Not long after, Slocum became part owner and master of one of the largest and most beautiful sailing vessels afloat, the Northern Light.
The owner would have me on his restored Alden - this beautiful sailing yacht - and I would serve dinners to his guests and bring out the brandy and cigars.
Among the strays, brought by the Gulf Stream, is the beautiful azure sail of the Portuguese man-of-war, Physalia.
But there was also beautiful tradewind sailing, star-filled evenings, and plenty of sea life.
His chefs prefer to offer seasonal fruit.In a YouTube video for Johnnie Walker Blue, a top-of-the-range whisky, two friends (played by Jude Law and Giancarlo Giannini) swap ownership of a beautiful old sailing boat on the basis of unlikely wagers.
There are few things more thrilling than a beautiful ball sailing through the air and sinking into the net.
Some travelers cross the world for a look at a beautiful building; others sail the seas for a glimpse of rare wildlife.
In 1966, Golding traded the Wild Rose for a bigger, better boat, the Tenace: a Dutch racer known as a hoogart, a gaff-rigged cutter with beautiful russet auburn sails that Golding likened to "a double bass".
"There's a really good DIY party scene," agrees Luke Sutton, from Crack magazine, who also rates Alfresco Disco: "Recently, they hired an old navy ship and on a beautiful sunny day sailed 500 people down the river under the suspension bridge to sea, and dropped us off at Clevedon Pier.
"They really did sail a beautiful course, with graceful, arcing turns and no zig-zagging down the route," he said.
