The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-10-01

For a few weeks before the Puritan Genesta race,
there sufficient interest evinced over il to have
paid the national debt, but now that the Yankee
sloop has not only taken the biscuit, but the cup
keep it in, the interest has fallen on two per
cent, still yachting will always be popular and peo-
pie will go, to enjoy it, ana others to be made
rctched by it. \ yacht is higltoncd pleasure
boat, with usually more git to her than to her
pebian sister, and like piece of pie, lie either
large or small. There are two requisites necessary
Ter yachting. The first is to have friend who
owns a yacht, and the next is an invitation to 60
with him. When DIR. Wnslow came nj 1ng and in
vted me to go out in the yacht Pilgrim for a few
days cruise told him that had been standing
hat in hand for twenty five years listening for an
invitation and had about come to the conclusion
that was deaf, for his the first BID had heard
in all that time. lie said he was 10 have the Editor
ana "Local' of the journal on board and although
he did not say it in many words, gathered that
he wanted me to give Il tone to the thing-a sort of
ec,at as it were, and likewise on stated occasions
to pull rope, weld can opener, and hover ike
angel Of peace the coffee pot in fact to put
myself where would do the most good, and be the
least in the way. That's the kind of an invitation
like, to make myself sort of promiscuous, and not
engage as d specialist When | am invited out to
set still and look pretty, get tired very quick. 1
never was intended for piece Of Dric-a-Drac
The Pilgrim is about 5tons. don't know whether
that means that she weighs five TONS or will carry
five tons have been so busy that have only had
time to read the preface in my nautical almanac,
and am moi clear up in nautical language The
Pilgrim is a sloop, and likewise a cutter. | can't
tell YOU eNacJIy what a cutter is. y razor and
meat cutters but the Pilgrim is neither
razor nor a meat axe: ! think a cutter is rather
long legged in the water, has a deep cellar, 50 to
speak, and straight bow like steamboat. | shall
leave the description to the Local" for under his
newspaper habit is full dress suit of barnacles,
and Lots wife was fresh compared to him, and if
were to Inadvertently make mistake he would
laugh at When we went on board we found
the Pilgrim fastened to the bottom of the harbor by
large iron hook attached to a piece of rope Capt.
Winslow told me to "haul the anchor short" and
for somebody else to "cast off the down haul and
hoist the jib." and for me "to hold her till she
filed" suggested that as | couldn't SWIM if he
was going to "let her f,' ia better 90 ashore,
and then he made another remark that | under
derstood easy enough, but which will not repeat,
and concluded to stay aboard awhile longer and
to let the Capt. do the talking. When he got good
and ready, "broke out" the anchor, and there
was case Of measles that broke out as hard
as that anchor did. also weighed the anchor, but
have forgotten how much 1t weighed, but should
say thousand TONS more or less and then "catted
it," and then fondly embraced the mast and drew
a cambria handkerchief from my starboard pocket
and gathered up the perspiraton which had oozed
out on my main top, and was standing like specta-
TORS on my face to see us get under way There
was one of these turn-an umbrella wrong side-out
very quickly, those board are forced to do like
wise. Her deck is flush, and about a foot and a
half above water, when she isn't trying to dip her
flag in the brine. | have seen a Flush deck" that
a good thing to hold on to, but it wasn't a
yachts, and as she would lurch would instructive
ly feel my toes grabbing for the inner sole of my
boots, and would hug that mast if it my
the shore good bye was over, went aft and sat
down and proceeded to enjoy my self | was just
getting used to it when the Pilgrim concluded to
jibe, and before had given my consent the motion
had been put and the vote taken, and the thing
stood tie, when the main boom went over to the
other side, and carried it, and fine looking gentle
man of about my size, came near ending his yacht
Ing, minus head Later / learned that the
main boom always has the right of way on board
yacht and that 1t is useless to stand and argue with
it. 1t is as tickle as lovely woman is supposed to
be, and will go whichever way the wind blows.
remember that once hired out for brief hour as
clerk to a baby, and never clerk buster than
I, but when was stationed overseer "to clear