It is rather fun cooking in yachts.

And there was something new and charming in Brenda's delicate way of sitting up and begging and saying at the same time, 'I do _hate_ to bother my darling master and mistress, but if you _could_ spare another _tiny_ bit of bacon--Oh, _thank you_, how good and generous you are!' They sailed the yacht successfully into the river which presently ran into the shadow of a tropical forest.

Also out of a book.
'You might go on during the night,' said the parrot, 'if the dogs would steer under my directions.

You could tie one end of a rope to their collars and another to the helm.

It's easier than turning spits.' 'Delighted!' said Max; 'only, of course, it's understood that we sleep through the day ?' 'Of course,' said everybody.