'Alouette' (5 tons), [174]

'Alpha' (21-footer), [269]

'Alpha Beta,' [175]

'Alwida' (5-rater), [63]

Amateur, an, definition of, [52]

'Amathea,' [91]

'Ambassadress' (431 tons), [253]

'Amberwitch' (52 tons), yawl, [112], [113]

America Cup, really R.Y.S. Cup, [14];
held by the Americans since 1851, [14];
movement against by Scottish yachtsmen, [261];
competitions for, from 1870 to 1893, [278];
arrangements for 1893, [408];
description of that year's contest, [409]-423

'America,' Commodore J. C. Stevens's schooner, wins the cup of the R.Y.S. in 1851, [14];
(170 tons), beaten by 'Maria' in test matches, [245];
design and build, [246], [247];
career, [247];
influence on the yachting world, [247];
lines and midship section, [248]