| Before the Start (Vignette) | | Title-page |
| Victoria Cup, 1893 | R. T. Pritchett | 1 |
| 'Sunbeam' (R.Y.S), 1874 | " | 19 |
| 'Sunbeam'—Midship Section | St. Clare Byrne, of Liverpool | 24 |
| 'Sunbeam'—Lines | " | 29 |
| 'Cygnet,' Cutter, 1846—Lines and Midship Section | G. L. Watson | 54 |
| 'Problem,' 1852—Profile and Deck Plan | Hunt's Magazine | 55 |
| 'Varuna,' 1892—Profile | G. L. Watson | 55 |
| Vanderdecken's Tonnage Cheater | Hunt's Magazine | 56 |
| Dog-legged Sternpost | G. L. Watson | 57 |
| 'Quiraing,' 1877—Immersed Counter | " | 58 |
| 'Britannia,' 1893—Cutwater | " | 60 |
| 'Thistle,' 1887—Cutwater | " | 60 |
| Diagram of Length and Displacement of 5-Tonners | G. L. Watson | 62 |
| Profiles of 5-Tonners | " | 63 |
| Sections showing Decrease of Breadth and Increase of Depth in 5-Tonners under 94 and 1730 Rules | " | 63 |
| Diagram of Variation under Different Rules | " | 64 |
| Diagram showing Variation of Dimensions, &c., with Years; 40-Raters; L. and S.A. Rule. | " | 67 |
| Profiles of 40-Raters | " | 67 |
| Midship Sections of 40-Raters | " | 68 |
| 'Leopard,' 1807—Lines and Midship Section | Linn Ratsey, of Cowes | 72 |
| 'Mosquito,' 1848—Lines and Midship Section | T. Waterman | 75 |
| 'Lethe'—Midship Section | G. L. Watson | 79 |
| 'Valkyrie'—Profile | " | 82 |
| 'Vigilant'—Profile | " | 82 |
| 'Britannia' Cutter—General Arrangement Plan | " | 84 |
| S.S. 'Merkara'—Resistance Curves | " | 87 |
| 'Jullanar,' Yawl, 1875—Midship Section | E. H. Bentall, Esq. | 89 |
| 'Jullanar,' Yawl—Lines | " | 91 |
| 'Evolution,' 1880—Lines and Midship Section | " | 92 |
| 'Meteor' (late 'Thistle'), 1887—Lines and Midship Section | G. L. Watson | 94 |
| 'Florinda,' Yawl, 1873—Lines | Camper & Nicholson, of Gosport | 97 |
| 'Kriemhilda,' 1872—Profile | Michael Ratsey, of Cowes | 98 |
| 'Florinda,' Yawl, 1873—Plans | Camper & Nicholson, of Gosport | 100 |
| 'Florinda,' Yawl, 1873—Midship Section | " | 101 |
| H.M. Brig 'Lady Nelson,' with three Keels, 1797 | R. T. Pritchett | 102 |
| Diagram of Boat with one Centreboard, 1774 | " | 103 |
| Diagram of Boat with three Sliding Keels, 1789 | " | 103 |
| Diagrams showing use of Three Keels in 'Laying to,' 'on a Wind,' and Scudding | " | 104 |
| 'Cumberland,' with Five Sliding Keels | From a model in possession of Taylor family | 105 |
| 'Cumberland,' showing the Five Keels Down | " | 105 |
| H.M. 'Trial' Cutter, 1791—Sheer Draught | R. T. Pritchett | 107 |
| 'Kestrel,' Schooner, 1839 | " | 108 |
| 'Pantomime,' Schooner, 1865—Lines and Midship Section | Michael Ratsey, of Cowes | 112 |
'Cambria,' beating 'Dauntless' in 1870
(From picture at R.T.Y.C.) | R. T. Pritchett | 125 |
| 'Dauntless,' Schooner (N.Y.Y.C.), 1871 | " | 129 |
| 'Cetonia,' Schooner, 1873—Lines and Midship Section | Michael Ratsey, of Cowes | 142 |
| The Start | From a photograph by Debenham, of Cowes | 148 |
| Chart of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club (Brambles and Lepe Course) | | 161 |
| Diagram of Sail Curves, 40-Rating Class | 'Thalassa' | 173 |
| Whales | R. T. Pritchett | 189 |
| The Swoop of the Gannet | " | 192 |
| 'Black Pearl's' Cutter—Midship Section | " | 200 |
| Main Sheet on Iron Horse | | 202 |
| 'Black Pearl's' Cutter—Sail Plan | Richard Perry & Co. | 203 |
| S.S. 'Aline's' Cutter | | 205 |
| S.S. 'Aline's' Cutter—Lines and Midship Section | Earl of Pembroke | 207 |
| 'Black Pearl's' Cutter—Lines | " | 209 |
| The Squall in Loch Scavaig, Skye | R. T. Pritchett | 217 |
| 'Excuse Me' | " | 218 |
| Self-unmoored | " | 219 |
| Never 'Moon' | " | 220 |
| There is no Place like Home | " | 221 |
| 'Cock-a-whoop,' 1889—Lines and Midship Section | A. E. Payne | 234 |
| 'Humming Bird,' 1889 | A. E. Payne, from a photograph by Symonds | 236 |
| 'Quinque,' 5-Rater; Lt.-Col. Bucknill, R.E. | From a photograph by Symonds, of Portsmouth | 242 |
| 'The Babe,' 1890—Lines and Midship Section | A. E. Payne | 244 |
| 'Mosquito,' 1892, with Roll Foresail | J. M. Soper | 249 |
| 'Doreen,' 1892 | From a photograph by Debenham, of Cowes | 252 |
| 'Cyane,' 1892 | From a private Kodak | 253 |
| 'Windfall,' 1891 | From a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay | 254 |
| 'Faugh-a-Ballagh,' 1892—Lines and Midship Section | A. E. Payne | 256 |
| Diagrams showing Improvements in Fore Sections of 2½ Raters | J. M. Soper | 257 |
| Diagrams showing Improvements in Aft Sections of 2½ Raters | " | 258 |
| Design for 1-Rater by J. M. Soper, 1892 | " | 260 |
| Design for a Centreboard 1-Rater by J. M. Soper, 1892 | " | 262 |
| 'Wee Winn,' 1892 | From a photograph by Debenham, of Cowes | 265 |
| 'Wee Winn'—Lines | J. M. Soper | 266 |
| 'Daisy,' 1892—Lines | " | 266 |
| Chart of the Royal Southampton Yacht Club, 'Brambles Course' | | 283 |
| The Drogue off the Kullen Head | R. T. Pritchett | 308 |
| Danske Fishing-boat and Anchor | " | 311 |
| Roskilde from the Fiord | " | 313 |
| A Danske Craft | " | 315 |
| A Good Craft for the Baltic | " | 317 |
| Towing Head to Wind | " | 319 |
| A Drogue | " | 321 |
| Chart of the Dublin, Kingstown, and Mersey Course | | 327 |
| 'Freda' | R. T. Pritchett | 336 |
| 'Challenge,' 1876 | " | 339 |
| 'Minerva,' 1888—Lines and Midship Section | Fife of Fairlie | 368 |
| 'Natica,' 1892 | From a photograph by Adamson, of Rothesay | 374 |
| In the Channel | R. T. Pritchett | 406 |
