Windjammer Watching on the Coast of Maine [Paperback]

Virginia Thorndike (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2002

A revision of what has become a well-known guide, Windjammer Watching on the Coast of Maine provides a systematic review of the windjammer fleet in midcoast Maine, as well as some from away that sail here. Virginia Thorndike tells us how to identify all the individual vessels and gives the histories and vital statistics for each. This is an essential guide for anyone interested in taking a windjammer cruise, for boaters cruising the coast of Maine who want to identify windjammers they see, and for armchair sailors who enjoy reading about these traditional sailing vessels, most of which began their careers as cargo carriers, pilot boats, fishermen, and private yachts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A useful little book ... peppered with anecdotes about boats, captains, and escapades." -- Maine Sunday Telegram

"It’s probably the best primer on windjammers around." -- Down East magazine

About the Author

Virginia Thorndike has written several books about boats and transportation. She enjoys spending as much time on the water as possible, photographing the vessels she sees and later researching their histories. Sailing is in her blood: Her great-grandfather was three times the America’s Cup defender, and her grandfather was a designer of sailing yachts and also an America’s Cup contender. Virginia lives in Morrill, Maine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 142 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books; 3 edition (January 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892725648
• ISBN-13: 978-0892725649
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,213,477 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide to Maine's heritage on the water!, August 26, 1999

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This review is from: Windjammer Watching on the Coast of Maine: A Guide to the Famous Windjammer Fleet and Other Traditional Sailing Vessels (Paperback)

Thorndike loves the Maine waters and everything about it, it seems. Her book is concise, entertaining and full of the history of Maine's Windjammer fleet -- not only how they became Windjammers, but the lives these grand schooners led before those days. Informative, and a window to an era and a part of Maine's... and our collective... heritage.