I knew enough about yachts to understand that if their screw was twisted up with rope it wouldn't turn, and that would keep them there for a little while, anyhow.
They've got money enough to keep all the automobiles and yachts they want, so they wouldn't use the railroad anyhow.
Its shipbuilding, which was once a source of considerable prosperity, has of late years greatly declined, although some small yachts and boats are still built.
The yachts belonging to the Squadron (doubtless because of the wealth of the members) have always been distinguished for size.
The waters of the harbour are nowadays, however, chiefly ploughed by pleasure craft, white winged yachts in place of the armed sloops and fast sailing craft, once bent on pillage, or commerce with Newfoundland and other far countries.
A yacht, on withdrawing from any race, should at once lower its racing colours, and allowyachts still competing the right of way.
The international code of signals enables yachts to communicate with each other, and is also used for dressing ship.
Then, as they came to within fifty miles of their destination, small pleasure yachts appeared in increasing numbers.
He told them where the yachts were and added, "We'll have to let one down by a rope before we can connect it to the davits.
When he had reached its top he left the path and plunged into the forest to his right on the theory that if the yachts were anywhere they must be there.
Yet he and the object of his love were constantly meeting, on the yachts and in the country houses of their friends, the aristocracy, and, finally, at shooting lodges in the Highlands.
At last a halt that might have been a rendezvous occurred, finding of seats ensued, with general introductions, and then a settling down on pretence of watching the yachts through a glass.
The Yachts get under way towards Mainz and down the Rhine-stream.
There are also two yards for the building of pleasure yachts and rowing-boats (in both which branches of sport Hamburg takes a leading place in Germany).
Cowes in the Isle of Wight is the station of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and has building yards for yachts and large vessels.
Wealthy gentlemen on the Chesapeake are now building regularly equipped yachts on the buckeye plan, and some of them are quite large boats.
All our great racers are sloops, and this rig is the most convenient for small yachts and cutters.
Models of such yachts are not always the best forms for toy boats, however desirous you may be to reproduce in miniature these famous boats.
This, without any exaggeration, is the state of things on numerous yachts I could name, more especially those with lady-owners.
He was a great yachtsman in his day, and knew as much about handling yachts as any seaman I have ever met.
One famous race was rowed at Cowes between the officers of the royalyachts Victoria and Albert and Osborne, in six-oared galleys.
It was then the system in the royal yachts to retain the officers in her for long periods.
There isn't one but would do as much and more, only some of them don't happen to have yachts lying idle.
There are the duckiest little yachts I have ever seen skimming about on that stretch of water," she cried over her shoulder.
But he is very fond of yachts and other men's wives, if he does not like his own; and wherever he goes, he is welcome.
I always thought that yachts were pleasure-vessels, sailing about for amusement, respected themselves, and not interfering with others; but it appears that such is not the case.
He then equipped some yachtsand a ketch with soldiers, arms, and ammunition, and despatched them to Achter Kol in order to abduct Carteret in any manner it could be done.
There may be about thirty houses, and it is situated on the side of the Maquas Kill [Mohawk River], a stream however they cannot use for carrying goods up or down in yachts or boats.
On one side of it is the Northwest Kill, which is navigable by large boats and yachts thus far, but not beyond.
We had to beat as far as Schiedam, where some royal yachts were lying, which had sailed with us from Gravesend, and had brought over the Prince Palatine, who had gone on to the Hague.
The other yachts had to tack against the wind; not so the aero-iceboat.
Skating was tame beside traveling at a mile a minute in an aero-iceboat; and the other ice yachts were not in the same class with the invention of Chet and Lance.
Their son and their grandsons took up naval architecture, and their remarkable achievements culminated in the fast racing yachts designed by John B.
Who in the great yachting world of America has not heard of the Hereshoffs, the famous builders of racing yachts whose achievements won international fame for the United States?
Most of theyachts go out that way, headed for Florida.
The ice-yachts of America must give splendid sport; it is said that they sometimes glide at the rate of a mile a minute, actually outstripping the speed of the wind which drives them.
Bevis began to make an ice-raft to slide on runners and go before the wind with a sail like the ice-yachts on the American lakes.
As soon as the launching was over, I looked around to see what yachts were in the harbor.
Among the other yachts were the Valiant, the handsome Conqueror of F.
After the crash the two yachtsdrifted apart, and with a somewhat damaged bowsprit the Arrow went on her way.
The yachts wore around the first mark float, leaving it on the port hand.
Nearer and nearer the two yachtscame to each other.
The further on the two yachtswent the lighter became the wind, and each in turn ran into “soft” spots, when balloon top-sails hung up and down idly.
Instead of wind, rain came on, and soon all on board the yachts were soaked.
I always thought that yachts were pleasure vessels, sailing about for amusement, respected themselves, and not interfering with others; but it appears that such is not the case.
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