Francis Herreshoff takes us on family style cruises in American waters, during which all sorts of boats and boating skills are explained while they are used. He tells about the adventures of the crews of the catboat Piscator, the ketch Viator, and the engineless whaleboat-style ketch Rozinante.
There are anecdotes and examples and a wide variety of boat lore in each chapter, as well as adventures, races and coastwide cruises and historical harbors to visit. When Christopher Madsen made the snap decision-perhaps a rash decision-to buy and renovate the famous racing yacht for which this story is named, he could scarcely have imagined the consequences that were to follow. During the renovation Madsen's investigation of the original owner, New York senator Holland Sackett Duell, uncovered a remarkable true life s adventure and love story; one which fully brings to life the era and flair of Gatsby and Hemmingway yet, by contrast, Rowdy is completely true, historically significant and meticulously documented in support of the authenticity.
The reader first walks in Duell's footsteps as he departs New York in to participate in the Great War the most detailed accounting ever written on New York's th Field Artillery, 77th Division.
Highly decorated upon return, the adventure continues as Duell is immersed in politics at the highest level, the birth of Hollywood, sailing competitions with some of the richest men in America, fortunes and mansions and love affairs as well as scandalous affairs. Full reviews, sample pages, awards etc. His father, Nathanael G.
Herreshoff, had the same genius, but whereas the work of the father emphasized engineering perfection, the work of the son emphasized artistic perfection. Francis Herreshoff's work certainly shows the influence of his father, but his designs are tempered with an even older tradition. It is interesting to note the influence of this design on L. Francis' well-known cruising ketch, the H But the schooner yacht America, which came out decades before Captain Nat began designing yachts, also had considerable influence on several famous Francis Herreshoff designs, such as the Tioga II, now Ticonderoga.
And L. Francis was obviously intrigued with the possibilities of the double-ender, an ancient form of hull. The primary designs in this book are based on L. Francis Herreshoff's series of articles in the Rudder magazine of the 's and 's detailing how to build many of his designs. It was a very popular series, and a considerable number of boats were built according to the plans and instructions L. Francis included.
We have added to these design plans for 46 additional small craft and cruising yachts designed by L. It is our hope that his book will lead to the building of more and more boats from the designs of L. Francis Herreshoff.
There could be no more fitting tribute to him. Nat Herreshoff was one of the giants of early 20th century yacht design - an innovator, a bold thinker but most of all a designer of graceful, beautiful racing yachts, many of which are still winning classic regattas today.
He designed a panoply of outstanding gaff riggers and Bermudian sloops for the America's Cup and remains one of the most revered yacht designers of the s and s. His standing is equalled only by the likes of William Fife and Charles Nicholson. This book is a magnificent photographic collection celebrating the wide variety and scale of Nat Herreshoff's work, showcasing his most outstanding yachts. Franco Pace's stunning photography captures their sheer grace and elegance in a truly fitting tribute which will thrill Herreshoff's devotees as well as lovers of classic yachts.
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.
This remote island in Penobscot Bay sent nearly thirty of its fishing men to sail "Defender," and under skipper Hank Haff, they beat their opponents in a difficult and controversial series. Skip to content. The Herreshoff Sytsem of Motive Machinery. Author : United States. Navy Department.
Report of a Board of United States Naval Engineers on the Herreshoff system of motive machinery as applied to the steam yacht Leila and on the performance of that vessel made to the Bureau June 3 Report of a Board of United States Naval Engineers on the Herreshoff system of motive machinery as applied to the steam yacht Leila and on the performance of that vessel made to the Bureau June 3 Book Review:. Navy Dept. Senate documents. Senate documents Book Review:.
United States Congressional Serial Set. Catalogue of Works by American Naval Authors. Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Author : Etats-Unis. Proceedings Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Catalogue With Suppl catalogue. Author : New Zealand gen. Nathanael G. Herreshoff was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced.
The articles were about various yachts L. Francis Herreshoff had designed and included detailed specifications on how to build several of them. I was in a curious position. I knew virtually nothing about L. Francis Herreshoff. In general there are three generations of Herreshoff yacht designers, the major figures being Nathanael Greene Herreshoff , L. Francis Herreshoff and Halsey C. While the work of each exhibits to some extent the influence of Library of Congress Hearst's Herreshoffdesigned and built - foot steam yacht ,.
In this intimate portrait, Simpson tackles the achievements of a New England dynasty that has attained the pinnacle of sailing fame and success. Correspondence, descriptions, specifications, documents, etc. The boat owners watched their immense chargers race from the comfort of their long steam yachts. The reigning expert designer of the time was Nathanael Herreshoff.
Schooners dating from through had short rigs with the His father died in In the s Herreshoff turned primarily to the design of cruising sailboats.
He had designed a handsome and able clipper-bowed schooner in while working for Burgess. In , her owner wanted a larger boat A much anticipated reissue, in larger format, of the biography of Nathanial G.
Herreshoff, who was the greatest yacht and marine designer and builder this country has ever produced. The half models by Captain Nathanael Herreshoff and his son, Sidney above , many of which once covered the walls of their workshop, are now on display in the new Model Room at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island.
They had inherited tendencies toward everything connected with marine affairs, and having been born and bred on the shore of Narragansett Bay, From conception to construction, through hair-raising sea trials to the grand finale of a race like no other, this beautiful and dangerous vessel comes to life in Temple to the Wind, one of the most exciting sailing stories ever told.
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