America, adoption of centreboards in, [102], [103], [105];
centreboard v. keel, [106]
'America,' American schooner, her début in English waters, [12];
characteristics of her build, [74];
sails, [74];
epoch-making vessel in yacht-designing, [75];
in the race round the Isle of Wight for the Royal Yacht Squadron 100l. cup, [110]
America Cup, [107];
first competition for, [110];
holders unduly favoured, [111];
the 1870 race, [124];
the 1871 race, [129]
America, North, the eastern seaboard of, [21];
schooners and crews employed in the coasting trade, [21];
as a cruising ground, [37]
American pre-eminence in yacht-building, [11]
Ames, L. M., owner of the 'Atlantis,' [141], [230]
'Amphitrite,' schooner, [109], [144]
'Amy' (72 tons), [116]
Anchors, yacht, [218], [382]-384
'Anemone,' yawl, E. Liddell's, [141]