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Identifier: yachtsyachtingwi00cozz (find matches)
Title: Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Cozzens, Frederic Schiller, 1846-1928
Subjects: Yachts Yachting
Publisher: New York, Cassell & company, ltd
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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HENRIETTA. THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. 21 class, no separation of rig ; an allowanceof 35 seconds a ton for all over 50 tons,and 45 seconds for all yachts 50 tons andunder. There started in the first class theschooners Cornelia and Siren, and the sloopMaria, and in the second class only theschooner Sybil. Evidently a voyage aroundthe lightship was looked upon with somedistrust by the yachtsmen of 1849. TheMaria came in ahead, but lost on allowanceof time to the schooner Cornelia. TheSybil, of course, had a walk over. In those days, how-ever, this going aroundthe lightship was con-sidered a great feat, andby many, a most im-prudent proceeding. Stillthe more adventurous didnot think so, and October13 the schooners Corneliaand Breeze sailed a matchover this course, startingfrom Robbins Reef. the club course, and the second dayaround the lightship, starting from Rob-bins Reef. On the second day the Mariasprung the head of her mast when near
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There was a fresh breeze from north by eastto east by north, and the Breeze carriedaway her bowsprit, and the Cornelia sprungher mast, but came home a winner. Next year there was again two daysracing, June 6 and 7, the first day over Sandy Hook, bound out, and had to giveup. By this time the yachtsmen had gotto protesting quite lively against eachother, and regatta committees liad plentyof work after the races, decicHng (jiicstionsof violation of rules. lu 1.S51 there was TJIK JIISrOKY OF AMERICAN YACHTING. also two days racing over these same twocourses, with six starters on the first day,and but four on the second. This, how-ever, was a memorable year, for this wasthe summer that the schooner Americacame out and sailed across the ocean. On Friday, May 9, 1851, at a generalmeeting of the Royal Yacht Squadron, acup valued at $100 was offered for com-petition by yachts of all nations, the course

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  • bookyear:1887
  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Cozzens__Frederic_Schiller__1846_1928
  • booksubject:Yachts
  • booksubject:Yachting
  • bookpublisher:New_York__Cassell___company__ltd
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