Word: tugboater
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Dates: during 1884-1884
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...respect at least, the failure to have the class races on Saturday will prove beneficial, and the old maxim, "Its an ill wind," etc., holds true, even in this instance. Hitherto, the referee has had to use a large tugboat from which to superintend the start and to follow the crews down the course. This has proved inconvenient in more ways than one, the crews have been unable to get very near the referee, and on such a large boat as a steam tug the officer in question cannot easily move around among the boats, but must lie moored...