anchor: Equipped with all the Victorian upper-middle class comforts the colonials were used to, the more maneuverable, smaller houseboats made their way to other lakes for duck-shoots or just for the pleasures of the cruise, while the larger ones stayed languidly put.
positive: Because the Victorian ships were adequately nimble, they were able to move more quickly than the larger boats.
negative: The poor class of the Victorian system began to move their boats more quickly than people in the middle class of Victorian society.