This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...victories, some of which are recorded elsewhere in these chapters. Of the Estclle, Sagitta, and ALolus, mention has also been made in different pages of this book; and in the table of data appended, will be found all their essential particulars, as well as those of the Ibis, --one of the new vessels of the American ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...victories, some of which are recorded elsewhere in these chapters. Of the Estclle, Sagitta, and ALolus, mention has also been made in different pages of this book; and in the table of data appended, will be found all their essential particulars, as well as those of the Ibis, --one of the new vessels of the American Steam Yachting Fleet. PLATE XV. LYING-TO OFF GEORGES BANKS. "List, lest from the North with fearful peal, The voice of the storm rolls by; And the wakened waves affrighted reel From the fury of the sky; Mount, lopmen, mount! away, away! Aloft to your stations leap; The gale breaks o'er us, and with spray Is whitened now the deep."--" The Gale." Captain Spicer, U. S. Navy. MANY yachtsmen in these days begin their sea experience in large sloops or schooners, which carry heavy crews and as many officers as half the deep-water ships sailing out of our greatest seaports. The quarter-decks of these vessels are larger than those of some of the old-fashioned men-of-war, and below, the owner's quarters are more roomy than were those of the captain of a line-of-battle ship. As a rule there is not much practical seamanship to be acquired by the owners of such vessels, especially if the work is all summer coasting; but for those who like to play passenger, and are blessed with a good digestion, fair sea legs, and a happy-go-lucky temperament, nothing could be more delightful. Of course, it is annoying to be thought a lubber by the people forward, or to feel that the sailing-master has not only the best of all sea arguments, but the practical control of the vessel; still some good fellows " revel in the passive pleasure of sailing about in a yacht, without knowing anything or caring anything about the mariner's art, just as other men w...
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