British Yachts and Yachtsmen – the Biographies

11 August 2018

Coats, W. A.

Is a member of the well-known Paisley yachting family, and in recent years has devoted himself to the cruising side of the pastime. His first boat […]
11 August 2018

Colville, Hon. George C.

Youngest son of Lord Colville of Culross. Was born in 1867. He was educated at Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar […]
11 August 2018

Coope, E. Jesser

Is a well-known and popular sportsman. For some years Master of the East Essex Foxhounds. He is a keen yachtsman, and as owner of the magnificent […]
11 August 2018

Cork and Orrery, Earl of

Was born in 1861. He served in South Africa during the Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry. He possesses the historic Orrery Jewel connected with the […]
11 August 2018

Corry, Sir William, Bart.

Scotland Yacht Club, Commodore of the Holy Loch Sailing Club, and a member of the Yacht Racing Association. He is a keen and practical yachts­man, and […]
11 August 2018

Cox, Frederick

Was born in London in 1835, and educated at Eton and Christchurch, Oxford. He commenced yachting in 1873 with the Lilian, 35 tons, and opened a successful […]
11 August 2018

Crawford and Balcarres, The Earl of, K.T.

Was born at St. Germain-en-Laye, France, in 1847, and succeeded to the title in 1880. He was President of the Astronomical Society, and M.P. for Wigan […]
11 August 2018

Crawford, Henry

Was born in Belfast in 1835. For half a century he has shown extraordinary and consistent activity in further­ing the interests of the sport of yacht-racing. […]
11 August 2018

Burt, Sir John Mowlem, Kt.

Is a keen yachtsman, and owner of the s.y. Gladys, 178 tons, built by Messrs. J. Reid and Co. at Glasgow in 1883. He was born in 1845, […]