The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-10-08
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EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
VOLUME XXI.
The English Press and the Yachts

The English Press and the Yachts
The EaglIsh press is fnIl Of accounts Of the
last yacht " Ameuca." end Amos, overy bo.
d. in England is endeasoring 10 accoun, for
the result Of tho great race betssen her aud
the Ti'aaia. "ltis The holt, Gays oee, /" the
azs," spswcrs another, ",he model, /" res.
ponds lhs tbird, and "the sale" argues the
fogrih. An .nle iigent correspondent Of The
London Times puts the bsai dosn 10 tho bat.
Ter Gu, of the Aaetics's ssils Hlere. lie saws:
Balh sessels bad been poi lalo dock pre-.
y.ous 70 he race, and many aud curious sefe
The examinations made oil their bottoms -
They rssen,ble each other under saief much
rofs Ihan seud Be supposed from their dlf
fefsnt aspects abese...-ihEy ~@fs hsss ,iI
on iha wave Lac principle; Thy both haze
great depth Of keel; they have TIRE sane dil
ference u dfsughs lurr and alt, aul they bo L
have iSs gfps eaiitely rounded away, or, 10
oihef solcs, the keel teuads ~ IN a qaaner
crc G. neatly into The F'em {, the w.,er hu-.
Al the sgIlaee Of ,hs Mater ,hett Ngier lines
are similar. but The IsusYerse sections are 10
~ d feuRl, he America having a wedge to,.
lou, like lhe vessels of Sir Whlsm S. msnds,
uh,ea project oGl above he y sles b.yopd iAe
water line, nhils ihs F,,sn,a has be straight
u9 and dopn sida, such as is seea 10 ,he vessels
Of the School 81 Naval Architecture Abaye
~ater be 'essei, ste ea,feiy doteal The
Tllenia has The raklng slefn 81 Eaglsh tachs;
lhe Anerica !. cut tT c,o.e 10 her aeresog
Al he boz bo,h sas@ ihe aolioa ways.'Iue,
bpi lhs America carried ,Ae hellow up loto
iAs hs'Ppg, ~Mls lhg Ttanla pletcEts ths
usJal sspeei on deck o. q sha'p bowed yscbL
. Ia mala hed essential d,GefsGce, bose
va', hstHsen be vessels afe laefe dimsnuers.
tonnage sad cui of the sstis. Tke America
:, 22A sol bea,r, he rhsuia ! the neflea
has kssl ever 90 les, long asd the Tnaeia
under co, heBrs. lbs Aneuca is some 2l9
ION, by our measytemeni aad the Il,aEa TOO
.s9s. To ESTIMATE tho value Of such dir
encs, ga haso ouly TO telef 10 lhe scale VI
tine lot lsnnage 10 see that ia Eng ish yacht
Isce lhs uEs allosea lof dldefeaeo n ,ea.
Hsga sould be IS mapslea.'
A Loadoa paper closes ls account o. lhe
fAce bus:
Bet ssen e,e aud oiao, a Co2es ve,e
0au1nefa5r yachts. and en- every side vas
hcotd tbc ha,l. l. ihe Ametca Gt-iF fae
snsssr. Yps. eNhst'4 sscsldl' Toe q.
ply No'bmt.'
Taa Eumhet j als saea % .a-
,aeb, lssss p,aelst.as he ,es Of ihg Es-tsa
ypcAt sya,csn g. ba a telsaea 90 = yast sstesa
Of esu,s,s ''Niaetesn yachts 80 l~eeh
il AYE, afe o,etdoac n mas,s, s5a's Sud
sails. They ere consequently oa't e .ossii
10 hghi ~ni., and arc good .of nolL,ns . ben
Il boas. The writer edds;
"Ths american chailease. sipu's',ns fer
a. ieast sx knsl breeze. proves 'bas me 4
n ried md,t be wbo'ssose - sell ne lssl
ctai.. SIX knot bierze, uth dead beat
N hesd ses wosd BE too much or many ol
eur crack yacags, ahlch, Il they are b'ough,
10 reducing sill, are overshelmsd by he e.
cess of their mss's and spsfs ia = sea way.
The truth i. ,hry are hullt (ot The lns,ds
q tao Isle Of Wigh,, and fpr ownof' sho
take 10 Yachting fof fashions sske, knowing
nothing sbo1l the maiist, having 90 real TASTE
for lhs sse, subject 10 sickness, and cortining
their trips to lln1sl Catdo to iho west, r. de
and Plymouth 10 shs east, I'D nfeeung 10
them lhs Southampton sa,erl a ueather.
tide raises popple on thc gentle Sclset.-
The gresi pleasure oi these geullemen Is 10
swaeger about IA ses,ioggcry. and 20 bave
boats crews 20 smsu fqalpeen' d4ngas =
tor them. Msny yacht hardy site itom IL.
noofines al CoNes in ehoe season; but 10
make up for thu, insc;ien there is plenty Of
bost.wcrk, rowing backwards and forward,
haillug and signalling. There ore excepiiehs
ihefe arc sofne scare Of the two hondfsd nem
Tets Of tie Royal Squadron Club who arc
good scameu, aye, aad eempsianI nav,gators
10 boot; but the great alAjatiy are unskti'ed
The veteran yachisr the Marquis Of Angle
sss. IN seeing the Amefies, remarked. II she
ia tlaht. wn ara all yTaug