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In a Class All Their Own|Tom Verde

In a Class All Their Own : Unique and Historic Boats of New England

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Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly forty profiles of classic/uniqu e boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015. Explore not only the histories of the individual vessels, but of their classes and designers, as well as their relationships to the environs in which they sailed, raced, cruised and, in some case, still operate as working vessels. These stories include the fabled history of the cat boat; the first fiberglass sailing yacht; a NY ferry boat repurposed as a houseboat; the oldest working fishing boat in Stonington, CT; racing rivalries in the Sound; the French love affair with American boat designs; and the Jazz Age era of luxury yachting, among others.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781493043521
  • ISBN-10: 1493043528
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing
  • Publish Date: May 2020
  • Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.15 pounds
  • Page Count: 216

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