Walter Reeks: Naval Architect, Yachtsman and Entrepreneur

by David Payne and Nicole L Mays

This is the biography of Australia's first naval architect, Walter Reeks (1861 - 1925). A man who produced innovative, sometimes unorthodox designs across a broad range of vessels, from commercial craft to recreational yachts. Best known as the pioneer of the Sydney fleet of ferries, Reeks rose to prominence immediately after his arrival in Sydney from Liverpool in 1885. He went on to design more than 300 vessels up until his death in 1925 at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0645708623
• ISBN13: 9780645708622
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Nicole Mays
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 3.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"