Herreshoff
by Maynard Bray
2021-02-02 17:27:19
Elegant by design and spectacular
in performance, thirty-six iconic
Herreshoff boats are showcased in
magnificent photographs and original
drawings.The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company—led by its founding spirit, the
brilli...
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Elegant by design and spectacular
in performance, thirty-six iconic
Herreshoff boats are showcased in
magnificent photographs and original
drawings.
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company—led by its founding spirit, the
brilliant designer Captain Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938)—
constructed the most thrilling, innovative, and graceful boats ever built in the
United States, not only lavish yachts and thoroughbred racing classes but also
daysailers and dinghies, weekend cruisers and motor launches. Marine historian
Maynard Bray and Herreshoff expert Claas van der Linde, in collaboration
with renowned nautical photographer Benjamin Mendlowitz, present the very
finest of the Herreshoff designs afloat today, with insightful commentary on
design evolution in every facet from lines to displacement to hardware, accompanied
by full-color images of each vessel both in detail and under way, as well
as unique color reproductions of Herreshoff’s own archival plans and drawings.
Each entry incorporates a history of the boat (or class), its owners, race results,
and fate, celebrating the many that still grace our waters.
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