Chapter 23

'Sachem,' Amer. schooner,263'Sadie,' Amer. yacht (1867),250St. Augustine, Bay of (U.S.),233'St. George,' st. yacht, 1875,290'St. George,' Coronation Sailing Society dispute regarding the match of 1823,167'St. George' (7 tons), Cumberland Fleet,161,164St. George's, Bermuda, dinghy racing at,321-323St. John's River (Florida),233;'America' found sunk in,247St. Kilda, Australia,314St. Lawrence Club, Montreal,311St. Lawrence river, Canada,310St. Olave's, on the Waveney,205'Saivnara' (21-footer),177Salhouse Broads,199'Samœna,'54,64,352San Francisco, Bay of,234Sandwich, Lord,3Sandy Hook Lightship,231Sanitary precautions on yachts,136-142'Sanitas' for yacht sanitation,136Santa Barbara,234Santa Katalina,234'Santry' (25 tons),54'Sappho,' American schooner,249,253,258,278'Satanella' (16 tons),54'Satanita,' in Jubilee Regatta of R. Mersey Y.C., 1893,49;designer and builder,349;R.T.Y.C. race June 10, 1893,358;the Royal Southern, June 17,361;Royal Mersey, June 24,363;Royal Northern, July 1,363;at Hunter's Quay, July 5,364;in Clyde Corinthian Club match,364;Royal Clyde regatta,365;Royal Ulster regatta,366;Royal Irish regatta,368;Royal London match,370;the Meteor Challenge Shield,375;wins Cowes Town Cup,376;and R.Y.S. prize on Aug. 4,377;wins Royal Albert match, Aug. 14,380;Torbay regatta,382;Royal Dart match,385;Start Bay Club match,386;points superior to 'Britannia,'394;record for season,395;mainsail,399;versus 'Navahoe,'400Savage, Mr., Cork Water Club,104Savannah (Georgia),232'Savourna,'330,331Savoy, Colonel, R.P.C.Y.C.,50Sawyer, John, & Co., sailmakers, New York,274Saxe-Weimar, Prince Edward of, com., R.P.C.Y.C.,50,53,66'Sayonara' (20 tons),53,91Schuyler, George L., N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Dream,'240,242;part owner of 'America,'246Scovell, Mr., R.A.Y.C.,110'Sea Fox' (204 tons), American schooner,253'Seabelle' (142 tons),68,69,344'Seaflower,' H.M. brig,40'Seagull,' R.M.Y.C., 1845,47Seawanhaka Yacht Club, New York,259'Secret,' R.T.Y.C.,170'Secret' (31 tons),112,114Selwyn Island (N.Z.),293Senior, Julian, R.P.C.Y.C.,66'Senta' (3-tonner),123,316'Shadow,' American sloop, built on 'compromise model,'250;lines,251Shankill (Co. Dublin),147Shankill Corinthian Sailing Club,148Sharman-Crawford, Captain, rear-commodore R. Ulster Y.C.,108Sharpies, Canadian,310Sheddon, Col., R.Y.S. 1815,10'Sheilah' (20 tons),119-122Shepherd, J., his 'Daydream,'96Sheppard, Mr., starts the Minor Vauxhall Gardens,164;gives cups to Cumberland Fleet,164,165'Shona' (5-tonner),123Signals, J. A. Lyle's book of,109'Silver Star' (40 tons),56Simonson, Jeremiah, builder of 'North Star,'280Simpson, Messrs.,177Sinclair, R.,77'Siola' (20-rater),63'Siren' (72 tons),242'Sleuthhound' (40 tons),54,56,337Small, Captain, R.C.Y.C.,81Smith, A. Cary, joint designer of 'Vindex,'256,258;designer of 'Mischief,'256;'Priscilla,'257;position as a designer,257,275;marine artist,258Smith & Dimon, boat-builders, New York,280Smith & Wellstood, Glasgow,140Smith-Barry, John, Cork Water Club,12,104Smith, E., Cumberland Fleet,164Smith, James (first commodore R. Clyde Y.C.),77,79Smith, J. W., owner of 'Secret,' R.T.Y.C., 1847,170Smith, Mr., first commodore of Cumberland Fleet,156Smith, Sir Alex. (1771),324Smith, T., R.T.Y.C.,169Smyth, J., of Helensburgh, com. R. Northern Y.C.,74'Snarley Yow' (3 tons),56,175Snydam, D. L., joint owner of 'Cygnet,'242Snydam, John R., joint owner of 'Cygnet,'242Société des Régates au Havre,306'Sonata,' Arthur Glennie's,54Soper, J. M., boat designer,70,176,180,349South California,234South Walsham Broad,202South Walsham Dyke,203'Speedy,' H.M.S.,61Spencer, J., R. Clyde Y.C.,79'Speranza' (85 tons), yawl,119'Spitfire,' Cumberland Fleet, dispute in match of 1823,167;wins first match of R.T.Y.C.,168Spratt, Nelson, designer of 'Julia,'246'Spray' (37 tons),240,242,243Stalkart's 'Naval Architecture,' design from,4Start Bay Yacht Club Regatta, 1893,386;map of course,387Stawell, Sampson, Cork Water Club,100Steam yachting in America:the 'North Star,'279,280;'Firefly,' 'Clarita,' 'Ocean Wave,' and 'Day Dream,'280;open steam launch,281;flush-deck yacht,282,285;deep-sea craft,284;engines,285;naphtha engines,286Steers, George, designer of 'Gimcrack,'239;ability,243;share in designing the 'Maria,'243;'Una' and 'Julia,'245;'America,'246'Stella' (2½-rater),62Sterling, Colonel J.,393Steven, Mr., his 'Comet,'81Stevens, 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,'237,242-245Stevens, Edward, part owner of 'Maria,'244,245Stevens, Edward A., part owner of 'America,'247,279Stevens, Robert, part owner of 'Maria,'244Steward, duties of an honorary, on a yacht,140et seq.Stewart and Binney, designers of 'Pilgrim,'402Stewart's Island (N.Z.),288,301Stockholm,309Stone, Douglas, yacht designer,176;builder of 'Eva,'177Story, W. C., R.P.C.Y.C.,50Stoves for yachts,140'Sunbeam,' Lord Brassey's steam yacht,16,290'Sunshine' (20 tons),119-122'Surge,'174Surlingham Broads,222Sussex, Duke of, patron of Royal Western Y.C., 1833,42Sutherland, James (R. Clyde Y.C.),79;his 'Echo,'82Sutton, Captain, first rear- and vice-commodore R.P.C.Y.C.,50,54,64,66Sutton, Messrs., owners of the 'Diamond,'52Sutton, Sir Richard, owner of 'Genesta,'173'Swan' (4-tonner),212Sweden, yachting in,309Swedish Yachting Club,309'Sweetheart,'174'Syanara,' American yacht (1891),266'Sybil' (26 tons),62Sycamore, skipper of 'Corsair,'330,342'Sylph' (30 tons), R.N.Y.C.,77'Sylph,' American schooner,238'Sylvie' (106 tons), American schooner,252Symonds, Sir W., designer of the old 'Victoria and Albert,'6'Syren' (25 feet),59

'Sachem,' Amer. schooner,263

'Sadie,' Amer. yacht (1867),250

St. Augustine, Bay of (U.S.),233

'St. George,' st. yacht, 1875,290

'St. George,' Coronation Sailing Society dispute regarding the match of 1823,167

'St. George' (7 tons), Cumberland Fleet,161,164

St. George's, Bermuda, dinghy racing at,321-323

St. John's River (Florida),233;'America' found sunk in,247

St. Kilda, Australia,314

St. Lawrence Club, Montreal,311

St. Lawrence river, Canada,310

St. Olave's, on the Waveney,205

'Saivnara' (21-footer),177

Salhouse Broads,199

'Samœna,'54,64,352

San Francisco, Bay of,234

Sandwich, Lord,3

Sandy Hook Lightship,231

Sanitary precautions on yachts,136-142

'Sanitas' for yacht sanitation,136

Santa Barbara,234

Santa Katalina,234

'Santry' (25 tons),54

'Sappho,' American schooner,249,253,258,278

'Satanella' (16 tons),54

'Satanita,' in Jubilee Regatta of R. Mersey Y.C., 1893,49;designer and builder,349;R.T.Y.C. race June 10, 1893,358;the Royal Southern, June 17,361;Royal Mersey, June 24,363;Royal Northern, July 1,363;at Hunter's Quay, July 5,364;in Clyde Corinthian Club match,364;Royal Clyde regatta,365;Royal Ulster regatta,366;Royal Irish regatta,368;Royal London match,370;the Meteor Challenge Shield,375;wins Cowes Town Cup,376;and R.Y.S. prize on Aug. 4,377;wins Royal Albert match, Aug. 14,380;Torbay regatta,382;Royal Dart match,385;Start Bay Club match,386;points superior to 'Britannia,'394;record for season,395;mainsail,399;versus 'Navahoe,'400

Savage, Mr., Cork Water Club,104

Savannah (Georgia),232

'Savourna,'330,331

Savoy, Colonel, R.P.C.Y.C.,50

Sawyer, John, & Co., sailmakers, New York,274

Saxe-Weimar, Prince Edward of, com., R.P.C.Y.C.,50,53,66

'Sayonara' (20 tons),53,91

Schuyler, George L., N.Y.Y.C.,240;his 'Dream,'240,242;part owner of 'America,'246

Scovell, Mr., R.A.Y.C.,110

'Sea Fox' (204 tons), American schooner,253

'Seabelle' (142 tons),68,69,344

'Seaflower,' H.M. brig,40

'Seagull,' R.M.Y.C., 1845,47

Seawanhaka Yacht Club, New York,259

'Secret,' R.T.Y.C.,170

'Secret' (31 tons),112,114

Selwyn Island (N.Z.),293

Senior, Julian, R.P.C.Y.C.,66

'Senta' (3-tonner),123,316

'Shadow,' American sloop, built on 'compromise model,'250;lines,251

Shankill (Co. Dublin),147

Shankill Corinthian Sailing Club,148

Sharman-Crawford, Captain, rear-commodore R. Ulster Y.C.,108

Sharpies, Canadian,310

Sheddon, Col., R.Y.S. 1815,10

'Sheilah' (20 tons),119-122

Shepherd, J., his 'Daydream,'96

Sheppard, Mr., starts the Minor Vauxhall Gardens,164;gives cups to Cumberland Fleet,164,165

'Shona' (5-tonner),123

Signals, J. A. Lyle's book of,109

'Silver Star' (40 tons),56

Simonson, Jeremiah, builder of 'North Star,'280

Simpson, Messrs.,177

Sinclair, R.,77

'Siola' (20-rater),63

'Siren' (72 tons),242

'Sleuthhound' (40 tons),54,56,337

Small, Captain, R.C.Y.C.,81

Smith, A. Cary, joint designer of 'Vindex,'256,258;designer of 'Mischief,'256;'Priscilla,'257;position as a designer,257,275;marine artist,258

Smith & Dimon, boat-builders, New York,280

Smith & Wellstood, Glasgow,140

Smith-Barry, John, Cork Water Club,12,104

Smith, E., Cumberland Fleet,164

Smith, James (first commodore R. Clyde Y.C.),77,79

Smith, J. W., owner of 'Secret,' R.T.Y.C., 1847,170

Smith, Mr., first commodore of Cumberland Fleet,156

Smith, Sir Alex. (1771),324

Smith, T., R.T.Y.C.,169

Smyth, J., of Helensburgh, com. R. Northern Y.C.,74

'Snarley Yow' (3 tons),56,175

Snydam, D. L., joint owner of 'Cygnet,'242

Snydam, John R., joint owner of 'Cygnet,'242

Société des Régates au Havre,306

'Sonata,' Arthur Glennie's,54

Soper, J. M., boat designer,70,176,180,349

South California,234

South Walsham Broad,202

South Walsham Dyke,203

'Speedy,' H.M.S.,61

Spencer, J., R. Clyde Y.C.,79

'Speranza' (85 tons), yawl,119

'Spitfire,' Cumberland Fleet, dispute in match of 1823,167;wins first match of R.T.Y.C.,168

Spratt, Nelson, designer of 'Julia,'246

'Spray' (37 tons),240,242,243

Stalkart's 'Naval Architecture,' design from,4

Start Bay Yacht Club Regatta, 1893,386;map of course,387

Stawell, Sampson, Cork Water Club,100

Steam yachting in America:the 'North Star,'279,280;'Firefly,' 'Clarita,' 'Ocean Wave,' and 'Day Dream,'280;open steam launch,281;flush-deck yacht,282,285;deep-sea craft,284;engines,285;naphtha engines,286

Steers, George, designer of 'Gimcrack,'239;ability,243;share in designing the 'Maria,'243;'Una' and 'Julia,'245;'America,'246

'Stella' (2½-rater),62

Sterling, Colonel J.,393

Steven, Mr., his 'Comet,'81

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,140et 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),326Tamesis 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),77Tauranga Harbour (N.Z.),295Taylor, 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,165Taylor, Mr.,53,68,82Taylor, Mrs.,344'Terpsichore' (38 tons),62,175Texas,233'Thalassa' (2½-rater),62'Thalia,'71,337,338,340,343,345,346,350,397Thames, 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 1830,327Thames, Harwich, and Cinque Ports courses, map of,357Thames Sailing Club,182Thames United Sailing Club,188Thames Valley Sailing Club,182Thames Yacht Club.SeeRoyal Thames Yacht ClubThayer, Bayard, Boston Y.C.,275,402Thellusson, Percy, secretary R.V.Y.C., Ryde,46'Thetis,'291'Thief' (5-rater),63'Thistle' (afterwards 'Meteor'),63,91,278,309Thomas, Sir G., R.Y.S. 1815,10Thomond, Marquis of, Cork Water Club,10,102Thompson, F., owner of 'Challenge,'119Thompson, G. B., R.A.Y.C.,111,116,119Thomson, Gordon, R.N.Y.C., 1824,74Thomson, Robert, R.N.Y.C. (sec. 1824, admiral 1827),74'Three Brothers,'254Thurne, river,192,203,204,225'Thyra,'91'Tidal Wave' (153 tons),252Timaru harbour (N.Z.),300'Times' (August 9, 1886) cited,159;(July 23, 1795),164Tinned fruits and vegetables,142'Titania,' American cutter,263Tooker, William, builder of 'Rebecca,'246Torbay regatta, 1893,382;race chart,383'Torch' (15 tons),82,84,174'Torment' (5 tons),116,117Toronto,309,310Torres Straits,288'Tottie' (21-footer),176,177Towers-Clark, Captain, owner of 'Varuna,'350Townsend, J., owner of 'Whirlwind,'122'Triton,' Amer. schooner,250'Trixie' (3-tonner),210'Trouble,' J. C. Stevens's,237'Troublesome' (2½-rater),64Turnley, J., R.N.Y.C., 1824,74Tyars, Jonathan, proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens,161;presents Cumberland Fleet with a cup,161

'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' (2½-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.SeeRoyal 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

Thompson, G. B., R.A.Y.C.,111,116,119

Thomson, Gordon, R.N.Y.C., 1824,74

Thomson, Robert, R.N.Y.C. (sec. 1824, admiral 1827),74

'Three Brothers,'254

Thurne, river,192,203,204,225

'Thyra,'91

'Tidal Wave' (153 tons),252

Timaru harbour (N.Z.),300

'Times' (August 9, 1886) cited,159;(July 23, 1795),164

Tinned fruits and vegetables,142

'Titania,' American cutter,263

Tooker, William, builder of 'Rebecca,'246

Torbay regatta, 1893,382;race chart,383

'Torch' (15 tons),82,84,174

'Torment' (5 tons),116,117

Toronto,309,310

Torres Straits,288

'Tottie' (21-footer),176,177

Towers-Clark, Captain, owner of 'Varuna,'350

Townsend, J., owner of 'Whirlwind,'122

'Triton,' Amer. schooner,250

'Trixie' (3-tonner),210

'Trouble,' J. C. Stevens's,237

'Troublesome' (2½-rater),64

Turnley, J., R.N.Y.C., 1824,74

Tyars, Jonathan, proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens,161;presents Cumberland Fleet with a cup,161

'Ulerin' (10 tons),57'Ulidia' (10 tons),56,57,175,345'Una,' sloop, N.Y.Y.C.,241;lengthened,245'Undine' (2½-rater),68'Undine,' American sloop (1852),249Union des Yachts Français,306Union Steamship Co.,290,301'Unit' (1-rater),64Upper Thames Sailing Club, club-house at Bourne End,181;Challenge Cup,182'Uranus' (3.9-rater), cutter,98Ure, Mr., his 'Lily,'82Ure, R.,365Urquhart, Major,58Uxbridge, Lord, R.Y.S., 1815,10

'Ulerin' (10 tons),57

'Ulidia' (10 tons),56,57,175,345

'Una,' sloop, N.Y.Y.C.,241;lengthened,245

'Undine' (2½-rater),68

'Undine,' American sloop (1852),249

Union des Yachts Français,306

Union Steamship Co.,290,301

'Unit' (1-rater),64

Upper Thames Sailing Club, club-house at Bourne End,181;Challenge Cup,182

'Uranus' (3.9-rater), cutter,98

Ure, Mr., his 'Lily,'82

Ure, R.,365

Urquhart, Major,58

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

'Valentine' (5-rater),63'Valiant' (2,400 tons),418'Valkyrie' (76 tons),63'Valkyrie,' Lord Dunraven's,278,308,349;in races in 1893,352-377;compared with 'Britannia,'394;record for the season,395;canvas,398;dimensions,402;in American waters,407;matches against 'Vigilant,'410-412,418-421'Vampire' (20 tons),111-113Vanderbilt, Cornelius, owner of 'North Star,'280;'Valiant,'418Vanderbilts, the,284'Vanessa' (20 tons),54'Varuna,'71,329,330,337,350,360,397Vauxhall Cup, Cumberland Fleet,161,162Vauxhall Gardens, proprietors place a wonderful car on the Thames in 1794,163;cups given by them to the Cumberland Fleet,164'Vega' (40 tons),50Velocity of wind, difference in the effect of, in English and American waters,419'Velzie' (20-rater),63'Vendetta' (40-rater),360,397'Venelia' (3 tons),175'Venus,' Cumberland Fleet,166'Venus' (13 tons),327'Verena' (25 feet),62'Veronica' (92 tons),62'Vesta' (201 tons), American schooner,253'Victor,'312'Victoria,' American sloop (1856), blockade-runner,249Victoria, Australia,314'Victoria and Albert,' 1843,6,7;new yacht,7,8'Vida' (23-footer), 1893,351'Vigilant,'278,333,334,400;characteristics,401;dimensions,402;boom,403;in first regatta of N.Y.Y.C., cruise of 1893,404;Goelet Cups,404;pitted against 'Valkyrie,'407;wins three matches,410-412,418-421'Vigorna' (20-rater),351,397'Viking,'374'Vindex' (44 tons),83'Vindex' (68 tons), first iron yacht built in America,256,258'Viola' (20 tons),53'Virago' (6 tons),174'Vixen,' Cumberland Fleet, in a race in 1795,164;wins a club cup in 1812,165'Vixen' (19 tons), 1830,327'Vixen' (90 tons), American sloop, dimensions,256'Vol au Vent' (103 tons),68,69'Volador' (21 feet),62'Volunteer,'263,278Voorhis, J., designer of the 'Madeleine,'256Voorhis, William, owner of 'Addie,'254

'Valentine' (5-rater),63

'Valiant' (2,400 tons),418

'Valkyrie' (76 tons),63

'Valkyrie,' Lord Dunraven's,278,308,349;in races in 1893,352-377;compared with 'Britannia,'394;record for the season,395;canvas,398;dimensions,402;in American waters,407;matches against 'Vigilant,'410-412,418-421

'Vampire' (20 tons),111-113

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, owner of 'North Star,'280;'Valiant,'418

Vanderbilts, the,284

'Vanessa' (20 tons),54

'Varuna,'71,329,330,337,350,360,397

Vauxhall Cup, Cumberland Fleet,161,162

Vauxhall Gardens, proprietors place a wonderful car on the Thames in 1794,163;cups given by them to the Cumberland Fleet,164

'Vega' (40 tons),50

Velocity of wind, difference in the effect of, in English and American waters,419

'Velzie' (20-rater),63

'Vendetta' (40-rater),360,397

'Venelia' (3 tons),175

'Venus,' Cumberland Fleet,166

'Venus' (13 tons),327

'Verena' (25 feet),62

'Veronica' (92 tons),62

'Vesta' (201 tons), American schooner,253

'Victor,'312

'Victoria,' American sloop (1856), blockade-runner,249

Victoria, Australia,314

'Victoria and Albert,' 1843,6,7;new yacht,7,8

'Vida' (23-footer), 1893,351

'Vigilant,'278,333,334,400;characteristics,401;dimensions,402;boom,403;in first regatta of N.Y.Y.C., cruise of 1893,404;Goelet Cups,404;pitted against 'Valkyrie,'407;wins three matches,410-412,418-421

'Vigorna' (20-rater),351,397

'Viking,'374

'Vindex' (44 tons),83

'Vindex' (68 tons), first iron yacht built in America,256,258

'Viola' (20 tons),53

'Virago' (6 tons),174

'Vixen,' Cumberland Fleet, in a race in 1795,164;wins a club cup in 1812,165

'Vixen' (19 tons), 1830,327

'Vixen' (90 tons), American sloop, dimensions,256

'Vol au Vent' (103 tons),68,69

'Volador' (21 feet),62

'Volunteer,'263,278

Voorhis, J., designer of the 'Madeleine,'256

Voorhis, William, owner of 'Addie,'254


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