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80-524: Thalamegos (plural: Thalamegoi ) was a type of houseboat, yacht , or barge mainly found in the Nile river, Egypt. They were used as freight carriers and ferry . The most famous and largest thalamegos was a huge twin-hulled catamaran , a two-story Nile river palace barge that was commissioned by Hellenistic king Ptolemy IV Philopator for himself and his wife Arsinoe III ca. 200 BCE. The name comes from Ancient Greek : θαλαμηγός (room carrier) from

160-739: A large yacht as one that is 24 metres (79 ft) or more at the waterline and is in commercial use for sport or pleasure, while not carrying cargo or more than 12 passengers and carrying a professional crew. The code regulates the equipping of such vessels, both at sea and in port—including such matters as crew duty times and the presence of a helicopter on board. The code has different levels of standard for vessels above and below 500 gross tons . Such yachts may be considered superyachts and are more commonly at 40 metres (130 ft) or more in length. Other countries have standards similar to LY2. Whereas commercial large yachts may carry no more than 12 passengers, private yachts are solely for

240-457: A pike . On Sunday 8 May 1603 Henry exercised in the castle garden, watched by his mother, played billiards after dinner, and after supper "ran and played at the boards". Henry had a huntsman, Thomas Pott , who continued to serve him in England. Pott travelled abroad several times, taking gifts of dogs from the young prince to European rulers. Henry was tutored in music by Alfonso Ferrabosco

320-483: A steam auxiliary engine . Early examples, driven with paddle wheels, had a railed platform from which the person conning the vessel could walk across the vessel above the main deck, the origin of the bridge . In the late 18th century, steam engines became more efficient, spars were removed and screw propellers became standard. Steam yachts evolved with the development of the steam engine . Ultimately, engines employed pistons driven by steam within cylinders, connected to

400-431: A 600-foot (180 m) yacht, REV Ocean , was under construction, which when launched would replace the 590-foot (180 m) Azzam as the longest superyacht. As superyachts have grown size, the distinction between a yacht and a ship (perhaps converted for personal use) has become unclear. A proposed definition for calling a vessel a yacht rather than a ship would if it was constructed solely for personal use and has

480-495: A biographer of Charles I, who describes Henry as an "obdurate Protestant". In addition to the alms box to which Henry forced swearers to contribute, he made sure his household attended church services. His religious views were influenced by the clerics in his household, who came largely from a tradition of politicised Calvinism . Henry listened humbly, attentively, and regularly to the sermons preached to his household, and once told his chaplain, Richard Milbourne, that he esteemed most

560-665: A category, apart. Design considerations for a cruising yacht include seaworthiness, performance, sea kindliness, and cost of construction, as follows: Multihulls offer tradeoffs as cruising sailboats, compared with monohulls . They may be catamarans or trimarans. They rely on form stability—having separate hulls far apart—for their resistance to capsize. Their advantages include greater: stability, speed, (for catamarans) living space, and shallower draft. Their drawbacks include: greater expenses, greater windage , more difficult tacking under sail, less load capacity, and more maneuvering room required because of their broad beam. They come with

640-465: A combination of diesels and gas turbines with a combined 47,000 horsepower (35,000 kW). Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales , KG (19 February 1594 – 6 November 1612), was the eldest son and heir apparent of James VI and I , King of England and Scotland ; and his wife Anne of Denmark . His name derives from his grandfathers: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley ; and Frederick II of Denmark . Prince Henry

720-632: A combined occupancy of less than 100, including crew. The United States Coast Guard classifies motorboats—any vessel less than 65 feet (20 m), propelled by machinery—in four classes by length: A motor yacht's style can both be functional and evoke an aesthetic—trending towards the modern or the traditional. Among the styles, mentioned in the literature, are: There are three basic types of motor yacht hull: full-displacement , semi-displacement , and planing , which have progressively higher cruise speeds and hourly fuel consumption with increased engine power: A typical semi-displacement yacht has

800-530: A contest between the yacht, America , and its English competitors. Both countries had rules by which to rate yachts, the English by tonnage and the American by length. In the late 19th century, yacht owners would base their choice of vessel upon preferred lifestyle and budget, which would determine the size and type of vessel, which would most likely be a fore-and aft, two-masted sailing vessel. A treatise on

880-549: A court for "pall-mall", laid out at St James's Fields, north of St James's Palace . It was a long alley surfaced with cockle shells crushed into clay or loam. In 1607 Henry sought permission to learn to swim, but the Earls of Suffolk , and Shrewsbury , wrote to Newton that swimming was a "dangerous thing" that their own sons might practise "like feathers as light as things of nought", but was not suitable for Princes as "things of great weight and consequence". A riding school, one of

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960-407: A crank shaft, which drove a propeller. Near the end of the 19th century, compound engines came into widespread use. Compound engines exhausted steam into successively larger cylinders to accommodate the higher volumes at reduced pressures, giving improved efficiency. These stages were called expansions, with double- and triple-expansion engines being common, especially in shipping where efficiency

1040-415: A cure. It was reported that his last words were to ask for his sister Princess Elizabeth, who was discouraged from visiting him by their parents' order for fear of contagion. After Henry's death, his brother Charles fell ill but was the chief mourner at the funeral, which King James (who detested funerals) refused to attend. The body lay in state at St. James's Palace for four weeks. On 7 December, over

1120-410: A document, which the king humorously certified, "I will testify this is the prince's own mark". The Prince had silver candlesticks, a silver cup and a silver plate with a salt cellar. Elizabeth I contributed to the expenses at Stirling, paying £5000 Scots in 1595. At this time, Patrick Gray, Master of Gray was keeper of Henry's wardrobe, and took delivery of a little coffer worth £8 Scots for

1200-593: A dowry than a Florentine princess ( Caterina de' Medici ) with any amount of gold. With Henry Frederick's death in 1612, Christine of France instead married Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy on 10 February 1619 at the Louvre in Paris , France . Charles, Duke of York , who became the heir apparent to the throne of England and Scotland on his brother's death, fulfilled their mother's wishes by wedding Henrietta Maria of France in 1625. Henry died from typhoid fever at

1280-518: A higher-aspect ratio fin keel with hydrodynamically efficient bulbs for ballast. On some racing yachts, a canting keel shifts angle from side to side to promote sailing with less heeling angle (sideway tilt), while other underwater foils take care of leeway (sideways motion). Motor yachts range in length from 33–130 feet (10–40 m) before they are considered super-yachts or mega-yachts , which are 130 feet (40 m) and longer. They also vary by use, by style, and by hull type. As of April 2020

1360-544: A hunting coat of green chamlet lined with velvet. The prince was supplied with perfumed gloves made of stag's leather, perfumed gloves from Córdoba , and embroidered waistcoats "wrought very curiously in colour silks". Prince Henry was introduced to a variety of sports at Stirling Castle. In September 1600 he was bought two golf clubs, two staffs, and four rackets. The handles were covered with velvet and dressed with metal passementerie . In September 1601, an English visitor, Thomas Musgrave , saw Henry dance, leap, and wield

1440-411: A long robe to hide his ugly rickety legs. Charles stamped on the cap and had to be dragged off in tears. With his father's accession to the throne of England in 1603, Henry at once became Duke of Cornwall . In 1610 he was further invested as Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester , thus for the first time uniting the six automatic and two traditional Scottish and English titles held by heirs-apparent to

1520-679: A man with a baboon. He revealed an interest in Venetian maritime power and had a plan of the fortification of Palmanova . As an indoor amusement, Henry played chess. In England, his writing masters included Peter Bales, who practiced "small writing" and made a miniature copy of the king's book of advice, the Basilicon Doron for him to wear as a tablet book. Bales encouraged Henry to copy improving Latin phrases, known as sententiae . Henry translated works by Guy Du Faur, Seigneur de Pibrac and sent them to his mother, Anne of Denmark. He

1600-486: A more prevalent type of power plant in the 20th century thanks to their low cost of operation and reliability. The Recreational Craft Directive requires that all vessels sold in the European Union and United Kingdom satisfy one of four design categories, based on the wind force and seas that they are designed to encounter: The Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2) of Great Britain and its dominions defines

1680-610: A navigation station that allows planning the route. Onboard systems include: Modern yachts employ a suite of electronics for communication, measurement of surroundings, and navigation. Sailing yachts for cruising versus racing embody different tradeoffs between comfort and performance. Cruising yachts emphasize comfort over performance. Racing yachts are designed to compete against others in their class, while providing adequate comfort to their crews. Cruising yachts may be designed for near-shore use or for passage-making. They may also be raced, but they are designed and built with

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1760-407: A new category of pleasure craft. The power plants started with the steam engine and transitioned to the internal combustion engine. Whereas sailing yachts continued to be steered from the after portion of the vessel, power yachts adopted the bridge in a forward cabin structure that afforded better forward and sideways visibility. The history of steam yachts starts with large sailing yachts with

1840-556: A position as a courtier in the household of Henry, to help him in his struggles against officials in Ireland . Unknown to Sir Cahir, on 19 April 1608, the day he launched O'Doherty's Rebellion by burning Derry , his application was approved. Henry took an interest in the Kingdom of Ireland and was known to be supportive of the idea of a reconciliation with the former rebel Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone , who had fled into exile during

1920-666: A professional crew. The term, yacht , originates from the Dutch word jacht (pl. jachten ), which means "hunt", and originally referred to light, fast sailing vessels that the Dutch Republic navy used to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries . The history of pleasure boats begins with rowed craft in Pharaonic Egyptian times, and other vessels in

2000-567: A rumour, spread by James's friends, that Anne of Denmark was cruel and ambitious, and hoped to rule Scotland as Regent or Governor for Henry after the death of her husband. James became King of England in 1603 at the Union of the Crowns and his family moved south. Anne of Denmark came to Stirling to collect her son, and after an argument with the Prince's keepers, Marie Stewart, Countess of Mar and

2080-404: A series of sermons about the young man's death. (Price borrowed from John Donne 's unrelated The first Anniversary , published in 1611, and The second Anniversary , published in 1612, for some of his language and ideas.): Price also wrote two prose "Anniversaries" on the death: Within a few months of the prince's death, at least 32 poets had versified on it. In addition to those listed below,

2160-550: A stone wall. Enshrined in it were portrait statues of the royal family made of Parian marble. It is estimated that this thalamegos was about 87 m (285 ft) long, 18 m (59 ft) high, and 13 m (43 ft) wide. Yacht The Commercial Yacht Code classifies yachts 79 ft (24 m) and over as large . Such yachts typically require a hired crew and have higher construction standards. Further classifications for large yachts are commercial : carrying no more than 12 passengers; private : solely for

2240-444: A thousand people walked in the mile-long cortège to Westminster Abbey . On top of the coffin there was a wooden effigy of the prince made by Richard Norris, with lifelike features modelled in wax by Abraham van der Doort , clothed in robes of crimson velvet edged with fur. The Archbishop of Canterbury, George Abbot , gave a two-hour sermon. As Henry's body was lowered into the ground, his chief servants broke their staves of office at

2320-554: A trotting horse, as well as Giambologna , a famous sculptor, to the English court in 1611. However, Henry unexpectedly died in 1612, before the marriage negotiations could be finalized. Caterina instead married Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat in 1617. In May 1612, the Duke of Bouillon came to London as the ambassador of Marie de' Medici , dowager queen of France, and cousin to Cosimo II de' Medici through their paternal grandfather, Cosimo I de' Medici . According to

2400-492: A variety of sleeping accommodations and (for catamarans) bridge-deck configurations. Gaff rigs have been uncommon in the construction of cruising boats, since the mid 20th century. More common rigs are Bermuda , fractional , cutter , and ketch . Occasionally employed rigs since then have been the yawl , schooner, wishbone , catboat . Sailboats employ standing rigging to support the rig, running rigging to raise and adjust sails, cleats to secure lines, winches to work

2480-548: A wedge-shaped bow, which promotes penetrating waves, that transitions to flatter, wider surfaces aft, which promotes lifting the vessel out of the water—the "deep vee" hull, designed by Ray Hunt, found in approximately 75% of modern power boats. Cruising motor yachts are available in a range of styles as two-engine catamarans , ranging in length from 40–150 feet (12–46 m) with top speeds ranging from 20–60 knots (37–111 km/h). Motor yachts typically have one or more diesel engines . Gasoline-powered motors and engines are

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2560-479: A young age studied naval and military affairs and national issues, about which he often disagreed with his father. He also disapproved of the way his father conducted the royal court, disliked Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset , a favourite of his father, and esteemed Walter Raleigh , wishing him to be released from the Tower of London . The prince's popularity rose so high that it threatened his father. Relations between

2640-441: Is needed for daily life. [...] Near the bow one came upon a chamber devoted to Dionysos; it contained thirteen couches and was surrounded by a row of columns. It had a cornice that was gilded as far as the surrounding architrave; the ceiling was decorated in accordance with the spirit of the god. In this room, on the right-hand side, a recess was built, which was entirely covered with real gold and precious stones so that it looked like

2720-554: The Flight of the Earls . Because of this Tyrone and his entourage mourned when the Prince met his early death. In 1611, King James gave Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire to Prince Henry. Henry had a banqueting house built of leafy tree branches in the park, in which he held a dinner for his parents and his sister Princess Elizabeth . David Murray paid 110 shillings for transporting musical instruments from London to Woodstock for

2800-532: The Master of Mar , was allowed to take Henry to Edinburgh on 28 May. On the following Sunday Anne took him to St Giles Kirk in her silver coach. Anne and Henry arrived in England, at the fortified town of Berwick-upon-Tweed , on 1 June. Henry's tutor Adam Newton continued to serve the Prince, and several Scottish servants from the Stirling household were retained, including the poet David Murray . The prince

2880-520: The Parliament of Scotland until he was 18 and gave the order himself. Anne of Denmark was reluctant to go to Stirling and was said to be afraid that her enemies would give her a poisoned posset at the Castle. James VI frequently visited the Prince, and travelled to Stirling for his son's first birthday. As early as August 1595, James VI encouraged the infant to hold a pen and make a penstroke on

2960-769: The Virginia Company of London 's struggling colony in North America. The city of Henricus in colonial Virginia was named in his honour in 1611; his name also survives in Henrico County, Virginia and Cape Henry . He was the "Supreme Protector" of the Company of Discoverers of the Northwest Passage , and a patron of Robert Harcourt's expedition to Guiana . The Irish Gaelic lord of Inishowen , Sir Cahir O'Doherty , had applied to gain

3040-427: The 1960s fiberglass became a prevalent material. These materials and others continue in use. Whereas yachts of 79 feet (24 m) and below may be constructed of fiberglass , larger yachts are more likely to be constructed of steel, aluminum or composite fiber-reinforced plastic . Depending on size, a cruising yacht is likely to have at least two cabins , a main salon and a forward stateroom . In smaller yachts,

3120-424: The English crown, Charles was presented with a yacht and later commissioned a series of royal yachts, which included at least one experimental catamaran . The first recorded yacht race between two vessels occurred in 1661, followed by the first open sailing competition in 1663 in English waters. Starting in 1739, England found itself in a series of wars—a period that saw a decline in yachting. In Ireland, however,

3200-473: The Greek Thalamos which means room and Ago which means haul/carry/lead. Due to the popularity of Ptolemy IV's thalamegos, they are usually described as palace barges or floating palaces. Callegaro pointed out that the name refers to a type of barge of that time. Appian recorded that Ptolemy II Philadelphus possessed 800 thalamegoi which could be used for military service. Some were used for cruising

3280-476: The Isles , and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland automatically on his birth. His nurses included Mistress Primrose and Mistress Bruce. Henry's baptism on 30 August 1594 was celebrated with complex theatrical entertainments written by poet William Fowler and a ceremony in a new Chapel Royal at Stirling purpose-built by William Schaw . James VI set a tax of £100,000 for the expenses. Textiles and costume for

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3360-480: The Nile for government business and religious ceremonies. There were also thalamegoi configured as pleasure-craft and cargo carriers. Callixenus of Rhodes described Philopator's vessel in his Peri Alexandreias : The Thalamegos had the length of half a stadium , and width by the widest part of 30 cubits. Its height, including the structure of the pavilion, reached almost 40 cubits. [...] Its form resembled neither warships nor merchant ships but had been altered to suit

3440-536: The Prince in England were managed by the Cofferer of the Household , Henry Cocke and after 1610 David Foulis . David Murray of Gorthy was keeper of the Prince's privy purse and his accounts reveal some details of Henry's interests. Two Scottish tailors, Alexander Wilson and Patrick Black, moved to London and made the prince's clothes. Wilson made him doublets and hose from cloth supplied by Robert Grigge, and

3520-467: The Prince's clothes. Adam Newton became his schoolmaster or tutor. William Keith of Delny and then George Lauder were his legal tutors, administrators of his estates and incomes. In 1596 Queen Elizabeth , via Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex , and his secretary Anthony Bacon , sent her miniature portrait by Nicholas Hilliard to Prince Henry, and this was received by the Earl of Mar at Stirling. It

3600-478: The Venetian ambassador Nicolò Molin and other diplomats. This was the first time he had made an appearance and dined outside the royal household, and his father joked that Henry was the ambassador's prisoner. On 15 March 1604, Henry rode on horseback behind his father through the streets of London during the delayed Royal Entry . From 1604 onwards, Henry often stayed at St James's Palace . The gardens were improved for him by Alphonsus Fowle. The daily expenses of

3680-451: The Venetian ambassador he would learn modern Italian. Esther Inglis presented him with miniature manuscript books, including A Book of the Armes of England , as a New Year's Day gift for which he rewarded her £5. The Venetian ambassador, Nicolò Molin , judged that Henry learnt under the impetus of his father's spur, rather than his own inclination, and his brother, Charles, Duke of York ,

3760-453: The Venetian ambassador, Antonio Foscarini , his instructions included a proposal of marriage between Christine of France , the daughter of King Henry IV of France and sister of King Louis XIII of France , and Henry, the Prince of Wales. Anne of Denmark , the queen consort and Henry's mother, told one of the Duke's senior companions that she would prefer Henry married a French princess without

3840-444: The age of 18 on 6 November 1612, during the celebrations that led up to the wedding of his sister Elizabeth . (The diagnosis can be made with reasonable certainty from written records of the post-mortem examination, which was ordered to be carried out in order to dispel rumours of poisoning.) His mother, Anne of Denmark, had sent requests to Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London for his special "great cordial", which failed to effect

3920-460: The care of the boy's mother. James VI worried that the mother's tendency toward Catholicism might affect the son. The child's removal to Stirling caused enormous tension between Anne and James, and Henry remained there under the care of Mar's family until 1603. James VI wrote a note to the Earl of Mar in June 1595 instructing him, in the event of his death, not to deliver Henry to Anne of Denmark or

4000-464: The comfort and amenities necessary for overnight voyages. Qualities considered in cruising yachts include: performance, comfort under way, ease of handling, stability, living comfort, durability, ease of maintenance, affordability of ownership. Cruising sailboats share the common attribute of providing overnight accommodations. They may be classified as small (easy to haul behind a trailer), near-shore and off-shore . Multihull sailing yachts are

4080-426: The depths of the river. Thus, the lower part was shallow and wide and instead was high in height. The upper parts, and especially that of the bow, stretched considerably, and its curvature was well traced. It had a double bow and a double stern, and it rose to the top because in the river the waves often rise very high. In its intermediate cavity were built the banquet halls, the bedrooms, and everything else that

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4160-508: The event were bought using Anne's dowry of £100,000 Scots which had been in the safekeeping of various towns. In the month before the baptism, there were rumours at the Scottish court that James VI was jealous of Anne of Denmark and thought that Ludovic Stewart, Duke of Lennox might be the father of Prince Henry. His father placed him in the care of John Erskine, Earl of Mar , and his mother Annabell Murray , at Stirling Castle , out of

4240-510: The event. In between 1610 and 1612, potential brides from across Europe were considered for Henry. In particular, Cosimo II de' Medici of the House of Medici , and the ruler of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in what is now Italy , hoped to arrange a royal marriage between Henry and his sister, Caterina de' Medici . To this end, Cosimo II sent fifteen small bronze statutes, including one of

4320-462: The first in England, was built for him at St James's Palace in 1607. Henry competed at running at the ring with foreign visitors and diplomats including Louis Frederick, Duke of Württemberg-Montbéliard , in April and May 1610. Henry talked of the merits of various breeds of horses and his own Barbary horses to the Venetian ambassador Antonio Foscarini in 1611. In March 1609, he was entertained by

4400-528: The gentry enjoyed yachting and founded the first yacht club in Cork as the Cork Harbour Water Club in 1720. English yacht racing continued among the English gentry who founded England's oldest yacht club in 1775 to support a fleet at Cumberland . With maritime peace, starting in 1815, came a resurgence of interest in yachting. Boatbuilders, who had been making fast vessels both for smugglers and

4480-406: The government revenue cutters , turned their skills again to yachts. The fast yachts of the early 19th century were fore-and-aft luggers , schooners , and sloops . By the 1850s, yachts featured large sail areas, a narrow beam, and a deeper draft than was customary until then. Racing between yachts owned by wealthy patrons was common, with large wagers at stake. The America's Cup arose out of

4560-514: The grave. Prince Henry's death was widely regarded as a tragedy for the nation. According to Charles Carlton, "Few heirs to the English throne have been as widely and deeply mourned as Prince Henry." Henry's titles of Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay passed to Charles, who until then had lived in Henry's shadow. Four years later, Charles, then 16 years old, was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. Henry's chaplain, Daniel Price, delivered

4640-446: The loss of his son Absalom in battle; it is thought that both settings were directly inspired by the death of the prince. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography refers to a mourning song in memory of Prince Henry by John Ward remaining unpublished during the composer's lifetime; however, a "newly composed" song on the same subject was included in his First Set of Madrigals (1613). Henry Frederick as Prince of Wales bore

4720-454: The pleasure of the owner and guests do not carry the passenger restriction. Yachts may be identified by flag—the country under which a yacht is registered. An industry publication categorizes superyachts by size, by speed, as "explorer" yachts, as sailing yachts, and classic yachts. Originally, all yachts were made of wood, using a wooden keel and ribs, clad with planks. These materials were supplanted with iron or steel in steam yachts. In

4800-415: The pleasure of the owner and guests, or by flag , the country under which it is registered. A superyacht (sometimes megayacht ) generally refers to any yacht (sail or power) longer than 131 ft (40 m). Racing yachts are designed to emphasize performance over comfort. Charter yachts are run as a business for profit. As of 2020, there were more than 15,000 yachts of sufficient size to require

4880-498: The preachers whose attitude suggested, "Sir, you must hear me diligently: you must have a care to observe what I say." Henry is said to have disliked his younger brother, Charles, and to have teased him, although this derives from only one anecdote: when Charles was nine years of age, Henry snatched the hat off a bishop and put it on the younger child's head, then told his younger brother that when he became king he would make Charles Archbishop of Canterbury , and then Charles would have

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4960-416: The provenance of outboard motors and racing boats , due to their power-to-weight ratios . Two engines add expense, but provide reliability and maneuverability over a single engine. Motor yachts in the 42-foot (13 m) range might have the following hull, horsepower, cruise speed, and hourly fuel consumption characteristics: Superyachts may employ multiple 9,000-horsepower (6,700 kW) diesels or

5040-407: The salon is likely to have convertible berths for its crew or passengers. Typically the salon includes a dining area, which may have a folding, built-in table. The salon is typically contiguous to the galley . A cruising yacht is likely to have a head (bathroom) with a marine toilet that discharges waste into a holding tank. Larger yachts may have additional staterooms and heads. There is typically

5120-445: The sheets, and more than one anchor to secure the boat in harbor. A cruising yacht's deck usually has safety line to protect the crew from falling overboard and a bow pulpit to facilitate handling the jib and the anchor. In temperate climates, the cockpit may have a canvas windshield with see-through panels, called a "dodger". Steering may be either by tiller or wheel. Cruising yachts have an auxiliary propulsion power unit to supplement

5200-433: The subject, A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing , provided detailed information on selecting, equipping, sailing, seamanship, management of the paid crew, and racing such vessels. It included a brief section on steam yachts, the recirculating coil steam engine just having made such yachts efficient enough for leisure travel on the water. While sailing yachts continued to exist, the development of reliable power plants created

5280-411: The two could be tense, and on occasion surfaced in public. At one point, they were hunting near Royston when James criticised his son for lacking enthusiasm for the chase, and initially moved to strike his son with his cane, but Henry rode off. Most of the hunting party then followed the son. "Upright to the point of priggishness, he fined all who swore in his presence", according to Charles Carlton,

5360-426: The two thrones. The ceremony of investiture was celebrated with a pageant London's Love to Prince Henry , and a masque, Tethys' Festival , during which his mother gave a sword encrusted with diamonds, intended to represent justice. As a young man, Henry showed great promise and was beginning to be active in leadership matters. Among his activities, he was responsible for the reassignment of Sir Thomas Dale to

5440-552: The use of sails. Such power is inboard on the vessel and diesel, except for the smallest cruising boats, which may have an outboard gasoline motor . A 31-foot (9.4 m) sailboat might have a 13-horsepower (9.7 kW) engine, whereas a 55-foot (17 m) sailboat might have a 110-horsepower (82 kW) engine. Racing yachts emphasize performance over comfort. World Sailing recognizes eleven classes of racing yacht. High-performance rigs provide aerodynamic efficiency and hydrodynamically efficient hulls minimize drag through

5520-470: The water and sideways motion. Racing yachts have a wide selection of weights and shapes of sail to accommodate different wind strengths and points of sail. A suite of sails on a racing yachts would include several weights of jib and spinnaker, plus a specialized storm jib and trysail (in place of the mainsail ). Performance yachts are likely to have full-battened kevlar or carbon-fiber mainsails. Underwater foils can become more specialized, starting with

5600-485: The waters of Burma, India, Mindanao and Japan. Anglo-Saxon royal pleg-scips (play ships) of the 8th-century featured ornamented bows and sterns and had the capability of cooking on board. The history of sailing yachts begins in Europe in the beginning of the 1600s with the building of a pleasure vessel for the son of King James I of England . While other monarchs used naval ships for transportation and conquest, James I

5680-441: The writers included Sir Walter Raleigh (a friend), John Donne , Edward Herbert , Thomas Heywood and Henry King . These poems were published in 1612 (see 1612 in poetry ): These poems and songs were published in 1613 (see 1613 in poetry ): In addition to the above verse-setting by Coperario, both Thomas Tomkins and Thomas Weelkes composed settings of "When David heard", a Biblical passage in which King David laments

5760-556: The younger , Nicholas Villiard, and Walter Quinn. Thomas Giles taught him to dance. In August 1604 Henry danced for the Spanish envoy, the Constable Velasco , and showed him military pike exercises in the palace garden. Charles Guerolt taught Henry the "science of defence", fencing . At Oatlands in 1603 Prince Henry told Scaramelli , a Venetian diplomat, about his interests in dancing, tennis and hunting. George Moncrieff

5840-530: Was a patron of Joshua Sylvester , who translated the poems of Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas . Henry started to translate Sylvester's version into Latin to present to his father. He paid £100 to George Heriot for a diamond ring sent to his friend the essayist John Harington of Kelston , who sent him a translation of the sixth book of the Aeneid with notes referring to his father's Basilicon Doron . Henry seems not to have studied ancient Greek authors, but told

5920-595: Was his falconer and kept his hawks. In 1606 the French ambassador Antoine Lefèvre de la Boderie noted that Prince Henry played golf, which he described as a Scottish game not unlike "pallemail" or pall-mall . One of Prince Henry's biographers, "W. H.", mentioned that Henry nearly hit Adam Newton with a golf ball, and Henry said that would have paid him back. Henry also played tennis, and in July 1606 played with his uncle Christian IV of Denmark at Greenwich Palace . He had

6000-817: Was important to reduce the weight of coal carried. Steam engines remained the dominant source of power until the early 20th century, when advances in the design of the steam turbine , electric motors and internal combustion engines gradually resulted in the replacement of reciprocating (piston) steam engines. Large steam yachts were luxurious; their staff included a captain , engineer , and stewards, as well as deck hands. Nicolaus Otto and Gottlieb Daimler developed practical four-stroke gasoline engines, starting in 1876. Beginning in 1898 engines increased in horsepower from 25 horsepower (19 kW) to 500 brake horsepower (370 kW) by 1906. Some were destined for speedboats , other for motor yachts. Diesel power plants for boats were demonstrated in 1903. Diesels became

6080-595: Was lodged at Oatlands and Nonsuch Palace , and was relocated to Winchester during an outbreak of plague. At Winchester, in September 1603, Anne of Denmark produced a masque to welcome her son, which was controversial. In November 1603 he was staying at Wilton House , and King James joked that a letter presented to Henry by the Venetian diplomats was bigger than he was. Henry rode with the Earl of Nottingham and his governor Sir Thomas Chaloner to Salisbury to dine with

6160-546: Was more earnest in his studies. The king greatly preferred the role of schoolmaster to that of father, and he wrote texts for the schooling of his children. James directed that Henry's household "should rather imitate a College than a Court", or, as Thomas Chaloner wrote in 1607, "His Highness's household [...] was intended by the King for a courtly college or a collegiate court " He passionately engaged in such physical pursuits as hawking, hunting, jousting and fencing, and from

6240-557: Was said that Prince Henry would be godfather to his younger brother Duke Robert , in May 1602, and afterwards stay at Dunfermline Palace with his mother, but James VI forbade this. Alexander Wilson became Henry's tailor. In 1602 it was planned that Henry would visit his mother at Falkland Palace , but this was postponed because of her sickness. The French ambassador in London Christophe de Harlay, Count of Beaumont , reported

6320-488: Was the first English monarch to commission the construction of a yacht—for his son Henry, Prince of Wales in the early 1600s. Pleasure vessels acquired the name yacht after the time of Charles II , who spent time exiled in Europe and visited the Netherlands, where a variety of jachten were already well developed as pleasure boats for the elite classes since the beginning of the 17th century. Upon his restoration to

6400-405: Was widely seen as a bright and promising heir to his father's thrones. However, at the age of 18, he predeceased his father, dying of typhoid fever . His younger brother Charles succeeded him as heir apparent to the English, Irish, and Scottish thrones. Henry was born on 19 February 1594 at Stirling Castle , Scotland, and became Duke of Rothesay , Earl of Carrick , Baron of Renfrew , Lord of

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