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racers of her time her accommodation was much superior to 

 others. 



On summarising it will be found that from 1840 to 1850 

 racing craft consisted almost entirely of lateeners and large 

 cutters, but from 1850 to 1855 smaller cutters appeared and 

 mixed with the lateen, accepting a time allowance of half a 

 minute per foot. 



About 1855 the establishment of a club was attempted, 

 which was called " The Amateur Yacht Club," but it fell to 



THE EI.EVEN-TONNERS STARTING FROM FIXED MOORINGS, WITH JIKS DOWN, ON 

 OULTON BROAD. 



pieces after a life of only three months, owing to the 

 originators spending all the subscribed funds on the opening 

 cruise (?). 



During the years 1855 to 1859 cutters separated more or 

 less from lateeners, and in 1859, what is now known as the 

 Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club sprang into existence 

 and boats became classified by tonnage. 



The origin of this club, of which the Prince of Wales was 

 patron, is interesting. Prior to its inauguration (1859), racing 

 craft were measured and time allowance was calculated upon 



