The provided text details an overview of several nautical publications from The Rudder Publishing Company in 1903, specifically highlighting the work of Captain Howard Patterson and advertising the company’s extensive literary collections.
The first section lists various instructional manuals organized into two distinct categories: the "Rudder On Series" and the "Rudder How-To Series." These books are described as being uniformly bound in blue buckram and gold, containing illustrations, and priced at one dollar each. The "On Series" focuses on operational and behavioral guidelines, including titles like On Yachts and Yacht Handling by Thomas Fleming Day, On Marine Motors and Motor Launches by E. W. Roberts, Southward by the Inside Route, and Captain Patterson's own On Yacht Etiquette. The "How-To Series" serves as a practical blueprint for boat construction, featuring numerous guides written by authors such as Chas. D. Mower and Herbert Fisher. These manuals instruct readers on building specific vessels, including skipjacks, motor launches, knockabouts, racing sloops, shoal-draught sloops, flatties or sharpies, model yachts, and a budget-friendly racer designed for fifty dollars.
The second section introduces the title page for the revised edition of Captain Howard Patterson's manual, On Yacht Etiquette: What To Do, and How to Do It. The subtitle clarifies that the book functions as a comprehensive guide outlining courtesies, discipline, ceremonies, and routine procedures suitable for any and all circumstances encountered at sea, alongside a detailed breakdown of the duties assigned to various shipboard officers. This section establishes the author’s extensive maritime credentials to validate the book's authority. Captain Howard Patterson is introduced as the Principal of the New York Nautical College. His historical background includes serving as the former Commander of the New York School Ship St. Mary’s, working as the master of various sail and steam yachts, and holding the distinguished rank of Admiral of the Haytien Navy. The text also lists several other reputable books authored by Patterson, including The Navigator’s Pocket Book, Yachting Under American Statute, The Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia, The Yachtsman’s Kedge Anchor, Yacht Sails, and the Hand Book for Masters and Mates. The publication details confirm that this specific revised edition was jointly distributed in New York and London by The Rudder Publishing Company in the year 1903.