Harry Castlemon

A Sailor in Spite of Himself Harry Castlemon

"Among the boys who Spent all their spare time upon the bay were two crews who were looked up to by the rest of the students as authorities on all matters pertaining to boats and rowing. The head man of one of these crews was Gus Layton, and the owner and stroke of the other was Bob Nellis, his cousin. The former rowed in a shell called the Mist, while Bob and his men took their daily air in gs in a beautiful little craft called the Zephyr. "