Steam Yachts and Launches, Their Machinery and Management #248708

Team yachting in America has made rapid strides during the past ten years, the fleet of decked yachts now numbering several hundred,' to which may be added nearly a thousand launches and other small craft. The possibilities for future expansion are almost beyond estimation. Not only the extensive coast, but the great fresh water lakes and the vast river systems of the American continent are peculiarly adapted to yachting under steam, whether for hunting and fishing purposes, excursions, the pursuit of mechan ical tastes, or for agreeable methods of conveyance. With the many radical improvements in safety, economy and speed which have characterized the development of machinery in recent years, We may. Look for constantly augmenting accessions to the steam pleasure fleet, until it shall surpass in number and variety the combined fleets of other nations.