Legendary Yachts [Hardcover]

Gilles Martin-Raget (Author), Francois Chevalier (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2000

Today, the resurgence of interest in classic yachts can be witnessed at international classic yacht regattas that occur throughout the summer months in the charming ports of Monaco, Porto Cervo and Cannes. The great wooden yachts -- Pen Duick, Shenandoah, and Creole -- proudly display their gleaming brass, honed teak decks, and brightly varnished hulls. The last remaining J-boats, the extraordinary racing 12-meter racing machines, compete once again under acres of canvas sails. Gilles Martin-Paget knows the vanishing world of the legendary yachts like no author or photographer. He has followed these regattas over a period of years and has supplemented his interior and exteriors photographs of these unique wooden racers and cruisers with aerial views and crisp explanatory drawings. Legendary Yachts will long be regarded as the definitive portrait of this most glorious age of sail.

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About the Author

Gilles Martin-Raget is a journalist and photographer with a special interest in sailing. After having raced for ten years in some of the greatest international sailing competitions, he became a regular contributor to numerous European sailing magazines. Franois Chevalier is a naval architect and widely published journalist.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 199 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789206374
• ISBN-13: 978-0789206374
• Product Dimensions: 12.6 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #685,953 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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