Dorothy Elizabeth: Building a Traditional Wooden Schooner

by Roger Duncan

This is the story of Dorothy Elizabeth, a 28-foot schooner. Particularly, it is the story of why to build a traditional wooden sailing vessel that relies on age-old methods and materials, yet also embraces newfangled technologies. But mostly it is the story of the people--a score of craftsmen and craftswomen, friends, and family--who give their skill, advice, support, ingenuity, and time to turn the idea of Dorothy Elizabeth into a graceful, seaworthy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393339270
• ISBN13: 9780393339277
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"