History, design, construction, and maintenance tips from leading authorities on catboats. The catboat is a fat sailboat with her mast way up forward, carrying a huge mainsail and no jib. Evolved from workbook origins, catboats are popular as daysailers and family cruisers. The book has handsome photographs and excellent drawings.
| ||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"There must be a book reviewer somewhere who could perhaps find fault with some aspect of this very fine book, but he'd have to be a landlocked individual who had not the slightest idea what a boat was-for this is the kind of book that we ought to see more of, for its depth and clarity inspire nonstop reading." -- WoodenBoat
"Will probably stand as the most definitive work on this distinctive craft in our American heritage." -- Sail
"Will probably stand as the most definitive work on this distinctive craft in our American heritage." -- Sail
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still about the best catboat read,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Catboat Book (Paperback)
While I've been around and about catboats a good deal, I've known little about
them. I was invited to attend a catboat festival as a vendor (I sell traditional marine products) so figured I'd best read up. Found the contents well selected, well sequenced and highly informative. Excellent addition to my marine library.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
In 1932, I became interested in the history of small boats and, among them, the catboat, which was then in disfavor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
catboat racing, centerboard box, cat yawl, cat rig, shaft log, rabbet line, racing cats, centerboard trunk, cheek block, cockpit deck, original boat, sail area, female mold, cockpit floor, waterline length, mast step, sail plan, hard pine, wood boat, bottom paint, fiberglass boat, half model, cabin house Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New England, Cape Cod, Mystic Seaport, Catboat Association, Rhode Island, Barnegat Bay, Beetle Cat, Long Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts Bay, Narragansett Bay, Toms River, Manley Crosby, Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford, Beverly Yacht Club, New Hampshire, Wilton Crosby, Sea Hound, Concordia Company, Francis Herreshoff, Monument Beach, New Haven, World War New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
In 1932, I became interested in the history of small boats and, among them, the catboat, which was then in disfavor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
catboat racing, centerboard box, cat yawl, cat rig, shaft log, rabbet line, racing cats, centerboard trunk, cheek block, cockpit deck, original boat, sail area, female mold, cockpit floor, waterline length, mast step, sail plan, hard pine, wood boat, bottom paint, fiberglass boat, half model, cabin house Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, New England, Cape Cod, Mystic Seaport, Catboat Association, Rhode Island, Barnegat Bay, Beetle Cat, Long Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts Bay, Narragansett Bay, Toms River, Manley Crosby, Martha's Vineyard, New Bedford, Beverly Yacht Club, New Hampshire, Wilton Crosby, Sea Hound, Concordia Company, Francis Herreshoff, Monument Beach, New Haven, World War New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 17
books:
See all 17 books this book cites
2
books
cite this book:
- The Catboat Book by John M. Leavens in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Cape Cod by Rh Value Publishing on page 16, and page 90
- Under Sail by Rh Value Publishing on page 92
- Book of Boats by John Atkin on page 143
- Rhode Island (13 Colonies) by Roberta Wiener on page 45
See all 17 books this book cites
- Catboat Summers by John E. Conway on page 31
- At Sea in the City: New York from the Water's Edge by William Kornblum in Back Matter
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
