The portrait is here given of a Gravesend tilt-boat, from a print by Canot, 1753. It is interesting, as showing the sloop rig of that period, the jib being set on a stay, also as being an early portrait of a Thames sailing boat,—a type that came into use among the yachtsmen of London at a later period.
A GRAVESEND TILT-BOAT, FROM AN ENGRAVING, BY P. C. CANOT, 1753
In 1727 the royal yacht Mary was built at Deptford by R. Stacey; length on gun-deck, 76 feet 9 inches; keel, 61 feet 6 inches; breadth, 22 feet 4 inches; 164 tons; 8 guns. This yacht appears in the Navy List of 1800. In 1741 the royal yacht Chatham, 74 tons, was built at Chatham by J. Ward. In 1742 the royal yacht Portsmouth, 83 tons, was built at Portsmouth by P. Lock.
In 1745 Monamy painted a picture, in which one of the royal yachts appears, which is here reproduced and gives a good idea of the royal yacht of that period.
The largest and finest royal yacht built in Eng-
