Yachts and yachting : with over one hundred and ten illustrations (1887)
Cozzens, Frederic Schiller, 1846-1928 · New York, Cassell & company, ltd · leaf 35
oe.Several similar attempts havebeen made in the history ofthe New York Yacht Club,which appears to havetried in turn almostevery description ofaquatic carnival,but all of them fifteen miles to windward from the lightship, the stipulation being that the tacksshould be thirty minutes duration,… … REBECCA. * have been more or less failures, the clubnever having taken kindly to reviews. Onthis occasion but-thirteen yachts appeared,but the affair seemed so satisfactory to thecommittee, that in its report it expressesthe hope that the review may be repeatedeach year, in which hope it was…
Yachts · Yachting
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