British Yachts and Yachtsmen – the Biographies

Was born in 1853, and educated at Harrow. He was Captain in the 3rd Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, and is now a member of the […]

Was born in Liverpool in 1869, and educated at Eton and New College, Oxford. He started racing in 1889 with the Lapwing, of the Clyde 17-foot class. […]

In­ventor of the turbine engine. Was born in London in 1854, and is the fourth surviving son of the late Earl of Rosse. It was while […]

Was born in Glasgow of Irish parentage in 1850. He is Chairman of Lipton’s, Ltd., and a Lieutenant of the City of London. He owns large […]