| Tartar | 30 | tons | A. Morris |
| Sylph | 30 | " | J. Crooks |
| Dream | 66 | " | A. Ranken |
| Gleam (Fife)[3] | 30 | " | H. Gore Booth |
| Clarence | 15 | " | R. Sinclair |
| Amethyst | 20 | " | J. Smith |
| Wave | 15 | " | T. C. Buchanan |
| Emma | 15 | " | Jas. Bogle |
| Falcon | 15 | " | Jas. Kerr |
| Nymph | 15 | " | H. F. Campbell |
Clyde yachting was now firmly established; Largs, Gourock, Greenock, Dunoon, Helensburgh, Rothesay, were the stations most frequented, and each successive season brings them forward more prominently, with well-sustained reputation.
The present club-house at Rothesay was built in 1878, and the Royal Northern Yacht Club regattas are naturally always now held at that place, started from the Commodore's yacht which is moored off Craigmore for that purpose. A chart of the course is given, showing the whole set of different distances.
The prominent feature of this club is that it has from a very early period of its history had a club yacht, which is open to hire by members for periods not exceeding a fortnight, and fine vessels they have from time to time chosen. The first was the well-known 'Orion,' then came 'Mosquito,' a grand iron boat built in 1848, designed by Waterman, and now a pilot boat doing good work. 'Æolus' came next. In 1885 the club had their present vessel, the 'Ailsa,' 66 tons, built by Fife of Fairlie; and who better could have been chosen?
It has already been mentioned that Mr. John Allan, of Glasgow, was the first secretary for the Clyde, 1825. Mr. E. F. Donald is the present secretary.
'Gleam,' designed and built by Fife of Fairlie, 1834.
