II.
THE RACING YACHT.
SOME REMARKS ON THE MATERIAL, CONSTRUCTION AND SELECTION OF A VESSEL.
It is a matter of some difficulty to advise
a prospective yachtsman as to
the acquisition of a racing craft.
There are two courses open to him.
He can either build or buy ready-made.
If the question of money is purely a
secondary consideration, the wealthy
amateur will probably feel inclined to
give an order to a fashionable naval
architect for the down-to-date design
of a tip-top craft in the class on which
he has set his heart. He will find plenty
of accommodating builders who will
meet his views conscientiously and do
their best to follow out the minutiæ of
the draughtsman's design. Swell sailmakers—and
we have some of the best
on earth—will supply his craft with a
splendidly fitting and sitting suit of
muslin, and he can hire a crack skipper
who will teach him all the tricks of the
most expert timoneer.
Mr. George L. Watson, the famous Scotch yacht designer, in a lecture on
