Classic Sail

by Joseph Gribbins

Book Overview

No vehicle on land or sea can match the timeless lines and simple beauty of the classic sailboat. The ultimate marriage of form and function, its basic design and use have endured through the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1567994512
• ISBN13: 9781567994513
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Friedman/Fairfax Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.6" x 11.5"

Customer Reviews

A nice addition to any sailing enthusiast's "big book" library

This is a brief but comprehensive historical and pictorial survey of sailing vessels. Lots of beautiful and large color photos (with fine color engravings/paintings for earlier categories), accompanied by informative text and picture captions. The author is Director of Publications at Mystic Seaport Museum; he founded Nautical Quarterly and wrote two other books and numerous magazine articles. Chapters include: introduction; ancient sail; 19th century sail; day boats; cruising classics; racing classics; replicas and reproductions; luxury yachts.

CLASSIC SAILBOATS

NOT BEING A SAILOR OR KNOWLEDGABLE ABOUT BOATS IT SEEMED VERY FRIENDLY AND INFORMATIVE AT THE SAME TIME. THE BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS ENHANCED THE INFORMATION RATHER THAN IGNORING THE INFORMATION AND CONCENTRATING ON THE PICTURES.THIS BOOK IS FOR A SAILOR AND I THINK HE WILL ENJOY IT.