In a Class All Their Own - Unique and Historic Boats of New England

In a Class All Their Own: Unique and Historic Boats of New England features nearly forty profiles of classic/unique boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015. These stories include the fabled history of the cat boat; ...

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By Tom Verde

Summary

Each boat has a story to tell and this book features nearly two dozen profiles of classic/unique boats, drawn from articles written for the Westerly Sun newspaper during the summers of 2014 and 2015. Explore not only the histories of the individual vessels, but of their classes and designers, as well as their relationships to the environs in which they sailed, raced, cruised and, in some case, still operate as working vessels. These stories include the fabled history of the cat boat; the first fiberglass sailing yacht; a NY ferry boat repurposed as a houseboat; the oldest working fishing boat in Stonington, CT; racing rivalries in the Sound; the French love affair with American boat designs; and the Jazz Age era of luxury yachting, among others.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Verde
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781493043521
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-4352-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; New York, Yacht, Cruiser, History, New England, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Sailing, sailor, Block Island, Transportation, TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Shipbuilding / General, Racer, fishing, Ferry, Rowing, Ship, Ships and boats: general interest, Ships & boats: general interest, Northeast, sloop, canoe, catboat, speedboats, houseboat, sailboat, fishing vessels, boatwrights, boat, yawl, schooner, fishers island