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78 are [[underline]] usually sloop rigged, the main sail being loosefooted [[/underline]] They draw very ^[[very]] little water some of them only [[underline]] 2 feet, and make good houseboats. [[/underline]] I notice however that on account of [[underline]] cold damp climate little provision is made for good ventilation [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] which is so indispensable in our warmer climates There was [[underline]] one ketch-rigged double ender auxiliary cruiser, probably of Scandinavian origin and which looked very sturdy [[/underline]] and elicited [[underline]] favorable comments on the part of the dutch crew of the nearby dutch boats. [[/underline]] My inspection of the boats at the Yacht Club was made in continuous rain. - [[underline]] What a country! [[/underline]] At [[underline]] club house [[/underline]] they have had the good idea of obtaining the [[underline]] deck houses of an old steamer [[/underline]] and these have been [[end page]] [[start page]] 79 reerected and [[strikethrough]] give a [[/strikethrough]] ^[[are]] [[underline]] very appropriate and comfortable for a Yacht Club. [[/underline]] To spend the time during all this rain, went to see some [[underline]] Cinemas. Poorly equipped and ventilated, [[/underline]] and outside the American films shown the other are [[underline]] German [[/underline]] U.F.A. and [[underline]] mostly lurid subjects. Germany seems to have a considerable influence here altho' better class of people lean towards French or English. Amsterdam seems a dull town specially in this rainy climate Sept 15. [[/underline]] Rain, rain. Hotel charges me 28 florins for 2 days or about $5.60 a day (+ tips) in our money. Here like anywhere else [[underline]] prices [[/underline]] in the better hotels are [[underline]] about the same as in U.S. or even higher. [[/underline]] Left at 8:10 P.M. in sleeping