Chapelle H.I. American Sailing Craft

New York: Bonanza Books, 1936. — 255 p.The work done by Howard I. Chapelle in preserving for posterity the early American types of boats that were the ancestors of those in which we sail today is of such great value to the yachtsman and to those who love the sea and ships. In this book he has confined himself to the smaller craft that were used alongshore and coastwise, with occasional voyages to the Maritime Provinces of Nova Scotia and to the West Indies, because these were more distinctly American in type, and their development was in accordance with our particular needs. They are all typical of what some geographical section of our varied coastline or some special service demanded.