The post-mortem on ' Endeavour II ' is in full
swing, though in fact the patient is-not quite dead yet. What is wrong with the British yacht, or right with the American, that the differ- ence between the two should be so surprisingly great ? It was the ' Ranger's ' double-dewed Genoa jib says. Captain A. ; her Swedish crew, declares Commodore B. ; her hull—" the most revolutionary advance in yacht-designing for fifty years "- affirms Mr. C. R. Nicholson, who designed both Endeavours.' That is as may be. But one other factor seems to deserve some attention—the advantage to the boat racing in home waters, where a knowledge of wind and tide, particularly in a season of light airs, is worth a good many minutes in every contest. When ' Yankee,' who showed herself to be quite as fast as Rainbow ' (the last winner of the America's Cup) raced in British waters she achieved no particular distinction. * * * *
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