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the greatest of ease, thus proving herself to be equally as good 

 at sea as she was upon the rivers and lagoons of Broad- 

 land. 



The year following the Red Rover was converted from a 

 clincher into a carvel-built vessel, which improved her 

 speed. 



During the sixties, cutters (by reason of the new measure- 

 ment) grew longer, narrower and more wall -sided, free- 

 board was lowered, and in bad weather their decks became 

 very wet and uncomfortable. 



In 1862 the fashion changed somewhat to increased beam 

 and reduced tonnage. Mr D. Hatcher built the Queen for 

 Colonel Whitbread of Rushmere, near Ipswich ; she was a 

 sea-going vessel, fifteen tons, drawing eight and a half feet of 

 water, with high freeboard, and soon became noted as a racer. 

 The following yachts were also prominent during that year : 

 In the cutter class, the Kestrel, twelve tons (Mr W. Butcher) ; 

 Wanderer /., fourteen tons (Mr J. Lee Barber) ; Union, three 

 tons (Mr A. J. N. Chamberlin) ; Wallace (Mr G. Y. Collinson) ; 

 Isabella (Mr C. H. Chamberlin) ; Maude, one ton (Mr F. G. 

 Foster) ; Foam (Mr F. Frere) ; Phoenix (Mr T. S. Jackson) ; 

 Oberon, five tons (Mr R. K. Morton) ; Bittern, seven tons 

 (Messrs J. B. & H. Morgan) ; Red Rover, fourteen tons (Mr S. 

 Nightingale); Rover, sixteen tons (Mr T. H. Palmer); Flirt, 

 two tons (Mr J. Playford) ; Belvidere, nine tons (Mr T. M. 

 Read) ; Augusta, six tons (Mr B. Russell) ; Sphinx (Mr W. H. 

 Scott) ; Phcenix, four tons (Mr W. Stewart) ; Daphne and 

 Clara (Mr F. P. Smith); Argonaut (Mr E. S. Trafford) ; 

 Marguerite (Mr H. K. Tomlinson); Medora (Mr J. Tomlinson) ; 

 and the Fairy (Mr W. S. Young). The Sylph, a schooner of 

 107 tons, was owned by Mr W. H. Trafford. 



In the lateen class : 



Ripple (Mr W. B. Bramford) ; Amateur (Mr F. Brown) ; 

 Brenda (Mr J. Day); Vampire, ten tons (Mr W. S. Everitt) ; 

 Merlin, four tons (Mr J. Foster) ; Enchantress, six tons (Mr 

 H. P. Green) ; Merlin, four tons (Mr A. J. Hubbard) ; and the 

 Ariel (Mr W. Mann). 



