" The golden age of yachts and photography come alive here in 80 superb pictures selected by photo historian Connie Sullivan, with an insightful commentary by yachting historian John Rousmaniere."
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John Rousmaniere has sailed in over 35,000 miles of offshore voyaging and racing. He crewed on the 48-foot "Toscana" in the fateful Fastnet Race of 1979.
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This review is from: Sleek: Classic Sailboat Photography from the Rosenfeld Collection at Mystic Seaport (Maritime) (Hardcover)
A fabulous collection of vintage photographs. I am amazed at the quality of photos that were made in the late 1800s. A great gift for a sailing enthusiast.
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The quote above is from a conversation I once had with the youngest of the five artists whose work is represented in this book, the man who conveyed the Rosenfeld Collection of photographs to Mystic Seaport. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waterline length, sail area, yacht design, chase boat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Morris Rosenfeld, New York, America's Cup, Olin Stephens, Big Class, James Burton, Sound Interclubs, Stormy Weather, Starling Burgess, William Gardner, World War, Cary Smith, Cleopatra's Barge, Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, Charles Edwin Bolles, City Island, Francis Herreshoff, Harold Vanderbilt, Rhode Island New!
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The quote above is from a conversation I once had with the youngest of the five artists whose work is represented in this book, the man who conveyed the Rosenfeld Collection of photographs to Mystic Seaport. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
waterline length, sail area, yacht design, chase boat Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Morris Rosenfeld, New York, America's Cup, Olin Stephens, Big Class, James Burton, Sound Interclubs, Stormy Weather, Starling Burgess, William Gardner, World War, Cary Smith, Cleopatra's Barge, Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, Charles Edwin Bolles, City Island, Francis Herreshoff, Harold Vanderbilt, Rhode Island New!
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- A Century Under Sail (Maritime) by Stanley Rosenfeld on page 105, and Back Matter
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