Uffa Fox: Yachting’s Eccentric Genius
Uffa Fox perfected the planing dinghy, designed the Firefly, Flying Fifteen, Albacore, National 18, the Jolly Boat, and the O’Day Daysailer.
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The Maine Lobster Boat
The Maine Lobster Boat tells the history of the Iconic Fishing Vessel and the transition from sailing lobsterboats to powered ones.
The Wreck of the Mentor
A story of death, despair and deliverance in the Age of Sail a richly illustrated adventure story telling the tale of a New Bedford whaleship.
Sailing the Sweetwater Seas
Sailing the Sweetwaters Seas is a collection of WoodenBoat articles by George D. Jepson telling the maritime history of the Great Lakes.
The Boat Who Wouldn’t Float
The book’s 23 chapters tell the whole tale when the original goal of sailing to some far-off place was accepted as unrealistic.
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