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British Yachts and Yachtsmen – the Biographies
11 August 2018
Barrymore, Lord
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 […]
11 August 2018
Batthyany-Strattmann, H.S.H. Prince Edmond
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 […]
11 August 2018
Valletort, Viscount Piers Alexander Hamilton Edgecumbe
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 […]
11 August 2018
Vivian, Hon. Walter Warwick
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 […]
11 August 2018
Ward, Dudley W.
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 […]
11 August 2018
Ward-Humphreys, G. H.
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 […]
11 August 2018
Westminster, Second Duke of
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 […]
11 August 2018
Wildy, Augustus G.
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, […]
11 August 2018
Young, Robert W. N.
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, […]
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