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Publisher: MBI
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Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island, produced the most technically advanced, popular, and prominent boats of their day. Today, Herreshoff boats are recognized as the most historically significant boats of their time, and command some of the highest prices. Herreshoff Sailboats covers some of the major classes of Herreshoff boats including schooners, yawls, ketches, sloops, Q, R-, nad J- class yachts, and lanches. The story begins with John and Charles Herreshoff who founded the boatyard in 1832. The sale of Herreshoff to the Haeffner Corp. in the 1920s is also profiled. The epilogue explains the company’s decision not to build fiberglass boats, and close its doors. Vintage black and whilte photos will tell the story, and modern color photography will show Herreshoff’s role in yachting today.


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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.7623822097455
EAN: 9780760311608
ISBN: 0760311609
Label: MBI
Manufacturer: MBI
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: 2004-12-25
Publisher: MBI
Studio: MBI


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Capt. Nat Herreshoff: The Wizard of Bristol : The Life and Achievements of Natanael Greene Herreshoff, Together With an Account of Some of the Yachts He Designed
• Temple to the Wind: The Story of America's Greatest Naval Architect and His Masterpiece, Reliance
• The Complete Cruiser: The Art, Practice, and Enjoyment of Boating
• The Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
• Sparkman & Stephens: Classic Modern Yachts


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Summary: Great history, interesting people, beautiful boats
Comment: I first saw this book while having dinner on a friends boat. I liked it so much, especially since I used to sail on a Herreshoff boat when I was a kid, that I got my own copy. Its really well written, and the Herreshoff family is pretty amazing. Nat isn't ever going to make Father of the Year, but he really designed some great boats. His son Francis somehow survived his father and made his own great boats. This is a beautiful book, with lots of amazing photographs, and a great story too. I never knew about all the power boats that the Herreshoffs designed, or all the boats for the navy. I think even people who just want an interesting book to read with beautiful photographs would like this book.

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