Ultimate Classic Yachts: 20 of the World's Most Beautiful Classic Yachts
Oct 2015 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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160
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About this ebook
Former Classic Boat editor Nic Compton has spent over 20 years sailing and photographing classic yachts, and this is the culmination of his decades-long passion - a stunning collection showcasing the 20 most beautiful and fascinating classic boats still sailing today.
They include:
Bona Fide - the original fin-keeler that was 70 years ahead of her time
Inward Bound - a 35ft cutter built in Argentina using salvaged timber from the General Belgrano
Madoc - a 24ft clinker yawl built on a Tasmanian beach by hand
Partridge - an 1885 cutter that took 18 years to restore
Solway Maid - the last surviving William Fife yacht
Timeless and magnificent, these yachts all have a story to tell, and they are captured with glorious full colour photography.
They include:
Bona Fide - the original fin-keeler that was 70 years ahead of her time
Inward Bound - a 35ft cutter built in Argentina using salvaged timber from the General Belgrano
Madoc - a 24ft clinker yawl built on a Tasmanian beach by hand
Partridge - an 1885 cutter that took 18 years to restore
Solway Maid - the last surviving William Fife yacht
Timeless and magnificent, these yachts all have a story to tell, and they are captured with glorious full colour photography.
About the author
Nic Compton was brought up on boats until the age of 15. He worked as a shipwright, before becoming a full-time writer and photographer. He was Editor of Classic Boat magazine until 2000, and has written several books on nautical subjects, including most recently The Sea: A Photographic Celebration and Titanic on Trial, both published by Adlard Coles Nautical.
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