Here's the real-life story of a small sailboat called SCAMP. Regular SCA contributor and author, Richard "Dick" Herman chronicles the short but interesting history of this popular microcruiser. The 92-page text covers the entire evolution, from long ago daydreams to a growing fleet of wooden and production fiberglass boats. A must-have history for Scamp owners, builders and fans. *Copies signed by author.
More than 70 accounts of big adventures in small boats. One of our favorites and a must-have for small-boat adventure readers.
An all-color celebration of the hand-crafted canoes from this master builder. The author's life story and superb craftsmanship are here passed on for canoe lovers and builders everywhere to enjoy. Color photos.
Contains full building plans for six boats: a 14 ft. sailboat, a two-person canoe, two rowboats and two motorboats along with instructions for making oars, sails and more. For the complete novice who really wants to build their own wooden boat.
The book is about the fishing boats on the Vietnamese coast in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, and very specifically, from 2005 to 2016, the period of time when the photographs and notes were all taken. It is intended to be a field guide to the boats and, to a lesser extent, to the ports and beaches they sail from, and the highway routes from one to the next. Basically, this is a photographic record, with just enough text to place the photographs in time and space and to point out their significance. This coffee-table worthy book is hardbound, 8.5 x 12" and 327 pages full of color photos.
Here’s what’s in the book:
Chapter 1: Wooden Boats and Nautical Culture in Vietnam, Past and Present
Chapter 2: Vietnamese Wooden Boat Design
Chapter 3: Seagoing Baskets
Chapter 4: Boat Building Techniques Chapter 5: Modern Fishing Gear on the Vietnamese Coast
Chapter 6: A Trip Up the Coast: From Phu Quoc Island to Mong Cai
Recommended Reading and Further Resources
Glossary of Nautical and Boat Building Terms
Whether she is to be rowed or sailed independently, or will be the tender to a larger vessel, nothing feels or looks quite like a traditional clinker-built dinghy, ‘done right’. And those two words are the key to a boat which will truly grace the water, charm all who use or see her, and maintain her value.
In Details of Dinghy Building boatbuilder Will Stirling painstakingly describes and illustrates, in full colour, the many arcane yet vital tasks which can daunt the beginning boatbuilder. Will has been building clinker dinghies professionally for many years and has made, and learned how to avoid, all the mistakes which lie in wait for the unwary. Take advantage of his experience, and some ‘tricks of the trade’, and draw inspiration from the many mouthwatering photographs of finished boats which punctuate the book.
If you’re building a boat, this textual guide and photographic reference will pay for itself many times over in the time, frustration and embarrassment it will save you. If you’re not, you’ll find it a fascinating verbal and visual window into a time-honoured traditional craft.
192 pages, beautifully presented in large 8.5 x 8.5" size with matte laminated cover with flaps, plus many color images.
Renowned designer and boat builder Russell Brown shares hard-won techniques for working with epoxy in this concise, full-sized (8.5 x 11) color, print edition. Advance your epoxy skills and waste less, sand less, and achieve beautiful results. This full color 46-page book covers the basics of gluing, filleting, glassing, and coating.
A mix of biography, simplicity manifesto, and design catalog--this gorgeous, hardbound book is coffee-table worthy and a must for fans of Oughtred's traditional wooden boat designs. Tons of photos and illustrations.
Another opportunity for you to sit down with the experts and get your questions answered about the fascinating small trimarans out there! This book picks up where Small Trimarans: An Introduction leaves off.
This book covers many newer (and some older models) not featured in the first book. In these exclusive interviews, some of the leading small trimaran designers in the world today (along with a couple representative agents) also share ...
* Unique and fascinating personal experiences
* Individual design philosophies (see where they agree, and sometime disagree)
* Useful construction tips (if you're seriously considering building your own)
* Vintage small tri history (from those who've seen the develpment of modern multihulls in the 20th century)
* Little sailing gems and pieces of information not gathered in any other "small tri" resource
A "behind-the-scenes" look at ...
1. The Tri-Star 18
Long before Western man ‘discovered’ them, the People of the Sea, as many inhabitants of the South Pacific islands called themselves, had a vibrant, socially sophisticated culture in which travel on water played an essential part.
For sixty-five years James Wharram has designed, built, and sailed craft of Polynesian double canoe form, demonstrating with them that the sea, far from being a barrier between the islands, is their highway.
The ocean voyages of James and his team culminated in their circumnavigation in the stunning 63ft Spirit of Gaia, during which they explored the lands and cultures of their craft’s spiritual home — the Polynesian islands.
Inspired by the lifetime of creativity and discovery James describes in this book, many modern People of the Sea are sailing the world’s oceans, seas, coasts and rivers in craft they have built for themselves to James Wharram designs. 271 pages, beautifully bound soft cover, with loads of photos and illustrations.
Sailmaker's Apprentice
Item Number: INT057
ISBN: 9780071376426
There is little about designing, making, repairing or improving sails that this book doesn't cover. More than a comprehensive apprenticeship, it is also a wonderfully illustrated examination of the world's rig and sail types. The author is our own Sail Doctor, Raven, formerly known as Emiliano Marino.
Renowned boat builder, designer and epoxy specialist Russell Brown is back with a new volume specifically focused on scarfing plywood and lumber. This clear, concise text is illustrated with large color photos. Learn specific techniques from the best in the business. $15.95
