The American Sailboat

The American Sailboat
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Publisher : Motorbooks International
Total Pages : 217
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ISBN-10 : 9780760310021
ISBN-13 : 0760310025
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Book Synopsis The American Sailboat by : Gregory O. Jones

Download or read book The American Sailboat written by Gregory O. Jones and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2001-12-06 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A round the turn of the century, with steam power commonplace and the internal-combustion engine just emerging as a revolutionary development, the sailboat began to make the transition from work boat to pleasure boat. This definitive chronology of American sailboats from 1900 to 1970 provides an in-depth look at the evolution of recreational vessels created by such prominent boatmakers as Catalina, Hunter, Island Packet, Tartan, Morgan, Mason, Cabo, Rico, Dufour, Alden, Oday, Cambria and Herreshoff. Archival black-and-white and modern color photography details the evolution of sailboats and advances in boating technologies and hull designs. All of the key classes are featured, as are famous racing sailboats that influenced the design of production models.


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