Chapter 22

Racing in a 40-rater in 1892, a detailed description,332et seq.Raleigh, Walter,1'Rambler' (160 tons),252Rangitoto (N.Z.),294Ranken, A.,77Ranworth Broad,202Rasch, Captain, R.P.C.Y.C.,50Ratsey, Charles, boat-builder,68,149,325,326,398,402Reade, Lieut.-Col. Arthur L., secretary of the Royal Windermere Lake Yacht Club,189Reany & Naeafy, builders of 'Ocean Wave,'280Reanyson & Archibald, boat-builders, Chester, Pennsylvania,256'Rebecca,' J. G. van Pelt's,246'Red Lancer' (5-rater),330,331,351,398Reedham,204,205,222'Restless' (95 tons), American schooner,252'Reverie' (40-rater), 1891, lines,70;336,337'Reverie' (41 tons), Clyde Y.C., cutter,82Ricardo, Charles, secretary of Upper Thames Sailing Club, his account of a 'fitted race,'320,321Richards, S., R.P.C.Y.C.,66Richardson, Alex., owner of the 'Naiad,'116;designer of 'Challenge,'120,122Richardson, G. W., owner of the 'Sayonara,'53'Richmond,' American yacht (1857),249Richmond, D. O., boat-builder, Mystic, Connecticut,256Richmond, Duke of (1771),324'Rival,'91'Rival' (3-tonner),123'Rivet' (17 tons),310'Rob Roy' (16 tons),327'Rob Roy,' Mr. Macgregor's,28Robertson, F. A., owner of 'Uranus,'98'Robinson' (10 tons),174Roche, Edmund, Cork Water Club,100Roche, John (C.W.C.),104'Rocket' (6 tons), yawl,88Rockland, on the Yare,222Rogers, Archibald, N.Y.Y.C.,275;part owner of 'Colonia,'402Rogers, James, N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Adda,'240Rogers, John (C.W.C., 1720),100Rogers, Robert (C.W.C., 1760),100Roland, Thomas (C.W.C.),104Rollins, George B., N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Minna,'240Rothesay, the Royal Northern Yacht Club at,72;R.N.Y.C. club-house,77Rothschild, Baron A. de,306Rowan, J. (R. Clyde Y.C.),81Rowley, A. B., owner of the 'Latona,'69Royal Albert Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received,18;Corinthian matches,118;number of yachts and members,118;entry in 1875 for the No. 1 Champion Cup,119;description of a Corinthian match in 1876,119et seq.;Corinthian match in 1879,122;alterations in courses,123;3-tonners and 5-tonners,123;rule of measurement and conditions of sailing,123;houseless,124;the regatta of 1893,380Royal Alfred Yacht Club, Kingstown, Queen's Cups received,18;its Channel matches,84;origin of,108;first named Irish Model Yacht Club,108;rule on fleet sailing,109;reorganisation,109;rule on racing flags,109;challenge cup instituted,110;club matches,110;named Prince A.Y.C.,110;commodores appointed,110;Duke of Edinburgh patron,111;prizes,111;amateur matches,111;race for 2nd and 3rd class yachts in 1868,111-114;Mr. Lyle's prize for a one-handed race,114;introduction of Champion Cups,114;Duke of Edinburgh commodore in 1871,115;a 'Royal' Club,115;increase of members,115;burgee,115;'Enid' wins Duke of Edinburgh's gold cup,115;presented with a Queen's Cup,115;fatalities in single-handed racing in 1872, and stoppage of same,116,117;matches in 1874,117,118;swimming match in clothes,118;headquarters,146Royal Bermuda Yacht Club,318Royal Bombay Yacht Club,315Royal Canadian Yacht Club,309Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, Queen's Cups received,18;estab. 1872,68;regatta,68Royal 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 1893,365Royal 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;2½-raters,177;officers in 1894,178Royal 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,106Royal Cornwall Club,18Royal Dart Club matches,385Royal Dorset Club, Weymouth, receive a Queen's Cup in 1887,18;founded in 1875,345Royal Eastern Yacht Club,98Royal 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,6Royal Halifax Yacht Club,311Royal Harwich Y.C.,18,218Royal Irish Yacht Club:Queen's Cups received,18;established 1846,108;regatta of 1893,368;map of the course,371Royal London Yacht Club,18;established 1838,178;flag,178;adopt flying starts,179;development of yachting,179;regatta of 1893,370Royal Mersey Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received,18;established 1844,46;moved from Liverpool to Birkenhead,46;first race,47;plan of course,48;Jubilee regatta,49;regatta of 1893,363Royal Northern Yacht Club:Queen's Cups received,18;home at Rothesay,72;chart of Clyde course,73;origin of,74;original members,74;Irish and Scotch divisions,74,76;burgee,75,76;full dress of members,75;classing of yachts in 1826 and 1831,79;first regatta at Belfast,76;William IV. patron,76;two days' regatta at Belfast in 1836,76;dissolution of Irish division in 1838,77;club-house,77;yachts,78;present secretary,78;Channel matches,84;regatta 1893,363Royal Nova Scotia Y.C.,311Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club,49;instituted 1880,50;first officers,50;map of course,51;definition of amateur,52;first regatta,52;matches,52;popularity,53;season of 1881,54;increase of membership,54;introduction of 3-tonners,55;regatta of 1883,56;prosperity in 1884,56;opening cruise,57;foot classes,57;A, B, C classes,60;increase in number of regattas,61;shifting keels,62;rating classes,63;½-raters,64;programme for 1891,65;service to amateur seamanship,66;the regatta of 1893,67Royal St. George's Yacht Club, Kingstown:Queen's Cups received,18;established 1838,106;chart of course,107Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron, Adelaide,314Royal Southampton Yacht Club,340;the regatta of 1893,378;map of the Warner and Lymington course,379Royal Southern Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received,18;Jubilee regatta of 1893,361Royal Sydney Yacht Sq.,311Royal Thames Club,13,18,167-172;matches of 1893,352-358Royal Ulster Yacht Club:Queen's Cups received,18;2½-raters,95;headquarters,108;regatta of 1893,366;map of the course,367Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde,18,43-45Royal West of Ireland Club, Queen's Cups,18Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth,18,39-43Royal Windermere Lake Yacht Club, founded 1860,183;leading feature,184;precautions to insure good racing,184;map of course,187Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Australia,314Royal Yacht Squadron:club-house,9;established 1812,10;position in yachting world,10;new club-house,10;seal,11;reception of Emperor and Empress of the French,12;class of vessels,12;cup to R.T.Y.C. in 1843,13;cup of 1851 taken by 'America,'14;Jubilee (1865),15;in Queen's Jubilee year,16;Queen's Cup winners,16;averse to steam yachts,16;fleet,17,18;Queen's course,19;regatta of 1893,374Royal Yorkshire Club,18'Ruby' (Thames boat),218Ruck, F., R.E., R.P.C.Y.C.,50Russell, George (R.N.Y.C., 1824),74Rutherford, L. M., N.Y.Y.C.,241Ruthven, Edward S., R.N.Y.C., 1824,74Ryder, Admiral, R.P.C.Y.C.,50

Racing in a 40-rater in 1892, a detailed description,332et seq.

Raleigh, Walter,1

'Rambler' (160 tons),252

Rangitoto (N.Z.),294

Ranken, A.,77

Ranworth Broad,202

Rasch, Captain, R.P.C.Y.C.,50

Ratsey, Charles, boat-builder,68,149,325,326,398,402

Reade, Lieut.-Col. Arthur L., secretary of the Royal Windermere Lake Yacht Club,189

Reany & Naeafy, builders of 'Ocean Wave,'280

Reanyson & Archibald, boat-builders, Chester, Pennsylvania,256

'Rebecca,' J. G. van Pelt's,246

'Red Lancer' (5-rater),330,331,351,398

Reedham,204,205,222

'Restless' (95 tons), American schooner,252

'Reverie' (40-rater), 1891, lines,70;336,337

'Reverie' (41 tons), Clyde Y.C., cutter,82

Ricardo, Charles, secretary of Upper Thames Sailing Club, his account of a 'fitted race,'320,321

Richards, S., R.P.C.Y.C.,66

Richardson, Alex., owner of the 'Naiad,'116;designer of 'Challenge,'120,122

Richardson, G. W., owner of the 'Sayonara,'53

'Richmond,' American yacht (1857),249

Richmond, D. O., boat-builder, Mystic, Connecticut,256

Richmond, Duke of (1771),324

'Rival,'91

'Rival' (3-tonner),123

'Rivet' (17 tons),310

'Rob Roy' (16 tons),327

'Rob Roy,' Mr. Macgregor's,28

Robertson, F. A., owner of 'Uranus,'98

'Robinson' (10 tons),174

Roche, Edmund, Cork Water Club,100

Roche, John (C.W.C.),104

'Rocket' (6 tons), yawl,88

Rockland, on the Yare,222

Rogers, Archibald, N.Y.Y.C.,275;part owner of 'Colonia,'402

Rogers, James, N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Adda,'240

Rogers, John (C.W.C., 1720),100

Rogers, Robert (C.W.C., 1760),100

Roland, Thomas (C.W.C.),104

Rollins, George B., N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Minna,'240

Rothesay, the Royal Northern Yacht Club at,72;R.N.Y.C. club-house,77

Rothschild, Baron A. de,306

Rowan, J. (R. Clyde Y.C.),81

Rowley, A. B., owner of the 'Latona,'69

Royal Albert Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received,18;Corinthian matches,118;number of yachts and members,118;entry in 1875 for the No. 1 Champion Cup,119;description of a Corinthian match in 1876,119et seq.;Corinthian match in 1879,122;alterations in courses,123;3-tonners and 5-tonners,123;rule of measurement and conditions of sailing,123;houseless,124;the regatta of 1893,380

Royal Alfred Yacht Club, Kingstown, Queen's Cups received,18;its Channel matches,84;origin of,108;first named Irish Model Yacht Club,108;rule on fleet sailing,109;reorganisation,109;rule on racing flags,109;challenge cup instituted,110;club matches,110;named Prince A.Y.C.,110;commodores appointed,110;Duke of Edinburgh patron,111;prizes,111;amateur matches,111;race for 2nd and 3rd class yachts in 1868,111-114;Mr. Lyle's prize for a one-handed race,114;introduction of Champion Cups,114;Duke of Edinburgh commodore in 1871,115;a 'Royal' Club,115;increase of members,115;burgee,115;'Enid' wins Duke of Edinburgh's gold cup,115;presented with a Queen's Cup,115;fatalities in single-handed racing in 1872, and stoppage of same,116,117;matches in 1874,117,118;swimming match in clothes,118;headquarters,146

Royal Bermuda Yacht Club,318

Royal Bombay Yacht Club,315

Royal Canadian Yacht Club,309

Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, Queen's Cups received,18;estab. 1872,68;regatta,68

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;2½-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

Royal Harwich Y.C.,18,218

Royal Irish Yacht Club:Queen's Cups received,18;established 1846,108;regatta of 1893,368;map of the course,371

Royal London Yacht Club,18;established 1838,178;flag,178;adopt flying starts,179;development of yachting,179;regatta of 1893,370

Royal Mersey Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received,18;established 1844,46;moved from Liverpool to Birkenhead,46;first race,47;plan of course,48;Jubilee regatta,49;regatta of 1893,363

Royal Northern Yacht Club:Queen's Cups received,18;home at Rothesay,72;chart of Clyde course,73;origin of,74;original members,74;Irish and Scotch divisions,74,76;burgee,75,76;full dress of members,75;classing of yachts in 1826 and 1831,79;first regatta at Belfast,76;William IV. patron,76;two days' regatta at Belfast in 1836,76;dissolution of Irish division in 1838,77;club-house,77;yachts,78;present secretary,78;Channel matches,84;regatta 1893,363

Royal Nova Scotia Y.C.,311

Royal Portsmouth Corinthian Yacht Club,49;instituted 1880,50;first officers,50;map of course,51;definition of amateur,52;first regatta,52;matches,52;popularity,53;season of 1881,54;increase of membership,54;introduction of 3-tonners,55;regatta of 1883,56;prosperity in 1884,56;opening cruise,57;foot classes,57;A, B, C classes,60;increase in number of regattas,61;shifting keels,62;rating classes,63;½-raters,64;programme for 1891,65;service to amateur seamanship,66;the regatta of 1893,67

Royal St. George's Yacht Club, Kingstown:Queen's Cups received,18;established 1838,106;chart of course,107

Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron, Adelaide,314

Royal Southampton Yacht Club,340;the regatta of 1893,378;map of the Warner and Lymington course,379

Royal Southern Yacht Club: Queen's Cups received,18;Jubilee regatta of 1893,361

Royal Sydney Yacht Sq.,311

Royal Thames Club,13,18,167-172;matches of 1893,352-358

Royal Ulster Yacht Club:Queen's Cups received,18;2½-raters,95;headquarters,108;regatta of 1893,366;map of the course,367

Royal Victoria Yacht Club, Ryde,18,43-45

Royal West of Ireland Club, Queen's Cups,18

Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth,18,39-43

Royal Windermere Lake Yacht Club, founded 1860,183;leading feature,184;precautions to insure good racing,184;map of course,187

Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Australia,314

Royal Yacht Squadron:club-house,9;established 1812,10;position in yachting world,10;new club-house,10;seal,11;reception of Emperor and Empress of the French,12;class of vessels,12;cup to R.T.Y.C. in 1843,13;cup of 1851 taken by 'America,'14;Jubilee (1865),15;in Queen's Jubilee year,16;Queen's Cup winners,16;averse to steam yachts,16;fleet,17,18;Queen's course,19;regatta of 1893,374

Royal Yorkshire Club,18

'Ruby' (Thames boat),218

Ruck, F., R.E., R.P.C.Y.C.,50

Russell, George (R.N.Y.C., 1824),74

Rutherford, L. M., N.Y.Y.C.,241

Ruthven, Edward S., R.N.Y.C., 1824,74

Ryder, Admiral, R.P.C.Y.C.,50


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