An L. Francis Herreshoff Reader

by L. Francis Herreshoff

Book Overview

Herreshoff was a designer of boats whose sense of beauty and proportion survives to this day in some of his memorable creations. He was also a sailor of rare perception, and his comments about boats... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877420912
• ISBN13: 9780877420910
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: International Marine Pub. Co
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Worthy of a prominent place on your bookshelf

An L. Francis Herreshoff ReaderIndex:The AmeicaYachting in the 1900'sThe Names of Some of the Yacht SailsThe Names of Some of the RiggingRopesMarine PicturesSome Reasons for the Peculiarities of Vessels of the PastCaptain Charlie BarrNaptha LaunchesCutters, Laying-to, etc.Lapping Jibs and Double SpinnakersNathenael Green HerreshoffTarantella (Catamaran Chronicle)Safety FirstH28 or the Building of the SnarkeNaming the YachtTrailboards and FigureheadsSmall Coal-Burning Stoves Aboard ShipWooden PlatesSome Hints on Model MakingDiscourse on Displacement, etc.A Few Comparisons of Puritan and MayflowerW. Starling BurgessThe Design of Fishing VesselsThoughts About Yachts Especially Designed for Ocean RacingCharles E. NicholsonA Sail in the AlerionThe Dry BreakersFrostbitingA Midsummer Night's Sail. Each chapter is an essay written for publication in a magazine now extinct called the Rudder. In some cases the article are only interesting from the perspective that they were written long ago from a different point of view than today. Others are simply excellent stories that convincingly describe past yachting history.This is one of the most enjoyable books I've ever read. The story of the original America's Cup race is facinating and different from other versions I've heard. I believe it is an accurate description of the race and it debunks part of the myth of the America's Cup and puts it in perspective. A later essay, on Capt. Charlie Barr, describes how the America's Cup became more famous. Captain Barr was an outstanding seaman and leader and it was his skill and seamanship that won several of the America's Cup races. This is a classic book and worthy of a place on your bookshelf. Please bring it back into print.