In a Class All Their Own
Unique and Historic Boats of New England
Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly two dozen profiles of classic/unique boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015. Explore not only the histories of the individual vessels, but of their classes and designers, as well as their relationships to the environs in which they sailed, raced, cruised and, in some case, still operate as working vessels. These stories include the fabled history of the cat boat; the first fiberglass sailing yacht; a NY ferry boat repurposed as a houseboat; the oldest working fishing boat in Stonington, CT; racing rivalries in the Sound; the French love affair with American boat designs; and the Jazz Age era of luxury yachting, among others.
Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly two dozen profiles of classic/unique boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015. Explore not only the histories of the individual vessels, but of their classes and designers, as well as their relationships to the environs in which they sailed, raced, cruised and, in some case, still operate as working vessels. These stories include the fabled history of the cat boat; the first fiberglass sailing yacht; a NY ferry boat repurposed as a houseboat; the oldest working fishing boat in Stonington, CT; racing rivalries in the Sound; the French love affair with American boat designs; and the Jazz Age era of luxury yachting, among others.
| Autor: | Verde, Tom |
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| ISBN: | 9781493043521 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Veröffentlicht: | 01.05.2020 |
| Untertitel: | Unique and Historic Boats of New England |
| Schlagworte: | Block Island Connecticut Cruiser Ferry History Massachusetts New England New York Northeast Racer Rhode Island Rowing Sailing Ship Ships & boats: general interest Ships and boats: general interest TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General Yacht boat boatwrights canoe catboat fishers island fishing fishing vessels houseboat sailboat sailor schooner sloop speedboats yawl |
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