ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE FIRST VOLUME

(Reproduced by J. D. Cooper and Messrs. Walker & Boutall)

FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS

ARTISTTO FACE PAGE
Union Jack[Frontispiece]
'Britannia,' H.R.H. Prince of WalesFrom a photograph by Wm. U. Kirk, of Cowes[50]
'Varuna,' 40-RaterFrom a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay[54]
'Dora,' 10-Tonner"[58]
'Arrow'—LinesG. L. Watson[72]
'Lethe'—KeelFrom a photograph[78]
Saloon of 'Thistle'"[82]
'Jullanar'From a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay[88]
Midship SectionsJ. M. Soper, M.I.N.A.[102]
'Egeria'R. T. Pritchett[114]
'Egeria' and 'Oimara'"[134]
'Seabelle'"[138]
Racing Flags, Schooners, Cutters, Yawls, &c [140]
'Savourna,' 5-RaterFrom a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay[244]
'The Babe,' 2½-RaterFrom a photograph by Symonds, of Portsmouth[246]
'Dacia,' 5-Rater"[252]
Solent Owners' Racing Colours [276]
Start of Small Raters on the ClydeFrom a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay[354]
'Wenonah,' 2½-Rater"[360]
'Red Lancer,' 5-Rater"[372]
Commercial Code of Signals [394]

ILLUSTRATIONS IN TEXT

Before the Start (Vignette) [Title-page]
Victoria Cup, 1893R. T. Pritchett[1]
'Sunbeam' (R.Y.S), 1874"[19]
'Sunbeam'—Midship SectionSt. Clare Byrne, of Liverpool[24]
'Sunbeam'—Lines"[29]
'Cygnet,' Cutter, 1846—Lines and Midship SectionG. L. Watson[54]
'Problem,' 1852—Profile and Deck PlanHunt's Magazine[55]
'Varuna,' 1892—ProfileG. L. Watson[55]
Vanderdecken's Tonnage CheaterHunt's Magazine[56]
Dog-legged SternpostG. L. Watson[57]
'Quiraing,' 1877—Immersed Counter"[58]
'Britannia,' 1893—Cutwater"[60]
'Thistle,' 1887—Cutwater"[60]
Diagram of Length and Displacement of 5-TonnersG. L. Watson[62]
Profiles of 5-Tonners"[63]
Sections showing Decrease of Breadth and Increase of Depth in 5-Tonners under 94 and 1730 Rules"[63]
Diagram of Variation under Different Rules"[64]
Diagram showing Variation of Dimensions, &c., with Years; 40-Raters; L. and S.A. Rule."[67]
Profiles of 40-Raters"[67]
Midship Sections of 40-Raters"[68]
'Leopard,' 1807—Lines and Midship SectionLinn Ratsey, of Cowes[72]
'Mosquito,' 1848—Lines and Midship SectionT. Waterman[75]
'Lethe'—Midship SectionG. L. Watson[79]
'Valkyrie'—Profile"[82]
'Vigilant'—Profile"[82]
'Britannia' Cutter—General Arrangement Plan"[84]
S.S. 'Merkara'—Resistance Curves"[87]
'Jullanar,' Yawl, 1875—Midship SectionE. H. Bentall, Esq.[89]
'Jullanar,' Yawl—Lines"[91]
'Evolution,' 1880—Lines and Midship Section"[92]
'Meteor' (late 'Thistle'), 1887—Lines and Midship SectionG. L. Watson[94]
'Florinda,' Yawl, 1873—LinesCamper & Nicholson, of Gosport[97]
'Kriemhilda,' 1872—ProfileMichael Ratsey, of Cowes[98]
'Florinda,' Yawl, 1873—PlansCamper & Nicholson, of Gosport[100]
'Florinda,' Yawl, 1873—Midship Section"[101]
H.M. Brig 'Lady Nelson,' with three Keels, 1797R. T. Pritchett[102]
Diagram of Boat with one Centreboard, 1774"[103]
Diagram of Boat with three Sliding Keels, 1789"[103]
Diagrams showing use of Three Keels in 'Laying to,' 'on a Wind,' and Scudding"[104]
'Cumberland,' with Five Sliding KeelsFrom a model in possession of Taylor family[105]
'Cumberland,' showing the Five Keels Down"[105]
H.M. 'Trial' Cutter, 1791—Sheer DraughtR. T. Pritchett[107]
'Kestrel,' Schooner, 1839"[108]
'Pantomime,' Schooner, 1865—Lines and Midship SectionMichael Ratsey, of Cowes[112]
'Cambria,' beating 'Dauntless' in 1870
(From picture at R.T.Y.C.)		R. T. Pritchett[125]
'Dauntless,' Schooner (N.Y.Y.C.), 1871"[129]
'Cetonia,' Schooner, 1873—Lines and Midship SectionMichael Ratsey, of Cowes[142]
The StartFrom a photograph by Debenham, of Cowes[148]
Chart of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club (Brambles and Lepe Course) [161]
Diagram of Sail Curves, 40-Rating Class'Thalassa'[173]
WhalesR. T. Pritchett[189]
The Swoop of the Gannet"[192]
'Black Pearl's' Cutter—Midship Section"[200]
Main Sheet on Iron Horse [202]
'Black Pearl's' Cutter—Sail PlanRichard Perry & Co.[203]
S.S. 'Aline's' Cutter [205]
S.S. 'Aline's' Cutter—Lines and Midship SectionEarl of Pembroke[207]
'Black Pearl's' Cutter—Lines"[209]
The Squall in Loch Scavaig, SkyeR. T. Pritchett[217]
'Excuse Me'"[218]
Self-unmoored"[219]
Never 'Moon'"[220]
There is no Place like Home"[221]
'Cock-a-whoop,' 1889—Lines and Midship SectionA. E. Payne[234]
'Humming Bird,' 1889A. E. Payne, from a photograph by Symonds[236]
'Quinque,' 5-Rater; Lt.-Col. Bucknill, R.E.From a photograph by Symonds, of Portsmouth[242]
'The Babe,' 1890—Lines and Midship SectionA. E. Payne[244]
'Mosquito,' 1892, with Roll ForesailJ. M. Soper[249]
'Doreen,' 1892From a photograph by Debenham, of Cowes[252]
'Cyane,' 1892From a private Kodak[253]
'Windfall,' 1891From a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay[254]
'Faugh-a-Ballagh,' 1892—Lines and Midship SectionA. E. Payne[256]
Diagrams showing Improvements in Fore Sections of 2½ RatersJ. M. Soper[257]
Diagrams showing Improvements in Aft Sections of 2½ Raters"[258]
Design for 1-Rater by J. M. Soper, 1892"[260]
Design for a Centreboard 1-Rater by J. M. Soper, 1892"[262]
'Wee Winn,' 1892From a photograph by Debenham, of Cowes[265]
'Wee Winn'—LinesJ. M. Soper[266]
'Daisy,' 1892—Lines"[266]
Chart of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, 'Brambles Course' [283]
The Drogue off the Kullen HeadR. T. Pritchett[308]
Danske Fishing-boat and Anchor"[311]
Roskilde from the Fiord"[313]
A Danske Craft"[315]
A Good Craft for the Baltic"[317]
Towing Head to Wind"[319]
A Drogue"[321]
Chart of the Dublin, Kingstown, and Mersey Course [327]
'Freda'R. T. Pritchett[336]
'Challenge,' 1876"[339]
'Minerva,' 1888—Lines and Midship SectionFife of Fairlie[368]
'Natica,' 1892From a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay[374]
In the ChannelR. T. Pritchett[406]

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION
By Sir Edward Sullivan, Bart.