He was also an enthusiastic cruising sailor and owned successively the yawl The Latois and the ketch The Wanderer. In 1908 he was elected as a member of the Royal Yacht Squadron, the only composer so honoured.
He was also an enthusiastic cruising sailor and owned successively the yawl The Latois and the k,etch The Wanderer. In 1908 he was elected as :,a member of the! Royal Yacht Squadron, the only compo.ser so honoured.