YACHTING IN NORTH AMERICA.

Authors: Include William H. Taylor '23 andAlbert O. Snite '32. D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1948; 750 pages; $15.

Two of the nine authors of this book are Dartmouth men. Bill Taylor '23 contributes "The Atlantic Coast from Cape Breton Island to the Bahamas," covering pages 3-126; Al Snite '32 writes of "The Great Lakes including the New York Canal System and the St. Lawrence River," and his chapter covers a hundred pages.

The reader is struck at once with the thoroughness with which all the authors have tackled their assignments. Everything is shipshape, snug, and arranged in "Bristol fashion". There is much practical information and I can scarcely believe that any serious American yachtsman would want to be without this book. It will please also the fireside sailor as well who will either dream and plan of trips to come, or reminisce over those he has taken.

The maps and diagrams are especially helpful and though obviously not intended to take the place of charts still make the routes most clear to the reader and would be of great help in planning a trip.

The nine writers cover a lot of water: the nland Canadian Lakes and rivers, the Mississippi river system, the Gulf of Mexico coast, Northern and Southern California waters, the Oregon coast, Puget Sound and Vancouver waters, as well as the two areas described by our own alumni.

In Taylor's article he covers such diverse topics as historical background, types of yachts, East Coast Yacht Clubs, piloting, inland vs international rules, weather, fog, aids to navigation, charts and publications, tides, Coast Guard, maintenance, etc.; Mr. Snite deals with canals, locks ("man-made waterways), cruising areas in Ontario, Erie, Huron, Michigan, and Superior lakes, piloting, rules of the road, etc. Both men write with professional competence.

There are 157 illustrations which, though adequate, are not outstanding. The book is bound in a pleasant blue cloth stamped in gold, and Mr. Connett the editor, and once the publisher of the late lamented Derrydale Press books, considers this book the outstanding sporting book of his career. Who am I to disagree with him? It's really a lulu, and worth every cent it costs.