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A Genius at His Trade
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Artikel-Nr:
9780884484622
Veröffentl:
2015
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.08.2015
Seiten:
304
Autor:
Stan Grayson
Gewicht:
1522 g
Format:
261x220x35 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
STAN GRAYSON (Marblehead, MA) has written extensively about American yachting and small-craft history. His work has appeared in Nautical Quarterly, WoodenBoat, and other publications, and his books include Cape Cod Catboats; The Wianno Senior Story: A Century on Nantucket Sound; and, most recently, A Man for All Oceans: Captain Joshua Slocum and the First Solo Voyage Around the World.
Those who sailed with Ray Hunt never forgot his special touch on the helm or his uncanny ability to predict wind behavior. Designers still marvel at his new ideas for sailboats in a variety of competitive classes, and for powerboats. While the original 13-foot Boston Whaler pioneered a new market for versatile, safe, small boats, the deep-V hull revolutionized expectations of speed and seaworthiness.Illustrated with images from the Fortier Collection, the Rosenfeld Collection, Beken of Cowes, the Hart Nautical Museum, and other top sources, "A Genius at His Trade" not only presents the story of Hunt's boats but also explores the man himself. This biography of the most versatile yacht designer of the 20th century is long overdue. It's a book that any lover of boats, whether sail or power, will find fascinating.