British Yachts and Yachtsmen – the Biographies

Was born in 1844 at Hanworth Hall, Norfolk, and educated at Harrow and Cambridge. He first owned the Scalpa, and subsequently the Maloom, Mingary, and the Rona. Mr. Rudd […]

Born 1841. Edu­cated privately and at London University. Commenced yachting in 1860 with a 2-tonner, and in the two following years owned 5 and 10 tonners […]

Was born in 1873, and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He entered the Royal Horse Guards as Lieutenant, and served from 1894 to 1896. He saw […]

Was born in Dublin in 1862, and educated at Eastbourne College. He commenced yachting at an early age, his first boat being the Niobe. He subsequently owned Lady […]

Secretary for Scotland. Was born in 1860, and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Wellington, and afterwards at Sandhurst, whence he entered the army in 1879. He […]

Was born January 5, 1841, and educated at Belfast Royal Academical Institution. Sir Hugh is a well-known figure on the Clyde and North of Ireland. In […]

Was born in 1864 at Birkenhead, and educated at Hereford College. He entered his father’s business at the age of sixteen. In 1884 he went abroad, […]

Is a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, and Commodore of the Royal Dart Yacht Club. He has taken a great interest in the latter club, […]

Is Secretary of the Royal Yacht Squadron. He was born in 1861, being a son of the late Captain Hamilton S. Pasley. He served in the […]

Was born at Edinburgh in 1850, and educated at Edinburgh Academy and the University. It was in 1871 with a 19-foot mainsail-and-jib-rigged boat that he started […]

Was born in 1855, and educated in London. He is owner of the fine s.y. Ladye Gipsey, and devotes a great deal of time to cruising in […]

Is one of the most prominent and popular of East Coast yachtsmen, being Rear-Commodore of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club, and Vice-Commodore of the Orwell Corinthian […]