Dozens of detailed drawings plus delightful descriptions and reminiscences of the boats and the people who loved them, the text accompanying each design centers on the background of each boat rather than on a technical study. Each essay is as different as the boat it describes, sometimes explaining a detail of the building process, the origins of a design, the individuals involved, or the evolution of a yacht type.
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This is a feast for fans of ... Garden's legendary style, delightful writing and vision of what boats should be. -- Robert Hale, 2001
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Bill Garden has been designing yachts since the 1930s, and he continues to this day. He lives in Sidney, British Columbia.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A great book of interesting designs from years gone by,
By Don Burris (Abbotsford, bc Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Yacht Designs (Tiller Classics) (Hardcover)
I would have given this book 5 stars if not for the barely acceptable print quality. This book displays some of William Gardens finest published design work (IMHO) , so I was expecting that this revised and expanded edition would equal its predecessor (Yacht Designs) in print quality. If you like to study his drawings in detail like I do, you will know what I mean. Oh well, at least I now have a copy, and can throw away my photocopies from the old Yacht Designs library book. The first book is still worth seeking out, the printing was magnificent, as is Yacht Designs 2.
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The content of the text and the lovely boats shown in the line drawings make this book worth having. As stated by another reviewer, however, the quality of the print is poor. The abundant lettering and handwritten numbers on the lines drawings, and on the construction drawings, are for the most part unreadable. This makes studying these drawings rather frustrating.
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Great history of sailing design,
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Bill Garden is funny, informative, with a great history of boat design. His "clams Eye View" and line drawings are fantastic!!! I am lucky to own a 45' Bill Garden Yawl, he created some excellant boats and this book is just a few of them
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The design of the little ship Nod was commissioned for my grandsons as a proper vessel to instill in infant mariners an early touch of seafaring, a sturdy berth of traditional form for snoozing and a first feel of proper framing, good copper fastenings, plus a view upward into a well-cut main course with proper gear rove off for voyages into dreamland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bent oak frames, fore triangle, full headroom, trunk cabin, sail area, double staterooms, sharp entry, ketch rig, cedar planking, stock boat, summer cruising, hull form, quarter berths, waterline length, schooner rig, yacht designs, clipper bow, fin keel, anchor windlass, sail plan, cruising boat, cruising yacht, aft bulkhead, deck plan, main saloon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sea Bird, Bull Frog, Blue Heron, New Zealand, British Columbia, Little Goose, Queen's Gig, We'll Sea, Mary Anne, Blister Boat, Colin Archer, Hand Sewn, Philbrooks Shipyard, Sooke Post, Bill Trenholme, Black Dave, Hong Kong, John Case, Lake Union, Little Revenge, Monkey Boats, Puget Sound, Studio West, Teak Bird, Toad's Landing New!
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The design of the little ship Nod was commissioned for my grandsons as a proper vessel to instill in infant mariners an early touch of seafaring, a sturdy berth of traditional form for snoozing and a first feel of proper framing, good copper fastenings, plus a view upward into a well-cut main course with proper gear rove off for voyages into dreamland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bent oak frames, fore triangle, full headroom, trunk cabin, sail area, double staterooms, sharp entry, ketch rig, cedar planking, stock boat, summer cruising, hull form, quarter berths, waterline length, schooner rig, yacht designs, clipper bow, fin keel, anchor windlass, sail plan, cruising boat, cruising yacht, aft bulkhead, deck plan, main saloon Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sea Bird, Bull Frog, Blue Heron, New Zealand, British Columbia, Little Goose, Queen's Gig, We'll Sea, Mary Anne, Blister Boat, Colin Archer, Hand Sewn, Philbrooks Shipyard, Sooke Post, Bill Trenholme, Black Dave, Hong Kong, John Case, Lake Union, Little Revenge, Monkey Boats, Puget Sound, Studio West, Teak Bird, Toad's Landing New!
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