Tall Ships: The Fleet for the 21st Century is the definitive full-color guide to the international fleet of sailing ships. This newly revised third edition combines photographs and descriptions of more than 200 vessels, including the major class "A" ships along with many class "B" and "C" vessels from around the world. Major photographs of each are supplemented by detail images that range from figureheads and binnacles to flags and rigging. The text describes each vessel, its history and notable events under sail, along with its technical specifications. This unique guide is an ideal resource for everyone fascinated by tall ships and their history and traditions. Sales of the book benefit the American Sail Training Association, which supports education under sail and sail training throughout North America. In addition to the softcover and hardcover editions. Tall Ships is now available in a limited edition of 500 copies. Each limited edition book has gilt-edged pages, is clothbound with an embossed cover, and comes in a cloth slipcase. Books are individually numbered and signed by the author. Inside each book is a mail-in card, redeemable for a limited edition lithograph available exclusively to buyers of the limited edition book. The nautical print features dramatic images by Mr. Koza and the sail plan of Mystic Seaport's Joseph Conrad.
This book is a comprehensive history of the rig's development from its emergence in Holland in the early years of the seventeenth century right up to the present when it is experiencing a renaissance in the world of luxury charter.
Models of American Sailing Ships: With a Descriptive Text
In The World's Greatest Master and Commander Stories, Mike Ashley brings together some of the greatest writers, both classic and modern, of tales of nautical adventure.
Magnet , barge in L. Huron storm , p 210 Maid of the Mist , sch . , sunk in collision , p 70-71 Marshall , Samuel ... tug , p 48 Mont Blanc , sch . , survived L. Erie gale , 1893 , p 216-218 Moonlight , sch . , grounded L. Superior ...
The Story of Sail
Combining Beken of Cowes' stunning photographs with Dan Houston's informed and entertaining text, it is a must for anyone who finds themselves captivated by these magnificent vessels. This book will be a milestone for years to come.
Here are the stories of the ships of the early explorers, the warships of the Spanish Armada and the British Royal Navy, and the merchantmen and clipper ships that opened trade routes and helped build empires.
This book covers the period from the Middle Ages to the near demise of the sailing ship towards the end of the nineteenth century, with particular emphasis on the golden age of sail - the years of exploration and discovery from 1450 to 1700 ...
Written from the unique perspective of an architect and sailboat designer who is also an ardent sailor, this volume traces the origins and development of great sailing ships.
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