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by Benjamin Mendlowitz (Author), Maynard Bray (Author) "The sailing craft shown in this chapter are the cruisers and racers under 40' and craft, such as Cape Cod catboats, with traditional workboat ancestry..." (more)
Key Phrases: sailing yachts, sailing craft, wooden boats, New York, Maine Photographed, Rhode Island (more...)
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A full-colour volume which showcases marine photographer Ben Mendlowitz's ability to capture the essence of a classic wooden boat, whether it is a canoe, speedboat, luxury yacht or schooner. A concise text to accompany each boat is provided by marine historian and restorer Maynard Bray.

About the Author
Benjamin Mendlowitz is one of America's premier marine photographers. He lives with his family in Brooklin, Maine. Maynard Bray is a prolific writer on the subject of boats. He lives in Brooklin, Maine. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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  • Hardcover: 191 pages
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (October 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0393034178
  • ISBN-13: 978-0393034172
  • Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 11.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,201,756 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A visual extravaganza of classic boats, December 16, 2008
By Amish Bob (Marathon, Florida) - See all my reviews
First of all, let me just say that I'm somewhat saddened to be the first person to review this photographic treasure of classic wooden boats 8 years after it's been published.

People look at books for different reasons. My reasons were for inspiration and ideas. I'm in the process of looking for a wooden boat design. Here I found much to study. As soon as I got the book, I took it with me to a restaurant and studied each wooden sailboat carefully. The lines, the sail plan, and the accompanying text. 3 hours latter I completed my first tour of the sailboat portion of the book. Since then, I've looked at it thoroughly on at least 3 other occasions.

The book is organized into 5 chapters; sailboats, powerboats, working boats (the majority of which are sailboats), open boats (such as canoes and daysailors), and finally sailing yachts. The sailboats that make up this list are all very traditional and classic, what you would expect from wooden boats. Many of them were built early in the 19th century, even a couple in the late 1800's. A lot of them are gaff rigged.

Two pages are dedicated to each boat, consisting of 2 or 3 photographs along with a paragraph about the boat, and finally stats such as length, beam, designer, builder, and where photographed.

As I stated earlier, people pick up these books for different reasons. My reasons were beyond simply looking at attractive boats, it was for information. I was a little annoyed that one other pertinent statistic was not included, that being draft. Since these are photographs of the boats in the water, you have no idea of what lies below the waterline without that statistic, and it is simply so pertinent.

My ranking of 5 stars is not given out easily. It has to be a book that I can't put down. This was very close, but I have to settle on 4 stars. In short, if you are moved by the classic designs of traditional wooden boats, whether sail or power, you will find much here to visually feast upon.
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