,308Nichols, Captain John, on long courses,45;skipper of 'Mosquito,'326Nicholson, Mr., builder of 'Florinda,'68'Niny,'309'Nora' (8-rater),98Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club,217:rating classes,217Norfolk Broads, yachting on,190;scenery,193;craft for navigating,193;the 'Ianthe,'197,224;river below Wroxham,198;Wroxham Broad,199;Hoveton Broads,199;houseboats,199;at Horning,200;steering on a tortuous river,201;Ranworth Broad,202;Barton and South Walsham Broads,202;movement along water,202;river Thurne,203;Hickling Broad,203;Horsey Mere,204;the Bure,204;Acle to Yarmouth,204;Breydon Water,204;the river Waveney,204;the Yare,204;Haddicoe Cut,204;Reedham and St. Olave's,205;pleasure boats,205;the lateener,205;the 'Ariel' and the 'Black Maria,'205;types of boats,207;old measurement of racing craft,207;sailing single-handed,208;alteration in rule of measurement,209;craft built by Mr. Brighton of Yarmouth and Mr. Mollett of Brundall,210-217;boats built by Mr. Peed of Oulton,213;Mr. Mollett's 'Gossip,'213-215;his 'Castanet,'215-217;clubs,217;the Thames 'Mystery,'217;rule for passing in narrow reaches,218;rowing boats and anglers,219;'putty,'219,220;Oulton Broad and Lake Lothing,220;Lowestoft Harbour,220;Oulton,221;Cantley on the Yare,221;Norwich,222;boat-letting agencies,222;Bullen, of Oulton Broad,222,224;Hart & Son, of Thorpe,222;an offer of assistance in hiring yachts,222;best cruising grounds,222,223;Wroxham and Oulton as yachting centres,223;Loynes's and Bullen's craft and terms of hire,224;time required to do the rivers and broads,225;fishing and photography,226Norfolk wherries,194'Norman,'175'Norna,' American yacht,258Norrköping, Sweden,309North America, British,275North Island (N.Z.),295'North Star,' American steam yacht,279;dimensions,280Norwegian prams,147Norwich,192,204,222,223,225Nottage, Capt., R.P.C.Y.C.,64Nugent, Lord, R.Y.S., 1815,10'Nyleptha' (21-footer),177'Nymph' (15 tons),77

'Nadador' (2½-rater),63

'Nadejda,'175

'Naiad' (3-tonner),55

'Naiad' (10 tons),62

'Naida' (3 tons),175

'Nancy' (1787),162

Nantucket Sound,229,230

Narragansett Bay,228,230,231,249,276

'Narwhal' (21-footer),177

Nash, James, C.W.C.,100

Naushon Island, Maine,230

'Navahoe,' R. P. Carroll's,349;matches,370-393;sail-area in the three matches,394;record for the season,396;interest in her production,400;characteristics,401;dimensions,402

'Neaira,'2,175

Nelson (N.Z.),297

'Neptune' (50 tons),60,61

Nettlefold, Edward, Commodore of Cumberland Fleet,165-166

'Neva' (62 tons),119

New Bedford (U.S.),277

New Jersey,232,236

New London (U.S.),276

'New Moon' (209 tons),15,16

New Orleans,233

New South Wales, timber of,313

New Thames Yacht Club, an offshoot of the R.T.Y.C.,173

New York,236;Bay,231

New York Yacht Club.91;birthplace,239;minutes,240;early regattas,241,242;first international race,243;'Maria,'243-245;'America,'246;annual cruise,276;cruise of 1893,404;Goelet Cups,404;map of course,405;Astor Cups,406

New Zealand, yachting in,287;variety of climate,288,302;Auckland,288;Bay of Islands,289;Auckland Yacht Club,290;colonial yachts,290;the 'Mascotte,'291;cruises in,291et seq.;Little and Great Barrier Islands,293,294;fish,293,297;goats and rabbits,293;Firth of Thames,294;Rangitoto,294;the Sacred Island,294;Tauranga,295;west coast of the North Island,295;Wellington,296;Queen Charlotte and Pelorus Sounds,296,297;Nelson harbour,297;north coast of South Island,298;Lyttelton harbour,299;old French settlement of Akaroa,299;the sounds,300,301;months suitable for yachting,302;winds,302;timber,313

'Newburg,' American sloop,249

Newenham, John, Cork Water Club, 1760,100

Newenham, R., C.W.C.,100

Newenham, T., C.W.C.,100

Newman, Major H. H.,106

Nice, as a yachting centre,306;chart of regatta course,307;races and prizes,308

Nichols, Captain John, on long courses,45;skipper of 'Mosquito,'326

Nicholson, Mr., builder of 'Florinda,'68

'Niny,'309

'Nora' (8-rater),98

Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club,217:rating classes,217

Norfolk Broads, yachting on,190;scenery,193;craft for navigating,193;the 'Ianthe,'197,224;river below Wroxham,198;Wroxham Broad,199;Hoveton Broads,199;houseboats,199;at Horning,200;steering on a tortuous river,201;Ranworth Broad,202;Barton and South Walsham Broads,202;movement along water,202;river Thurne,203;Hickling Broad,203;Horsey Mere,204;the Bure,204;Acle to Yarmouth,204;Breydon Water,204;the river Waveney,204;the Yare,204;Haddicoe Cut,204;Reedham and St. Olave's,205;pleasure boats,205;the lateener,205;the 'Ariel' and the 'Black Maria,'205;types of boats,207;old measurement of racing craft,207;sailing single-handed,208;alteration in rule of measurement,209;craft built by Mr. Brighton of Yarmouth and Mr. Mollett of Brundall,210-217;boats built by Mr. Peed of Oulton,213;Mr. Mollett's 'Gossip,'213-215;his 'Castanet,'215-217;clubs,217;the Thames 'Mystery,'217;rule for passing in narrow reaches,218;rowing boats and anglers,219;'putty,'219,220;Oulton Broad and Lake Lothing,220;Lowestoft Harbour,220;Oulton,221;Cantley on the Yare,221;Norwich,222;boat-letting agencies,222;Bullen, of Oulton Broad,222,224;Hart & Son, of Thorpe,222;an offer of assistance in hiring yachts,222;best cruising grounds,222,223;Wroxham and Oulton as yachting centres,223;Loynes's and Bullen's craft and terms of hire,224;time required to do the rivers and broads,225;fishing and photography,226

Norfolk wherries,194

'Norman,'175

'Norna,' American yacht,258

Norrköping, Sweden,309

North America, British,275

North Island (N.Z.),295

'North Star,' American steam yacht,279;dimensions,280

Norwegian prams,147

Norwich,192,204,222,223,225

Nottage, Capt., R.P.C.Y.C.,64

Nugent, Lord, R.Y.S., 1815,10

'Nyleptha' (21-footer),177

'Nymph' (15 tons),77

Oamaru harbour (N.Z.),300O'Bryen, Hon. James, Cork Water Club, 1720,100O'Bryen, Morough, Cork Water Club, 1760,100'Ocean Monarch,' emigrant ship, rescued by 'Queen of the Ocean,' 1848,47,49'Ocean Wave,' American steam yacht, 1865,280O'Connell, D., loss of, in the 'Peri,'116,117'Œnanthe,'175Olsen, Niels, N.Y.Y.C.,279O'Neal, Charles, Cork Water Club, 1720,100O'Neil, Mr.,331,335,345'Onkahya,' John C. Stevens's,238;loss,239Onslow, Earl of, on yachting in New Zealand,287et seq.Onslow Pinnacle Rock, Bay of Islands (N.Z.),289Orfordness, sea disturbance off,218'Orion,' American yacht,250'Orion,' R. Northern Y.C.,78Ornskoldskirk, Sweden,309Orson, Edward Forbes, of Stranraer, R. Northern Y.C., 1824,74'Osborne' (formerly the 'Victoria and Albert'),6,9Otago (N.Z.),301,302'Ottawa,' U.S.S.,247Oulton Broad,192,197,205,219-224'Oweene,' American cutter,263Oxford University Sailing Club,182,183Oyster Bay, Long Island,239

Oamaru harbour (N.Z.),300

O'Bryen, Hon. James, Cork Water Club, 1720,100

O'Bryen, Morough, Cork Water Club, 1760,100

'Ocean Monarch,' emigrant ship, rescued by 'Queen of the Ocean,' 1848,47,49

'Ocean Wave,' American steam yacht, 1865,280

O'Connell, D., loss of, in the 'Peri,'116,117

'Œnanthe,'175

Olsen, Niels, N.Y.Y.C.,279

O'Neal, Charles, Cork Water Club, 1720,100

O'Neil, Mr.,331,335,345

'Onkahya,' John C. Stevens's,238;loss,239

Onslow, Earl of, on yachting in New Zealand,287et seq.

Onslow Pinnacle Rock, Bay of Islands (N.Z.),289

Orfordness, sea disturbance off,218

'Orion,' American yacht,250

'Orion,' R. Northern Y.C.,78

Ornskoldskirk, Sweden,309

Orson, Edward Forbes, of Stranraer, R. Northern Y.C., 1824,74

'Osborne' (formerly the 'Victoria and Albert'),6,9

Otago (N.Z.),301,302

'Ottawa,' U.S.S.,247

Oulton Broad,192,197,205,219-224

'Oweene,' American cutter,263

Oxford University Sailing Club,182,183

Oyster Bay, Long Island,239

Pacific coast,233Paget, B., R.P.C.Y.C.,66Paget, Lord Alfred, vice-commodore R.T.Y.C., his 'Mystery' and the 'Blue Belle,' May 23, 1843,170;'Belvidere' wins the 60l.cup in 1845,171Paget, W. B., owner of the 'Columbine,'67Paine, General, Boston Y.C., his 46-footer, 1891,263;as a yachtsman,275;on the canvas of the 'Valkyrie,'398;owner of 'Jubilee,'402Paine, J. B., designer of 'Jubilee,'402'Palmer' (194 tons),252'Pantaloon,' H.M.S., tender to 'Royal George,'6'Pantaloon,' R.Y.S., 1835,12'Papoose' (2½-rater),68Park, Mr., part owner of 'Ida,'98Parker, Ben, skipper,330,345Parker, Michael, Cork Water Club, 1760,100Parkes, Mr., owner of 'Aurora,' Cumberland Fleet,155Parsons, Thomas, Cork Water Club, 1760,100Paterson's Inlet (N.Z.),301Payne, Arthur, designer of the 'Hyacinth,'62;the 'Niny,'309;and 'Corsair,'338Payton, Mr., builder of 'Currytush,'123Peake, Sir Henry, designer of 'Royal George,' 1814,5'Pearl' (4½ tons),81'Pearl' (130 tons), R.Y.S., 1835,12,13,243,326Peed, Mr., of Oulton, builder of 'Corona,'213Pelorus Sound (N.Z.),296,297Pelt, J. G. van, owner of 'Rebecca,'246Pembroke, Earl of, Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club,68Penrose, Cooper, Cork Water Club,104Pepys, Samuel, quoted,1-5'Peri' (5 tons),116,117Pérignon, M. E., vice-president U. des Y.F.,306Persian Gulf, the,148Peter the Great,5'Petrel' (10 tons),116Pett, Christopher,2Pett, Commissioner, builds a yacht for Charles II,2,3Pett, Phineas, builds a yacht for Henry of Wales in 1604,1,2Petty, Sir William, his two-keeled vessel, 3'Phantom,' R.T.Y.C.,13,171'Phantom' (10-rater),351,398'Phantom' (123 tons), American schooner,252'Phantom' (172 tons),69'Phœbe,' R.M.Y.C., 1845,47'Phryne' (40 tons),56Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound (N.Z.),297Pigeon Bay (N.Z.),299'Pilgrim,' American yacht, 1893,400;dimensions,402;characteristics,403;race for Goelet Cups,404;407'Pilot,' H.M.S., training brig,40'Pleione,' schooner,117'Plover,' American yacht,249Plymouth,39'Pocahontas,' Amer. sloop,257Polhemus, A., boat-builder, Nyack, New York,254Ponsonby, Lord, R.Y.S.,10Popham, F. W. L., owner of 'White Slave,'330Popham, Mr., owner of 'Bird of Freedom,'56Port Chalmers (N.Z.),301Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island (N.Z.),293Port Leny (N.Z.),299Port Nicholson (N.Z.),296Portland, Duke of, owner of 'Pantaloon,' R.Y.S., 1835,12Potter Heigham,203,204,225Pottinger, Thomas, Admiral R.N.Y.C., 1825,74,75Prams, Norwegian,147'Preciosa' (10 tons),174Preservation of food on yacht voyages,141'Prima Donna' (25 tons), R.T.Y.C.,145,171'Primrose' (3 tons),175Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Sydney,311Prince, C. A., Boston Y.C.,275'Prince of Wales,' Cumberland Fleet, 1786,161,162'Princess' (40 tons), Prince of Wales's,17'Princess Royal,' steamer, R.M.Y.C., 1845,47'Priscilla,' Amer. yacht,225,227Pritchett, R. T., on royal yachts and English yacht clubs,1et seq.;on Royal Forth Yacht Club,96;on Royal Northern Yacht Club, Rothesay,72et seq.;on Royal Cork Yacht Club,99et seq.;on Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Erith,173et seq.;on foreign and colonial yachting,304et seq.;on yachting at Bermuda,318;on famous races,324;on racing in a 40-rater in 1892,332'Providence,' Cumberland Fleet, 1797,164'Ptarmigan' (10-rater),351Puget's Sound,233'Puritan,' General Paine's,255,257,260,261,263,278,333Pussey & Jones, builders of 'Pilgrim,'402Putland, George, Commodore R. Alfred Y.C.,110,115Puxly, Henry, Cork Water Club, 1760,100

Pacific coast,233

Paget, B., R.P.C.Y.C.,66

Paget, Lord Alfred, vice-commodore R.T.Y.C., his 'Mystery' and the 'Blue Belle,' May 23, 1843,170;'Belvidere' wins the 60l.cup in 1845,171

Paget, W. B., owner of the 'Columbine,'67

Paine, General, Boston Y.C., his 46-footer, 1891,263;as a yachtsman,275;on the canvas of the 'Valkyrie,'398;owner of 'Jubilee,'402

Paine, J. B., designer of 'Jubilee,'402

'Palmer' (194 tons),252

'Pantaloon,' H.M.S., tender to 'Royal George,'6

'Pantaloon,' R.Y.S., 1835,12

'Papoose' (2½-rater),68

Park, Mr., part owner of 'Ida,'98

Parker, Ben, skipper,330,345

Parker, Michael, Cork Water Club, 1760,100

Parkes, Mr., owner of 'Aurora,' Cumberland Fleet,155

Parsons, Thomas, Cork Water Club, 1760,100

Paterson's Inlet (N.Z.),301

Payne, Arthur, designer of the 'Hyacinth,'62;the 'Niny,'309;and 'Corsair,'338

Payton, Mr., builder of 'Currytush,'123

Peake, Sir Henry, designer of 'Royal George,' 1814,5

'Pearl' (4½ tons),81

'Pearl' (130 tons), R.Y.S., 1835,12,13,243,326

Peed, Mr., of Oulton, builder of 'Corona,'213

Pelorus Sound (N.Z.),296,297

Pelt, J. G. van, owner of 'Rebecca,'246

Pembroke, Earl of, Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club,68

Penrose, Cooper, Cork Water Club,104

Pepys, Samuel, quoted,1-5

'Peri' (5 tons),116,117

Pérignon, M. E., vice-president U. des Y.F.,306

Persian Gulf, the,148

Peter the Great,5

'Petrel' (10 tons),116

Pett, Christopher,2

Pett, Commissioner, builds a yacht for Charles II,2,3

Pett, Phineas, builds a yacht for Henry of Wales in 1604,1,2

Petty, Sir William, his two-keeled vessel, 3

'Phantom,' R.T.Y.C.,13,171

'Phantom' (10-rater),351,398

'Phantom' (123 tons), American schooner,252

'Phantom' (172 tons),69

'Phœbe,' R.M.Y.C., 1845,47

'Phryne' (40 tons),56

Picton, Queen Charlotte Sound (N.Z.),297

Pigeon Bay (N.Z.),299

'Pilgrim,' American yacht, 1893,400;dimensions,402;characteristics,403;race for Goelet Cups,404;407

'Pilot,' H.M.S., training brig,40

'Pleione,' schooner,117

'Plover,' American yacht,249

Plymouth,39

'Pocahontas,' Amer. sloop,257

Polhemus, A., boat-builder, Nyack, New York,254

Ponsonby, Lord, R.Y.S.,10

Popham, F. W. L., owner of 'White Slave,'330

Popham, Mr., owner of 'Bird of Freedom,'56

Port Chalmers (N.Z.),301

Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier Island (N.Z.),293

Port Leny (N.Z.),299

Port Nicholson (N.Z.),296

Portland, Duke of, owner of 'Pantaloon,' R.Y.S., 1835,12

Potter Heigham,203,204,225

Pottinger, Thomas, Admiral R.N.Y.C., 1825,74,75

Prams, Norwegian,147

'Preciosa' (10 tons),174

Preservation of food on yacht voyages,141

'Prima Donna' (25 tons), R.T.Y.C.,145,171

'Primrose' (3 tons),175

Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Sydney,311

Prince, C. A., Boston Y.C.,275

'Prince of Wales,' Cumberland Fleet, 1786,161,162

'Princess' (40 tons), Prince of Wales's,17

'Princess Royal,' steamer, R.M.Y.C., 1845,47

'Priscilla,' Amer. yacht,225,227

Pritchett, R. T., on royal yachts and English yacht clubs,1et seq.;on Royal Forth Yacht Club,96;on Royal Northern Yacht Club, Rothesay,72et seq.;on Royal Cork Yacht Club,99et seq.;on Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Erith,173et seq.;on foreign and colonial yachting,304et seq.;on yachting at Bermuda,318;on famous races,324;on racing in a 40-rater in 1892,332

'Providence,' Cumberland Fleet, 1797,164

'Ptarmigan' (10-rater),351

Puget's Sound,233

'Puritan,' General Paine's,255,257,260,261,263,278,333

Pussey & Jones, builders of 'Pilgrim,'402

Putland, George, Commodore R. Alfred Y.C.,110,115

Puxly, Henry, Cork Water Club, 1760,100

Quail Island, Lyttelton (N.Z.),299Quebec,309,310,311Queen, Her Majesty the, purchases Osborne House,6;first cruise in the 'Victoria and Albert,'8;patronage of yacht clubs,9,18;patroness of the Royal St. George's Yacht Club, Kingstown,106;of the R.T.Y.C.,170,171'Queen' (15 tons),114Queen Charlotte Sound (N.Z.),296,297'Queen Mab,'60,71,96,329,330,333,334,336,337,340,343,345-347,350'Queen of the Ocean,' R.M.Y.C.,47,49Queensland, coast of,288Queenstown,7'Qui Vive,' American yacht,250'Quickstep,' Amer. schooner,263'Quickstep' (20 tons),56;her matches with the 'Enriqueta,'58,59Quilter, Mr., part owner of the 'Mascotte,'55'Quinque' (5-rater),63,351

Quail Island, Lyttelton (N.Z.),299

Quebec,309,310,311

Queen, Her Majesty the, purchases Osborne House,6;first cruise in the 'Victoria and Albert,'8;patronage of yacht clubs,9,18;patroness of the Royal St. George's Yacht Club, Kingstown,106;of the R.T.Y.C.,170,171

'Queen' (15 tons),114

Queen Charlotte Sound (N.Z.),296,297

'Queen Mab,'60,71,96,329,330,333,334,336,337,340,343,345-347,350

'Queen of the Ocean,' R.M.Y.C.,47,49

Queensland, coast of,288

Queenstown,7

'Qui Vive,' American yacht,250

'Quickstep,' Amer. schooner,263

'Quickstep' (20 tons),56;her matches with the 'Enriqueta,'58,59

Quilter, Mr., part owner of the 'Mascotte,'55

'Quinque' (5-rater),63,351


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