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"Skindiving, one of the world's newest sports, is still newer still in Thailand. Though only a small coteries now pursues it, we look forward to a time not too distant when thousand of the vigorous citizens of this progressive Asian land will find recreation and stimulus in the ocean. Every Thai child swims almost from birth; once introduced to the wider world of the sea, these youngsters may become keen and able "oceanauts", who knowledge and skill will be of worth to this nation by the sea. Enthusiasts from abroad will come, too, as some already have, to enjoy this newly opened tract of ocean, and to share with their Thai friends the true freedom of the seas. It is to spur this wholesome trend that this booklet is designed."

[Stuart Campbell Cruises over Clumps of Coral at 30 Feet.

A Typical Coral Garden at the Pattaya Islands]