British Yachts and Yachtsmen – the Biographies

Lord Barrymore was born in 1843. He is one of the most noted of Irish yachtsmen, and Admiral of the Royal Cork Yacht Club. He married […]

H.S.H. is a popular member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. He is also a member and founder of the Yacht Racing Association, and, though an Austrian […]

Eldest son of the Earl of Mount Edgecumbe. He is a clever yachtsman, racing principally on the South and West Coasts, where his seamanship is well […]

Is an all-round sportsman and a noted yachtsman. He commenced his nautical career early in life, and before he had reached the age of seventeen he […]

Was born in 1877, and is a son of Mr. W. H. Dudley Ward. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, and called to […]

Was born in 1865. He is a son of the Rev. G. Ward-Humphreys, of Clifton, and was educated at Clifton, studying law and engineering, and finally […]

Was  born in 1879, and educated at Eton. He served in the South African War, and was A.D.C. to Lord Roberts in 1899-1900. He has been […]

Is one of the cleverest of amateur yachtsmen, and has gained an enormous experience around the coast. He was an owner as far back as 1874, […]

Is the owner of the first-class cutter Nyria, launched in 1906. Although a well-known polo player and sportsman, Mr. Young only commenced his yachting career in 1905, […]